BioWare has finally officially opened up about the future of theMass Effectseries, even going as far as giving a brief look at what players can expect to see in the next space-faring title. However, while theteaser shown at The Game Awardsintentionally doesn’t give much away, it would seem that some of the more subtle decisions may have had more meaning than initially assumed.
Some observant fans were the first to point out a detail involving two galaxies appearing in the opening shot of theMass Effectteaser trailer, hoping that it might implicate a connection with a previously disconnected game in the series. A reply on Twitter by BioWare Project Director Michael Gamble doesn’t exactly confirm what some of these viewers have been assuming about the shot, but his comment does imply that the whole series might be connected.
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According to Gamble, this imagery of the two galaxies is “intentional,” leading many fans to believe that this new game will somehow relate to theoriginalMass EffecttrilogyandMass Effect: Andromeda. If this is true, then it does call some aspects of the trailer into question, such as Liara’s cameo and her journey through the the frozen planet on some far-flung planet in the Milky Way. It’s still unclear exactly what players can expect moving forward with the series, as the implications of combining the two storylines is one that some fans are finding hard to figure out.
Regardless of how exactly to make sense of it all, fans are still excited to see what BioWare has planned for what this trailerimplies ofMass Effect: Andromedaand the rest of the series as a whole. Some have quickly jumped on the idea that the events played out in the teaser could be happening around the same time, given that there is a 500 year gap between the games, but Asari like Liara can live to be up to 1000. Everything is still naturally in the realm of speculation, so there is little that can be confirmed about both the trailer and Gamble’s comments.
The reactions since theMass Effectteaser premieredat The Game Awards have been nothing short of overjoyed, as many players feared that BioWare might be shelving the series after the initial reception ofAndromeda. It would appear that the relatively warmer reception to the game on Steam, combined with the response to post launch patches, have assured the developer that continuing the previous story may be worth the effort. Hopefully BioWare can learn from the mistakes ofAnthemandAndromedain order to deliver the high-quality, narrative experience that the company is so well known for.
The newMass Effectis in development by BioWare.
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