Haargel wrote...
Thank you for your time Mr. Roy.
I only hope the concept will be more or less the same. Story-driven, dialogue wheel. Just like it is no.
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Modifié par Hitman2073, 06 février 2013 - 06:43 .
Yanick Roy wrote...
By the way, thank you all for making me feel welcome here. I don't know how regularly I'll be able to stop by the forums, but given that today is the first time in the 7+ years I've been with BioWare, it should not be too hard to improve my batting average!
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Yanick Roy wrote...
PainCakesx wrote...
I don't think he meant that time doesn't literally matter, but rather the actual words prequel / midquel / sequel being connected to the main story line of ME1-3.
Correct, that's what I meant. Time does indeed matter, but the words prequel / midquel / sequel come loaded with a bunch of other assumptions that don't necessarily all apply to the next ME game.
ZabiGG wrote...
On that basis, why not just dub it SMEG? (Speculative Mass Effect Game). The BSN does love its speculation, after all...
Bienvenue
sur le forum, M. Roy... Always nice to see Montréal talent showcased
and you sound like a great asset to the team. PM me if you need good
references for French localization.
This said, too much speculation tends to lead to unreasonable expectations. Any idea when can we hope to hear more defined details about the next game? Is it more in the range of months or closer to a year?
Yanick Roy wrote...
ZabiGG wrote...
On that basis, why not just dub it SMEG? (Speculative Mass Effect Game). The BSN does love its speculation, after all...
Bienvenue
sur le forum, M. Roy... Always nice to see Montréal talent showcased
and you sound like a great asset to the team. PM me if you need good
references for French localization.
This said, too much speculation tends to lead to unreasonable expectations. Any idea when can we hope to hear more defined details about the next game? Is it more in the range of months or closer to a year?
Thanks!
We don't have a firm communication timeline established at this point, but I don't expect it will be for several more months. Early in development, things fluctuate so much that any detail we communicate could have to be "uncommunicated" a few months later. I think we'd rather have something solid to show by the time we step in the spotlight. You can definitely expect to hear DA3 details before ones about the next ME!
Can't wait.
Yanick Roy wrote...
ZabiGG wrote...
On that basis, why not just dub it SMEG? (Speculative Mass Effect Game). The BSN does love its speculation, after all...
Bienvenue
sur le forum, M. Roy... Always nice to see Montréal talent showcased
and you sound like a great asset to the team. PM me if you need good
references for French localization.
This said, too much speculation tends to lead to unreasonable expectations. Any idea when can we hope to hear more defined details about the next game? Is it more in the range of months or closer to a year?
Thanks!
We don't have a firm communication timeline established at this point, but I don't expect it will be for several more months. Early in development, things fluctuate so much that any detail we communicate could have to be "uncommunicated" a few months later. I think we'd rather have something solid to show by the time we step in the spotlight. You can definitely expect to hear DA3 details before ones about the next ME!
N7 Shadow 90 wrote...
Thanks for stopping by, Yanick. It's very much appreciated! Is it safe to say that the next Mass Effect will feature Multiplayer? I'm hoping for it, as long as it doesn't take away from the Single Player. I think it's been an awesome addition to the series.
Thanks a ton for the reply. I think that it's fantastic that you are answering fan questions here. I'm really looking forward to the NME!Yanick Roy wrote...
N7 Shadow 90 wrote...
Thanks for stopping by, Yanick. It's very much appreciated! Is it safe to say that the next Mass Effect will feature Multiplayer? I'm hoping for it, as long as it doesn't take away from the Single Player. I think it's been an awesome addition to the series.
Once again, it's too early to commit to specific features, but multiplayer is something that was well received in ME3, so it is certainly not something we would outright dismiss!
Mr.BlazenGlazen wrote...
Good to hear Yanick.
Though I just want you to keep in mind that when we say that we want a "sequel" or "Prequel" or whatever to Mass Effect 3, most of us are simply talking about the timeline.
For me personally, I want a "sequel" to ME3 in a sense that these new events take place after the Reaper War. If that makes any sense?
Guest_Arcian_*
Welcome. Due to the toxic environment, we issue new hazmat suits to all newcomers.Yanick Roy wrote...
Hi guys,
It’s my first time posting on the forums, so I hope I’m going to do it right!
This is something like what Halo 4 did with the exception that Master Chief and Cortana were still the main characters.Yanick Roy wrote...
