I'm playing Mass Effect for the first time, it's the first game in a while I've been obsessed with since probably God of War. Can't wait to get home and play!!
I'm glad there are first time players enjoying this title, I was 20 when this game came out originally, if I could give one piece of advice, it would be don't be quick to any decisions, think them over because they WILL effect the game later and not just the one your currently on.
Played them when they first came out, thought this would be a just a little reminiscing....I am completely hooked..I think before I was so impatient to find out what’s happening I didn’t take my time and soak it all in...now I’m just enjoying in full a rich, wonderful universe and it feels like I’m playing a new game
That’s great to hear! I think the same thing happened to a lot of players with the ME3 ending. Everyone wanted to see how it ended so badly they forgot to enjoy the journey.
@@MrGeoff-iv6re the entire third game is the ending, I get that the closing couple minutes are disappointing but I never understood why people let that sour their view on the whole thing
Hi im new to this series and love rpgs... I am just on the fence about them as i think they re dialogue heavy but im just sooo tempted lol... Any advice? thanks
@@Memphise101 they are dialogue heavy but it’s great dialogue with excellent voice acting and a fantastic sci-fi story. Plus, to a degree, you control how much of the conversations you want to engage with. It’s a very cinematic RPG... hell even the codex entries are voiced. The choices you make in one game are imported into the next so you really feel like it’s your sci-fi saga. Give it a shot, I bet you’ll love it!
@@Memphise101 They are very dialog-heavy but that's what makes them great. Everything is fully voiced so it's not daunting at all. Just sit back and enjoey the story.
Same here. I haven't played the original trilogy in years, maybe a year or 2 after the 3rd one released. Andromeda really soured my taste for a while. But playing through it again felt fresh again.
So I had an issue just today to this point, I'm not going to go into detail because I don't want to spoil the ending of ME1 but basically at the end game planet, I forgot to do something very important that made it where I could not move forward and I couldn't go back to do the thing, luckily I had a save from the Normandy bridge from just before I landed on the end game planet.
to me if it has native 1080p support then don't waste your time on it. In fact the whole Diablo 2 remaster will be the first and probably only remaster I ever buy.
My favorite spacefaring series that rivals Star Trek and Star Wars is back! I preordered the limited edition vinyl soundtrack, the legendary cache, and just got the game on PS4. Can't wait to jump back in!
In my opinion one should not try to stick with paragon or renegade, each player in each playthrough give an identity to Shepard and make choices accordingly, that's what makes mass Effect so good
First time really getting into these games and i got the notification i was approaching the 300 item limit. I've been scraping by with a few credits and all of the sudden i sold my old loot and was a millionaire. Love these games
Before you beat it, try to max out your money. If you reactivate as a spectre in the second Game, your bank account gets reactivated as well. Have in mind its all on you to get reactivated as a spectre.
Oh, god...that 300 limit and the painfully slow interface for selecting and scrapping items drove me mad. Don't spend a million buying the best armors for Tali at the end of Mass Effect 01... You know you are not bringing her for the end-game campaign. You get to keep that million and spend it at the start of ME:02
My first ever play through and just started the 2nd one and I am absolutely sucked into this story man. The characters are so believable and organic, you get a true connection to them. The details and nuances of this game are incredible and was sooo ahead of its time. I definitely believe Bioware is refreshing ppls memory on the story and for ppl tht haven't played it getting you caught up for the new ME4 coming out. Brilliant idea and I am now a believer lol.
I picked the legendary edition up on release as I missed this game growing up, the story through ME1 so far is amazing, utterly addicted to it and can’t wait to carry my story on through the next 2 games
@@2wenty7RC I can understand that ahah I wonder everyday if I'm going to do that lol. Quick question, do you know if you can use the default face for Shepard (male or female) and still customize the haircut?
I’m new to mass effect ( somehow ) even as a grown man haha.. Just started number 1, and I’m very impressed at the effort put into it thus far.. You can DEFINITELY see the influence from other games into it, and vice versa..
@@regiman222 some of the characters in mass effect 2 force you to make certain moral decisions to keep their loyalty. You have to do what your teammates desire to keep their loyalty regardless of what your path is.
Mass Effect has affected me in ways i cant explain. The lore detail alone gives my nerdy space mind shivers. You are telling me your guns basically have a slab of metal inside for a “magazine” and everytime you shoot it just slices off a shard at your enemy? Thats super in depth world building let alone all the alien species, planets, governments, etc.
The worst thing about the first game is the loot pickup. As far as I am aware you have to go into your inventory after each battle. This is not documented anywhere.
I have always felt that the gear inventory was better in ME1 than 2 or 3. yeah, you have to go into your inventory to switch, which you can do at any time, instead of having the option immediately upon gaining a new weapon. but in 2 and 3 you can only swap weapons when you pick up a gun, find the very rare workbench/locker thing, or between missions. I think the reason for this is that the amount of loot you pick up in ME1 compared to ME2 and 3 is FAR greater. you have a chance of picking up armor, weapons, armor mods, weapon mods, ammo mods, omni-tools, or biotic amps with every enemy killed. imagine having a popup asking if you wanted to switch gear every time you got a kill? sounds pretty clunky to me. hence you need to check your inventory to see what you picked up instead. I do wish they identified the loot when it was picked up though, instead of a generic "inventory" notification. know what I got so I could either swap to using something better right away, or not waste my time looking at crappy loot until I am ready to scrap it or sell it.
