Does it have to be a prequel?
A side story not mentioning any part of the original trilogy makes almost no sense
An alternate universe makes all their work pointless as it's like Shepard never happened
A sequel would need to remove Quarians, Geth, Krogans, and Rachni entirely, as Shepard can let any of those species go extinct.
If the next mass effect doesn't reference Shepard's story at all...
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 08:59
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A clean break from the player's universe set in one of the distant futures, after the time of Shep & all the characters from ME1-3 is personally the only way i can see as workable. Prequel or midquel seem non-starters to me.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 09:15
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I as well, but it seems difficult to just write of four races-and some of the most popular ones in there- unless they pick a canon and put them all in .
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 09:16
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I would hate a pequel, unless it set like a billion years ago.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 09:22
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why do people assume that a new Mass Effect game would have to take their decisions from the trilogy into consideration?
The next game could be set in the future and it could be any of the possible futures. Importing saves was a cool feature for the trilogy, but you can't expect BioWare to limit themselves forever with this franchise for taking each and every decision a player can make into consideration when making a new title.
If they make a new trilogy it would be awesome to import from one game to the next within said trilogy, but leaving out several races in a future game set in the future, just because player choices could mean they no longer exist? not so much ...
The next game could be set in the future and it could be any of the possible futures. Importing saves was a cool feature for the trilogy, but you can't expect BioWare to limit themselves forever with this franchise for taking each and every decision a player can make into consideration when making a new title.
If they make a new trilogy it would be awesome to import from one game to the next within said trilogy, but leaving out several races in a future game set in the future, just because player choices could mean they no longer exist? not so much ...
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 09:24
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I would. If it had to be a prequel I would hope it's around Javiks time, where he can take the roll of Hackette, and we can get some squadmates from his time. (What are those things that people origins not thought were prothean, with the tentacle mouth?)
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 09:24
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I'm willing to wait to see what they come up with, but they've painted themselves into a corner. I think it might be better to call it a franchise and move on to a new sci-fi IP. There is just so much baggage in the MEU to make a sequel that won't ****** off 75% of the fanbase before it is even released and I, like many others have no interest in a prequel.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 09:27
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A prequel do not really work in an RPG setting if its supposed to be done well, since the major story arc is already set in stone with people being aware of how the whole thing ends even on their first playthrough.
What im seeing them doing is a storyline not related to shepard set a few hundred years into the future after ME3, If not thousands but just speculation now.
What im seeing them doing is a storyline not related to shepard set a few hundred years into the future after ME3, If not thousands but just speculation now.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:11
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After the ****storm fustercluck of ME3 I would greatly appreciate a story that goes "no u" to this game but unless its a sequel, theyre doing it all wrong.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:17
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Consider this...
A dream is not set in stone, nor can it be Canon
Events up to a point in ME1 happen within the real MEU
A new game set in 2183 or early 2184 could disregard Shepard and everything that happens with them considering there was a relatively closed loop of people who knew what was actually going on. It may even be difficult to come by news on Geth incursions or Reaper rumors. It's a very big galaxy.
About the only thing we could potentially hear about is Khalisah's report about some human Specter named Shepard and about them going after some rouge Specter named Saren and about a ship called the Normandy... and that's only if the new PC has access to ANN or CNN when those interviews take place.
A dream is not set in stone, nor can it be Canon
Events up to a point in ME1 happen within the real MEU
A new game set in 2183 or early 2184 could disregard Shepard and everything that happens with them considering there was a relatively closed loop of people who knew what was actually going on. It may even be difficult to come by news on Geth incursions or Reaper rumors. It's a very big galaxy.
About the only thing we could potentially hear about is Khalisah's report about some human Specter named Shepard and about them going after some rouge Specter named Saren and about a ship called the Normandy... and that's only if the new PC has access to ANN or CNN when those interviews take place.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:21
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Not mention the Reaper and Shepard story is the best thing to do. If anything a total reboot is what the series needs.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:24
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Setting it in the future is always going to disregard some of the choices made but IMO it's best just to go ahead with that and not mention them much, just some background passing mentions about a Reaper war and leave it at that. I think it would actually be a good thing if contained a few things that made it inconsistent with any possible ME3 ending, to avoid canonising anything.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:24
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Mr.House wrote...
Not mention the Reaper and Shepard story is the best thing to do. If anything a total reboot is what the series needs.
Frankly, I would prefer a fresh start. With no Reaper-like storyline and/or antagonists.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:26
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Or that might work too.Mr.House wrote...
