Like I mentioned earlier, on one hand, the original Mass Effect makes the appearance of Sovereign more chilling but the skybox of the remastered version fits the world-building of Eden Prime more. I have included a comparison image below so you can see what I mean: To put it into perspective, Eden Prime is supposed to be a paradise, and the ideal planet for humankind, but in the original ME1 you land on the planet, and the sky is blood red and it looks like a nightmare scape. For example, Eden Prime, the first location you visit in ME1, used to have a dark red sky which on one had made the appearance of Sovereign more chilling, but on the other hand, it really didn’t make sense in the context of what Eden Prime is. The real star of the show in this remaster is the environmental upgrades, locations now have more natural lighting and feel like real planets. A massive improvement and it looks great, yes, but newcomers to the series may be a little put off because even with the improvements in the graphics of Mass Effect 1 Remastered it has still aged relatively poorly over the years in the looks department. I would say that the visual fidelity of ME1 is on par with how ME2 looks in this collection. While the graphical updates make Mass Effect 1 look much better than it previously did, do not go into the game expecting next-generation character models or visuals. The thing I find most impressive is that BioWare managed to nail that level of nostalgia where the game looks like how I remembered it looking back when I first played it. Character models look more like people and less like molded plastic and the environments really steal the show. BioWare has done an amazing job of updating the graphics to make them more presentable to a modern audience while also maintaining the visual style of the original game. To start off on a positive note the graphical overhaul for Mass Effect 1 is amazing. There are plenty of problems with the remade version of Mass Effect 1, most of which existed in the original Mass Effect. That doesn’t mean that the remaster is all sunshine and rainbows though. I’ve seen a lot of criticism going around regarding the remaster and how the original Mass Effect was a flawless masterpiece, and while some of the criticisms are correct, which I will be addressing in this review, it does seem that a lot of people have forgotten how buggy, messy and all-around cluttered the original Mass Effect really was. The main question on everyone’s mind regarding the remaster is “is it better than the original?” The short answer is yes. It has been some time since I’ve played Mass Effect 1 but I played it so much back in the days of the Xbox 360 that I can practically recite the script word for word. Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One (Playable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S via backwards compatibility)Ī quick note before we begin, as this review will be covering three titles in total I will be splitting it up into three sections, as Mass Effect 1 received a remaster and has changed the most it will be the bulk of the review. However, the question is do they still hold up? What’s not to like about that? I’ve been playing Mass Effect for years now so the prospect of playing these games again with updated visuals and tech piqued my interest. On paper, this sounds like the best deal in gaming, three legendary games, plus all of the DLC with a full remaster of Mass Effect 1 and visual and technical upgrades for the other two games. To add to Mass Effect’s troubles, Andromeda bombed on release, and Anthem is basically being canceled, the future of Mass Effect was being drawn into question but fans could breathe a sigh of relief when the Mass Effect Legendary Edition was announced. Mass Effect has been held up over the years as one of the greatest trilogies to grace the world of gaming but time has made revisiting the original Mass Effect a less than attractive prospect. Mass Effect is back but does it still hold up today?
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