Overhead that ME4 was in development, so Im playing mass effect trilogy for the first time. I can't believe I haven't touched any of them when released. But it's pretty cool to run it straight thru. Now I'm a die hard fan while in the end of ME2. Definetely gonna pick up ME4 on release date
I beat 1 on Insanity and last night I jist beat the derelict collector ship on Insanity. Mass effect 2 is substantially harder than 1 on Insanity btw. You need to know what you're getting into at all times and be prepared before hand. I love the challenge.
This is gonna be my first time playing the older ones I've put in a few hours in Andromeda and can honestly say this is one of the only games I can't wait to play; Andromeda hasn't been bad but to hear it the worst one definitely has me hyped
Tip #3 is somewhat superfluous, I think. Talking with your squadmates IS the game. Shooting bad guys is what you have to do so you have something to talk about with your buddies.
For some reason I never played this game when it first came out and now I decided to start with this and I'm so happy I did! No idea why I was stubborn lol
I hate how literally 99% of youtube Chanel tell you to sub in the first 5seconds like damb bro ern your sub first atleest whate half way thruew to ask 🙄.
I liked and subscribed because of you :P Jk lol but seriously if they eat or not probably depends on a number of subscribes, they provide great videos for no cost to you, and need all the support we can give! ^_^
@@williamt2700 While I understand your sentiment, time is our most precious resource and it is a very finite one. We should all value where we spend our limited time here. "No cost to you". Agree to disagree
There's a cheat that still works: On Noveria, when you talk to the Turian head of Synthetic Insights for his garage pass, and after you finish the mission to get the data, you'll talk to the Internal Affairs chick. Go ask the Turian to use his info to bring down the Salarian running Port Hanshan, there's a Renegade/Paragon reply worth 25+ a pop. Once you're done getting him to agree, immediately talk to him again and ask him about Benezia; it'll give you an option to ask something else, and you get to ask him again about using his data. Keep doing that until you max out your Paragon/Renegade meter (tho you still need to put points into the class tree to unlock dialog options).
The best tip. If you want a bonus power from the start of the game. For example you want to play as an Adept but you lack overload to deal with shields. Sure you can use squad mate. But how about having that as an extra power. Simple. Start game as an engineer or infiltrator and as soon as you are on the bridge start casting overload. Once you done it 25 times you get an achievement and the power is now unlocked as a bonus power for you to select when creating a new character. So after go back start Adept class and select the Overload bonus power. You can do that with any power you want as bonus power. I am starting the game of ME1 with an Infiltrator that also has "Warp". So now I can deal with any protection. Shields, barriers, stop regeneration of Krogans, I can melt armor and health. Just with Overload and Warp.
@@kangkudos1225 hmm good point, i never thought of it that way. im not a big fan of the first game either, it gets so much better from ME2. have you gotten to the 2nd game yet. everything is improved on in the sequels imo edit: but i just realized that system still remains in the sequels
@@vipset87 -- Just finished ME:2 -- It's an incredible narrative experience. I finally got to touch the Gold Standard from BioWare's Golden Age. Impressed with how far they were able to take one theme _("There's Nothing Like a Good Cause to Bring Out the Worst in People")_ and explore it across so many characters and perspectives
@@ChrisJohannsen Mass Effect 3 is actually pretty incredible, right until that final dialogue lol Like barring that final piece of that final mission the game was just as incredible as the prior ME IMO.
If all you rate a game of, is how you felt about the ending, then I feel sorry for you. Mass Effect 3 was easily the best game out of the series and continued a good story into a fairly logical conclusion.
Sped through the story of the first game when it first came out, I enjoyed it but really didn't sink my teeth into it. Replaying it at a deeper level currently and I really missed alot of stuff that makes this game incredible
Is the console version different from PC in the menus with your equipment because I'm playing on series x and it doesn't looks as "pretty and organized" as your menus???
Classes: Soldier (Combat) Adept (Biotic) Engineer (Tech) Infiltrator (Combat/Tech) Vanguard (Combat/Biotic) Sentinel (Biotic/Tech) It's kind of like paper/scissors/rock (especially by #2) but not precisely.
I already own the First game, and have been meaning to buy the other two, but have not yet. Would y'all recommend that I get the other 2 ps3 games or should I get this legendary edition?
When I first played Mass effect it was on CD. It had loading issues and about 50 percent of the time when it was on a loading screen it would freeze my computer and my setup would need a complete reboot. It made the loading screens almost unbearable and yet I still played through. I liked the game so much I played though the bugs and still did a second playthrough as soon as I finished the first. I didn't play again, and when I played ME2 and ME3 i was not able to link the first game choices and that bothered me seeing Ashley dead when it shouldn't have been her. haha. But still I played each game many playthroughs. Now I am playing the legendary edition and loving it. No crashes and no freezes, and I am taking my choices all the way through as I take my time going through all the games one more time.!
2 things,first you never mentioned advanced classes such as nemesis/medic 2nd you forgot to mention many of the quests/sidequests now effect the readiness in later games now that multiplayer is removed for LE.
Ah yes. Paragon vs. renegade balancing issues. This is a myth we dismissed long ago. In the original me1, 2 & 3 games, building up one faction meant giving up opposite choices no matter how illogical these choices were. While it was reworked each game, at no point was it more apparent than in me2. If you made as many as 2 wrong picks in the entire game, it would prevent you from picking choices later that kept the peace between Jack & Miranda for instances. There was a workaround, however. In me1, on noveria, where you gather evidence against Analaious, a taurian, you can pick options with him in the bar that provide either paragon or renegade points. Once done, you can then simply begin the exact same conversation with him again and repeat it once more for the same reward options. Infinite number of times. You could optionally max one, then turn around & max the other. In me2, when meeting Wilson in the games begining, pick the 2 dialog options that grant renegade or paragon points, save the game, and camp out, then back in. The scene repeats but your previous choice saves its points. This takes longer than the me1 route(about 3 hours of work) but you can max out one or the other. I heard it could bug the game if you went 100%, but 1200 points in gave you about 90% faction. At that point, you can pick whichever dialogue options you wished in the rest of the game fairly safely without being railroaded into 1 path or the other.
