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Multiple Mass Effect 4 updates coming during the next weeks

Well, it seems Bioware has finally decided to listen to the pleads of fans, and will be releasing constant devblogs over the next few weeks. It won’t be one major announcement, instead, the announcements will be spread out over time, up until March.

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gillri3711d ago

wow wow wow cant wait! best gaming universe ever

TrueJerseyDevil3711d ago (Edited 3711d ago )

As long as Bioware is allowed to do what they want with the game

-Foxtrot3711d ago (Edited 3711d ago )

Best gaming Universe...not really.

With the stuff they did to it with ME2 and ME3 they ruined it in my opinion

ME3 for the terrible ending really, something which will have to stick now with ME4 since it's going to be a part of the game worlds history "The Great Reaper War". Could of solved that if they went with the Indoctrination theory but they didn't

ME2....well the whole cool down weapons to Thermal clips despite the excuse for the change was so bad. They took a step back to an old formula instead of going forward. Your telling me a universe with cool down guns wouldn't make better guns which used a quicker cool down rate instead of going back to bullets basically.

They better go back to cool down weapons in ME4...the concept was futuristic in my opinions and added small strategy elements to battles.

gillri3710d ago

not really? well name a better gaming universe!

ITPython3711d ago

I absolutely love the Mass Effect universe, ME2 is by far my favorite, have replayed it at least 10 times over the last two years. Only have to beat it on insanity and I will platinum it (working on that right now).

ME3 was a disappointment for me, just so many things I didn't like about it. Here's hoping they bring back most of what made ME1 and ME2 so fun!

The ME series to me has been the one RPG that rivaled Deus Ex: The Conspiracy, which to this day is one of my most memorable games.

medman3710d ago (Edited 3710d ago )

Agree with your ME2 assessment. Vehemently disagree with your ME3 assessment. I loved the gameplay elements of ME3. For ME4, I hope they return to the exploration and top notch storytelling of ME1.

ITPython3710d ago (Edited 3710d ago )

The thing about ME3 was that it seemed to be a lot less 'deep' than ME2, and significantly less deep than ME1.

An example is cruising the system checking out planets. In ME1 you actually could land and drive around on those planets. ME2 you could no longer land on them (unless you found an anomaly) but you could scan each planet individually to find resources. In ME3 you just fly around doing 'pulses' in each system looking for anomaly's and then flying back out when a reaper caught your signal. It felt very cheap and tacked on IMO.

In general there was a lot of other things in ME3 that just seemed to be cheapened up from previous titles, and there was much less 'meat' on the bones.

Aside from Uncharted 3, ME3 was the only other game I have simply traded in after beating it once because I hated it so much. I always keep my games, but ME3 was an instant trade back to Amazon because I felt that even buying it for $40 it wasn't worth the price. Although I may end up buying it again real cheap so I can check out the revised ending.

Crazy thing is, I got ME2 for $15 shipped from Amazon, and each time I replay it I get at least 60+ hours of gameplay (going on 80 hours with my insanity run, and still haven't started the reaper IFF mission yet). My goodness that was a deal!

starchild3711d ago

I am so excited to find out about this game. Loved the previous games in the series.

3-4-53711d ago

I loved ME1, liked most of ME2, returned ME3 after about 5 hours of gameplay.

I hope they bring back the excitement and "unknown" feeling of the first game.

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iRocket3711d ago

Awesome! I can't wait to see more of the Mass Effect universe, my favourite game-universe ;)

Summons753711d ago

Oh please Oh please don't keep contradicting yourself Bioware, Please so you have some sort of pulse left. Sure you ruined Dragon Age and Sure the original Mass Effect Trilogy went from thought provoking rpg to superscripted, ignore all player choice and shoot everything but please start keeping promises again. Your games use to be great and they could be once again.

Trigger_War3711d ago

I love your protests on N4G. I am sure Bioware is paying very close attention.

