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[SLoWMoTIoN]

Time to get cucked by space child again!

 

[hariseldon]

I am so fucking tired of Logo only announcement trailers

But is your face tired?

 

[the_master]

So, a cheap remaster?
Will they change all facial animations???

 

[MarkMe2525]

That description is baffling.

"We're not just going to give you a simple remake of the original games"
"We will do everything we can to modernize the gaming experience"
"Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a fully remastered and enhanced 4K Ultra HD version"

So, rather than a "simple" remake, it's remasters - which is a LOT more simple than actually remaking the game - yet at the same time they're doing "everything they can" to modernize the experience... ...by which they mean just upressing it and slapping some textures on.

What the fuck? I mean, I expected it, but what's going on with that marketing?

I expect them to rework mass effect 1 combat and planet scavenging. The wording is very vague. I hope it's running on a new engine.

 

[carlosrox]

Now do Dead Space and you will no longer be dead to me EA.

This is good though.

 

[Esppiral]

I love the Mass Effect trilogy, but they must remake it a lot for me to buy it again.

 

[Alienware]

Current gen? I genuinely don't understand how a publisher can be so shortsighted.

Newsflash idiots, come Spring, the hardcore gaming audience who will snap this up en masse will have moved on to PS5 and XSX.

I certainly don't want to play advocate's devil for EA, but this is still the year of a major pandemic spanning 8 months now where all of entertainment was heavily impacted. Can't really blame them for this, I don't think it would've made much difference anyway.

 

[bighugeguns]

Why am I getting some faint Warcraft 3: Reforged vibes from this? Like it's basically just a cheap outsource job cash grab to recoup the absolute disaster Anthem was (Yes, you now remember Anthem, I'm sorry.)

 

[Stilton Disco]

Would have been a day one purchase on Switch, but instead I'll probably get it a few years time on sale for a tenner or so.

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

How much you wanna bet this scene gets "edited"?

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Was kind of hoping that they were going to integrate all the gameplay for one seamless experience. Or at the very least touch things up and standardize the way that Uncharted Collection did.

 

[bighugeguns]

Was kind of hoping that they were going to integrate all the gameplay for one seamless experience. Or at the very least touch things up and standardize the way that Uncharted Collection did.

Yeah I reckon they outsourced the texture work as cheaply as possible and used mod tier addons to add controller support etc, still, having controller integration out the box on PC would be cool.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Can't wait to go up against mecha-squidley-didley again.

 

[bighugeguns]

Can't wait to go up against mecha-squidley-didley again.

Hey, don't spoil it!

 

[vkbest]

I would assume they would say 60 fps if it was though wouldn't they?

Kingdom of Amalur remaster we knew about 60fps , 1 week before of releasing

 

[ExpandKong]

ctrl+F “Switch”

nevermind. I love these games but I’ve got toddlers, if i can’t carry it with me and start/stop at a moment’s notice I’ll never finish it.

 

[bighugeguns]

ctrl+F “Switch”

nevermind. I love these games but I’ve got toddlers, if i can’t carry it with me and start/stop at a moment’s notice I’ll never finish it.

You'd think the Swtich would be a no-brainer, these games aren't exactly gfx powerhouses anymore, even with texture touch-ups etc, would be a pretty sweet deal to get the whole trilogy on a portable, install footprint size might be an issue though?

 

[diffusionx]

Current gen? I genuinely don't understand how a publisher can be so shortsighted.

Newsflash idiots, come Spring, the hardcore gaming audience who will snap this up en masse will have moved on to PS5 and XSX.

It is super easy to release the game with an unlocked framerate/res mode though, so the PS5 and XSX will run the game at 4k/60 at least.

BRRRRRRAAAAAAPPPPPP

 

[ZZZZ]

Bringing Legion to Tali's ship (Flotilla ) was one of my favorite moments in gaming ever.

 

[kingwingin]

Played this series for the first time 2 years ago, had an absolute blast. Will buy day one!

 

[Ascend]

Just as a reminder of what you can do with UE3 if you really, really try to put as much effort into it as humanly possible.

Spoiler

Batman: Arkham Knight, obviously....

And that's an open world game, where as ME games had pretty much compact and linear maps with a few bigger ones here and there. Will see if these remasters can compare with this game.

P.S. Sorry for 1080p screens, don't have the time to make 5K ones to make this game really shine.

There's little reason to still use UE3. I don't think it's that hard to port it to a newer Unreal Engine version, like what Gears 5 uses. UE3 is still too outdated. The lighting in those screenshots is sub-par.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Kingdom of Amalur remaster we knew about 60fps , 1 week before of releasing

True, fingers crossed I'm wrong

 

[Investor9872]

One of my favorite series of all time! Will triple dip day-1, but only on the PS5 for a more stable experience.

 

[Ascend]

Here we go again...

http://crft.nzxt.com/h510i-mass-effect/

crft.nzxt.com

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Lunch Box Bundle

Open a treasure trove of legendary finds - including a lunch box, a tumbler, a patch, a pin, a set of stickers, and 3 lithographs - with your Mass Effect Legendary Edition Lunch Box Bundle. Omni Blade Pin. SSV Normandy SR1 and “Honor the fallen" Embroidered patch. 3 Mini Lithographs

gear.bioware.com

 

[drezz]

Damn that music gets me.

As much as It hypes me, I would've liked all 3 to run with the same engien and gameplay. Have all 3 "games" run seemlessly togheter rather with holes between them.
Also... to have that fun MP do a comeback, but less capped/limited as the orginal was(Higher player count, higher amount of emenies, more varied enemies) and maybe have those cool abilities that are in MP merged over to SP.
That would be a lot of balancing issues I know, but at least that would give the player more stuff to experience with, new or old.

