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The Artisan · Aug 9, 2015

Tyler Wilde of PCG conducted a survey, of albeit, a little over a thousand people, men aged 18-34, about the ME games, and published an article about his findings.

56% voted Me2 to be the best game

And surprisingly, Me1 was voted the worst, by almost 50%.

And Liara was the most romanced character

more stats here

Zeouterlimits · Aug 9, 2015

The Artisan said:
And surprisingly, Me1 was voted the worst, by almost 50%.

Well that's a bit upsetting.

ThoseDeafMutes · Aug 9, 2015

That's correct, ME1 worship is not mainstream despite seeming to be the majority opinion here.

ME2 4 lyfe yo.

R3TRODYCE · Aug 9, 2015

I actually liked ME1 the most tbh.

senahorse · Aug 9, 2015

Playing KOTOR 2 at the moment, I must say I prefer the style of ME1, but the game and environments were just so bland compared to the following games.

Zareka · Aug 9, 2015

Wait people don't think ME1 is the worst Mass Effect?

ME2 best game

EatChildren · Aug 9, 2015

I am not in the least bit surprised to see Mass Effect 2 gauged as the best. I don't know if I'd call it my favourite, but I think it's the most consistent of the lot. Most fans I speak to cite it as their favourite.

Very surprised to see Mass Effect 1 edge out Mass Effect 3, by near 10% at that, as least favourite though.

gugeifer · Aug 9, 2015

Dat cover shooter love.

vocab · Aug 9, 2015

Me1 is a better rpg.
Me2 is a better game.
Me3 just sucks.

SerTapTap · Aug 9, 2015

Surprised by the lack of ME1 praise, but I feel that's more come about as part of the ME3 ending backlash (and more general ME3 backlash).

41.6% of people romanced the space racist?!

Qassim · Aug 9, 2015

I agree. ME2 > ME3 > ME1.

LurkerPrime · Aug 9, 2015

Mass Effect 2 is a great game, but a terrible Mass Effect 2.

Also, gotta say I'm shocked to see Morinth's romance preference beat even Jacob's. That's probably my biggest surprise of all these stats. (Her beating the ME3 characters doesn't surprise me... replaying ME3 generally isn't a priority.)

StrangeTaco · Aug 9, 2015

I'd say it's pretty accurate, ME1 while definitely a better "RPG" was IMO a worse game. Inventory was clumsy, some of the combat early on was awful, some weapon combos were game breaking, and the Mako was horrible.

PBalfredo · Aug 9, 2015

Zeouterlimits said:
Well that's a bit upsetting.

Graph speaks the truth though.

In before tons of junk loot, inconceivably minute stat increments and shitty shooting makes ME1 "better/more of an RPG" than the rest of the trilogy.

edit: already too late I guess

Linkark07 · Aug 9, 2015

Can understand why people dislike ME1.

Still, it is a shame Bioware got rid of planet exploration with ME2 and especially the 3rd one.

GeoGonzo · Aug 9, 2015

Sounds... understandable? Mechanics wise ME1 is clunkier, even if it has a pretty fantastic story.

Kathian · Aug 9, 2015

ME1 control scheme is superior to ME2; also I don't get why the destroy so much of the first game going into the second. I was looking forward to more time with my gang and them shitty plot reasons interrupt me

ME2 has a lot of strengths though; I just think the first game is the more rounded package and ME2 doesn't build on that enough.

Still to play three.

BradC00 · Aug 9, 2015

I had to be convinced to continue onto ME2 after I beat ME1 I thought it was so average.

SkylineRKR · Aug 9, 2015

This is also my sequence.

ME2 is the best game. ME3 has very good gameplay and a fun little multiplayer. ME1 has clunky controls and I just didn't enjoy it as much though its still a good game.

ksan · Aug 9, 2015

PBalfredo said:
Graph speaks the truth though.

In before tons of junk loot, inconceivably minute stat increments and shitty shooting makes ME1 "more of an RPG" than the rest of the trilogy.

There was shitty shooting in all of them though.

Nekofrog · Aug 9, 2015

vocab said:
Me1 is a better rpg.
Me2 is a better game.
Me3 just sucks.

ME3 has some very good character moments and payoffs that work really well isolated from the main story.

The main story doe... trainwreck.

Cess007 · Aug 9, 2015

ME1 worst Mass Effect?? The hell??

Robot Pants · Aug 9, 2015

R dott B said:
I actually liked ME1 the most tbh.

Me too.
It IS the best. Not even a question, bros.

It's also Garrus' favorite so...

ElTorro · Aug 9, 2015

Should have chosen Blue, Green, and Red as colors for that chart. And set all numbers to 33%.

RP912 · Aug 9, 2015

Sounds pretty accurate. Mass Effect 1 is too brutal to play nowadays.