My Sheps Male shep : ME1 soldier whose exploits sends him on a slippery slope of galactic fuckery. ME2 Cerberus enhanced him with with adept biotics becausethey are incapable of not experimenting and they kept the clone in case it botched . ME3 Shep adapts and combined his skillset and abilities and mastered the class of Sentinel
@@sarasunshinemt4444 I don't know... I think there is a strong argument to be made for Vanguard in 3. charge and nova almost negate the need for guns entirely, while making you just about invulnerable at the same time. that's a hard combo to beat. particularly if you pick up Energy drain as your bonus perk.
11 things the game doesn’t tell you: 1.) tali is best girl 2.) garrus is best boy 3.) tali is best girl 4.) garrus is best boy 5.) tal ... I think we all know where this is going. In all seriousness tali’s kit is brokenly overpowered in mass effect 1.
what class do you choose? what class is the most fun? since ME1, ive always chosen soldier, even when replaying the game. what class would you recommend?
Soldier is the most suited class for the first game, but the other classes can be fun. Vanguard is my preferred class and is an absolute blast to play in the sequels. Experiment with the classes, I'm sure you'll find one that suits you.
@@vipset87 Despite being a lifelong fan of the Mass Effect series, I never had any money as a University student when Andromeda came out so I never got to buy it. I will buy it this time around though! Nostalgia can’t stop me from the mixed reviews this game got
I got this game from the discount bin from gamestop for 20 dollars i think it was. Was not disappointed. I remember the last dlc being very disappointing and coming out hella late. Mass effect 2 was out already like wtf were they thinking.
5:14 In case I assumed correctly, IF I were to play ME1:LE, untrained weapons are more like Garrus+Pistols? As in, although the OG ME1 says that he is trained to use Pistols, I can't allocate any "Lvl points" into "Pistols", as it's abscent.
ME1 allows you to max out charm or intimidate and get better than half of the whichever one you didn’t max out even if you really embrace the RP aspect (under classic mode- haven’t played with legendary scaling). Edit: Enjoy the RPing while you can because it really gets nerfed in the later games, especially in 2.
Only thing I don't like about the old Trilogy compared to Andromeda was how they handled the Karma system. The ME Trilogy forces you down a path in order to have more dialogue options as opposed to choices made because it's what's you feel is right.
You could, but firing them outside your specialization was like blindly firing the weapon without aiming it at all. Now you can actually use a sniper rifle on adept class, you just won't be able to use assassination for those extra damage points.
Should probably point out that any class can use any weapon in Mass Effect 1. Mass Effect 2, the original rules still apply. I started playing as a vanguard in number two and I still can only use shotgun, pistol, or machine pistol
There was a way around that restriction back on the Xbox 360 version. Mods my friend. Used to run with the Claymore shotgun and the Revenant assault rifle.
You should only invest in Charm/Intimidate if you only want to do 1 run through as normally these are the worst stat investments as you can get 4 points in one or the other per playthrough for free without using up any of your actual talent points you earn from leveling.
This is incorrect. You need a high level of paragon or renegade to be able to complete certain situations. I won't spoil it but some situations can be totally bypassed by having a high paragon or renegade..
While that is technically true (at least in classic game mode) most people probably aren't going to be doing multiple playthroughs of ME1 before moving on, since there is no wait between games. If you prioritize RP I would say it's actually best to pick your route early, and only invest in one or the other, maxing it out asap. This way the points used on non combat skills are minimized.
2:50 Wrong You can max charm and intimidate by gaining points. Requires multiple playthroughs however you can get 12/12 points into Charm and Intimidate without ever putting a point in. Giving you the full 102 points for actual skills.
I saw that this legendary trilogy version were included on Steam if i bought the EA acces. So bought a year EA acces for like 24 euro and started playing ME1. Fun game so far but it feels like a interactive movie at times. A lot of dialogue throughout the game and not so much action so far, but i only just become a spectre in the citadel, so I'm not so far into the game yet. And i keep getting lost in the citadel lol.
@@Tenderleaf Bruh, I have the game. Played it three times. I know this to be true, I’m ME2, tire stick with class based weapons until you go to the collector shop and get the assault rifle , shotgun or sniper rifle training at that point
A lot of the assignments in ME1 don’t roll into 2 or 3 since there is a ton of them. They aren’t all worth doing. Most of the important ones are on main story planets or the citadel. Only a few others are relevant.
@@Aleadfarmer904 thank you. That's the reporter right? If so, love those parts. Also, nassina dautlis, probably murderd that name. Asari, shows up in me2.
@@lobal2 oh the reporter too, but Helena Blake is the merc that wants you to kill her two bosses to take over the syndicate. She shows up on omega in me 2
3:24 One mistake that I did with the original ME1. (as I'm writing this, I'am replaying the (OG) PC Version again. Though my original playthrough was on the XB360)
ME1's side missions are not all essential. I used to keep a list of side missions that's relevant to the story and/or later in the series. Howeever, the biggest problem I had with them was the terrible MAKO controls and gunplay in a cookie-cutter level design, and since LE fixes at least two of those problems, I might try to finish them all this time.
One tip I'm glad I'd learned from a friend before playing ME2 was talk to Jacob after completing his Loyalty Mission, or talk to Tali after completing her Loyalty Mission mostly because they can give you Upgrades to the Normandy-SR2 now while at first they seem like simple cosmetic choices, they actually insure that all of the remaining crew aka the squad survives the initial part of the Suicide Mission.
