Today is Mass Effect Day, or N7 Day if you will, and a live-action teaser video for Mass Effect Andromeda featuring real clips of human space exploration has arrived online.

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In the video, you will see all sorts of NASA clips before a rather large ship heads off toward the Andromeda galaxy.

Oddly enough, the voice over in teaser is provided by Jennifer Hale, who lent her chops to female Commander Shepard. We have no idea why Shepard was chosen for the video narrative – other than fan-service.

Then again, her voice over may serve a purpose, though what that purpose is remains to be seen as EA is keeping a tight rein on information.

What we do know, is Andromeda will star someone other than Shepard, it’s set “long” after the events of the original trilogy, and it’s due in the fall of 2016.