Already feeling nostalgic of Andromeda D:

I got really nostalgic on the Memories missions.

We do not know yet about the fate, but hope remains for MEA2, for sure. (My signature )

Jade Empire and Andromeda/ME... I am here. I don't tire of waiting

Don't give up all we know is that MEA isn't going to get DLC's that dosen't mean we won't be seeing any sequels yet. The only thing we do know is we will have to wait for now. Mainly because right now Bioware have other priorities such as Anthem and DA4. Hopefully once those games are out we might hear something.

I've played and read my fair share of (High) Fantasy, and even dabbled in Sci-fi/Cyberpunk, and to me, Sci-fi makes a more compelling gaming experience, whilst Fantasy is better suited to the realms of pen and paper. This is, of course, purely subjective, and if the state of the market is anything to go by, Indie devs know this, but the Corporate Monkeys refuse to see it. There's a lot of Indies and small studios trying to fill the niche, but few have the Talent, and even fewer have the budget to really pull it off like the BioWare of old.

Yeah, I've noticed the same thing... but the problem for me with the indie space games is it seems like they are all just games where you're either in the spaceship the entire time doing dogfights and such or very light on anything other than just exploring different planets. Also adding that they are all on small budgets so they don't look super great either.

Got spoiled by the BioWare of old and haven't found anything to live up to those games since. =/

It's no secret I haven't enjoyed the game, in contrast for me it feels so distant. Like if it were released so long, when it was actually released the past year. It's weird.
Not gonna lie, I'm on a big let down when it comes to ME as a franchise currently (mainly because I don't much trust Bioware anymore), I used to remember the franchise with a smile, now it's like having memories of dead franchises like STALKER.
That's just how I feel though.

If anthem is a massive success... then mass effect is dead that way too. You think EA will want to take time away from a microtransaction gold mine to make another SP game in a series that just had a less than stellar entry? I think not. 

Maybe, but then again maybe not. It's not as if this would be BioWare's sole IP if it succeeds, and once the game is complete, it would just be support through the life of the game along with potential expansions, hopefully not with Destiny-level hurtful pricing. Besides, Mass Effect has already gone neck-deep in multiplayer since 3, so it's not as if that IP doesn't still have potential to keep making money through microtransactions. I mean hell, ME3MP is somehow still alive. 

What would really determine its success is whether or not the game is good enough to retain its install base and continue to see a growing number of players. If the game just doesn't have it, it'll see a drop-off at some point and there won't be many people in active lobbies. After all, microtransactions ain't gonna pay themselves. ME3MP's success didn't result in MEA becoming an MMO of some sort, and while EA, in its infinite wisdom, decided to have MP shoehorned into Inquisition as well, it doesn't seem to have a meaningful effect on the core game, at least outside of certain combat gameplay elements, and after ME3's backlash over the EMS and the endings, it seems like they stayed well away from having one affect the other too much.

If it means anything, I don't see a serious pattern that BioWare has had it with singleplayer games. I guess we'll see what the next Dragon Age is like, but I'm looking forward to it.

I believe that, regardless of the success of Anthem, and if BW survives that experience, any new release of Mass Effect will be different to what we are used to today. Not that I like it, but the industry is evolving (or devolving, pending on your point of view) that will force Bioware to somewhat align. The question will be, how far do they bend (sell out). Not sure a full SP pitch would make it through an EA production meeting today, even before Anthem is released.

Even with MEA, it was much more open world and explory than the trilogy. Though it is not an MMO (dear God, just say no), how far of a leap in production work is it really? That said, I believe someone here made a good point, if the Anthem formula scores big in the pocket book, count on a strong lean toward using it for a new Mass Effect and Dragon Age, or any new titles with the Bioware name on it. This would be a shame, as the character building and story depth will be lost without putting the SP first and MP second.

Just play it without judging it or trying to compare it to ME the trilogy.  I enjoyed it allot, once I tried to compare it and looked at the experience as stand alone.

I think the keywords here are "not yet". Do not forget that ME3MP happened far before EA started to blow all their guns with micro transactions and loot boxes. The same goes for the MP component in DA:I.

But times have changed. Now EA is selling primary micro transactions and loot boxes, with some games tacked on it. And it will only get worse and worse, I am afraid.

I am now at the point that I not longer expect anything good from "Big Publishers", or even a complete game. Sad as it is, I only expect some basic framework (for a full game price) that can be used to hark money in, because you have to pay lots of extra money to experience the "full" game. Every time now a game comes out from them it's "yeah - Nice, but what's the catch?". My eyes are more and more on the sub-AAA publishers to get at least a full game for a decent price.

But - As I said.. Maybe I am getting too old, and have a too good memory. You know - From the times you really got a full game for a decent price, without any hooks and claws to drain more money from you. I have been playing computer games from the moment I could program them in on my old Acorn Atom (1979). Hell - I have even played some "Tic-Tac-Toe" on my first CPU board (1802 CPU Super Elf - 1976), so maybe I do not longer fit in this "micro transaction" universe. Time to go?