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In the spirit of Halloween and Allhallotide, we thought we would start October with a frightfully awesome new reveal. Prepare to meet the most terrifying enemy in the EXODUS universe—The Mara Yama Do you know what fear is…THE MARA YAMA REVEAL CINEMATIC TRAILER

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We need in-game footage...

Here's the official Mara-Yama reveal description:

"Navigating Centauri is no easy task, with the threat of many powerful enemies whose technological ingenuity far exceeds our own waiting to wipe us from existence. Humanity must navigate this dark and dangerous sci-fi universe with extreme caution.


"Among the most terrifying threats are the Celestials we call the Mara-Yama. No one knows what the Mara-Yama call themselves. They have no known territory or homeworld, living in massive space citadels secreted in desolate regions of space. Waiting. Hunting."

McConaughey plays a major role in the "Mass Effect" creators' extraordinary gaming endeavor: He's an all-knowing spokesperson and timeless observer named C.C. Orlev, a character that we'll be hearing much more about in future updates from the gaming division of Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast.
Per Archetype's press notes on the plot of their AAA title: "In 'Exodus,' humanity, having fled a dying Earth, has found a new home in a hostile galaxy — here, we are the underdogs fighting for our survival. Players step into the role of The Traveler, humanity's last hope. Your job is to journey to distant stars on the hunt to steal alien weapons and technology from the most powerful enemy in the universe: the Celestials. There is one catch, however — time dilation.


"Days for the Travelers on interstellar missions are decades back home. The sacrifices players make to protect their loved ones will impact their entire civilization for generations to come. Returning home, players will face the consequences of their choices, and must determine: How much are they willing to sacrifice?"

"Exodus" is expected in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox X|S.

 

[TVexperto]

no gameplay?!

 

[DirtyBast8rd]

Didn't do anything for me this trailer.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

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MLM when applied to pre-order bonuses, must be a new low.

 

[MALpractice311]

Is it so hard to show off gameplay in your initial trailers?

 

[Senua]

Reginald Ledoux...

 

[The Cockatrice]

"Mass Effect creators" lmao this marketing bs again.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Intrigued.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Looks like Warhammer 40 stone.

 

[Zathalus]

Certainly set a good tone. Aliens are suitably chilling as well.

Hopefully we get gameplay soon.

 

[lh032]

cinematic, no gameplay - DOA

 

[IAmNotFromDelaware]

"Mass Effect creators" lmao this marketing bs again.

Well, Drew Karpyshyn the senior writer for KOTOR and Mass Effect 1 and 2 is on board. For me Atleast, it means this game has a chance.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Well, Drew Karpyshyn the senior writer for KOTOR and Mass Effect 1 and 2 is on board. For me Atleast, it means this game has a chance.

It means nothing. What else have they done in the past 10+ years?

 

[Neolombax]

That was Matthew McConaughey, right?

No gameplay video was a disappointment, but I love my space games. Intrigued.

 

[Arachnid]

No gameplay, no care

 

[Fbh]

These short cinematic trailers need to be earned. Once you release the first game in your franchise and it's good and it got a fanbase you can maybe start doing stuff like this. But it does literally nothing to build excitement or interest for a new IP that hasn't even shown gameplay.

 

[Holammer]

Wizards of the coast involved.

Hype meter:
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[Dirk Benedict]

WOTC straight neutered any interest I had for this and using ME as crutch to promote this is laughable. Interesting trailer, however.

 

[Nonehxc]

Well, Drew Karpyshyn the senior writer for KOTOR and Mass Effect 1 and 2 is on board. For me Atleast, it means this game has a chance.

Does James Ohlen do not ring a bell?

I mean, having Drew tingles my balls to no end, but Ohlen, one of the founders of Archetype, is the real genius behind this and LOTS of the BEST western RPGs of all time.

 

[Filben]

No gameplay, no interest.

 

[GymWolf]

Well...i liked the trailer.

