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[JohnnyFootball]

I consider GamesCom a surer bet than N7day because it has a bigger reach and more coverage. I'm not a hardcore industry watcher but I sense EA has shortened it's PR cycles under Andrew Wilson (and in general tries to be more transparent about their development cycles) so I expect we won't have to wait long for something substantial.

In the past, BioWare used GamesCom to announce the release date of ME3 and last time they announced the late Shadow Realms. Unless they're going to roll out their new IP, Andromeda seems the likely spotlight.

Gamescom seems way too soon. I think the industry has finally caught on to the idea that showing games too soon can be detrimental. Watch Dogs and (to a much lesser extent) The Witcher 3 caught flack for being much different than their initial reveal. Fallout 4 being a recent example shows that publishers are moving towards announcing and showing games much closer to,release date. M

If you want my opinion, Bioware should go into lock down mode. Do not, talk about, tweet or show anything until we get reasonably close to release date.

 

[Patryn]

I think GI cover next year, with full details at E3 2016.

I consider GamesCom a surer bet than N7day because it has a bigger reach and more coverage. I'm not a hardcore industry watcher but I sense EA has shortened it's PR cycles under Andrew Wilson (and in general tries to be more transparent about their development cycles) so I expect we won't have to wait long for something substantial.

In the past, BioWare used GamesCom to announce the release date of ME3 and last time they announced the late Shadow Realms. Unless they're going to roll out their new IP, Andromeda seems the likely spotlight.

If they've shortened their PR cycles, that almost certainly rules out Gamescom, because that's over a year out from release.

 

[The Artisan]

so. while it's not totally relevant here, I'll just mention that it is ramadan, and I use the "uncharted worlds" theme as my alarm to wake up for my morning/dawn/before daylight feast, ceri. =]

 

[JohnnyFootball]

FYI, I went into Gamestop and they had Mass Effect on 360 for $2.

I figured I would check that out to see how it works in terms on BC.

It works pretty well actually.

 

[Patryn]

FYI, I went into Gamestop and they had Mass Effect on 360 for $2.

I figured I would check that out to see how it works in terms on BC.

It works pretty well actually.

They're still working on it. Supposedly Digital Foundry did an analysis and found that in some parts it outperforms the 360, but in others the framerate dips into the single digits.

But Microsoft is claiming that by the time the BC is officially released (this Holiday), they will have it running at par with the 360, if not better.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

They're still working on it. Supposedly Digital Foundry did an analysis and found that in some parts it outperforms the 360, but in others the framerate dips into the single digits.

But Microsoft is claiming that by the time the BC is officially released (this Holiday), they will have it running at par with the 360, if not better.

I didn't do much with it. I just put the disc in.

I spent $2 for an experiment and I came away believing it may work.

 

[Dunkelgrau]

Has somebody read Revelation Space?

 

[wolfhowwl]

Let no one ever again say that BioWare does not listen to their fans.

http://forum.bioware.com/topic/3995...s-ideas-on-a-new-mass-effect-game/?p=12456035

 

[JeffZero]

Based RyuGuitarFreak.

 

[Bisnic]

Based RyuGuitarFreak.

It was a Bioware alt account! They gave us the location years ago in the first post if that thread!

Spoiler

Maybe.

 

[The Artisan]

also something I said in the ramadan OT...I've been wearing my n7 hoodie to the masjid for tarabi, tonight will be my.. 3rd night I think? =]

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Lots of people guessed going to another Galaxy as a way to distance the new games from the old narratives. I think it's a bit shite tbh though.

 

[shinobi602]

Lots of people guessed going to another Galaxy as a way to distance the new games from the old narratives. I think it's a bit shite tbh though.

I'm ok with it mostly, actually pretty excited. ME3 wrapped up the trilogy, there's just no reason to continue to beat that dead horse. I've seen a lot of people say they want to see the repercussions and consequences of their decisions, but that means continuing to go back to that arc, those characters, that narrative...it means continuing to just drag that story forward. It's done with...

The way it's left off is satisfying to me, time for a new galaxy. I feel pretty good personally

 

[The Artisan]

Lots of people guessed going to another Galaxy as a way to distance the new games from the old narratives. I think it's a bit shite tbh though.

agreed, I think..

