Mass Effect is one of the most beloved modern RPGs by the general public. Its setting, characters, and romance possibilities made it extremely popular. Therefore, it should not surprise us that someone decided to imitate them. And that the person who did so also worked at Bioware, the company that made the Mass Effect games. Although the games they have under their belt are even more legendary.
Wizards of the Coast, famous for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: the Gathering, have released the first gameplay trailer for their next video game: Exodus. Developed by their internal studio, Archetype Entertainment, the most interesting aspect is who is directing it. The game is led by James Ohlen in collaboration with Certain Affinity.
Ohlen is not exactly new to video games. Having worked for two decades at Bioware, he was one of the first names associated with Archetype Entertainment when its creation was announced in 2020. And what is his importance? He was the creative director and game designer of some legendary role-playing games. Big names like Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, or Dragon Age: Origins bear his signature. This makes him a very interesting person to produce an RPG.
Additionally, Exodus has a very interesting premise. Our mission is to steal the technology of the Celestials, almost divine beings who live in the depths of space. The twist is that each journey will make us move almost at the speed of light, so what will take us days, will be decades for the rest of humanity. Being able to see the consequences of each of our missions in real-time every time we return to Earth.
Although it does not yet have a release date, we know that Exodus is in development for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. That and the game will feature romance, unique loyalty missions with each of the characters, and everything we can expect from an RPG in the style of Mass Effect. Having already seen some of Exodus in the Secret Level series, we will have to stay tuned to what Wizards of the Coast is doing with their new IP.
