Hello I’m Ashe - and I’ve got Mass Effect details you need to know! On February 21st Bioware announced the next and last installment of Mass Effect 3 - the Citadel DLC. Leaked multiple times in the past by datamined game files, Reddit and other sources, Citadel surrounds a conspiracy facing Commander Shepard. After finishing the quest, the player gets the opportunity to “reconnect with favorite characters from the Mass Effect Trilogy, gamble, redecorate a home and blow things up at a Combat Arena. Basic DLC info can be found on blog.bioware.com. But here are all the things you want to know:
The Citadel DLC has been in the works with multiplayer DLC Reckoning for the past four months and is at a whopping 4GB, opposed to the normal 2GB download. Xbox players will have to download 2 DLC packs on Xbox Live while PC and PS3 users will download Citadel in one. Original music this time around is provided by Sam Hulick, the trilogy’s resident composer, as well as Monarch Video’s Cris Velasco and Sonic Mayhem. Sam Hulick also revealed a positive version to the well known romance track I Was Lost Without You.
The DLC can be accessed with a save between the Cerberus coup and the final Cerberus mission. Additionally, according to community manager Jessica Merizan, the Citadel DLC will not affect the ending. That’s right - this is NOT a post-end DLC nor will there ever be. However, Producer Michael Gamble notes that content is strongly centered on the characters. With most of the voice actors coming back, there is an emphasis on romances being rekindled in this DLC.
Citadel will be released March 5th, the same day as EA releases Sims 3 University and SimCity. Price is $15 or 1200 microsoft points.
It has been my privilege to capture Mass Effect 3 and all its DLC for my subscribers. The Citadel DLC including every possible love interest will be set in a compilation on this channel - youtube.com/ladyxinsanity. I hope you join me on March 5 to celebrate the trilogy’s end and continue when the next Mass Effect trilogy comes to us in a couple years.
I go into Mass Effect: Andromeda’s character creator! Facial profiles, makeup, hair, choosing Commander Shepard, and more.
SPOILER LEVEL: Super low. No story spoilers. Only three short cutscenes, one from the first minute of the game and another seen in a Bioware-released trailer.
It’s time to shred it with Commander Shepard. Proudly wear your N7 gear on the slopes with the second episode of Loot List. All these items are featured in the episode including a special cameo by The Drunken Moogle.
Two New Tali’zorah Statues on Bioware Store - $79/$89
Tali’Zorah stands just over 9 inches tall (1/7 scale) on a special display base. Add her to your Mass Effect collection and display her next to the previously released Liara T’soni and Commander Shepard Bishoujo statues!
N.K. Jemisin is a fiction author allegedly working on the next Mass Effect novel, a prequel to the upcoming game Mass Effect: Andromeda. It also looks like she’s a fan of both Mass Effect and Dragon Age, considering the number of blog posts she’s written about races and an entire Dragon Age: Inquisition story review.
Thank you to my stream viewers who tipped me on this new find! Note, however, that this is an unconfirmed statement and Bioware has not officially commented on its legitimacy.
GameInformer: How Mass Effect 3’s Multiplayer Influenced Mass Effect Andromeda’s Gameplay
The next info is an interview with Mass Effect producer Fabrice Condominas, illustrating the best of ME3′s original trilogy shifted onto Andromeda. Here’s a few key notes from the interview.
Fluid, dynamic, fast-paced. The depth of Mass Effect 1 and the action of Mass Effect 3.
Playing as a non-human race is back
Movement is different since you can now jump. Through progression, you’ll be able to hover longer and/or further. Will change how cover works, because higher enemies will be more capable of shooting you down.
You’ll need to keep moving. Destructible environments will add onto the conflict, such as blowing up vents.
Full interview is available for watch on GameInformer.