 

[Madflavor]

Cool. Awesome. So like, am I just suppose to forget how they completely and utterly betrayed the fans and the core themes of the franchise with that ending? How all of our decisions and all those lessons on achieving the impossible through unity led to that bullshit ending? It may have been 8 years ago, but I still remember how it felt to get slapped in the face after years of anticipation and waiting, and how those pieces of shit condescended and blamed us for not accepting their horrid writing. Yeah no, I'll pass on this.

 

[AJUMP23]

I saw they put an art book up on the BioWare store that is now sold out. I would like that. So if they can produce more I will buy one.

 

[Roufianos]

It is super easy to release the game with an unlocked framerate/res mode though, so the PS5 and XSX will run the game at 4k/60 at least.

Yea very true but I doubt a PS4 /XBone release will get the same kind of buzz as a dedicated PS5 / XSX one. Even if the end result is the same.

 

[timmyp53]

Is anyone who's played all the games and major dlcs gonna be double dipping?

 

[N30RYU]

Now Dead Space.
thanks.

 

[Ryuji Goda]

Is anyone who's played all the games and major dlcs gonna be double dipping?

I am

 

[N30RYU]

Is anyone who's played all the games and major dlcs gonna be double dipping?

Sure... the ending wasn't great... but was an amazing ride and story.

 

[eyesabitdull]

Is anyone who's played all the games and major dlcs gonna be double dipping?

I'm just praying this come with EA Play.

Idk about double dipping, but to be fair, if all 3 games came out for $60, and it reviews well - sure, why not.

 

[ExpandKong]

You'd think the Swtich would be a no-brainer, these games aren't exactly gfx powerhouses anymore, even with texture touch-ups etc, would be a pretty sweet deal to get the whole trilogy on a portable, install footprint size might be an issue though?

Perhaps. Still, the Bioshock collection lets you install each game individually. There are solutions, but EA will always be EA I guess.

 

[The Hamburglar]

its going to be 30fps even on next gen isnt it.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

How much you wanna bet this scene gets "edited"?

you mean enhanced!

 

[Andodalf]

Is anyone who's played all the games and major dlcs gonna be double dipping?

100% If I was smart I’d wait till it’s on EA access, but here we are

 

[IDKFA]

I hope they revamp in a way that you can play all three games as one, giant story rather than three individual games. Now that would be epic.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Is anyone who's played all the games and major dlcs gonna be double dipping?

Nope, these kind of games are one and done for me; stuck around for the mp in me3.

 

[GeorgPrime]

They added the new

For several months now, our dedicated team at BioWare has been working to update the textures, shaders, graphics effects and technical features of our three amazing games.
We're not just going to give you a simple remake of the original games. We will do everything we can to modernize the gaming experience for which the Mass Effect saga is famous, so longtime fans and new players can experience original content in a whole new light. It is truly incredible to see the adventures of Commander Shepard come to life in higher resolution, with increased frame rates and jaw-dropping visual enhancements.

As game developers, we always want our games to transcend their original platforms. This opportunity to remaster the original trilogy means that the fruits of our labor over more than a decade will be able to endure and be experienced by players around the world in an even better form. Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a fully remastered and enhanced 4K Ultra HD version that includes all core single player content and DLC from Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, as well as weapons, armor and promo packs! Available in spring 2021 on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC, it will also offer backward compatibility and specific optimizations for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.

We will reveal more to you early next year!

In short:
- Fully remastered and enhanced in 4K
- New textures, shaders, effects and more
- All the DLC for all 3 games are included
- Backward compatibility with PS5 & SEX with enhancements
- Spring 2021
- Frosbite Engine (?)

"I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite remaster "

They added new Woke punishment. If you hit on human girls only you will be called xenophobic for the rest of the game

 

[RAIDEN1]

I hope they revamp in a way that you can play all three games as one, giant story rather than three individual games. Now that would be epic.

Doubt that would happen, some prefer one part more than the others...

 

[Fart Knight]

No more love for male Shepard huh

 

[Ascend]

Hey Bioware... If you're reading this... There is one way you can immediately fix the ending, while leaving the games' stories exactly the same. How?

You add a scene at the end of Shepard waking up right next to the Beacon in ME1. It was all a vision of what is to come, and none of it happened yet.

 

[nowhat]

Roses are red
The Normandy is gray
Come into my quarters
We'll bang, ok?

 

[Boss Mog]

Boo on the lack of mp and no 60 fps.

Yay on everything else

They said improved framerate so I'd imagine that means 60fps. No reason it shouldn't be especially on PS5/XsX.

 

[Stuart360]

Oh shit, i didnt realize it would be all 3 games, all dlc, and sizeable graphical updates, all in one package,
This seriously has become my most wanted game next year.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Hey Bioware... If you're reading this... There is one way you can immediately fix the ending, while leaving the games' stories exactly the same. How?

You add a scene at the end of Shepard waking up right next to the Beacon in ME1. It was all a vision of what is to come, and none of it happened yet.

Just make the citadel DLC after the final mission.

 

[HotPocket69]

Considering how shit BioWare has been over the past five years, my hopes aren’t really high at all for this. They’ll fuck it up somehow I’m sure.

 

[Pagusas]

So... no improvements to ME1's gameplay? :-/ Dont get me wrong its my favorite of the 3, but its also the most dated and could use some love.

 

[Kadayi]

But is your face tired?

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