Mass Effect '5' speculation (Official Thread)

So Starbrat 2.0 is just an absurdly unlikely sub-case of a possible situation?

I'd hate any cannonized ending as I pick all 3.

I think it's worth having all the options.  In a sense, it's giving us player choice, it's just that the choices mostly have nothing to do with our actions prior to this point.

Aulë made Dwarves, not Eru. Do dwarves not have a soul?

Soul is a pretty abstract concept, so I go to consciousness. If something is self-aware, does it matter what the name of the "God" was that made it?

Legion was alive. Legion contemplated things. Machines don't contemplate.

Interesting that ants have become the unworthy non-being worthy of hate. Their society is amazing, and we have no idea what goes on in their minds.

Human arrogance, it is never in short supply

Fuck ants. We should be burning them with our magnifying glasses.

Ideally? No. But the fanbase is what it is. If you can't do a save import and support everything, and you still want to continue in the MW, then you should use Destroy because it's the most marketable option.

I pick "Destroy" 99% of the time but, honestly, I'd be fine with any ending as long as the writing is good.  I think you have the easiest path to canonize either "Destroy" or "Control" ending while I just can't really conceptualize a post-"Synthesis" ending that would allow you to continue the story post-trilogy.  

Just my opinion but I believe for them to truly position themselves for more games in the Milky Way they would need to:

 - Remaster the trilogy (maybe even remake the combat, inventory and upgrading system in ME1)
 - Add additional scenes and dialogue to everything that happened after you got hit by Harbinger and stumbled into the Citadel beam
 - Make more distinction between EMS consequences - including the "breath scene" - and make the "Extended Cut" fully integrated into the final disc as opposed to a DLC

It would be a lot of work and I'm sure not BioWare would want to devore the necessary resources to accomplish it.

Alternatively, they could just do a quick remaster, release them with all DLC included and just make a blunt statement "Destroy/Control/Synthesis" is canon"

Well, I can see the "Extended Cut" but what's the appropriate place for "Bringing Down the Sky" or "Leviathan" or "Lair of the Shadow Broker"?

I think any Remaster would include all SP DLC, including "From Ashes", but I don't think they'll hard-code it into a certain part of the respective game.

I'm assuming if a "remaster" is done it will just be a polished version of ME-ME3 with all SP DLC added in plus "Extended Cut".

People who traded away/sold their PS3 would be able to play it again on PS4 but it will obviously not change the fundamental elements of the ending which still puts the future of the series likely in Andromeda.

Although, they could do a 20-30 HR Expansion to ME:A that would tie up the Ryder-esque plot-lines and then, shortly after, reveal they are doing a re-imagining of the original trilogy in Frostbite 3...meaning they re-create the series one game at a time with an eye towards ultimately providing a "different take" on the endings.  

Again, I'm not saying transfer from UE3 to FB3 or update using UE3.  I am saying re-create the series one game at a time in Frostbite 3 (new animations, new combat, new inventory, etc) using the same voice actors (Jennifer Hale, Mark Meer, etc), if available.  They could use what "opportunities" they learned from the 1st time around build the structure from the trilogy from there adding and subtracting as needed all with an eye towards a re-done ending that would allow further games in the Milky Way.    

If it was available for purchase, I'd buy it but I doubt it's being considered.

Like I said, I think the likeliest scenario, if they decide to revisit the Original Trilogy, is just a re-polish with all DLC.

I think new games will be set in Andromeda whether it's Ryder or someone else.