Hot on the heels of Electronic Arts’ confirmation of the Mass Effect: Leviathan DLC, which is set to release later this summer, comes first details about the game’s new missions. What’s most apparent from the mission walkthrough (which comes to us by way of Kotaku) is that the missions in Leviathan will be unlike anything featured in Mass Effect 3 to date. This isn’t just a special circumstance where Commander Shepard hops onto a turret; this is some new and exciting stuff.
Before the demo kicked off, players were treated to a cinematic that explained the nature of the titular Leviathan; a mysterious “being” that has the ability of killing Reapers. As the ending to Mass Effect 3 already explained to us, there are a myriad of ways of either controlling or destroying the Reapers, but apparently this Leviathan is yet another option.
Before we get into mission specifics – the mission on display was the last of three featured in the DLC – it’s best to outline some key pieces of information about Leviathan first, as the mission details are very spoiler heavy. Leviathan will be about 2 hours long, about as long as Mass Effect 2‘s Lair of the Shadow Broker, will introduce some new weapons and others that were featured as pre-order bonuses, and the pack should be out some time after the release of the Firefight weapon pack, which releases in August.
Now, the mission. Players once again assume control of their version of Commander Shepard and must first dispatch a couple waves of Reapers aboard a pitching ship. It’s standard Mass Effect 3 combat, but apparently the dynamic nature of the floating ship made for some interesting sequences a la Uncharted 3.
From there the player must complete a few random objectives – eliminating more enemies, unlocking a door – before they take control of a mech and head to the bottom of an ocean. Unfortunately the demo cut off there, but it is implied that Leviathan is lying dormant somewhere amidst that abyss.
It’s a bit disappointing to hear that Leviathan will only encompass 3 missions, but the promise of an engaging new storyline and some interesting combat scenarios is enough to carry us through. At $9.99, Leviathan will mark one of the first times players will have to consider further investing in Mass Effect 3 (the Extended Cut and many of the multiplayer DLCs were offered free of charge), a tough decision in light of the way the game’s ending was received.
Will you be picking up the Leviathan DLC for Mass Effect 3? What other combat scenarios would you like to see BioWare feature in the pack?
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan should be out by summer’s end on PS3, PC, and Xbox 360.
Source: Kotaku
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I’ve heard rumour of Leviathan being the anti-social Reaper, but I’m hoping it doesn’t turn out to be some kinda Robotech SD-F1 knock off like a super battleship.
The SDF-1 (or super dimensional fortress one) is a lot like a non-sentient reaper. It’s a massive mech/flying space city after all. Justifying any humanoid shape or transformations seems like dangerous territory for the series’ credibility though, so I rather doubt that. A rogue reaper sounds plausible though… Much as I like Robotech, I don’t want Mass Effect to resemble it any more than It already does. I would be psyched to have some great story additions, but more likely I suspect that it will be a graphical treat and a few hours of extra gameplay, but little else. (kinda like the Arkham City dlc). I wish for more than that, but I will pay for more ME regardless, so long as it doesn’t suck! Sounds cool to me.
This will give me a reason to do my insanity playthrough.
As much as I hate to say it (because I didn’t like the ending or the EC DLC very much), I will buy it. I just like the idea of having a friendly Reaper on my side.
What I find hilarious and most telling about this is the fact that apparently this DLC will change the ending yet again…
…so I get it now, THIS is where they charge you if you want a better ending.
LOL No thanks, you can keep the further adventures of dead guy.
I know right? Its so sad that THIS is what it takes for players like us wanting another ending by burning our pockets. But then again, what company WOULDN’T do this to makes us come back for more?
Sometimes i wish i wast a huge ME fan -_-; Oh well.
apparantly , michael gamble tweeted thatit wont change the endings , saw it few minutes ago ………
Stupid IGN and their lame reporting. They are the ones that reported it will change the ending.
Quite a few actually. All you have to do is find and list every game released this year that DIDN’T shave off the ending and sell it as DLC. Which is like all but two or three.
I loved ME too, but I have consumer pride.
I think Bioware gave us all our money’s worth, even if you hate the ending. Therefor I feel that the question is not whether or not you will pay for a better ending, but whether or not you will pay for more ME in a 3 hour, 10$ chunk. Considering the quality of gameplay, that’s an easy question for me. I’m in. It’s a bummer if many people disagree, since the company should be encouraged to make such unique, high quality games by having the investment payoff.
How unique and high quality this game is, is up for debate and if someone falls on the side that says nay, then it’s best for them to not further reward the company.
Maybe it wasn’t your insinuation but it seems a lot of people have fallen for this idea that Bioware is among the last bastions of quality and if we don’t support them now, then the future of gaming is one where every game will be a derivative of CoD.
how much will this dlc cost?
$9.99
Opps I saw how much! What happened to FREE!
They stopped apologizing for the ending. The release of the EC made it so the fires of fan rage died down to the point they could charge them for things and not get any backlash.
MP DLC still might be free, though. They’re getting money from micro-transactions. A free DLC means everyone will get it. Then, they pay real money to get the new content faster. Ironically, they are likely raking in more money from free MP DLC than they would with a paid DLC that just gave the players all the content from square one.
I’m in. 3 more hours of ME for $10 isn’t bad at all. I already play the crap out of multiplayer.
“It’s a bit disappointing to hear that Leviathan will only encompass 3 missions, but the promise of an engaging new storyline and some interesting combat scenarios is enough to carry us through”.
Speak for yourself. I’m done with this series. I know how it ends. I’m not paying ten more dollars to jack around in some mission that ultimately means nothing in the long run.
Bioware torched the franchise, they went back with EC and made sure nothing of the foundation was still standing, then expect to collect on the insurance money (dlc).
Mass Effect 3 is dead to me. And I am sure it is dead to many others.
ME series is dead to me. No point in buying something that will NOT change the crap Deus Ex Machina of an ending and that includes the crappy EC as well. Frankly there is no point in buying this. They burned themselves and are in a downward spiral because bad press and bad word of mouth is the worst thing that can happen to any company/franchise what have you. I tell anyone and everyone I know how bad the game is and not to buy it or any DLC or anything from BioWare. My friends and family listen to me about this sort of thing and they’ve told their friends and so on and so forth. I’ve already put a dent in their pocket books.
You’re what’s wrong with fans.
Not sure how that could be the case, I think it’s save to say from what they said, they’re not a fan anymore.
Actually Fathomless, YOU are what is wrong with fans. The blinder wearing, easily played, gamer who will continue to support laziness, arrogance, willful ignorance, and greed. You’re the kind of feckless tool that berates others for showing consumer pride, and dignity in choosing where their money is going.
YOU,and those like you, posting glib, lazy responses to complaints online, are the reason game development is fast becoming joyless, and games are releasing with less content, less testing, more bugs, and more intrusive DLC.