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[zambingo]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Mmm... "no more" prequels certainly implies that there have been prequels in the past, which would be why you would not want more in the future. We have not made a prequel to a game (I will admit you can argue that KotOR was a prequel to the MMO, but that was not the intention at the time of making it) for any of our games. Are there prequl games in particular that you dislike that, maybe, you are confusing with our games?

Fans in the past have said they would actually WANT a game that takes place prior to the story of Mass Effect , possibly  centered around teh First Contact War between humand and turians. Would that NOT be something you would want? Or do you mean, you do not want a prequel game if it featured Commander Shepard specifically (like the recent film reboot of Star Trek for example).

Details?

Oh, and we have not confirmed ANY post Mass Effect 3 games, whether they are prequels or not. This is all just speculation at this point.

I want a prequel game with these characters as the main squad mates, but younger:

Zaeed
Aria

I want the PC to be the Shadow Broker. No... not Big Ugly, the character that foolishly buys Big Ugly as a pet. See that way the new "Prequel PC" has a built in out. It doesn't matter that we know the PC's curtain call. Society has known Romeo & Juliet die for 400 years and that play is still awesome. Likewise everyone knows James Bond will defeat the villain and the movies still make bank. Having a set, known fate, for the PC shouldn't be a negative.

With that said, what I really want is just more Mass Effect. But I'd take more Jade Empire if Mass Effect gets shelved for a bit.

[Luke eckel]

don't know if this has been posted already, but i think something along the lines of the synthetics turning against the organics, turning the game from a futuristic game to something along the lines of a dirty well lived in universe similar to wall-e, except not really. I think the idea of what the reapers were trying to stop coming true would be a cool concept.

[SerenityRebirth]

Predestination, or things that may have already happen (established ending) would be difficult to pull off. Big question would be this: how do you handle making choices important and influential with an ending that wouldn't change regardless of player input? I can only imagine the rage that'd ensue.

[nikola8]

Just finished ME:Infiltrator, it wasn't bad, so I'd be open to a prequel spinoff with another character.

[Grubas]

I dont know what they come up with, but it needs to be exceptionally well-written game concept. Quality above all else.

[Blueprotoss]

FROST4584 wrote...

I highly dislike REBOOTS and prequels. The only way , that I would purchase another Bioware game at this point or DLC, is if they made Mass Effect 4 based around Shep. Your choices didn't matter in any of the games.

We all know you will buy another ME game.  Btw it sounds like you wouldn't be a fan of movies, comics, or books based on your hatred of reboots and prequels.

[Dekadent_N7]

Its time to move forward. It would never be the same to make a game about First Contact War now that we know what happens to the Reapers etc. We need a sequel trilogy.. A traditional trilogy... no f2p or mmo stuff.

We need this time to see some new homeworld and bigger areas of them, not the little that we saw of Sur'Kesh. We need to see Irune (volus homeworld) and a reconstructed city on Rannoch (that slideshow from Extended Cut DLC was simply AWESOME).

Modifié par Dekadent_N7, 29 juin 2012 - 07:50 .

[GeneralArrow]

I actually think a prequel if done well could work exceptionally well for the series, a first contact war could be very exciting and incredibly dark. Chris's comment on the first paragraph of this thread is correct, many fans...my self included want to see a prequel exploring the first contact war. It could better explain the ruins on Mars as well. What's interesting is if you look at Dragon Age it's just as much a prequel as it is standard timeline because Dragon Age II actually ties into the world and mythos of that realm so well. I am eager to see if they can make a first contact war work. It seems by his first post they are seriously looking at that idea let's give them some hope!

[Dekadent_N7]

many fans..

  Define ,,many fans'' , cause until now from what I saw 90% of people are against prequels and want to go forward.

[aya001]

As I said before I don't care about a prequel (the First contact war would be good, but it needs to be a hell of a game to be great and get to the players, or could be a mistake) or sequel, but with what Dekadent said about Sur'kesh, Rannoch... now I want a sequel, see what all the actions of Shepard and friends affected the future of the galaxy, how they will be remembered and how things are going after they hard work. Yeah now I want a sequel XD

[Darman]

No Prequels to the Trilogy, please, I agree with the thread starter. We already have books, stories told in the games and comics on that.

