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[Jalil]

Hmm... interesting stuff in this thread.

 

Though it begs the question: Who is in charge of ME now since Hudson jumped ship?

[iggy4566]

You do realize that he was one of the key people who made the series exist in the first place right (as indicated in the final hours app).

and like George Lucas he lets ego grow to the size of the C.N tower and really wanked the series to the corner it is now if I may remind you.    

[chris2365]

Hmm... interesting stuff in this thread.

Though it begs the question: Who is in charge of ME now since Hudson jumped ship?

Probably Yanick Roy, the head of the montreal studio and lead on the Next Mass Effect.

[Drone223]

and like George Lucas he lets ego grow to the size of the C.N tower and really wanked the series to the corner it is now if I may remind you.

But this isn't the case.

[Danimals847]

Given that after that ending (including EC), I wished I never heard of "Mass Effect", that really doesn't help.

 

Obvious exaggeration since you're on this forum. You're another one of those "Oh man I spent 140 hours LOVING this amazing trilogy of games, then in 15 minutes I never wanted to see any of it again".

[Iakus]

Those are quite the assumptions you've got there

[Iakus]

Those are quite the assumptions you've got there

[Dar'Nara]

I think its going to be nessecary for Shepards choice in the previous game to be evident in the newer one. I dont think you can just start something new especially in the ME universe and then have everyone act as if nothing happened no matter how many years into the future you may set it, or where its set. Which is how a few people seem to think this may go.

(I'm hoping we dont go backwards in time with the newer game either...)

 

I thought it'd be a good idea to start off the game in a different way depending on your choice at the end of ME3. Depending on what ending you chose and your war assetts, this would also affect how shepard is remembered, if at all. Although if the players first taste of ME is the newer game and thus no previous save files/data is available then the game could make some assumptions. I've also read that it may be a good idea to keep your save files, of course that could be for anything, not to mention that information is from 2012.

 

I'd like to see the older crew/squad as well, at least some of them. Garrus, Tali, Joker and a few others depending on who actually survives (if anyone survives that is!) but that will depend on how far ahead the game is set i guess but it'd be nice to see them even if they wont be tagging along. As much as i'd like them to be able to tag along, i guess thats up to the game devs.

(Pleeaaassee? )

 

Now the above assumes that the newer game is continuing from after the ending of ME3 but i have looked around and it might be that the newer game goes on while Shepard is going about the events from the previous games, if thats how this goes then perhaps we can bump into Shepard once or twice throughout the game, maybe evesdrop on him at the citadel (Assuming there is going to even be a citadel)

[herkles]

Maybe tis me but I would not want it to be a sequel, I want it set in the same universe but be a different story. this would avoid the numerous changes. 

 

One thing I would love to see for the next game is something like the origins in dragon age origin; especially if we can play as non-humans. This would let people play a non-human such as a turian or an asari, and as a prologue, one can set it up to provide the necessary exposition for new players to know about the species, as well as show off things that one only reads in the codex(such as turian religion). 

 

This will allow for more of an connection, as I never really connected with the background choices you got for shepherd because you were told them instead of shown them.

[Dar'Nara]

I think it'd be good to expand on Shepards previous actions in some way. He's not going to be the main protaganist anymore and i like that, it opens up new possibilites in that area especially if theres different playable races. Each race (Assuming they survive depending on how far ahead the game is set and whats happened since then) could have their own perks, a Turian could be in command of an entire battle fleet and even conduct space battles. A Quarian could be on his/her pilgramage or maybe have some leverage with the fleet. If we have a human playable character they could have some leverage with the alliance (Assuming there is an Alliance left), the ability to provide backup/assistance to anyone in need (Or if renegade, perhaps destroy. And thats assuming there will be renegade/paragon stuff). I definetely want to see more serious romances, didnt like the 'one night stand' feeling that the previous games gave.

