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Legendary Edition vs Original (lemmy.world)
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I'm going to replay the ME trilogy soon. I last played about 3 years ago - before the legendary edition was released - and I'm not sure whether I should play the legendary edition or the original versions of each game. Is there any reason to prefer the original versions of ME at this point? I thought mod support might be lacking for the legendary edition, but it looks like it supports most of the more popular mods that the original versions support.

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[–] ChampagneEquinox@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The only reason to go original is if you're particularly attached to the Pinnacle Station dlc from ME1. Mod-wise, there's still a bit more for OT than LE, but LE is starting to pull ahead, especially with the larger mod packs. I also noticed LE was more stable with mods like ALOT. (I'd get horrible shadows and red eyes with the original version, even though I installed everything in the right order.)

LE also has the benefit of not having to reapply any DLC, and graphics overhaul of ME1 is still quite stunning, especially compared to the original.

That said, you would have to start fresh with your saves. If you only care about ammo/weapon upgrades, then it's nothing you can't fix with a save editor.

[–] kattenvrouw 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I want to add that if you have an old or shitty pc you should probably go for the original games. Or if you simply don't want to spend more money (assuming you already own the old games).

[–] ChampagneEquinox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Indeed, the cash monies is always a factor. Though you made me remember something that puts LE ahead!

On the original versions, namely ME2, there were critical game crashing bugs on Kasumi’s loyalty mission and LOTSB. It was bad enough that I usually skipped those two missions and edited my save files to reflect the decisions as though I’d played through them. Most infuriatingly with Kasumi’s, it happens right after you get on the shuttle with Keiji’s greybox. LOTSB would bug during the car chase, which was at least somewhat earlier on in the mission.

Both of these bugs are fixed with LE.

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