What exactly do they mean by "Shepherd's Lifetime"? very vague if you ask me because they could mess with us and make it actually a prequel story and say "oh this story took place before Shepherd was famous or when he was a little boy" boooooo!!! gosh I hope not.
so what do you guys think? what are your hopes, dreams, ideas, etc.
As far as I know, it was suggested that the new Mass Effect could take place during Shepard's lifetime but that was just it. A suggestion.
Honestly I don't think it will take place during Shepard's lifetime particulary when the new Mass Effect is supposed to not be related in anyway to the Shepard trilogy and that might be difficult to pull off if you fighting some random enemy while the whole galaxy is facing the greatest threat in history.
What exactly do they mean by "Shepherd's Lifetime"? very vague if you ask me because they could mess with us and make it actually a prequel story and say "oh this story took place before Shepherd was famous or when he was a little boy" boooooo!!! gosh I hope not.
so what do you guys think? what are your hopes, dreams, ideas, etc.
where did you get this info??????
I honestly do not know. I thought it was goin' to be a new universe and timeline, but I guess not. The world of Mass Effect is messy but not messy enough that you won't know what's goin' on. I think BioWare might implement something similar to Dragon Age Keep since BioWare can't throw in the same universe and force us to play their canon story of what happened in the 3 previous games.
EDIT: It's still unclear of the timeline, but if it is the old universe then I hope they've got some sort of importing plan.
where did you get this info??????
Same here.
As far as I know, there has been no conformation one way or the other concerning the time period that ME:N will take place in. That being said, if we are talking about preferences and opinions on the new title, I would have to place my vote squarely behind the next game being a sequel.
what story would you like them to tell?
Same here.
As far as I know, there has been no conformation one way or the other concerning the time period that ME:N will take place in. That being said, if we are talking about preferences and opinions on the new title, I would have to place my vote squarely behind the next game being a sequel.
yeah... but I'm pretty sure Bioware is attempting an independent Mass Effect game free from the influence of the triology if I am not mistaken
Mass Effect 4: Jimmy Vega's Workout Studio.
Pretty much using interrupts for ten or twenty hours doing push ups, pull ups, etc.
But to keep it Mass Effecty James will have a romance scene with himself near the end of the game.
If it's a prequel, I don't care what the story is about nor how awesome the graphics may be, I am done with mass effect. No Prequel... NO!... no...
I'm not interested in a prequel either, but I doubt they are going that route. That would require a much smaller setting with little to no involvement from some factions. Also they'd have to play within the bounds of previously established canon events. It's a very restrictive setting to base a game in.
I think either a sequel, sidequel, or setting the game totally in unexplored space (a.k.a. the Ark Theory) leaves a lot more room for the writers to craft an interesting story.
Mass Effect: Next - Multiverse Theory..... The Protheans built The Crucible but it didn't work.....
And then our cycle finds their warnings in the Archives. Built the Crucible out of curiosity and then found it attached to The Citadel. The Turians, Asari, and Salarians did this before The Reapers invaded, and even before the FCW. We fired it and destroyed the Reapers while they were in Dark Space. Forget the Mars Archives. This is a Multiverse. Infinite possibilities, so there's a possibility that the Turians had the plans for the Crucible and location of Vendetta was in the Salarian Archives.
"The Archives tell the true story of those who came before us. They fought a terrible war so we wouldn't have to."
"And that's why we have peace."
"Yes, without everything they accomplished, without the information they passed down we too would be threatened."
Now we start the new Mass Effect and completely ignore the Shepard Trilogy.
That's how we handle the ending problem.
Mass Effect 4: Jimmy Vega's Workout Studio.
Pretty much using interrupts for ten or twenty hours doing push ups, pull ups, etc.
But to keep it Mass Effecty James will have a romance scene with himself near the end of the game.
Few sequels of video games tells the tales of the same game in different perspective. In villains or friends/comrades perspective.
These games are Fire Emblem path of Radiance. "Ike" is the good hero while in the sequel "Ike" is the bad guy ( Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn ).
Or there is Blue Shift of Half Life. Same game, even same map but in different heroes perspective.
