With Mass Effect: Legendary Edition being a remaster of the original Mass Effect trilogy, BioWare undoubtedly made adjustments to the games. The remaster will provide graphical updates among other things to the Mass Effect trilogy, such as adding a universal character creator.

BioWare developers recently confirmed the iconic elevator sequences from the first Mass Effect were changed for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. BioWare's Mac Walters and Kevin Meek spoke to Game Informer about some of the details that will be changed for the remaster, including shortening the elevator rides for players that way players don't have to wait as long as they did in the original Mass Effect this time around.

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In the interview, Walters and Meek both talk about some of the changes BioWare is making to improve the games for the remaster, including improvements to the first Mass Effect's gameplay experience. The developer was able to cut the load time for Mass Effect's elevator rides from the original's one-minute ride down to 14 seconds in the Legendary Edition. This raised the question of whether or not the shortened elevator rides will remove the squad banter players enjoyed from the game too.

According to the developers, squad mates will still have their memorable banter in the elevator rides. Instead of waiting a minute for the banter to kick in, the Mass Effect squad members will have their dialogue start earlier once they enter the elevator. The same applies to news broadcast clips that normally played on elevator rides at the Citadel in the first game. Meeks said that these moments will trigger faster than before, and players will also have the option to either let the squad banter and news feed play out or just skip them altogether.

This way, players have the choice of either enjoying the elevator ride or just skipping it to get right to their destination. Meeks said that the elevator rides' load times will vary depending on the hard drive players are using for their PCs and consoles while playing the Legendary Edition. However, while the Legendary Edition won't be released on next-gen, the consoles' forward compatibility may come in handy to provide a more optimized experience to go with the elevator rides' faster load times. However, based on this change Mass Effect fans will have the benefits of the squad banter and shorter load times in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition releases May 14, 2021 on PC, Ps4, and Xbox One.

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Source: Game Informer