 

I loved exploring places in the Mako in ME1, i think we need more of that and with more playability in areas like that. All the worlds seemed rather empty. A few artifacts here and there, maybe even a mineral to survey, i still enjoyed them but it could do with more. Maybe each planet has some unique lifeforms that could either be friendly or hostile?

 

Either way im looking forward to the newer game so long as its not a prequal or takes place during the events of Shepard although im more against a prequal. A game happening during the events of Shepard is more of a ... 'Meh' for me.

[herkles]

I loved exploring places in the Mako in ME1, i think we need more of that and with more playability in areas like that. All the worlds seemed rather empty. A few artifacts here and there, maybe even a mineral to survey, i still enjoyed them but it could do with more. Maybe each planet has some unique lifeforms that could either be friendly or hostile?

 

I liked the mako but not the places you got to visit with it. They were dull and lifeless. The thing is Mass effect has a lot of interesting planets one could explore with the mako, or your ship. I want to see the ME universe, not just the dull and lifeless stuff but the strange and cool places, which there are plenty of if one just reads the planet descriptions/codex. 

[Dar'Nara]

I liked the mako but not the places you got to visit with it. They were dull and lifeless. The thing is Mass effect has a lot of interesting planets one could explore with the mako, or your ship. I want to see the ME universe, not just the dull and lifeless stuff but the strange and cool places, which there are plenty of if one just reads the planet descriptions/codex. 

 

I agree that they seemed rather empty and thats my point, i'd like to see more in these areas. More planets to explore and more interesting content on them rather than emptiness, even some space exploration, maybe whilst on your way to a planet a hostile ship approaches hell bent on raiding your ship and killing your crew and you battle it out, after having destroyed them their wreckage remains for all to see or maybe you meet a Quarian in a small shuttle on their way to their pilgramage and needs help getting there. Possibilities with space exploration are endless .

 

I'm glad the mako is getting re-done. I recall on ME being able to traverse some very steep cliffs with relative ease which was somewhat dissapointing as it was totally unrealistic. Wouldnt even be able to explain it by saying low-gravity as if that was the case the mako could just float off I totally agree though, some planet descriptions were outstanding but we couldnt go down and explore those ones!

[herkles]

I'm glad the mako is getting re-done. I recall on ME being able to traverse some very steep cliffs with relative ease which was somewhat dissapointing as it was totally unrealistic. Wouldnt even be able to explain it by saying low-gravity as if that was the case the mako could just float off I totally agree though, some planet descriptions were outstanding but we couldnt go down and explore those ones!

 

That actualy brings up something I wonder if they could do for at least a few locations which is to have variable gravity. If a planet that you are on has a much lower gravity then normal perhaps it can effect travel or combat. 

 

Also as it is exploration themed, I wonder if they can do something similar to what the plan was for ME2. In me2 it was planned to recurit your crew at any time, thus if you wanted tali before garrus or thane before you got mordin and so on, you could have done so(the voice work and animations are in the files I believe as you can see some of the clips on Youtube, ie having legion during tali's recuritment mission.) 

 

As an exploration themed game, being able to recurit people in the order we wish would be cool.

 

 

Side note; I am curious why some people want space combat in the next ME game? as unless they like bearly being able to see their opponent, they wouldn't see them. Space battles are done in the Kilometers of distance, fighters and frigates go down to a mesely 10 kilometers where as mighty dreadnaughts go up to tens of thousands of kilometers. So while I think it would be cool, it would not be the traditional sort of space combat that is seen in other scifi series.

[Ancient_Toast]

I am just here because this is my favorite series.  The things I loved/love about it are (in no specific order):

 

The choices and the carryover

The game settings

The overall gameplay

 

I am not always a big fan of remakes but I would buy this series for my One/PS4 both.  It is one of the few.  I would just like to see all the DLC in place and everything put together more seamlessly on the new consoles.

 

Also looking forward to the next Mass Effect games and more after that.