It's not triggered by his Loyalty mission. I'm doing ME:02 right now and i've already upgraded both the ship's guns and armor and the only loyalty mission i have done so far is Kasumi's Stolen Memories
When you are in a planetary system, it is always worth running the cursor over the asteroid field, as collectibles can be hidden there.
I sure hope English isnt your primary language..
Sure is. Must have been in a hurry.
@@hoplitethirtynine1487 Haha its all good. I have a feeling i was having a bad day when i said that and was just being an ass.
@@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627 what? They made perfect sense
@@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627 What the fuck are you talking about? His post made perfect sense. Dam, there is always one jabroni just typing b.s.
I'm playing Mass Effect for the first time, it's the first game in a while I've been obsessed with since probably God of War. Can't wait to get home and play!!
Take your time and enjoy it. Get to know your crew.
I truly envy you. You’ll definitely enjoy it my friend 👍
I would to be able to erase my memory of this game just to play it again.
Just one hint. Explore EVERYTHING. Do ALL the quests. XD
I'm glad there are first time players enjoying this title, I was 20 when this game came out originally, if I could give one piece of advice, it would be don't be quick to any decisions, think them over because they WILL effect the game later and not just the one your currently on.
enjoy it my friend
Played them when they first came out, thought this would be a just a little reminiscing....I am completely hooked..I think before I was so impatient to find out what’s happening I didn’t take my time and soak it all in...now I’m just enjoying in full a rich, wonderful universe and it feels like I’m playing a new game
That’s great to hear! I think the same thing happened to a lot of players with the ME3 ending. Everyone wanted to see how it ended so badly they forgot to enjoy the journey.
@@MrGeoff-iv6re the entire third game is the ending, I get that the closing couple minutes are disappointing but I never understood why people let that sour their view on the whole thing
Hi im new to this series and love rpgs... I am just on the fence about them as i think they re dialogue heavy but im just sooo tempted lol... Any advice? thanks
@@Memphise101 they are dialogue heavy but it’s great dialogue with excellent voice acting and a fantastic sci-fi story. Plus, to a degree, you control how much of the conversations you want to engage with. It’s a very cinematic RPG... hell even the codex entries are voiced. The choices you make in one game are imported into the next so you really feel like it’s your sci-fi saga. Give it a shot, I bet you’ll love it!
@@Memphise101 They are very dialog-heavy but that's what makes them great. Everything is fully voiced so it's not daunting at all. Just sit back and enjoey the story.
Im Commander Shepard and this is my favorite game on the Citadel
Do you think if you trade it in, you'll get two credits towards a new game?
Isn't Commander John Shepard the dude from SG Atlantis 😂
"I'm Commander Shepard and this my favorite Commander Shepard on the Commander Shepard."
@@UnnamedHero0922 "yo dawg"
@@UnnamedHero0922 I heard you like commander Shepard
i love Mass Effect
Good for you
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Me too
Do you play as Sam Fisher in Mass Effect ? 😁
As a huge mass effect fan I'm kinda shocked about how much I've forgotten.
Well now... Don't you feel like a Reaper doing this all over again?
I feel the same way lol
Same here. I haven't played the original trilogy in years, maybe a year or 2 after the 3rd one released. Andromeda really soured my taste for a while. But playing through it again felt fresh again.
You missed one.
In Mass Effect 1.
Save often and make multiple saves.
You can thank me later
I second this motion, move to committee. Save often...
Committee voted, motion passed.
Save often a must.
I keep every save, I make a new one with each save so that I can go back to any point that I need to.
That is just general RPG advice.
So I had an issue just today to this point, I'm not going to go into detail because I don't want to spoil the ending of ME1 but basically at the end game planet, I forgot to do something very important that made it where I could not move forward and I couldn't go back to do the thing, luckily I had a save from the Normandy bridge from just before I landed on the end game planet.
I pray for a Dragon Age 1+2 remaster
Same
Remaster 1, remake 2.
@@ArcaneSorceror on the money
to me if it has native 1080p support then don't waste your time on it. In fact the whole Diablo 2 remaster will be the first and probably only remaster I ever buy.
I'm all about the first one but I would like to forget all about DA2
My favorite spacefaring series that rivals Star Trek and Star Wars is back! I preordered the limited edition vinyl soundtrack, the legendary cache, and just got the game on PS4. Can't wait to jump back in!
In my opinion one should not try to stick with paragon or renegade, each player in each playthrough give an identity to Shepard and make choices accordingly, that's what makes mass Effect so good
On mass effect 3 you can do that without negative consequences :-)
First time really getting into these games and i got the notification i was approaching the 300 item limit. I've been scraping by with a few credits and all of the sudden i sold my old loot and was a millionaire. Love these games
Before you beat it, try to max out your money. If you reactivate as a spectre in the second Game, your bank account gets reactivated as well. Have in mind its all on you to get reactivated as a spectre.
Oh, god...that 300 limit and the painfully slow interface for selecting and scrapping items drove me mad.
Don't spend a million buying the best armors for Tali at the end of Mass Effect 01...
You know you are not bringing her for the end-game campaign. You get to keep that million and spend it at the start of ME:02
@@sunbloodbeats22 -- Yes, it's transferred from ME1 to ME2...But is NOT transferred from ME2 to ME3
@@kangkudos1225 Which was a damn shame cuz crap is expensive AF trying to equip the right mods for my weapons (and models & fish, etc)
My first ever play through and just started the 2nd one and I am absolutely sucked into this story man. The characters are so believable and organic, you get a true connection to them. The details and nuances of this game are incredible and was sooo ahead of its time. I definitely believe Bioware is refreshing ppls memory on the story and for ppl tht haven't played it getting you caught up for the new ME4 coming out. Brilliant idea and I am now a believer lol.
word of advice, Mordin is awesome. talk with him as much as you can.
