Mass Effect Legendary Edition is great, but it ruins the tone

Some lighting and skybox changes eclipse the tone and mood of the original game.

As far as remasters go, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is one of the best in recent memory. With significantly upgraded textures, more detailed models, wider range of colors, some new lighting effects, multiple quality of life gameplay enhancements, and support for 4K resolution, this remaster is nothing short of extensive and impressive. There's not a doubt in my mind that it's easily one of the best Xbox One role-playing games available.

However, some of the realism-focused changes that the developers have made in the game — especially when it comes to the original Mass Effect — bother me considerably. To be clear, I'm not saying that the changes look bad. They look gorgeous. The problem I have with many of these changes is that they feel like a departure from the tone and mood of the original games, as opposed to a modernization of them.

Realistic graphics that don't set the mood

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