Once again, this new game seems perfect to wait while waiting for Mass Effect 5. And with a little luck, and given the ambition of the developers, he could even succeed in dethroning the king. Who knows?
Fans of Mass Effect still wait Mass Effect 5but another game could well fill the void. The Expanse: Osiris Reborndeveloped by Owlcat Games, was presented during the Summer Game Fest, and comparisons with the famous Bioware series were quick. Spatial atmosphere, advanced narration, companions to seduce … The link with the game of bioware is obvious. And it’s no coincidence.
A tribute, not a copy of Mass Effect
From the first images, the players recognized mechanics and an atmosphere that strongly recall Mass Effect. A third -person view, moral decisions, branched dialogues, and a team of companions with various origins.
But on the studio side, no discomfort. On the contrary. The creative director, Alexander Mishulinexplains that Mass Effect is a direct inspiration: “ Many members of our team have grown up with these games. For some, it was even I who made them want to make video games their profession. Impossible to deny your influence on us. »
More nuanced choices than a simple good or bad
If the parentage is obvious, Owlcat does not seek to make a clone. Where Mass Effect often offered binary choices, Parangon or Renégat, Osiris Reborn intends to offer More nuances and real consequences. Each decision affects your companions, your environment, and even how other factions perceive you. The origin of your character (Belter, Terrien or Martien) also plays a central role in the way history develops.
It is an evolution that many fans were already waiting in Andromeda, without really getting it. Here, each origin unlocks new quests, modifies the dialogues and changes your relationships with the other characters.
Family ties and romances to explore
As in Mass Effect, you will run your own ship and constitute a united crew or not. There is also a strong relational dimension: several companions are romanceand you will also have to manage a special relationship with your twin or twin on board. An element that obviously recalls Andromedabut with, it seems, more narrative depth.
This attention paid to the characters and their individual reactions is another assumed heritage of Mass Effect. But then again, Owlcat promises richer, less guided, and more anchored interactions in the universe of The Expanse.
A modern mass effect, but in the expand universe
For Alexander Mishulin, the objective is not ” Modernize Mass Effect », More than offer an equivalent experiencewith today’s tools. More ergonomic interface, more intuitive handling, more reactive narrative systems… everything is designed to correspond to current standards.
And this choice is strategic. Bioware’s game remains an essential reference, but its last iteration is already dating from several years. Meanwhile, players’ expectations have evolved. Osiris Reborn therefore wants to register in this line … without being blocked in the past.
Source : Owlcat Games
