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Edited by TheSpiderChief:
10/15/2013 11:21:04 AM
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Mass Effect 4 Story Doesn't Relate to the Shepard Trilogy in Any Way.
[quote]Mass Effect 4’s story will not touch upon the events of the original story in the slightest, BioWare has revealed.
Discussing the upcoming sci-fi RPG’s plot with Complex, Mass Effect 3 writer Marc Walters said, “Well, I can’t get into details, but the idea is that we have agreed to tell a story that doesn’t relate necessarily to any of the Shepard events at all, whatsoever.
“That’s what we’ve been deciding for a while. But throughout it all, one of the key things is that it has to be Mass Effect. It can’t just feel like a spin-off. It has to feel like a Mass Effect game at its heart, at its core. Just without the Shepard character or the Shepard specific companions.”[/quote]
Is it possible that we could be looking at the start of a new trilogy? I sure hope so!
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1 ReplyI want to be able to choose my race
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2 Repliesi still think a garrus spinoff would have been cool. Can you think of any other supporting character that has better dialogue and personality than the main character of a game?
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Make it as awe inspiring as Mass Effect 2, that's all I ask.
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I hope they make it like me 1
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There will end up being Shepard references if it isn't put at an earlier timeline. It would be like not having the Master Chief in Halo.
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Give me customizable races goddammmit.
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2 RepliesBullshit. They always say something like this. I don't think Shepard's gonna be a playable character at all, but to even leave out a namedrop or a brief mention is absurd to not do. They built an entire universe with that character, they're gonna be in the game one way or another.
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I'm really not sure what the story could possibly be about, will they be cliché and do one about the Leviathans post ME3 (somehow) or will they do a prequel in the cycle that ME Trilogy takes place in? If they do a prequel it'd be awfully hard to top the Reapers are the main threat, anything else would just seem kind of boring unless they went REALLY far back and did a prequel in an entirely different cycle.
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It would be neat if the game was focused on the expansion of the Prothean Empire. Maybe play as a Prothean soldier or the Protheans are the enemies.
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I hope they buff up the multiplayer. I really enjoyed it with my friends, but it does get sorta stale after awhile.
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5 RepliesTo make this possible, it HAS to be a prequel. How the hell could you make a sequel and not have ANY reference to the original trilogy?
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My bet is it taking place on a previous reaper cycle.
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This confuses me. Do they mean that it won't take place after ME3 or that it will take place after ME3 just with no Shephaard related cameos?
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Well, that keeps it on the store shelves for me. They had a good opportunity to give us some insights at the un-stable galaxy after the events of the crucible, and wrap up all the crap they left out for us in the process. I was skeptical when when I heard they were making 4, because they always talked of ending the series after 3. And if they had done well with 3 I would have been fine and content. But they didn't. And, much like the Indoctrination theory, where they had the opportunity to recover from a potential mistake and make a big ass move that hasn't been done in gaming before, they've passed up the opportunity again, to tell a story in the post crucible firing galaxy, which is still a very turbulent time. If I had to guess it's because they would have to choose a canon ending to base things around, which would slap whoever has whatever particular ending ingrained into them as the canon one. I'm [i]so[/i] pleased they didn't want to step on the toes of the two or three people that enjoyed the original endings.
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I can't trust Bioware with a new trilogy. They've lost credibility.
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I want it to be set in an AU. Take the Galaxy before ME1 but this time there are no Reapers. This time, the Protheans [i]did[/i] build the relays and disappeared without a trace for an unspecified reason. Then, you can tell stories in the universe without the constant Reaper threat looming over everything.
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Good, Shepard had a great trilogy, but it's time for something new. Super excited for whatever comes next.
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1 Reply[quote]It has to feel like a Mass Effect game at its heart, at its core.[/quote] Which one? This is very important to my purchase.
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[quote]It has to feel like a Mass Effect game at its heart, at its core.[/quote] No idea how they're going to nail that because the Mass Effect series has been totally awful at nailing a definitive tone. Mass Effect 1 set the table perfectly, but then following games and novels have been in a constant state of change.
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2 RepliesEdited by Arbiter 739: 10/15/2013 1:15:41 PMSo their goal is to make Mass Effect 4 using the universe canon, but without using anything Shepard ever did. I hope we get to play as an alien race.
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Edited by ToastyWaffles: 10/15/2013 1:52:34 PMCan you have a Mass Effect game without Shepherd? It's gonna be weird without him/her.
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Lame let the series die.
