BioWare hinting at new Mass Effect?

[RadiantFlamberge]

https://segmentnext.com/2019/11/11/bioware-hinting-new-mass-effect/

 

Mass Effect Andromeda may have flopped, but nevertheless certain things are happening that would make you expect another installment. At the N7 Day convention, there has been some talk by BioWare developers mulling future possiblilities. No new trailers or announcements were made, but they have indeed asked the ME community what they'd like.

 

Would you like a Mass Effect Andromeda 2, or some new Mass Effect saga? Either would be fine for me.

[Litha]

Given the shakiness of their previous two releases I'd say they should focus on delivering the new Dragon Age in as good a state as they can before thinking about a new Mass Effect.

 

But to answer your question; I haven't played Andromeda and can't effectively judge it, so I'm absolutely down for either.

[NaseemJohn]

Always down for more mass effect so I honestly don’t care where they decide to take it as long as the main focus is making a great single player rpg experience. Just make sure the writing is on par with the trilogy and take time to polish so it doesn’t have as much bugs as andromeda did at launch. I think people greatly exaggerated with andromeda, it has its flaws and isn’t anywhere near the countless amazing titles BioWare has created but it’s far from the terrible game people made it out to be. 

Edited November 12, 2019 by NaseemJohn

[RadiantFlamberge]

Andromeda is underrated IMO. The combat is still very well done, and you can now use jumpjets. If there's one thing I'd change, it's that you can no longer tell your squadmates to use a certain power. Even then, the power combo system is good. The morality system is changed quite a bit, shying away from the original Paragon/Renegade system.

 

I think EA should've let BioWare use Unreal 4 instead of having them go with Frostbite. Frostbite isn't the most RPG friendly thing.

 

 

[NaseemJohn]

1 minute ago, RadiantFlamberge said:

Andromeda is underrated IMO. The combat is still very well done, and you can now use jumpjets.

Very well done is an understatement, it easily has the best combat out of all the mass effect games. 

[sephiroth4424]

Andromeda had swallow story. That was it's only flaw. But still it was an enjoyable game

[soniq]

Haven't played Andromeda yet, but if they decide to make a new one I hope they don't reboot it and work with their mistakes. The idea, that humanity is the alien species in a new galaxy is very interesting to me.

[KondeBra]

There is nothing wrong with the world built for Andromeda. It actually has some potential. The combat gameplay was even great I would say. It just looked unfinished and poorly made.

[KingGuy420]

I liked the villain of Andromeda and the way it ended definitely left me wanting more. I'd love to see it get a conclusion at the very least.

[dakk55]

If they're are going to go ahead with a new Mass Effect, a change in the game engine is a must. Unreal would be better for RPG than Frostbite. I still have no idea what they were thinking of using Frostbite for DA:I and ME: A. I wouldn't say no to a return to the Shepard Saga, maybe with another character from another perspective? I know I would be interested in playing as Garrus or Wrex during the 2 years between ME1 and ME2.

[MissShake]

I get why they did it, but the fact that there are so many interesting species in ME and I've always had to play as a human in SP still bothers me. I kinda wanna have it set up like DA is, where you had a new MC every game. So if we return to Andromeda I say we ditch Ryder as an MC, keep em as a cameo, and then let me play as a Krogan

 

That being said, though... I want DA4 more than I want anything ME related. The Inquisition cliffhanger was brutal.

Edited November 12, 2019 by MissShake

[Feral]

I'd be happy with either. I loved Andromeda, so a sequel would be awesome. Then again I would be almost as happy if they made a new saga.

 

More Mass Effect is always a good thing.

[AFRising]

I'm fine with either, as long as it's an actual good single player focused game and not a "game as a service" (we all know EA would stoop that low).

[majob]

3 hours ago, NaseemJohn said:

Very well done is an understatement, it easily has the best combat out of all the mass effect games. 

