Mass Effect '5' speculation (Official Thread)

Is everyone half-human/half-machine? Do Krogan still exist? Do Rachni exist? Do Quarians exist? Do Geth exist? Hell, does Earth even exist? And what about the rejection ending? Does any species that we know of exist? Will the Reapers instantly solve whatever new conflict arrises thanks to Guardian Shep or do we actually have to play the game?

Too many different starting points to write a cohesive story that takes into account everyone’s decisions.

Maybe, if its like ME1 and MEA, but I'd rather have MEA2 anyway over that.

Milky Way with Shep or nothing.

As for now, MET for switch and MEA2.

I like to play as a reaper. Flying around using my beam of doom on everyone. Talk smack with Harbinger about which one of us caused the most destruction.

If it's like ME 1 or ME:A, don't bother at all.

It'd need to be along the same levels of awesome that was ME 2 or Baldur's Gate: SoA for me to touch it.

That aside, I'd be all for your idea, DeathScepter. As for if it needs to be Shep or not....I'm not sure. IF it could be done right, I'd be for it. It'd have to be quite the story though. Otherwise, I'd like to run one last time as Shep.

I wouldn't mind seeing Sheperd return and if they wanted to include him in the Andromeda galaxy, i think a bit of space magic is required tho.....with that extra ending scene with him breathing, that can be the excuse that he survived after the onslaught of the Reapers. In turn they can say that the energies he was exposed to (when the Reapers died), transformed his body at the cellular genetic structure level which would result in his extended life span...(think on the level of Asari or Krogan).


In that sense they could create a Mass Effect that takes place some years after the Reaper threat with Sheperd and others dealing with a new threat while they are still in rebuilding mode (nothing universal like the Reaper threat) but something more locally contained.

Then they could rap up that story and have him travel to the Andromeda universe to assist the initiative characters who have seen their short lived success in their defeat of the Kett evaporated in the form of a newly reinvigorated Kett species that have partnered with a more menacing alien species bent on breaking the allies of the Initiatives....Just have it play out where the Kett and this new alien species have been taking over initiatives outposts and other landmarks....

Along the the way i guess they can figure out the mystery of the Jardan and that scorge element in the Andromeda galaxy....

for a Mass Effect Andromeda sequel, there are several people we can roleplay as outside of Ryder. I do see Mass Effect games going several different directions

That's about as unlikely as asking to remove Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars prequels.

I don't want Shepard back. Assuming s/he survived the ending of ME3, retirement is the order of the day. Cerberus isn't around to do Shepard Mark III - sure, Miranda might be, but the money is not. Nah, let Shepard retire with his/her LI, or more likely get promoted and no longer engage in active combat.

I think the return of Paragon/Renegade options would do a lot to help out Ryder. Otherwise, it doesn't matter who is the protagonist since that person will still be severely limited in personality. And while Ryder does appeal to me, personally, I can see why others wanted someone more hardcore at the lead.

Indeed, I played my Shepard's with the personalities of The Punisher and Jason Todd/Red Hood (the P/R system helps out a great deal). Ryder on the other hand, felt like a goody two shoe's boy/girl scout hero wannabe.

If they remaster MET then I'm all for more than 1 trilogy but only with Shepard because MET for me is Shepard and no other. Same with Andromeda - MEA to me is Ryder and no other so if they decide to make MEA2 with a new lead... I'm out, I'm not going to preorder it, I'll wait for sales.