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|introduction      = '''''Mass Effect Legendary Edition''''' is an upcoming {{Glossary:third-person}} {{Glossary:ARPG}} and {{Glossary:shooter}} developed by [[Company:BioWare|BioWare]], with assistance from [[Company:Abstraction|Abstraction Games]] and [[Company:Blind Squirrel Games|Blind Squirrel Games]].<ref name="abstraction /><ref name="blindsquirrel" /> It is a compilation of the ''[[Series:Mass Effect|Mass Effect]]'' trilogy, including most of the additional content, and features remastered visuals, such as upgraded textures and lighting, and support for {{Term|HDR}}, and tweaks to game balance.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://blog.bioware.com/2020/11/07/happy-n7-day-4/|title=BioWare - Happy N7 Day!|date=2021-05-01}}</ref><ref name="ign" />
  
|release history  = The game is a remaster of [[Mass Effect]], [[Mass Effect 2]] and [[Mass Effect 3]] optimized for 4K resolution, and will all include the original games' downloadable and cosmetic content minus Pinnacle Station as the source code was corrupted. The multiplayer was also not remastered for this collection.<ref>https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/02/bioware-explains-why-it-didnt-bring-back-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-in-legendary-edition</ref><ref>https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/02/bioware-explains-pinnacle-station-dlc-exclusion-from-mass-effect-legendary-edition</ref>
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''[[Mass Effect 3]]'''s multiplayer is not included due to time constraints, while the ''Pinnacle Station'' downloadable content for ''[[Mass Effect]]'' is not included due to loss of the original source code.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/02/bioware-explains-why-it-didnt-bring-back-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-in-legendary-edition|title=Game Informer - BioWare Explains Why It Didn't Bring Back Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer In Legendary Edition |date=2021-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/02/bioware-explains-pinnacle-station-dlc-exclusion-from-mass-effect-legendary-edition|title=Game Informer - BioWare Explains Pinnacle Station DLC Exclusion From Mass Effect Legendary Edition, "Heartbreaking" |date=2021-05-01}}</ref>
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Mass Effect Legendary Edition cover
Developers
BioWare
Abstraction[1]
Blind Squirrel Games[2]
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 3[3]
Release dates
Windows May 14, 2021
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres ARPG, Shooter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Mass Effect
Mass Effect Legendary Edition on IGDB
Mass Effect Legendary Edition on Wikipedia
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2008
Mass Effect 2 2010
Mass Effect 3 2012
Mass Effect: Andromeda 2017
Mass Effect Legendary Edition 2021

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is an upcoming third-person ARPG and shooter developed by BioWare, with assistance from Abstraction Games and Blind Squirrel Games.[1][2] It is a compilation of the Mass Effect trilogy, including most of the additional content, and features remastered visuals, such as upgraded textures and lighting, and support for HDR, and tweaks to game balance.[4][3]

Mass Effect 3's multiplayer is not included due to time constraints, while the Pinnacle Station downloadable content for Mass Effect is not included due to loss of the original source code.[5][6]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Origin
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Region locked in Latin America
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play Pro
Windows
Steam
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Origin
Windows
All versions require Origin DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1328670/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1328670/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio ISACT, Wwise[8]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3570
AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 120 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 7970
AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Abstraction Games - Mass Effect Legendary Edition - last accessed on 2021-05-01
  2. 2.0 2.1 Blind Squirrel Entertainment Inc. - Our Games - last accessed on 2021-05-01
  3. 3.0 3.1 IGN - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition First Impressions: Less Than a Remake, but Much More Than a Basic Remaster - last accessed on 2021-05-01
  4. BioWare - Happy N7 Day! - last accessed on 2021-05-01
  5. Game Informer - BioWare Explains Why It Didn't Bring Back Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer In Legendary Edition - last accessed on 2021-05-01
  6. Game Informer - BioWare Explains Pinnacle Station DLC Exclusion From Mass Effect Legendary Edition, "Heartbreaking" - last accessed on 2021-05-01
  7. TheGamer - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Preview - Skippable Elevators, Improved Mako, And More - last accessed on 2021-02-02
  8. [Eric Vervaet on Twitter - last accessed on 2021-05-01
    "Due to a number of reasons, we needed to stick with ISACT it for ME1. Naturally that has brought its own challenges. 2&3 are with Wwise as they were previous."