Given the size of the trilogy and the sweeping improvements to look at, Nick is still beavering away at our review, but has already detailed some thoughts, predominantly about the first game in our Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review in Progress:īioWare has done a fantastic job of bringing the original Mass Effect up to meet the standards of 2021.

Resolved minor text issues with achievementsįixed an issue where kills for achievements/trophies weren’t tracking correctly.

Minor visual, rendering, and VFX improvements on some levels.

Improved lighting and shadows in some cinematics.

Improvements to pre-rendered cutscenes to reduce occasional artifacts.

Resolved an issue where the character code would sometimes not display in the squad menu.

Fixed an issue where kills for achievements/trophies weren’t tracking correctly.

Minor calibrations, fixes, and stability improvements.

Improved iris shaders for better interaction with light and ambient occlusion.

Known issue: This can still happen if you enable/disable a headset in the launcher.

Fixed the main issue where the launcher would crash or become unresponsive on Xbox Series X when using a wireless headset.

Here’s the patch notes for the 17 May update for Mass Effect Legendary Edition:

Mass effect 3 dynamic shadows fix