After Mass Effect 3

[HellbirdIV]

I always thought Mass Effect could use an MMO, although in order to preserve player's experiences with the games (the idea that there's no "Canon" choices for Shepard, unlike Revan/Jedi Exile in KotOR) it would need to take place in the years before Mass Effect 1, or alternatively take the STO route of being several hundred years later where most of Shepard's decisions are lost in the mists of time.

 

[Ironman126]

MMO it, why not?

i second the space combat motion also.

But what about all the console gamers? Ah, who really cares about them? Everyone knows that the PC is where it's at!

 

[shadow skill]

Why should they make more games set in the Mass Effect universe? So they can run the thing right into the ground? These people already wasted a perfect opportunity to use a different main character and flesh out the world, and what did we get...A pathetic attempt to make the cast more edgy. Had they simply set the second game as the search for Shepard's body they really would have been able to do much more for the characters without putting the people from the first game on the back burner so that they can try and ram them in for the third game. What they did with this last game really strikes me as poor planning because it makes the Council and the Alliance far dumber than they need to be in an attempt to make Shepard and even bigger hero. At which point I have to think that whoever gave the okay for this plot direction has his or her head up Shepard's ass.

 

[spectrenihlus]

MMO it, why not?

i second the space combat motion also.

But what about all the console gamers? Ah, who really cares about them? Everyone knows that the PC is where it's at!

Who says you can't have an mmo on a console?

 

[Manji187]

It has been stated by Bioware that Mass Effect will not end after Mass Effect 3 so what games would you want set in the Universe of Mass Effect?

Personally I would love a Mass Effect based RTS or perhaps a battlefield clone. What do you want?

I don't want BioWare to go down the Bungie road...milking a franchise until its udders fall off.

I'd love to see a sneaking game starring Thane Krios though.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Maybe a mass effect space combat game. That would be SWEEEEET.

ME Space strategy game or RTS. NAUGH.

or..

Mass Effect: The Biotic Unleashed

Amirite?

 

[thegrimfandango]

I don't think there needs to be more games in the Mass Effect franchise, provided the series doesn't end on a disappointing note with 3.
I wouldn't like an MMO because a) I don't have a PC that'll run newer games and b) The MMO would be full of other people on the internet. A glorious, rich Mass Effect universe full of dickheads is not my idea of a fun time.

If there must be more, the most interesting premise seems to be focusing on the Quarian. A history as nomadic exiles, treated like crap by most of the rest of the galaxy, living on scavenged technology, war with the Geth etc. A flotilla of scaveneged technology and cobbled together spaceships could provide an interesting contrast of environments to the sleek, shiny citadel and labs of the other games.

If it turns into a straight shooter, I will be very upset.

 

[murphy7801]

I don't agree with their decision personally. Sometimes it's best to just let things peacefully die.

The universe it too big for that.

An opinion I don't share either.

Not like its going to be about Shepard or anything its just another game in the same back drop but nothing to do with the current trilogy.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

Just the other day my friend and I were thinking that a Diablo-styled Mass Effect game would be awesome. Mind that by Diablo-style I don't mean the isometric view, but a game where you play as a random soldier being sent on the missions, rather than a specifically-named character like Shepard was. This would give you the freedom to pick any race and gender, and of course class. Basically, think Mass Effect as we know it, but with less focus on story and more focus on getting right into the missions.

Our idea was that you could have AI-controlled teammates for your missions so you could play single-player still, but you could also play online and/or on a lan to be able to team-up with friends.

We got the idea when I was watching my friend do the boss for Kasumi's mission on Insane Difficulty. You have to lower the boss's shields, and then Kasumi does something to his ship so that he can't regenerate them. The only problem is that the AI kept getting her killed, so he had to ration his Medigels so he could pop her up when she was needed. While watching him do this fight, I said "Man, it'd be awesome if I could just pick-up the second controller and control Kasumi so that she wasn't so useless for this fight."

 

[Leviathan_]

Funny, I've been under the impression that while there might be other games set in the same universe, the Mass Effect series itself (as in the Shepard-versus-the-Reapers story) is going to end with ME3...

Exactly. In a interview with a Bioware dev, it was stated that Shepards story will indeed end with ME3, but that the ME universe is too valueable not to be used after that.

 

[yoyo13rom]

I don't agree with their decision personally. Sometimes it's best to just let things peacefully die.

Yep. Just look at poor Sonic

 

[Anah'ya]

Welcome to the Escapist.

Thank you ^^

THIS^ Seriously, ask any fan of the original Silent Hill series what happens when the series is dragged on beyond it's expiration date. There are exceptions (such as James Bond 007) but I don't know. I have no ideas on what other paths they could take the series down...

I rather like to think about Mass Effect like I do about Star Wars. While I (personally) detest the big-screen prequels to the movies, the expanded universe stretching on between Return of the Jedi and before the New Jedi Order was a feast I keep coming back to. That, and the era around the "Old Republic"; the rise and fall of the Sith. Some of my favourite ever characters came from these books/graphical novels and the games. Mara Jade, Kyle Katarn, Corran Horn... etc.

And just like Star Wars (again, in my opinion) is not all about the Skywalkers, neither is Mass Effect all about Command Shepherd. He or she just so happens to be the first big hero we get to know in the Mass Effect history. However, there's always room for more.

