Commander Shepard has many powerful abilities for disposing of their enemies in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and these can be amplified via techniques called Biotic Combos. We take a look at what biotic combos are, how to set them up and the different uses they have in Mass Effect 2 and 3. What Is A […]
The Existential Horror Of Mass Effect’s Husks
Zombies are pretty goddamn scary. They’re a quintessential horror villain, one of the most frightening and most intimate forces of evil in the hallowed genre. Ghosts might haunt you, murderers might stalk you, terrifying sea monsters might pull you down in the deep, but zombies? They are you, and there’s nothing quite so horrifying as that. […]
Mass Effect: 7 Questions We Have About Krogans
The Mass Effect Legendary Edition is out and fans both old and new are exploring the galaxy as Shepard with their crew members. Of the many aliens in the franchise, the Krogan have one of the most tragic and interesting histories. Unlike humans in Mass Effect, they are a race that did not build up […]
Mass Effect’s revival reminds us it’s time to abolish the space police
What does the future hold? In our new series “Imagining the Next Future,” Polygon explores the new era of science fiction — in movies, books, TV, games, and beyond — to see how storytellers and innovators are imagining the next 10, 20, 50, or 100 years during a moment of extreme uncertainty. Follow along as […]
Mass Effect Has Me Feeling Guilty About Virtual Love Triangles
Commander Shepard is such a slut. Not intentionally so, but my version of the galactic saviour accidentally found herself in an awkward love triangle amidst the Normandy when she should have been focused on putting a stop to Saren’s evil plans. But there’s always time to relax between stopping evil hypnotic bugs on Feros and […]
Mass Effect Legendary Edition: How To Unlock Specializations
At the beginning of Mass Effect, one of the decisions you will have to make during character creation is which class you want your Commander Shepard to be. This decision later affects which specializations you can unlock also, as each class can lead to one of two specializations. Unlocking a specialization for Shepard will replace your […]
Mass Effect Debuts At The Top Of The Chart As Spidey Swings Back Into The Top 5
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has debuted at number one in the UK boxed charts, continuing the recent merry-go-round at the top. New releases have been coming at us thick and fast recently meaning games aren’t enjoying much time at the top of the chart. New Pokemon Snap was number one for a week before being […]
Mass Effect Still Has The Best Opening In BioWare History
I underestimated my nostalgia for Mass Effect as I booted up the first game yesterday. Despite simply sporting a new coat of paint and several mechanical improvements in the Legendary Edition, Commander Shepard’s debut adventure somehow still carries the same weight and circumstance it did all those years ago. Upon creating my galactic hero, I’m […]
PSA: You Need To Play The Mass Effect Games In Order
I envy everybody that is about to play the Mass Effect trilogy for the first time with the Legendary Edition. If I could wipe one series from my mind and play it over again fresh, it would be Mass Effect. However, I’m kind of glad that technology doesn’t exist, because then I wouldn’t know the […]
Too Many Of Mass Effect’s Renegade Choices Just Don’t Make Sense
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve played through the Mass Effect trilogy. It’s my absolute favorite series, and I’ve developed a bit of a yearly ritual where I replay the trilogy over the summer. I usually make the same few choices, drop Ashley, save Wrex, romance Garrus or Thane, opt for Synthesis – […]