It is the second installment in the Mass Effect series and a sequel to the original Mass Effect. And yes, there are also mods to change the camera angles in Mass Effect 2 and 3 so they once again focus on Mirandas rear end during her dialogue scenes. And it was after sharing this thought that someone pointed me towards DDLC Purist Mod, an ambitious fan project based on exactly that premise – transforming Salvato’s game into a proper romance story and giving a chance for happiness for all the girls of the Literature Club, including its tragic villainess, Monika. Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in 2010, and for PlayStation 3 in 2011. While it was on purpose fluffy and generic, Salvato’s writing, designs of the heroines, the ingenious “poem writing” route selection mechanic and the romance progression were actually very enjoyable and engaging – after all, the first twist would never be even close as effective if the game wasn’t able to immerse you in its faux dating sim climate. A part of DDLC that many people casually ignore is the moege-like first act, which is, in my opinion, a great piece of lighthearted, SoL-focused storytelling.
To be fair, saying that the Purist Mod exactly matches the idea I’ve expressed above is an exaggeration, as “lighthearted” is probably not the right word to describe it. The application also contains a number of tools useful to mod authors and is regularly updated with new features for the Legendary Edition games. While Bioware has not provided any official modding tools, the community found a way Legendary Explorer (LEX) is a developer tool kit for ME:LE created and maintained entirely by fans of the series. ME3Tweaks Mod Manager has been created by Mgamerz and the ME3Tweaks team in parallel with Legendary Explorer and offers mod management for both the old and new Mass Effect games (excluding Andromeda). I’ve myself many times expressed the thought that I’d be very interested in playing a “normal”, lighthearted version of DDLC, especially because how gratifying it would be to see happy endings for the heroines, with whom I've developed a bit of emotional connection, after how harsh the main game treated them. Mass Effect Legendary Edition dropped in May and since then almost 400 mods, saves and presets have already been shared with the community.