 

[Kurotri]

I do not trust these guys. No gameplay whatsoever after a year and nothing but a bunch of lore dumps for a game that hasn't even come out. Unfortunately, whenever you hear big names like Drew go independent, most of the time all they do is release duds, or nothing at all and shut down later. I'm not convinced.

 

[Ristifer]

I'll keep an eye on it, but the trailer means nothing to me without gameplay. Give me a sniff of it at least.

 

[RickSanchez]

What a great trailer...........for an episode of Love Death & Robots.

Not so great for a game. Especially an RPG.

 

[Fbh]

Wizards of the coast involved.

Hype meter:
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Ugh, didn't know that.
There goes the hype train:

I was cautiously optimistic because of Drew Karpyshyn but now I'm skeptical

 

[violence]

Looks cool

 

[King Dazzar]

Mara Yama? So the aliens are hindu inspired demon's of the dead? Yeah, I'll pass.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

That voice over was fucking terrible. Not sure if it was matthew mc... but it was terrible.

 

[chakadave]

It means nothing. What else have they done in the past 10+ years?

sitting pretty off the money he made at Bioware when it was awesome?

It has a chance if big money doesn't get involved to at least have a tolerable or interesting story.

 

[nowhat]

"Mass Effect creators" lmao this marketing bs again.

Hey now, that may be factually accurate. I just took a dump. I'm sure that mass had some effect on the toilet. I, too, am a mass effect creator.

 

[Doom85]

no gameplay?!

Is it so hard to show off gameplay in your initial trailers?

cinematic, no gameplay - DOA

They did show a bit of gameplay in the reveal trailer near the end.

 

[MALpractice311]

They did show a bit of gameplay in the reveal trailer near the end.

Ah, thank you.

Ok, so it looks relatively Mass Effect-ish. I'll keep an eye on it. Nothing has quite scratched that itch of being a Mass Effect Vanguard in a while.

 

[evanft]

They did show a bit of gameplay in the reveal trailer near the end.

That gameplay looked painfully generic, even in such short form. They even had the requisite swinging between ledges and sliding down a cliff parts that seem to have become part of every narrative-driven third-person action/adventure game since like 2014.

 

[Loomy]

Green Grey Blob: The Game.

I guess this helps drive recruitment? Because I doubt it's driving excitement in anyone.

 

[Rush2112]

Which creator? If its Casey Hudson, he can fuck right off.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

They did show a bit of gameplay in the reveal trailer near the end.

LMAO, what the fuck is this generic shite ? Good lord...

PS: that art-direction and character models...just no

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Gameplay looked fine. Like what do people want from a 3rd person game?

People want new ips and complain about remasters, remakes and sequels. Anything new is instantly shat on.

If it's mass effect inspired. It's going to be a 3rd person shooter .

 

[Dirk Benedict]

They did show a bit of gameplay in the reveal trailer near the end.

This makes it look a lot better, but... that trailer being 1080p and the music at the end dislodged my ass from immersion... I was getting into that trailer! WTF...? How do you switch tones like that?
Fuck peoplemaking trailers these days. !(*@%#!!

 

[March Climber]

So far it looks promising. I need to see a section of gameplay and a dialogue scene to really feel that Mass Effect feeling.

Gameplay looked fine. Like what do people want from a 3rd person game?

People want new ips and complain about remasters, remakes and sequels. Anything new is instantly shat on.

If it's mass effect inspired. It's going to be a 3rd person shooter .

They just want to complain.

Don’t worry about them, find the games and devs you’re interested in, and find your own path to fun.

 

[CGNoire]

Wizards of the coast involved.

Hype meter:
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Same.

 

[sono]

That was Matthew McConaughey, right?

I thought so too.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

here is your three endings!!!

hope its good

 

[samoilaaa]

Wizards of the coast involved.

Hype meter:
High |-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.x.-.| Low

not to mention that there was a teaser of the character creation and they had Nonbinary as a gender option