Mass Effect, developer BioWare's epic space opera action-RPG (try saying that with a mouthful of tribbles), has a cast packed with weird and wonderful alien races. But, reckons BioWare, it's the human beings who cause the real design headaches.
"If you get humans right, you've got the aliens in the bag," Casey Hudson, project director on Mass Effect, tells Wired magazine in this month's issue. BioWare had apparently run into problems with human characters like leading man, Shepard (below), looking too much like sinister mannequins.
"We spent a lot of time on the reflection of light on the eyes and suble eye movements," Hudson continues. There's a team of 130 people designing the Geth, Turian and Asari characters, plus all the other inter-galatic worlds and creatures. In games radar's eyes they've done a fantastic job.
Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed
Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.
I feel the same way.
I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?
Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.
Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year
So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?
Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”
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this game should have a crate-a-character feature and by the looks of all the screens, it'll be detailed.
It's good to know they spend a lot of time on very fine details. This game has quality written all over it.
i can't wait
I can't wait
I can't wait for this game.