Exodus Fans Call For Main Character Redesign

Lots of people already have high hopes for Exodus. This sci-fi RPG is being developed by Archetype, a studio formed by former BioWare devs, so many are seeing this as a spiritual successor to the Mass Effect series.

So, many were disappointed when it was confirmed that the character creator would be much more limited than Mass Effect’s. The devs have confirmed that we will have “curated options” when we design our own Jun Aslan, with the following customisation options open to us: “hairstyles, facial hair, hair colour, eye colour, makeup, and tattoos.”

Of course, the worst part about this is that those who had wanted to build their own character, or perhaps a character that looked a little bit more like them, will no longer be able to do so. But there is another group of fans who are disappointed, too – those who think default Jun is chopped.

Exodus Fans Want Jun To Be Redesigned Before The Game Launches

Fans had already been complaining that there was something a little off about Jun’s facial animations in the previews we’d seen. Now, fans aren’t keen on his appearance at all. That’s unsurprising, since we’ve only just learned that we’re probably stuck with this face, so everyone is going to be much more critical now.

To make matters worse, we haven’t even had a good look at female Jun just yet. The devs have reassured us that she exists, but all of the previews have been focused on dude-Jun so far. Admittedly, that is something it actually does share with Mass Effect, at least before the third game when femshep was finally allowed to shine.

Given that Exodus is launching next year, I wouldn’t expect any kind of drastic redesigns – especially since they seem to still be making the final touches to the female protagonist. However, since we know how limited our options will be, fans are going to have much higher expectations; there will be no fixing it in the character creator.