WHY I LOVE
THE CITADEL
A tribute to MassEffect’s city-sized space station.
By Andy Kelly
WHAT MAKES GAMES SPECIAL
I’m Commander Shepherd
This is my favourite city in the galaxy.
The Legendary Editionmakes the station even prettier.
Apparently people in space love getting drunk as much as people on Earth do.
Views of the larger structure give the place an incredible sense of scale.
Everything else aside, Mass Effect’s Citadel is just a great piece of science fiction. This colossal 44km long space station was built generations ago – it’s presumed by the extinct Prothean race, although no one’s really sure. Thousands of years later, it’s now populated by dozens of different species, and has become a galactic hub for trade, diplomacy, and, of course, drinking in its many neon-lit bars. It’s basically a giant floating space city, with 13 million souls living and working there.