It's some really, really great games!
@6:23, not just Decryption, but Electronics, too. Some locks need Decryption skills, others need Electronics skills to unlock.
I feel so lucky to have experienced the Mass Effect trilogy for the first time in Legendary Edition
I picked the legendary edition up on release as I missed this game growing up, the story through ME1 so far is amazing, utterly addicted to it and can’t wait to carry my story on through the next 2 games
I'm trying to wait until I finish a couple games but it's so hard to wait I wanna play it right now 😭😭😭
ME1 is still the jankiest of the three so if you love it you will really love 2
@@stamkos33 I just dropped my other games to play 😂 I couldn’t wait
@@THEMONEGASQUE yeah I did feel the combat still felt a little dated but I kinda got used to it, really looking forward to 2 & 3
@@2wenty7RC I can understand that ahah I wonder everyday if I'm going to do that lol. Quick question, do you know if you can use the default face for Shepard (male or female) and still customize the haircut?
Two and a half days and 28 hours in... I kinda went for it
This comment makes no sense
What in the Mcdona....
I’m new to mass effect ( somehow ) even as a grown man haha.. Just started number 1, and I’m very impressed at the effort put into it thus far.. You can DEFINITELY see the influence from other games into it, and vice versa..
Till this day, the only time I saw Kaidan in ME2 and ME3 was on RUclips videos....
Same lol
Figured I was doing him a favor since he gets migraines from his L2 implants
Lmao I like have Kaiden as evil fem shep. He’s my little lap dog.
Lmao 🤣 I've killed kaiser at least 20 times over the years 🤣
@@FreerDHabit as a person who used to use the word, "like" a lot, i dont understand your usage of the word here. like, why?
@@vipset87 I suppose if you were forming sentences for a book you’d switch it to “ I like having”.
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I will add for the new guys here. There are loyalty missions in ME1 that are important too. Especially so for Urdnot Wrex
Absolutely loving replaying these timeless gems in legendary edition. Simply Amazing
Casually waiting for Tali's photo
I heard they completely changed the photo
I bet she looks like the dude from hell boy 2
About Paragon and Renegade... I always pick the dialogue option that fit my character best (aka roleplaying).
Max out both charisma and intimidate in 1 to keep those options open?
Same, first time I played each game, I made decisions based on my own moral compass.
Found out I'm kinda an asshole.
@@lobal2 too be fair, sometimes the renegade options are just more fun/cooler. Also I'm an asshole too.
@@regiman222 Yeah, they are. Especially in ME2.
@@regiman222 some of the characters in mass effect 2 force you to make certain moral decisions to keep their loyalty. You have to do what your teammates desire to keep their loyalty regardless of what your path is.
I can't believe I slept on this game for so long. I'm a couple hours in and I'm absolutely hooked.
Mass Effect has affected me in ways i cant explain. The lore detail alone gives my nerdy space mind shivers. You are telling me your guns basically have a slab of metal inside for a “magazine” and everytime you shoot it just slices off a shard at your enemy? Thats super in depth world building let alone all the alien species, planets, governments, etc.
The worst thing about the first game is the loot pickup. As far as I am aware you have to go into your inventory after each battle. This is not documented anywhere.
I have always felt that the gear inventory was better in ME1 than 2 or 3. yeah, you have to go into your inventory to switch, which you can do at any time, instead of having the option immediately upon gaining a new weapon. but in 2 and 3 you can only swap weapons when you pick up a gun, find the very rare workbench/locker thing, or between missions.
I think the reason for this is that the amount of loot you pick up in ME1 compared to ME2 and 3 is FAR greater. you have a chance of picking up armor, weapons, armor mods, weapon mods, ammo mods, omni-tools, or biotic amps with every enemy killed. imagine having a popup asking if you wanted to switch gear every time you got a kill? sounds pretty clunky to me. hence you need to check your inventory to see what you picked up instead.
I do wish they identified the loot when it was picked up though, instead of a generic "inventory" notification. know what I got so I could either swap to using something better right away, or not waste my time looking at crappy loot until I am ready to scrap it or sell it.
Overhead that ME4 was in development, so Im playing mass effect trilogy for the first time. I can't believe I haven't touched any of them when released. But it's pretty cool to run it straight thru. Now I'm a die hard fan while in the end of ME2. Definetely gonna pick up ME4 on release date
If you are on base consoles, go to graphics, in the options menu, and switch to 60 fps (framerate mode). It's, sadly, not default.
Thank you 👍
Is the difference in quality noticeable? I tried switching back and forth and I noticed that fps mode doesn’t have shadows
I have quality on for a Xbox one but it's quite playable for me
For Series X owners: Framerate mode runs at 120 fps, not 60
@@linktheordonianhero9098 I was clear about it being for base consoles but thanks for your input.
I beat 1 on Insanity and last night I jist beat the derelict collector ship on Insanity. Mass effect 2 is substantially harder than 1 on Insanity btw. You need to know what you're getting into at all times and be prepared before hand. I love the challenge.
Never played mass effect 1 and 2 but when i was a kid i love playing the 3 game now i can finally play them all 😵🔥🙌
Damn and I really wanted to play this. Guess I’ll work on trying out the first 2 graces before coming back to this. Thanks for the review!
Graces?
