All I would add to this is that The Milky Way had the added impact of The Reapers leaving Relays and other technology lying around on purpose so that when new forms of life emerged they would eventually have access to advanced technology that would increase their chances of survival, whilst also ensuring that these species developed along Reaper-approved lines. Whilst they were definitely the antagonists of the original trilogy it can't be forgotten that the decisions the Reapers made improved the chances of growth and shorter-term survival of intelligent life in the Milky Way.
Andromeda is bigger than Milky Way, but that doesn't mean it has to have intelligent life or advanced civilization spread all around like MW had. It might had only a few, if one wishes to create it that way. There's no mandatory rule stating that it must have more than Milky Way.
The comparison, however, weights on new things to see. Although I'm one that would enjoy seeing less of Milky Way and more of Andromeda, it might be that known advanced races might be still largely unknown, if any, and planned for future installments, first contacts perhaps in a more meaningful and harder way than this game.
@PandaTar wrote:
Andromeda is bigger than Milky Way, but that doesn't mean it has to have intelligent life or advanced civilization spread all around like MW had. It might had only a few, if one wishes to create it that way. There's no mandatory rule stating that it must have more than Milky Way.
I agree on that. Especially because the MW civilizations were "supported" by the mass effect relays and the leftovers/beacons from the Protheans.
I would love to see "new" life. Maybe some species that is not humanoid with no hair and ears. I mean why the hell is there no single alien race with hair or ears? BW could really think of some new species.
They could have created a plethora of things, but they went to the path of making talking beings. Why not another civilization with no sound language, trying to communicate only with lights or body language of sorts. Well, that's a question for the next episode of ... "Why not?"
@PandaTar wrote:
They could have created a plethora of things, but they went to the path of making talking beings. Why not another civilization with no sound language, trying to communicate only with lights or body language of sorts. Well, that's a question for the next episode of ... "Why not?"
I would love to see that!! Ok maybe it is difficult to make in a game...I don't know. But for me it seems kind of easy to make a species with 4 or 6 legs or floating aliens without feet at all...Ok I have no clue on game development, so maybe I am just naive :D
and there is an infinite number of "why not?"
