First things first: "Mass Effect" is a third-person action series from BioWare (an EA-owned game studio).
In "Mass Effect: Andromeda," you'll be doing plenty of third-person shooting — expect a lot of running to take cover, then popping out to fire shots off at various alien enemies.
But people come to "Mass Effect" for the story, and "Andromeda" looks to be the beginning of a new epic.
A new trailer sets the stage: An alien race that's been sleeping for "hundreds of years" is awoken, likely in the Andromeda Galaxy (the closest galaxy to our own).
Your character is a "Pathfinder" — a space traveler representing humanity, tasked with exploring the unexplored.
You're traveling with a crew of folks — a standard in the "Mass Effect" series:
And it looks like the omni-tool from previous games is also making a return — it's a wrist-mounted device that can be used for anything from remote detonation to hacking to violent attacks:
So, what's your role in "Andromeda"? You're the commander, it looks like, in control of both a spacecraft and a drivable truck:
These bipedal aliens appear to be the main foe — they're never shown directly in the trailer, but they're shown doing all sorts of nefarious stuff:
Unlike in previous "Mass Effect" games, "Andromeda" features some massive alien creatures:
If you thought that last guy was big, check out this monstrosity:
So, how do you go from casual space explorer to battling an ancient alien race? There are some hints:
It looks like this massive alien structure has something to do with it!
Oh also it looks like the enemy can maybe fly?
Here's the full trailer for "Mass Effect: Andromeda", which has a launch window of "spring 2016" on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC:
Want even more? Here's another short tease for the game that was released recently:
