Why Bioware should kill Mass Effect after Andromeda

The original Mass Effect games were incredible. But what do you do when you can’t top your franchise’s success?

[Garethvk]

Rumors are we may get news of a Remaster Trilogy perhaps as early as the EA conference.

[DOMination-]

if its as good as c&c then it can't come quick enough. I remember Bioware saying a few years back that they would make the dlc integrate more organically with a remake. That alone would be a great addition

[ClayRules2012]

I’d love to play ME2 remastered. Oh that’d be a real treat. Well, if done properly.

[pwnmaster3000]

I’ve been waiting all gen for it..
I’m a huge mass effect fan.

People don’t understand that the Mass effect universe can literally expand infinitely.
If you actually read the Codex and see how big the world is, you can make so much games within its universe and still feel fresh.
I really hope they continue it

[LordoftheCritics]

I want to see another storyline in Jade Empire.

[Imalwaysright]

The "old" Bioware was by far my favorite studio in the industry and Jade Empire is one of the many reasons why. As much as I would like to see a Jade Empire 2, I wouldn't trust the current Bioware to give any semblance justice to the original.

[neutralgamer1992]

Just remaster the trilogy and include all the dlc and include a teaser for ME4 direct sequel

[gamer7804]

I’d rather a new proper game andromeda was decent but didn’t have the character or story of the original trilogy

[Mithan]

A remastered trilogy with improved UI elements, especially in the first game, plus all the DLC, would be awesome. ME2 and 3 still hold up well to this day, but ya, low resolution textures being improved will be a day 1 purchase for me.

I would love to see a proper sequel as well. They just need to pre-plan a new trilogy.

[Godmars290]

They did kill Mass Effect - during Andromeda, but pretty much the same thing.

[Iberius]

I actually platinumed Andromeda. It was no Mass Effect 1-3 but I actually liked the premise behind it.

That being said, I would prefer any future games be about the after-effect of the Reaper invasion. I think it would be cool to be traveling around the Milky Way trying to re-establish order after the reapers.

BioWare could even write themselves out of the ME3 corner by showing what happened with Shepard and the crew in more detail. They wouldn’t even necessarily need to be main characters again but primary side characters.

[Godmars290]

How do you have adventures set in a post god-machine galaxy? More so one where everything's been "synthesized" into each other.

[Ausbo]

You speak the truth

[Iberius]

@Godmars290: They would need to pick the "destroy" ending as cannon.

Bioware would take some heat for that, but I think enough time has passed at this point it would not be a huge deal, especially if Shepard and the crew come back in some meaningful way.

[Exvalos]

Andromeda is not as bad as people make it out to be, yes compared to mass effect 2 it's not great but it's a playable experience. My main gripe and it's a cosmetic one, is the females are just butt ugly. And a second gripe is I had a really hard time connecting with Rider.

[morganfell]

Came here to say the same thing.

[Godmars290]

What they needed to do was write and produce a better. Not write themselves into a corner at the very least.

[solideagle]

There is no "After Andromeda". Andromeda is the killing part.

[Hakuoro]

No thanks, Mass Effect is the only series EA makes that I am interested in.

And I don't care about the drama surrounding the game. I played it for over 120 hours and enjoyed what the game had to offer. Could it have been even better heck yes, in a ton of different ways. But the idea that it was a bad game is just false.. I wouldn't argue that it was the weakest in the Mass Effect series, but being 4'th in the Olympics is still awesome.

[isarai]

My problem is there are still TONS of IPs they're sitting on that i'd love to see return. Fight night, Burnout, Black, Skate, Mercenaries, etc, but i don't trust modern EA to do those games justice anymore, so i'd rather they leave them alone till they show they can launch a game that isn't half baked and reliant on "surprise mechanics" revenue to fix it afterwards

[Hakuoro]

That's cool. Personally i'm not really interested in any of those.

I really only like Mass Effect and Dragon Age Origins

Optimistically the recent Star Wars single player game will be some sort of wake up call. EA has a lot of talented people all they need to do is put the game ahead of the money a little more and they could do well.

[Iberius]

I agree with this assessment and enjoyed Andromeda too.

I still feel there is a way for them to carry on the original trilogy in the Milky Way. You would think there has to be a lot of new stories to tell about what happened immediately after the Reapers.

I’m all for Commander Shepard passing on the torch to a new protagonist. Lol the man has earned a break.

[Hakuoro]

Honestly, I don't think the Andromeda story was bad, starting a new colony in a new galaxy was a great way to restart a new trilogy.

My biggest complaints was that there were only two species compared to all the species the original games had. And tied into that was that they tried to sell all the other species (Quarians) as DLC which they didn't even make. And the fathers/Jein Garcen story that also was left unfinished to be sold as DLC which I though was really interesting and going places. And that major sections of the story seemed to be told out of order.

I would like them to continue the 2'nd game and continue the choices made in the first game, that's really my favorite thing about Mass Effect is the way the games carry over the story choices. Just add some new races don't make obvious story cuts for DLC and I'll be happy.

[rainslacker]

It was an alright game. I played it after they fixed most of the things that people mocked it over.

