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This is what a next-generation Mass Effect game could look like - Part 2

DSOGaming writes: "Remember artist Baolong Zhang? What was that? No you say? Shame on you then. Zhang has been creating a character model on Unreal Engine 3, inspired by BioWare’s sci-fi franchise, Mass Effect. This characters shows – pretty much – what we can expect from a next-generation Mass Effect game. The interesting part here is that – unlike other renders – this is a real-time character, created on Unreal Engine 3. In other words, this is no CG bullcrap, but 100% real-time. Thankfully, the artist is back with a punch, and has released a new set of screenshots from his updated model. Enjoy!"

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Godmars2904119d ago

How will aliens looks?
Will planet roaming return?
Will there be space combat?

These are thing I want to know. If this new engine requires established aliens to be radically redesigned, then it fails.

Mac is OK4119d ago

What are you talking about? This is just a render some guy made in UE3. Has nothing to do with the next Mass Effect.

Godmars2904119d ago (Edited 4119d ago )

They're suppose to be moving to a new graphics engine. If it performs on a different level than UE3, then changes will have to be made to base designs. Prominent aliens races will either look different, or dropped out of the story world - just because.

Not that Bioware hasn't done that before. Introduced basic rules then changed or broken then just because it moved things along. No one complained.

Skate-AK4119d ago (Edited 4119d ago )

The engine they are gonna use is Frostbite 2.

http://www.vg247.com/2012/1...

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pandehz4119d ago

Woah his face looks so real at a certain angle

OhReginald4119d ago (Edited 4119d ago )

I want them to work on animations more than anything. Stiff chatacters in cutscenes / gameplay, needs to die.

Skate-AK4119d ago (Edited 4119d ago )

Since they are using Frostbite 2 they will probably use the FIFA Impact Engine for the animation.

Conzul4118d ago

That, and bits of cloth and armor ghosting through eachother.

OT, these renders are gorgeous. Sorta puts in mind what ND could do next gen, given how good their stuff looks this gen.

SolDojo4119d ago

They licensed Frostbite for ME4 if I remember correctly so we might expect a bit different results for this one. Likely, it will be an improvement in essentially every area.

specialguest4119d ago (Edited 4119d ago )

Looks good, but I'm not blown away like I was with the ME debut trailer during '06 when I first saw it in terms of the graphical leap. On this tech demo, the face looks real, but the lighting and how it reflects against the body looks current gen. Character models could have the sharpest high res textures, but if the lighting is wrong, the realism is not quite there.

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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_looken373d ago (Edited 373d 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.

phoenixwing373d ago

They should redo the main trilogy

just_looken373d ago (Edited 373d 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_looken373d ago

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

GhostScholar373d ago (Edited 373d 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?

porkChop373d ago

Dragon Age is not more popular than Mass Effect.

shinoff2183373d 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_drake373d 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_Scum526d 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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BrainSyphoned526d ago

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

ClayRules2012526d 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?