I'll try to keep it short as others have written much more constructed reviews over the years.
Mass Effect is a 3rd-person A-RPG where you play as Commander Shepard (male or female) in the not-so-distant future. Mankind discovered faster-than-light travel through the study of ruins of an ancient civilization on Mars and must now find its place among the other races of the Galaxy.
That was for the type/synopsis of the game, now let's see what interests us.

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• Story : Despite the eternal debate between fans over the end of the 3rd game (RIP dark energy), everyone agrees that we have the best video game saga of all time. And with good reason, the richness coupled with the coherence of this universe make it credible thanks to an remarkable work of writing. It's a real space-opera in which your decisions will have consequences, even several tens of hours later.
  
  
• Characters & VA : What to say ? The great strength of ME is obviously its characters. What is there better to involve the player than to make him attach to his companions ? Each of them has their own personality that you can influence. Whether they are human/alien, you will love some, hate others, but in the end you will not forget them. This feeling is reinforced even more thanks to the excellent voice acting. I was able to do the trilogy in French as well as in English and voices like those of Pascale Chemin/Jennifer Hale (FemShep), Keith David (Anderson), Françoise Escobar (Tali) or Martin Sheen (TIM) only made their character even more alive. To all these people I say thank you ! My heart belongs to Tali.
  
  

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• Gameplay : Without going into details because I cannot develop for each of the 3 games, the trilogy has evolved to such an extent that each game has its supporters. Some will regret the statistical side of the combat system of the first game, others will get annoyed because of the spacebar button which forces Shepard to take cover during a sprint... Still, the gameplay improves with each episode and we clearly feel that the level design has been designed to match it. It's not just the action phases of course, you can visit planets, take sides/threaten people, buy a goldfish while a galactic conflict looms etc... The best summary I can make of it and that the gameplay serves the story.
  
  
• OST : With almost the hundred tracks that make up the OST of this trilogy, I especially thank Jack Wall and Sam Hulick for their work. The score is inspired by classic sci-fi movies, it blends 80's electronic music with modern orchestral scoring. Their music sublimated parts of the games and gave me chills. I just have to think of the credits of the 1st (thanks to Faunts), the Normandy, the Citadel, a certain mission of the 2nd game... these games have their own sound identity.
  
  
• Visually : For the visual aspect, I'll just say that the Legendary Edition is worth it for the work done on the 1st game. For the others, they have aged well.
  
  

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I can't really make a list in the sense that these are minor issues that depend on everyone's expectations. But I can say without too much problem :

• The Mako (vehicle in ME1) : To me, it's not a bad thing, but I can understand why there is people who hate Mako's phases (deleted in next games).
  
  
• AI : Sometimes dumb, specially in the 1rst game. Also, you might have trouble from time to time with your teammates refusing to obey simple things. Nothing too bad.
  
  
• Animations : As I said, it depends on everyone's expectations. To me, it's still really good but I know many players will be disgusted because the games are "old".

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I didn't mention the price in the negative points because for me it's absolutely not one. That some people complain that 60€ is too expensive for a trilogy finished for 9 years, I understand. But I think especially of the players who will discover this universe, 60€ for 3 games and all their DLCs, it's a good opportunity and it remains better than the majority of recent games in terms of content. I'm not fooled though, I know why EA is doing this.

Regarding modding, BioWare have been exemplary following their press release. Over the years, the community has developed great content which unfortunately is no longer compatible with this edition. BioWare said that it was in talks with modders to help support the game and modding tools, and for the moment the content is getting richer every day !

Like many, this saga has a special place in my heart. I discovered this universe many years ago, I laughed and enjoyed every moment within the Normandy crew and I will relaunch a game for sure. Mass Effect is an invitation to travel and adventure ! So stop reading me and go for it, it's totally worth it !

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