Exodus might have an uphill struggle escaping the shadow of Mass Effect. Archetype Entertainment's sci-fi RPG immediately invited Mass Effect comparisons when it was first shown off, and those comparisons have continued and, if anything, become more obvious.
It's understandable, of course. Archetype was founded by BioWare veteran James Ohlen and the team includes other former BioWare devs. And Ohlen isn't shy about acknowledging the impact Mass Effect has had on the upcoming game.
"Mass Effect had a big influence," he tells us. But now that Ohlen has left Archetype, and for the time being the games industry entirely, he's better able to voice his regrets. Specifically, that visually he "failed to get us to go further away from [Mass Effect]".
There really is an uncanny similarity, right down to the armour design. But Ohlen still has faith that the team can make Exodus stand out. "The team is still doing a good job at moving i...
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