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[shnizzler93]

Yes, this will end Shepard's story arc, but if they release a spin-off game within a couple years, I wouldn't mind if it featured a cameo from our personal Shepard, though that may be asking for a little much.

[xassantex]

i wouldn't mind as technology improves ( h/w, s/w, graphic abilities, increased virtual reality) down the road a complete remake of the exact same story. .. but like in 10 years or so .
... i doubt they'd ever take that marketing risk , that's if they even still exist !

maybe Mass Effect 4 , a Reaper's diary .
"hey, Harby baby , check those humans,mmm, they look scrumptious, fetch me some will ya?! " .

Modifié par xassantex, 17 juin 2011 - 12:57 .

[dgcatanisiri]

Lemmingology wrote...

Put it this way. How would you react if George Lucas were to announce Star Wars Episode 7, and that it was to be a direct continuation?

This trilogy has actually followed a remarkable parallel to the original Star Wars trilogy. The first was being transplanted into a universe and events that were suddenly picking up speed. The second was a darker time with a slower threat but a massive conflict on the horizon. And the third was an epic, cinematic, war-torn blowout in, as thompsonaf said, a blaze of glory. Far better to end it here.

Are you saying that the Reapers are going to be defeated by a bunch of teddy bears? :happy:

Anyway, I fully expect a return to the Mass Effect universe after ME3, just not with Shepard. Jump forward a hundred years or so, letting most of the characters die of natural causes and deal with what happens next. A universe like Mass Effect can be solidly mined for quite some time, it'd be foolish to abandon it entirely once ME3 is done.

[Aedan_Cousland]

I'm all for future Mass Effect titles beyond the Shepard trilogy, but i think Bioware is making the right move in wrapping up Shepard's story in ME3. Dragging out his story too long would just milk it for more than it is worth, and it would eventually become uninteresting. In a galaxy of trillions it would be a bit ridiculous if there was only one person out of those trillions that always had to be called on to save the day. With the Reapers it makes sense, but any future threats beyond that should be dealt with by new protagonists.

[--Master of All--]

Halo 3 was the end of a 'trilogy'. I think it's safe to say ME will continue in some form.

However, I think the likelihood of an ME MMO any time soon is extremely low, since Bioware would have two competing MMOs in the sci-fi genre.

I'm pretty sure we can look forward to more single player and co-op experiences in the ME universe, though. There's literally trillions of possibilities for new stories.

[Fortlowe]

Fiddles_stix wrote...

Shepards story is epic because it's only a trilogy if it were any longer the surprises would just get old too quick and it would seem more like an episode rather than a quest. The time has come for Shepard to hang up his space boots.

I would like to see some more games set in the ME universe though.

^This. Exactly.

[Abirn]

andric07 wrote...

Bioware has spent the last 6 years building one of the most definitive titles of our generation. Mass effect has since then expanded greatly and picked up many fans along the way. I have become not only fond of the gameplay of mass effect but also emotionally attached to the characters and story. Seeing Commander Shepard grow into one of the greatest heroes of gaming like masterchief, i dont want to see it end and im sure lots of fans dont as well.

The only viable reason to end it is because of the final reaper invasion, but who says they are the only threat in the universe. Like Soveriegn said there is a relm of existence beyond your comprehension. Give me your thoughts on Mass Effect ending and ideas on how they could continue the series.DONT LET MASS EFFECT DIE

Question:  

Did you like starwars episodes 1,2 and 3?


Somethings should just be let go.

[Aedan_Cousland]

Abirn wrote...

Did you like starwars episodes 1,2 and 3?


Somethings should just be let go.

This is went wrong with Episodes 1, 2, and 3: George Lucas.

The concept was good, but the films suffered from an over reliance on CGI, poor casting, and George Lucas' atrocious writing and directing. He should have just given creative input and set the overall story, while letting other people handle the writing, casting, and directing.

There is room for more interesting stories to be told in the Mass Effect universe beyond Mass Effect 3, and no single person as a tyranny over the IP, like George Lucas looms over Star Wars.

Modifié par Aedan_Cousland, 17 juin 2011 - 04:21 .

[Aristorum]

There's this one poem you could read by Robert Frost that might explain why all good things need to end.

