That's not to say it isn't a serious game - it tackles a lot in-depth themes - but you can tell that it's been built on the back of the often goofy Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare's previous RPG hit.Īn inherent jankiness permeates the first Mass Effect, and at times it's hard to ignore - even with all of the work that's gone into Legendary Edition. There's an old school charm to Mass Effect - a kind of whimsy that's mostly lost by the time Mass Effect 2 rolls around.
