

Except, as you can probably guess, that’s not what happened.

Remember how Redemption gave brilliant new insights into the world of Mass Effect? Well, Arrival tries - gosh it tries so very hard - to do the same thing. That is, if you actually played it - which most players have only done for the first time with Legendary Edition. Not only was it a bold tease for the then-unreleased conclusion of the trilogy, but it boasted a Tom Clancy-esque story of betrayal, espionage, and a literal countdown to the destruction of the galaxy. It’s also a series with a fairly large plot hole introduced by Mass Effect 2’s final DLC expansion, Arrival. Mass Effect is a series all about reactive storytelling, weighty choices, and sprawling adventures that evolve with every step forward. This article contains assorted spoilers for the Mass Effect series and Mass Effect 2: Arrival.
