BioWare: "We're Not Done" With Mass Effect

[teebeeohh]

oh dear god they are going to make the destruction ending canon, what with all the not mentioning of genocide post EC. or maybe the geth and edi had anti-magic cast on them by Irenicus and the spell travelled through time and space?

Or maybe it was a lie. Remember it even mentioned that Shepard would die from this, and he survived. There is absolutely no reason to trust the genocidal catalyst, and every reason to believe it would lie to get its desired result.

Don't you think hackett(?) Would have mentioned "fyi, our allies did not get wiped out" in the voice-over at the end? Not mentioning the fate of the geth has one purpose: make more people pick the ending so it is easier to make canon and they can bring shepard back. Which would only be cool if they pull a superboy prime and make her the antagonist.

And if you wanted to you could bring back the geth by saying the quarians decided to rebuild them since any game in the franchise set after me3 will most likely be set at least decades later.

Personally I would like to have the control ending canon with the reapers going inactive except to prevent galactic wars or something(convenient Deus ex machina), very few fundamental rings about the universe would change and you could redeem the reapers by re-introducing the dark matter plot by saying the dumb star child AI got corrupted and Lost sight of its goals.
This would work well because my shepard was more selfless and nice than Jesus but the reapers being controlled by a system modelled after renegade shepard would be scary

 

[Riff Moonraker]

oh dear god they are going to make the destruction ending canon, what with all the not mentioning of genocide post EC. or maybe the geth and edi had anti-magic cast on them by Irenicus and the spell travelled through time and space?

Or maybe it was a lie. Remember it even mentioned that Shepard would die from this, and he survived. There is absolutely no reason to trust the genocidal catalyst, and every reason to believe it would lie to get its desired result.

Don't you think hackett(?) Would have mentioned "fyi, our allies did not get wiped out" in the voice-over at the end? Not mentioning the fate of the geth has one purpose: make more people pick the ending so it is easier to make canon and they can bring shepard back. Which would only be cool if they pull a superboy prime and make her the antagonist.

And if you wanted to you could bring back the geth by saying the quarians decided to rebuild them since any game in the franchise set after me3 will most likely be set at least decades later.

Personally I would like to have the control ending canon with the reapers going inactive except to prevent galactic wars or something(convenient Deus ex machina), very few fundamental rings about the universe would change and you could redeem the reapers by re-introducing the dark matter plot by saying the dumb star child AI got corrupted and Lost sight of its goals.
This would work well because my shepard was more selfless and nice than Jesus but the reapers being controlled by a system modelled after renegade shepard would be scary

Actually, I dont think Hackett would have necessarily mentioned it, because he wouldnt have known the catalyst said this to Shepard. If that was a non-issue, and it didnt happen, I dont see why he would feel the need to mention the geth specifically. Lets put it this way, it is very much open to interpretation.

 

[teebeeohh]

Ko

oh dear god they are going to make the destruction ending canon, what with all the not mentioning of genocide post EC. or maybe the geth and edi had anti-magic cast on them by Irenicus and the spell travelled through time and space?

Or maybe it was a lie. Remember it even mentioned that Shepard would die from this, and he survived. There is absolutely no reason to trust the genocidal catalyst, and every reason to believe it would lie to get its desired result.

Don't you think hackett(?) Would have mentioned "fyi, our allies did not get wiped out" in the voice-over at the end? Not mentioning the fate of the geth has one purpose: make more people pick the ending so it is easier to make canon and they can bring shepard back. Which would only be cool if they pull a superboy prime and make her the antagonist.

And if you wanted to you could bring back the geth by saying the quarians decided to rebuild them since any game in the franchise set after me3 will most likely be set at least decades later.

Personally I would like to have the control ending canon with the reapers going inactive except to prevent galactic wars or something(convenient Deus ex machina), very few fundamental rings about the universe would change and you could redeem the reapers by re-introducing the dark matter plot by saying the dumb star child AI got corrupted and Lost sight of its goals.
This would work well because my shepard was more selfless and nice than Jesus but the reapers being controlled by a system modelled after renegade shepard would be scary

Actually, I dont think Hackett would have necessarily mentioned it, because he wouldnt have known the catalyst said this to Shepard. If that was a non-issue, and it didnt happen, I dont see why he would feel the need to mention the geth specifically. Lets put it this way, it is very much open to interpretation.

True, I just hate that they removed the consequences to the destruction ending, every ending had pros and cons but when bioware removed the negative things from destruction they basically said "so you liked control or synthesis? Well Fuck you we make this canon now waaaaay before we have to in the next game"
I guess it would be best to somehow do what bethesda did with daggerfall and say that something of every ending happened(or you pick alternate universes and shit"

 

[veloper]

A nice multiplayer shooter in the Mass effect universe, completely in line with EA's new MP policy.

