The notoriously lengthy elevator sequences in Mass Effect were a way for BioWare to circumvent loading screens. However, at a Comic-Con panel back in July, executive Mass Effect 2 producer Casey Hudson joked, “We have the fastest elevators in the industry.”
“The elevators were made in ME1 so we didn’t have to show boring loading screens,” wrote associate programmer Thomas Roy in recent ME2 official message board post. “However, there were a lot of complaints, so we’ve gone back to loading screens and movies. We still have elevators in ME2, but you don’t wait inside them. We’ll cut to a loading screen instead.” Roy also mentioned there will be something to the loading screen, saying, “We’ve tried to make the loading screen more interesting this time by adding interesting visuals and information.”
Here’s an idea: elevator mini-games! Take it or leave it, Bioware…
