Massive Effect
So, Mass Effect, then. Mass Effect is a multimedia property centring around a series of three video games released between 2007 and 2012. I have recently been playing through the series for the first time, and - Wait, let me first talk a little about Star Trek: Resurgence. Star Trek: Resurgence is a video game and, mostly, visual novel based around the multimedia property Star Trek, released in 2024, which - Wait, let me first talk a little about interactive novels. Back in the late 20th Century, there were a series of books (and many imitators) called "Choose Your Own Adventure". Upon reaching the end of each numbered passage, the reader would be given a choice, a branching path in the narrative, with each choice prompting a continuation elsewhere in the book. A recent article by Atlas Obscura showcased some diagrams illustrating the structure of these narratives; in many cases each choice led to an entirely distinct narrative, two or more paths that did not reconnect at al...