We don’t know much at all about the new Mass Effect game that’s currently in the works, but according to series art director Derek Watts, one thing we might expect is hairier aliens.
Watts, who was one of the chief architects behind the look of the original trilogy, and is involved again in the fifth installment, spoke to us as part of our Mass Effect Oral History about the technological limitations around the original character designs and hinted at some ways in which those designs may change on current generation machines freed from low-polygon shackles. Naturally, there will be plenty of continuity, but we should see evolution in how familiar races are presented, along with some fresh – and hairy – faces.