Andromeda was made by the same team responsible for Mass Effect 3's multiplayer which really explains why the combat is so good but unfortunately they sucked at everything else. I personally didn't find it to be the horrible game some made it out to be but it was still pretty mediocre compared to the original trilogy, even the first game. The Ryder siblings are flat protagonists, The story was a copy paste of the original trilogy, You have your long lost civilization, your unstoppable enemy that's genociding all life it comes across, ect. The crew was boring aside from Liam and this was the first game where I didn't bother with romance because Cora and Peebee were both annoying as hell

[El Duderino]

Bioware, a once great developer that was ruined by its parent company. No thanks. Their last good game was released in 2012 and there is no reason to have any kind of hope they'll return to form. This train has long departed.

Edited November 12, 2019 by El Duderino

[ShadowReplicant]

To me, the franchise died with Andromeda and I simply don't trust BioWare anymore. The only thing I'd be interested in at this point is a remaster of the original trilogy.

[hsn963]

4th option: Neither of the above.

 

Given what Bioware bocame recently.

[NamoPh]

5 hours ago, RadiantFlamberge said:

Andromeda is underrated IMO. The combat is still very well done, and you can now use jumpjets. If there's one thing I'd change, it's that you can no longer tell your squadmates to use a certain power. Even then, the power combo system is good. The morality system is changed quite a bit, shying away from the original Paragon/Renegade system.

 

I think EA should've let BioWare use Unreal 4 instead of having them go with Frostbite. Frostbite isn't the most RPG friendly thing.

 

 

Other than the bugs that can be ironed out after the fact (even though they shouldn't be), the only glaring flaw Andromeda had was the atrocious writing. But for a series that became what it is due to the world building and characters, that is a major hiccup that absolutely can't be downplayed. If their writing team can't pull their shit together for the new outing they're better off not bothering with Mass Effect and using the engine and gameplay to start a new IP. The unfavourable comparisons to its predecessors would mostly hurt its outing in the long run.

 

[communistwookiee]

Well, they wrote themselves into a corner with 3, so I fell like the only way to go would be back. Something pre-Shepard. I may have liked Andromeda, but I feel like "the community" wouldn't get behind an Andromeda sequel.

[GunfighterHefty]

I still need to go back and finish Andromeda. From what I did do, it seems like between that and Anthem, the gameplay itself is solid but the writing leaves a lot to be desired. 

 

Honestly, they would really need to revamp the way they've been going about this. Without a strong central character lead (like Shepard) it would be tough to sell another ME installment. 

 

Maybe a game set in the same universe but you complete the story through different races/character perspectives. I don't know, but that trilogy is still one of my deeper emotional investments in a video game series, for sure. I don't know if they can get back to that. 

Edited November 12, 2019 by GunfighterHefty
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[RadiantFlamberge]

Hopefully EA does not stoop to using the Anthem/Destiny "Game-as-a-Service" model for ME5. Who wants "Mass Effect Online"? I sure don't.

To avoid the stigma of "Andromeda 2", maybe they should make ME5 a new story arc with its own protagonist. Scott and Sara Ryder could appear in the game as NPCs who you would need to assist at some point.

[Remilia Scarlet]

Unlike the majority of people I love Andromeda and would be exited as hell for a sequel.

[SnowxSakura]

Andromeda is very similar to mass effect 1 in which the story starts out incredibly slow and starts to get good more than halfway through the game. 

[StingX2]

Bioware is kinda void on employees atm, and Dragon Age 4 is the current project at that studio. Gamble is trying to get interest back in Mass Effect but your gonna wait a long while. EAs next plan is remaster the original trilogy for either late ps4 or early ps5, if that sells well thats when EA would greenlight. Your looking at 2023/2024 and by that point Bioware may not be a studio

[RadiantFlamberge]

3 hours ago, StingX2 said:

Your looking at 2023/2024 and by that point Bioware may not be a studio

EA's history of killing studios at will can't be ignored. If DA4 were to flop, that could possibly push EA over the edge and make them decide to pull the plug (Let's hope it doesn't come to that!).

 

I really want to see the Andromeda arc completed with another installment or two, but if they decide to go that way, there's a lot to prove to dispel the negative reception that MEA received. BioWare can do the gameplay, now they need to work on the writing.