20 Retro ‘Demakes’ That Totally Transform Your Favourite Video Games

7. Mass Effect (PS1)

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Ok, so Mass Effect wouldn't have looked great on the PS1, but can you imagine how incredible it would've been at the time for a console game to have such narrative depth?

In the PS1 era, RPGs were pretty much the reserve of PCs, and depicting a universe in which your decisions actually had consequences would've been jaw-dropping - and would've showed that pesky Final Fantasy VII what a real RPG should play like.

In a way, Wrex actually looks prettier here than in the actual game. Just check out that vibrant pinky-fuscia palette.

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