Next Mass Effect Includes Halo 4 Writer on Team, New Races, Exploration

[Machine Man 1992]

You're not missing much; ME2 was completely pointless and was written by assholes. ME3 is a middle finger to everything you hold dear, and written by incompetents.

...or, ME2's regarded as one of the finest contemporary action RPG's, and ME3 was arguably the best game [to play] in the series by a long shot, with some of the best presentation and most consistent writing, to boot.

Why would anyone insult a game's writers, though? Did you know them personally, and thus conclude they're all "assholes"?

Apropos more Mass Effect: actually, regardless of how well or poorly it may end up being written, it's not something I ever really wanted, because I'm really not sure how they can make the story valid and engaging without either messing up a player's continuity, or wussing out and just making a prequel or a concurrent narrative (neither of which appeals to me, as I'd prefer to see how my'verse played out after ME3).

ME2 was pointless story wise. And really, the people who called it the greatest contemporary RPGs were games journalist's, and we all know how trustworthy they are. Sure there are people who love it for what it is and I don't fault them for it, but I found it insultingly pared down and "streamlined." It was rather amateurish for a sequel; correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the point of a sequel to add more stuff, rather than take it away?

Finally, ME3 just felt wrong. It's feel was all off, it was ugly, the glitches were regoddamndiculous, and lets not forget the writing that shit itself to death in the final act. Point is, I want a Mass Effect sequel to BE a Mass Effect sequel, not Gears of Halo Space.

Back on topic; I can't see them pulling the rabbit out of the hat on this one. The galaxy was several orders of magnitude of fucked at the end of ME3, you can't just handwave that away.

 

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Glad they we aren't playing as Shepard. That fact alone is enough to spark my interest, i just hope they can keep "hey guys, you remember this character" fan service to a minimum. When they first announced that it would be set before the ending of mass effect 3, my interest faded away immediately. As bad as the ending was, i hate back peddling even more, and I'd rather they just go forward with it and explore the post-reaper world than tread old ground. Since the mass relays were destroyed, all the species would be stranded in Sol and would probably have to survive on earth, which i think would be an interesting concept.
But now that i know we aren't going to be playing as Shepard, my interest has risen again, to the point that I'm cautiously optimistic about it. As much as i loved the Normandy and all the characters, i would rather a new story arc with new characters. In the same way that i love kebabs, but if i ate nothing but kebabs for every meal, every day of every week for years on end, i would reach the point that i would rather shovel shit into my mouth just for something new. And all this whining about he lack of Shepard and the Normandy just sounds to me like people who just can't move on and think they want the same thing over and over, but if bioware were allowed to actually sequel it to death they would probably just complain that it doesn't have the same impact it did the first time.

This is why they are still dragging the Simpsons' decomposed corpse through the dirt, because people just can't let anything they love die with dignity. Although, with Mass Effect 3 i think it's a little to late for dignity.