# Mass Effect Replay Ideas > 8 ways to play Mass Effect differently. - Title: Mass Effect Replay Ideas · Polygon | Shortify - Summary: 8 ways to play Mass Effect differently. Players can change their Mass Effect gameplay by swapping classes, taking red options, or killing squadmates. - Keywords: mass effect, replay, legendary edition, bioware, shepard, mass effect 1, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, collectors, mako, gaming, culture - Source: Polygon — https://polygon.com/mass-effect-challenge-runs - Author: Rebecca Corgan - Published: 2026-10-18T17:00:18+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: mass effect, replay, legendary edition, bioware, shepard, mass effect 1, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, collectors, mako, gaming, culture ## Let Cerberus rebuild you Commander Shepard dies in the opening minutes of mass effect 2. > Commander Shepard dies in the opening minutes of mass effect 2 ## Go Renegade, with three exceptions Red options everywhere, except to save wrex, the rachni queen, and the council. > Red options everywhere, except to save wrex, the rachni queen, and the council ## Write an unexpected headcanon shepard Pick a less-expected combo of one of mass effect 1’s three histories and one of its three profiles. > Pick a less-expected combo of one of mass effect 1’s three histories and one of its three profiles ## Dawdle through the collector abduction Once the collectors take your crew, do every mission you can before you go after them. > Once the collectors take your crew, do every mission you can before you go after them ## Go pistol only One pistol. One talent. And a weapon that overheats. > One pistol. One talent. And a weapon that overheats ## Fight everything from the mako Stay in the vehicle for combat and get out only for interiors. > Stay in the vehicle for combat and get out only for interiors ## Keep your first weapons Be undyingly loyal to the first gun of every type that drops. No swaps allowed. > Be undyingly loyal to the first gun of every type that drops. No swaps allowed ## Ruin the galaxy Kill as many people as you can! > Kill as many people as you can! ## Key takeaway Players can change their Mass Effect gameplay by swapping classes, taking red options, or killing squadmates.