Humanity begins the search for a new home

Mass Effect fans know today is N7 Day, the unofficial holiday celebrating the Mass Effect canon (it comes from the logo on Commander Shepard’s uniform). As promised, here is the latest trailer for Mass Effect Andromeda, launching in early 2017.

Here’s the setup, per the official Mass Effect site:

Take the role of the Pathfinder, leading humanity’s search for a new home in this unexplored and unforgiving region of space. You’ll chart your own course, navigating the Andromeda galaxy to unravel its mysteries, discover vivid alien worlds, and lead the charge to find the human race a new home among the stars. You’ll be able to upgrade and customize your gameplay experience with a deep and flexible progression system, and lead your squad into action-packed combat using advanced weaponry, special abilities, and more than a few new tricks.

BioWare teased the announcement last week with this trailer that sets up the premise of the Andromeda Initiative, an exploration project taking humankind to another galaxy.

It’s still unclear exactly when in the canon it is set, but it won’t feature Shepard, the mainstay character of the first three games.

Source: Polygon – Full