[Dar'Nara]

That actualy brings up something I wonder if they could do for at least a few locations which is to have variable gravity. If a planet that you are on has a much lower gravity then normal perhaps it can effect travel or combat. 

 

Also as it is exploration themed, I wonder if they can do something similar to what the plan was for ME2. In me2 it was planned to recurit your crew at any time, thus if you wanted tali before garrus or thane before you got mordin and so on, you could have done so(the voice work and animations are in the files I believe as you can see some of the clips on Youtube, ie having legion during tali's recuritment mission.) 

 

As an exploration themed game, being able to recurit people in the order we wish would be cool.

 

 

Side note; I am curious why some people want space combat in the next ME game? as unless they like bearly being able to see their opponent, they wouldn't see them. Space battles are done in the Kilometers of distance, fighters and frigates go down to a mesely 10 kilometers where as mighty dreadnaughts go up to tens of thousands of kilometers. So while I think it would be cool, it would not be the traditional sort of space combat that is seen in other scifi series.

 

I do see your point, space battles may not be a good idea in that sense as we're used to doing them differently, imagine doing it on the galaxy map, be quite humorous at first i think I still think it may be good for BioWare to do their own experimentation there and see how it pans out. I would at least like some sort of activity as im heading to a planet. Maybe when i select a planet/location theres a brief delay, the galaxy map closes and an ETA timer pops up or maybe the onboard AI (If there is one) states the ETA time at regular intervals. That gives time to talk to crew and such, maybe someone wants to come down to the location with me, or hang out, or simply go off and explore on their own for a little bit but wanted to get permission. A good example of that could be with a Quarian (Yes, I am a fan of Quarians, and Turians and a few others ), they suspect they may have found something that would greatly benefit the fleet (Assuming fleet survival) or even the crew of the ship they're on with you, and they want to investigate it, you can either let them go off and do that alone or go with them. Putting you in the back seat for a little bit perhaps? Or you could even deny their request too. That'd be interesting.  Or perhaps a Turian has found some crucial information and only they can go and get it, and thus they need to come with you for a little bit, part ways, and then meet up again shortly after. Or maybe one of your new-race squadmates wants to simply come and explore with you. Orrrr maybe a new love interest wants to go somewhere a little more private than the captains cabin

 

I'd also love to be able to recruit the crew in any order as well, that may make for some interesting scenes especially if BioWare do take the route of allowing the old crew/squad to tag along in some way. Still interesting would be that since we have the freedom to do it in any order, whoever we have with us at the time could have a unique thing to say about whoever it is we're recruiting whether they be an old squadmate or a new one.

 

Variable gravity sounds good as well, driving too fast and do a sharp turn or jump over something? You could float off into the distance a little bit or maybe your running and you trip and float off, meaning your squadmates have to somehow grab you before you float too far away.

 

It occurs to me as well, i wonder how often BioWare look in here and go "You know what? That sounds good! *Gets out notepad*" I know they cant exactly say that to us (Or can they? ) so as to not annoy anybody (Imagine it... "Oh so his/her idea was good but mine wasnt? *storms off in huff*") but it still makes me wonder.

 

EDIT: I just came accross this, interesting, heres a snippet:

 

 

...The panel shared their experiences in developing the upcoming game, and revealing that the main character would be a human. Unlike the games before, the storyline will not focus on Shepard, and instead, will feature a whole new storyline set during Shepard's lifetime in a different galaxy. Old characters Garrus and Samara will be making brief cameos in the new game...

 

SOURCE: http://www.hallels.c...of-the-game.htm

 

DATE OF INFORMATION: SEPT 29th 2014 @ 7:57AM EDT

 

There goes my hope of entirely different playable races... Or perhaps not. Hmmm...

