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I was invited to see Exodus early, special thanks to the developers for the amazing opportunity! Here are the highlights of what I saw: - Exodus is an RPG akin to old Bioware titles, in specific it is most similar to the Mass Effect franchise, with different character builds and a ton of story choices - You play as Jun Aslan, the game has a full character creator and Jun can be played as either Male or Female - A Paragon/Renegade style morality system is here, Named "Immortal/Paladin", your decisions will push you towards one of these paths and change how the world percieves Jun - Gameplay consists of third person shooting, combining different companions' abilities to achieve powerful attacks on top of your own, and you have an ability to scan enemies in order to see their weaknesses and strengths mid-combat - Jun's home is a gorgeous hub world that you can always revisit to stock up on supplies and speak to locals, one of these traders is actually a talking elephant - Matthew Mcconaughey plays a myserious ghostly cowboy companion named C.C. Orlev - You can choose 2 companions to accompany you on a mission - There is a class of "ascended" animals who have gained intelligence and can speak, one of those is an Octopus in a robot suit named Salt, who is one of your companions - I made sure to ask the developers if you could romance Salt, they confirmed you cannot romance the sentient Octopus - There are characters you can romance and get into relationships with - Time Dilation, during pivotal moments in the narrative, a time dilation mechanic comes into play where time on a specific planet may be accelerated in relation to whats outside, similar to Interstellar. - Time dilation will show how your decisions impact generations of people I went from being a bit interested to seriously looking forward to Exodus's launch next year in Early 2027, The cutscenes in this game look phenomenal, the gameplay looks fun and it really is carrying that Mass Effect torch forward. Special thanks once again to the team for the opportunity to cover this!