Mass Effect developer BioWare never intended to make the now-beloved Garrus a romance option in the second game and was “blindsided” when fans asked for it.
In an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn was asked if the BioWare team always intended to bring Garrus and Tali back in the second game or if it was decided later as a response to players’ positive reactions towards them.
Though Mass Effect 2 was released more than a decade ago in 2010, conversations around the game were rekindled last year when the trilogy was released in one package as Mass Effect: The Legendary Edition.
Mass Effect 5, for lack of an official title, was being “actively prototyped” as of February 2022 and first announced in December 2021.