What should BioWare do now with Mass Effect?

I think they should continue in this universe, but the negative impact seen from the game during launch might cause players to pause. If they do continue, maybe they can create a new main character and somehow wrap the Ryder story up in some sort of dialogue or opening cutscene leading to the newly aquired lead in the game.

It's just that Andromeda left so many questions unanswered in terms of story, and i'm not sure if you want to get into the process of rebooting franchises when a particular game in the series doesn't perform well.


I'm not sure if you can do "one offs" in this series as well...to me it seems like this series is bulit on charaters that players get to know over the course of the game and then for the most part players would like to see that journey continue in past games. In the case of Andromeda tho, i'm not sure if they can just cut the Ryder storyline loose since his family and character was central to the initiative storyline...basically he/she is the only character that can unlock those vaults..


So idk....i guess they can somehow create something that allows another lead to take the roll and just create adventures for that character or they can maybe do another fast-forwarding of years to the point to where all of the viable planets have made hospitable and they can maybe explore other story elements...really hard to say what they should do at this point. 

If they continue Mass Effect make Andromeda 2, if not KOTOR 3 and Jade Empire 2, no open world or MP in either.

Continue, treat mordingrimes like never existed.

Remasters worked pretty damn well for..

-Metro series
-Bioshock
-HALO
-The Last of Us
-Tomb Raider
-Skyrim (to a lesser degree)
-Metal Gear
-etc...

People are eating up remasters

memes dont' mean that much years later to most adults. I do agree a remaster for next gen consoles would be a very cool thing for the original trilogy.

I could definitely see them doing a remaster now for next gen consoles before they eventually come back and continue the Mass Effect series.

It's always curious to me how people think that a reboot of the original trilogy would automatically be a good thing.

Sorry about the incoherent and lengthy post, but here goes:

Personally, I think that this whole Andromeda thing is a total disgrace and exemplifies everything that is wrong with the gaming industry and the fan culture.

Firstly, Andromeda and Bioware have their own problems. The way its production and post-release support was handled, it was very unprofessional. The way they did the communication and post-release follow-up, it's like they purposefully wanted to antagonize the fans. But I think the willingness to sacrifice Andromeda is a poignant example of what happens when the entertainment industry is too capital intensive, too focused on profit and too responsive to the opinions of its consumers. Obviously they've got pressure to make money, and sinking more resources into a game which has sold badly and which was abused by the fans may not feel like the best business move. But it doesn't cost anything to write novels or comics!

But the thing is, I think they've made the wrong conclusions about the mess. It's not like you can just brush away the problems of MEA by cutting all single-player support, and the haters will never stop hating. However, they could have done some good damage control by trying to fix the game and complete the story for the significant body of fans (like me) who sincerely enjoyed the game and never participated in the hate. I, for one, have never seen a single one of those dreaded memes, and I absolutely love the game. It's like EA and BW just forgot that we who liked the game are their customers too. And it would actually make sense to give us some closure. So they should just ignore the hate and dig deep. And, of course, give us MEA2, because the biggest problem of MEA is the fact that it doesn't have a sequel yet.

On the other hand, I really think that the people who participated in the badmouthing campaign should reflect on their own behaviour. From day one, MEA received so much criticism which was either unfair, irrelevant or just deranged. Just to list a few: MEA failed to live up to the legacy of the Trilogy, the characters were too ugly, there was only one homosexual male romance option, too much diversity because BW is a SJW... You must be kidding me, guys. The whole thing reminds me of the ME3 ending controversy, which was even more disgraceful than the Andromeda affair. I'm not saying that it's not okay to criticize the game - on the contrary, there is nothing better than well-thought criticism and I really hope BW reads what has been said on this forum and learns its lessons for the future. But at times it almost seems like a significant portion of gamers kinda feel entitled to a game which perfectly reflects their own desires and expectations. And when they don't get it, a shitstorm breaks out and a lot of hate is dished out.

I repeat: there is nothing wrong with criticizing the game. But what really annoys me is when people complain about the artistic vision of the game, focus on irrelevant things or freak out about totally absurd stuff. You've got to give the creators some space to breathe! No-one can work on their best if an incessant hate campaign is always lurking around the corner.

So it's kind of a two-way street. On the one hand, fans are too eager to hate. On the other hand, Bioware and EA lack guts and are too eager to response to the hate in the wrong ways.

Personally, I've never been shy to criticize Bioware, but at the end of the day, I've always tried to be a supportive fan, and Bioware is a jewel among game developers. That being said, I do feel a sense of apprehension about the future of the company, though. The direction they have been heading to with SWTOR and Anthem, and the way they keep putting more resources into multiplayer, it really makes me feel like the company might slowly lose relevance to me, who loves the epic single-player immersive RPGs but who doesn't care about the social part at all.

But the thing is, some 50% of my all-time favourite games were made by Bioware, and the feels DA2 and MET have given me, it's just beyond words. And no matter what happens, nothing will ever change that. Bioware has already had a good run, and if BW as we have known it meets its end someday, I won't have any regrets. I'll just be grateful for all the stuff they did, because let's face it, everything ends eventually But fortunately, I think the old BW still has a few years to go. DA4 is pretty much confirmed, and maybe we'll get MEA2 someday as well, if we are lucky.

Infinitely better than a sequel to the disaster that was Andromeda.

I definitely understand where you are coming from. I think the simple lesson to take away from this is that BioWare is one of the pioneers and most innovative developers in the industry. For years, BioWare has set a standard for how storytelling and character crafting should be done in video games. From huge hits like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, to the Mass Effect trilogy and Dragon Age, BioWare has shown time and time again that it is one of the best when it comes to crafting RPGs.

I think that has created quite the following of fans from all walks of life, in part because BioWare games attempt to be as inclusive and as open-minded as possible. There simply is no other developer that has tried to support both genders, as well as various sexual orientations, as long as BioWare has. In fact, most developers still don't even bother to attempt either. BioWare is just special, and that can lead to very high expectations, as well as a healthy dosage of trolls hoping to see it fail.

Andromeda did not deserve the fate it received, but it's also clear that BioWare did not manage the project as it should have either. I loved the game and enjoyed it immensely. But, I recognize voices like mine were overshadowed by the memes, the lackluster reviews, and the bugs at release. BioWare, with its legacy, cannot afford to release a game with so many glaring issues, with so much hype and anticipation behind it. BioWare cannot afford to make mistakes that many other studios might be forgiven for.

It may not be fair or reasonable, but BioWare has a long history of excellence that it must always compete with. At the very least, I'd like BioWare to learn from this lesson and make an effort to avoid this ever happening again in the future with any of their games. I hope Mass Effect returns, and if it so happens to be Andromeda 2, I also hope that BioWare blows our minds with what they do next. That's all we really can do now as Mass Effect fans and BioWare fans.

Exact. Bioware is a creator of intense emotions. Create what gives us the chance to escape from the real world sometimes not very enjoyable. Its games have a sense and purpose that in almost every other is not there. His characters become your friends feel part of the game itself. But I'm sure all this is already losing the road. I do not think Anthem will be this kind of game and I also fear for DA4.