If the love for Mass Effect is particularly great, one brings a piece of it into the real world. In this case, a weapon.
If you ask people which video game series belongs to the best, sooner or later the “Mass Effect” trilogy will be mentioned. The first 3 games are still considered absolute milestones today and tell a coherent story about space adventures and the fate of the whole galaxy. An epic that has captivated many.
Some love the game so much that they sacrifice a lot of their free time to recreate some of the most iconic weapons – like the M-98 Widow, which is the weapon with the biggest “bang” in the whole game.
Exodus is considered the spiritual successor of Mass Effect:
What was done? In the gaming subreddit, StalwartStud shared a picture of his latest artwork. He recreated a weapon from the Mass Effect series, namely the M98 Widow. Anyone who has played the games will likely recognize the weapon at first glance:
M-98 Widow is one of the most popular weapons of the entire game series
What kind of weapon is this? The M-98 Widow is one of the strongest sniper rifles in Mass Effect 2, but also in the sequels Mass Effect 3 and Andromeda. If you love a long-range style, you couldn’t miss this weapon in those parts, because it had such a significant “bang” that it could defeat even larger enemies with one or two shots – only at higher difficulty levels was it a bit more challenging.
The devastating effect comes from the fact that the weapon is not designed for direct use by humans, but is normally mounted on defense installations. Because the recoil of the weapon is so heavy that most normal people would break their arm using it – but we know that Shepard was more than just an ordinary human.
How long did he work on it? According to his own statements, StalwartStud started working on the weapon back in January but was then distracted by various projects. He didn’t time himself, but believes he worked between 100 and 150 hours on the M-98 Widow. The end result is impressive and is also appreciated by the community in various comments:
- “The best game deserves the best rifle. I loved this weapon. Everything before was trash.” – csk1325
- “I recognized it immediately, it was one of my favorites. Good job!” – Sluggish Prey
- “That looks so good, I almost expected my monitor to suffer damage immediately.” – Samtanmation
With all the passion that still exists in the Mass Effect community – even though it has survived the problematic sequel “Andromeda” – it would be nice to slowly find out how the series will continue. There are always some signs of a new Mass Effect, but little concrete information.
