What prequel could Bioware release that would inspire you to make the jump?
Edit: Here's what I was thinking: A prequel could be more like a 1-time assignment that takes place inside Andromeda, but not a teaser of a chopped down actual assignment found in the Andromeda game. It would be a stand-alone assignment that provides a save file that we can use to import some objects or resources into Andromeda when it is officially released. Yes, a teaser game to be sure, but one that creates a save file as a bonus.
Something like this:
A prequel I'm suggesting would not show us how we get there or why. Instead, it would be an example of what it's like to be on a planet in Andromeda. As such, I was wondering if you have ideas on what you might like to see as a more interesting 1-time mini-game/assignment.
One Halo prequel comes to mind: Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn.
In October, 2012, 343 Industries released Halo 4's prequel mini-series ‘Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.’ It was a 5-part, 15 minutes each, set of streaming video episodes. Wikipedia notes that nearly 500 shots had computer generated imagery. It was produced as a marketing effort to widen the audience of the Halo series. How interesting, as if the on-going tale of Master Chief and Cortana wasn’t reason enough. FUD received a Streamy Award, the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award, and awards for editing, producing, and filming. Note too that ‘Forward Unto Dawn’ was the PREQUEL to H4, the first installment in Halo’s 2nd TRILOGY, and it didn't reveal anything about the Halo 4 game. It was just a good story set in the Halo Universe.
Can Bioware do better than 343 prior to Andromeda’s release? I really hope so.
Unlike Master Chief’s continuing adventures as motivation enough to purchase H4, our Shepard won’t be blazing a trail for us. At this point, I’m feeling a bit less motivated about making the jump without my Shepard at the helm. I would like to see something significant that would to engage our hearts and minds into being more excited to be in our spiral galaxy’s doppleganger.
I was wondering if others have suggestions that might induce Bioware to release a better mini-game as a prelude to the official release. The H4: FUD video was a really nice way to generate some buzz and pushed the boundaries of what a 'prequel' can do.
One idea I've had is that It could show three generic stranded Alliance troopers on a planet facing three combat and survival situations, such as: 1) The troopers have to defend themselves for their limited fuel and water supplies at their temporary survival shelter; 2) Raid an alien weapons / fuel depot cache while under fire; and 3) We could fight on foot against anything, so we can get our hands on critical food, water, and resources until an Alliance rescue ship arrives. If our troopers run out of food and water within a time limit, our troopers die. It would be a foray on planet we could explore a little bit. Perhaps the squadmates could chat with anecdotes of our new primary character. Let the soldiers use ATVs, discovered inside a garage at their encampment, so we can get around our region of the planet and see an amazing sample of an Andromeda planet. It could generate a save file that we can import into Andromeda with some collected resources as a bonus, maybe discover an alien object that our strandeed explorers could bring aboard the new star ship. The troopers would not be part of the game; they'd just give us a preview of what a planet in Andromeda looks and feels like.
So I'm just wondering if there Is anything you would like to see released before Andromeda is ready.
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