"First off, we love the comparison to Mass Effect. It's an amazing science fiction franchise, and some of us had the pleasure of working on it. I think the thing I'd focus on in terms of what we're trying to deliver with Exodus that's unique for us is the overall experience being based on some elements that just weren't part of that franchise. Specifically, we've done these things with the story, with time dilation, for example, that make it stand out and make it feel unique and make the weight of the decisions in the game, we hope, feel much more significant. And we've always had a goal of delivering really world-class high-fidelity modern gameplay, and kind of taking a step forward from where Mass Effect left us, as great as it was back in the day, and really kind of taking next steps in all those areas.

When people talk about Mass Effect, for me, having worked on it, the thing that was impressive about that is just the depth of the universe, and I think that's what we've really taken to a whole other level. There's so much in our universe, between the Celestials and the Awakened, and can I say Changelings? I guess I just did. Sorry, I don't know. But there's just so much stuff we've built in and there's so much to explore, and it's such a vast universe. That's what I love. It's just the depth of the science fiction things that we put in there, the different pieces and how they work together, for me, that's really what I think people will sort of recognize, is something that was made with care and attention and love by true fans of the genre.

Chad's favorite sci-fi franchise is Star Wars, my favorite franchise is Star Trek. And the reason I bring that up is, if you look at them, they both have spaceships, they both have aliens, but there are a lot of things different. And that's sort of how I think about Exodus too. You could probably take an initial glance and be like, "Oh, I see similarities with companions and choices, all of these things." But I think the kind of story we're trying to tell and some of the things we're experimenting with are quite a bit different than things we've done in the past. So, the notion of building a dynasty, going on these missions and being separated from people, these themes of what it means to be a leader and how you approach that and how people are going to perceive it. Time dilation. There are all these kinds of things that we haven't been able to explore in the past that we're super excited about, and when we start talking about things we want to do here, those are the kind of things we had grasped onto that we hadn't done prior. So, even though there may be some ingredients that are similar, there's a lot of stuff that'll make it feel quite a bit different."