Hot take time… the writing in Mass Effect is abominable. I'm now playing Mass Effect: Legendary edition. Crazy to think the last time I played ME1 was in 2006… 15 years ago lol.
Mass Effect was one of my games of the generation for the PS360 era. This game is insanely cheesy. Borderline juvenile. I'm still enjoying the game, albeit dumbfoundedly. My memory of how awesome this game was is way off.
I never got around to playing ME2 or ME3 so I am banking on a steep increase to the overall quality of, well, everything. Story, dialogue, voice acting, guest design, level design, gameplay, music, sound, everything. Otherwise, Mass Effect may go down as one of the most overrated series in my all-time rankings.