Mass Effect Legendary Edition (General Discussion)

I mean, I agree that a better response would have been more reasonable, but while I don’t think you’re trolling in saying this and you truly believe that, it seems to me a bit far-fetched, to say that her character is ruined because they decide to remove the opportunity to showcase her beauty at all times. The fact that she’s beautiful and ‘perfect’ remains intact, whether we can see her ass in particular dramatic shots or not. Especially because, even from the start, she’s much more of her body.

Everyone is free to have their opinion, and again, I do think that this isn’t some kind of justification to say why the butt shots should be present or not, but as another Miranda fan, I disagree. And while there are certainly others that feel and think like you did, there are also others that stated that they didn’t give much thought of Miranda in their first playthrough because of those shots, and re-evaluate her character afterwards.

One thing I’d say about the change of the climate in the last 10 years, that others have addressed: while I wouldn’t know for sure everything that was criticized or not back then, even about the butt shots (I recall criticism mixed with meme), the bit about boob armours being criticized by few and laughed by the rest is factually untrue. I recall LONG threads and discussions about this topic, and the ME2 outfits in general, going on in the legacy BSN, with tons of people discussing (and fighting) about it, split on different views.

That doesn’t mean that nowadays the situation isn’t different, but it wasn’t as one sided as some people are saying back then.

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Yeah the Eden Prime change is exactly the kind of thing I didn't want. Looks bland AF. Please no changes to the art style/color palette!

All I personally wanted was sharper textures and all DLC. I wanted the exact same experience as before, just sharper. Warts and all.

Definitely not buying this now.

From what I read, it seems they went back to the original concept arts and decided to get closer to them in the in-game rapresentation, and they even brought back ME's lead artist (who I think he's also working on NME, because Gamble talked about him after the VGA).

I'll judge the full result on release. Eden Prime's atmosphere is the only negative think out of the ME-related changed that came out, for me, but I want to see that whole scene in motion, also.

I respect that. It's just that for me personally there is no point in a nostalgia buy when the game doesn't look the same anymore.

I know the game's target audience is a new generation. And they won't mind the change, they'll probably prefer the remaster look over the blurry original. So my own gripes are irreverent.

I'm just sad because I was very much looking forward to replaying on PC without having to shell out 70+ bucks again just for the DLC. If they offered the same bundle for $60 of the original games and DLC, I'd buy it right now.

And 14 years later I still won't see the m/m romance in ME1 Legendary Edition without a mod :/

Because there is no proof otherwise. As I said, the idea that it didn't happen before, doesn't mean it won't be happening in the future and if everyone is presenting it as a non-issue, then why make an issue out of it? Ideally, if it isn't an issue, then you don't make it an issue. If you are making it an issue, that means there's problem. And yes, had Bioware not said a word, people would have played through the LE, they would have got to the scene, they would have missed the change, because they don't play the original ME2 every day, just to load it up to that conversation with Miranda, to remember the shots perfectly, they would see the change, maybe some time later, that it is insignificant and moved on. If it is a non issue, then you treat it as a non issue. If you treat it as an issue, that means something is wrong.

And you know what, maybe they did change Liara's ass shot in ME1, as well. They haven't said it, but it doesn't mean they didn't do it. Because if a clothed ass shot is an issue, how about a naked ass shot? Do you think that will make it through? I have my severe reservations now. I don't trust Bioware not to, now.


Well, I have a problem with both, to be honest. And I only expected one of the two, but even so, I wasn't going to buy it. But I despise "modern sensibilities" more than the Eden Prime redesign. Now, I am willing to buy it, just to prove a point. If you are going to ask me why I don't have a problem with the Ede Prime redesign, it's because, as I've said, it's every remaster ever. Changes in lighting and atmosphere that completely botch the original's feel. The Silent Hill remasters did that, the Batman Arkham remaster did it, the Sleeping Dogs remaster did it, literally every remaster did it, except TLoU. The only one good remaster. Why would anyone thinks this was going to be different, I don't know. Why would Bioware, modern Bioware, of all studios, do it better? I'm on PC. I have mods. Never cared for the remaster. Never wanted it. And I don't know what more problems will arise, after the game gets released.

Thing is, it's less about is there public interest for MET remake, it's a big issue of BioWare OG team not wanting to do it at all. Hell they seem to have been pressured by EA to do the Remaster, despite heavy fan interest for remaster for years.




LMAO, after all of this drama we will STILL see her ass in that scene. There just won't be a heavy focus on it.

I also wonder about the fate of Khalisah al-Jilani quest("I've had enough of your snide insinuations").

Going around punching female reporters for laughs seems like something that might not age well. 

Yeah, I always answer her questions because I'm a good egg. 

One would hope so, because I'd say that an actual punch from a professional soldier inflicts way more harm than a glance at someone's derrière.

None of my Shepards ever punched her, but at least it was a choice.