It’s meant to be the start of a bold new sci-fi universe that puts players at the center of humanity’s fight for survival thousands of years into the future. The twist that gives it spice? Our worst enemies ar
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humanity is already undone. The Reapers have the Citadel. They've got all the species fighting each other instead of fighting them. You further tell The Illusive Man that he has done exactly what the Reapers wanted, and that he is still doing it because they control him. You try to tell...
Mass Effect’s present is full of cool aliens and impressive space stations, but that’s not all: its past is also full of those things. It’s challenging enough to give a setting history that can pass muster; it’s another thing entirely to make the audience interested in that history....
Tolstoy molds together thoughtful discussions on love, pain, and family in Russian society with a sizable cast of characters regarded for their realistic humanity. The novel was especially revolutionary in its treatment of women, depicting prejudices and social hardships of the time with vivid emotion...