Why do I categorise it as semi? It all hinges on the ‘discovery’ of a fake element, element zero. What is hard science fiction? Without getting too much into it, a science fiction story that abides to the rules and logic of the world and can explain why certain things work the way they do, for example faster than light travel. Mass Effect is a third person shooter role playing game set in a semi-hard science fiction setting. Or more informally, a ramble that was created out of endearment for the first game. It’s not meant as an informative post, but more as a critique and my frustrations with the series. I will have to apologise to the reader ahead of time for the ramble that is this post, as this whole post was inspired as it were by the soundtracks of Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3. I won’t go into any of the side material such as the comics, or the newest game in the franchise, Andromeda. This whole article will assume you’ve played Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3 and various plot details will be spoiled if you still want to play it one of these days.
Today you’re treated with an guest post from the editor / proofreader, A9. We’re jumping straight into past tense here, as it’s one of many franchises that just got worse every iteration and jumped off a fucking cliff when it was time to end the (planned) trilogy.īut, I’m getting ahead of myself. Mass Effect was a beloved franchise for many.
