Mass Effect Trilogy
Experience all three award winning Mass Effect titles at an amazing value with the Mass Effect Trilogy, coming November 9th. As Commander Shepard, rise to become the galaxy’s most elite soldier and lead an all-out war to stop an ancient and ruthless enemy: the Reapers. With over 75 hours of content and more than 300 awards, one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises is available for the first time in a premium foiled box set. Heart-pounding action meets gripping interactive storytelling where you decide how your unique story unfolds. Assemble and lead your team aboard the SSV Normandy, the most advanced ship in the galaxy, and travel to distant and unexplored star systems. On your journey, meet a cast of intriguing characters each with their own story to tell. Wield devastating weapons and customize them with upgrades to create new and devastating attacks. All the thrilling action and your decisions culminate into a heroic battle against the greatest threat ever known. The fate of the galaxy lies in your hands—how will you chose to fight for it?
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Mass Effect: Bring Down the Sky
Mass Effect 2: Cerberus Network (new copies only, but free on PSN)
Mass Effect 2: Kasumi - Stolen Memory
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
Mass Effect 2: Overlord
Mass Effect 3: Online Pass (ME3 Multiplayer is defunct)
wants to romance a girl
ends up dating Garrus because he's so fucking adorable
Really great games with many amazing characters i love a ton. Wrex, Garrus, Legion and Mordin were my favorite by far.
It's one of those games i wish i could play blind again, i have the Legendary collection too but i'm not sure when, or if, i'll replay it. Not because the games might have aged badly, but because i KNOW i'll never be able to have the same experience that made it so special in the first place.
During my playthrough of ME1 i was going full paragon, as i usually do in "karma meter games" and didn't deviate from it because games usually punish you for not sticking to a color and reward you for consistensy. I think this is not good design for RPGS, this kind of meter should be hidden incentivizing picking what you REALLY want (think of the SMT alignment systems). And then something big happened near the end, got really pissed off and went renegade.
That was the point where i said "fuck it", and just started picking what i really wanted, i got into the character of my Sheppard resulting in a mix and match of options that turned into my own unique experience of the game. It wasn't a paragon or renegade playthrough, it was MY playthrough.
It was such an amazing playthrough that i still play "karma bar" games (and any rpg really) like this today, i encourage everyone suck in the metagaming like i was to try it. It's worth more than any dumb in game bonus bars can give you, and i mean it for any game like this.
As for the games themselves, yeah, they're not perfect. 1 is very janky, the Mako sucks ass, 2 is... i don't have anything bad to say about 2 honestly. 3 had the Sheppards talking on their own and forced PTSD about something i didn't give a shit about as a player wich was a big no no, and the way you get your ending sucks donkey balls (i tought the ending itself wasn't that bad).
In spite of those problems, it was such an enjoyable and important experience that i can't give it less than 5 stars.
