Mass Effect Trilogy

 PlayStation 3
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 87
  3. Negative: 12 out of 87
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  1. Metacriticfan4
    Mar 30, 2013
    2
    ME1 and ME2 are great. They set an exiting setting for ME3. Unfortunately BioWare completely butchered ME3 and personally ruined the ME franchise for me. The ending of the trilogy was so important and boy was I looking forward to an epic clash between the allied forces and the mysteries Reapers. In order not to spoil I'll leave it with this: After playing the horrible ending of ME3 theME1 and ME2 are great. They set an exiting setting for ME3. Unfortunately BioWare completely butchered ME3 and personally ruined the ME franchise for me. The ending of the trilogy was so important and boy was I looking forward to an epic clash between the allied forces and the mysteries Reapers. In order not to spoil I'll leave it with this: After playing the horrible ending of ME3 the entire series was castrated. The excitement I felt toward it dropped. Even days after finishing ME3 I was bummed out. Really bummed. I have lost all will to replay any of the ME games. You put in a lot of hours and money to finish these games and in the end BioWare returns the favour by taking an unfairly huge dump on your forehead. Even worse the trilogy contains very little DLC. One could expect to at least get the majority of the DLC for the games with such a box set. But the will to make money is greater than pleasing loyal fans. Which is also shown not just in the DLC department but also in the mutilated ending of the franchise.… Expand
  2. Kai82
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    This is an interesting case. Mass Effect 1 is a great game and Mass Effect 2 is even better. Mass Effect 3 had an ending that ruined the entire trilogy. Lets get a summary first. Mass Effect was the Star Wars for video games. It created a universe full of interesting characters, stories, history, conflicts, alien species, politics, technology, ideologies and cultures. The lore was so goodThis is an interesting case. Mass Effect 1 is a great game and Mass Effect 2 is even better. Mass Effect 3 had an ending that ruined the entire trilogy. Lets get a summary first. Mass Effect was the Star Wars for video games. It created a universe full of interesting characters, stories, history, conflicts, alien species, politics, technology, ideologies and cultures. The lore was so good that I had many good discussions with friends and read many articles in the Mass Effect Wiki. You have also a codex in each game where you can look up things for more details. Then they had a unique idea for the Mass Effect games. You can import your decisions into the next games. This was as interesting as impactful. Many of us had again so good discussions and arguments what the best course of action was or which outcome the decisions will have. There were a lot of mayor and some minor decisions that gave you different results in the follow up games. Then came the conclusion for the trilogy that shatter everything. I mentioned in my reviews for the individual games that I wanted to replay all of them to get my favourite (and satisfying) outcomes. I haven't touched the games since then and probably wouldn't in the future. The ending controversy got even into the media. BioWare made even a survey about the ending on their website which they removed quickly and silently because of the results. I compared this to the conclusion for Game of Thrones (or the Dark Tower in books). It is the same thing. The journey was beautiful and well worth it while the end undoes nearly everything. For details see the list of the famous YouTuber Angry Joe or watch the YouTube video which compares all endings (at once) and you will see what got the community enraged. They later tried to fix this with a free DLC (Really good material) but it was to late. The reviving with Mass Effect Andromeda failed miserable (The “My face is tired” meme is hilarious). Overall only the question remains what rating should I give to the trilogy. I can give 7/10 from the combined rating divided by 3 (10/10/1) or give 1/10 because of the conclusion. I will give 3/10 because the ending is important enough to have a higher value. If you don't believe me find a movie/book/video game/TV series were the ending is abysmal and you can give a good review with honesty and no doubts afterwards.… Expand

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  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 29, 2013
    90
    If you've never sampled the delights of the Shepard saga before, this is as essential as PS3 purchases come. [Feb 2013, p.114]
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 22, 2012
    80
    No matter if you're a fan of action games or RPG, the Mass Effect trilogy is something you've got to play in this generation.
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  3. Metro GameCentral
    Dec 18, 2012
    90
    A good value compilation for what remains a stunningly ambitious mix of interactive storytelling, compelling action, and sci-fi spectacle.
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