Skip to main content

Which Mass Effect game is the longest?

The original Mass Effect is easily the shortest with the second two games about equal in their running time.
  • Mass Effect 1: 15-30 hours depending on playstyle.
  • Mass Effect 1 w/ DLC: 17 – 32 hours.
  • Mass Effect 2: 24-35 hours depending on playstyle.
  • Mass Effect 2 w/ DLC: 33 – 45 hours.
Takedown request View complete answer on fanbyte.com

Is Mass Effect 2 longer than 3?

BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk have confirmed that Mass Effect 3 is longer than Mass Effect 2. “It's longer than Mass Effect 2,” Muzyka told IGN when asked how long it had taken him to finish the game.
Takedown request View complete answer on gamingbolt.com

Is Mass Effect 3 a long game?

When focusing on the main objectives, Mass Effect 3 is about 24½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 50 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Takedown request View complete answer on howlongtobeat.com

Is Mass Effect 2 longer than 1?

RELATED: Mass Effect 1: How Long is It

On average, Mass Effect 2 runs significantly longer than its predecessor, and players can take anywhere from 25 to 50 hours to complete it.
Takedown request View complete answer on gamerant.com

How long is the entire Mass Effect trilogy?

78½ Hours - 110 Hours

With over 75 hours of content and more than 300 awards, one of gaming's most acclaimed franchises is available for the first time in a premium foiled box set.
Takedown request View complete answer on howlongtobeat.com

Mass Effect Legendary Edition - Before You Buy

What is the shortest Mass Effect game?

The original Mass Effect is easily the shortest with the second two games about equal in their running time. Mass Effect 1: 15-30 hours depending on playstyle. Mass Effect 1 w/ DLC: 17 – 32 hours. Mass Effect 2: 24-35 hours depending on playstyle.
Takedown request View complete answer on fanbyte.com

How long is Mass Effect Andromeda full game?

When focusing on the main objectives, Mass Effect: Andromeda is about 18 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 93½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Takedown request View complete answer on howlongtobeat.com

Why is Mass Effect 2 so much better?

Mass Effect 2 pivoted the series to being shooter first, light RPG second. The combat is much improved from its predecessor and gives more weight to the gunplay and the powers and gives more direct control over squad mates.
Takedown request View complete answer on gamerant.com

Should I start with Mass Effect 2 or 3?

For players that just want to experience the action gameplay of Mass Effect without worrying about the story, Mass Effect 3 is probably the best game to play first. Basically, if you really want the depth and roleplaying aspect, you'll be missing out if you start with Mass Effect 3, but it depends how much you care.
Takedown request View complete answer on gaming.stackexchange.com

Why is ME2 so different from ME1?

In comparison, Mass Effect 2 seems to be much more gameplay-focused than story-heavy. For one, the crew is much larger, including only a couple of familiar faces from Mass Effect 1, but making up for it by introducing around a dozen new characters to serve as part of Shepard's crew.
Takedown request View complete answer on screenrant.com

Is Mass Effect 3 the hardest?

The first and second entries feature some very challenging fights, particularly the fight against Saren and the suicide mission. However, it's undeniable that Mass Effect 3 is the most challenging entry in the series by a considerable margin.
Takedown request View complete answer on screenrant.com

Can I skip Mass Effect 3?

The answer is yes, you absolutely must. There are a few reasons why you should play the Mass Effect trilogy in order, and not just because that's the way the story was written - there are severe consequences to not playing Mass Effect, then ME2, then ME3 - it's a matter of life and death.
Takedown request View complete answer on thegamer.com

Will there be a Mass Effect 4?

In late 2022, Mass Effect trilogy fans were treated to a special announcement: maker Bioware said it is still going forward on Mass Effect 4 after its 2020 promise to start development. The company even released a short teaser trailer.
Takedown request View complete answer on space.com

Why did Mass Effect 3 fail?

Mass Effect 3 essentially made two major errors. It downplayed the investment you made in Mass Effect 2 by being unable to incorporate characters you embraced over the course of that game, and it reduced the amount of character interactions overall.
Takedown request View complete answer on collider.com

Can you play Mass Effect 3 if you died in 2?

Mass Effect 3, as with the rest of the trilogy, is Shepard's story. If you have a dead Shepard at the end of Mass Effect 2, that saved game won't import into Mass Effect 3. You can play Mass Effect 3 if you died in Mass Effect 2 of course, but you'll have to create a new Shepard.
Takedown request View complete answer on gameinformer.com

Is Mass Effect 2 short?

When focusing on the main objectives, Mass Effect 2 is about 24½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 50 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Takedown request View complete answer on howlongtobeat.com

Why destroy is the best ending Mass Effect 3?

The “Destroy” ending allows Shepard to eradicate the Reapers along with all other synthetic life, allies included. The “Control” ending turns Shepard into the new, non-organic Reaper overmind, which will direct the Reapers to repair and defend the galaxy.
Takedown request View complete answer on theringer.com

How many endings does Mass Effect 3 have?

When Mass Effect 3 was released in 2012 players were met with three different endings. Destroy (Red) sees Shepard destroying all the reapers, as well as all synthetic life in the galaxy.
Takedown request View complete answer on inverse.com

Can you romance in Mass Effect 3?

Mass Effect 3 romance options

If you're a female Shepard in Mass Effect 3, you can romance Garrus Vakarian, Thane Krios, Kaidan Alenko, Liara T'Soni or Kelly Chambers. Garrus, Thane and Kelly will only work if you romanced them in the last game, though.
Takedown request View complete answer on radiotimes.com

What is the best Mass Effect ever?

Most fans give the title of best in the series to either the original or Mass Effect 2, though the title for worst is fairly split between either Mass Effect 3 or Andromeda.
Takedown request View complete answer on cbr.com

Does Mass Effect 2 have multiple endings?

There are two Mass Effect endings, one with a branching path. They all revolve around pursuing dealing with the Council in the Race Against Time: Final Battle mission, though none of them significantly influence how the trilogy unfolds.
Takedown request View complete answer on pcgamer.com

Can I do every mission in Mass Effect 2?

In BioWare's Mass Effect 2, Shepard has the freedom to tackle most missions in any order.
Takedown request View complete answer on thegamer.com

How many years between me3 and Andromeda?

For those who don't know or haven't played, Andromeda is set approximately 600 years after the conclusion of the original trilogy in a different galaxy.
Takedown request View complete answer on wired.com

Is Mass Effect: Andromeda unfinished?

Despite Andromeda's ambitions, BioWare were not given the tools, workforce or budget to achieve their goals. This answers why Andromeda feels so empty and unfinished.
Takedown request View complete answer on thebubble.org.uk

How many endings does Mass Effect: Andromeda have?

We'll start off with the big spoiler: There's only one ending to Mass Effect: Andromeda. We've already written about how certain decisions have an effect on certain events during the ending of the game, but nothing you do effects the outcome.
Takedown request View complete answer on polygon.com
Close Menu