'When I think back to how frankly archaic our tools were to be able to bring some of those really meaningful and remarkable scenes together in Mass Effect 1, I just can't believe we were able to do it with what we had.'

The first Mass Effect launched back in 2007, and Meek reflected on how 'archaic' the technology used for this game was when looking back compared to now. 'This is my job, to go through and play with the remaster and really see it for what it is, and there are so many times that it's like.I just can't believe we had people floating in the air and you could shoot them in Mass Effect. While the job requires a more critical eye than many are used to, that didn't stop him from relishing how truly magical the first game was in terms of innovation. 'I usually don't want to see a game again once I've finished it,' he told us, 'because as a creative person I tend to only see the flaws, right? When I pick a game up, I can only see the things like the bugs we didn't fix as opposed to all of the great things. When talking about his approach to games and how sometimes it's hard to go back to an adventure already completed due to the nature of his job, Meek opened up about how being an inherently creative person has its downsides. When talking to Meek about his role in bringing the Legendary Edition to life, he talked about his own attitude when approaching projects like this and how that period of reflection reminded him what a gem the first game truly was. Despite being the oldest game in the trilogy, there is no denying that Mass Effect 1 was revolutionary in many ways, and without the care and love that went into it, we never would have seen the following two entries. As such, world-building took priority, and BioWare was still getting a feel for what this experience would ultimately become.

The first Mass Effect game had very different pacing than 2 or 3, and a large part of that was due to it being a new IP.

Ahead of the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, we sat down with character and environment director Kevin Meek from BioWare to talk a little more about the pioneering first game and how working on this remaster brought back the best kind of nostalgia. The journey as Commander Shepard began with the first game, and from there, gamers were enthralled (but not indoctrinated) by the tale of uniting a galaxy at any cost. The Mass Effect trilogy remains one of the most incredible stories in gaming.

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