In Andromeda, fans were shocked to see that most races were represented in the move between galaxies, but some were missing. This connection was fairly clear-cut with the voice that says 'Arcturus Station, unknown vessel approaching, we need first contact protocols.' For those that may not know, Arcturus is the headquarters for humanity's System Alliance that was established in 2156, a military and political power structure that is heavily prevalent in the trilogy and associated printed media. The next sequence seen is what makes me think it's not the Collector Base because the next shot directly references the First Contact War when humanity stumbled upon the Mass Relays and joined the wider galaxyВ only to jump into a vicious war against Turians that begun in 2157. That hope was killed until now, because the parallels seen in the beginning of the trailer paired with the implications of the ending scene could mean a crossover of epic proportions. Then launch happened and DLC plans were canceled, effectively killing any hope that the Quarians would make it safely and we'd get a resolution to the major epiphany revealed at Andromeda's end. Much like the Geth weren't the true enemy in the first game of the trilogy, the Kett weren't the true enemy in Andromeda, a complexity that held so much potential for the expected sequel. While many didn't seem to enjoy Andromeda due to its very different flavor and a wide variety of launch issues (faces were tired, you know the drill), others did relish in the younger and much dorkier Ryder tale. In the opening sequence of the trailer (at which point we didn't even know this was tied to Mass Effect), we see the two galaxies that have dominated this franchise's lore: the Milky Way, which is seen in the front, and Andromeda, which is seen in the background. Moving on, let's break the trailer seen at the top of the article down. Does that mean I can't be critical of it or the studio culture around the BioWare name? Absolutely not, that's my job (and is evident by my previous critiques of Andromeda and Dragon Age 2 in the past, despite my personal enjoyment), but I like to be honest by letting readers know that I do have a personal connection to these stories for 100% transparency.

So here we go!ДЄs a disclaimer, a disclaimer I put on any piece I write about Dragon Age or Mass Effect: I'm incredibly transparent with my love for this game. As someone that has over 31 playthroughs of the original trilogy, 9 playthroughs of Andromeda (despite its flaws), and has read all of the comics and novels several times over, I wanted to put some of that experience to good use with a good 'ol fashioned deep dive. A lot of keen-eyed fans have offered their own theories, so I wanted to contribute my own - including how Andromeda and the Trilogy could collide. It also says a lot about the Alliance, which will continue to be at war until the Reaper War, from the traverse to the Geth, making massive territorial gains in the milky way.During The Game Awards, a Mass Effect trailer was shownВ that seemed to say a lot and very little at the same time. Militarily and politically, it was a slap in the face of the Hierarchy, and it says a lot about the begrudging respect and animosity the turians have for the Alliance later on, as seen with the Normandy project. I think itвЂ™s probably one the reasons why the Hierarchy calls it an вЂњincidentвЂќ rather than a war. The first alien foe of the Hierarchy in centuries, with inferior technology: They still lost and had to pay reparations for it. When the negotiations started, Shanxi was back in AllianceвЂ™s hands, and with a whole turian ground force as a bargaining chip. In effect, the turians broke the rules of war and still lost until the CouncilвЂ™s intervention, alerted by the turian mobilisation. Williams surrendered because they were outgunned, outnumbered and the turians were firing mass accelerators on civilians targets (A war crime per council law). Probably dooming them to starvation or surrender in the long run. The counter attack by the Admiral Kastanie Drescher routed the turian fleet, as they dropped a relief force on Shanxi, leaving the turian ground force cut off and surrounded. After talking with and laying the facts out, it feels strange that the FCW in mass effect is exposed as an Alliance defeat due to the surrender of the garrissonвЂ¦

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