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[Conal Pierse]

From the BioWare blog
Today we debuted the first cinematic trailer for our next game, Mass Effect™: Andromeda. While we are still many months away from the game’s release date in holiday 2016, we’re excited to show you a bit of where we’re at. First, though, some background on the game itself.

 

When we wrapped up the original Mass Effect trilogy with Mass Effect 3: Citadel in early 2013, planning and design on Mass Effect: Andromeda was already well underway. We knew we wanted to start with a foundation composed of the best parts of any Mass Effect game: exciting new worlds to discover, great characters, and intense action. At the same time, we clearly wanted to expand the definition of what you should expect from a Mass Effect game.

 

 

While we aren’t ready to go into too many details just yet, as you saw in the trailer and can tell by the name, this game is very much a new adventure, taking place far away from and long after the events of the original trilogy. You will play a human, male or female, though that’s actually not the character you saw in the trailer (more on that later). You’ll be exploring an all-new galaxy, Andromeda, and piloting the new and improved Mako you saw. And through it all, you will have a new team of adventurers to work with, learn from, fight alongside of, and fall in love with.

 

We built this trailer in Frostbite™, our game engine, and it represents our visual target for the final game. We are thrilled by what we’ve already been able to achieve in bringing Mass Effect to Frostbite and by putting our entire focus on PC and current gen consoles. With the time remaining in development, we’re excited about the possibility to push things even more.

 

Thank you again for all of the support you keep showing us, and we’re looking forward to sharing more details with you near the end of the year. Until then, the teams in our Montreal, Edmonton, and Austin studios will be hard at work creating an entirely new adventure for you to lose yourselves in.

 

Thanks,

 

Aaryn Flynn, Studio General Manager, BioWare Canada

Yanick Roy, Studio Director, BioWare Montreal

[Anacronian Stryx]

Slowpoke, I got the vid up before you did!

[Kantr]

All the feels!

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

This looks awesome but I can't stop laughing at the near-comically sexual nature of the female character's pose in that image.

 

Those hips.

 

Surprised she isn't wearing a Miranda style catsuit, with the male character looking down at her arse.

[SNascimento]

It's great how they are clearly mixing elements from the original trilogy with this new one. CANNOT WAIT!

But bring sharpened helicopter blades!

[felipejiraya]

BIOWARE PLS

[dreamgazer]

taking place far away from and long after the events of the original trilogy

Hmmm.

[Torgette]

Hmmm.

 

Definite hmmm...

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

Definite hmmm...

 

If there is no save file import, inevitable synthesis confirmed?

 

unless I guess the ship was sent out during the time of the trilogy and is only now arrive in andromeda.

[Golden_Persona]

This looks awesome but I can't stop laughing at the near-comically sexual nature of the female character's pose in that image.

 

Those hips.

 

Surprised she isn't wearing a Miranda style catsuit, with the male character looking down at her arse.

Congrats, you figured out women have curves. What badass pose can a woman make that doesn't show that off, same goes for males? You get a clear shot of his ass and broad back.

[Teddie Sage]

If there is no save file import, inevitable synthesis confirmed?

 

unless I guess the ship was sent out during the time of the trilogy and is only now arrive in andromeda.

Three words: Mass Effect Keep.

[N7Jamaican]

I've just creamed my pants

[ebevan91]

Three words: Mass Effect Keep.

 

Needs to be called something else besides Keep because "Keep" just sounds too medieval and DA-ish.

[DigitalMaster37]

Looks pretty good!

[themikefest]

I'll keep playing DAI and the ME trilogy until the game is released

[canarius]

come on Bioware!! Give us some gameplay.

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

Three words: Mass Effect Keep.

 

But the manner in which the devs said we wouldn't be needing our saves implied that choices wouldn't carry over in any way.

[Drone223]

Doesn't look much like Mass Effect but it can still be great

Indeed, but I'm more concerned about how good the explanation for getting there is going to be.

[Golden_Persona]

I have to say, I love how you can use a jetpack in this game, and the Mako was really a sight to behold.

 

The planets also look really unique, far and beyond ME1's worlds. The music also tells me the game has a lighter tone to it, which is fantastic. ME is at its best during light-hearted moments with beloved characters.

 

I wonder if we're gonna get a remaster announcement at all.

[canarius]

I really hope this wont be Inquisition in space.

[laudable11]

I really thought I would be more excited. Just nothing there.

[Golden_Persona]

This "Mass Effect" game is only one in name. 

If by that you mean the only thing we know about it is the name I agree.

 

I'm just going to pretend that that is what you meant. Lets not hold Mass Effect back just because it's going to restart anew. Mass Effect at one point meant nothing, and Bioware built on from that. Let them do it again.

[JamieCOTC]

Looks good.