"The Remnant", man. Makes all the difference right?
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Rumor: Mass Effect 4 details leak through survey
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"The Remnant", man. Makes all the difference right?
Now I'm hyped
What if I told you there was a secret Cerberus citadel, a Cerberal (Citarus?) if you will, in the center of Andromeda, and the end-game mission is choosing whether to blow it up, eat it, or releasing a population bomb that makes every female resident pregnant with your seed?
SomedayTheFire
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Sounds like Mass Effect alright.
Are there colors to help me choose?
Always-honest
Banned
Yep. Now i just need to see how it looks.
The Leviathan
Banned
So lets see...
Remnants/Protheans,one man or woman with the burden of saving humanity again/ME1-3,Pathfinder/Inquisitor,MMO-lite like style fetch quest/DA:I,strike missions/Assassins Creed?
If true,hype levels:SEVERELY DEFLATED
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Deleted member 245925
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Cyan, magenta and yellow.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Saving the universe, one space mineral at a time.
TheMrPliskin
Member
Some of that stuff doesn't really do anything for me but I'm still excited about a new mass effect and I'm especially excited about multiplayer.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
- Mass Effect 4 will expand upon BioWare's iconic romance arcs beloved by fans, for the first time allowing players to romance an entire galaxy.
We both know this one idea exactly as is would literally make them a fortune.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Who the hell will you fight now that the Reapers are gone?
Plus, I don't see how ME3's ending really allows for a ME4.
Plus, I don't see how ME3's ending really allows for a ME4.
They retconned it, then ignored it, then ran away from it to another galaxy.
Monocle
Member
Sounds good, as long as they give us an extensive nostalgia porn segment where we get to explore old locales from the ME trilogy.
I can't wait to accidentally the whole galaxy. I'm gonna seed so many planets with life.
See that planet over there? You can romance it.
Your character, Shepard-T'Soni IV, is presented with 3 slightly different shades of carpet samples for the floor of the
The choice of carpet shade has a huge impact on the success of Only Suicide For Your Squadmates Mission 2.
serenewarfare
Banned
Mass Effect is my favorite series ever, and this sounds like more of what I love about it, so sign me up. Not all perfect, but sounds like a lot more good than bad. Hoping it's a 2016 release.
RespectThySole
Member
Don't like the sound of that Far Cry/AC nonsense or the direction of the plot, but more Mass Effect is always welcome.
UnluckyKate
Member
so, another galaxy ? How long after ME3 does this is supposed to take place ?
A.D. Skinner
Member
Didn't read any of it, but caught mentions of multiplayer, happy days!
flashbandit16
Member
Oh fuck I had completely forgotten about Ceberus I hope to god those trilogy destroying fucks are nowhere near this game.
Lol, can there be a choice to romance the Citarus Station?
The Citarus is actually an advanced AI which has been controlling Cerberus, the Reapers, and the fate of the universe as we know it for eons.
So yes.
fastballspecial
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No Man's Mass Effect
I'm down.
I'm down.
wolfhowwl
Banned
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Strike Team sounds like a fancy version of the scavenger bot fron Dead Space 3.
Monocle
Member
I could totally get into this. Am I part of the problem?
That version will be part of the long-awaited Appearance Pack 3: We Finally Did It Guys DLC.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
At this point, they should just reboot the ME series.
Why even bother with ME4? Just start over.
Is this even going to be numbered? I thought they were basically starting over, but in a different area of the galaxy.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It basically is a reboot though, from what I can gather, just without being one specifically. It's set in a new galaxy, distant "time and space" from the entire Shepard arc. It has familiar components in species and probably tech, but is otherwise completely new (bog standard BioWare narrative tropes aside). Even if their excuses as to how everyone got to Andromeda or how they reconcile lingering elements of the trilogy are questionable, it seems like they're going for as much of a clean slate as they possibly can.
Unless plans changed it's not numbered precisely to avoid correlation with an existing ongoing story arc (aka: the Shepard trilogy), despite essentially being "the fourth Mass Effect" with assumptions that the fifth and sixth (should they exist) would be a continuation of this.
Boombloxer
Member
If true, sold.
My hype deflates and I'll tell you why. I really had insane expectation for Mass Effect 4. I thought it could be one of the gen-defining experiences for me as ME 1 and 2 were last gen. As it stands, it looks like it's playing it very safe, the story seems derivative and they're borrowing gameplay elements from other series and games.
Storywise, nothing intrigues me. Now I don't really give a damn about uncovering the remnants or whatever. I've done that. All it's doing is telling me these guys can't come up with their own groundbreaking, original ideas, like Mass Effect 1 did.
Ooh, a new cosmic threat that could wipe out humanity? Wow, the stakes sure are high. I'm so exc-wait no, I'm not. We've had all this already with the Reapers.
The more I think about it, the more I get mad at myself for ever thinking this could be anything excellent. It's probably gonna be another decent AAA shooter with cool graphics that does nothing revolutionary, and I'll probably play it and enjoy it.
My wild dreams got the better of me again.
Storywise, nothing intrigues me. Now I don't really give a damn about uncovering the remnants or whatever. I've done that. All it's doing is telling me these guys can't come up with their own groundbreaking, original ideas, like Mass Effect 1 did.
Ooh, a new cosmic threat that could wipe out humanity? Wow, the stakes sure are high. I'm so exc-wait no, I'm not. We've had all this already with the Reapers.
The more I think about it, the more I get mad at myself for ever thinking this could be anything excellent. It's probably gonna be another decent AAA shooter with cool graphics that does nothing revolutionary, and I'll probably play it and enjoy it.
My wild dreams got the better of me again.
oh yeah I forgot they got that Halo 4 dude to be the leader writer of this game.
The whole "escaping into another galaxy" and "powerful ancient civilization" don't surprise then. Absolutely no creativity at all.
I want to be excited about a new sci-fi game, but I should just expect a dumb cinematic watered down rpg shooter with Ubisoft open world game design, terrible writing, and player fellatio.
The whole "escaping into another galaxy" and "powerful ancient civilization" don't surprise then. Absolutely no creativity at all.
I want to be excited about a new sci-fi game, but I should just expect a dumb cinematic watered down rpg shooter with Ubisoft open world game design, terrible writing, and player fellatio.
ferrasvansen
Member
I must admit I like the sound of this, been counting down the days till this is unveiled along with Fallout 4. The survey leaks seem good to me obviously I have very high expectations so let's hope I'm not disappointed. I want loads of exploring new planets, hopefully with tons of variety and scenery and loads of mysterious secrets to be uncovered.
... until the sequel when they'll inevitably reintroduce "beloved" characters and market the hell out of Garrus/Liara/Tali returning by "popular demand."
On the one hand I'm extremely hyped for how the exploration stuff sounds in theory which seems to be a big focus again. On the other hand I'm a little afraid that those things could be interpreted in a similar way to how "exploration", gaining resources and setting up camps/outposts was done in DA:I. And yes, I'm familiar with that BW quote about how ME is not going to be just like DA.I just because it was successful.
Still, they could go the easy route which could and up extremely disappointing.
Still, they could go the easy route which could and up extremely disappointing.
Cyborg
Member
So lets see...
Remnants/Protheans,one man or woman with the burden of saving humanity again/ME1-3,Pathfinder/Inquisitor,MMO-lite like style fetch quest/DA:I,strike missions/Assassins Creed?
If true,hype levels:SEVERELY DEFLATED
I agree
Abinash117
Member
I think the new galaxy thing was talked about before the new writer came along, but the whole ancient alien civilization, especially the name of it sounds so generic. The most generic thing I ever heard. It possible it isn't final, I hope.