All 3 games have fantastic story AND gameplay.

The arguments about comparing them against each other is just stupid. The legendary edition is how the games were initially designed to be played, ONE EXPERIENCE.

Besides, the "jank" in ME1 isn't actually bad. It's silly at worst. the mako, with the added booster, is perfectly fine to drive. And the gunplay is also fine.

And as for the ending in 3, with extended cut and enough war assets the ending is actually really good.

ME2 purists are just stupid, the game is good, yes, but the purists have the dumbest takes.

@mazza if you find video games too easy try getting a life.

gotta agree the collectors came out left field and felt forced as a protagonist when we already had reapers and geth as protagonists.

2 was good while its end story was meh and its ability to influence the story though that was par excellence.
the guys who made kotor and mass effect went back to being doctors i believe it was since corporations stole their company essentially.

M2 had the best story.... this idea that it was Meh.... cmon.... jesus people the suicide mission is one of the coolest final stages of any narrative game that has been made the idea that your decisions during your game decides the fate of the squad is fantastic and has not been repetated as good before or since...

M2 is the best game,

M3 doesn't have a bad story.... it's just the end most didn't like that doesn't mean the whole story , the rest oif the story was amazing.

ME1 has the best story and gameplay, it's the only game i've finished 4 times. I love it so much.

Me2 had the most interesting characters and their stories were good. The main plot was just meh. And the human reaper was just dumb.

everyone's opinion is wrong.

I do not agree that ME2 had the best story. It had a good story but it was not the best in the series. ME1's story left quite the impact on me, not to mention it's what started the whole thing. It was hefty, meaningful, and unique. That comes from someone who played ME2 before playing ME1, so I would have had more reason to be biased towards ME2, which I enjoyed very much.

I have always said that ME1 has the best story but the worst gameplay, ME2 has the best companions, and ME3 is the best game all-around but had the worst ending (though they've done a lot to fix it since launch).