Mass Effect: Legendary Edition | Spoiler Free REVIEW (for players old and new)

00:00 Intro
01:48 What is Mass Effect? (short version)
04:12 ME1:L What's Changed?
18:25 ME2&3:L What's Changed?
22:39 Recommendations
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[@theoreticallysane1753]

The Legendary Edition was on sale a few days ago and I picked it up I gotta say I'm sad I didn't pick it up sooner, I'm having an absolute blast with Mass Effect 1 and I can't wait to see what the games hold.

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

I'm just going to cash in my coupon for the inevitable 7 hour retrospective featuring Big Tuchunkus. Other than that, and without comedy this time, even as a completely outside observer I can see clearly how this series is so beloved, and your streams on it have been an absolute blast.

[@dantechusa9355]

Congrats on being the only reviewer to mention the Thresher Maw changes. I personally like the new way of taking them out.

[@neal_stone]

This is such a good video for a new mass effect fan like myself. Which is entirely because of your and sams mass effect streams

[@DriftySaucer71]

And the Capri Sun😂 Nice way to sneak in an exclusive meme, just for the initiated people😁

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

Vega says his bananas are better. Enter: Gruntzilla vs Kong

[@DriftySaucer71]

Grunt will shove the banas up Vegas ass, if he is denied his Capri Sun and maccers💪

[@TeryonTheHuman]

I think Mass Effect 2's lighting is fine. It's very dark and very red and gives the game it's own identity. Mass Effect 3 is very blue greyish and a bit more lit up. Which also gives it's own identity. ME1 is just kinda there, colorful and innocent. Stripping either game of it's feeling and mood would be a disservice to any of them. A remaster should improve the lighting and textures but never ruin the original mood.

[@Gotthavok]

The guys behind Comaduster (ME2 Omega bar soundtrack) were sound designers on these games, and great friends

[@TheBeird]

Although I won't be picking this up, I will be recommending this version to friends of mine who've not played Mass Effect yet. Cool to see you'll be doing one of your big retrospectives on the series in the future. Dare I ask if Andromeda is going to be part of it? Edit; you said so at the end. I really should comment after watching videos

[@kukuvau3408]

You are not missing anything by not playing Pinnacle Station, it's just a barebones arena with a few rewards that are unimportant. There's a funny reward at the end but you can literally just check online to see it, it's not like you can do a lot with it. Oh, great video by the way.

[@S1deshowRob]

Everybody I know skips that DLC entirely when they play through the game

[@JukeboxSymphony]

ive never played the ME series, mainly because neither shooting games nor scifi are my usual thing, but i may overlook that to play the remaster once price drops, mainly because the characters intrigue me lol. thanks for the review! was hard to find a good review for this that wasnt solely for returning players :,)

[@shieldsa899]

I also had the same frame-drop on the virmire level, and tried the same things you did. And just like you, it went away once I progressed far enough. Sounds like that bit missed the polishing. Overall I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of ME Legendary edition, and hope your review can inspire more gamers to give my favorite series a try for themselves.

[@blacksuite1]

Im glad they cut the combat noise. EMENYS ARE EVERYWHERE! GO GO GO!

[@davidcundiff6475]

I just got done playing Mass effect 1 I enjoyed it can wait to play Mass effect 2 it brings back good memories I'm having fun

[@Pumpernickel420]

The character creator is alright wished there was more beards I changed how I looked slightly between 1 and 2 mostly haircut, went back to my original in 3 but the pre rendered brought over shep looked nothing like my shep from 1 and 2 so I had to edit it some

[@TheBuddhaBear]

The missing dlc pinnacle station was nothing more than an arena challenge room. It threw waves of simulated enemies at you and had NO story involved

[@RedScotGaming]

That's what I always assumed (part of the reason I never got it when I could) and a few people now have confirmed as much in comments.

[@UNSCPILOT]

I will miss the Geth rifle it gave though, I guess this leaves room for mods for Geth-Adoreres like me

[@jaffarebellion292]

You could get some god-tier gear from the apartment at the end though.

