The Game Had the Least Amount of Crunch in the Trilogy The problem of crunch time is well known in the gaming industry and unfortunately, extremely prevalent with recent titles like Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us II, and Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 severally struggling with the issue. Thankfully, this isn’t always the case as games like Mass Effect 2 are sometimes able to find the perfect work-life balance. In a recent interview with The Gamer, Mass Effect 2 development staff spoke on the matter, acknowledging that there were some crunch problems with Mass Effect, and Mass Effect 3, but not with Mass Effect 2.