@@kangkudos1225 , Mass Effect brings grace. Lol
This is gonna be my first time playing the older ones I've put in a few hours in Andromeda and can honestly say this is one of the only games I can't wait to play; Andromeda hasn't been bad but to hear it the worst one definitely has me hyped
Sir I know that the convert junk option is a welcome addition but you need to mark the item as junk before you can scrap it.
Yea, that’s a pain in the ass having to shuffle through loads of weapons your not using marking them all as junk so you can sell them in bulk.
GamingBolt, This is amazing! I can't stop smiling!
Gonna be playing mass effect for the first time just got the legendary edition
Tip #3 is somewhat superfluous, I think. Talking with your squadmates IS the game. Shooting bad guys is what you have to do so you have something to talk about with your buddies.
For some reason I never played this game when it first came out and now I decided to start with this and I'm so happy I did! No idea why I was stubborn lol
Absolutely love Grunt.
New to the series. Amazing characters and universe in general.
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@@williamt2700 While I understand your sentiment, time is our most precious resource and it is a very finite one. We should all value where we spend our limited time here. "No cost to you". Agree to disagree
I never liked that you were locked into paragon or renegade. I NEED to be able to unlock further options, but sometimes I just wanna switch it up
There's a cheat that still works:
On Noveria, when you talk to the Turian head of Synthetic Insights for his garage pass, and after you finish the mission to get the data, you'll talk to the Internal Affairs chick. Go ask the Turian to use his info to bring down the Salarian running Port Hanshan, there's a Renegade/Paragon reply worth 25+ a pop. Once you're done getting him to agree, immediately talk to him again and ask him about Benezia; it'll give you an option to ask something else, and you get to ask him again about using his data. Keep doing that until you max out your Paragon/Renegade meter (tho you still need to put points into the class tree to unlock dialog options).
Simple just be an asshole and make the right choices you can unlock most paragon and all renegade options.
The best tip. If you want a bonus power from the start of the game. For example you want to play as an Adept but you lack overload to deal with shields. Sure you can use squad mate. But how about having that as an extra power. Simple. Start game as an engineer or infiltrator and as soon as you are on the bridge start casting overload. Once you done it 25 times you get an achievement and the power is now unlocked as a bonus power for you to select when creating a new character. So after go back start Adept class and select the Overload bonus power.
You can do that with any power you want as bonus power.
I am starting the game of ME1 with an Infiltrator that also has "Warp". So now I can deal with any protection. Shields, barriers, stop regeneration of Krogans, I can melt armor and health. Just with Overload and Warp.
First time playing. Love it, Omg what have I been missing in life lol
Take it slow, enjoy the ride. It's a good one.
jealous. i wish i could experience this for the first time again
The first time u experience it is the best
@@kangkudos1225 hmm good point, i never thought of it that way. im not a big fan of the first game either, it gets so much better from ME2. have you gotten to the 2nd game yet. everything is improved on in the sequels imo
edit: but i just realized that system still remains in the sequels
@@vipset87 -- Just finished ME:2 -- It's an incredible narrative experience. I finally got to touch the Gold Standard from BioWare's Golden Age.
Impressed with how far they were able to take one theme _("There's Nothing Like a Good Cause to Bring Out the Worst in People")_ and explore it across so many characters and perspectives
ME LE is a celebration of 25 years or so of sci-fi, pop culture, and best leaders in fiction.
Fun fact: Mass Effect 3 cost about $40 Million. EA and BioWare’s goal was to be beyond all expectations from the fans.
And it failed miserably
@@ChrisJohannsen Mass Effect 3 is actually pretty incredible, right until that final dialogue lol
Like barring that final piece of that final mission the game was just as incredible as the prior ME IMO.
If all you rate a game of, is how you felt about the ending, then I feel sorry for you. Mass Effect 3 was easily the best game out of the series and continued a good story into a fairly logical conclusion.
@Andrew Warther I vehemently disagree with everything you said.
Sped through the story of the first game when it first came out, I enjoyed it but really didn't sink my teeth into it. Replaying it at a deeper level currently and I really missed alot of stuff that makes this game incredible
so i shouldnt skip the boring side missions?
@@19382q I didn't mind them all too much and you can find better gear
Mass effect is definitely a GOAT
Just started playing this for the first time. Seems like it is going to be good.
Is the console version different from PC in the menus with your equipment because I'm playing on series x and it doesn't looks as "pretty and organized" as your menus???
They did an awesome job with this game. So smooth.
Not on base PS4 lol
@@poopikins runs fine on my base Xbox, can even run it at 60 fps with few friends drops.
Classes:
Soldier (Combat)
Adept (Biotic)
Engineer (Tech)
Infiltrator (Combat/Tech)
Vanguard (Combat/Biotic)
Sentinel (Biotic/Tech)
It's kind of like paper/scissors/rock (especially by #2) but not precisely.
I already own the First game, and have been meaning to buy the other two, but have not yet. Would y'all recommend that I get the other 2 ps3 games or should I get this legendary edition?
When I first played Mass effect it was on CD. It had loading issues and about 50 percent of the time when it was on a loading screen it would freeze my computer and my setup would need a complete reboot. It made the loading screens almost unbearable and yet I still played through. I liked the game so much I played though the bugs and still did a second playthrough as soon as I finished the first.
I didn't play again, and when I played ME2 and ME3 i was not able to link the first game choices and that bothered me seeing Ashley dead when it shouldn't have been her. haha. But still I played each game many playthroughs.
Now I am playing the legendary edition and loving it. No crashes and no freezes, and I am taking my choices all the way through as I take my time going through all the games one more time.!