[@Qilver]

Just got this collection. Never played any of these games. So hope i like it. Would give me quite some hours of gameplay

[@ExquisiteChunk]

I actually had the exact same ai pathing issue on feros as you did, the guy down by the water pipes said his piece and then garrus would not move from that spot, definitely an issue with his dialogue as your guys were in the exact same spot just refusing to move

[@garybates1395]

Great video man!!! 👍I remember dabbling with ME 1 & 2 back in the X360/PS3 days. Played a little ME1 on x360 and I didn't like it. Then played a little ME2 on ps3 and absolutely loved it. Then my ps3 broke 🤬 . So now I've just purchased the legendary edition on PS4 for a bargain £23 on ps store!! I'm about 8 hours into my play through of ME1 and it's amazing I love it, so I'm stoked to have the whole trilogy in front of me in its upgraded form 👌

[@yakiclone1]

im about to get into this for the very first time and im excited

[@ScrubbyBubbles]

Your shepard looks REALLY good.

[@Pumpernickel420]

Bought legendary edition on the 26th or May about 2 weeks on and I'm in the early game of mass effect 3 and I'm loving it, I played the me 3 demo when it came out and was too young to get into it

[@lillith3159]

Im actually ok with no multiplayer. Or at least not being mandatory to have the best game galactic readyness.

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Yeah, likewise. I enjoyed the multiplayer and certainly wouldn't mind seeing it back but if they decide to put it back in I hope they disconnect it from the War Assets.

[@iunary]

Yeah when it comes to shooter RPG elements, I think its simplest to just give the trained people bonuses, instead of kneecapping the untrained classes. Just give the soldiers some +firerate% or +%headshot damage or Reloadspeed and so on.

[@cropathfinder]

honestly in ME1 i don't think skill mattered for a weapon as much as mods. The notorious thing being the explosive round mod which basically broke every weapon that had range and had super good damage even if you didn't put skills in. Honestly tho i wouldn't mind if they just made it like ME3 was where guns were just excellent , they took everything good about ME2s improvements and improved them and got rid of most of the downsides and added a good modding system. I would honestly have loved to see them give atleast an option for a consistent weapon system/arsenal across the games or at the very least a heat clip system as early as ME1 maybe via mid to late weapons or a side quest if not just a checkbox option. Yeah in ME3 the war rating should have honestly been optional as far as it being tied to multiplayer goes imo. Given the reaper lore i still think its BS that you even can "win" in any scenario and they should have just given ppl false hope from the start. Imho the only "good" ending would have been that you you damage the reapers so much and that those "message in a bottle" things you make you end up spreading far enough by extensively visiting places that the next cycle is in a far better condition early on and reapers weakened enough that they manage to break it. Would have been interesting if it ended up that the games are just a reconstruction of the "shepard" legend in the next cycle and the kid that you see in cutscenes is just experiencing em.

[@redonyx8591]

Hope we can get a Retrospective on the Doom games.

[@thundageon5962]

I've heard of Mass Effect since I was a teenager but never played it until the release of Legendary Edition. It was worth it.

[@vertigovonvek3473]

Mass effect and fable are my favorite games I got I to the series through 2 got 3 but u never got to play 1 till I got legendary and I play through all the game with the same character and it felt awesome

[@jaredcicero4785]

Honestly by the end I absolutely hated the ME3 multiplayer/firefight mode since the game effectively forced you to constantly play it to maintain the war readiness and get the good endings. It was fun but became repetitive very quickly, it'd be a nice add on to the legendary edition as long as they don't try to reintegrate it into the campaign, because I don't want to be forced to play it on future playthroughs.

[@SamuraiMujuru]

FemShep is the one true Shep.

[@kennethbryant5819]

male Shep doesn't even seem right in a lot of situations. And I'm the type that hates mary sues and Rey from Star Wars.

