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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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gillri4142d ago

wow wow wow cant wait! best gaming universe ever

TrueJerseyDevil4142d ago (Edited 4142d ago )

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

-Foxtrot4142d ago (Edited 4142d 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.

gillri4142d ago

not really? well name a better gaming universe!

ITPython4142d 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.

medman4141d ago (Edited 4141d 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.

ITPython4141d ago (Edited 4141d 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!

starchild4142d ago

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

3-4-54142d 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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iRocket4142d ago

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

Summons754142d 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_War4142d ago

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

Summons754142d 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.

-Foxtrot4142d ago (Edited 4142d 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.

thecastroregime4142d 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.

OsirisBlack4142d ago

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

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Mass Effect 4's Dialogue Could Take a Page Out of Baldur's Gate 3's Book

Mass Effect 4 has the perfect chance to reintroduce dialogue skills, and Baldur's Gate 3 might be the blueprint BioWare needs.

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Michiel198933d ago

I'm not so sure they can, most talent that made the old games as good as they were, has left Bioware.

RaidenBlack33d ago

They can always recruit old fellas,
And also, new devs can always learn and also new indie devs are very passionate evident from the amazing indie games heavy with these gameplay features.

Michiel198933d ago

I don't think anyone would wanna come back after the stories that were told from Anthem development. I just don't see it happening. It's a bit similar to blizz, some of the talent has come back there, but there has been a shift in the studio's culture and also what the higher ups expect/demand of them

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matt13933d ago

After andromeda and veilguard i think it’s assured that the bioware we once knew has gone, I have little hope for me4. Hopefully i’m wrong.

anast33d ago

The can't. But they wouldn't even if they could.

goken33d ago

Yeah… also if pigs decided evolve wings, they could fly…

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Next Mass Effect Will Maintain the Mature Tone of the Original Trilogy

Many fans of the Mass Effect series have been wondering whether the next installment will keep the tone we’re used to or will change like Dragon Age did.

pwnmaster3000236d ago

God I hope so.

Mass effect trilogy is my top 3 trilogy for me.
Remember playing it on the 360. Blew my mind.

just_looken235d ago

The fact you can alter/remove entire quest lines do too what you did on me1 in me3 or all those endings was one thing but then you remember that one team made mass effect 1-3 dragon age 1-3 in one console generation is just a insane feat that they did.

Great games but looking at mass effect 4 anthem current dragon age reviews/gameplay and who is left at bioware i have very little expectation on the new mass effect games.

Also last year that teaser trailer the look to me was not mass effect like why are we wearing a trench coat in space and at the same time trying to give off destiny vibe/look.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Just looked liked a starfield player made a n7 clothing mod yes it looks really good but to me a mass effect player just not a in the mass effect world vibe if you get me. Like the end part what is that player now trying to be in a western? so much going on that again to me not mass effect.

Like look at this 57 second teaser for mass effect 3 to me this sets the tone way better and shepard looks like he belongs in space no bike helmet/trench coat deal and the weapons/look feels mass effect

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

SO yeah i think the new mass effect is gong to be bad low expectations over here.

Heck one more 2005 teaser for mass effect one 20 year old footage give or take it was made in 2004 again shows the animations characters in light and looks like a sifi game

https://youtu.be/SkfB7-KwRn...

RaidenBlack235d ago

If you want to enjoy the same Mass Effect vibes, better keep an eye on the Exodus.
Being made by OG ex-Bioware devs at Archetype Entertainment, its a spiritual successor to ME-trilogy.

TheNamelessOne235d ago (Edited 235d ago )

Yeah. One of the bigger gripes DA series fans are having with Veilguard is that virtually no choices from the original game carried over to Veilguard and that there's very little choice/agency in the game, itself.

I'm not trying to be a pessimist. I loved Bioware, going all the way back to Baldur's Gate, but there's nothing in front of me right now that has me actually believing in what a new Mass Effect might be. I'm expecting basically a linear shooter with some romance options.

VenomUK235d ago

I speak on behalf of everyone on N4G when I say I hope that Bioware build on the DEI success of Dragon Age: Veilguard and allows every player character to have the option of becoming trans.

just_looken235d ago

@RaidenBlack

Great point yeah that so far looks be a good game fingers crossed.

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IAMRealHooman235d ago

If the new DA doesn't sell well, we will probably never get it, what's to stop EA from axing Bioware after another failed to meet sales quota, they've killed teams for much less

just_looken235d ago (Edited 235d ago )

Well bioware as a whole last game that made cash was 2013 dragon age 3 so you never know they might get another pass again.

P_Bomb236d ago

Love that trilogy! Beat them on Xbox, PS3 and again on PS4 lol! One of my all timers.

Valkyrye235d ago

Now that Bioware is making bangers again hope has returned.

Obscure_Observer235d ago

Indeed.

And their next game will also focus on photorealism so it´s gonna be a banger of a masterpiece!

MrDead235d ago

DA:V is getting fantastic reviews so there's hope for the future. The last mass effect was such a disappointment story wise, let's hope they can learn from the new Dragon Age.

Kaze88235d ago

DA used to be very dark and bleak, now it's just jolly good time with guardians of the galaxy. Choices don't matter, you cant actually be evil or mean, you cant lose anyone. There is not much hope for a good Mass Effect.

Abriael235d ago (Edited 235d ago )

Let's hope not. The new Dragon Age: The Veilguard is exactly the reason for this comment, because it threw away the mature tone of the original.

RaidenBlack235d ago

Agree ... the moment I read the comment the ME main menu theme came to my mind.
Dont effing downgrade ME.
I am looking forward to Exodus for my ME fix in the meantime anyways.

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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_looken797d ago (Edited 797d 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.

phoenixwing797d ago

They should redo the main trilogy

just_looken797d ago (Edited 797d 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_looken797d ago

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

GhostScholar797d ago (Edited 797d 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?

porkChop797d ago

Dragon Age is not more popular than Mass Effect.

shinoff2183797d 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_drake797d 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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