Set 10 years after the events of ME3. The galaxy is in chaos. It is a galaxy being rebuilt. Rife with poverty, starvation, war, piracy, desperation, and uncertainty. Each species is reeling. Trade routes have been destroyed, a large part of the population has been decimated. Whole planets lie in ruin. You begin as a high ranking officer (or maybe a spectre) in the respective military (or what is left of it) of your people (whichever race you choose.) Your goal is to try and rebuild the galaxy. Each race is struggling. You will have to form new alliances and break old ones. Nothing is sacred.
A new threat has emerged. Perhaps from the Red Relay the collectors hid behind, perhaps from dark space. A new species (perhaps several new) have arrived and are executing a hostile takeover of our galaxy. Maybe theirs is lying in ruin as well, and they are looking for a new home. Maybe they are extremely pragmatic and militaristic, which gives them a tragic vibe of having no other option. Resources are limited. Or maybe they're similar to Serenity's Reavers. Just a bloodthirsty pack of mindless killers. Maybe both working together? Where did they come from and why are they doing this could be the mystery of the game. They are simply overwhelming us at our weakest point.
You will have the option of playing paragon by doing what is best for your people in line with your government's wishes, or perhaps allying yourself secretly with a Cerberus type equivalent, that also wants the advancement of its wishes, at whatever means necessary. Maybe you resort to terrorism and blackmail to a trade route, or control of a system. How many habitable worlds are left? Your squadmates will be from all different backgrounds, but may/will leave the group or become enemies (via the new LOTR games ambitions) if you screw over their race or people, or use means they disagree with.
Your actions and decisions could lead to entire species being eradicated by the new threat, losing control of entire star systems, and more. You will have to get the leaders of respective races on your side, but if you're using terrorist methods to win, maybe the Batarians and Vorcha are likely allies while the turians and Asari will spurn you. Which could lead to more strafe and war between species. Maybe there are civil wars going on (Like DA:I) for control. There is no governing force anymore.
You'll be able to explore the galaxy looking for resources, signs of life, clues. Examining reaper corpses for new technologies, how to repair the Citadels and relays. Any upper hand to defeat this new enemy. Bargains could be struck for new trading routes and resources and habitable planets. This could lend lots of strategy to the game. Who will you side with? Who will side with you? Walking through the ruins of planets you've visited before.
Do you support restructuring the council races, or do you embrace the others? Governments or piracy? Control or chaos? This galaxy is at a tipping point, and you have the ability to steer it. Which way will you take it?
***That's my idea for the next ME. I know it would presuppose a lot about the ending (namely the cycle ends) but with 10 years you could downplay a lot of decisions, like they did with the council living or dying and humanity's part in it. But they could do that with save importing, they have teased to save those files just in case.
That's my idea for the next one. Gives the opportunity for our favorites to cameo, to talk about the ambiguous fate of Shepard, and how that may be interpreted by the galactic whole. makes the original trilogy still matter, but opens the door to move on. I imagine the galaxy being like Eastern Europe after Russia fell. That's what happens.
I know none of that matters, but it sure is fun. Or Bioware will PM me with a job offer. See you on the other side Mac
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