[@thomas777803]

Best ships Male Shep / Tali Fem Shep / Garrus Change my mind.

[@kennethbryant5819]

either Shep with Liara ftw

[@fatwe1992]

You are very correct

[@Pumpernickel420]

First playthrough I'm on right now its male Shep x Liara didn't cheat even tho I really wanted to romance tali in 2 but I held out, might do a 2nd pt and try tali or go fem shep and romance garrus

[@seanbussing8316]

The best ship is the SSV Normandy actually

[@Crashed131963]

The Best part is on the ps5 it plays at 4k at 60fps .

[@TheSuicidalCake]

something to note for pc players (not sure if this is mentioned), there isn't an FOV slider so if you want more than 70 you'll need to mod it. it is very easy though so shouldnt stop anyone from playing :)

[@jeofthevirtuoussand]

I m all new to this universe

[@chrisiverson5648]

welcome bro....

[@neal_stone]

Also will you guys be continuing the mass effect 3 streams on legendary edition?

[@DriftySaucer71]

He will Neal👍

[@neal_stone]

@@DriftySaucer71 hell yeah! The Steven rages will be even better

[@RedScotGaming]

Yep, will be on legendary. Already caught us up to where we left off.

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

@@RedScotGaming Yey

[@shadowspartan1184]

I played mass effect 1&2 I smeging love these game and hoping to buy is but I didn't know.

[@captainginyu2310]

6:20 fuck the lava planet, fucking still get ptsd from the boss there.

[@metaldude55ify]

Y'all, this is an absolute MUST for ALL console owners that are fans of the series . For me, personally, the retail price is worth it alone for the first game remastered. They did EVERYTHING I wanted as quality of life improvements to make this game playable. For those of you who don't remember, Mass Effect 1 plays a lot like KOTOR and less like a 360 game. Now it feels modern enough to actually play. In January 2020 I tried replaying Mass Effect 1 on my Xbox One X and I just couldn't believe I ever completed the game in 2007 due to it playing like an Action RPG released on the OG Xbox. The story, dialogue, universe, world's, choices are legendary in the first game and now I can enjoy it as a more mature adult.

[@csmith9684]

oh yea 14:50 i experienced that fps drop (not bad as yours thought) but very bad - 17:07 lol the same fricking layout! omg i was so confused i thought i already visited this place and how the heck do i get back there! WTH Really... like c'mon a little change plz..

[@waltjames407]

I'm someone who didn't like ME1 back in the day because the combat was so janky on PC, enough to completely mask the fact that there was an epic story about to unfold. Never could get to where that would happen because I couldn't deal with the combat and brain dead squad mates. It's so much better with a controller and the updated UI and squad AI.

[@dragonslayerornstein3027]

I'm glade I put my 360 version to retirement

[@melanieszelong4664]

For ME2 and 3 the casual or narrative mode is easier with some bosses almost too easy (I play for story and not combat challenge). The fugly dress for FemShep is still there unfortunately. Really enjoyed all the texture and graphics changes in ME1.

[@bligc8672]

I think it's funny how they left all of the jacob booty and removed Miranda's 😆

[@scifiismyjam4387]

If you had any idea how butchered the visual presentation for ME2 and 3 was...

[@cmoneytheman]

waiting for 8k textures for me1

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

How dare you get wrong the great Drew's name, he is one of the greatest star wars authors of all time and has done soooo much for the genre of sci fi. Just kidding haha but he is a master of his craft

[@thundageon5962]

Morrowind reminds me so much of the unfair Minecraft mod call RLCraft. The biggest flaw about this mod is that I cant attack enemies in the required level or break blocks.

[@sandorclegane3658]

Reaper spoiler right out the gate before starting on me1. Spoiler free my butt.

[@dantechusa9355]

Did you get the forever level 59 bug? (ME1)

[@lucianmaximus4741]

Gematria444:360=1.23*MONAD

[@jimjason5146]

I played the H*LL out of me3 multi-player. There was always a character I wanted to grind to get.

