That means an overhaul of the combat, cover and mobility in the game, reworked enemies and weapons and new customizable powers.
It also means a different sort of narrative backdrop.
Where Mass Effect 2 was loosely structured around a Dirty Dozen storyline, its sequel will take a step back and have you gathering not individual members for a team, but commodities for the war effort.
"The large scale story and even the little missions, the little friendships you accumulate during the game contribute to the overall war effort," Hudson said. The greater you do the better your chance of success."
Mass Effect 3 will be about the galactic war that the game has been moving toward for two titles now.
{Source: Kotaku}