As detailed in the video below, BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn has revealed that Mass Effect: Andromeda's earlier "M" for blood, partial nudity, strong language, strong sexual content and violence has been amended. The reason why? The game will now feature full-nudity and Flynn jokingly referred to the game as "softcore space porn." Gamers instantly remarked that Flynn was simply trolling but he quickly assured them he was not.
Full nudity and graphic sex isn't something of a rarity in AAA games these days as CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3 featured unabashed nudity and some pretty intense sex scenes. Still, perhaps Bioware is hoping the news will have a massive effect on sales?
ABOUT MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA
Mass Effect: Andromeda is the fourth installment in the Mass Effect franchise and is chronologically set 600 years after the events of the original Mass Effect trilogy, though the story is heavily influenced by the events of Mass Effect 2.
With Commander Shepard's discovery of the Reapers and the threat of galactic extinction, humanity and a core group of various Alliance species launched a space ship into the farthest reaches of space in order to escape the clutches of the synthetic annihilation machines. Gamers will play as either Sara or Scott Ryder, the children of N7 operative, Alec Ryder, who was given the special title Pathfinder by the Alliance.
Bioware first leaked Andromeda in November 2012 on twitter by a Bioware exec before being formally confirmed by the developer at E3 2014. It will be released on March 21, 2017.
Instead of a straight narrative, Andromeda will mark the first time in the series that an open-world setting has been released.
As with the last installment, a multiplayer component will also play a key role in how the story unfolds.