Poll of the Day > Is Mass Effect 1 and 2 worth a replay before starting 3?

(+) Yeah! (+)

Yaknow, for continuity

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Yes one hundred percent.

if you can deal with ME1 not being the greatest gameplay wise and very dated and how much of a hurry youre in.

But 2 and 3 have some of the best gameplay of the series. Hell, gameplay wise even Andromeda was pretty sick.

But yes def worth playing at least a few hrs to see if you can deal with 1. If you cant deal with it then just watch a summary of ME1 on YouTube and start 2.

oh wait I notice you said replay - in which case no, if youve played both before Id definitely skip 1

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FatalAccident posted...

f you can deal with ME1 not being the greatest gameplay wise and very dated and how much of a hurry youre in.

I liked ME1 a tad more than ME2 since I did like the planetory exploration... but it's been YYEEEAAARRRS since I played it

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Yeah, for sure.

You can always set the difficult lower if you just want to cheese through the games quick.

Having your own personal continuity is a big deal. Makes your choices matter. No other game franchise has done it better, before or since then.

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Id personally skip 1, since for me a lot of the big moments wouldnt hit nearly as hard second time round and I would struggle with the dated gameplay mechanics. Or like the other user said turn the difficulty down so you can rinse through the story

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ME1 is always going to be a struggle to want to go back to due to the mako system.

Though ME2 had that annoying scanning system.

Andromeda does have the best combat in the series.

obviously.
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BlackScythe0 posted...

Though ME2 had that annoying scanning system.

I loved the planet scanner in ME2...

But agreed, Andromeda has the best combat system. Shame about the lack of polish and subpar story.

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I actually liked ME1 the most, simply because it was a good mix of action and RPG.

ME2, while improving some things (mainly making weapons and armor upgrades resource based vs. random loot, more involved branching paths), also made a lot of things worse (simpler RPG mechanics, the scanning system, needing WAY too many resources to upgrade some things)

And ME3, well, the endings (or lack thereof) isn't even 1/4 of the problem with that game. It is basically just Gears of War with a Mass Effect skin.

Haven't played Andromeda, probably never will unless it is gifted to me (or Origin does another free month of Access)

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Dikitain posted...

And ME3, well, the endings (or lack thereof) isn't even 1/4 of the problem with that game. It is basically just Gears of War with a Mass Effect skin.

Thats oversimplifying it unnecessarily. The only comparison is that its a cover based shooter, ME3 has more depth gameplay and story wise.

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