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Mass Effect 4 won't feature Shepard's companions, doesn't relate to ME1-3 plot events
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DeadManWalking
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He tried to save us from shit ending..
.It wasn't that bad.
I'll kind of be surprised if it's actually called Mass Effect 4 when it releases. I suspect that when it's unveiled it'll be Mass Effect: SUBTITLE GOES HERE.
What could be mined from doing a prequel? We already know how everything turns out, so there wouldn't be a ton of exploration in that either. And the First Contact War is the most overblown thing in the world. I keep harping on the point that the Turians call it an "incident" and not a war, because there was very, very little conflict in it.
If that's the case of picking one starting point for everybody, then why call it Mass Effect 4. That's my logic.
Why not call it Mass Effect: Tales of -insert new MC name here- instead of ME4, making it look like a sequel.
It would be a lot of work to import the saves from the 3rd game and work from there, but if it's just starting point, there's no point in making it look like a sequel.
I'm glad. They need to move away from those characters, not that they weren't great. But I want a completely new storyline and characters in the universe. I hope it's before the events of the original Trilogy. It would be pretty awesome to experience the
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discovery of the citadel
first contact war
Phat Michael
Banned
Took 1 Min for you to derail this thread and post something which had nothing to do with the article. Thanks for that. Another mass effect neogaf thread for us to trawl through to see any real answers.
Oh well, I still hope for more Shepard & Crew content. I won't forget the original ME cast - ever. That trilogy is very special to me. So, maybe in the next-next-gen of consoles... Shep... :/
I'm still excited though and I'll wait for a trailer and more details. So here we go again:
I'm still excited though and I'll wait for a trailer and more details. So here we go again:
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
A number doesn't signify a direct sequel. And apparently they are not calling it ME4 anyway.
sixteen-bit
Member
$10 Liara romance DLC, bank on it.
stump sock
Member
My reasoning for wanting it set before ME1 (not much before, I mean, like maybe IMMEDIATELY before) is because that series started funneling the entire universe down to a single storyline and you were spearheading the entire thing.
Surely there's other interesting stories out there besides The Impending Death of All Life
Surely there's other interesting stories out there besides The Impending Death of All Life
Didn't quite know that. Title was a bit misleading since I'm not the most up to date with the new mass effect
batigolalone
Banned
I want a sequel, not a prequel !
Again, it's merely that the press and internally they're calling it Mass Effect 4, and that's imply because of a lack of anything to call it except "the new Mass Effect game" which is a little wordy.
It's highly, highly, highly unlikely that when it releases it'll be named Mass Effect 4.
God I hope not. That is such a short time space it'll be really limited in what they can do.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
It's a good idea to get away from Shepard and co. but I'm honestly not sure how much faith I have in their writing staff anymore to put out something compelling.
Nah. It's the main appeal of the series for me.
stump sock
Member
Okay, then. Parallel to 1? Go much further than that and you start painting yourself into a corner.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It's over, man. Done. Finished. Unless you like comics.
Didn't know that they're not calling it that.
At the same time, they also said in the quote that they don't want it to be a spin off. I thought the core of the Mass Effect series was the fact that shepard had a "mass effect", in that his influence changed basically the entire universe. So I'm not exactly sure what Bioware is planning to do
Live Free or Die
Banned
I don't know about anyone else but, I want the old crew around and playable in the next game.
Howso? I'd argue that by jumping an extra couple hundred years you open up more possibility. More of the galaxy to explore, possibly more races to encounter, probalby a changed political situation, and everything will have been rebuilt. It's be the same but also different.
That's not what mass effect means. The relays and ship engines utilize mass effect fields, which help to bend space. As I recall, Biotic powers also work on mass effect fields.
It's not a metaphor, it's a literal technology they utilize.
From the Mass Effect 1 opening:
Coffee Dog
Banned
I hope that whatever they do, its incredibly far removed from what they've already done and able to stand on its own.
But I just know they'll listen to idiot fans and have liara show up or something.
But I just know they'll listen to idiot fans and have liara show up or something.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
Have it be set during the Human/Batarian wars and go forward.
The third game would have a cameo from your Shepard.
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Or Parallel to ME 1. You could even do a safe crossover and get to see the aftermath of Shep's death in ME 2. It's only ME 3 that ruins everything.
Yea, I did not know that. But they also said they didn't want the game to feel like a spin off in the quote so I'm just wondering how they would go about doing that if the title is changed.
This. A thousand times this.
As far as previous characters are concerned I'm sure the rabid fanbase will get DLC made like last time.
On a different tangent, I hope that the different engine will enable a little more planetary exploration this time around, being "next-gen" and all.
