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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Fight for a new home.]]'']]
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4	->''"Every great moment in our history began with a dream. Each bold leap forward was achieved by those willing to do anything to attain it. We are, all of us, leaving behind families, homes, the very birthplace of our species. Some for discovery, to see the unknown. Others, for a new start. But today, whatever our reasons, we take the first steps toward a new future for humanity. Today, we begin to make our dream, reality."''
5	-->-- '''Alec Ryder''', opening lines
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7	''Mass Effect: Andromeda'' is the fourth game in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series. Developed by Creator/{{BioWare}} Montreal, it was released for the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}}, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and PC on March 21, 2017 in North America and March 23, 2017 in Europe.
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9	In 2176 CE, humanity founded the ''Andromeda Initiative'', a multi-species project to reach and colonize the Andromeda Galaxy. Nine years later, and only months before [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 the Reaper invasion]], five massive [[SleeperShip ships]] leave the Milky Way, beginning a [[TimeSkip six hundred year]] journey across the gulf between galaxies. Even though the ultimate goal is to establish a trade route between galaxies, everyone on board knows [[YouCantGoHomeAgain it won't happen in their lifetimes]]. Of course, reaching Andromeda is just the easy part, as the Milky Way isn't the only galaxy that has its dangers...%%Yes, the trade route is canon information.%%
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11	Players can choose to play as either [[BrotherSisterTeam Scott or Sara]] Ryder, the twin children of Alec Ryder, members of the [[TheAce Pathfinder]] team for humanity's ark, the ''Hyperion''. After arriving in Andromeda, an incident forces the chosen Ryder sibling to take on the mantle of Pathfinder, and continue their mission to explore the Andromeda galaxy in search of new home worlds.
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13	Titan Books published [[http://titanbooks.com/blog/announcing-official-mass-effect-novels/ three semi-prequel]] novels, starting with ''Literature/MassEffectNexusUprising'' in March 2017 followed by ''Literature/MassEffectInitiation'' in November 2017 that flesh out the Andromeda Initiative and the events that led to the state of the project at the start of the game. They were then followed by ''Literature/MassEffectAnnihilation'' in November 2018 that told the story of the ill-fated quarian ark and how exactly it ended up in Andromeda.
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15	The game reintroduces vehicular gameplay to the series, after the all-terrain vehicle was dropped in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. It also returns to a WideOpenSandbox model, featuring a number of central planets that serve as mission hubs and dungeons all in one. A great deal else is unique to Andromeda, however. Ryder has access to every ability in the game at all times, and can customize their skill build to their heart's content; in conjunction, the classic six character classes are now "Profiles" that give corresponding bonuses, which can be swapped on the fly. The KarmaMeter is gone entirely, replaced by a more roleplaying-oriented system that lets the player choose between four moods ([[TheHeart emotional]], [[TheSpock logical]], [[TheGadfly flippant]], [[TheStoic professional]]) as they see fit. Finally, ItemCrafting makes its entry into the series, allowing for enhanced customization of weapons and armor.
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17	Previews: [[https://youtu.be/uG8V9dRqSsw Announcement trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn98FdSg-Fo N7 Day 2015 trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vgHOXeps0 EA Play 2016 trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hBNALUk4w&ab_channel=MassEffect 4K tech demo gameplay]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPkv7DmeM1A Join the Andromeda Initiative trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjfIPkv4WDY Orientation Briefing]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZw_oqk7Q8&t Official Cinematic Reveal trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcidXF1pk4c NVIDIA CES Gameplay trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNG_szaXNNU Official Cinematic Trailer #2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6PJEmEHIaY Launch Trailer]]
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20	!!''Mass Effect: Andromeda'' contains the following tropes:
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22	[[index]]
23	* MassEffectAndromeda/TropesAToG
24	* MassEffectAndromeda/TropesHToZ
25	[[/index]]
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