I wasnt looking forward to the whole 'lets put you in Shepards timeline.. While he/she is off destroying reapers you are elsewhere' thing... But i'll hold out and see where this goes

 

 

Ancient_Toast:

 

I am just here because this is my favorite series.  The things I loved/love about it are (in no specific order):

 

The choices and the carryover

The game settings

The overall gameplay

 

I am not always a big fan of remakes but I would buy this series for my One/PS4 both.  It is one of the few.  I would just like to see all the DLC in place and everything put together more seamlessly on the new consoles.

 

Also looking forward to the next Mass Effect games and more after that.

 Hmm, i never really was a fan of consoles. I always saw them as really low-end computers. I'm sure i read somewhere that sometimes developers have to squeeze all the graphics and such of newer games into 256MB of video memory which sometimes just doesnt work and the games look rather dissapointing (I have noticed, at least with my own friends they care more about how the game looks as well as the plot/story and that bad graphics ruin it for them. I know thats not the case with everyone else though ). I think if next gen consoles had a bit more flexibility with hardware, this would open up new settings and such to be customised and then things may get better in that regard.  I get that a console isnt a PC at all, its totally different im sure and I admit my logic there is probably flawed to hell and back but thats just how i see it.

[Khemikael]

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EDIT: I just came accross this, interesting, heres a snippet:

 

 

There goes my hope of entirely different playable races... Or perhaps not. Hmmm...

I wasnt looking forward to the whole 'lets put you in Shepards timeline.. While he/she is off destroying reapers you are elsewhere' thing... But i'll hold out and see where this goes

 

[...]

 

Don't give too much credit to these articles, nothing is official yet, News-reporters are just making assumptions. Bioware didn't say the hero is by order human and the story occurs during shepard's lifetime. They didn't say the opposite either. Here's the conf from San Diego ComicCon:

[Dar'Nara]

Don't give too much credit to these articles, nothing is official yet, News-reporters are just making assumptions. Bioware didn't say the hero is by order human and the story occurs during shepard's lifetime. They didn't say the opposite either. Here's the conf from San Diego ComicCon: (Look above for the video )

 

Your absolutely right, Last night i was just like   ... oh crap! I gave the video a watch and it has illuminated quite alot of what i was wondering. Its actually good to see some of what i'd thought about is neither confirmed nor denied unlike what some of these other sites seem to be saying and i'll be more cautious in the future about instantly believing those places. I'm also glad that some of the things i'd wondered about were expanded on at least a little bit, "The old with the new" possibility for example in terms of previous characters/squad, or another part where theres at least a slight possibility of a milky way connection with another galaxy. Of course, as mentioned none of it was confirmed but it wasnt denied and i like the responses the questions got that were leaving you wondering yet also with that excited feeling (At least thats what i got from watching)

 

I couldnt help but heartily laugh at the bisexual relationships request, i'd love to see more romance stuff whether its hetrosexual, bisexual or even homosexual, and having all those available caters to all in that regard i think. What i disagreed with in the previous games is that, to me, the romances felt like 1 night stands. You'd work up to a relationship, have your... fun   ... and then thats it, like its instantly over.

 

Thanks for sharing the video!

[Lady Mutare]

If ME story is not done then start where last one ended. 4 options to choose from.  4 games there depending on what choice you have made.   My choice is fem Shep on earth breathing in rubble in London...so what happened? Normandy is where now? what happened to earth with all the alliance on it and it half destroyed with citadel hanging over it.   That story is not finished.  Go there if you need direction.

[herkles]

If ME story is not done then start where last one ended. 4 options to choose from.  4 games there depending on what choice you have made.   My choice is fem Shep on earth breathing in rubble in London...so what happened? Normandy is where now? what happened to earth with all the alliance on it and it half destroyed with citadel hanging over it.   That story is not finished.  Go there if you need direction.

 

If you want to go that route, there are at least 68 different possible varations of what could possibly exist. 

 

Besides the next game is not about shepard because believe it or not you can tell stories in the ME galaxy without it relating to shepard. 

