Scott has been playing through Mass Effect from start to finish again, here are his opinions as he reaches Mass Effect 2, his most beloved of the series.
Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed
Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.
I feel the same way.
I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?
Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.
Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year
So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?
Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”
One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!
To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.
some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier
it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
"Storyline wise, it makes zero sense that Miranda’s father was enough of a pervert to spend so much time giving her such a perfect ass but wasn’t enough of a pervert to also make her bisexual. And what about Jack? Don’t even try to tell me she’s only interested in dudes."
LOL
Yea I prefer the original. I liked 2, but don't see what all the fuss was about. And I Never play RPGs and prefer action shooters. So that is a very odd preference for me.
the article starts: "this will be my last mass effect article." i give him several months. either when the extended ending comes out or ME4
"Despite my choices in the first game, the story isn’t particularly different from what I saw as a paragon"
This isn't news, the choices in Mass Effect have always been an illusion. Sure you can make different choices but few make any significant difference. I've played through all of them as both Paragon and Renegade and hardly anything important changes.
That's why I wasn't at all upset about the ending of Mass Effect 3, it's the sort of thing I was expecting.
I've played through ME1 and ME2 a few times and aside from who lives and who dies, it is essentially the same. Your actions do matter to an extent, but there is a single path that you will go down regardless of what actions you take.
That being said, the franchise as a whole is great.
I'm really hoping Bioware puts the campaign DLC out soon...You have to wonder what they would have done (DLC-wise) had the fans not disagreed at the level they did.