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Dev: Mass Effect 4 Will Retain Its Own Identity, Dragon Age: Inquisition Won't Be A Template For It

The next installment in Mass Effect franchise is already in development at Bioware, but when it comes to providing/announcing details about the game the developers are keeping their cards close to their chest and still safeguarding them for a big reveal probably at E3 2015. The hype and expectations surrounding Mass Effect 4 is massive, and it reach to another level after fans came to know that the development team who worked on Dragon Age: Inquisition are now working on Mass Effect 4.

markoghc3796d ago

I would argue that Mass Effect never even had its own identity, it was pretty much reskinned Knights of the Old Republic.

Double_O_Revan3795d ago

My head would explode if we ever got a proper new Kotor.

MrCrimson3795d ago

I'm fine with that, what I don't want is a re-skinned dragon age.

IrisHeart3796d ago

I wonder how they are gonna fix the mess ending in ME3.

Summons753795d ago

probably by picking their favorite color and committing that it was the canonical ending fans feelings or not.

Aloren3795d ago

Of course they'll pick a canon ending. Or try not to mention the original trilogy too much.
What would you want them to do ? Create 4 prologues that evolve in completely different games ? The endings changed more than just the color...

Anyway, High EMS destroy is the logical choice. It should be good enough for at least 90% of the players (since 50% didn't even finish the game, and almost 80% of those who finished picked high EMS destroy cause Shepard lives). I'd say the new hero will be stranded in some remote part of the galaxy until the mass relays are repaired at the end of ME4...

Deadlead3795d ago (Edited 3795d ago )

Good question. I can finally say my bitterness has dissipated enough for excitement to rise. I expect they may just avoid the reapers all together. New threat, New timeframe, and New hero. The reapers and Shepard will be regarded as just ancient history. An equivocal history of mythical perportions, the truth shrouded and conecealed by time itself.

IrisHeart3795d ago (Edited 3795d ago )

Nah I mean, with any choice they had...there is just no continuity. One is destroy which means everybody is trapped on a torn Earth with no form of transportation since the MR take 15,000 years to make or so. Control and the other one = indoctrination which...well it was the ME1's plot really, which is why I found it hilarious as a choice. It really shows in any sort of media when their head writer doesn't contribute...gg Blizzard.

Deadlead3795d ago

Anyone else think EA and MS may have struck a deal for this series at the beginning of this gen?

Double_O_Revan3795d ago

They may have tried. But I think EA didnt bite on that one. Too much money at state these days to be exclusive with popular franchises.

Deadlead3795d ago

Hope you're right wouldn't want anyone to miss out on these games, just got a bad feeling.

GokuSolosAll3795d ago

Hopefully much less homosexuality, too

Eamon3795d ago (Edited 3795d ago )

I certainly hope so. Inquisition felt really unrealistic in that respect. Felt like characters that were straight were outnumbered by gay characters.

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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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Michiel198935d ago

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

RaidenBlack35d 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.

Michiel198935d 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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matt13935d 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.

anast35d ago

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

goken35d 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.

pwnmaster3000238d 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_looken237d 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...

RaidenBlack237d 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.

TheNamelessOne237d ago (Edited 237d 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.

VenomUK237d 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_looken237d ago

@RaidenBlack

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

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IAMRealHooman237d 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_looken237d ago (Edited 237d 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_Bomb238d ago

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

Valkyrye237d ago

Now that Bioware is making bangers again hope has returned.

Obscure_Observer237d ago

Indeed.

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

MrDead237d 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.

Kaze88237d 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.

Abriael237d ago (Edited 237d 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.

RaidenBlack237d 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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Nightingale Q&A - Aaryn Flynn Talks About the Survival Game's Future

Wccftech writes: The Victorian gaslamp Fae-inspired fantasy shared world survival game Nightingale launches soon, and we've talked to Aaryn Flynn about it.

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phoenixwing487d ago

If it had a offline mode I would have bought it