Summary
- A new gameplay trailer for Archetype Entertainment’s Exodus hints at Mass Effect vibes, sparking excitement among gamers.
- Exodus features veterans from BioWare, including James Ohlen and Drew Karpshyn, adding to fans’ confidence.
- The game’s combat mechanics blend elements from familiar titles like Mass Effect, with modern improvements.
Wizards of the Coast subsidiary Archetype Entertainment dropped a new gameplay trailer for Exodus, and it has a lot of gamers thinking about Mass Effect. This title was notably revealed at The Game Awards’ 2023 show where Interstellar star Matthew McConaughey hyped up Exodus. Although a promising idea featuring a similar focus on time dilation was described, there wasn’t much else to go off of, but now gamers are getting a better look.
Regardless of the various opinions gamers have about the current state of BioWare and the shape of its newest releases like Dragon Age: The Veilguard, many seem to agree that the company and its approach to gaming is different, for better or worse. This has left a gap in the industry that many believe has yet to be filled. While people wait to see if the next Mass Effect title meets their expectations, Archetype Entertainment may be seeking to fill that void altogether with Exodus.
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A new trailer for the upcoming game Exodus from Archetype Entertainment shows off an experience that may draw in anybody who’s been going back to Mass Effect: Legendary Edition to get a deep, interactive sci-fi fix. The trailer suggests that a galaxy-traveling crew is making their way through a high-stakes mission with many twists and turns, and shows a group of characters that all seem interested in advancing their own compelling goals, regardless of their benefit to the central objective. Recent information from Archetype, including a spot on a recent CohhCarnage stream, emphasizes that the way players interact with the narrative will have consequences, including romances, and extending to things like whether the ancient technology the player discovers while exploring “supercharges” the development of their homeworld.
Exodus Gameplay Trailer Has Huge Mass Effect Vibes
The combat in Exodus appears to blend systems from familiar titles, especially through the use of cover shooting mechanics that mesh with the thoughtful application of different powers and skills. One clip that’s stood out to fans of BioWare’s work is a shot where the player slams down on an enemy with a weapon that looks a lot like Mass Effect: 3‘s iconic Omni-Blade. It appears that Exodus may be taking some of the best parts of Mass Effect and also freshening up the experience with modern quality-of-life improvements.
The fact that Exodus is so reminiscent of the Mass Effect franchise doesn’t appear to be a mistake. Exodus boasts veterans from previous BioWare hits, including James Ohlen, former BioWare creative director, and Drew Karpshyn, writer of Mass Effect and co-writer of Mass Effect 2. Having members with such a strong background attached to this project inspires plenty of confidence from fans that a modern title reminiscent of the classic series isn’t too far off from release.
