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Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Release date, Trailer, Story and features!

Published

3 years ago

February 6, 2021

The original Mass Effect trilogy is soon to be remastered for current gen consoles as well as PC according to developer Bioware.

The trilogy is receiving the remaster and being titled Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

Here’s everything we know about the game :

Release Date

Mass Effect Legendary Edition has received an official launch date of May 14th.

The collection, priced at $60, will be available on PC via EA Play, Origin and Steam. It will also be made available on PC, Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series S/X.

Trailer

Features

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a remastered compilation of all three Mass Effect trilogy games. The game will also include 40 DLCs (Downloadable Content), which will introduce new stories, weapons and more.

BioWare has also added new graphical elements like depth-of-field, shadows, improved lighting and volumetrics. From the trailers, the game looks much more realistic and modern from the three original games.

The game will offer 60fps gameplay with reduced loading times and support for 21:9 widescreen monitors.

Apart from the graphical improvements, the Legendary Edition will also let players create custom characters with a high level of customisation.

Story

Mass Effect is a military sci fi shooter that takes place in a fictional version of the Milky Way, around the year 2150.

The original trilogy revolves around a soldier named Commander Shepard, who has to protect the galaxy from an alien race known as the Reapers and their agents.

The game series starts off with Shepard investigating Saren, whom Shepard slowly comes to understand is operating under the guidance of Sovereign, a Reaper left behind in the Milky Way. Your purpose is to stop the alien invasion.