Mass Effect modders have been unofficially remastering the trilogy for years

Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)

Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard.

It’s been seven years since the original Mass Effect trilogy ended, and even now modders are working on all kinds of additions and improvements to Commander Shepard’s adventures. During the N7 Day celebrations on Saturday, BioWare announced the official Mass Effect remasters, but the modding community also took it as a chance to show some of the unofficial upgrades they’ve been working on over the last year.

They made a video to showcase it all – and it even has a cameo from DudeShep himself, Mark Meer.

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