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[SimplyTev]

No matter how much research I do, I can not find any legitimate sources online that will tell me if the next Mass Effect will be a sequel or prequel. I may be looking the wrong places or overlooking things.. Either way, I just wanted the thoughts of everyone here on this:

 

Would you prefer the next Mass Effect trilogy to be a prequel or sequel?

 

Personally, I would much prefer a sequel. I'm pretty confident to say that BioWare themselves have mentioned that Shepard will not be in the mix for the ME4. With that being said and as great a hero as he/she is, I think it's time for someone else to take the spotlight. Plus, I think it would be a great way to introduce new things to the Mass Effect universe. Not that you wouldn't be able to do that in a prequel, but how would you react it if the introduced feature in a prequel doesn't blend in with the original ME trilogy all that well? Also, I'm really curious about the aftermath of the Reaper war on the Milky Way galaxy.

 

Your thoughts?

[KotorEffect3]

I definitely would rather play a sequel than a prequel.  First of all if they make a prequel it will just give anal retentive nitpickers like smugboy more ammunition to point out where they got the lore wrong.  These people are insufferable enough without giving them ammo.  More importantly I don't want to play a game that rehashes history.  I am more interested in what will happen in the Mass Effect universe going forward.  I want to see the long time effects and consequences that the reaper war had on the galaxy.  I want to see what the galactic perception was of the reaper war especially if it takes place long enough for the galaxy recover and lick it's wounds.  I want to see what new threats emerge for example the Leviathans with the reapers out of the way may try to reassert their dominance over the rest of the galaxy or the Yahg might develop interstellar capabilities making them an instance threat. 

 

A lot of prequel fans bring up the First Contact War as a possibility for a game to take place.  That would bore the crap right out of me.  We have heard plenty about the first contact war and calling it a war isn't even appropriate.  The Turians labled it as an incident.  There were less than 1000 casualties on both sides.  In terms of war raged on a galactic scale that is nothing.  It was an incident not a war.

[nallepuh86]

Sequel. We already know what the outcome of the first contact war etc, so there is no really any point to make prequel.

[SNascimento]

A prequel would be a biblical disaster. A sequel far off in the future can work. 

[Ithurael]

Personally, I would love a reboot. A fully planned trilogy reboot.

 

But, the realist in me feels like bioware will just do an Alternate Universe. Mass Relays are there, all alien species are there, new human protagonist. Just no reapers - at all. And no mention of shepard and his crew or any other character from the original trilogy - at all.

 

Either that or just some kind of spinoff during the reaper war or during the course of ME1-3

[Drone223]

Personally, I would love a reboot. A fully planned trilogy reboot.

But, the realist in me feels like bioware will just do an Alternate Universe. Mass Relays are there, all alien species are there, new human protagonist. Just no reapers - at all. And no mention of shepard and his crew or any other character from the original trilogy - at all.

Either that or just some kind of spinoff during the reaper war or during the course of ME1-3

Neither a reboot air a AU are going to happen. Shepard is so far the most iconic person in the franchise Bioware aren't going to dismiss his/her significance in the series as Shepard and the reapers will be refernced a decent amount in future ME titles.

Not to mention a AU/reboot is a bad idea since it will mean that plots that have been resolved in the trilogy will need to be resolved again e.g. Genophage, geth etc. and I strongly doubt any one will want to revisit those plot points again. Also releasing a AU/reboot right after the first trilogy has been finished isn't going to sell well since the franchise is not even 10 years old.

[Mcfly616]

 Shepard is so far the most iconic person in the franchise 

And should stay that way.

[themikefest]

I would like a sequel. 

[Ithurael]

Neither a reboot air a AU are going to happen. Shepard is so far the most iconic person in the franchise Bioware aren't going to dismiss his/her significance in the series as Shepard and the reapers will be refernced a decent amount in future ME titles.

