Mass Effect: Difficulty levels Mass Effect Guide

Difficulty level can be changed during all the game, but remember that if you want to gain achievement for finishing it on insanity or hardcore level, you can't do it even once.

Changing difficulty level effects in different strength, endurance and cunning of your enemies. On easy they aren't very challenging, on normal they are way weaker than us and only bosses could be a problem. On veteran and hardcore combats are much harder, while insanity level is really challenging even for experiences gamers and you shouldn't try it without well-suited, balanced and equipped in best weapons and armors (level X) squad, which you created while finishing the game earlier. On this level regular opponents have abilities equal to yours, minor bosses are way stronger and major ones will be a problem even for the best gamers.

Hint! This walkthrough is based on normal difficulty level.