Mass Effect: Legendary Edition just launched, and bundles all three games and nearly all of their DLC together in one convenient package. There is a lot of content to get through in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, especially if a player wants to experience everything that each game has to offer. There are a lot of different DLC packs to keep track of, and knowing when the best time to play each one to best serve the story can be difficult to figure out if one hasn't played through it all before.

While a good amount of the DLC content in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition are full DLC expansions that offer their own story, locations, and missions, many of them are also smaller packs that players won't have to worry about as much. These DLCs all include various weapons and items that players will just naturally come across as they play. However, they have been modified to be found through research or vendors so that players don't get too much powerful gear at the start of the game.

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The only DLC that players need to worry about in the first Mass Effect is the Bring Down the Sky mission, since Mass Effect: Legendary Edition does not include the Pinnacle Station DLC. The DLC sees Shephard heading to the Asgard system where a research base on an asteroid has been hijacked by Batarian terrorists. The group is using the asteroid's jet propulsion system to drive the asteroid into the nearby planet Terra Nova, which could kill millions.

The pack is one of the smaller DLCs in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and is available to players right after they get control of the Normandy and can tackle the Noveria, Feros, and Virmire. Bring Down the Sky is entirely disconnected from the story of the rest of the game, so it can be completed at any time during a playthrough.

The entire experience will take players around two hours to complete if they do all of the side content as well, so it does not take much time at all. Since players can get a nice piece of armor or a high level omni-tool for completing the DLC, it is better to do it sooner in the game rather than later. The items players are rewarded with for completing the DLC will likely serve them for quite a while, so getting them early can be very beneficial. This is especially true when playing through Mass Effect: Legendary Edition as an Engineer, Infiltrator, or Sentinel, as the omni-tool will boost their ability to use tech powers.

Mass Effect 2 has the most DLC packs in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition with a lot of variety between them. When first starting the game, players should play the Normandy Crash Site DLC mission early in the experience. It is a brief mission, but it acts as an excellent send-off for the first Mass Effect, while also making the most sense narratively if played early on.

Both of the DLCs that add to Mass Effect 2's sizable companion list, Kasumi - Stolen Memory and Zaeed - The Price of Revenge, can be tackled at any point in one's playthrough. They are best treated as a normal companion mission, and they don't require any special placement in the narrative. Then there are the Firestorm missions. These missions see players completing fetch and kill quests with a new vehicle, and can largely be skipped unless players want to do a completionist playthrough.

The first major story DLC that players should play is Overlord. If players do want to run through the Firestorm missions, they should make sure to do them before Overlord, as the two DLCs share the same vehicle gameplay. Overlord, however, should be done after completing the Collectors Ship mission, as it gives players some more insight into Cerberus, but should definitely be completed before the Reaper IFF mission for it to make the most sense in the narrative.

The other story DLCs, Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival should both be played after completing the main game. Lair of the Shadow Broker should be played first, as it wraps up Mass Effect 2's story featuring Liara T'soni from the first game. Arrival should most definitely be the last piece of content players experience before moving on to Mass Effect 3 as it directly sets up the next game.

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The first DLC expansion that players should complete in Mass Effect 3 is the From Ashes DLC. This DLC gives players access to the companion Javik. Javik plays a large role in Mass Effect 3 for being a DLC companion, so the DLC should definitely be started as early in the experience as possible. From there, players should play through the Omega DLC next. This DLC fits well within the game's narrative if it is played after completing the Palaven mission, but should be started after players finish the side quests involving Aria on the Citadel. However, players should know that once they start the DLC they are locked in until it is completed.

The next DLC players should tackle is titled Leviathan. This DLC is best started after players have completed the second mission on the Citadel for it to make the most sense within the game's narrative. The last DLC in Mass Effect 3 that players need to initiate is the Citadel DLC. This DLC is a lot of light-hearted fun, and is a great send-off to play through before the game's final mission. Players should start Citadel right after they complete the Sanctuary mission. The final DLC for Mass Effect 3 is the Extended Cut, but this DLC is integrated with Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's ending, so players will see it no matter what.

Of course, many players may have their own preferred times and orders to play through Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's long list of DLCs. This method, however, should work well for any players who don't have a preferred route, or that have never played the Mass Effect games before. Playing through all three games in their entirety takes a lot of time, so it will be interesting to see how players react to it all once they finish it. Hopefully, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's director gets their wish of changing the community's opinion of the game's ending. Either way, the Mass Effect trilogy are classic games that should be well worth the playthrough for fans.

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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