At the end of ME3, the kid talks about getting another story about THE Shepard. We all know what a Shepard is. What a Shepard does. By wording it that way, they make it seem like they are talking about a person, and events from the very distant past. Speaking about some kind of legend that has been told so many times, the true specifics aren't known. That's kind of what I'm getting here. You're going to get the Mass Effect feel, but Bioware won't have to worry about story continuity or any of that. To think of an entirely new experience is a very exciting prospect. I can't wait! If I had to make one request of the new game it would be this. If the new character is going to be in command of his/her own starship, we need to be more involved in the operation of it. I'd love to see more ship to ship combat. A system where you could land on whatever planet you felt and the game generates some kind of fresh scenario for you. Kind of like Skyrim does. That would be great
That feels like it would be too different, not even similar because of how the council is supposed to have the 4 main races as leaders. If they do discover more, I feel like the humans (which was basically what I feel Mass Effect was about, trying to make their position and potential known) would be overshadowed by the newcomers. Don't forget that they have to rebuild almost everything in their current galaxy because in all the endings, the mass relays were destroyed.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Stahp. You got to say goodbye and left on one hell of a high note. It's over.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
"Mass Effect" is the term used in the universe to describe the technology of the relays, left behind by the Reapers (or, as far as most are/were concerned, the Protheans), among other discovered technology, and effects the physics and properties of mass. It's unrelated to Shepard.
GustyGardens
Banned
It's fantastic that they're distancing themselves from the original trilogy, it's the only way for the franchise to grow. The universe isn't an apartment complex, so it's acceptable that the new characters will not interact with the old crew.
I'm anxious to start a new adventure with a new character and a new crew. I was attached to my crew, but I'm quite satisfied with how things ended for them.
I'm anxious to start a new adventure with a new character and a new crew. I was attached to my crew, but I'm quite satisfied with how things ended for them.
Prince Vultan
Banned
Let me play as a Krogan... and let me 'romance' a Volus too!
I'd like to see how that'd work out.
I'd like to see how that'd work out.
csquared587
Member
I really want this to be set in the far future, way after Mass Effect 3. I also hope they don't go with a story that has the entire universe at risk, they need to shrink the scope a bit. Once the stakes are raised to their highest possible point, the only real option is to tone it down a bit.
scarybore
Member
Glad they want a blank slate for characters, never liked it when series keep inserting old characters as cameos, it's cheap and makes the series universe feel small and in a game about travelling the galaxy, that's the last thing you should want.
I am still concerned about what time frame the new game will take place in, far future would be the ideal but that might be the harder option for Bioware since Hudson/Walters seemingly tried to kill off what everyone liked of the universe at the end of ME3.
Agreed, save importation eventually becomes too unmanageable to for a developer to implement competently. At some point, you have to start from a new beginning and there's no better time than now.
I am still concerned about what time frame the new game will take place in, far future would be the ideal but that might be the harder option for Bioware since Hudson/Walters seemingly tried to kill off what everyone liked of the universe at the end of ME3.
Agreed, save importation eventually becomes too unmanageable to for a developer to implement competently. At some point, you have to start from a new beginning and there's no better time than now.
stump sock
Member
SO, I never replayed ME3 after launch and never paid much attention to the new ending.
Are we past the statute of limitations on spoilers?
So the mass relays are now NOT destroyed? See, I was going off the assumption that they were all destroyed, wiping out pretty much all life in local systems... making sequels weird/pointless.
That changes things, I guess.
Are we past the statute of limitations on spoilers?
So the mass relays are now NOT destroyed? See, I was going off the assumption that they were all destroyed, wiping out pretty much all life in local systems... making sequels weird/pointless.
That changes things, I guess.
Ahhh alrite. But then, the problem is that they really can't make a sequel because the technology of the Reapers can be harvested as they supposed to be the most advanced beings. At the same time, a parallel during Sheperd's time would seem too much of a spin off. I also feel the same for a prequel.
Dark Octave
Banned
It should start at least enough time into the future that all/most of the characters from previous titles are either old or dead.
It would kind of suck if your choice (red, blue, green) doesn't play into it but that would be ridiculous to ask as the stories would need to change too drastically for that.
Cameos would be welcome as always but I'd leave them at that except maybe those who are forever young and capable like Liara.
It would kind of suck if your choice (red, blue, green) doesn't play into it but that would be ridiculous to ask as the stories would need to change too drastically for that.
Cameos would be welcome as always but I'd leave them at that except maybe those who are forever young and capable like Liara.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
The name is based off the technology to basically travel faster than light. IIRC it has something to do with the ability to reduce an object/area of all mass.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
Write the ending of the third game first and work backwards this time.
DeadManWalking
Member
Nah, turns out you can easily repair them.
thunder_snail
Member
This kills the Volus.
I hope they make that Tali picture non-canon and make quarians look more alien.
Yeah I'm just using the term because it makes it the most obvious what title they're referring to as opposed to say some mobile spin-off as the next game.