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Aug 18, 2017 20:06:59 GMT Revan Reborn said:

Aug 18, 2017 19:43:53 GMT @carefull said:

I agree with your analysis. If Anthem is not a successful franchise, something will have to be brought out of retirement, either ME or JE. They can only milk the DA for so many games (well, okay, they can do it forever, but a girl can hope, right?). They will want to have a sci-fi franchise imo, and ME is a great verse.

Of course I am secretly hoping that ME hiatus might give JE a chance. But in the fantasy world, they are likely to ride the DA horse, so... as someone who is not a DA fan, I'd rather see ME moved off the backburner sooner than seeing DA4, DA5, DA6, etc.

I think even BioWare recognizes the necessity of alternating properties, not just to give fans some variety, but also the team working on the games. I couldn't imagine how bored I'd become working on Dragon Age nonstop for decades. It's nice to switch things up and do something different. Anthem is now technically sci-fi, although Aaryn Flynn claims it's more "science fantasy" like Star Wars and the Marvel Universe. Mass Effect still has that more "realistic" science fiction niche, so I think its chances of returning are more likely than Jade Empire, which is just Chinese Mythology fantasy.

Not that I'm against Jade Empire returning. I loved that game. I just see Mass Effect having a much better shot, given its install base is larger and more likely to bring in money. Unless you played Jade Empire on the original Xbox when it released in 2005 (or later when it was ported to PC in 2007), nobody knows what that game is. As I said, the chances of Mass Effect returning after Anthem and DA4 are pretty high. There's no way BioWare is going to create another new IP at this point.

I absolutely agree with you that DA is taking up the same niche as JE would, but the thing is that the lore created for JE was extremely rich, vs DA is using itself up. User fatigue, as much as folks are not willing to admit it lumping it up under the "bad writing" and "safe choices" did contribute to Andromeda not being a successful release. I am pretty sure that it will be my reaction to DA4 (and already was to DA3) b/c I never was particularly fond of the setting, and I am already tired in advance at the thought of 100 more hours of Fade, Templars and mages.

Anthem imo is coming to replace the ME. Something has to be there to replace DA, and they are sitting on the IP for JE, and it is something that is novel and can easily be expanded into the contact with the West via Central Asia-like setting easily enough.

The monster compendium is outstanding, the artwork potential is endless with JE, and it is novel & can be moved in the timeline with a reboot without aggravating the fanbase at all. As you said, most of us either did not play it, or were not pissed at it.

Perhaps, the time will come for JE rebirth, before gambling on another ME. Or so I wish to believe, but my faith does not require you to believe what I believe.