Mass Effect 3 is 'brand new beginning' for series, Shepard's last mission
BioWare confirms that although Mass Effect 3 will be Commander Shepard's final mission, it will mark a "brand new beginning" for the series' future.
With the Mass Effect trilogy about to end, fans will undoubtedly be taken aback by confirmation that ME3 will represent the end of Commander Shepard's adventure. BioWare CEO Dr. Ray Muzyka said that Mass Effect 3 will be Shepard's final mission, "even if there are more games in the Mass Effect universe."
In an interview at Gamescom earlier this year, Muzyka told PC Gamer that BioWare has "ambitious plans to continue [the Mass Effect] franchise going forward." "Mass Effect 3 is simultaneously a couple of different things; a thrilling and epic conclusion to the trilogy as we promised our fans we'd provide for Commander Shepard, but it's also a brand new beginning," he said, concluding, "it's an entry point for new fans and it's also a brand new beginning."
Testimony from Dr. Muzyka is enough, but PC Gamer also followed up with Mass Effect producer Michael Gamble, who confirmed the same. "After this, Commander Shepard's story is complete," he stated, before going on to bluntly confirm that Shepard would not appear--presumably as a playable character--in future games made in the Mass Effect universe.
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BioWare confirms that although Mass Effect 3 will be Commander Shepard's final mission, it will mark a "brand new beginning" for the series' future.-
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I'm skeptical. They originally announced this as a three part story, and to their credit, they are delivering on that. I'm not sure how interested I'll be in some sort of "expanded universe" games set within or around the main narrative. I feel like it will dilute/detract from the story that matters to me.
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A GTA style game on the Citadel would be awesome I think.
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I don't know, I give it 4 years and EA will produce a Mass Effect sports game that comes out once a year.
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Mass Effect Jello Wrestling 2195: Now Who's The Bad-Ass Biotic, BITCH!!
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The next game has you playing as Commander Wolfe, Shephard's arch-rival from his college LaCrosse days.
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They're saying this will wrap up the trilogy story but will leave it open so that future games can be made in the universe, but not following Shepard.
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I'd really like for them to open things up in the next game and let you choose from a variety of different races.
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Mass Effect 4 will combine the best aspects of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3! Also, we will force our poor staff to make the whole fucking thing in one year.
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Agreed, they'll just be shooting themselves in the foot.
You don't divide your OWN customer base between 2 of your products. You make one kick-ass one and steal everyone elses customers.-
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No offense, but console gamers are too happy playing re-hashed shite to care. Also, any MMO worth it's salt requires a mouse and keyboard tbh...can't imagine raiding on a gamepad...
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If you roll an Asari you spend the first couple of years on MFC dancing.
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how is this news?
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Shepard dies.
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This is good news, as long as they don't cave in and turn Mass Effect into a yearly series of bro games. Unfortunately, EA has been making noises about taking it in this direction D:
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This is almost certainly the case.
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Mass Effect 5: Dance Dance Revolution
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Playing as one of the first humans to discover and use the mass relays would be pretty neat, I'd think.
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ME MMO incoming! Hell, I'd play it!
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"Profitable Franchise Set to Continue"
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Final mission does not mean "dead", so I think we'll be seeing more of Shepard in future ME titles, we just won't be playing him or her. Of course, if Shepard's meant to die in ME3, there's no way Bioware would tell us that, as it would pretty much kill the momentum of the game for many from the beginning.
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not necessarily. halo reach was probably the best halo game and we all knew how that ended up.
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He rapes you in ME4.
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i'd never play a mass effect mmo
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