Kathian · Aug 9, 2015

Cess007 said:
ME1 worst Mass Effect?? The hell??

Least played.

thechristoph · Aug 9, 2015

People are unable to not speak in hyperbole when discussing ME3. It doesn't suck at all. It has flaws with the storytelling but the gameplay is the best of the series.

EatChildren · Aug 9, 2015

ME3 multiplayer is secret best Mass Effect.

Mass Effect: Andromeda will be best in the series. Second best for Mass Effect 1 loyalists.

Rajang · Aug 9, 2015

ME1 > ME2 > TROLOL > ME3

Uzzy · Aug 9, 2015

Clearly, people cannot be trusted. ME1 is the only great game in the series.

Grisby · Aug 9, 2015

Yeah, Me2 is the best mass effect by far.

But I was a Tali guy myself (liara all the way for my femshep run though).

Acquiescence · Aug 9, 2015

vocab said:
Me1 is a better rpg.
Me2 is a better game.
Me3 just sucks.

Well put.

Herne · Aug 9, 2015

I'm not surprised. It holds the most promise but it's a very clunky game nowadays.

Zombegoast · Aug 9, 2015

Mass Effect 2 is such a boring game thanks to planet probing and toned down RPG elements turning it to average TPS.

Papercuts · Aug 9, 2015

ThoseDeafMutes said:
That's correct, ME1 worship is not mainstream despite seeming to be the majority opinion here.

ME2 4 lyfe yo.

tru that.

I would go 2 > 3 > 1 but the 3 ending is so shitty it makes me want to hit it harder.

PBalfredo · Aug 9, 2015

EatChildren said:
ME3 multiplayer is secret best Mass Effect.

Amen

Sayers · Aug 9, 2015

vocab said:
Me1 is a better rpg.
Me2 is a better game.
Me3 just sucks.

Exactly how I feel

Shining Sunshine · Aug 9, 2015

2 > 3 > 1 for me.

Yes, 3's ending was shit, but 2 and 3 gameplay is far superior to the pseudo RPG shooter that was Mass Effect 1.

JayEH · Aug 9, 2015

ME1 worst ME? ok...

DedValve · Aug 9, 2015

A know some people disliked ME2 for the filler-ish story but I think thats why its so beloved.

Don't need no stupid reapers, just need to go around the galaxy, making a kickass team and doing a kickass mission with said team.

I agree. Even though ME1 will always be my cherished I felt ME2 was better overall. ME3 was supposed to be the chosen one

Jigorath · Aug 9, 2015

Mass Effect 2 is the strongest of the trilogy I agree.

Rex Griswold · Aug 9, 2015

EatChildren said:
ME3 multiplayer is secret best Mass Effect.

Mass Effect: Andromeda will be best in the series. Second best for Mass Effect 1 loyalists.

It really was though.

Two was my favorite.

Rajang · Aug 9, 2015

Also

Kaiden > Ashley Williams.

jediyoshi · Aug 9, 2015

ThoseDeafMutes said:
That's correct, ME1 worship is not mainstream despite seeming to be the majority opinion here.

ME2 4 lyfe yo.

I think a lot of ME1 adoration comes from the romanticized ideal of what Mass Effect was in contrast to how it eventually evolved into the series it is now. Going down the line, the part where it became a better game overall felt like a shift in focus away from some of those things.

SoundPulse · Aug 9, 2015

My smile is gone for good at seeing the ME1 hate.

I would say I enjoyed ME2 the most as a game, but ME1-2.9 were all pretty darn good minus a few issues.

ME3's multiplayer was pretty rad, though.

Persona7 · Aug 9, 2015

Reminds me that I need to replay 2.

Rad- · Aug 9, 2015

vocab said:
Me1 is a better rpg.
Me2 is a better game.
Me3 just sucks.

I wouldn't go as far as to say ME3 plain sucks, it wasn't a bad game but it was pretty dull compared to the first two and of course lol ending. Other than that I agree with you on the ranking.

Solid Samus · Aug 9, 2015

vocab said:
Me1 is a better rpg.
Me2 is a better game.
Me3 just sucks.

ME3 has tighter gameplay mechanics than 2 and even though its ending was a profound disappointment, the story up until that point was everything I could have hoped for and then some. Disregarding that awful ninja antagonist bullshit, the game sold the feeling of real bleakness better than I expected it to. I really valued how shit hit the fan immediately in that game and never ever let up. It's the best example of an apocalypse-in-progress that I've ever played.

hydruxo · Aug 9, 2015

Definitely agree with ME2 being the best, but ME1 is still special for me despite it's flaws.

For me it goes ME2 > ME1 > ME3

SinShep · Aug 9, 2015

ME3 > ME2 > ME1

But I'll happily take 3rd in the romance option ranking.

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