Poll: Mass Effect 4 and species choice

[Snowbell]

Another question that would be interesting to ask is; with Quarians having returned to their homeworld and

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The Geth helping them restore their immune systems if you chose the right options

would people rather play as a bio-suit Quarian or without?

I will probably play as a human, Turian or Quarian given the choice. Maybe a Geth or a Salarian too. Maybe I won't get it at all since my favourite character from 2 & 3 won't be returning u_u

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

Another question that would be interesting to ask is; with Quarians having returned to their homeworld and

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The Geth helping them restore their immune systems if you chose the right options

would people rather play as a bio-suit Quarian or without?

I would say it depends. If its only just after me3, I think they'd still be suited. Or maybe if synthesis was chosen they'd instantly be able to remove their suits.
Also thinking along those lines, hopefully we'll see more Yahg, and those other guys whose name escapes me.

 

[masticina]

IF part 3 can be seen as the end... part 4 could be a future. A future in what it is possible to be another race, I do like them voiced though. So I go with the second because to me shepard done his/her job. Its done.. the new generation needs its own heroes.

And that means possible a hero of another species indeed. Hell it would be interresting to actually exclude humans from the options. To force the problems and situations that might happen if another species is not a hero.

 

[Goofguy]

For me, the protagonist would definitely have to be voiced. The previous Mass Effect games had too many action cinematics that would seem way off if Shepard was mute throughout. Also, I don't want Mass Effect 4 to follow the events of the trilogy. I'd rather it be set in one of the historical events preceding it such as the Morning War, the Krogan Rebellion or the First Contact War. I'd be ok with the game forcing me to play as a Quarian, Geth, Krogan or Turian, just give me all of the customization options for appearance, voice and background.

 

[Kasten]

I'd be interested in a First Contact War prequel, if I believed in prequels.

But I really don't. Damm you Lucas!

Given the choice, I'd prefer something set much later, after the Quarians re-fortify and re-establish, maybe get some help from the Geth, the Council rebuilds it's military and steps up it's command structure, Humanity is maybe finally established as a significant galactic power, instead of constantly huffing to make even.

And in this setting, I'd choose Human, or maybe Turian. Certainly voiced.

As for those who think that the ME universe is too unified for different origins, you forget the Terminus Systems, maybe there's feudal Batarian remnants and other races trying to move in on former Batarian space. There's always the independent planets scattered around, like Illium. Or the HUGE expanses of the galaxy that the Council keeps unexplored, maybe there's a New Common Enemy. Humanity wasn't around during the Rachni Wars, it would be interesting to see how another Relay War would turn out with an established galactic human power, and the fallout regarding the genophage. Maybe the Krogan could be a race on the fence, still remembering what happened last time they helped the Council, but also remembering that their cure came from Humans, Salarians, and Turians throwing out their old doctrines and working together, meaning that Bioware could have a second chance to do the whole 'gather alliances and fight a REAL galactic war' thing again, but maybe not horribly wrong this time.