Poll: Will you stick with the Mass Effect series after ME 3?
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Knowing how much I've enjoyed the series so far, the fact that Bioware have said that any future Mass Effect game will likely include different characters, since commander Shepard and co's story is ending, and the fact that once an entity (be it company or franchise) has my loyalty, it takes a shit tonne to break that loyalty, I will likely pre-order any future ME releases short of an MMO (which I avoid regardless), with very few questions asked.
So, yeah.
So, yeah.
I'm willing to follow the ME series until the quality of games give me reason otherwise.
The fact that this is the 'end' of Sheppard's story makes no difference to me.
What would give me pause is if future ME games discontinue the story branching concepts that the series is known for. I'm not crazy about a Final Fantasy style series but in space.
The fact that this is the 'end' of Sheppard's story makes no difference to me.
What would give me pause is if future ME games discontinue the story branching concepts that the series is known for. I'm not crazy about a Final Fantasy style series but in space.
I enjoy the Mass Effect universe too much to give up on it... despite some of the enormous plot holes and lore inconsistencies that ME2 contained. I'll get the third installment eventually, but for now I'm avoiding an installation of Origin. If I find a workaround that lets me buy and play ME3 without Origin, I'll do that. Beyond 3, well, unless they completely ruin the universe with it (and I'm fairly confident they won't)... I'm still game for more Mass Effect.
To be fair, I felt the same way about Valve and Steam when I bought Portal (never been a fan of Half-Life, just Portal). That game sat unplayed on a shelf for a few months before I had researched Steam sufficiently to trust it on my system. So I may just start using Origin eventually. For now, though, I don't trust EA as far as I can throw their headquarters building.
To be fair, I felt the same way about Valve and Steam when I bought Portal (never been a fan of Half-Life, just Portal). That game sat unplayed on a shelf for a few months before I had researched Steam sufficiently to trust it on my system. So I may just start using Origin eventually. For now, though, I don't trust EA as far as I can throw their headquarters building.
Since i really love the lore and universe I will most likely buy more games set in it.
Hope they will do something with the first contact war. Or maybe going way way back to the start of the reapers or flesh out Prothean worlds before they got attacked.
Or something that takes place ages after the first trilogy
Hope they will do something with the first contact war. Or maybe going way way back to the start of the reapers or flesh out Prothean worlds before they got attacked.
Or something that takes place ages after the first trilogy
I'll buy ME3 and probably enjoy it, but unless Bioware REALLY starts making me care again, I'm not going to buy another game from them. If they manage to somehow beat the odds and break away from EA, I'll gladly give them another look, but until that happens they're basically dead to me.
If the games continue to be fun, and continue to make significant changes between installments, I have no problems with playing further Mass Effect games. That being said, Shepard's story better be over.
Unlike most, I didn't break down. I made a conscious choice to NOT install Origin on my PC and I will not do so.
I went out of my way to even change my preordered Collectors edition for PC to Regular copy for 360.
As for future games. I am not buying ANY EA games after ME3. Unless it is on PC and it does not require Origin.
I stand firm on my decision and nothing will change it.
I went out of my way to even change my preordered Collectors edition for PC to Regular copy for 360.
As for future games. I am not buying ANY EA games after ME3. Unless it is on PC and it does not require Origin.
I stand firm on my decision and nothing will change it.
I don't know what they're planning to do with the series yet. I heard about the MMO, if that's the case, I'm done with Mass Effect. If they make another roleplaying game, like Mass Effect, but not with Shepard, I'm more interested.
I'm not really bothered with ME3 not just because it's coming to Origin and not Steam, but because the game just doesn't seem like it will be as good as the other 2 games, and as the final game in a trilogy, I have a horrible feeling that it will be very disappointing.
A few things here. Firstly, having just played the demo for ME3 on 360, the platform is not free from origin. On first start up it requires you to log into origin before you can even play, ala always on DRM. Sadface.
Secondly, there have been a few interviews with folks from BioWare that have all but announced the future of the ME universe will be... an MMO. Casey Hudson said that was the most logical choice for the future of the ME universe and where they were planning on going in an interview I watched late last year over XBL.
I am a large fan of BioWare and their stories but their partnership with EA has turned them into something that is ridiculous. The quality of their games have suffered in many ways from the partnership too. DA 2 while interesting just wasn't up to BioWare's usual high standards and it shows in the game. I felt the same thing during my time with ME3 demo. Something seemed very subtly wrong about the gameplay and graphics. From what I've seen the best way to explain it is, the game seems rushed, forced even. Not saying it wont be an entertaining experience, it most likely will be. But odds are, ME3 will not live up to the high standards BioWare is known for. That's just my two cents on it.
The absolute best thing that could happen is BioWare gets away from EA before they suck the life out of a great dev and destroy them. Sadly I don't see that happening at all. EA won't give up the cash cow that is BioWare.
Secondly, there have been a few interviews with folks from BioWare that have all but announced the future of the ME universe will be... an MMO. Casey Hudson said that was the most logical choice for the future of the ME universe and where they were planning on going in an interview I watched late last year over XBL.
I am a large fan of BioWare and their stories but their partnership with EA has turned them into something that is ridiculous. The quality of their games have suffered in many ways from the partnership too. DA 2 while interesting just wasn't up to BioWare's usual high standards and it shows in the game. I felt the same thing during my time with ME3 demo. Something seemed very subtly wrong about the gameplay and graphics. From what I've seen the best way to explain it is, the game seems rushed, forced even. Not saying it wont be an entertaining experience, it most likely will be. But odds are, ME3 will not live up to the high standards BioWare is known for. That's just my two cents on it.
The absolute best thing that could happen is BioWare gets away from EA before they suck the life out of a great dev and destroy them. Sadly I don't see that happening at all. EA won't give up the cash cow that is BioWare.
Depends, if an MMO is the next thing to come, then I'm done at 3.
Beyond that though, we'll see. I could see a Star Wars Battlefront type of game set in the Mass Effect universe. And since Battlefront 3 is just a hopeful pipe dream at this point (I guess Lucasarts was tired of money.) a Mass Effect version is the next best hope.
Beyond that though, we'll see. I could see a Star Wars Battlefront type of game set in the Mass Effect universe. And since Battlefront 3 is just a hopeful pipe dream at this point (I guess Lucasarts was tired of money.) a Mass Effect version is the next best hope.
