Mass Effect IV - Editorial @ PC Gamer
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ChaosTheory
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To sum it up:
1) Should be set in the future. Agree 100%. Just don't think that's the case here. Having nothing to do with "the Shepherd events" basically rules out any future-based sequel.
2) Main character shouldn't be human. Disagree here. I get that folks like to play elves, dragons, goats, etc in games, but in ME it's about the player living in a future Earth surrounded by new, interesting beings. I want them to continue to be interesting and foreign. I don't want to play them.
3) Divergent paths for renegade/paragon. Meh. I always play the good guy, so I could care less if they diverge. I'm sure others would.
4) Main character shouldn't be a soldier. No problem here. While I'd be cool with it, I wouldn't mind being an average Joe either. Just, for Chrissakes, not a Cerberus operative.
5) More interaction with ships. Big yes here.
6) It should stay true to its roots. Subject to interpretation.
1) Should be set in the future. Agree 100%. Just don't think that's the case here. Having nothing to do with "the Shepherd events" basically rules out any future-based sequel.
2) Main character shouldn't be human. Disagree here. I get that folks like to play elves, dragons, goats, etc in games, but in ME it's about the player living in a future Earth surrounded by new, interesting beings. I want them to continue to be interesting and foreign. I don't want to play them.
3) Divergent paths for renegade/paragon. Meh. I always play the good guy, so I could care less if they diverge. I'm sure others would.
4) Main character shouldn't be a soldier. No problem here. While I'd be cool with it, I wouldn't mind being an average Joe either. Just, for Chrissakes, not a Cerberus operative.
5) More interaction with ships. Big yes here.
6) It should stay true to its roots. Subject to interpretation.
What makes you think that? It doesn't have to be directly related to the Shepard story arc to take place in the future.
Personally, I really don't want a prequel for the exact reason mentioned in the article. We already know too much about the past events in that universe. A story set in the future would be far more interesting than one from the past imo.
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No. If indeed it has nothing to do with the shepard's events, it basically rules out any sequel, prequel or sidequel.
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ChaosTheory
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In the actual quote from the ME4 writer, he went out of his way to say it has absolutely nothing to do with any of the "Shepard events". Nothing. Even if Shepard is not mentioned directly, the events that occurred cannot be unwritten. Therefore, if taken literally, logic dictates any sequel can't just ignore that the universe exploded (or at least the relays), the Reaper invasion, etc. And if the events are out of the picture, they likely didn't occur yet, so therefore ME4 is a prequel or sidequel.
And that sucks donkey balls, which may or may not be in ME4.
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I am not big on ME story. Actually, I am not big on video games stories in general.
But wasnt Sheppard's arc set in a galaxy? Wasnt it a galaxy that "exploded" in the end?
It seems to me that Sheppard is a galactic saviour, not a universal saviour. Maybe a lead to explore for Bioware so that they upgrade on their sensational character to play.
If so, it might be that the universe did not explode. Only one galaxy. The ME universe is a big one, bigger than a galaxy or even a collection of galaxies.
But wasnt Sheppard's arc set in a galaxy? Wasnt it a galaxy that "exploded" in the end?
It seems to me that Sheppard is a galactic saviour, not a universal saviour. Maybe a lead to explore for Bioware so that they upgrade on their sensational character to play.
If so, it might be that the universe did not explode. Only one galaxy. The ME universe is a big one, bigger than a galaxy or even a collection of galaxies.
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I just don't agree with that. It can still be a sequel without having anything to do with the Shepard events. I don't see how "Shepard events" means things like the Reapers can't even be mentioned. I think he means that there's just not going to be any direct connection to those same characters. The biggest issue imo is choosing which of the 3 endings of ME3 is going to be canon.
I think a sidequel would be much less likely, as that would be even harder to separate from the events of the ME1-3.
Exactly.
ChaosTheory
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…which is exactly why it isn't going to happen. Listen, I want to believe it will be a sequel, but it just won't be for all the reasons mentioned. BioWare took the easy way out here, I'm almost certain of it. They wrote themselves into a corner and their only choice is to do pre-ME123 events, or go so far into the future that none of the stuff that happened matters. And if that's case, it'd basically be a whole different game.
Eh? Bioware has never had a problem with choosing players decisions for them or retconning certain events as they see fit. I'm not sure why you think this must be different.
They'll go with whatever they think is going to sell them the most copies.
while I also would be tempted to make a list like this and tick off my favorite details (more spacey space stuff plz!), all this comes off as incredibly superficial. retconning can be annoying and being stuck as a predefined character isn't the coolest conceibable option but what really matters is fucking coherency. my single wish for biopoop's new trilogy? pick a single, insightful writer, and stick the fuck with them. don't try to imagine you think you can do better than them in the sequels. pick a (meaningful) story and stick with it. you write the videogame equivalents of Clue: The Movie. that means the plot cannot just be scissored up between acts at your whim because you imagine it would be more popular if shepard could do hand to hand combat with a reaper.
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