What Chris is saying is that thinking of the next Mass Effect game as Mass Effect 4 would imply a certain linearity, a straight evolution of the gameplay and story of the first three games. But because we are switching to a new engine and need to rebuild a bunch of game systems, we have an opportunity to rethink how we want these systems to be going forward instead of just inheriting them from the previous games. Story-wise, the arc of the first trilogy has also been concluded, and what we will do is tell a new story set in the Mass Effect universe. That doesn’t mean that events of the first three games and the choices you made won’t get recognized, but they likely won’t be what this new story will focus on.
Is this "single track" Shepard and the Reapers? Because honestly, I can do without both of them, especially the Reapers.Yanick Roy wrote...
In other words, because the game takes place before of after the first trilogy does not mean it necessarily is a straight prequel or sequel.
I’m not a big fan of analogies because the images you use always mean something different to different people, so they are inherently flawed. But let me use one anyway.
If you had three games centered around a group of key soldiers in the US army during World War I and then decided to make a game about another group of people during the second World War, the games could have many points in common and feel true to one another, and you likely would have to recognize how the events of the first war influenced the ones of the second, but you would not necessarily think of it as a sequel. Again, the analogy is
not great, but what I’m trying to say is that the ME universe is so rich that we are not limited to a single track when coming up with a new story.
My personal plea: Remember the RPG part in Mass Effect's aRPG formula. A lot of fans believe the RPG part was lost or at least severely diminished in ME3. And RPG isn't just about having a Gears-esque TPS with powers and a few branching dialogue and story choices.Yanick Roy wrote...
I apologize for being cryptic right now, but it’s early enough in development that we don’t have much to share – things still fluctuate quite a bit. As I have posted on Twitter though, the overall feeling of what you are discussing and asking for is very much aligned with what the team intends on delivering, and that makes me feel very good about where we’re heading!
Clear as glass, man.Yanick Roy wrote...
I hope this helps clarify why we’re not thinking of the next ME game as ME4 internally!
Modifié par Robosexual, 06 février 2013 - 08:40 .
Modifié par shodiswe, 06 février 2013 - 09:09 .
Robosexual wrote...
I too would like a sequel.
By the way thanks for speaking with everyone Yanick.
EDIT:
Arcian, a lot of us would still have Reapers in a sequel, just not the threat of the Harvest. I would love a sequel because I'd like to see the post-Synthesis universe and possibly even converse with some Reapers.
Modifié par shodiswe, 06 février 2013 - 09:13 .
Arcian wrote...
Welcome. Due to the toxic environment, we issue new hazmat suits to all newcomers.
Arcian wrote...
This is something like what Halo 4 did with the exception that Master Chief and Cortana were still the main characters.
Arcian wrote...
Is this "single track" Shepard and the Reapers? Because honestly, I can do without both of them, especially the Reapers.
However, to set the game in a period without the Reapers (since every story set during their existence would diminish the importance of said story if not concerning the Reapers), you'd have to go 1 billion years plus back in time, or set it after ME3. You can still have that "other story" you're talking about in a game set after ME3, maybe concerning the chaos of restoring galactic civilization and the rise of new galactic nations to threaten the Citadel-affiliated nations (coughYahgcough).
Of course, that's just my 2 cents.
Arcian wrote...
I'm quite willing to believe that EA tells you guys to look at games like Cod and BF3 for gameplay inspiration, so take this sometimes humble fan's advice and look at Deus Ex instead.
shodiswe wrote...
Synthesis probably won't change that much in the first few hundred years. And without the Catalyst, the reapers are free from their "reaping" burden. We still know very little about the Reapers, how much of the races that they harvested affected each reaper, or if they are mostly what the Catalyst programmed them to be with a library of information on the species and their genetics.
The might be giant walking librarians of history long gone.
Modifié par Robosexual, 06 février 2013 - 09:31 .
Yanick Roy wrote...
While I'm sure EA would love to see us achieve the same level of commercial success these games do (who wouldn't!?), please believe me when I tell you they want us to do "BioWare Games"!
Modifié par ADelusiveMan, 06 février 2013 - 10:33 .
Yanick Roy wrote...
N7 Shadow 90 wrote...
Thanks for stopping by, Yanick. It's very much appreciated! Is it safe to say that the next Mass Effect will feature Multiplayer? I'm hoping for it, as long as it doesn't take away from the Single Player. I think it's been an awesome addition to the series.
Once again, it's too early to commit to specific features, but multiplayer is something that was well received in ME3, so it is certainly not something we would outright dismiss!
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