I usually only come to this forum to complain or look for glitch and crash solutions. However, this time, I am posting to give my opinion on MELE. I purchased the original ME back in 2009 and I have been a fan since. Reliving the awesomeness of the game through the legendary edition is a major plus. The original Mass Effect trilogy that hooked me in the first place, had me from jump. I cannot express how awesome it is to be able to go through the series again with the added perks that are in the legendary edition. Yes, there are some problems with the dialogue in ME1LE, but my overall appreciation for EA/Bioware cannot be measured in words. In my opinion, Mass Effect is the greatest RPG that EA's Bioware division has ever created. The legendary edition has me wanting to play the trilogy over and over again. Thanks for the improvements.The scenarios and missions have always brought to me the gaming experience that I have wanted since I started gaming back in 2004. RPG's are my favorite gaming genre to play, and Bioware has outdone themselves by creating the ME series. I believe the series will continue to amaze old and new players alike. I really like how the characters interact and how romances and friendships between the characters are believable. The missions and scenarios are top notch with content and challenging game play. If you are an avid fan for years or just getting started, you know how awesome the ME series is. The legendary edition is the icing on the cake.Good job EA/Bioware! I can hardly wait for the ME4 game to come out. I just know it will be awesome. Keep up the good work.

@J2THE30301 Don't listen to @draconiam , some people will always complain and will not stop no matter what. 😉 I am glad to see that there is someone who appreciates the work that has been put into the MELE here on this forum. As you rightly said, usually all the problems that a game have are visible in compressed form on this forums, and we like to help with this problems, no matter if they are game or system related. But if you just look at this forum it often gives you a wrong impression on the state of the game. Not nearly every problem here happens for anyone and most problems with the MELE are superficial at worst. So thank you for sharing your thoughts!

@draconiam wrote: modders are now working to fix again on a new engine Both the original Mass Effect trilogy and the Legendary Edition run on the same engine (Unreal Engine 3).

@J2THE30301The Original Trilogy is honestly a 8/10 in my book while the LE is a 6 or a 5 out of 10 because while it includes wonderful graphical upgrades and all the DLC it still carries many of it's glitches from the original that modders are now working to fix again on a new engine for free as far as I am concerned without any recognition from Bioware while at the same time they have seemingly abandoned the game.The MOD's spend their time here telling the users to either install fan made MOD files or spend time to help us fix them, on some occasions they admit they can't do anything as those are things that need patches from Bioware but, Bioware seemingly quietly abandoned the game.They did this with ME: Andromeda, they did this with Anthem (when they told people do not expect any sort of No Man Sky situation for the game as after a year of the game going silent without news of patches) and what they are seemingly doing for this game remastered versions.I am glad that you enjoy these games but your impressions on the LE sound more like nostalgia we have for the series than what the LE really is.If this is what Bioware will keep doing from now on then I can't see why people will be more than willing to keep supporting them.

Glad to see a positive post, thank you for taking the time to share :D personally also loved the MELE and looking forward to ME5.

I too am looking forward to ME5, though I suspect the wait will be a long one. 2025 earliest?

Appreciation for ME Legendary Edition

11 Replies

draconiam
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@J2THE30301The Original Trilogy is honestly a 8/10 in my book while the LE is a 6 or a 5 out of 10 because while it includes wonderful graphical upgrades and all the DLC it still carries many of it's glitches from the original that modders are now working to fix again on a new engine for free as far as I am concerned without any recognition from Bioware while at the same time they have seemingly abandoned the game.

The MOD's spend their time here telling the users to either install fan made MOD files or spend time to help us fix them, on some occasions they admit they can't do anything as those are things that need patches from Bioware but, Bioware seemingly quietly abandoned the game.

They did this with ME: Andromeda, they did this with Anthem (when they told people do not expect any sort of No Man Sky situation for the game as after a year of the game going silent without news of patches) and what they are seemingly doing for this game remastered versions.

I am glad that you enjoy these games but your impressions on the LE sound more like nostalgia we have for the series than what the LE really is.

If this is what Bioware will keep doing from now on then I can't see why people will be more than willing to keep supporting them.
holger1405
Hero+
4 years ago
@J2THE30301

Don't listen to @draconiam , some people will always complain and will not stop no matter what. 😉

I am glad to see that there is someone who appreciates the work that has been put into the MELE here on this forum.

As you rightly said, usually all the problems that a game have are visible in compressed form on this forums, and we like to help with this problems, no matter if they are game or system related.

But if you just look at this forum it often gives you a wrong impression on the state of the game. Not nearly every problem here happens for anyone and most problems with the MELE are superficial at worst.

So thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Fred_vdp
Hero+
4 years ago
@draconiam wrote:

modders are now working to fix again on a new engine

Both the original Mass Effect trilogy and the Legendary Edition run on the same engine (Unreal Engine 3).
draconiam
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Fred_vdp Thanks for the correction, modders are making patches (some of which are ports from the Original Trilogy on PC) for the PC versions using the same game engine for things such as community patches done years ago.

@J2THE30301 if you have a PC chances are some of your issues have been resolved by the community already, the question will be if they get ported to consoles by Bioware (since I can't be linking MOD links in the threads as they go against the rules here I have to recommend you check the Official Moderator thread for links that they posted and if you cannot find your issue there it may be a system problem or you could find the solution in the Nexus page (read instructions, the contents of the things they do in the game and check the reception of the MOD in question to make sure you don't suffer issues with your game files).

Enjoy the game, but I cannot be enjoying it anymore other than doing the occasional playthrough (I finished my second round of ME Andromeda and boy did that game got so much un needed hate as at least it got to a point where it was tolerable and the story picked up from the half to the ending) when the fans have seemingly done more for it's post launch technical support for free apparently and that said company might be implementing this method of work into their future products.

The hopeful in me says they are testing the MOD patches so as to implement them into the console versions, and to give the needed credit to the hard working modder community, but the realistic in me says otherwise.
SofaJockeyUK
Hero+
4 years ago
I too am looking forward to ME5, though I suspect the wait will be a long one.

2025 earliest?
holger1405
Hero+
4 years ago
@SofaJockeyUK

I don't expect it to be much sooner either.
draconiam
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@SofaJockeyUK If it means a good product and no crunch for the developers I am willing to wait.
holger1405
Hero+
4 years ago
@draconiam

I am confused. 🤔

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mass-Effect-Legendary-Edition/New-patch/m-p/10841339#M13403

Also, you have no choice. 😉
OldSkoolIce
4 years ago
@J2THE30301 That's great you enjoyed M.E.L.E. I did play original trilogy & it was excellent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc0I8gPmMtU). Plus, I love the loyalty/recruiting missions.
GrimReaperTaken
4 years ago
Glad to see a positive post, thank you for taking the time to share :D personally also loved the MELE and looking forward to ME5.