Following last night's first Mass Effect Andromeda

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Previously in the series, players assumed the role of a single Commander Shepard, who could be either male or female. In Andromeda, however,whichever sex you choose designates which sibling you’ll play as, with the other placed elsewhere in the story.The family revelation comes from BioWare creative director Mac Walters who was narrating last night’s Andromeda demo with PlayStation Access "We're seeing our male character, at E3 we got to see our female character. A little surprise here: These two are actually brother and sister.“They both exist in the game world at the same time. If you're playing as the female Ryder, your brother is out there somewhere in the universe.”And it seems Andromeda is something of a family affair, given another tidbit Walters had for the fans:"The character we saw two E3s ago, the N7, is actually your father. So we have got the full Ryder family revealed. We'll do names and things in the future."The ‘future’ Walters speaks of isn’t that far off. Also from yesterday’s big reveal, the Mass Effect Twitter account reminded the fanbase "doors to the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe" will be opened on N7 day (November 7).Mass Effect Andromeda is due for release in the first quarter of 2017

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