“Mass Effect About Han Solo”: BioWare Planned A Spin-Off Of The Famous Series, But Rejected

Shortly after the original Mass effect inside the studio BioWare the likelihood of creating another game in the universe, which would be distinguished by a lighter tone and would exist parallel to the trilogy, was actively discussed. In particular, the failed project was described as “Mass Effect on Han Solo“- one of the key characters in the franchise”Star Wars“.

The idea of ​​a similar game settled in the heads BioWare shortly after leaving Mass effect in 2007. And one of the sources of inspiration for the development could be the classic series Star Control

“We worked on a similar concept in 2008, shortly after the release of the first Mass Effect. The idea was to focus on a character like Han Solo and create a Star Control-inspired game only in our own universe. develop the Mass Effect world in parallel to the main trilogy, “explains Dorian Kiken, a former BioWare employee.

According to the idea, a similar spin-off Mass effect could help the audience look at the game’s universe from a different perspective – from the perspective of a character driven by a gray morality.

Nevertheless, at some point it was decided to abandon the project – Mass effect 2 took all the strength and resources BioWare, accordingly, it was simply impossible to focus on several developments at once.

It is noteworthy that at about the same time BioWare worked on another failed game, codenamed “Revolver“. You can learn more about her here

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