 

[disgruntledgamer]

Another Mass Effect game? Oh how grand! EA definitely made Bioware better!

Are you serious or are you being sarcastic? I'm going to go with Sarcastic but I'm really not sure.

 

[Ascarus]

The only way to beat ME3 is scale is to go smaller. Mae its a much more personal story rather than "hurdur now its the UNIVERSE!"

i completely agree and that part i emphasized made me really chuckle.

well played, sir.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

...Why am I not surprised? It'd be hard to continue from where ME3... *SIGH* ..."left" us, though, maybe something set before the trilogy?

 

[AnarchistFish]

The only way to beat ME3 is scale is to go smaller. Make it a much more personal story rather than "hurdur now its the UNIVERSE!"

agreedagreedagreedagreedagreedagreedagreedagreed this is what they should have done from the start. The whole "saving the galaxy" storyline wasn't even what attracted people to the series anyway, it was the closer and personal interactions.

Omega has a fantastic atmosphere and I can't wait for a new game, although I'll still miss the old characters and I wonder how they'll adjust the canon considering the variety in what could have happened. A lot of people are gonna be told their own gaming experience was wrong. Unless it's a prequel of some kind.

 

[Scentedwiind]

I wouldn't mind another mass effect game. Everything in Mass Effect 3, except for the ending, made me love the series even more. The ending more confused than annoyed me so I am not totally opposed to another ME game.

 

[AMMO Kid]

Well, if Bioware was trying to completely alienate their main fan base, they have come up with a good way to do it. I mean come on, what serious ME fan is looking forward to this?

 

[Boogie Knight]

I'm just gonna throw this out there: A prequel about Garrus as a C-Sec officer solving crimes and being awesome. For some reason the idea of BioWare doing a noir detective story in one of their franchises really appeals to me.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Would have been good to take over Omega and have it as a base. I sold my ME3 so im just waiting for either a special edition or a brand new game in the ME universe.

 

[The Event]

BioWare: "We're Not Done" With Mass Effect

Players: We are.

That pretty much sums me up.

 

[Ferinus]

NO - Mass Effect is OVER. I can't stand another set of games with horribly disappointing endings. Show me you're rehiring your writing staff and I'll consider it.

 

[Spy_Guy]

Not every day you're able to milk a series for what it's worth and be able to pass it off as a "tribute".

Good on ya, Bioware.

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

I honestly don't see how this is beating a dead horse. They made three fucking games out of an ocean of possibility. I'm glad they're not done. Anyway, it's been mentioned a few times in this thread and I agree that the series should go to a smaller scale. Like playing as a C-Sec agent or a merc or pirate. Maybe be able to choose a race, like DA:O style.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I actually think that it's a good idea to explore the Mass Effect universe more; remember, it's hugely fleshed out, and just counting the time that Humans have interacted with the rest of the galaxy gives us a 30 year timeframe to put the game in.

I'd prefer that they leave Commander Shepard be, though. His/her story is over.

 

[LongMuckDong]

I actually think that it's a good idea to explore the Mass Effect universe more; remember, it's hugely fleshed out, and just counting the time that Humans have interacted with the rest of the galaxy gives us a 30 year timeframe to put the game in.

I'd prefer that they leave Commander Shepard be, though. His/her story is over.

Yep, agree 100%.

A truly adult Science Fiction world, and cry babies want to can it due to severe butthurt.

I, like most, was perturbed by the vanilla ending, but after EE I really like it, it's bittersweet - and a great end to Shep's story.

Love to see the universe in 30-50 years after the Reaper war, or the First Contact war.. either or.

 

[Von Strimmer]

It will have to be set in the same time frame as mass effect 2 & 3. If they make it a prequel then they have to completely redesign the shooting mechanics as clip based weapons weren't in effect till mass effect 2. I really can't see EA returning mass effect to its core roots... I'll remain optimistic but I get the feeling the lore will be butchered to suit ea's needs

 

[IamLEAM1983]

My take on things is they won't make an ounce of effort.

"Akuze? The Skyllian Blitz? Torfan? The First Contact War?

Screw that noise, we're EA, we know what people want, or we think we do! Let's pump MOAR NANITES 'N SHIT up Shepard's dead ass and get ourselves a freaking Terminator! That way we can be all Grimdark about it and turn Mass Effect into Call of the Modern Space Duty: Next-Gen Battlefield!

The money, man. THINK OF ALL THE MONEY!

Oh, and it needs Dubstep too. The kids are into Dubstep, right? Let's put Dubstep in Mass Effect!"

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