Not to mention a AU/reboot is a bad idea since it will mean that plots that have been resolved in the trilogy will need to be resolved again e.g. Genophage, geth etc. and I strongly doubt any one will want to revisit those plot points again. Also releasing a AU/reboot right after the first trilogy has been finished isn't going to sell well since the franchise is not even 10 years old.

 

 

They literally could do an AU with krogan (who now have a slower birth rate) that has no genophage.

 

They can do whatever they want with enough imagination.

 

They could just break the ME lore, codex, and universe to bare bones and build up from there if they do a reboot or AU.

 

And, while shep is important to us. He is not really that important to the backbone of what makes the ME universe the ME universe.

 

But still. I really do think that the next game will be an AU (more likely) or a midquel (less likely imo)

 

If it is a midquel it will prob be during the reaper war to get that pew pew audience bioware wants.

 

Though, if i may speak candidly, I think that an AU gives them the MOST artistic freedom to do what they want. Will I buy it? No. Not on release. I will wait till this new storyline plays out and I see reviews of the game.

[Drone223]

They literally could do an AU with krogan (who now have a slower birth rate) that has no genophage.

They can do whatever they want with enough imagination.

They could just break the ME lore, codex, and universe to bare bones and build up from there if they do a reboot or AU.

And, while shep is important to us. He is not really that important to the backbone of what makes the ME universe the ME universe.

But still. I really do think that the next game will be an AU (more likely) or a midquel (less likely imo)

If it is a midquel it will prob be during the reaper war to get that pew pew audience bioware wants.

Though, if i may speak candidly, I think that an AU gives them the MOST artistic freedom to do what they want. Will I buy it? No. Not on release. I will wait till this new storyline plays out and I see reviews of the game.

Actually an AU will cause a lot of problems since it requires everything to be made from scratch which is something Bioware aren't willing to do. It's also a lot easier to make a sequel than a AU/reboot since all the lore is already there. And if Bioware goes the AU it's not going to be a ME game it will be a new franchise instead since most if not all the lore developed so far will be gone. Fortunately bioware aren't making an AU since it'll just make all their hard working making the trilogy a huge waste.

[DanishViking]

Hopefully a Sequel like 50 - 100 years after the events of mass effect 3.

[Mcfly616]

Hopefully something before the Reaper invasion.

 

 

 

 

 

Just throwing my hat in...

[Booth]

You could not find any hint about the timeframe of the story, cause Bioware didnt tell anything about ist, except that it would be not far away from the first trilogy (but this is so unspecific, that it doesnt mean anything).

 

Personally I would like to play a sequel.

 

But... maybe we play something like a "parallelquel" - means a storyline that takes place in unknown space-area in the same timeframe as the first trilogy. This includes the possibility to somehow influence the ending of the first trilogy which offers the possibility to the new authors to create a sequel timeframe with their own ideas.

 

And... maybe we start with a kind of accident that leads "our" starship to the unknown space-area and includes a time warp so we just have no idea where/when we are and finding out is one of our main goals.

 

Anyway - I hope that Bioware starts to give lots of information about NextME this year and that one of the information will be details about the timeframe and storyline.

[Mcfly616]

Regardless of the timeline, I'm not expecting the next game to have an impact on the ending of the trilogy. I only expect it has an ending for the story that it's trying to tell.

[Booth]

Regardless of the timeline, I'm not expecting the next game to have an impact on the ending of the trilogy. I only expect it has an ending for the story that it's trying to tell.

 

If it regards anyhow on the ending of Me3 it HAS to have an impact - because one ending has to be "defined". To try to not regard on questions like

"reapers destroyed or became helpers?"

"genophage healed or not?"

"geth eliminated or quarians or did they find a new cooperation?"

 

and lot others is only possible if the new trilogy does not take place in the known space after ME3 ends. Even if we wait thousand years it must be clear if krogans still suffe on genophage or if there exists quarians and/or geth and of cause if there are reapers.

