Despite ‘Softcore Space Porn’ Mass Effect Andromeda Is Still Rated MA15+

And here’s your daily reminder that Mass Effect fans are really into banging aliens. So into it that they’re even delving into the details of the game’s as-yet unfinalised ESRB rating to try and figure out just how much alien genitalia they’ll be able to ogle in the game. Some of Bioware’s top brass have also been jumping in on the discussions on Twitter, true to form, and fueling some salacious gossip.

The whole thing started when Bioware’s general manager Aaryn Flynn revealed that Andromeda managed to get its ‘partial nudity’ rating upgraded to ‘full nudity’, a feat that is perhaps unsurprising considering what we know thus far about the game’s ‘mature’ content.


While Andromeda‘s ESRB rating has not been confirmed yet, eagle-eyed fans on the BSN spotted an M-rating on cover art included on an Amazon product page. The nudity rating seems to have been ‘upgraded’ since that post was made.

Flynn was also active in the replies to his tweet assuring people that yes, alien nudity definitely does count as real nudity. What a time to be alive.

He also dropped this wonderful little descriptor:

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And in case you’re worried about Australia’s overzealous classification system depriving us of gratuitous alien nudity, you can breathe a little easier knowing that Andromeda is already rated MA15+ in Australia for “strong sex scenes” and “moderate impact” nudity. Take from that what you will.

Not everyone was as keen on the idea of explicit sex scenes in Bioware’s next epic, however, but Flynn was quick to assure fans that they were tastefully done, and all as part of a much bigger picture.

If you’re in need of more info to keep you going before the game’s March 23 release date, there are quite a few other interesting tidbits to be discovered on Twitter, such as the game’s “steamy dialogue” or, more excitingly, the fact that Andromeda‘s multiplayer will apparently let you lead a Krogan death squad (as a Krogan). Keen.

[h/t VG24/7]


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