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Mass Effect 4: 5 Ways BioWare Can Make a Generation Defining Game

GamerHeadlines.com takes a look at 5 ways that BioWare can create the galaxy spanning epic that Mass Effect fans deserve.

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fonger083580d ago

I think it will hard to greatly approve upon what made the original trilogy so special. It's hard for existing franchise to "define" a new generation with already such great expectations. That being said... a more seamless galaxy to explore, more races of aliens to discover, and maybe even a job-class like a Final Fantasy would be really cool.

medman3578d ago

@nifonge
I disagree with you. I think the new consoles free developers to utilize many more resources and do so many new things that the previous consoles just did not allow due to memory or speed restrictions. I'm also hopeful for a great new Mass Effect because Dragon Age Inquisition is looking phenomenal. I fully expect the next Mass Effect to stun me completely. It is easily my favorite trilogy in gaming, and stands right next to TLOU and Uncharted 2 as one of my favorite experiences in gaming last gen.

fonger083578d ago (Edited 3578d ago )

@medman i can see your point, but from an impressional standpoint, it's typically harder to sequels/prequels to up one each other the further along they go. Don't get me wrong, with the freedom they have tech wise, I sure the game(s) will be fantanstic, definitely one of the few franchises I look forward to the most this gen. But to me "generationaly defining games" typically are new IPs that we know now less about that give us fresh, new, and often innovative take on any given genre. To me right now that game is looking like, No Man's Sky. But there are exceptions, Mario 64, GTAV, COD4, FFVII, Halo 2... I think these games helped define their respective generation even though they were sequels or revamps.
Appreciate you disagreeing and actually making a good point while not just leaving a phantom disagree check. It's just so rare here. Bubble up!

Godmars2903580d ago

Aside from blue boobs, they didn't make a gen defining game last time with ME1-3.

If anything, Bioware's painted themselves into a narrative corner - again - with either one out of three viable futures not including machine gods, or a prequel universe set in their shadow.

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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_looken376d ago (Edited 376d 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.

phoenixwing376d ago

They should redo the main trilogy

just_looken376d ago (Edited 376d 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_looken375d ago

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

GhostScholar375d ago (Edited 375d 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?

porkChop375d ago

Dragon Age is not more popular than Mass Effect.

shinoff2183375d 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_drake375d 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_Scum529d 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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BrainSyphoned529d ago

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

ClayRules2012529d 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?