[Dar'Nara]

I do agree that Shepard may not need to be the main part of the next story but i dont think they can flat out ignore what happened, regardless of when or where its set (Unless its a prequel...). My current...theory i guess? Is that we'll see the outcome of our choices from ME3 and then it'll transition to something new. So yes, there could be a varied beginning of the game but ultimately all those variations will meld together in some way to allow the story to progress in whatever way they may have planned.

 

Some might say "Hah! Game devs wont do that, its just too much work! Theres just too many possibilities!" But thats my point, the BioWare team have stated they want something new, so how hard is it to believe that this is actually possible? Sure, its alot of work, time, effort but in the long run? It'll be fun, enjoyable and it'll be what we've come to expect as players and fans of the ME games. And possibly even better for newer players as they might be prompted to go back to the previous games to catch up on whats gone on in the ME universe.

 

Whatever they decide to do, there's always going to be at least 1 person unhappy. That's just how it works.

[Danimals847]

I still like the idea of ME Next starting during ME2 and ending shortly after the beginning of ME3. You are tasked with escaping the range of the mass relays in an exodus to survive the reaper assault. Who you take with you and who you leave to fend for themselves is up to you. Instead of selecting a background and service history, you select a race and an occupation; for example: you can be a krogan (mercenary or clan leader), a human (commando or ambassador), a turian (Spectre or pirate), an asari (commando or matriarch), a salarian (Spectre or scientist), a drell (assassin or scientist), a batarian (pirate or mercenary), a quarian (mechanic or assassin), volus (ambassador or mechanic). Note that almost all occupations are shared by 2 races. This would allow for fewer "unique" paths to have to be written; ie the turian and salarian Spectres would have the same occupation-specific quests & most dialogue, etc. while giving the player a broad range of choices in avatar.

 

Following that, ME Next 2 could be the story of the eventual return to currently-known space.

 

Regardless, I must once again state that I think the outcome of Shepard's choice at the end of ME3 should be left intentionally ambiguous, with clues found on various missions that would lead to different conclusions (dead synthetic-organic hybrids on one mission, accounts of a reaper fleet abruptly ceasing fire and retreating in another and other missions where you find numerous destroyed synthetics, etc.).

[Danimals847]

Really I'm disappointed about some of the crew choices. We never got any batarian or vorcha crew. We only had salarian, geth and drell in ME2. We had no krogan in ME3. We had only 1 turian and quarian through the entire series. Imagine if there were multiple missions like Samara's loyalty mission. Examples could be Archangel's recruitment mission offering the possibility of Archangel dying and you getting his batarian explosives expert instead, adding the possibility of Thane dying on his loyalty mission, leaving you with Kolyat instead, or just having some of the ME2 crew (Miranda, Jack, Jacob) rejoin you in 3.

[Farangbaa]

Really I'm disappointed about some of the crew choices. We never got any batarian or vorcha crew. We only had salarian, geth and drell in ME2. We had no krogan in ME3. We had only 1 turian and quarian through the entire series. Imagine if there were multiple missions like Samara's loyalty mission. Examples could be Archangel's recruitment mission offering the possibility of Archangel dying and you getting his batarian explosives expert instead, adding the possibility of Thane dying on his loyalty mission, leaving you with Kolyat instead, or just having some of the ME2 crew (Miranda, Jack, Jacob) rejoin you in 3.

 

Imagine how impossible ME3 would've been if more loyalty missions had been like Samara's.

[Danimals847]

Imagine how impossible ME3 would've been if more loyalty missions had been like Samara's.

 

It wouldn't necessarily have to make that big of a difference. Almost every sequence in ME3 contains several variations depending on who is alive or dead by that point. Everybody who plays an integral role in the main story (VS, Liara) is guaranteed to be present. The crew in ME3 is tiny compared to ME2 so it isn't unrealistic to think there could have been more, and in fact that is a common complaint about the crew in ME3.

[Cknarf]

Pauseable cutscenes.