Parallels to Mass Effect (Battlezone II Extended Story)

[Josiah]

I call it "Dances with Smurfs".

I'm not the only person to spot that then.

Also, interesting that, after Space Marines and Indians, somebody else decides to give us Cowboys and Aliens.

don't forget, there's cowboys and ninjas too...

[Axeminister]

The Starseige world has similiar story elements in it. Where humans on Mars find ancient relics from an alien race and use the technology first on fighting factions of humans then ultimately against an alien race of thinking robots (Cybrids) to save planet earth. Fighting is throughout the Galaxy on Earth, Mars and Pluto just like some of the newer stories for BZ2.

[Axeminister]

Interesting parts of the Starseige story is the ruler of Earth is a man who makes himself live basically forever as long as he stays bathed in a certain mineral water. And the Leader of the Cybrids in a called Prometheus. Prometheus is Greek mythology and I couldn't sleep last night and read his whole story. Interesting that Prometheus went against Zeus and was tied to a rock to be tortured in Tartarus by a bird that ate his liver by day, and at night he would heal. This story is similiar to Norse mythology where Loki went against Odin and was tied to a rock in Hades.

[Ded10c]

The Prometheans are presumed to have been the original creators of biometal, as a poison to act against the Swam.

[Nielk1]

The Prometheans are presumed to have been the original creators of biometal, as a poison to act against the Swam.

I don't even slightly agree this. Not at all.

[Ded10c]

I'm doubtful, hence the "presumed".

[Pablo1Montezero]

On a side note, I've noticed that a few of the Cerberi craft are similar to the Shivan ships in Free Space 2, very similar architecture.