If you're not a big follower of gaming news then you probably didn't know that E3 is currently happening. Lots of important gaming news related to some of our favorite games from EA has been popping up. Today this marvelous new Mass Effect: Andromeda video popped up....and wow, it's exciting!
While it's a pretty short video there's room for plenty of speculation about what appears in those two minutes. Firstly, did you catch a glimpse of the ship? I caught the name Tempest, which seems a little odd. Aren't Alliance ships usually named after important military engagements? But check out the silhouette! There are definite shades of the Normandy, but also a much sleeker, streamlined design. We've already seen hints of the galaxy map from other videos, but the interior of the ship looks just as impressive.
The exploration theme has already been widely bandied about, but this video re-ignited the idea of roaming across a vastly undiscovered galaxy. It's nice to see the old familiar pre-fab space structures from the previous games mixed in with new creatures and landscapes. While I've been a little bit skeptical about the whole "discovery" theme, this made me think that it could work and be really interesting. Maybe a shift away from the constant "crisis" theme of the series will be a positive move.
It was also nice to see a smiling Asari face. Sure, it's not one of the old tried and true crewmates, but someone new! BioWare is so good at creating memorable characters and I can't wait to meet some of the new ones--especially this interesting Asari with the face paint.
There are tons of quick shots of combat--it looks like it will follow the model from Mass Effect 3. To me, Mass Effect was never really about the combat. It's kind of fun, but Mass Effect has always been about the story. Maybe we'll see some new classes?
The part of the video that most intrigues me is the very end. We see a female character (our new FemShep variation maybe?) who appears to be waking up. There might be some hints about some major ME3 lore holes--namely the destruction of the mass relays. To me it seemed like this character was waking up from some sort of cryo/suspended state. Since Andromeda is taking place in a different galaxy, maybe the absence of the mass relays isn't going to matter much.
We've heard very little about Andromeda, so it's pretty exciting to have a new tidbit. I've been concerned over the seemingly large number of BioWare people who have moved on to other projects. It makes you wonder.... For now, I'm just going to ride the wave of happy thoughts about this latest trailer.
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