Mass Effect Andromeda's Protagonist Was Almost Named After A Pun
It's entirely possible thatMass Effect: Andromeda could’ve been less of a failure if only Mark Darrah managed to trick the development team into naming the main character after a silly pun. For a number of reasons, Mass Effect Andromeda was a considerable disappointment when it launched, which is something even the developers have admitted to.
As revealed last year by devs who worked on the game, Mass Effect: Andromeda’s budget was strictly limited, which prevented the team from implementing a plethora of intriguing ideas and even some basic gameplay mechanics. For instance, underfinancing the development process resulted in just two new species that were added to the game, not to mention that the team wasn’t even capable of bringing back all the existing races from the Milky Way galaxy. What’s even more disappointing is that free galaxy travel across Andromeda had to be cut as well, alongside numerous other features that were lacking from the game.
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BioWare veteran Mark Darrah, who left the studio two years ago, has recently shared an anecdote on Twitter describing a silly pun that could have potentially made it to the deeply flawed Mass Effect: Andromeda. According to Darrah, he pitched an idea to name the game’s protagonist Travis Ellers. The pun comes from a shortened version of the character’s name, as his friends would’ve called the protagonist Trav. In other words, if only Darrah had managed to trick the team into actually naming the character that way, the crew of intergalactic travelers would’ve been led by Trav Ellers.
As long as I'm throwing out terrible names I have... You should know I tried to trick the Mass Effect: Andromeda team into
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