BioWare Teases a New Mass Effect in Development
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The way I see it, the worst mistake they made was not including the Leviathan DLC storyline in the main game. That reconciles pretty much everything you dislike about the ending- what many people don't like about it. Instead it leaves you to try to infer thing you could not possibly know.Rastrelly said:
Now that we have seen the renders from that short trailer, we know that it takes place in our galaxy after first contact. The armor was N7, so there are humans. From the look of the tech on the armor, it also seems like it is post first contact war, but also seems to be much more like the N7 from the ME3 multiplayer than the ME1 armors, which suggests that it is at the same time or after the events of ME3.Chris Tian said:
Well put. More than pretty much any other game, my anticipation for ME4 will be decided by the question of how they plan to continue the series. There's a lot of good ideas they could go for, and a lot of bad ones as well. Until that happens, anything more than a short teaser with music+logo+vague date is just going to frustrate me.michael87cn said:
ME4 on the Frostbite engine?
Call of Battle Effect Duty 4 then I suppose. I expect this to be about 10 hours of story and an advertised "hundreds of hours of engaging multiplayer online play!"
I forsee this being a prequel based in the First Contact Wars, giving us a good excuse to run around shooting each other in online matches pretending like the game is actually Mass Effect when we know it isn't.
Seriously...fudge EA and fudge BioWare. Done with both of them. I don't even play COD and I'm buying COD:Ghosts and the upcoming Advanced Warfare preorder just to spend my money ELSEWHERE.
Call of Battle Effect Duty 4 then I suppose. I expect this to be about 10 hours of story and an advertised "hundreds of hours of engaging multiplayer online play!"
I forsee this being a prequel based in the First Contact Wars, giving us a good excuse to run around shooting each other in online matches pretending like the game is actually Mass Effect when we know it isn't.
Seriously...fudge EA and fudge BioWare. Done with both of them. I don't even play COD and I'm buying COD:Ghosts and the upcoming Advanced Warfare preorder just to spend my money ELSEWHERE.
Personally, I'd be happy if my character finally remembers about their biotic/tech powers in cutscenes instead of just whipping out the worst pistol in the universe...
Well, I'm torn boys. On the one hand, overall, I really love Mass Effect. I mean I really, really love the shit out of it. Conversely, until I found the ME3 Happy Ending mod, playing to the end felt kind of draining. I liked the expanded Control Ending, but Synthesis was bullshit both times, and Destroy just felt like you were trying your best to ape Battlestar Galactica about despising synthetics and that they should all die.
So, either you declare a couple of the endings non-Canon, or you're going to have to set this so far into the future that the impact of any of those decisions is lost. Sounds like a lose/lose scenario to me.
So, either you declare a couple of the endings non-Canon, or you're going to have to set this so far into the future that the impact of any of those decisions is lost. Sounds like a lose/lose scenario to me.
I don't think those are their only two choices with either deeming things non-canan or fast forward the game that much. I think they could look at what a player decided to choose and then in the opening recap like they did for Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 explain why it changed from the initial outcome at the end of the game or what the game warned might happen and then never mention it again in the game.Gordon_4 said:
I'm honestly conflicted. I mean, I knew there were 'rumors' about a new Mass Effect before now, and by 'rumors' I mean some pretty blatant statements that, hey, they'd probably be making another one, but this announcement gives me mixed feelings.
On the one hand, I love Mass Effect as a whole. Flawed as it may be, I love the galaxy, the races, the lore. I loved the characters that populated it, the ships were cool, the guns were fun, and the powers were neat. It was a universe I really got into. So I'd love a game that captures that again.
On the other hand are those aforementioned flaws. Given how they wrapped up the last game (No, I'm not bitter. Much.), if it's a direct sequel, it'll be particularly difficult. Do they make an ending canon? Do they set it long enough for the ending to not matter? Do they retcon and acknowledge their mistake? If not, when do they set it? Who is the player character?
There are too many questions without answers, and given that the people responsible for the most glaring... Flaws of the series are apparently going to be involved leaves me on the fence.
I just hope that they take the time to think it through, and consider what kind of feedback they'll get before pushing to release. I would hate for history to repeat itself.
