Bioware details teammates in Mass Effect: Andromeda

In a recent interview Mass Effect: Andromeda's Creative Director Mac Walters and Producer Fabrice Condominas sat down for an in depth discussion about the upcoming release, and they shed some light on the squadmates that will appear in the game.

Firstly, when asked whether the announced amount of squadmates (six) was enough, Walters gave an interesting response, saying: "Assuming that's how many we have, I think that's a good number."

In less cryptic fashion Walters responded to the next question about the squadmate that was removed in the development process as follows: "You know game development is a constant series of decisions - there's always going to be some scope reductions. Because we decided to do loyalty missions that meant every squad member had their own special mission plus a significant amount of relationship dialogue. Ultimately, the only reason we chose to cut was because of that. It wasn't that we didn't like the character - I believe at the time it was just which ones were furthest along. As for whether we'd see them again in the future - it is possible. I think a lot of people like the idea for the character. But you never know - sometimes what we do is instead of coming back to it in the game he'll come back in a book or comic or something like that."

Regarding whether we may see additional squadmates via DLC, Walters said: "Yeah - I think there's a lot of different ways we could introduce new characters like that, new squadmates, whether they are one-offs for a mission... But I think Andromeda is more of a persistent experience, more of an open world than we've done before. Even once the critical path story, the main narrative, is done there's still a lot to accomplish. It's a game of exploration so if we wanted to create a space for a new follower we can do it. It's more a question of will we do it, at this point."

What do you think of these plans regarding squadmates?