And don't you even think about making a first contact war "Anderson" Trilogy. It would be like Star Wars - First you make a brilliant "classic" or "real" trilogy and then create a technically better "Prequel-Trilogy" which lots of hardliner fans ( me included ) of the old trilogy not approve.

It would force us to always say: The "real trilogy". And would again divide the Mass Effect Fanbase. One more time.

Sequel is ok, but only if it is about Shepard. Which is indeed very unlikely, I know, becuase you stated that th EC is the final of his journey and it would mean you have to set destroy and survive as canon ending which would annoy all of the gamers that chose other endings (me NOT included because destroy rules). And I just guess you would NEVER do this.
But as I stated now for the thousandst time: If its ME, but NOT Shepard - Its not ME. IMO.

Modifié par Darman, 29 juin 2012 - 09:28 .

[Jure Simich]

I'd just like to cast my vote here: I'm not interested in prequels. At all.

If you've got me interested via the Scheherezade effect, fine, but it works on the story going forward, not backward...

[Blueprotoss]

Dekadent_N7 wrote...

  Define ,,many fans'' , cause until now from what I saw 90% of people are against prequels and want to go forward.

The offical forums are usually a bad way to poll on issues while polls aren't really reliable in the 1st place.  

[zambingo]

SerenityRebirth wrote...

Predestination, or things that may have already happen (established ending) would be difficult to pull off. Big question would be this: how do you handle making choices important and influential with an ending that wouldn't change regardless of player input? I can only imagine the rage that'd ensue.

Knowing that your PC dies at the end doesn't mean the choices up to that point are invalid or inconsequential.

[GamerrangerX]

i think they gonna make a prequel MMO like The ElderS crolls Online is a prequel of Skyrim and Oblivion,a prequel will fit Mass effect, a sequel not so much players like myself  will want to much follow up.

Modifié par GamerrangerX, 29 juin 2012 - 05:13 .

[jsamlaw]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Mmm... "no more" prequels certainly implies that there have been prequels in the past, which would be why you would not want more in the future. We have not made a prequel to a game (I will admit you can argue that KotOR was a prequel to the MMO, but that was not the intention at the time of making it) for any of our games. Are there prequl games in particular that you dislike that, maybe, you are confusing with our games?

Fans in the past have said they would actually WANT a game that takes place prior to the story of Mass Effect , possibly  centered around teh First Contact War between humand and turians. Would that NOT be something you would want? Or do you mean, you do not want a prequel game if it featured Commander Shepard specifically (like the recent film reboot of Star Trek for example).

Details?

Oh, and we have not confirmed ANY post Mass Effect 3 games, whether they are prequels or not. This is all just speculation at this point.

The problem with prequels is that you know how it's going to end, so it takes away a large part of the story telling process.  That's not to say you couldn't enjoy experiencing the first contact war or the krogan rebellion, but there's no suspense as to what will eventually happen.

For all of the criticism that ME3's ending received, it was still largely an unknown as to how the crucible would work, what the catalyst was, and how the final conflict would play out.  Most people (myself included) say they enjoyed the ride, regardless of their opinion on the ending, but I wonder if the same would be true if there was no surprise ending to look forward to.

[jsamlaw]

zambingo wrote...

Knowing that your PC dies at the end doesn't mean the choices up to that point are invalid or inconsequential.

Maybe, but you don't *know* your PC will die at the end until you've played through the game once.  There's a strong attachment to the roleplay and your character when you think you're making choices that matter.  Imagine playing as the human faction in a first contact war story.  There would be no hopelessness, no struggle, no urgency to do whatever it takes because you already know you'll survive and flourish down the road.