Summons753711d ago

lol just putting out my hopes and dreams and good company can stop lying and making mediocre games. Sorry for wanting more out of company who use to make great games.

-Foxtrot3711d ago (Edited 3711d ago )

Hey N4G is a big gaming site, I'm sure one or two people from that studio look at this site.

You will never truly know.

thecastroregime3711d ago

I think I would prefer one larger trailer that reveals a lot in a big chunk as opposed to little development blogs over the course of a few weeks.

OsirisBlack3711d ago

Order 1886... Mass Effect 4..... Metal Gtear........ Hype Overload this week.

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Mass Effect 4 and The Challenges of Canonicity in Choice-Based Games

Game Rant Writes "Canonicity can be a tricky nut to crack in franchises with continuing narratives, and that's something Mass Effect 4 will need to contend with."

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just_looken365d ago (Edited 365d ago )

wow gamerant forgot mass effect 4 came out years ago number 6 and 7 were cancelled.

The new mass effect which can be called number 5 will not have any of your choices why you might ask?

Well dragon age keep were your choices from number one can been seen in number 3 got unplugged from number one and number 2 is finicky.

Dragon age on pc requires a mod to get past the server login and non of your choices get uploaded to the keep even the dlc no longer works sense it needs a server check.

On xbox i teseted this only though local saves i was able to transfer choices from one to too but 0 of one dlc would work.

So if the more popular dragon age series is in this state why would they care about your mass effect choices?

Oh and that remaster that was tossed out still has day one issues and number 3 is still hard to play on pc do to lighting issues and ram limits imposed from 2014.

My expectations for the next bioware 2.0 titles is very low.

phoenixwing365d ago

They should redo the main trilogy

just_looken365d ago (Edited 365d ago )

They should redo the dragon age trilogy for sure on pc DA1 the ui is messed up sense it was for 4080p/720i days back in 2005. Getting to run is also very hard

The only way to play dragon age one is via xbox one backwards compatable state.

The ps3 version of dragon age one is pre throphy/ in game xmb so it has the freezing/crashing issues or just will not run.

just_looken365d ago

Well i am not American so please enlighten me on usa education before your country invades mine and forces us into your society

GhostScholar365d ago (Edited 365d ago )

@ just_looken

Did I mention education? Never said America did have negative points. I know for all you “enlightened” people you think everything is either all good or all bad, but in reality that’s not how life works. We have a government that traded a known terrorist for a basketball player who moonlights as a drug dealer. We aren’t perfect by a long shot. If you want to go political though how about your leader leaving his own country when the truck driver strike happened?

porkChop365d ago

Dragon Age is not more popular than Mass Effect.

shinoff2183365d ago

Yea I read that and was like I've heard way more people talk mass effect compared to dragon age. Personally I'm more into mass effect. It's got the whole dope ass sci fi thing going on while dragon age has the same old medieval thing

gold_drake365d ago

andromeda is a spin off tjo and not considerd a numvered title. as it has to 99% nothing to do with the trilogy.

i think they need to make the destroy perfect ending canon.
we need more of shepard. haha.

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Mass Effect 4 Can Explore Post-Apocalyptic Themes

Game Rant Writes "Mass Effect 4 will likely treat Mass Effect 3’s Destroy ending as canon, and this gives it an opportunity to explore a post-apocalyptic galaxy."

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Rebel_Scum518d ago

Destroy is the best choice. Bring the relays back over the course of a new trilogy, maybe right at the end of the first game. Say it was Cerberus, Salarians or a bunch of keepers that created a relay.

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Mass Effect 4 Needs to Make One Major Change with the Protagonist

Game Rant Writes "Mass Effect 4 has plenty of opportunities to change a lot about the franchise, particularly in the protagonist players can create."

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BrainSyphoned519d ago

Tons of opportunities since most anyone who made it special is long gone

ClayRules2012519d ago

“Mass Effect 4 Needs to Make One Major Change with the Protagonist“

To make sure the main characters face isn’t tired with the released game?