Citadel DLC got our clone Shepard. We do not know actually how he managed to escape the tube and how he learned and organized an army.
I Prefer a sequel.
For me; It will be awkward if it's the same timeline as Shepard. I'll want to play Shepard.
My general view: Prequels are bad... I wouldn't go there.
Reality: We just don't know yet. So.. speculate away. Nothing wrong with speculating.
So here's some speculation:
MENext takes place years after the Reapers and Shepard is just a blip in the history books. <sigh>
MENext takes place during Shepards timeframe and focuses on Captain Riley or some other person barely mentioned/present in the trilogy. <yawn>
MeNext takes place during the Turian/Human wars and puts players to sleep... <yawn yawn yawn>
I Prefer a sequel.
For me; It will be awkward if it's the same timeline as Shepard. I'll want to play Shepard.
My general view: Prequels are bad... I wouldn't go there.
Reality: We just don't know yet. So.. speculate away. Nothing wrong with speculating.
So here's some speculation:
MENext takes place years after the Reapers and Shepard is just a blip in the history books. <sigh>
MENext takes place during Shepards timeframe and focuses on Captain Riley or some other person barely mentioned/present in the trilogy. <yawn>
MeNext takes place during the Turian/Human wars and puts players to sleep... <yawn yawn yawn>
Well I think this is what Bioware is doing. Taken from one of my conversation in Scuttlebut
Mcfly616: actually, after "new region of space", the article clearly states "prompting some to suggest it would be set in a whole new galaxy". Meaning people such as yourself, speculating on the possibilities. Also, giving nods to fans of the past trilogy and past adventures, doesn't necessarily confirm a sequel either. It just means that we'll find something familiar to us in the next game, not that the next game takes place after said adventures. It's clear they are speaking of the players past experiences. Not necessarily the past of the fictional setting. For example, a side-quel can easily give nods to our past experiences in the Shepard trilogy.
Yes, I would also like to further explore the MEU with more freedom than ever before. However, the timeline doesn't affect my interest in journeying through the cosmos.
My response:
you mean the galaxy map and things we have been familiar with over the past? the normandy perhaps? codex and shiet UI interface? you mean the elements of the previous games? this is like my Final Fantasy Explanation earlier... 
so basically we are left in a LIMBO of not knowing whether this is a RESTART / REBOOT or A SEQUEL? WTF IS THIS? well I will attempt to explain the possibilities of approach which maybe taken by Bioware
Basically if they do decide a sequel they have to canonize one of the endings of ME3.
Since Humans and previous races are still existing we know that the REFUSE ending is not canon.
If and only if individuals in ME4 have green eyes then synthesis is canon but if no green eyes, then synthesis is out the window.
The only 2 left to speculate on how ME4 is connected is DESTROY AND CONTROL
If in ME4 there are few to 0 reaper remains then we will obviously know control is canon
if there are hundreds of thousand of Reaper remains scattered in the milky way galaxy then destroy is canon.
~When a fan asked one of the devs via twitter about "import saves" the devs replied it is not needed because ME4 is the best way to jump into the series. This can imply to two things: the game is a RESTART / REBOOT no explanation needed for new comers [which explains my restart/reboot approach], or the next game is a sequel which explains the past events in a nutshell. (however, someone told me that it would most certainly be like dragon age origins)
~The fan then asked if that ME3's destroy ending is canon but the devs refused everything saying that there is no canon ending.
- The question now is HOW WILL ME4 BEGIN, It's execution, it's lore, "nods to past adventures" what is it? a codex entry about the past? a comic series about shep and co after the reaper war? will the citadel be back? will it be like Skyrim referencing the Oblivion crisis with books scattered throughout the gameworld? or is it too familiar that everything is there including all the elements of the previous games but it is independent from ME3 which would be similar to Final Fantasy new titles... a Restart / Reboot of the entire franchise or a re-telling of the same story involving the same heroes, the same elements and core mechanics but no connection to previous titles... the tradition of Square-Enix that I know too well which is not the tradition of Bioware nor Mass Effect. Since the devs keeps on insisting that there is no canon ending then we can certainly not move forward without a canon beginning influenced by the canon ending if we are taking the route of a sequel... the only way to move forward without a canon beginning influenced by the canon ending is to restart the franchise.