[Crysis I]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Mmm... "no more" prequels certainly implies that there have been prequels in the past, which would be why you would not want more in the future. We have not made a prequel to a game (I will admit you can argue that KotOR was a prequel to the MMO, but that was not the intention at the time of making it) for any of our games. Are there prequl games in particular that you dislike that, maybe, you are confusing with our games?

Fans in the past have said they would actually WANT a game that takes place prior to the story of Mass Effect , possibly  centered around teh First Contact War between humand and turians. Would that NOT be something you would want? Or do you mean, you do not want a prequel game if it featured Commander Shepard specifically (like the recent film reboot of Star Trek for example).

Details?

Oh, and we have not confirmed ANY post Mass Effect 3 games, whether they are prequels or not. This is all just speculation at this point.

*uses jedi mind trick with hands* You do not want to make a prequel only sequels, do not go down the path of star wars it's a one way ticket.

[budzai]

Darman wrote...


But as I stated now for the thousandst time: If its ME, but NOT Shepard - Its not ME. IMO.

I stated now for the thousands of time... I hate shepard a lot of people hate sheperd so... **** shepard he is an anoying overrated raper

[Infiltrat0r_N7]

I wouldn't mind a "prequel" DLC like they did for DA:O with Leliana or the Darkspawn. A small DLC that expands on the backstory of certain characters or events is more than welcome in my book.

EDIT: And the logic of some of the people in this thread... I'm guessing that you don't read history books, rewatch movies, or replay video games because you "already knows what happens"...

Modifié par Infiltrat0r_N7, 29 juin 2012 - 06:59 .

[Petrikles]

I. hate. prequels.

I bought Deus Ex 3, and it was ok, but only because I never played Deus Ex 1 so for me, there was no prequel-effect.

[Naugi]

Dekadent_N7 wrote...

many fans..

  Define ,,many fans'' , cause until now from what I saw 90% of people are against prequels and want to go forward.

You mean 90% of people you noticed stating a preference. They could easily be, as in many cases when such things are asked, the noisy minority. That 90% could actually be 5% of the total fanbase.

I'm quite happy for a prequel. I'll play anything in the ME universe, as long as it has Makos, Medi Gel, Spectres etc, I'm in.

[Fnordamatic]

I think many people have a disdain for prequels in general, and I am among them. I assume the OP was expressing this feeling. Stories set in worlds where the future outcomes are already known are just not very compelling. There has to be some very interesting, hidden and unknown secret buried within the lore of the fictional universe for them to have any interest at all for me.

[Naugi]

Infiltrat0r_N7 wrote...

EDIT: And the logic of some of the people in this thread... I'm guessing that you don't read history books, rewatch movies, or replay video games because you "already knows what happens"...

Exactly. And its worse with a game, because a huge part of the enjoyment is the playing, the shooting, the interaction, the conversations, the side missions, the romances ... none of this is impossible even if you know what ultimately happens.

Lets face it ... in most of the games, especially 1 and 2, we all know Shepard is not going to die in a fire while the galaxy is destroyed now dont we ... Its like saying you dont know whats going to happen in a Bond movie, or in a Superman movie ... you know they always win, but its the getting there that is the fun part, not the final 5 minutes.

[Ztrobos]

Naugi wrote...

Infiltrat0r_N7 wrote...

EDIT: And the logic of some of the people in this thread... I'm guessing that you don't read history books, rewatch movies, or replay video games because you "already knows what happens"...

Exactly. And its worse with a game, because a huge part of the enjoyment is the playing, the shooting, the interaction, the conversations, the side missions, the romances ... none of this is impossible even if you know what ultimately happens.

Lets face it ... in most of the games, especially 1 and 2, we all know Shepard is not going to die in a fire while the galaxy is destroyed now dont we ... Its like saying you dont know whats going to happen in a Bond movie, or in a Superman movie ... you know they always win, but its the getting there that is the fun part, not the final 5 minutes.

I hear you, but i'm not feeling it. Prequels just are'nt interesting. I'd much rather they establish a new equilibrium in the universe than resort to prequels or time travel. The franchise can only grow from here going forwards, not back..



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