[Zanallen]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...

This is went wrong with Episodes 1, 2, and 3: George Lucas.

The concept was good, but the films suffered from an over reliance on CGI, poor casting, and George Lucas' atrocious writing and directing. He should have just given creative input and set the overall story, while letting other people handle the writing, casting, and directing.

There is room for more interesting stories to be told in the Mass Effect universe beyond Mass Effect 3, and no single person as a tyranny over the IP, like George Lucas looms over Star Wars.

The films would have been so much better if they started with the clone wars already begun and Anakin already a teen or maybe in his twenties and an ace fighter pilot.

[Nashiktal]

Look, just because the trilogy is ending doesn't mean there won't be any more ME games.

I really don't get why people think Bioware would just throw away their IP like that. Besides, if they kept up with the shep series, they would simply be unable to keep up with all of the variables.

[InvaderErl]

I'm sure that one day the ME series will be put to bed, but I don't think that its time has come. We have an incredibly rich and diverse setting, probably the most realized universe in gaming, that I firmly believe does not need the Reapers in it to tell compelling or interesting stories.

[Zanallen]

Honestly, ME3 will probably end with a set up for new adventures. Like the Terminus Systems going to war against a weakened council races.

[MrFob]

Zanallen wrote...

Honestly, ME3 will probably end with a set up for new adventures. Like the Terminus Systems going to war against a weakened council races.

That would seriously suck!
Ending the Shepard story with a cliffhanger would be the worst idea BW could possibly implement\\ent. For 4 years they have been saying that the whole series builds up to this chapter and that this game is about resolving open threads. We need a proper ending for this trilogy.
I really want to see more games in the ME universe but they should be detached from the Shepard story either by being prequels or by going at least a couple of years into the future after ME3.
No cliffhangers please.

[Dane Seagal]

I don't want to see new games. They can end it with a book, or comic, or hell a friggin visual novel (ok that'd be a game). A game just wouldn't fit in. Maybe DLC seperate from the main campaign where you play as a different character? That'd be alright, but no Halo-syndrome please.

Better to go out with a bang than milk it till it is dry. I consider Mass Effect the new Star Wars, but in game form than in cinema. Look what happened to Star Wars after the original trilogy. Garbage prequels with lots of garbage games and comics with a little bit of good here and there (KOTOR, and only because it is set in a radically different time period) Do we really want a future when we'll eat up anything new of ME just because it is ME? It'll be sad to say goodbye to the series, but there's always tons of replay value, right after the game or several years after.

Modifié par Dane Seagal, 17 juin 2011 - 05:21 .

[DebatableBubble]

I would love to see an Origins-type game set in the Mass Effect universe.

Don't tell me you guys have never wanted to play as a turian.

[Nashiktal]

MrFob wrote...

Zanallen wrote...

Honestly, ME3 will probably end with a set up for new adventures. Like the Terminus Systems going to war against a weakened council races.

That would seriously suck!
Ending the Shepard story with a cliffhanger would be the worst idea BW could possibly implementent. For 4 years they have been saying that the whole series builds up to this chapter and that this game is about resolving open threads. We need a proper ending for this trilogy.
I really want to see more games in the ME universe but they should be detached from the Shepard story either by being prequels or by going at least a couple of years into the future after ME3.
No cliffhangers please.

Why would it have to be a cliffhanger? Hinting at things to come does not mean cliffhanger, it just sets the stage for the next story.

A cliffhanger is Halo 2's ending.

[InvaderErl]

Dane Seagal wrote...

I don't want to see new games. They can end it with a book, or comic, or hell a friggin visual novel (ok that'd be a game). A game just wouldn't fit in. Maybe DLC seperate from the main campaign where you play as a different character? That'd be alright, but no Halo-syndrome please.

Better to go out with a bang than milk it till it is dry. I consider Mass Effect the new Star Wars, but in game form than in cinema. Look what happened to Star Wars after the original trilogy. Lots of garbage with a little bit of good here and there (KOTOR, and only because it is set in a radically different time period) Do we really want a future when we'll eat up anything new of ME just because it is ME? It'll be sad to say goodbye to the series, but there's always tons of replay value, right after the game or several years after.