Not mention the Reaper and Shepard story is the best thing to do. If anything a total reboot is what the series needs.
Whatever happens any future game should IMO be of a smaller scale, so that nothing much in it has big long-term galaxy-shaking consequences. I just hope they don't fall in to the trap of "The next one must outdo the previous one, have bigger set pieces, bigger villains, more on the line!"
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 10:50
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Which would be bad. Bioware could not handle the Reapers, a small threat is Biowares strength. There is nothing wrong with this and hopefully Bioware knows this and stays at that strength.Reorte wrote...
Or that might work too.Mr.House wrote...
Not mention the Reaper and Shepard story is the best thing to do. If anything a total reboot is what the series needs.
Whatever happens any future game should IMO be of a smaller scale, so that nothing much in it has big long-term galaxy-shaking consequences. I just hope they don't fall in to the trap of "The next one must outdo the previous one, have bigger set pieces, bigger villains, more on the line!"
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 11:19
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Their strength IMO is characters and setting. Any scale works with the former and a small scale works better with the latter. Not that other areas shouldn't be brought up to quality but the emphasis should be on the aspects they're good at.Mr.House wrote...
Which would be bad. Bioware could not handle the Reapers, a small threat is Biowares strength. There is nothing wrong with this and hopefully Bioware knows this and stays at that strength.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 11:32
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I suspect it will either take place in a different galaxy, or a truly alternate universe. It will be mass effect, with all the technology we know, but with different reasons for it and none of the species that ever existed in ME1-3 will be there.
Their only other choice is a sequel which takes places in the same universe, and that will have to consider where it came from. A prequel will still be in the presence of the reapers. If you just ignore them, it seems lazy. A side story would be the same. I don't think they'll do any of those.
Their only other choice is a sequel which takes places in the same universe, and that will have to consider where it came from. A prequel will still be in the presence of the reapers. If you just ignore them, it seems lazy. A side story would be the same. I don't think they'll do any of those.
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Posté 15 octobre 2013 - 11:36
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If it's a prequel, we know what's goin' to happen already.
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Posté 16 octobre 2013 - 12:10
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johnnythao89 wrote...
If it's a prequel, we know what's goin' to happen already.
Even if prequel would contain only unknown character and culminate before events of ME1?
Would you be able to predict who will die and who will live? And how would look political situation on planets not mentioned in previous trilogy?
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Posté 16 octobre 2013 - 03:54
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You could still put them all in, no matter what choices the player made.
Geth - The Quarians rebuilt them after they were destroyed as many people believe they might do.
Quarians - Even if all the Quarians died on Rannoch, all the ones on their pilgrimage survived. Given enough time they could bring their race back from the brink of extinction.
Krogans - Whether or not you cure the genophage there will still be Krogans. Apparently it's merely population control and is not killing them off.
Rachni - This is the only actual hard one. I'd be inclined to just leave them out, who really cares? BUT, if you did want to put them in... well it wouldn't be the first time they retconned that decision.
Geth - The Quarians rebuilt them after they were destroyed as many people believe they might do.
Quarians - Even if all the Quarians died on Rannoch, all the ones on their pilgrimage survived. Given enough time they could bring their race back from the brink of extinction.
Krogans - Whether or not you cure the genophage there will still be Krogans. Apparently it's merely population control and is not killing them off.
Rachni - This is the only actual hard one. I'd be inclined to just leave them out, who really cares? BUT, if you did want to put them in... well it wouldn't be the first time they retconned that decision.
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Posté 16 octobre 2013 - 07:52
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The Mad Hanar wrote...
Halo ODST.
not a fan. I don't like halo. Or prequels.
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Posté 16 octobre 2013 - 07:53
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Cobalt2113 wrote...
You could still put them all in, no matter what choices the player made.
Geth - The Quarians rebuilt them after they were destroyed as many people believe they might do.
Quarians - Even if all the Quarians died on Rannoch, all the ones on their pilgrimage survived. Given enough time they could bring their race back from the brink of extinction.
Krogans - Whether or not you cure the genophage there will still be Krogans. Apparently it's merely population control and is not killing them off.
Rachni - This is the only actual hard one. I'd be inclined to just leave them out, who really cares? BUT, if you did want to put them in... well it wouldn't be the first time they retconned that decision.
I would accept it, though it sort of kills part of ec, like the Rachni living on tuchanka if you let them live but not the Krogans.