[@DreamDragoness25]

Is it just me, or does the femShep here look like Regina from Dino Crisis?

[@RedScotGaming]

I have a type...

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

#stevensfirstwaifu

[@jdmj707]

Morrowind review pls

[@ChairmanKam]

23:26 Shrug. They didn't fix ME3. No point in buying it when I own the first two on Steam.

[@kennethbryant5819]

Boom. That's me right there. I don't have the ME trilogy anymore but I'm not interested if they can't admit their mistakes.

[@Fullspectrumly]

Mass Effect retrospective when? 😂

[@scifiismyjam4387]

The scale of the downgrades to the core visual style and presentation of ME2 in particular are so severe I'm baffled why no one is talking about it more.

[@RedScotGaming]

What, from the original releases? ...I don't see it, honestly. What exactly am I looking for?

[@scifiismyjam4387]

@@RedScotGaming You can check out my videos on the matter if you like. I detail it there but they are long...

[@KA9z0418]

Is this game any good?

[@Crashed131963]

Yes it is 3 games on one disc. The Best part is on the ps5 it plays at 4k at 60fps .

[@itzJuztThomas]

On the 2nd question? As a new player to this series the combat in the first game is awful, I had to stop playing it's so bad

[@myellaspeed3379]

Pinnacle station was shite, be glad its not in there. Was a grindy wave mode, and the first games combat wasnt good enough to make that compelling.

[@dangamer8884]

The first game had the BEST combat. ME2 just became a generic shooter. The first game had a good mix of RPG elements. I'm tired of people saying ME2 was the best of the series. Outside of ME2's final act, the first game was better in every way

[@ValtheJean]

I can tell you now, Pinnacle Station added nothing. The only reason to play it was for early credits. It SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKED and offered no actual story. If you played the Citadel DLC in 3, the fighting arena is Pinnacle Station, but better.

[@Ninjutsu2K]

I always thinking ME2 has better graphics than ME3, now, finishing ME1 and ME2 in one roll, and now playing ME3 I am sure, ME2 looks better. sure, the combat in ME3 is much better in ME3 but, the looks, no, sorry, ME2 wins.

[@leonardodavinci7425]

I'm 16 hours into the Legendary edition and I haven't encountered any of the bugs featured in the video.

[@LukeSparrow221]

Just finished it and I haven't either. Guess we got lucky.

[@JoyStixGaming]

First!

[@arlobrimley9566]

I love the first game, however Mass Effect 3 was so bad that it turned me into a Space Racist and an overall worse human being.

[@AbleAnderson]

Yet another man that clearly chooses a female character. I honestly don’t get it

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Four reasons I can see; One, better acting (in this case certainly relevant, no offense to Mark Meer, solid performance, but Jennifer Hale is a freaking voice acting legend), two, the female role can get a better story (not really the case for Mass Effect but can be for other games, Dishnored 2 is far more narratively satisfying as Emily than Corvo), three, people don't always want to play a character that's like them (I certainly wouldn't want Shepard's life in general, though bits of it might be nice) and four, just to be crass, if I'm going to spend hours of a game with a camera behind someone's arse it might as well be an arse I like looking at.

[@Nerule]

Lol "spoiler free" reapers are the bad guys

[@justletmelistthese]

ME1 looks like its soul has been sucked out of it.

[@LukeSparrow221]

If you think so, just keep playing the old version where everyone's skin makes them look like a potato. Enjoy.

[@ZEBRACOW13]

The MAKO shit still sucks. And I can’t believe Andromeda brought that back. And is why I won’t touch it lmao. But even that being said. Legendary Edition has been the best purchase I’ve made in the past year. I’ve got months of content now and I’m a first timer on this so. here goes!

[@leegsy]

How do you know the "MAKO shit still sucks" if you're a "first timer"?

[@Qballiz2kool]

If your a “first timer” then you have NO idea how bad the Mako was, that thing was the stuff of nightmares in the original Mass Effect.