At any other day, and with most other games, I'd agree with begging the developers to let their game die a dignified death. I'd have loved to see Splinter Cell have its closing point at Chaos Theory, instead of dragging itself through the mud that was Double Agent. And I'd have rejoiced had there been no more trouble for Garrett after Thief, The Metal Age. But those games, those stories, have their sole focus on one character, or at the most a group of them. They don't provide a vast playfield like the Mass Effect universe with all its colourful factions and individuals.

With all that to work with, its just a matter of creating something of the same BioWare quality standard their fans are used to and not pull a "Phantom Menace" on them. Admittedly that's the tricky part.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Mass Effect: The Reapers Are Dead But You've Still Got Shit To Do?

 

[murphy7801]

Welcome to the Escapist.

Thank you ^^

THIS^ Seriously, ask any fan of the original Silent Hill series what happens when the series is dragged on beyond it's expiration date. There are exceptions (such as James Bond 007) but I don't know. I have no ideas on what other paths they could take the series down...

I rather like to think about Mass Effect like I do about Star Wars. While I (personally) detest the big-screen prequels to the movies, the expanded universe stretching on between Return of the Jedi and before the New Jedi Order was a feast I keep coming back to. That, and the era around the "Old Republic"; the rise and fall of the Sith. Some of my favourite ever characters came from these books/graphical novels and the games. Mara Jade, Kyle Katarn, Wes Janson... etc.

And just like Star Wars (again, in my opinion) is not all about the Skywalkers, neither is Mass Effect all about Command Shepherd. He or she just so happens to be the first big hero we get to know in the Mass Effect history. However, there's always room for more.

At any other day, and with most other games, I'd agree with begging the developers to let their game die a dignified death. I'd have loved to see Splinter Cell have its closing point at Chaos Theory, instead of dragging itself through the mud that was Double Agent. And I'd have rejoiced had there been no more trouble for Garrett after Thief, The Metal Age. But those games, those stories, have their sole focus on one character, or at the most a group of them. They don't provide a vast playfield like the Mass Effect universe with all its colourful factions and individuals.

Not like there saying were going to have Sheppard adventures in mass effect 9 also silent hill was a limited IP due to the fact its one town mass effect is an entire galaxy.

 

[smudgey]

Clearly, the most interesting thing that could make sense given what we know (and assuming it doesn't get tied up in the 3rd game) is the impending Quarian-Geth war. Maybe we get to follow a young Quarian being sent out on pilgramage and finds technology/information that could be key in defeating the Geth.

I like your idea, for some reason it made me think of Metroid Prime 3. And a combination of those franchises would be fricken' awesome.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

Err, Mass Effect 4?

Only, no more Sheppard. A new character. I love my Sheppard, but I don't want her to outstay her welcome.

they said ME was Sheps story so if they made another one in the same universe it would be called
somthing else.
OT: it'l be an MMO i can see it already.

 

[swolf]

Welcome to the Escapist.

Thank you ^^

THIS^ Seriously, ask any fan of the original Silent Hill series what happens when the series is dragged on beyond it's expiration date. There are exceptions (such as James Bond 007) but I don't know. I have no ideas on what other paths they could take the series down...

I rather like to think about Mass Effect like I do about Star Wars. While I (personally) detest the big-screen prequels to the movies, the expanded universe stretching on between Return of the Jedi and before the New Jedi Order was a feast I keep coming back to. That, and the era around the "Old Republic"; the rise and fall of the Sith. Some of my favourite ever characters came from these books/graphical novels and the games. Mara Jade, Kyle Katarn, Wes Janson... etc.

And just like Star Wars (again, in my opinion) is not all about the Skywalkers, neither is Mass Effect all about Command Shepherd. He or she just so happens to be the first big hero we get to know in the Mass Effect history. However, there's always room for more.

At any other day, and with most other games, I'd agree with begging the developers to let their game die a dignified death. I'd have loved to see Splinter Cell have its closing point at Chaos Theory, instead of dragging itself through the mud that was Double Agent. And I'd have rejoiced had there been no more trouble for Garrett after Thief, The Metal Age. But those games, those stories, have their sole focus on one character, or at the most a group of them. They don't provide a vast playfield like the Mass Effect universe with all its colourful factions and individuals.

Not like there saying were going to have Sheppard adventures in mass effect 9 also silent hill was a limited IP due to the fact its one town mass effect is an entire galaxy.

You have just changed my opinion. That's rare so feel free to bathe in healing waters with virgin concubines at my expense. Before, I was doubtful, now I'm hopeful. Thought: people wouldn't have to add makeup to their face when cosplaying as Shepard because of the customization...just a thought.

 

[Chicago Ted]

A Mass Effect MMO. The amount of potential in it would be enormous. Have clans of mercenary companies, make it more on independent rewards as opposed to faction based. Oh, and make space combat viable and engaging.

It'd seem like the most enjoyable step.

 

[Ironman126]

MMO it, why not?

i second the space combat motion also.

But what about all the console gamers? Ah, who really cares about them? Everyone knows that the PC is where it's at!

Who says you can't have an mmo on a console?

The laws of Physics. And the fact i don't think most console gamers would want an MMO. I also don't think that an MMO could be put on a console seeing as there is no mouse and that you need more key bindings to play an MMO effectively than you can have on a console. Even if it is a shooter.