On the one hand, I love Mass Effect as a whole. Flawed as it may be, I love the galaxy, the races, the lore. I loved the characters that populated it, the ships were cool, the guns were fun, and the powers were neat. It was a universe I really got into. So I'd love a game that captures that again.
On the other hand are those aforementioned flaws. Given how they wrapped up the last game (No, I'm not bitter. Much.), if it's a direct sequel, it'll be particularly difficult. Do they make an ending canon? Do they set it long enough for the ending to not matter? Do they retcon and acknowledge their mistake? If not, when do they set it? Who is the player character?
There are too many questions without answers, and given that the people responsible for the most glaring... Flaws of the series are apparently going to be involved leaves me on the fence.
I just hope that they take the time to think it through, and consider what kind of feedback they'll get before pushing to release. I would hate for history to repeat itself.
This maybe the LAST thing YOU might want, but please don't claim that this is what ALL Mass Effect fans want. I doubt it is even a majority. In fact, I remember hearing many sighs of relief after the announcement that "Mass Effect 4" will let Shepard rest in peace and tell a new story.Silentpony said:
Mass Effect's characters were fairly good, but let's not pretend that they and their arcs were without flaws and no other character could ever hope to live up to them.
Why not? The games were called "Mass Effect", not "Shepard's Story".
I think I can call myself a fan of Mass Effect, and I am not begging for any of that. Nor am I the only one who doesn't.
It would do you you well to not conflate your personal opinions with those of everyone else, and consider other points of view than your own. You seem to be wishing for a specific kind of experience, but this wish isn't shared by everyone.
I know so many of us are/were pissed off at the ending and with good reason but considering how amazing Mass Effect was up until that end I'm willing to give them a second chance. It is by far my favourite videogame universe and it's a credit to bioware they made it as rich as they did, just like say Star Wars there is more than enough room for different stories other than Shepards.
That has got to be the most desperate fucking PR video I have ever seen in my life. And from the looks of the comments under the video, a lot of people aren't buying it.
It's like despite their denial they know for a fact that they basically shit and soiled the very fanbase that supports them. Now they are desperate to get their trust back.
That's literally what this trailer is. It's not a fucking teaser. It's a bunch of dudes talking in front of a camera with shots of them in dark rooms filled with posters of Thane and friends. Nothing to even remotely tell us anything meaningful. Fuck not even the name of the game is given out.
Walk that talk Bioware. Walk that talk. Last time we went on your word you rewarded us with Day 1 DLC.
It's like despite their denial they know for a fact that they basically shit and soiled the very fanbase that supports them. Now they are desperate to get their trust back.
That's literally what this trailer is. It's not a fucking teaser. It's a bunch of dudes talking in front of a camera with shots of them in dark rooms filled with posters of Thane and friends. Nothing to even remotely tell us anything meaningful. Fuck not even the name of the game is given out.
Walk that talk Bioware. Walk that talk. Last time we went on your word you rewarded us with Day 1 DLC.
Hmm, wasn't there only one true ending? (Destroy) While the other choices were mere illusions? Even with the sort of galaxy wide EMP, isn't the knowledge of building VI still intact?
Anyway, A good Mass effect 4 for me would be one focused on exploration of new planets, meeting interesting (and not necessarily humanoid) characters with procedurally generated planets along with designed sections, vehicle exploration, and perhaps, some spaceship battles as well?
Anyway, we won't know until much later, but it definitely has potential.
Anyway, A good Mass effect 4 for me would be one focused on exploration of new planets, meeting interesting (and not necessarily humanoid) characters with procedurally generated planets along with designed sections, vehicle exploration, and perhaps, some spaceship battles as well?
Anyway, we won't know until much later, but it definitely has potential.
EA is never wrong! lol. Seriously though, ME should take some pointers from Alpha Protocol in terms of how much control the player has over the ending/scenario outcomes. I can definitely get behind the accusations that ME2/3 was GOW w/o the chainsaws. I wish ME4 would be some sort new Dark Age type of scenario; no galactic federation type of thing going on.
That's actually rather sound. Sort of a quasi Star Trek Voyager/Stargate Universe scenario taking place during or shortly after the end of ME3. Allows the developers to focus on new stuff while maintaining the fact you are still in the Mass Effect universeLee Medcalf said: