I didn't create those videos (someone sent them to me) and the problem is that some of these videos are dev demo reels. It would be actually pretty bold of me to upload these videos/or being responsible for spreading them on YouTube. Or am I overreacting?
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I didn't create those videos (someone sent them to me) and the problem is that some of these videos are dev demo reels. It would be actually pretty bold of me to upload these videos/or being responsible for spreading them on YouTube. Or am I overreacting?
Thank you! They look gorgeous
crazyrabbits
Banned
Upload them to a dummy Dropbox account and/or send links by PM. I have one myself for any ME-related footage.
shinobi602
Member
Also wanted to say that I see a lot of people feeling a little down thinking the new game's extremely far off given they're "just" showing concept art. That's not really the case. Aside from personal convos, there are strict marketing schedules to adhere to in game development. They're much further along than you think.
Earlier this year it was at least half-way through development. Once 2015 rolls around, expect marketing to head into full speed.
Earlier this year it was at least half-way through development. Once 2015 rolls around, expect marketing to head into full speed.
What kind of release window would be reasonable to hope for then? Q3/Q4 2015?
shinobi602
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SliChillax
Member
I don't know to be honest, as long as you don't get into trouble.
The seamless experience -- would that mean that we wouldn't be able to just play one of the games? Say, if I wanted to play just Mass Effect 2 or 3, would I be able to do that (or have the option of choosing between that and the seamless experience)? Or would they just flow from ME1 onwards like one big game? I like the seamless option, but would also like to just be able to play any of the games at any time.
Perhaps they're aiming to match ME3's release period back in 2012?
Poodlestrike
Banned
If they did it like the MCC, you'd be able to do both. You could either start ME1 and continue on seamlessly from there, no swapping of discs or booting of games, or you could select ME2 or 3 from a central menu.
prag16
Banned
Good. So all the people claiming they're just now heading into full production are incorrect.
Sounds like Q1 2016 unless they hit a major setback. I can live with that.
For PC ME2 and 3, people figured out how to unlock all of the retailer exclusive gear within hours of release. I had it all by the time I started playing.
Wow, that's much earlier than I expected.
shinobi602
Member
Yea that's...not right.
Well, they began working on it since 2012. A lot of things are helping speed development along: mature Frostbite toolchain, technical experience from DICE, DAI team etc. 2015 will be its big marketing debut.
JeffG
Member
Probably after the marketing for DA:I has died down a bit.
prag16
Banned
I think shinobi had said at one point he's not even 100% sure if it takes place before, during, or after the original trilogy.
I'd really love to know the timeframe along with whether or not the bulk of the game takes place in another galaxy.
digoutyoursoul
Member
I would be surprised if we could play as various races, the amount of work needed would surely go beyond budget. My feeling is human again.
shinobi602
Member
Not specifically, no. Sorry :-/
SliChillax
Member
Thank you for the great news, Santa.
I've been wondering, maybe a VGA/VGX title reveal, similar to what we got for Mass Effect 3 in 2010?
That's possible only if the VGA are a big televised show again.
shinobi602
Member
Certainly possible. Historically Mass Effect's been revealed at events rather than on their own.
AuthenticM
Member
Great post.
I wanted to post an idea and second some others that I saw in the thread:
- About the "seamless experience" vs. choosing each game individually for a ME trilogy remaster -- please keep the New Game+ options, too.
Is there any way that we could get something like an upgraded version of The Keep to make anything like this possible? Something that would allow us re-input our choices, create loadouts, etc. for characters that are ready to go in Mass Effect 3.
I'd like to see squadmate control as well. I really would like to be able to get a glimpse of what it's like to play as other classes without having to start a new game.
I don't know if it's possible to include co-op for battles, but if it is, that'd also be great.
Ivory Samoan
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I was kind of hoping they would say at least the timeframe (when the next game/trilogy is set) on N7 day... I'm still 100% behind it being after ME3, and I would truly be shocked if they went prequel at this stage.
All this new exploration, human (100% confirmed) involvement in said exploration and new-style N7 gear lends itself to not being a prequel at all IMO.
All this new exploration, human (100% confirmed) involvement in said exploration and new-style N7 gear lends itself to not being a prequel at all IMO.
HarryHengst
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The best thing they can do is alternate universe, disentangling themselves from the entire mess that was ME3 (and especially its ending).
DOWN
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I don't even get how rumors started flying that the game is barely in production? Like it's been almost 3 years since ME3 and they confirmed a sequel not long after.
Then they shared detail about things like title and the Frostbite usage they are getting out of the DAI team's assets.
Then we got told they were about halfway right around 2 years after ME3 came out, easily indicating that another 2 years could be release which is Q1 2016.
Mass Effect 2 was also a Q1 release.
I expect Q1 2016 (the Q1 2015 spot is currently being filled by Hardline) looks like a successful spot for ME, following Battlefront in Q4 2015 and giving plenty of buffer before Mirror's Edge 2 and Battlefield 5 later in 2016.
Then they shared detail about things like title and the Frostbite usage they are getting out of the DAI team's assets.
Then we got told they were about halfway right around 2 years after ME3 came out, easily indicating that another 2 years could be release which is Q1 2016.
Mass Effect 2 was also a Q1 release.
I expect Q1 2016 (the Q1 2015 spot is currently being filled by Hardline) looks like a successful spot for ME, following Battlefront in Q4 2015 and giving plenty of buffer before Mirror's Edge 2 and Battlefield 5 later in 2016.
crazyrabbits
Banned
IIRC, there was a topic during late summer that said they had just started doing writing meetings and beginning to hash out story beats. Likewise, if production was halfway-finished at this point, we probably would have seen more than a Mako prototype and some concept art at this stage.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
There is no "probably" about it. Bioware will show off more of the game when they are ready to show off the game. They don't owe it to us to show us the game right now.
There is no benefit to anybody to show the game off right now other than appeasing online fanboys. Bioware is really doing their best to make sure their past doesn't come back to bite them in the ass.
Funyarinpa
Member
I think this is the first open-world game I have ever liked. (If we can call it open-world)
prag16
Banned
Not necessarily. Very faulty assumptions here. See shinobi's posts. And let not your heart be troubled. They won't let this fall to late 2016 unless they encounter some kind of development hell along the way somehow.
And if Dragon Age: Inquisition is any indication, when they're ready to show the thing, they will SHOW the thing.
Seriously, have you seen how many hours of DA:I footage has been released at this point?
Florida_Man_5000
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ME3 multiplayer opens up the doors of possibility. Everyone in ME universe speaks a common dialect. So I hope we can play as any species. I would rather they focus on building strategy thru team setups than giving the protagonist godly powers thru a huge power wheel. I want to be able to switch players in mid combat to create combo explosions and navigate flank maneuvers.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
ME3 multiplayer says hello.
I hope we can play as any species. I would rather they focus on building strategy thru team setups than giving the protagonist godly powers thru a huge power wheel. I want to be able to switch players in mid combat to create combo explosions and navigate flank maneuvers.
I absolutely hope they don't do this. I see it as unnecessarily complicated. It was fine the way it is. I am OK if they want to add COOP, but I am not really sure how they would do it without sacrificing the single player experience and that is a big no no.
Florida_Man_5000
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Complicated as in messing with lore, or something else? I didn't mean to insinuate more than one protagonist. I just hope it can be any race. Of course it depends on the story.
Pollux
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I would prefer if that type of thing stayed in dragon age; no need to make both series basically the same.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I mean how do you do COOP? You would have to change up the game in ways that could be detrimental to the ME experience.
For example, imagine if in ME2 you could do COOP. While you the main character, Shepard would walk around the ship between missions, what's a coop character going to do during that down time? Walking around the citadel, etc?
I mean I supposed you could go into a lobby and wait for someone playing the main game to request coop squadmates, but that just doesn't seem fun and would be a disconnect.
It works in a very linear experience like Gears of War, where all you do is fight.
Florida_Man_5000
Member
I think there's been a miscommunication here. I never mentioned coop, only character switching in combat.
That would actually be pretty cool and make flanking with your squadmates much more effective.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
That's assuming that switching would be seemless.
Well, the Dragon Age team did it and they'll both be running on the same engine, so maybe the ME team can steal the functionality?
Totally agree! I ranked these starting from the most important ones:
#1 - Seamless experience Yes!!! To play it as a single game (not as a trilogy) would be awesome!!! Just imagine, at the end of ME1 (after making decision about human chancellor) Shep is getting a message about the Geth activity and is taking SR-1 to investigate it, so the second part of the story begins. (You could also give it a better title ME: Sheppards Story for example)
#2 - High res textures & shader improvements
#3 - All the DLC
#4 - 1080p & 60 fps
What else :
- Ability to switch among active party members in combat (just like in KOTOR or DA);
- 2 player split screen co-op, local (on ME3 multiplayer maps);
- Make Tali a romanceable character in ME1 - add a few dialogs and reveal her face (...forget about the stock image);
- More colors for armor in ME1 and an ability to custom colors of the weapons ( playing ME1 wearing Colossus armor with Devlon Industries weapons just because their colors match - it looks cool);
- Extend Mako's planetary exploration areas, please! (Simply make a map bigger with more stuff to find);
- A few more sliders (options) for a face and hair customization in character creation menu.
Winterfang
Banned
I played the Omega DLC for the first time yesterday. I was surprised at the length of it, new enemies where fun, loved the robots.
crazyrabbits
Banned
If anything, they've been more than forthcoming with their progress to date. It doesn't take a fanboy to figure out that they've been showing various prototypes/pieces of concept art/status updates to keep people informed of where they're at. It's the inverse of their actions during production of the previous game.
Not letting people know what stage they're at would be the real bite, I think. I may not necessarily agree with their choice for lead writer, but I can appreciate them revealing the writing team from the get-go.
DOWN
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Nope. There's no basis for saying a game that's likely a year and a half away still should have shown more than their in engine prototypes back during summer, nearly two years from the release of the game. They've got a lot of time left to develop and market the game, which is why they've barely started the marketing and technically haven't done the announcement yet.
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