I never realized how similar the story of mass effect and the expanse are.
So much love for mass effect 😁
I'm very happy they didn't fix the paragon exploit in the lorik mission
Or the one on Eletania don’t kill any monkeys find the one who has the modele search him after that save and reload I got up to 102 paragon points.
@@brianwt1 didn't know about that one!
2 things,first you never mentioned advanced classes such as nemesis/medic
2nd you forgot to mention many of the quests/sidequests now effect the readiness in later games now that multiplayer is removed for LE.
What about the two Pargon specific side quests and the mineral gathering 1?
I missed the regade one :(
13 hours in and I still am gonna not kill Ashely
Yeah, Kaidan is always meh for me
@Robert Seasrs I wouldn't go that far. Lol
@Robert Seasrs She's a garbage character
Bruh at least Kaiden’s not a space racist
Kaiden never lives past the game in my playthrough
Remember to do the DLC for the first game BEFORE the final mission
How did you get that decryption minigame? My whole play through of ME1 was just the lame quick button press one
It's PC footage so I guess that's the minigame for them and console just gets buttons.
Just got it new for 35 quid, delighted.
Ah yes. Paragon vs. renegade balancing issues. This is a myth we dismissed long ago. In the original me1, 2 & 3 games, building up one faction meant giving up opposite choices no matter how illogical these choices were. While it was reworked each game, at no point was it more apparent than in me2. If you made as many as 2 wrong picks in the entire game, it would prevent you from picking choices later that kept the peace between Jack & Miranda for instances. There was a workaround, however. In me1, on noveria, where you gather evidence against Analaious, a taurian, you can pick options with him in the bar that provide either paragon or renegade points. Once done, you can then simply begin the exact same conversation with him again and repeat it once more for the same reward options. Infinite number of times. You could optionally max one, then turn around & max the other.
In me2, when meeting Wilson in the games begining, pick the 2 dialog options that grant renegade or paragon points, save the game, and camp out, then back in. The scene repeats but your previous choice saves its points. This takes longer than the me1 route(about 3 hours of work) but you can max out one or the other. I heard it could bug the game if you went 100%, but 1200 points in gave you about 90% faction. At that point, you can pick whichever dialogue options you wished in the rest of the game fairly safely without being railroaded into 1 path or the other.
My Sheps
Male shep : ME1 soldier whose exploits sends him on a slippery slope of galactic fuckery. ME2 Cerberus enhanced him with with adept biotics becausethey are incapable of not experimenting and they kept the clone in case it botched . ME3 Shep adapts and combined his skillset and abilities and mastered the class of Sentinel
Sentinel is the best class to run thru ME2 & 3 on insanity, along with picking fortification as your bonus power. Damage reduction tops at 95%.
@@sarasunshinemt4444 I don't know... I think there is a strong argument to be made for Vanguard in 3. charge and nova almost negate the need for guns entirely, while making you just about invulnerable at the same time. that's a hard combo to beat. particularly if you pick up Energy drain as your bonus perk.
How do I use different weapons as a vanguard?? I don’t see how to switch to assault rifles like you said
11 things the game doesn’t tell you:
1.) tali is best girl
2.) garrus is best boy
3.) tali is best girl
4.) garrus is best boy
5.) tal ...
I think we all know where this is going.
In all seriousness tali’s kit is brokenly overpowered in mass effect 1.
Agreed, she’s basically a main stay on my team in Mass Effect 1.
So excited for the next one. BioWare has a tendency to not fuck up two games in a row
what class do you choose? what class is the most fun? since ME1, ive always chosen soldier, even when replaying the game. what class would you recommend?
Soldier is the most suited class for the first game, but the other classes can be fun. Vanguard is my preferred class and is an absolute blast to play in the sequels.
Experiment with the classes, I'm sure you'll find one that suits you.
I'm playing all 3 on Insanity with an infiltrator class. I just beat the derelict collector ship last night. Insanity is no joke lol
Vanguard is soooo fun to play in ME2 and especially 3. The charge ability is so exhilarating to use in ME3 and feels much for fluid and easy to use.
@@Sniped2Hard i just bought andromeda today. much to my dissatisfaction, there are no classes
@@vipset87 Despite being a lifelong fan of the Mass Effect series, I never had any money as a University student when Andromeda came out so I never got to buy it. I will buy it this time around though! Nostalgia can’t stop me from the mixed reviews this game got
I got this game from the discount bin from gamestop for 20 dollars i think it was. Was not disappointed. I remember the last dlc being very disappointing and coming out hella late. Mass effect 2 was out already like wtf were they thinking.
5:14 In case I assumed correctly, IF I were to play ME1:LE, untrained weapons are more like Garrus+Pistols?
As in, although the OG ME1 says that he is trained to use Pistols, I can't allocate any "Lvl points" into "Pistols", as it's abscent.
Has anyone else noticed the controls don’t have a layout tab in the options menu?
Yes, and it's annoying as hell.
ME1 allows you to max out charm or intimidate and get better than half of the whichever one you didn’t max out even if you really embrace the RP aspect (under classic mode- haven’t played with legendary scaling).
Edit: Enjoy the RPing while you can because it really gets nerfed in the later games, especially in 2.
12. Don’t let Tali get drunk
what!? but tali is hilariously adorable drunk!
*”Emergency Induction Port”*
@@Qballiz2kool 🤣🤣🤣
Playing the games for the first time. Love the universe and the lore
6:22 OH THATS WHY EVERYTHING WAS LIKE "Skill too low" muhfu-
Yup. And boost your electronics skill to max out your shields and repair on the mako, too.
