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Mass Effect Legendary Edition is out and it brings a litany of changes to the series — some announced and some kept secret until it was in the hands of fans — and players are still discovering more.
Leading up to the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, EA and BioWare detailed many of the changes coming to the series. IGN's Mass Effect Legendary Edition wiki guide breaks down many of those changes and it's worth checking out, but many new things are being discovered daily.
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Some come as big surprises, such as a fix to a decade-old bug, while others serve as reminders to just how much time has passed since the release of the original trilogy of Mass Effect games. IGN has rounded up some of the biggest, best, well-hidden, and most-surprising changes to BioWare's sci-fi trilogy.
Redditor Superspicycurry37 said "this is the ONE thing I wanted them to change if they were going to change nothing else," and that they're "glad it was this." Redditor Max_Crultak26, however, said "in my head-canon, some quarians are purple or pale red with lines, and others like Tali are purple with freckles (and tree-like lines) but still, the image is cool."
The photo above is what Pluto looks like in the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect 2 and it comes by way of Redditor Kunven. It's a small change, but a welcome one as indicated by some of the replies to Kunven's post on the Mass Effect subreddit. Redditor Silent_Shadow05 said they "appreciate these small details" and that they believe "BioWare really went above and beyond for this remaster."
"Was always so confused that the leader of the Terminus systems responsible for the Skyllian Blitz was a human," DocD173 said on the game's subreddit. "This is such a small but welcome change in ME:LE. Was not expecting these side missions to get this kind of love."
As you can see, this is Liara's doctorate degree from the University of Serrice on Planet Thessia. Who knows what else the newly-included photo mode could help players discover in Mass Effect? TannenFalconwing posted what they believe to be a transcription of what the degree says, too, alongside their discovery:
Tali's Face in Mass Effect 3
Anyone familiar with the original Mass Effect 3 release knows that it answered a question asked by many a Tali fan: what does Tali look like under her quarian armor? If you romance Tali in Mass Effect 3, this relationship leads to a scene in which Commander Shepard looks at a photograph of an unmasked Tali and...saw what was a photoshopped image of Miss England '05 winner, Hammasa Kohistani. Sure, BioWare did add some alien features to Kohistani's face in the photo, but at the end of the day, it was still just a photo of a human. It's safe to say BioWare took that criticism to heart because in the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect 3, Tali's face is now seemingly an original piece of art and not a photoshop of a pageant winner. You can check out Tali's new look below, courtesy of MaxGoods on Reddit.
Redditor Superspicycurry37 said "this is the ONE thing I wanted them to change if they were going to change nothing else," and that they're "glad it was this." Redditor Max_Crultak26, however, said "in my head-canon, some quarians are purple or pale red with lines, and others like Tali are purple with freckles (and tree-like lines) but still, the image is cool."
New Pluto Textures in Mass Effect 2
Pluto is a hotly-debated topic in the world of science. Is it a planet? Is it not a planet? Mass Effect 2 doesn't care because regardless of its status in our solar system, it's something in space that can be scanned. What's interesting about scanning the planet in Mass Effect 2 now is that in the Legendary Edition of the game, Pluto's texture has been updated to match the most recent picture of Pluto from 2015.
The photo above is what Pluto looks like in the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect 2 and it comes by way of Redditor Kunven. It's a small change, but a welcome one as indicated by some of the replies to Kunven's post on the Mass Effect subreddit. Redditor Silent_Shadow05 said they "appreciate these small details" and that they believe "BioWare really went above and beyond for this remaster."
Elanos Haliat Is a Turian in Mass Effect Now
In the original release of Mass Effect, space pirate Elanos Haliat was a human and that didn't really make much sense. Eurogamer, which originally reported on this change, pointed out how weird it was that Elanos was human in the original release of the game. As Eurogamer's report notes, Elanos hates humans, he wants to attack a human colony, and other Terminus races rally behind him as their leader. Doesn't sound very human-like, eh? That's because Elanos' status as a human was a bug in the original game. That's been fixed in the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect, however, as now Elanos appears as a Turian in the game, which makes a lot more sense. Redditor DocD173 posted a side-by-side of the change, which you can check out below.
"Was always so confused that the leader of the Terminus systems responsible for the Skyllian Blitz was a human," DocD173 said on the game's subreddit. "This is such a small but welcome change in ME:LE. Was not expecting these side missions to get this kind of love."
Lovers of Liara T'Soni: Check out Her Doctorate Degree in Photo Mode
If you're romantically interested in Liara, or even just interested in this character platonically, why not get to know a little more about her educational background? Thanks to the newly-included Photo Mode in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, players can now view Liara's doctorate degree, as discovered by Redditor TannenFalconwing.
As you can see, this is Liara's doctorate degree from the University of Serrice on Planet Thessia. Who knows what else the newly-included photo mode could help players discover in Mass Effect? TannenFalconwing posted what they believe to be a transcription of what the degree says, too, alongside their discovery:
- University of Serrice
- Planet Thessia
- The governing body of the university grants this day that
- Liara T'Soni
- To be conferred the title of
- Doctor of Anthropology
- of the Prothean Era
- Having completed in due course, and with singular purpose, to continue the pursuit of truth and knowledge to further the Asari people
Photo Mode
Beyond cool discoveries like this, the inclusion of photo mode is a welcome addition for fans of the series, both new and old. For some, it's an opportunity to take hilarious photos where Commander Shephard is awkwardly standing behind beloved characters. For others, the new photo mode is a great tool for those who wish to showcase their love of the series' characters, locales, and more.#MassEffectLegendaryEdition #SeriesX pic.twitter.com/Tuq1f7I8YD