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Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

BioWare

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

4.66 from 807 ratings

3918 members have it in their collection · 261 playing now · 2010 backlogged · 499 wish listed

How long? Main story 63h · with extras 87h · 100% 108h (from 44 logged playthroughs)

One person is all that stands between humanity and the greatest threat it’s ever faced. Relive the legend of Commander Shepard in the highly acclaimed Mass Effect trilogy with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Includes single-player base content and over 40 DLCs from Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors and packs. Experience … Read more
One person is all that stands between humanity and the greatest threat it’s ever faced. Relive the legend of Commander Shepard in the highly acclaimed Mass Effect trilogy with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Includes single-player base content and over 40 DLCs from Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors and packs. Experience an amazingly rich and detailed universe where your decisions have profound consequences on the action and the outcome. Read less

Details

Developers
BioWare
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter, Strategy
Themes
Action, Drama, Open world, Science fiction
Franchises
Mass Effect
Series
Mass Effect
Steam
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Release dates

  • May 14, 2021 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • May 14, 2021 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

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Rating distribution

5 stars
613
4 stars
144
3 stars
31
2 stars
11
1 star
8

Community All Reviews Statuses

Heanihilator

Status Heanihilator Jun 25, 2026

I finally finished Mass Effect 2 -- it only took me a few years! -- and it's easily a 5-star game like the first one. And I agree with almost everything from that original review, with the obvious exception of the Mako missions. I don't miss the tedium of the explorations, but I do miss being able to explore and …

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I finally finished Mass Effect 2 -- it only took me a few years! -- and it's easily a 5-star game like the first one. And I agree with almost everything from that original review, with the obvious exception of the Mako missions. I don't miss the tedium of the explorations, but I do miss being able to explore and find interesting things and settlements in a way that feels natural. I didn't enjoy scanning planets or the fact that discovering settlements or other missions just drop you straight into it (vs rolling up to it in a vehicle like the Mako). I really loved the character loyalty missions, they were all unique and interesting. Really great game!

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Vakil

Status Vakil Dec 28, 2023

This is on sale at Steam for 5.99. Absolutely would recommend this game at full price so take advantage while you can.

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paycheck_stevens

Status paycheck_stevens Sep 29, 2023

Apparently I acquired a copy of this at some point, and just discovered it when cleaning up my PC. Maybe it was in a humble bundle? I still had Origin rather than the EA app, so that tells you how often I was accessing game launchers outside of Steam or Epic. Anyway, I don't understand how I missed playing these …

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Apparently I acquired a copy of this at some point, and just discovered it when cleaning up my PC. Maybe it was in a humble bundle? I still had Origin rather than the EA app, so that tells you how often I was accessing game launchers outside of Steam or Epic. Anyway, I don't understand how I missed playing these games and remained mainly unaware of any spoiling type info other than a controversial ending. (Don't even know the details of it.) I've always known they existed so I can't understand why I avoided them through the years. Regardless, I am having a great time playing through 1 now, and feel like a kid who just wants to play every chance I get. I doubt I will sink the hours to do multiple playthroughs at this stage in life, but I definitely see myself playing through all 3 without switching to any major games in between.

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Theorangecat

Status Theorangecat Sep 24, 2023

Mass Effect 1 gameplay definitely feels a bit dated, but I don't get the Mako vehicle hate. I enjoyed driving around as an intermediate between fighting and talking. At least I liked it more than the scanning minigame in Mass Effect 2.

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Heanihilator

Status Heanihilator Jun 19, 2023

5 hours in and I'm already loving this game! I just played through KOTOR last year after getting my Steam Deck and loved that, this definitely feels like a direct successor without the Star Wars IP attached, but with tons more polish and quality of life improvements.

I actually have KOTOR 2 on my backlog and I'm afraid this game …

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5 hours in and I'm already loving this game! I just played through KOTOR last year after getting my Steam Deck and loved that, this definitely feels like a direct successor without the Star Wars IP attached, but with tons more polish and quality of life improvements.

I actually have KOTOR 2 on my backlog and I'm afraid this game will ruin it for me when I do get around to it given that it'll probably feel like a couple steps back, but I don't want to quit now that I'm getting into the groove of this one.

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FattsMcstroob

Status FattsMcstroob Mar 11, 2023

FemShep / Vanguard / Paragon / Garrus / Synthesis

ME1: Dated combat, great decision making, serious chunks of boring gameplay, hetero nonsense.

ME2: Now that's a spicy meataball. Garrus is bae even if the romances are awkwardly written. Hilarious how much it fits the late 2000s tropes (gritty/dark, everyone says "bitch" all the time, morally grey).

ME3: Fucking incredible until …

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FemShep / Vanguard / Paragon / Garrus / Synthesis

ME1: Dated combat, great decision making, serious chunks of boring gameplay, hetero nonsense.

ME2: Now that's a spicy meataball. Garrus is bae even if the romances are awkwardly written. Hilarious how much it fits the late 2000s tropes (gritty/dark, everyone says "bitch" all the time, morally grey).

ME3: Fucking incredible until the last 10 minutes. Citadel DLC is essential. Romance writing has levelled up. Garrus 4 life.

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Yuna67876

Status Yuna67876 Feb 8, 2023

Mass Effect Trophy Finally have finished the trilogy, and this is one of my favorite shepherds I have done. Going to be hard to play this trilogy again after this shepard

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Yuna67876

Status Yuna67876 Feb 2, 2023

I did the Leviathan DLC today, and am about to start the Citadel DLC. I missed playing the DLC release back when it first released but now that I am playing it does make me a more complete game.

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Vakil

Status Vakil Jan 27, 2023

Steam is suggesting that I may like to purchase a digital edition of The Bible because……I played MELE.

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solcenva

Status solcenva Jan 20, 2023

So just completed Mass Effect 1 Legendary edition. Played original several times, I like the new edition. The mako is a lot more fun.

And it dawned on me, that Saren could have just docked at the Citadel when he was a Spectre and activated the relay, without all the effort to find the conduit. Maybe I'm wrong.

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grok

Status grok Oct 14, 2022

Welp, got my Steam Deck in, so it's time to fire this up again and play it on the go! :)

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Vakil

Status Vakil Aug 26, 2022

Came back from a mini screen time Lent (no games or videos Sunday through Wednesday) to beat Mass Effect 2.

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Yuna67876

Status Yuna67876 Aug 10, 2022

I am on ME3 on my playthrough through these games, this is my favorite Shepard that I have played through with just how it feels to go through and playing on a harder difficulty than I have before.

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Vakil

Status Vakil Aug 9, 2022

In general I really like the game. It’s a good central story, I like the Star Trek Federation-esque makeup of the Council. The remaster has some very beautiful and breathtaking scenes. The music is often beautiful and the worlds feel alive outside of quests. But I’m now 11 hours into 2 and the quests are all exactly the same. Fight …

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In general I really like the game. It’s a good central story, I like the Star Trek Federation-esque makeup of the Council. The remaster has some very beautiful and breathtaking scenes. The music is often beautiful and the worlds feel alive outside of quests. But I’m now 11 hours into 2 and the quests are all exactly the same. Fight through a winding corridor/cargo bay of very similar design facing staggered hordes of a relatively narrow selection of enemies to get to [quest destination]. Rinse and repeat.

One of the many reasons I consider TW3 one of the greatest games ever is that the quests can have a lot of variety to them. I hope the rest of ME2 and 3 give me some more variety and make the world feel real.

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