During an early firefight in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn beta, I paused time, highlighted an enemy, and told my combat partner to blast them with a fire grenade. That’s when it became clear to me that The Expanse: Osiris Reborn was truly trying to be a spiritual continuation of Mass Effect . And after playing the hour-long beta of the upcoming Expanse game, I think the team at Owlcat Games is on the right track for delivering the game Mass Effect fans have wanted for years. The Expanse: Osiris Reborn beta (or demo or whatever you want to call it) released earlier this week for folks who pre-ordered the more expensive versions of the upcoming third-person action-focused space RPG. It’s based on the sci-fi books and TV show and will apparently feature some actors from the show reprising their characters. As someone who has never seen a second of The Expanse or read a single word of its books, I wasn’t sure if the beta would grab me.…