Mass Effect: Andromeda arguably borrowed from the '60s classic Lost in Space, which sees the Robinson family driven off course on a colonization voyage to Alpha Centauri and stranded, so it’s only fair that Netflix’s reboot of the show gets to take inspiration from Mass Effect. And boy does it ever.
Maybe I’m just seeing general sci-fi trends replicated, and not actual, direct inspiration, but the similarities have been impossible to ignore. I mean, one of the first things the Robinsons set out to do after crash landing on an alien planet is find some magnesium. Doesn’t get much more Mass Effect than that.
And have a look at the robot who gets to deliver “Danger, Will Robinson” three times an episode:
Nah, doesn’t look familiar at all. (Here’s a minor spoiler for the first few episodes, which there will be more of ahead: while the robot is now friendly toward Will Robinson, it or its kind were part of the attack on the human colony ship that caused their crash landing, making everyone suspicious of it. Legion, is that you?)
Now check out the Robinsons’ all-terrain vehicle:
Alright, it’s not identical to the Mako or Nomad, but it still looks like it could be Mass Effect: Andromeda concept art, the ‘J2’ mark standing in for an M28 or ND1. And just wait 'til we get to the garage on the ship where it’s stored:
Or how about the color schemes of the futuristic displays?
But there isn’t like, a round meeting table at the top of the ship with a ring light above it, right?
How about a big holographic galaxy map?
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