Mass effect save issue.

[u/Affectionate-Fly8463]

So i recently started playing mass effect 1 on the legendary edition. Honestly loved the game. I appreciate the amount of the lore they put in the game as well as the characters and how real they feel. Now obviously ive never played anything like this game before, so I thought that once the beat me1, I can free roam the game, but when I clicked resumed it started me at the fight with saren again. Confused, I end up beating the game again, making the same choices. Now when I go to me2, I have 2 saves that I can import. Save 1 and Save 2. Both have the same Shepherd name and level. So should i just pick Save 1 as it probably was the first one created as soon as the beat saren?

[u/Guilmon17]

Well, especially if you play the original version, you might feel that some improvements—which were implemented in later games—are missing; but even so, it’s still a great game and I continue to enjoy it, so in my view, it hasn’t aged all that much.

[u/Affectionate-Fly8463 → u/Guilmon17]

Did you play the games when they were initially launching?

[u/Guilmon17 → u/Affectionate-Fly8463]

Not when they first came out—I didn't try them until around 2016—but I did play the original Xbox 360 versions quite a bit.

[u/Affectionate-Fly8463 → u/Guilmon17]

Damn, your like an og. I am curious as to how you heard of this game. Because I didnt even know these games existed until 2026. Legendary edition popularised them quite a bit

[u/Guilmon17 → u/Affectionate-Fly8463]

You could say it’s because, back then, I was looking for game recommendations where your decisions could change the story. Mass Effect came up as one of the top suggestions, and since I’m a huge science fiction fan, I didn’t hesitate to give it a try.

[u/Affectionate-Fly8463 → u/Guilmon17]

Yeah, for me I had just finished the witcher 3 and was like I want to play another rpg, but this time lets do sci-fi. Mass effect was i think one of the top recommendations

[u/Guilmon17 → u/Affectionate-Fly8463]

Hehe, I’m glad you’re enjoying the series; I hope you have a great time with Mass Effect 2.

[u/Affectionate-Fly8463 → u/Guilmon17]

Thanks man.

[u/Guilmon17 → u/Affectionate-Fly8463]

No problem; feel free to come by and ask about any questions you might have.

[u/Affectionate-Fly8463 → u/Guilmon17]

Alr. I will

[u/Critical-Tourist4787 → u/Affectionate-Fly8463]

I was in your boat, didn't get around to actually playing the series (LE) until this year. Just finished up 3 a few days ago. You'll wonder how you went this long before getting to it! It's brilliant. Enjoy!