The Legendary Edition of Mass Effect changes a few small scenes. There are significantly fewer butts – at least in the inappropriate moments.
Even though it is “just” a remaster, the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is likely one of the most highly anticipated games of 2021 for many players. After all, this sci-fi RPG is probably BioWare’s biggest and most well-known RPG and is considered a true milestone in video game history – a brand new title in the franchise is still a long way off. In the meantime, many details about the remaster are known. In addition to a larger adjustment of the gameplay of part 1, there are also a few changes, such as in the camera angles that cast female characters in a questionable light.
Problematic camera poses will be changed: In an interview with Metro magazine , Project Director Mac Walters spoke about a few small adjustments that will be made. He said:
[One of the developers] pointed out a few camera cuts that were just… why was that focused on Miranda’s butt? So we said in some cases: ‘Okay, we can make changes here.’
Anyone who has played the series will likely remember those scenes. In some cases, they were so unintentionally absurd that they burned into the players’ memories – especially in connection with the character Miranda Lawson, a constant companion in part 2 of the series.
Scenes like this were few and far between in the game series – sometimes so inappropriately glaring and out of place that it led to a flurry of memes. What was once “Mass Effect” became “Ass Effect” – even if you’d rather not Google that for too long.
Fem-Shep also gets slight changes: Similar adjustments are also made when the player takes on the role of the female Shepard (Fem-Shep).
The problem here was that the female Shepard was originally conceived by the developers as a kind of “niche option”. They did not expect many players to actually play a female Shepard in part 1 – even though this turned out to be a misconception.
Therefore, Fem-Shep uses virtually the same animations as her male counterpart, which is not an issue in most scenes. However, when male Shepard sits with his legs spread on a bench, resting his chin on his crossed hands while contemplating the fate of the galaxy, it looks cool. When Fem-Shep sits in the same pose wearing a short skirt, it is rather inappropriate and gives the scenes a strange aftertaste that simply does not fit the situation.
They managed this with small tricks. The camera in these scenes is simply set a bit higher.
When will Mass Effect: Legendary Edition be released? The release of the major remaster version is set for May 14, 2021 – so in just under 3 months. Then veterans and newcomers can once again take Commander Shepard into battle to save the galaxy, pick up their crew companions, or seriously mess with entire alien races.
The Legendary version includes all single-player content from the original “Mass Effect” trilogy. However, the multiplayer mode will not be included.
Are you excited for the remaster of Mass Effect? What do you think of the small changes that are being made?
