Mass Effect is a franchise that still holds up today. The original game released in 2007, and subsequent entries in the trilogy improved its formula and reinforced BioWare's fantastic storytelling and character development. By the time Mass Effect 3 launched in 2012 expectations were sky-high, and save for a lackluster ending it largely delivered. A quick and less well-received pit-stop in the Andromeda Galaxy came and went in 2017, but fans are looking to the future with a confirmed fourth entry.