Mass Effect 'Legendary edition' remaster expected early 2021

What does remasters usually consist of? Same engines but with higher textures? New engine for the 3 games (2 much work for it, innit?)? will they re-hire the VAs to do the ME1 lines again (because the sound in general is crusty af)?

Because if it's like Metro redux, i'll be like... Ñeee, let's wait until it drops to 5 bucks.

A lot of games do end up in March thanks to FY issues.

I haven't looked at EA's results lately. Is this whole thing maybe just a cheap revenue grab to make this year look a bit better?

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In my worst nightmares, I see legions of new potential fans experiencing the ending of ME3 yoked to the weird body rigs and animations of Andromeda and think: "Wait, is this really a good idea?"

The extended cut does blunt some of the grief, so maybe there won't be a Shitstorm 2.0 over the ending, but if we get Andromeda-style dog-legged Garrus, I can see people asking "Why did you old timers love this game so much? It's meh."

Honestly if they announced this remaster and MEA2 I would be happy.

After my experiences with having multiple playable races in Inquisition I would agree I don't think it would be done very well.  I felt there were too many sacrifices in the story telling to achieve adding multiple playable races.  Too many of the conversations became a glorified talking head situation where the player and the NPC were practicing social distancing to prevent clipping so that also meant there was very little interaction with the environment to prevent the same problem.  Not to mention the vocal group of people getting upset again because there will be race gated romances since people have been upset in the past that their choice of partner wasn't already available to them.

It wouldn't be hard to do. Just use hackett's ending. For those who don't know what that is, I will post it again. After the coup, the player learns the crucible has enough energy to destroy the reapers. No one knows how. That is your ending. After Shepard passes out in front of the console, and the arms to the citadel are fully opened, the crucible fires the red wave of doom all over the galaxy destroying the reapers. It removes everything after Shepard passes out. It leaves open for a possible sequel to ME3 with Shepard or a new cast of characters. Sure choices have to be considered, but with the guy saying the details have been lost over time, those choices can happen a different way. Of course Bioware could remove that scene. I don't see that happening since it's Buzz Aldrin voicing the character.

I would guess EA already has. Having no dlc for the game proves that. When looking at videos about ME on youtube, a lot of comments are folks wanting a remaster. Look at this forum. There has been a lot of talk about a remaster with very little mentioned about MEA. Even on the twitter thread, there is stuff about the trilogy, and hardly anything about MEA. There's a post with a few va's from the trilogy getting together to talk. Don't see/hear anything from the va's about MEA.

The top complaint I've heard/read is the characters are dull, boring. I agree with that. With the krogan, well, the ones in the Milky Way had more to offer. Then you have the two kids, I mean krogan, fighting. What a joke. That fight would sum up MEA, a joke.

Eventually I can see another game in Andromeda, but not with Ryder.

On another thread, there is/was talk about how they might change Ashley's look to how she looks in ME3. What if they do that for all characters throughout the trilogy? Just touch up the face? Maybe change the character creator screen when creating Shepard? Don't know.

Of course, it just seems BioWare alters aspects of their sequels of their games based on those upset players are saying and it just hurts their games.  Its why I am nervous of any kind of sequel for Mass Effect now.

Play as an asari? Ewww.... 🤢🤮

Why is this referred to as "Hackett's ending"? Wouldn't it be simpler to say that it's Destroy + retcons rather than make up a new term?

On another thread, there is/was talk about how they might change Ashley's look to how she looks in ME3. What if they do that for all characters throughout the trilogy? Just touch up the face? Maybe change the character creator screen when creating Shepard? Don't know.
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They should certainly only have one character creator, since bad Shepard imports to ME2 are a thing. IDGAF about Ashley's appearance, but I suppose that's what market research is for.

Play as an asari with no option to play as a male, no option to choose what hairstyle the player wants for their character, and a very limited choice to skin color? How many styles of painted eyebrows will there be? If it's an option, then sure, why not.

What would the background story be. A former thief who stole armor from dead bodies? A stripper who will stop to dance every time she walks by a pole? Will the character not do anything leaving all the work for the squadmates? Will the main character have information that could help with the mission, but wait until the last minute to reveal that information? Is the character banned from setting foot on asari ships because she likes to do stupid crap like using the escape pods for her own personal use?

Can the tentacles be used as a weapon? For instance. If a baddie grabs her from behind, can she smack her head back into the baddie with her tentacles stabbing the baddie?