misterbeefy10000 wrote...
agentN7 wrote...
Unfortunately the creators of the game and many of the followers could end up ruining the title because of their inability to let go and move on. Shepard is dead. Any ME4 game could incorporate Shepard through emotional scenes involvoing things such as dreams and flashbacks from old or new characters. It very much appears that ME4 will be going down the prequel route, which in my opinion is the wrong move in terms of taking the game further.
I don't really see how it could not be a prequel based on the fact that the outcome of the universe depends on what chose you made as Shepard. That being said I agree that ME4 should not be Shepard. With such a great universe there has to be more they could base it off of.
If they really fealt like sticking to the humans as the main race in the story line then a good idea would be to base th game around the first contact war. It could also be right after that when all the races are just meeting the humans and they don't understand them or there culture.
I just don't see the point continuing as a prequel/spin-off in the form of events that have taken place before the showdown with Shepard and the reapers. If history tells us anything, it's that there will always be wars. There can be new threats and new wars that threaten the existance of the species. There may have been screen shots of peace after Shepard made his choices, but how long does peace really last for ?
If we take Leviathan, many people accept it, and quite a few think it should have been part of ME3 and was perhaps a bit expensive or pointless. To me there was a feeling of shallowness to an extent because i didn't see the point in making an ally for a war which had already been fought. If any spin off or prequel is based on events before the fight with the reapers, many people will see it as sort of pointless. I'd say 90-95% of ME3 gamers really enjoyed the game, but any attempts to have a game based on earlier events won't be anywhere near as successful.
My opinion right now is that the Mass Effect brand and story should certainly continue. However i think ME4 should not have Shepard in physical form. It should either be based in a time where some of the ME 1/2/3 characters can still be a part of the game, or even a complete new era altogether.
I think it's quite a difficult thing for Bioware to decide. Either deicision could have a mixed reception. They have to create something that comercially appeals to everyone. I'm certain they will expand on events that happened before the Mass Effect 1. Infact i read an article that alluded to this before ME3 came out.
Modifié par agentN7, 02 septembre 2012 - 05:04 .