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| ==== Mass Effect books ==== | ==== Mass Effect books ==== |
| Drew Karpyshyn, who was responsible for the script of the games until a certain point, also wrote books related to the universe. These were: "Mass Effect: Revelation", "Mass Effect: Ascencion", "Mass Effect: Deception" and "Mass Effect: Retaliation". The books complemented the storyline presented in the games by depicting events happening before the first title of the series, as well as between the events presented in the sequels. [([[https://www.goodreads.com/series/41653-mass-effect-novels|GoodReads]])] | Drew Karpyshyn, who was responsible for the script of the games until a certain point, also wrote books related to the universe. These were "Mass Effect: Revelation," "Mass Effect: Ascension," "Mass Effect: Deception" and "Mass Effect: Retaliation." The books complemented the storyline presented in the games by depicting events happening before the first title of the series, as well as between the events presented in the sequels. [([[https://www.goodreads.com/series/41653-mass-effect-novels|GoodReads]])] |
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| ==== EDI ==== | ==== EDI ==== |
| The artificial intelligence, EDI, which first begins to accompany the main character in part 2 of the game was modeled on the robot character "Maria" from the movie Metropolis (1927). This is not the only interesting fact about the friendly AI. It turns out that in the first part of Mass Effect players got to know it as a rogue AI causing problems on the moon. [([[https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/123456789/3686/Groot%2C_D._de_1.pdf?sequence=1|Radboud University Nijmegen]])] | The artificial intelligence, EDI, which first begins to accompany the main character in part two of the game was modeled on the robot character "Maria" from the movie Metropolis (1927). This is not the only interesting fact about the friendly AI. It turns out that in the first part of Mass Effect players got to know it as a rogue AI causing problems on the moon. [([[https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/123456789/3686/Groot%2C_D._de_1.pdf?sequence=1|Radboud University Nijmegen]])] |
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| ==== Clint Mansell ==== | ==== Clint Mansell ==== |
| The music for the third part of Mass Effect was composed by Clint Mansell, among others. He is the creator of the soundtracks for a number of acclaimed films such as Black Swan, Your Vincent, or Requiem for a Dream. [([[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-10-Clint-Mansell-making-Mass-Effect-3-music|Eurogamer]])] | The music for the third part of Mass Effect was composed by Clint Mansell, among others. He is the creator of the soundtracks for a number of acclaimed films such as Black Swan, Your Vincent and Requiem for a Dream. [([[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-10-Clint-Mansell-making-Mass-Effect-3-music|Eurogamer]])] |
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| ==== Mass effect ==== | ==== Mass effect ==== |
| The title of the game was supposed to indicate the essence of the whole story. Mass effect and dark energy were the basis for the functioning of the Mass Effect universe. The first allowed us to colonize the Milky Way and contact different civilizations, the second was to have a disastrous impact on life in our galaxy. Although Drew Karpyshyn followed the path of explaining the story in this way, in the end, the creators decided to change the coherent plot presented by the three parts, achieving, unfortunately, the effect of dissatisfaction of the multitude of fans, for whom the very finale of the series was strongly illogical. [([[https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-3-ending-writer-idea/|The Gamer]])] | The title of the game was supposed to indicate the essence of the whole story. Mass effect and dark energy were the bases for the functioning of the Mass Effect universe. The first allowed us to colonize the Milky Way and contact different civilizations, and the second was to have a disastrous impact on life in our galaxy. Although Drew Karpyshyn followed the path of explaining the story in this way, in the end, the creators decided to change the coherent plot presented by the three parts, achieving, unfortunately, the effect of dissatisfaction of the multitude of fans, for whom the very finale of the series was strongly illogical. [([[https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-3-ending-writer-idea/|The Gamer]])] |
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| ==== Title ideas ==== | ==== Title ideas ==== |
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| ==== Alan Shepard ==== | ==== Alan Shepard ==== |
| The name of the main character was inspired by a historical figure. We are talking about Alan Shepard, who was an American astronaut, a participant in the first manned space flight program "Mercury". [([[https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-alan-shepard-k4.html|NASA]])] | The name of the main character was inspired by a historical figure. We are talking about Alan Shepard, who was an American astronaut and a participant in the first manned space flight program "Mercury." [([[https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-alan-shepard-k4.html|NASA]])] |
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| ==== Garrus romance ==== | ==== Garrus romance ==== |
