Mass Effect Legendary Edition - New Players Discussion

Hell yeah!  You get three full games plus 40 dlc's.  Plus the games are great fun.  When I bought the Legendary Edition I did not mind the price.  For 60 bucks you get a lot of content.

It depends.

As a long time fan, I've played the trilogy countless times. As a PC guy, I've also tried it on with mods that enhance the experience. As a gamer, I have many other titles that haven't been played or touched ever since they came out - good games, by the way, like Horizon: Zero Dawn. When Legendary Edition came out, I didn't see much point on buying it, since I was in the middle of my modded ME3 playthrough.

But when it recently dropped on EA Play, first thing in the morning the game was already ready to play on my console and I'm having a blast with it. Taking it patiently, instead of devouring it. Makes the experience more interesting, especially when doing some things differently.

So, truly, it's up to you. If you're holding back because of the price, you could wait a bit more or try the service and play at least the first one - that was what impressed me the most.

Yes. It remains my all-time favorite game series.

I've only played on keyboard and I like it. Same with DA so I'm not sure that's helpful. The only game I've jumped through hoops to use a controller was Jedi: Fallen Order.

Gotcha. I've only just started, so I'll keep using KB+M for now unless I get really stuck.

I have to say, I wasn't expecting ME to have shooter-style combat. I've never played a shooter game. I've been getting killed a lot!
I'm starting to get the hang of it, but it's pretty funny considering my Shepard is supposedly a great war hero

Just don't play Dark Souls. That's an exercise in dying. With this one you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly.

Now you can update your profile to include MELE.

Probably. It shows up for me. I actually thought about it when I saw that you were a DA guy and wondered if you'd played the MET.

My first playthrough of ME was ME2 on the PS3. I had no idea what I was doing. Even though I completed the game, it was crash and burn. Because of that, I bought ME1 for my computer. I was not the best when using the keyboard and mouse. I set the difficulty to casual. I ended up completing 2 more playthroughs after that. If I did put it at an higher difficulty, I would be in a world of hurt. Several months after ME3 released, I did buy a copy for my computer. Again I set the difficulty to the lowest to use the keyboard and mouse. I only did one playthrough

I'm currently playing DAI on my computer with a controller. It's great. I also have played DAO/DAA/DA2, but with keyboard and mouse with difficulty set at the lowest setting. I prefer using a controller. 

Anyways. Continue with your playthrough. Do whatever you want to do.  Do not be afraid to ask questions. Someone will have an answer.

Thanks for all the answers and support! I appreciate the new-player-friendly community here.

I'm playing on Normal difficulty as an Infiltrator. I've gotten moving quickly from cover-to-cover and shooting from cover down. Getting better at swapping weapons in combat. Still experimenting with different weapons and seeing what they do. Haven't used any special abilities yet, and I've been letting my squadmates do their thing as I'm still mostly focused on trying to stay alive. I think once I'm more comfortable with controlling Shepard in combat I'll start giving orders to my squadmates.

Combat is faster and less strategic than I'm used to, which is probably why I was getting killed a lot at first. No time to think or select special abilities, just point and spamclick until they're dead! Haha. I'm sure I'll get better with practice.

So, a few questions:
1) Are there any missable squadmates? (A first-time player of DAO could miss Leliana if they don't go into the tavern in Lothering, for example, or they could leave Sten in his cage without realizing he was a recruitable companion). So far I have Ashley, Kaidan, Wrex, Tali, and Garrus. It looks like I get one more.
2) Is there a recommended order to which worlds I should explore first, or does it matter? Artemis Tau, Feros, or Noveria? (don't wanna make the mistake of going straight to Orzammar from Lothering or Emprise du Lion immediately after getting Skyhold)
3) How the hell do I travel to another world? When I used the map I was able to navigate to different galaxies/clusters/whatever they're called, but when I clicked on planets my only options were to conduct a survey or do nothing. What am I missing? I'm sure there's a very obvious answer here.