Exodus, the space opera RPG in development at Archetype Studios, looks very much like Mass Effect—in fact, we declared in April that "it couldn't look more like Mass Effect," based on the teasers we've seen so far. In a new interview with The Game Business, though, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks described it somewhat differently.
"It's a new IP, but it’s not unfamiliar ground to us. Exodus is effectively D&D in space," Cocks said. "We're familiar with role-playing games, and familiar with how to make good ones. It's a genre we understand."
I was initially inclined to be dismissive of that description: Exodus really looks a lot like Mass Effect, and I sure wouldn't call that D&D in space. But I suppose, taking the idea in a very broad context, it's an argument you might make: You and the crew roam around, go exploring, pick fights, hoover up loot, and event...
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