There are over 1,200 speaking characters in Mass Effect: Andromeda

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That's almost double the amount from Mass Effect 3, according to PC Gamer . Mass Effect: Andromeda creative director Mac Walters revealed the large cast for the RPG at PAX East, and the game's producer Michael Gamble added further information on the topic."The lines of dialogue we have in Andromeda is like Mass Effect 2 and 3 combined," Gamble said. "So the number of characters is vaster, but the amount of stuff you and that character can talk about is also larger — especially the squad, we definitely focused in on the squad."Gamble added that that big figure doesn't include the smallest speaking roles, such as shopkeepers with a line or two to say. Player freedom seems to be a focus point for Mass Effect: Andromeda, so a humongous speaking cast makes sense. We'll first get to meet all of these characters with the game's early access trial later this week It's not just a solo affair, though, with the RPG. Over the weekend, we here at IGN got to check out Mass Effect: Andromeda's multiplayer . BioWare will support the co-operative mode with free DLC multiplayer maps after release.

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