I'm ok with it mostly, actually pretty excited. ME3 wrapped up the trilogy, there's just no reason to continue to beat that dead horse. I've seen a lot of people say they want to see the repercussions and consequences of their decisions, but that means continuing to go back to that arc, those characters, that narrative...it means continuing to just drag that story forward. It's done with...

The way it's left off is satisfying to me, time for a new galaxy. I feel pretty good personally

I think the fact that we're getting a new cast & main character is great, but but there's still so much of the milky way that is unexplored. in fact, the fact that the series kept the setting confined to the galaxy added a level of realism to it imo.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I'm ok with it mostly, actually pretty excited. ME3 wrapped up the trilogy, there's just no reason to continue to beat that dead horse. I've seen a lot of people say they want to see the repercussions and consequences of their decisions, but that means continuing to go back to that arc, those characters, that narrative...it means continuing to just drag that story forward. It's done with...

The way it's left off is satisfying to me, time for a new galaxy. I feel pretty good personally

At the end of the day it is what it is. A new galaxy is what we are getting.

Might as well see what they can come up with.

Just please, please, please don't somehow try and create a crazy supervillian that outclasses the Reapers.

 

[Bisnic]

At the end of the day it is what it is. A new galaxy is what we are getting.

Might as well see what they can come up with.

Just please, please, please don't somehow try and create a crazy supervillian that outclasses the Reapers.

I don't think we can worry about this... I mean, how can you outclass a villain such as an army of gigantic, almost invincible, robots who kills and harvest everything in their sight?

 

[Patryn]

I don't we can worry about this... I mean, how can you outclass a villain such as an army of gigantic, almost invincible, robots who kills and harvest everything in their sight?

The problem is them trying and failing.

I'm already a little wary about the whole Remnant thing.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

The problem is them trying and failing.

I'm already a little wary about the whole Remnant thing.

Exactly.

The Remnant will probably have a plot twist and be revealed as the Reapers or what really happened to the Protheans.

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Let no one ever again say that BioWare does not listen to their fans.


http://forum.bioware.com/topic/3995...s-ideas-on-a-new-mass-effect-game/?p=12456035

Wow, and that screws with my head forever

 

[Laughing Banana]

Say, have they ever explained how people can actually travel to other galaxy? I mean at least on the ME trilogy's timeframe people can just zap around milky way due to the presence of Mass Relays scattered around. Traveling to whole other galaxy is on a different level of ballpark, I imagine.

Also kind of funny to see if we have another Reaper-like entity on Andromeda.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Say, have they ever explained how people can actually travel to other galaxy? I mean at least on the ME trilogy's timeframe people can just zap around milky way due to the presence of Mass Relays scattered around. Traveling to whole other galaxy is on a different level of ballpark, I imagine.

Also kind of funny to see if we have another Reaper-like entity on Andromeda.

There are tons of possibilities but its likely that they used the relays some, since its been reported to start before the end of mass effect 3. Who's to say they dont embark on a multi-1000 year journey to get to Andromeda?

 

[Patryn]

Say, have they ever explained how people can actually travel to other galaxy? I mean at least on the ME trilogy's timeframe people can just zap around milky way due to the presence of Mass Relays scattered around. Traveling to whole other galaxy is on a different level of ballpark, I imagine.

Also kind of funny to see if we have another Reaper-like entity on Andromeda.

My personal guess it that they will have discovered a stable wormhole somewhere.

It's always the go-to answer for when you need to get some far fast in sci-fi.

 

[diaspora]

My personal guess it that they will have discovered a stable wormhole somewhere.

It's always the go-to answer for when you need to get some far fast in sci-fi.

That or a 1000+ year journey using space magic cryogenics.

 

[TC McQueen]

Here's an article about a possible ME: Andromeda timeline/plot.

 

[Patryn]

That or a 1000+ year journey using space magic cryogenics.

If they did this, there could be an interesting twist where the Remnants were actually a different expedition from the Council Races that made it to Andromeda first through space magic, raised a civilization, and then fell.

 

[diaspora]

If they did this, there could be an interesting twist where the Remnants were actually a different expedition from the Council Races that made it to Andromeda first through space magic, raised a civilization, and then fell.

That's... Not a bad idea actually. I'm a bit annoyed now since anything else they come up with won't be as interesting as this.

Edit: I mean it's just Planet of the Apes sure but...

 

[dorq]

Remnant? Interesting that one of the definitions is..

