With the upcoming return of one of the greats in sci-fi action RPGs to grace the gaming industry, fans, particularly in the PC circuit, have been left wondering what specs of Mass Effect Legendary Edition will require.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is not a complete remake in the modern sense of the word, but more of a complete overhaul to the games and their mechanics, meaning the game will require a heftier set up for PC owners than the previous version.
Mass Effect 1 is receiving the most attention from the overhaul, The game’s UI and various interfaces have been overhauled, and combat and exploration brought in-line with the sequels’ improvements: better aiming, squad controls, team AI, and camera positioning. On the last point, for example, you’d commonly take cover in that game and get a brief view of the interior of Shepard’s skull: no more. Finally, and perhaps most-wanted of all, the handling of the Tonka-like Mako surface vehicle has been overhauled. I always hated the way this thing drove, so good news.
Mass Effect 2 and 3 are also receiving some attention, The three games are visually remastered for 4K, HDR, and DX11, with “tens of thousands” of up-rezzed textures, enhanced models, lighting, shaders, and VFX. Mass Effect Legendary Edition will support a high refresh rate and ultra-wide (21:9) displays on PC. There are also improvements to depth-of-field, anti-aliasing, and an “unleashed”—which one presumes means unlocked—framerate on PC.
There’s a universal character creator across the trilogy with “a lot” more customization options, and unified settings options across the three titles on PC
There was talk of porting to Unreal Engine 4, but the coding is very different, so BioWare decided to stick to Unreal 3, needless to say, all three games will look amazingly modern with these additions, and being a huge fan of the franchise I can’t wait to play it
So here are system specs for your walk down memory lane.
Minimum requirements for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU: NVIDIA GTX 760, AMD Radeon 7970 / R9280X GPU RAM: 2 GB Video Memory
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 120GB available spaceRecommended requirements for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1070 / RTX 200, Radeon Vega 56, GPU RAM: 4 GB Video Memory
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 120GB available space
So, nothing too powerful or unaffordable for new PC players Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be available on PC and console platforms on May 14, 2021.
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