Three years after announcing that a new Mass Effect was in development, BioWare dropped the first real video teaser for its new, as-yet-untitled sequel to Mass Effect: Andromeda. The 30-second clip ultimately leaves Mass Effect fans with more questions than answers, but at least offers a first look at who might return for BioWare’s new sci-fi role-playing game.
As part of N7 Day, the annual celebration of all things Mass Effect, BioWare has released the above teaser in multiple parts, including some “decoded” text messages that may provide clues as to who is in the teaser. On a teaser page titled “Epsilon” (the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, by the way!), we get a quote attributed to Liara T’Soni – “Although they should know by now not to underestimate human resistance!” — from last year’s N7 day. Another teaser page refers to the Oculon (An early name for the Citadel) and 2819, the year in which members of the Andromeda Initiative reach their destination in the Andromeda Galaxy.
The teasers indicate that some kind of distress signal is coming by the Andromeda Galaxy, and may be answered somewhere in the Milky Way. The year of shipment is listed as redacted.
BioWare’s Mike Gamble, project director and executive producer of the new Mass Effect game, has indicated that the next entry in the franchise will be a sequel to both Mass effect 3 And Mass Effect: Andromeda, and could contain both galaxies. BioWare’s latest teaser seems to cement that, but leaves the mystery of who’s returning – and whether Commander Shephard could somehow do so in this post-Andromeda game – an open question.
The next Mass Effect was revealed in 2020. At the time, BioWare general manager Casey Hudson said an “experienced team” of Mass Effect developers were “hard at work envisioning the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe” . The following year, BioWare released a single teaser image for the sequel, hinting at the return of the Geth.
BioWare’s next project is Dragon Age: Dreadwolfso Mass Effect fans may have a lot more to do.