"a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel)."

So perhaps..

"a small bunch of survivors who remain servants of Leviathan/Reapers (or insert new bad guy) and believe that their return to Andromeda will usher in their salvation"

 

[Patryn]

Remnant? Interesting that one of the definitions is..

"a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel)."

So perhaps..

"a small bunch of survivors who remain servants of Leviathan/Reapers (or insert new bad guy) and believe that their return to Andromeda will usher in their salvation"

I feel like you're stretching here. Odds are that it just means that it's the last vestiges of a previous civilization.

I'll continue to go on the record stating that I do not expect the Reapers or Leviathans to feature heavily beyond being invoked as to why the expedition was being sent in the first place.

This game is a new start. Mass Effect sells well, but it is not as popular as most people think. Dragon Age regularly outsells it.

I doubt they want to burden it with that much stuff from the original trilogy.

 

[diaspora]

I feel like you're stretching here. Odds are that it just means that it's the last vestiges of a previous civilization.

I'll continue to go on the record stating that I do not expect the Reapers or Leviathans to feature heavily beyond being invoked as to why the expedition was being sent in the first place.

This game is a new start. Mass Effect sells well, but it is not as popular as most people think. Dragon Age regularly outsells it.

I doubt they want to burden it with that much stuff from the original trilogy.

Good, it has better lore and foreshadowing.

Spoiler

But seriously though, I thought it was the opposite with the exception of Origins.

 

[Patryn]

Good, it has better lore and foreshadowing.

Spoiler

But seriously though, I thought it was the opposite with the exception of Origins.

Bioware was saying that DA:I was their "most successful launch ever." That implies to me that it sold better than the Mass Effect games, at least initially.

DA2 is the exception.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Good, it has better lore and foreshadowing.

Spoiler

But seriously though, I thought it was the opposite with the exception of Origins.

Mass Effect has one reasonably well, but by no means it is a blockbuster franchise.

Last I read, the Uncharted series which is playstation exclusive has outsold the ME series.

Mass Effect may just be a case of a series that has a few fans, but are a VERY vocal minority.

Still if there was ever a video game story that deserves its own book, its the development of the Mass Effect series, how it changed, and how Hudson and Walters so badly fumbled the ball in coming up with the ending for ME3. I would read that in a hurry.

 

[Blue Ninja]

I'm excited about the new galaxy, if only because I'm a sucker for the whole frontier/space gunslinger concept. Having the entire galaxy be uncharted could be really cool.

 

[Maledict]

I'm excited about the new galaxy, if only because I'm a sucker for the whole frontier/space gunslinger concept. Having the entire galaxy be uncharted could be really cool.

Just as long as they agree never to use Johnny Cash, or indeed *any*, Country and / or Western music in the game again...

The trailer was god awful with that choice.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Just as long as they agree never to use Johnny Cash, or indeed *any*, Country and / or Western music in the game again...

The trailer was god awful with that choice.

You are categorically, absolutely, indisputably insane.

The men in white coats are on their way right now.

 

[X-Frame]

As someone who's played and re-played the Trilogy on the 360 numerous times, I'm thinking about diving into the PS3 version from scratch and going through it all again.

How do the PS3 ports compare to the 360 version? Is ME1 the same between both consoles? No differences between ME2 and 3? Thanks!

 

[Maledict]

You are categorically, absolutely, indisputably insane.

The men in white coats are on their way right now.

I'm not alone in that one. Maybe it has a different resonance to someone from the States, but it is utterly wrong for the setting and the ME tone.

 

[Patryn]

I'm not alone in that one. Maybe it has a different resonance to someone from the States, but it is utterly wrong for the setting and the ME tone.

I disagree. It perfectly fits if they're attempting to create a tone akin to the Wild West.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I disagree. It perfectly fits if they're attempting to create a tone akin to the Wild West.

This. You're a space cowboy*, exploring the frontier. Johnny Cash is 100% perfect.

*Cue Steve Miller

 

[The Artisan]

Here's an article about a possible ME: Andromeda timeline/plot.

I don't get it, maybe I need to read that article more diligently but how can there already be humans in andromeda? I mean I guess there can be humans on other planets but I didn't ME was gonna be that type of scifi.

I thought Me4 was gonna take place so far into the future that all we could say about shepard would be "the shepard".