Only thing I don't like about the old Trilogy compared to Andromeda was how they handled the Karma system. The ME Trilogy forces you down a path in order to have more dialogue options as opposed to choices made because it's what's you feel is right.
I'm pretty sure you could actually always equip all 4 weapons on each character in ME1?
You could, but firing them outside your specialization was like blindly firing the weapon without aiming it at all. Now you can actually use a sniper rifle on adept class, you just won't be able to use assassination for those extra damage points.
So it wasn't just me being completely useless in normal difficulty! Thank you!
All I have left to do is beat them on Insanity… stuck at the Saren fight currently but getting through it lol
Whats your Main class? I love Soldier and Sentinel in Mass effect 2 and 3.
Infiltrator
I played soldier then switched to vanguard in the second game. Biotics get stupid fun in 2 and 3
Vanguard, shotgun/w high explosive ammunition.
Solider in ME1 and Inflitrator in 2 and 3
Biotics for the win! Nothing like seeing my enemies doing cartwheels all over the screen 🤣
Should probably point out that any class can use any weapon in Mass Effect 1. Mass Effect 2, the original rules still apply. I started playing as a vanguard in number two and I still can only use shotgun, pistol, or machine pistol
There was a way around that restriction back on the Xbox 360 version. Mods my friend. Used to run with the Claymore shotgun and the Revenant assault rifle.
You should only invest in Charm/Intimidate if you only want to do 1 run through as normally these are the worst stat investments as you can get 4 points in one or the other per playthrough for free without using up any of your actual talent points you earn from leveling.
This is incorrect. You need a high level of paragon or renegade to be able to complete certain situations. I won't spoil it but some situations can be totally bypassed by having a high paragon or renegade..
While that is technically true (at least in classic game mode) most people probably aren't going to be doing multiple playthroughs of ME1 before moving on, since there is no wait between games. If you prioritize RP I would say it's actually best to pick your route early, and only invest in one or the other, maxing it out asap. This way the points used on non combat skills are minimized.
Lengendary leveling system helps a ton. You will have plenty of skill points by level 20.
Something else to keep in mind you can replay the game more than once and change your choices on each playthrough
I still can't throw grenades when pressing the touchpad even though they are in my inventory. HELP!
I miss Landon 😭 his voice was that best narration for me
I wondered what happened to you after Gametrailers. I missed your voice!
2:50 Wrong You can max charm and intimidate by gaining points. Requires multiple playthroughs however you can get 12/12 points into Charm and Intimidate without ever putting a point in. Giving you the full 102 points for actual skills.
I saw that this legendary trilogy version were included on Steam if i bought the EA acces. So bought a year EA acces for like 24 euro and started playing ME1. Fun game so far but it feels like a interactive movie at times. A lot of dialogue throughout the game and not so much action so far, but i only just become a spectre in the citadel, so I'm not so far into the game yet. And i keep getting lost in the citadel lol.
Is this being played on pc? The interface on Xbox doesn’t look like this
Yes I been trying to find someone that commented this!
Really useful thanks
The all weapon thing only applies to mass effect 1 and 3. Still stuck with class based weapons in 2
I know, right?! Dammit.
only for your teammates, you have access to one of each type yourself
@@Tenderleaf Bruh, I have the game. Played it three times. I know this to be true, I’m ME2, tire stick with class based weapons until you go to the collector shop and get the assault rifle , shotgun or sniper rifle training at that point
A lot of the assignments in ME1 don’t roll into 2 or 3 since there is a ton of them. They aren’t all worth doing. Most of the important ones are on main story planets or the citadel. Only a few others are relevant.
Conrad Verner.
AI stealing money.
Can't remember any others.
@@lobal2 I know Helena Blake shows up later too
@@Aleadfarmer904 thank you. That's the reporter right? If so, love those parts.
Also, nassina dautlis, probably murderd that name. Asari, shows up in me2.
@@lobal2 oh the reporter too, but Helena Blake is the merc that wants you to kill her two bosses to take over the syndicate. She shows up on omega in me 2
@@Aleadfarmer904 Man, I blew threw ME1 this playthrough and missed helena blake, not sure how I did that. Oh well, guess I will have to start over.
ME1 might be my favorite from the trilogy
3:24 One mistake that I did with the original ME1. (as I'm writing this, I'am replaying the (OG) PC Version again. Though my original playthrough was on the XB360)
If mass effect doesn’t become reality before I die I’ll be pissed
working on the relay systems as we speak
In Elon we trust
ME1's side missions are not all essential. I used to keep a list of side missions that's relevant to the story and/or later in the series.
Howeever, the biggest problem I had with them was the terrible MAKO controls and gunplay in a cookie-cutter level design, and since LE fixes at least two of those problems, I might try to finish them all this time.
Mako controls are still kinda wonky. But, the environments and planets look ALOT better.
Tips for when playing mass effect 1 in the legendary edition should be the title lol
Landon is my favorite commentators to cover top 10
Hey, thanks!
@@LandonBarton no problem wow made my night thanks 😊 didn't think I would get a reply
Gorgeous looking FemShep.
“Please like the video if you enjoyed it” I haven’t even watched it yet lol
One tip I'm glad I'd learned from a friend before playing ME2 was talk to Jacob after completing his Loyalty Mission, or talk to Tali after completing her Loyalty Mission mostly because they can give you Upgrades to the Normandy-SR2 now while at first they seem like simple cosmetic choices, they actually insure that all of the remaining crew aka the squad survives the initial part of the Suicide Mission.
It's not triggered by his Loyalty mission.
I'm doing ME:02 right now and i've already upgraded both the ship's guns and armor and the only loyalty mission i have done so far is Kasumi's Stolen Memories