well we know for certain that ME3 does not have a canon ending according to Bioware so how do they execute ME4 without a canon beginning influenced by 3? some suggest that it takes place 800 years later that the effects of 3 can just be "hand waived" but still go back to my first explanations about the canon beginning... no canon ending yes but the possibility of a canon beginning is likely if it is influenced by 3 AT ALL... to neglect the ending of 3 and to move forward for the sake of moving forward would mean a huge plot hole if it is a sequel or it could indicate a total restart of the franchise hence my theory the ALTERNATE + REBOOT / RESTART will come into mind.
others then speculated that everything in ME3 was just a dream so yeah lol
the NEXT GAME will tell us if it is a sequel or a restart.. either way I wish Bioware luck
Mcfly616: a sequel or reboot aren't the only possibilities.
My response:
you mean a prequel and an alternate universe? Bioware does not want the next mass effect to be a spin off or sidelined... they want it to be "Mass Effect" to the core with its own unique and similar lore and core elements. My question now is the method of approach they will take. Because the method used will indicate if it is a prequel, a spin off or alternate universe, a sequel or my theory... a Reboot / Restart which is not necessarily a bad thing.
I AGREE AND I ADMIT moving on will be difficult since we have been accustomed to the past installments especially with our favorite characters but this is not new to me. Square Enix hell even Rockstar games forces me to move forward. I sincerely believe the next game is a RESTART or REBOOT of the franchise even without CONFIRMATION from Bioware I may be right or horribly wrong but this is the most logical approach in my own understanding for Bioware to take for the future of Mass Effect. Will there be angry fans because of the cliff hanger of ME3? Yes there will always be opposition no matter what but I agree with you that it has to END ONCE AND FOR ALL. We can't keep going around in circles...
Rockstar with VICE CITY same core elements -> Steal a car -> rob people -> kill people -> criminal life -> gangsta life.
GTA V -> Steal a car -> rob people -> kill people -> criminal life -> gangsta life BUT NO CONNECTION TO VICE CITY.
similar to final fantasy... it has worked very well people love them! so why shouldn't I love the next ME4? it would have
similar weapons -> returning species -> exploration and feel of MASS EFFECT 1 -> Core elements -> music -> same elements BUT NO CONNECTION TO 1 2 AND 3.
Bioware from multiple reports and interviews stated again that the next game must stand on its own they do not want it perceived by the public as a spinoff... it is a game of its own which may spawn a trilogy of its own.
ME4 is the best way to jump into the series
They said the same about ME3 and ME2. I would not pay much attention to that, it's mostly PR talk to get new players to the game
Has this been confirmed? Sounds bad if true.
What exactly do they mean by "Shepherd's Lifetime"? very vague if you ask me because they could mess with us and make it actually a prequel story and say "oh this story took place before Shepherd was famous or when he was a little boy" boooooo!!! gosh I hope not.
so what do you guys think? what are your hopes, dreams, ideas, etc.
The fact that you didn't post a source means you're just trolling.
Hypothetically speaking, assuming it was true (which I seriously doubt) what kind of story would I like told?
How about an alternate ME3 with different endings?
the obvious choice....this guy's story.
Such a Davidian hero.
there's still one more story.......
So what kind of story I would want them to tell? I'm not sure because it would be interesting to experience more personal story but then again epic story would also be interesting. If the next story is going to be trilogy then at some point I would want that the story would continue after the reaper war. One option is that ending was Shepard's struggle against indoctrination so depending on your choices Shepard becames indoctrinated or he doesn't and then it's your responsibilty to defeat the reapers.
There are also things that I fear. I fear that they won't try anything new in next ME like they did with ME3 so the story could be something like this you play a character who becomes very important then he defeats an evil character and afterwards there will be a huge party where you will dance with your LI and everybody will praise how good your are. It's not that I hate that kind of story but I prefer ME3's ending because it's different and there is still hope that you will see all your friends if you choose the red ending. I also fear that romances with male LIs will end badly.
I guess it's about exploring a new planet or new galaxy maybe, and with new division, N6, and .. hey you guys like ME with subtitle
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