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Dresden_N7
5 years ago

(Xbox) Unusual Gamerscore & Forgotten Achievements

This is a minor issue, but it's one that could easily be fixed if brought to the attention of the developers.

The PlayStation version of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition correctly includes three platinum trophies--one for each entry in the trilogy. However, the Xbox version of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition only provides a total of 2,915 Gamerscore. This is an extremely unusual amount compared to most other Xbox games, especially when taking into account the three platinums for PS4 & PS5. I believe this was a minor oversight by the developers. Because the Legendary Edition is a collection three games, it should actually provide a total of 3,000 Gamerscore on Xbox. There are other remastered trilogy compilations that provide 3,000 GS like Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, and a few others.

This can be rectified with a title update restoring a few noticeably absent achievements and ensuring they add up to the missing 85 GS. When the trilogy's original achievements were reworked for the Legendary Edition, several superfluous achievements were removed. This is perfectly fine. However, three important achievements were NOT included in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and should be restored to match the pattern of achievements tied to important story events.

The Ultimate Sacrifice (ME2): originally granted to players who completed the Arrival DLC mission.

Prothean Expert (ME3): originally granted to players who recruited the squadmate in the From Ashes DLC.

Rich (ME1): originally granted to players who amassed 1,000,000 credits in ME1. It's removal from the Legendary Edition might be the cause of the missing Spectre weapons glitch whose unlock status was connected to this achievement in the original game.

Catching Up (ME2): originally granted to players who spoke with Liara on the Normandy after completing the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC. It's removal has made it impossible for players to unlock Stasis as a Bonus Power in ME2.

These achievements could be re-added in a title update and provide the missing 85 GS for Xbox players. Like I mentioned earlier, this is a minor discrepancy and other, more critical bugs should be prioritized first. However, I hope my suggestion can be passed on to the developers for their consideration.

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  • ultamisia's avatar
    ultamisia
    Seasoned Rookie
    5 years ago
    @Dresden_N7 for at least these two:
    The Ultimate Sacrifice (ME2): originally granted to players who completed the Arrival DLC mission.
    Prothean Expert (ME3): originally granted to players who recruited the squadmate in the From Ashes DLC.

    i'm a bit confused why they were omitted from the game...That content meant something to the entire narrative lol
  • Dresden_N7's avatar
    Dresden_N7
    5 years ago

    Yup, my thoughts exactly.

    The most important achievement from each story DLC pack--Bring Down the Sky, Zaeed, Kasumi, Overlord, Lair of the Shadow Broker, Leviathan, Omega, Citadel--was ported over to the Legendary Edition. However, NO achievements were carried over from Arrival & From Ashes. A most curious oversight, but thankfully one that can easily be rectified.

  • felker_s's avatar
    felker_s
    5 years ago

    To be fair, I'd rather they fixed the ones that actually exist. Especially because one of those is not registering Insanity playthroughs, which I'd argue is the most critical one.

    I always play ME on Insanity (one of the very few games I like this way, I'm a casual in Dragon Age for example), but there are countless people who only do one high difficulty playthrough just to get the achievement. It's a pretty neat kick in the nuts when it's all for nothing...

    With that being said, I agree that it is really weird that they've removed story-related achievements for no apparent reason.

  • Dresden_N7's avatar
    Dresden_N7
    5 years ago

    Yeah, that's a valid concern too. It appears the implementation of achievements in the Legendary Edition is a little undercooked. It feels like from a design point of view, trophies were given priority.

    Do you know if the trophies on PS4 & PS5 have issues unlocking correctly like the buggy achievements on Xbox One & Series X/S?

  • felker_s's avatar
    felker_s
    5 years ago

    @Dresden_N7As far as I know, the most problematic ones (Insanity and Paramour) are bugged through all three platforms.

  • Dresden_N7's avatar
    Dresden_N7
    5 years ago

    I might have found another achievement related issue in regards to the gameplay.

    I'm not entirely sure, but I think the Stasis Bonus Power in Mass Effect 2 is unlocked specifically after receiving the Catching Up achievement from the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC. Because this achievement & trophy was removed in the Legendary Edition, I believe this is why no one has been able to unlock and use Stasis in Mass Effect 2.

  • Dresden_N7's avatar
    Dresden_N7
    5 years ago

    UPDATE: With the June 7th patch addressing the missing Spectre weapons, I removed the suggestion to re-add the Rich achievement. However, The Ultimate Sacrifice and Prothean Expert should definitely be added in a title update as they continue to be a glaring omission.

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