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Players who fell in love with Bioware's treatment of the Star Wars mythology in the RPG Knights of the Old Republic will be pleased to see the similarities in Mass Effect. The big and pleasant surprise at E3 this month, both Bioware and Microsoft clearly have high hopes for the game billing it as the fist in a trilogy of titles of the 360 that will also enjoy episodic content over Xbox Live. Set in 2183 you assume the role of a veteran elite human soldier, Commander Shepherd, the man in charge of halting the armies of a megalomaniacal former colleague.
Featuring twelve different character classes Mass Effect will, in all likelihood, mirror the successful template of Bioware's previous form: action (invisibly based upon traditional RPG dice rolls) and intricate narrative decision making. Indeed, Bioware have stated that protagonist Shepherd, as a veteran commander has carte blanche to 'get the job done in whatever way he sees fit'. Therefore every choice and decision you make in approaching the problems thrown at you will have narrative and mechanical implications further down the line. For Western action RPG fans this is certainly a game to watch with keen interest.
