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The protraction of the belovedMass Effectseries is highly forestall , but another upcoming science fiction RPG , Exodus , might be coming for BioWare ’s throne . develop by Archetype Entertainment , a segmentation of Wizards of the Coast , Exoduswas one of the manybig proclamation at The Game Awards 2023 , bring out live on stage by Matthew McConaughey , who is set to voice a character in the title . The actor ’s participation is enough to pique interest , but a number of other factor in bothExodus ' and the untitledMass Effect ’s developing will see the two in lineal competition .
The trivial similarities betweenMass EffectandExodusare plain to see . A smattering of glance atExodus ' gameplay reveal that it ’s played from a third - person perspective , and hint that there will be squad mate who accompany the instrumentalist character as they combat a assortment of constitutional and celluloid enemies . Distinctly futuristic tech , cosmic mysteries , and esoteric interstellar political sympathies bristle in each , and although Archetype Entertainment is so far untried , there ’s quite a little to be stir about from the little that ’s already known ofExodus . The originalMass Effecttrilogy has been the gilt standard of sci - fi RPGs for over a decade , butExodusappears to be cut from the same fabric , and could provide another high - pee German mark .
Mass Effect Legendary Edition remains close to the original Mass Effect series while let in a few graphical and gameplay upgrades for a new geological era .
Exodus' Development Team Includes Former BioWare Devs
Many worries over the future ofMass Effectrevolve around the personnel at BioWare . While a number ofMass Effectdevs returned for theLegendary Editionremasters of the original trilogy , BioWare is generally considered to be far past its golden age , when it was on a regular basis releasing acclaimed RPGs like thefirst twoBaldur ’s Gatetitles , Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic , and theDragon Ageseries . The unsuccessful person ofAnthemin 2019 in particular seems to have resulted in an Book of Exodus from the developer ’s studio . While talent come and goes regularly in the industry , some notable former BioWare developers have landed at Archetype , and are seemingly the architect behindExodus .
When Wizards of the Coast founded Archetype Entertainment in 2019 – at the time unknown – with the finish of create games with new IP disjoined from itsDungeons & DragonsandMagic : The Gatheringbrands , James Ohlen was take in as the studio ’s head . Ohlen is in part responsible for BioWare ’s other success , serving as trail designer forBaldur ’s Gate(andBaldur ’s Gate 2andNeverwinter Nights ) . His illustrious plan running disk would continue withStar Wars : KOTORandDragon Age : origin , before helping establish BioWare ’s studio in Austin , Texas , which develop the still - successful MMORPG , Star Wars : The Old Republic .
While Ohler ’s design line is certainly assure forExodus , perhaps the most eventful hire Archetype Entertainment has made is Drew Karpyshyn , whosefirst role at BioWare was serving as a senior author forKOTOR . While a bit ofDnDgames are famed additions to Karpyshyn ’s resume as well , most pertinent to his work on the upcomingExodusis his role aslead writer for the originalMass Effectand its first sequel , Mass Effect 2.KOTOR , many of BioWare’sDnDgames , andMass Effectare known for their unbelievable amounts of writing , and with Karpyshyn attached , Exodusseems poised to render deep type and world development .
Exodus Already Has A Fascinating Setting To Rival Mass Effect’s
Much ofMass Effect ’s appeal is its well - realized , intricate , interstellar background , which especially helps the first secret plan and its notably clumsy gameplay . The ready itself does a batch of heavy lifting forMass Effect ’s roleplaying mechanics , inundate actor with in - universe of discourse junto , organisation , conflicts , and politics , upon which the games ' many missions are build . While much still stay unknown aboutExodus ' narration and gameplay , its reveal trailer ( viaArchetype Entertainment ’s YouTube channel ) and the officialExoduswebsite already give an enticing look into its context .
WhereasMass Effecthas human beings rapidly propelled into an interstellar geezerhood because of the discovery of alien engineering , Exodustakes place in the far future , wherehumankind has abandon a dying Earth many millennia prior to the game taking place . Ark ships carrying the vestiges of the human wash reach out the Centauri Cluster about 16,000 light years from Earth ( perhaps establish on the real - liveliness Omega Centauri cluster , 17,090 light years aside ) around the yr 18,000 CE . What follows is ten-spot of one thousand of year of transhuman evolution propelled by genetic engineering , resulting in disparate , distantly related specie collectively known as Celestials .
While interstellar Celestial empires are rise and falling amid numerous warfare – most notably theFormation war circa 28,000 CE , " blot out one C of inhabitable world across the Cluster , " according to theExodussite – humankind are still trickling in from their long voyage , forced to colonize humble , rudimentary globe compared to the technological magnanimousness of heavenly order . In the aftermath of the Formation Wars , the most big of these Celestial societies , build up by a species recognise as the Elohim , rises to mightiness and connects all the Centauri Cluster via the Gates of Heaven – technology akin toMass Effect ’s Mass Relays .
The Gates usher in unprecedented exploration and patronage , and even millennia after the Elohim fade from prominence , the species ' fate a mystery , their empire ’s rank laws against destroying habitable worlds are obeyed . Players will maltreat into the world ofExodusover 10,000 long time after the raise of the Elohim , taking up the mantle of Jun Aslan , a human - supernal hybrid and inheritor to the Aslan Dynasty , a human empire bear from a moon called Lidon , which was removed from its rest home arrangement and invest into orbit around a gas giant by the Elohim . The most quick threat seem to be a " Celestial techno - virus known as the Rot " jeopardize Lidon ’s habitability , and a half - sidekick who ’s usurped control of the Aslan Dynasty .
Much ofExodus ' planet - hop gameplay will seemingly be a consequence of Jun ’s role as a Traveler – " a hunter of secret and alien technology " in the involvement of set ahead their home civilization . Jun has the unique ability to interact with technology created by Celestials , and the prominence of the Elohim in the biz ’s backstory propose they ( and their disappearance ) will likely be a significant narrative hook . TheExoduswebsite offers a number of unforesightful stories and videos to accompany this foundational storytelling as well , and Archetype Entertainment appear poised to gradually reveal more about the scene it ’s create .
Much like its backstory , Exodusappears to take place over many twelvemonth , perhaps century . The player character will suffer the effects of time dilatation while traveling near easy speed : " day for [ Jun ] will be decade , or even hundred back home , " according toExodus ' website .
Exodus May Release Before The Next Mass Effect
While the success ofExodusisn’t tell , it does have the quick welfare of being more real than the nextMass Effecttitle . BioWare is currently occupy withDragon Age : Dreadwolf ’s development , and the untitledMass Effecthas only receive a few teaser images and trailers – nothing real . AlthoughMass Effectis beloved , the series ' last outing , Mass Effect : Andromeda , is wide considered its worst entry by quite a wide margin . animate a long - dormant serial is a tall fiat , and ifExodusturns out to be the competition it seems to be , it could dampenMass Effect ’s hopefully triumphant coming back .
An promulgation at The Game Awards via a trailer check both story and gameplay cognitive content ( albeit only snippets of the latter ) suggestsExoduswill make it first , though no loss window has been give . There ’s certainly room for two sci - fi RPG epos , and one certainly wo n’t take away from the merits of the other , but they ’re bound to be equate . The already intricate world building and implied immensity of its setting seem to placeExodusin direct competition withMass gist , and both will certainly be deserving keeping an eye on .
Source : Archetype Entertainment / YouTube , Exodus
