Good news for those who like Mass Effect, two big competitors are making waves and should help fill the void left by BioWare’s game for the moment.
The next Mass Effect remains a mystery. BioWare is moving forward in silence, teasers are becoming rare, and the community is starting to get impatient. However, the space opera RPG universe continues to move. And this time, it’s one of Mass Effect’s most serious competitors who is preparing to take center stage. Yes, Exodus will officially be present at the Game Awards. The information comes at the same time as another title, The Expanse: Osiris Rebornalso gets a lot of talk. Suffice to say that the competition is clearly organized, while Mass Effect observes all this from the shadows.
Exodus prepares a major announcement at the Game Awards
Discreet for a long time after a first wave of very intense communication, Exodus comes back in force. The space RPG from Archetype Entertainment, made up largely of former BioWare developers who worked on Mass Effect, will make an appearance at The Game Awards. And it’s much more than just a trailer, everything suggests that the studio is ready to show “the true vision” of the game.
It must be said that the project has attracted attention since its announcement. Exodus is based on a strong concept, that of time passes differently depending on interstellar travel. An idea that directly touches on relationships, sacrifices and consequences, pillars of the best narrative space operas. Something new compared to Mass Effect.
And that’s not all. The game benefits from an already expanded universe thanks to a novel and a paper role-playing game. This transmedia approach clearly shows the desire to create a new major science fiction franchise. Suffice to say that the wait is enormous.
The ExpanseOsiris Reborn, the other unexpected rival of Mass Effect
If Exodus occupies the spotlight, another game is moving forward more discreetly but just as surely. The Expanse: Osiris Reborndeveloped by Owlcat Games, impresses with each new video. The studio, accustomed to complex RPGs, is launching here into a Third-person narrative action-RPGclearly inspired by Mass Effect.
Players have already spotted several points in common:
- a covering system
- missions structured in hubs
- companions and narrative choices
- a more realistic tone, faithful to The Expanse universe
The weightless mechanics, the sound design muffled in the vacuum of space and even the work with a former NASA astronaut bring a touch of authenticity that fans love. One thing led to another, The Expanse established itself as one of the most credible projects to fill the void left by Mass Effect.
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