The problem with your analogy is George Lucas is the reason the Prequels and almost everything since that has sucked, his creative direction torpedoed the franchise that he helped, yes helped, to build (despite what he portrays he was far from the sole person responsible for SW's success). It wasn't the mere fact that they kept making Star Wars materials past the release of RoTJ.

I mean there was plenty of good that came out of the EU like Knights of the Old Republic, TIE FIGHTER, the Thrawn Trilogy, the Rogue Squadron series and others for example.

To switch franchises, if we had stopped with The Original Series of Trek we would never have gotten the Wrath of Khan, The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine.

We just had Portal 2 released, a sequel to a game that tied itself up quite tidily at its conclusion and it was amazing. Mass Effect has it in itself to continue past 3 and be amazing.

Modifié par InvaderErl, 17 juin 2011 - 05:25 .

[MrFob]

Nashiktal wrote...

*snip*

Why would it have to be a cliffhanger? Hinting at things to come does not mean cliffhanger, it just sets the stage for the next story.

A cliffhanger is Halo 2's ending.

Well, it would only be fine if such a setup naturally emerged out of the general situation of the game. If Shep for instance takes the side of the quarians and leaves the geth issues unresolved by the end of ME3 for example, I can see how that could set up the stage for the next conflict.
This however would be difficult to do without seriously diminishing the players choices in the game which I hope will not happen.
What I meant in my earlier post is something like an after thought that is not really integrated in the story before the very end. Image we just killed the reapers and won. Suddenly the terminus fleet shows up and says "hey, you council races are now week so we'll attack!"
It might even make sense for them to do that but it is not a good way to end the trilogy. It might be a good way to start a new game but IMO ME3 deserves a definite end for this story without already dipping into the next one for marketing reasons.

Modifié par MrFob, 17 juin 2011 - 05:27 .

[Dane Seagal]

[/quote]
The problem with your analogy is George Lucas is the reason the Prequels and almost everything since that has sucked, his creative direction torpedoed the franchise that he helped, yes helped, to build (despite what he portrays he was far from the sole person responsible for SW's success).

I mean there was plenty of good that came out of the EU, Knights of the Old Republic, TIE FIGHTER, the Thrawn Trilogy, the Rogue Squadron series and others for example.

To switch franchises, if we had stopped with The Original Series of Trek we would never have gotten the Wrath of Khan, The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine.
[/quote]

You have a point, but I still fear they could make similar mistakes and drive the franchise into the ground, or at least damage it to the extent only ignorant fans really love it all as it is.

ME has a pretty solid story so far. The games are great. The comics are alright. The books are pretty good. It hasn't entered retcon hell nor ruined the mythology (yet) with poor prequels or divide the fanbase into those who only take the games canon and those who take 'EU' as canon aswell. I like to keep it that way.

Modifié par Dane Seagal, 17 juin 2011 - 05:34 .

[Zanallen]

MrFob wrote...

That would seriously suck!
Ending the Shepard story with a cliffhanger would be the worst idea BW could possibly implementent. For 4 years they have been saying that the whole series builds up to this chapter and that this game is about resolving open threads. We need a proper ending for this trilogy.
I really want to see more games in the ME universe but they should be detached from the Shepard story either by being prequels or by going at least a couple of years into the future after ME3.
No cliffhangers please.

The series is about Shepard stopping the Reapers. We will no doubt do that. However, Shepard has also killed thousands of Batarians. The Reapers are most likely going to focus on the council races, along with whoever was in their way as they moved toward Earth. Winning the war will leave the council races weakened. More than likely weak enough for the Batarians, Vorcha and what have you to strive for dominance. No cliffhanger. Just a preview of what is next if they make more ME games after Shepard.

[Eludajae]

I believe they said its the last game for Shepard, not Mass Effect. They plan to continue on with the genre just not with Shepard.

[DoNotIngest]

Depressive nostalgia prevents be from disagreeing with the OP, and ME3 isn't even out yet... Stop making such damned awesome characters, Bioware, it hurts.

[MBRKO]

It's the end of one great saga and hopefully the begining of a great one. Maybe there will be a preview at the end of of ME3