Mass Effect: Andromeda
EA and BioWare have been keeping their cards very close to their chests regarding Mass Effect: Andromeda. Gameplay trailers and information drops have been enough to give us a vague idea of how things are going to go down, but neither have really gone in-depth about the upcoming title. Considering Mass Effect 2 and 3 were both released with huge fanfares, the relative quietness is surprising.
Silence doesn’t necessarily mean a bad game is incoming, though. There’s always the chance that EA and BioWare are simply wanting to ensure the experience is one great surprise for players. However, with the game due out in just a couple of months, the lack of any major hands-on previews and prominent lack of gameplay demos and trailers does mean we’re going in a little blind. Just as we saw with No Man’s Sky, leaving an air of mystery around your game can really build hype. Failure to deliver on said hype, though, can make your game’s shortcomings stand out even more to players.
While it’s bound to be a great game, whether this leap to the next generation for Mass Effect will match the dizzying heights of its predecessors very much remains to be seen. We’ve already had an overhyped space escapade once recently, let’s not have another.