The story was half decent, but I feel the bad guy started off interesting, then became kind of cliched. I didnt really have much investment in my team mates, and even less in the side characters that padded the game.

Game play was actually pretty good if you didnt become too overpowered early on, which was easy to do if you did the side stuff as it became available. Half of the side stuff was pretty tedious though.

[zsquaresoff]

They should do the opposite of that, they should remaster the trilogy or original games and maybe get newer fans hooked onto the games. Then hopefully give us a better 4th version of the game.

[ifrit_caress]

Make a remaster of the first three Mass Effect games.

[ClayRules2012]

That’d be a real joy to see experience, fully remastered and done with so much care. Makes me kinda wanna go back and play them.

[ifrit_caress]

Yes, it would be a real joy but then I remind myself that EA owns it too. I would not be surprised, just disappointed, if EA tried something scummy with the remaster of those games.

[no_more_heroes]

Recently fired this game up again for the heck of it (Xbox version, played on One X). Its actually still incredible looking, graphically...except, of course, the character faces. They still look on the wrong side of jank lol! The environments though look stunning, with surprisingly good textures.

[i3eyond the Circle]

Just recently purchased a high end monitor from dealing with TV solely for years and ME:Andromeda fired up on the Xbox one x is truly a sight to behold adds a layer of immersion that made the game more enjoyable for me this time around.

[TheColbertinator]

Does look stunning in 4K. It's still a trash game but the added snow effects surprised me.

[WPX]

"should kill"...? I think you meant "revive".
Andromeda already killed it.

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

They just need to reboot the series

[CrimsonWing69]

What!? No, how about they actually try this time?

[Poopmist]

I just don't see a good way to continue the story.

[shammgod]

i never played andromeda, but i get great pleasure watching the glitch and funny videos from that game. the thumbnail for this article alone gives me a good laugh

[toxic-inferno]

What's wrong with the thumbnail image?

[Tross]

I thought they did. Has there been any indication at all that they're working on another one? There is a rumor about a possible remaster of the original trilogy, and I'd love that, but I've heard absolutely nothing about the possibility of another follow-up. Nor do I think the current dev team could possibly do the series justice, hence why a remaster of the older games would be the best thing they can do right now.

[Ghostbob]

Andromeda wasn't all that bad it had some good gameplay to it.

[TheHan]

Mass effect is one of the best RPG games out there. If they killed it off now it would be horrible. I’d love to see them continue on with the series despite the backlash of some incomplete moments within the game from the past. I personally would love to see them make changes to the combat system. Other than that it’s a fantastic and rich story.

[RazzerRedux]

Andromeda wasn't as bad as some made it out to be after they fixed its problems. The game should have been delayed a year. I got it on sale for $30 and really enjoyed it.

[hadowajp]

Same (maybe even 20 bucks) but I enjoyed it in spite of the fact it seems like its missing the 20% that would have been dlc

If they're planning a remaster I really hope they include Andromeda and complete it

[Knightofelemia]

Why kill something that is all ready dead pretty much most of the original Bioware staff who worked on the trilogy all ready left. The team at Bioware who built Andromeda were held together with bubblegum and chicken wire along with the added pressure from EA no wonder Andromeda fell flat.

[GameStallion]

I hope they make a new one and dedicate the resources to it that it needs.

[sourOG]

Rather a trilogy remaster. Then let it die.

[Gaming4Life1981]

I want more mass effect and liked andromeda. Their was a rumor about a mass effect trilogy remaster so if that's true then do a sequel to andromeda after that.

[Bismarn]

they did, no worries

[cyclindk]

No need to kill it, just re-focus. Don’t rush. Rely on feedback. Just make a visceral, evocative and contemporary experience. And make it fun.

[Findingcrybabies]

Bioware is killed. The team is gone. It's been infested with Political bs types now.

[AK91]

That or sell the IP

[Germaximus]

Andromeda is awesome and I want sequels.

[Atomicjuicer]

Me too. Really loved Andromeda and didnt like the original Trilogy much (even though I really tried).

[Germaximus]

Andromeda was the reason I finally went back and played through the trilogy. I had tried them a few times but never got super far. I've completed them all now thanks to Andromeda and I loved them. 2 is my favorite but they're all great. I really want more of Andromeda. It was awesome.

[SaveFerris]

Maybe a new Mass Effect, but leave Andromeda dead and buried.

[XBManiac]

Mass Effect without loading times (well, with an option to listen or read elevator chats included...) would be my first next gen title.

[toddybad]

So bored of endless sequels and remakes.
Should have killed it after the third one. Same as assassin's creed.

[Aussieguy]

They need to release a Jade Empire 2. Ive been hoping for a sequel to this for ages.

A Jade Empire 2 with next gen console graphics, loading times and with hopefully upgraded story and gameplay, could have so much potential and would be awesome.

[anast]

People act like Andromeda was 76 levels bad. It had it's hang ups and Rider felt like a cyborg, but it was entertaining.

[Miacosa]

Should? Andromeda as already killed Mass Effect so if new games are coming back it would need to be retooled and booted.

[jznrpg]

I don’t think they shouldn’t kill it . Instead they should put a good team to work on it instead of what they did with Andromeda . Make Mass Effect like the first game , more RPG less shooter .