Many light years away, Mass Effect 5 continues its journey through space. We received very reassuring news about him from a distance.
This news comes from the Mass Effect 5 executive producer himself. This is therefore very official information and should bode well for fans. However, we will certainly have to wait a few more (light) years until this highly anticipated game becomes a reality.
The Specter from the original trilogy in Mass Effect 5
As a reminder, Mass Effect 5 was announced to us for the very first time in 2020. It was a teaser that introduced us to a Liara T’Soni that had aged well and revealed an N7 patch in snowdrifts. It was enough for fans to get excited after Andromeda received a lukewarm reception, to say the least. Everything indicated that this new work would return to its prestigious origins. Recent echoes from Michael Gamble, its executive producer, also confirm this assumption.
The man has been part of the crew of the Normandy since 2010, the year the excellent Mass Effect 2 was released. He took part in a discussion between fans of the series on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend. It was speculated that Mass Effect 5’s management team ” consists primarily of experienced developers from the original trilogy “. Which Michael Gamble confirmed. In his opinion, the positions of executive producer, art director, creative director and game director are well filled with veterans.
A game in very good hands, but still very far away
So here is some news that fans love to read. Unfortunately, Andromeda was a game with chaotic development and couldn’t live up to the original trilogy. It must be said that until then, the studio at the helm of the game was only involved in the development of Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer. In addition, the team was forced to use the Frostbyte engine (the engine of the Battlefield games). This was absolutely not suitable for a role-playing game with a semi-open world. We know the sad end result. It’s still fair to say that the Andromeda developers did their best with what they could.
Luckily, Mass Effect 5 doesn’t seem to suffer such a fate. The game’s management team is made up of veterans and therefore knows their stuff well. We also know that this sequel is being developed on Unreal Engine 5 and not the less malleable DICE engine. What we also know is that the release of this highly anticipated game is still a long way off. Four years after the announcement, it is still in the pre-production phase. All eyes at BioWare (and Electronic Arts) are on Dragon Age 4: Dreadwolf. Let’s hope for this once shining studio that these two titles allow them to get back in touch with the stars.
