Mass Effect 3 - First Official Details

Bioware have announced the first details of what we can expect to see in the third and final instalment in their Sci-Fi Action RPG series. According to the US magazine, Game Informer, Mass Effect 3 will pick up from the recently released DLC Arrival , which we won’t spoil for you here just in case you haven’t gotten around to it yet, what we can tell you however is that a number of our favourite squad mates will be returning (or at least if you haven’t gotten them killed) including Liara T'Soni, Kaidan Alenko and Ashley Williams, with hopes for more awkwardly animated sexual shenanigans, as well as Wrex, Garrus, Mordin and Legion although there is no confirmation if these old faces will be able to join your squad. There is also some bloke called James Sanders, leading to much speculation to whether he may be a relation of the heroine of the Mass Effect novels Kahlee Sanders, or perhaps the New England Patriots American Football player? OK, maybe not him. We are also very pleased to hear that Martin Sheen will be returning as the Illusive Man, who by all accounts is now trying to kill Shepard. In somewhat of a return to the original Mass Effect, weapon mods are making a comeback with interchangeable scopes, barrels, clips and alike, changing both the look and feel of your favourite alien dispatcher. RPG elements have also been expanded upon including a larger skill tree and powers which can be evolved several more times. Of course as expected, there are to be multiple ends as previously seen in the first two games of the series which are influenced by your choices as you progress. Some maybe disappointed to hear that there will be no Multiplayer for the final game but Bioware have said that it may appear in future spin-offs. Mass Effect 3 is due to be released Q4 2011 on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.