So far one of Mass Effect 2′s most widely enjoyed destinations has been one of Mass Effect 3′s most widely lamented omissions. Omega, the dark, seedy, asteroid-bound haven of the galaxy’s black market and villainy (think of it as the Milky Way’s Tortuga), found a firm place in our hearts during Shepard’s crusade against the Collectors in ME 2, but was overshadowed as greater events (one being the fate of civilization) took precedence in the trilogy’s finale.
That all changed this September when BioWare confirmed “Omega”, the second single-player DLC expansion for the game following August’s “Leviathan.” Now, new story details and release plans have been released by the developer, as it provides more clues on the size and scope we fans can anticipate.
According to Eurogamer, Mass Effect 3′s Omega DLC will release on November 27th for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC and will be priced at $15 (1200 Microsoft Points). European PlayStation 3 owners will have access to the content a day later on November 28th.
The price is the largest ever for a single DLC release in Mass Effect history, but as Mass Effect 3 producer Mike Gamble explains, there’s a corollary reason: so is the size. Speaking at New York Comic-Con today, Gamble described the Omega DLC as “double the size” of the largest Mass Effect 3 DLC. Ostensibly this is a comparison to Leviathan and actual game content, considering size in terms of memory already reached its Xbox 360-DLC maximum of 2GB with the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut.
As expected, the DLC reunites Shepard with Aria T’loak as the two retake Omega Station from Cerberus control. Aria, the malevolent Asari crime kingpin and former de factor ruler of Omega, was last seen at the Citadel club Purgatory fuming with Shepard over the station’s loss. We’re guessing that her foreboding vows to return – and violently, at that – should force Shepard into some complex dillemas over allegiances, power, and justice as the tension inevitably builds.
Gamble also says that the mission to take back Omega does harken back to the Mass Effect 3: Invasion prequel comics, where Cerberus General Pertrovsky steamrolled the anarchic refuge with a massive invasion fleet to capture it for the Illusive Man. Not only will the DLC bring Pertrovsky back into fold, but it will also introduce “new enemies” (which may well include the Cerberus Dragoon Class forces implemented in the recent “Retaliation” multiplayer update) and the first-ever appearance of a female turian.
Unfortunately Gamble wouldn’t offer any details regarding the Omega DLC’s mission structure (not unfortunately, we broke down the latest Omega mission evidence a few weeks ago). The size and premise of the story, however, are telling in one regard: This is likely Mass Effect 3 going out with a bang. Some of our readers have made it quite clear to us that the ending of Mass Effect 3 – either its controversial events or BioWare’s questionable handling of the fallout – has repressed any excitement for new DLC. Leviathan certainly didn’t live up to its expectations. Multiplayer is only now being fully realized. And so with increasing indication that BioWare is moving on in the Mass Effect universe, past its epic first trilogy, it would be hard to imagine there’s not an underlying motive here for rectification, for one last chance to make things right – as ever they could be, anyway.
Ranters, we’ll keep you updated on any new Omega DLC details. In the meantime, what do think of BioWare’s plans to make it the largest Mass Effect expansion yet? Should it mark an end to Mass Effect 3 content, will it be an effective way of closing out the game – and the trilogy, for that matter?
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Source: Eurogamer
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Not sure how I feel about this DLC anymore. Sure, it’ll be fun to step back into Shepard’s shoes and retake Omega, but in the long-run we just lose the Reaper war. Pretty depressing. Unless, they can throw in some kind of new ending with all the DLCs, but that’s probably just wishful thinking on my part. I’ll probably get the DLC anyway.
They already announced the Trilogy set being released soon. Of course this is the last.
But…I am not happy about that. I wish this game could last forever. I loved the ending.
I’ll be happy if BioWare delivers a well-made piece of content, and honestly, the amount of time spent away from the disappointing ending does have me wanting to experience more of the combat.
Especially after having spent time in multiplayer, I do think trying this out on a higher difficulty could offer a challenge I may not have felt the first time around.
I did not get the last DLC (I dont know if i ever will) But I am so looking foward to this one.
this is not the last single player DLC there are 4 more coming
are you for sure 4 mre are coming out?
There are some supposed leaks of BioWare’s DLC schedule which points to 3 or 4 more SP DLC’s. One of the DLC’s named in the leak turned out to be Retaliation, so it has some merit to it, or so it would seem. After this Omega DLC there is supposed to be a Citadel related DLC then a Take Back Earth DLC which is either a revamped or expanded upon Priority Earth, then a Light DLC, whose name may change, that has to do with the Relays and then finally there is supposed to be a Rebirth DLC that requires that you have all DLC’s and it should finally put an end to all the ending related speculation. The Rebirth DLC is supposed to be the long rumored Project X, so it will definitely have to do with the ending.
From what I’ve heard it is a IT hybrid ending. The conversation with the star child is in Shepards’ mind, much like the conversation he had with the Leviathan. However Shepards body did in fact make it to the Citadel and it is lying where you confronted TIM on the control panel. It is rumored that the conversation with the star child is a trap and there are 2 choices for seeing past the trap, destruction and most likely refusal.
Keep in mind these are just rumors, but there may be some legitimacy to the leak after the Retaliation DLC was confirmed. Who knows, it’s fun to speculate though.
I find this rumor disturbing, how is this not shipping an incomplete product and then getting you to pay extra for the end?
Well, you can’t spell unethical without EA.
I personally will buy all the dlc for me3..just because I’m a completionist and I want the whole story…I have to agree with rusty here because all signs are pointing to more dlc and the final thing all of th together and maybe if you were to choose the refusal ending that you would be able to beat the reapers conventionally…whether the IT theory gets put into it idk but we will see..otherwise why add more war assets? I think the number in war assets is gonna be 10k to refuse star child and beat reapers..just my opinion
I enjoyed Leviathan. So I’ll most likely get this DLC as well.
@Rusty Shackleford III Wow. That’s pretty interesting. I haven’t heard about those rumors so thanks for sharing.