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mass effect It is one of the most beloved franchises in the industry despite its setbacks. Its popularity led BioWare to develop and plan several parts of the series, including some that never saw the light of day and were canceled.
Mark Dara, the studio’s former inventor, has revealed information about a project to expand the franchise and bring it to the Nintendo console. it’s about Mass Effect: PirateIt is heavily inspired by the first person perspective star Wars And that was in development for the Nintendo DS.
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Dara said so Mass Effect: Pirate It would have offered a different approach to the franchise, as it would give players the opportunity to own a spaceship and travel the galaxy not as a Specter agent, but as a mercenary similar to Han Solo from star Wars.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about this project, as Dorian Kieken, who worked at BioWare during the production of the first mass effect, talked about it and claimed that it was canceled due to a development Mass Effect 2.
«You’ll have a ship, and you’ll be autonomous, like Han Solo’s character, not Specter. You’ll fly, collect goods, and explore. You can explore that information and sell it to the Human Alliance,» Dara said.
Why was it canceled? Mass Effect: Pirate?
While the idea sounds very attractive, the creative revealed that the development was called off at a very early stage, designing only the flight controls, but not creating any other components of the show.
On the other hand, they realize that the game and its approach don’t quite fit in with the franchise. Despite this, the main reason for its cancellation was the Nintendo DS. The problem was not the capabilities of the laptop, but the cost of its cartridges.
Dara revealed that given the game’s ambition, they would need the most expensive cartridges available on the platform. So the profit margin was very small if the game was well received.
Expectations indicated that Mass Effect: Pirate It could sell up to 50,000 copies, which Electronic Arts didn’t like. Because of all this, the project was canceled and forgotten.
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