Mass Effect 4 Is Playable, BioWare Boss Teases On Twitter
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ME3 and DA2 killed my interest in Bioware games in general, so let me know, uh... never, I guess.Mcoffey said:
The thing is, compared to the flaming turds that would be slung at the mere mention of ME3's ending a year ago, the response to anything Mass Effect related at the present has been very subdued, bordering on apathy. I think once everyone had a chance to collect their thoughts over the whole debacle they simply moved on from the series altogether, or at least are not letting Bioware fool them with their hype machine. I know I have my eye on this supposed sequel, if only out of a morbid curiosity to see how they handle it and the elephant in the room regarding the ending of ME3.Eri said:
If EA doesn't screw this with always online DRM,main story parts of the game sold as day1 DLC,and a thousand of micro-transaction objects,I might play it.
No point setting it before the Mass Effect games, between the ingame codex and the accompanying novels, we already know whats going to happen and how it's going to end.
The wording "Fresh but recognizable" tells me it is going to look and play exactly the same as previous games.
ME2 & 3s biggest failures were their inability to maintain a coherent storyline. Now that EA knows Mass Effect games will sell, we have a greater chance of there being a story that doesn't resemble a string of words pieced together by randomly retrieved balls from a manatee tank. And that's a good thing. I am almost hopeful for ME4.
The wording "Fresh but recognizable" tells me it is going to look and play exactly the same as previous games.
ME2 & 3s biggest failures were their inability to maintain a coherent storyline. Now that EA knows Mass Effect games will sell, we have a greater chance of there being a story that doesn't resemble a string of words pieced together by randomly retrieved balls from a manatee tank. And that's a good thing. I am almost hopeful for ME4.
Just look at the apathy on the net about this news... Now remember how it was when they did the same for ME2 and 3. Lot of people have done what Bioware said, "deal with it" for some time now. IMO they just overhyped the game and failed to deliver. The game was rushed to be launch just before the fiscal quarter of EA. Period.Eri said:
With this kind of announce they're just taking the temperature to see how people react, how many react and so on. Because their is nothing to see, nothing to say. I hope it's just that because IF the game is playable (beyond the basic gameplay) it's a REALLY bad new, it would mean they're rushing it and we just have to look at BF4 to see the result... And EA don't need another backlash.
I agree with you, i'm curious to see how the will manage the Me3's ending and lot of people are doing the same thing. A prequel and spin off will automatically lead to the RGB, it's why i bet on a sequel or a complete reboot. But my opinion don't matter since every game with a DRM is a "no buy" for me. I just think they should have let the IP and try something else, it's too short to announce a new ME after a such big fail. Reminder: even if ME3 is a financial success, which isn't prooved yet since EA never showed the number even in their quarter reports, the blow on their rep is tremendous.Akarezik said:
Their three last games were average, overhyped and failed to deliver. So, yeah i'm curious...
I just hope they can deliver, they don't have much good will with the public at this point so they better be on point. I still consider Mass Effect to be the best gaming series I have experienced even with the problems with the ending, so I still have high hopes they will make the next one good. Speaking of the ending I really enjoyed what they did with the extended endings myself, Shepard taking control of the reapers and fixing the relays is still my predicted and canon ending. I love the idea of irony in stories, that the villain i.e. The Illusive Man hated as he was had a method to his madness and that the protagonist would have to make the choice that the villain predicted all along.
I will definitely be on board if they bring back the composers from ME3, that soundtrack is so damn good.
I will definitely be on board if they bring back the composers from ME3, that soundtrack is so damn good.
Nope. Not interested in your product Bioware. That bridge is burned.
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Maybe it will be about the god-child and his magic adventures through space riding on a rainbow unicorn while heavy metal plays in the background.
I'd play it.
I'd play it.
When have they said it isn't a prequel? I'm curious because this means that I certainly won't be playing it. And also what's wrong with no humans?Josh12345 said:
I certainly hope it'd be playable guys, I mean if not we would have a real issue on our hands. But I suppose its good for them they've got this all up and running finally. At least to a point.
After getting to play Mass Effect 1 again for the first time in 7 years I have come to a conclusion.
The series has always been janky, disjointed, and cheesey in both mechanics and story/writing.
And I love it, still do even beating it again 7 years later, but it was not quite the lofty mountain from which it only continued to plummet through further games that I (and I assume a lot of other people) remember.
After seeing the end for 1 again (and some other points in the story that I can't remember at the moment), 3's doesn't seem like quite as much of a shock to me.
Aaaaaaaaaneh--way...
On topic, that's cool. I figured they would make another. No reason to kill it now.
I may even end up checking it out eventually, after I play 2 and 3.
The series has always been janky, disjointed, and cheesey in both mechanics and story/writing.
And I love it, still do even beating it again 7 years later, but it was not quite the lofty mountain from which it only continued to plummet through further games that I (and I assume a lot of other people) remember.
After seeing the end for 1 again (and some other points in the story that I can't remember at the moment), 3's doesn't seem like quite as much of a shock to me.
Aaaaaaaaaneh--way...
On topic, that's cool. I figured they would make another. No reason to kill it now.
I may even end up checking it out eventually, after I play 2 and 3.
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Aaryn Flynn You lucky son of a *****!
Gimmegimmegimmegimme! Just announce the uber pre-order edition already and I will scrounge up the money somehow!
Oh wait, sorry - forgot this is the Escapist. Boooooo Bioware. Mass Effect? More like Shit Effect. Coloured endings. Etc, etc.
In all seriousness, the ME trilogy is probably my favourite gaming experience of all time and I cannot wait for the fourth installment, even though though I'm still (slightly) bummed out that the "original" Mass Effect with Shepard and co is finished and almost certainly won't be revisited again.
Aaryn Flynn You lucky son of a *****!
Gimmegimmegimmegimme! Just announce the uber pre-order edition already and I will scrounge up the money somehow!
Oh wait, sorry - forgot this is the Escapist. Boooooo Bioware. Mass Effect? More like Shit Effect. Coloured endings. Etc, etc.
In all seriousness, the ME trilogy is probably my favourite gaming experience of all time and I cannot wait for the fourth installment, even though though I'm still (slightly) bummed out that the "original" Mass Effect with Shepard and co is finished and almost certainly won't be revisited again.
Just like how EVERY SINGLE TIME devs get interviewed about their works in progress, there's a ton of insightful questions, but the one that always gets answered is the bumbling idiot's, "Is it fun," or "will we enjoy it?"omega 616 said:
Didn't work out so well for Command & Conquer, Battlefield, and all the other successful, long-running titles under EA's gentle wings, did it? More likely Mass Effect 4 won't be any different, it'll just be a rehash of the most popular game mechanics, amazing graphics, and a shallow story with romance elements that will make Twilight seem a classic in comparison.008Zulu said:
I've never in my 30+ years of gaming been so bitter with a company over a game as I am about ME3 (and still am). That ending still gets my hackles up, and to her credit - the hackles of my non-gaming-but-watches-me-play wife.
It does help my personal healing process to see others who still feel the same way as I do. =)
No EA/Bioware, I will not be drawn into your hype machine.
It does help my personal healing process to see others who still feel the same way as I do. =)
No EA/Bioware, I will not be drawn into your hype machine.