EDIT: the amount of posts in this thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtpyeLxVkI

 

[wolfhowwl]

Good, it has better lore and foreshadowing.

Spoiler

But seriously though, I thought it was the opposite with the exception of Origins.

When DA:I was announced in 2012 that series was at eight million and in 2011 the Mass Effect series was at seven million. Nirolak posted last year that judging by revenue ME3 would be around five million.

Mass Effect of course was constrained by the exclusivity situation while Dragon Age was everywhere from the beginning.

 

[Nostremitus]

I don't get it, maybe I need to read that article more diligently but how can there already be humans in andromeda? I mean I guess there can be humans on other planets but I didn't ME was gonna be that type of scifi.

I thought Me4 was gonna take place so far into the future that all we could say about shepard would be "the shepard".

EDIT: the amount of posts in this thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBtpyeLxVkI

Maybe several ark ships were sent out to prevent extinction at the hands of the reapers and some got there WAY ahead of others due to time dilation and the means of travel.

The ME universe already has FTL, so a 1000+ year journey wouldn't feel like a 1000+ year journey to those in your ship.

In the trilogy they got past the issues of time dilation by making mass effect drives and relays that used space magic to circumvent physics. But if council races were trying to escape the Reapers, they'd need to use engines not based on Reaper tech in order to make them more difficult to track, right?

Or maybe engine trouble hit your ship but not the others, so the other ships got there a lot faster but your ship due to damage/loss of fuel and need to modify the engine output for fuel efficiency/some other plot device had to deal with time dilation. You arrive 1000 years after the rest of the fleet and see the remnants of the civilization they tried to build.


Edit: just read that article and timeline. If that's true and the Ark was a Prothean machine then the Remnants could be of Prothean descent.

 

[behroozbadboy]

http://gamingbolt.com/mass-effect-andromeda-secret-info-at-sdcc-new-lithograph-revealed

 

[Poodlestrike]

http://gamingbolt.com/mass-effect-andromeda-secret-info-at-sdcc-new-lithograph-revealed

Giving me some Flood vibes.

 

[Florida_Man_5000]

I'm not alone in that one. Maybe it has a different resonance to someone from the States, but it is utterly wrong for the setting and the ME tone.

I think its a great choice all around, and I think it has a dual purpose. The lyrics refrain is "shadow riders in the sky". In the context of old westerns or in trying to decipher meaning from Cash's lyrics, "shadow riders in the sky" might be spiritual, powerful, god-like, scary. The song sets the explorer tone thru its western context and the lyrics foreshadow the arrival of the ark from a natives' perspective. Maybe they arrive upon a species who is not technologically a advanced, who thinks them Gods?

 

[Florida_Man_5000]

http://gamingbolt.com/mass-effect-andromeda-secret-info-at-sdcc-new-lithograph-revealed

Cool planet. Looks hostile with sulfur gases everywhere.

According to that article, some selective people at ComicCon got to see and comment on ME4.

Shinobi! Tell us what you saw!

 

[behroozbadboy]

BioWare ‏@bioware
Commander Shepard, Pluto is in range. Send out probe? #PlutoFlyby

Mass Effect ‏@masseffect
Can you bring us in a little closer, Joker?

lol

 

[Apoptomon]

BioWare ‏@bioware
Commander Shepard, Pluto is in range. Send out probe? #PlutoFlyby

Mass Effect ‏@masseffect
Can you bring us in a little closer, Joker?

http://8pic.ir/images/8dtku2d5ou7di5p1pwuv.jpg

lol

It's Charon they have to watch out for, isn't it? (In ME lore)

 

[Patryn]

It's Charon they have to watch out for, isn't it? (In ME lore)

Yeah, Charon is the relay for our system encased in ice.

Would be interesting if they sent out a system update for ME2 that changed the picture of Pluto to the new one.

 

[wolfhowwl]

Days: Monday, July 20
Session: 10am-2pm or 3pm-7pm (4 hours)
Who: all fans of RPGs or open world games! All levels of experience are welcome (including people new to Mass Effect!)
Sign up here: http://easports.us4.list-manage.com...3ed85918f15a45d8f8&id=c4b677a9aa&e=f3afc9a865

Edit: and gone!

 

[iosefe]

Mass Effect series for sale again on PS3

Mass Effect 1
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3

DLC not discounted