Getting through ME (1) when playing the trilogy is a chore

Not really

When I play ME1, at least for most playthroughs, I speed through the game. I don't bother with any side missions unless I like to see Conrad and Jenna in ME3, than I will do those side missions. Otherwise I just focus on the main quests

Whenever I finish ME3 and get back into ME1 again I think about the clunky combat and how different it will feel. As soon as I start it I still find it oddly charming. Yes, it's clunky and old, but I still enjoy playing ME1 a lot

Sometimes it just takes a bit of patience and a different perspective to get into a game. The same kinda thing happened to me regarding the Dragon Age series. I played ME1 to death and loved the hell out of it and wanted another Bioware game. Found out about DAO and purchased it and turned it on and then got stuck in the castle playing a human noble...got lost and felt like wtfffff going around in circles bc there was no map plotting/cursor like there was in ME1. Stopped playing the game- ME2 dropped- and then after a few play throughs of ME2 I got bored again and retried DAO and the magic happened. The brown graphics, the lack of map cursor convenience thingy, was neglible to the enjoyment I got out of the game via dialogue and characters. 

So- to be OT- I would find ME1 hard to replay at this point. It's been years since I touched it and I know the game like the back of my hand it would be difficult to retread it. 

I had considered doing it since I'm injured right now (broken ankle and months of bed rest at this point) but I got sucked into a DA2----> DAI play through 

I did have fun during my 2nd playthru ...It was me, suit rat and space turtle running around with shotguns the entire game. I think once you get into the story and learn about each individual species and the lore......that the games doesn't become a chore on your 1st run-thru..If nothing else, that should actually excite you and make you want to complete every single side-quest and make you want to explore every single thing in the game ..like it did with me.

Maybe a bit off topic but my brain also has to adjust to the weird animations in cutscenes compared to other games of that generation. Very robotic and creepy at times when they turn their heads... but i get used to it.
The thing is that i only bought ME1 and ME2 a few years back on a sale without knowing what it was and got sucked into the story pretty fast. I still need to (and don't shoot me aaiight) buy the 3rd game so maybe i'll get back to this post in full agreement

I do the driving to get all the minerals and crates mainly for the XP. And because I just have to do it for some reason. It helps if you have maps to all the uncharted worlds.

Yeah, if you don't like the characters then ME2 has nothing for you. I can see where that would make it a slog.

ME1 wasn't that bad...

Or when your playing the DA series...

In the beggining of the year I've played ME1 with HD textures for the first time and it was a blast, it really felt like a new game.

I enjoy ME1 quite a lot and find it easy to get through. It probably helps that I really enjoy its exploration atmosphere. ME3 is the one that is hard for me.