 

If ANY new ME-game takes place after ME3 and in the "known space"... you have to define the me3-ending. If you try not to do so, there will be a lot weird dialogues to get around these questions (the reaper-war has a deeper impact on the ME-universe than the world war 2 has for our world in the last 70 years). And if the new authors would not like ANY of the possible endings that are offered at the end of ME3 it would be a nice idea to influence it by the new game.

 

Anyway... we will see in about 1-2 years

[SimplyTev]

If it regards anyhow on the ending of Me3 it HAS to have an impact - because one ending has to be "defined". To try to not regard on questions like

"reapers destroyed or became helpers?"

"genophage healed or not?"

"geth eliminated or quarians or did they find a new cooperation?"

 

and lot others is only possible if the new trilogy does not take place in the known space after ME3 ends. Even if we wait thousand years it must be clear if krogans still suffe on genophage or if there exists quarians and/or geth and of cause if there are reapers.

 

If ANY new ME-game takes place after ME3 and in the "known space"... you have to define the me3-ending. If you try not to do so, there will be a lot weird dialogues to get around these questions (the reaper-war has a deeper impact on the ME-universe than the world war 2 has for our world in the last 70 years). And if the new authors would not like ANY of the possible endings that are offered at the end of ME3 it would be a nice idea to influence it by the new game.

 

Anyway... we will see in about 1-2 years

 

 

I hear what you're saying. It's like starting up ME2 without importing a save game from ME1. The game automatically plugs things in for you, like determining who you sacrificed towards the end of the first game. Well, something like that, right?

 

Personally, I really do hope that BioWare pieces something together for the plot of the game. Perhaps it will take place in the distant future where a new galactic threat has risen and all the races of the galaxy are at peace with each other and you are a humble alliance explorer looking for a new "Crucible" to stop the threat. Or it may even take place shortly after Shepard's sacrifice where Reapers weren't the ONLY threat to the galaxy.

 

Either way, I hope that BioWare releases a sequel! I'm excited to see where one of my most favorite universes continue on to be..

[oZ0NED 0UTo]

My money is on a sequel set 20-30 years after the war. Biggest reason for that time is because I feel that Vega is going to be in it as your new Anderson. 

[Memnon]

My money is on a sequel set 20-30 years after the war. Biggest reason for that time is because I feel that Vega is going to be in it as your new Anderson. 

 

Oh lord, please let this not be true ...

[guntar74]

Id like it to be set way after the events almost to be like a legend of the past. That way they are not tied down by any of the old stuff and can freely explore new settings and characters.

[spinachdiaper]

I'm assuming the NME is 2 to 5 years after ME3, but i'd rather it be 1000+ years later so that NME can sand on it's own without having to tiptoe around or include the first three games events and decisions.

[wright1978]

Sequel. A prequel would have that reaper war and that horrendous ending hanging over it and there's very little space in the narrative. A sequel set long after the war, possibly in a newly explored area could at least get away from that mess.

[daselk]

I'd be happy to play a prequel but my money is on a sequel several 100 years after me3 so all the choices your Shepard made are ancient history/irrelevant. I just feel like its time for a clean slate, no more importing choices, at least until ME:5

[God]

Sequel. We already know what the outcome of the first contact war etc, so there is no really any point to make prequel.

 

Technically speaking, we knew how the Fall of Reach in Halo turned out nearly a decade before Bungie made Halo: Reach. It could theoretically work. Knowing how something turns out is not the same thing as knowing what happened to make it turn out like it did.

 

That said, it doesn't appeal to me as very dramatic, and indeed, it's rather anti-climactic. That's why I think a Mass Effect prequel would suck.

[Sailfindragon]

Sequel.

[Kabooooom]

If Bioware made a prequel it would be the most idiotic blunder ever, both from a writing perspective and a marketing one. Surely they are smart enough to realize what a bad choice that would be. I'm just not sure if the people who want a prequel realize that.