The potential of Andromeda 2 and a way to continue building on the Trilogy
Oct 27, 2018 12:05:42 GMT
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Oct 27, 2018 12:05:42 GMT
As we know it seems Andromeda took on the dropped plotline of Dark Energy of ME2 and the same theme which supposedly was one of 3 possibilities to end the third game with before development started on it. I had a shower-thought on that today.
While it's cheap to first drop the "original" plotline of the Reapers with Dark Energy only to then reboot it (aka steal it) for Andromeda, and the Scourge, they could make a story that ties in, ever so slightly, with the trilogy every chapter. In Mass Effect 3 I thought it was very weak of the Illusive Man to simply fall to the Reaper's indoctrination when he had been so invested in fighting them so he should've known exactly what happened to Saren, and as a successor to him, the greater twist would've been if he actually could've overcome their indoctrination by using his special Cerberus resources. Sadly that was not canon but the redemption is that if Andromeda is actually about Dark Energy, and ends up establishing the Scourge as a multi-galaxy conflict, that might some day also affect Milky Way, then Illusive Man would have had a higher purpose with his ambitions for Control in ME3. That would mean he wanted to Control Reapers not blatantly out of indoctrination or megalomania, no, he knew about the spread of Dark Energy and he knew the Reapers were not focused on it, so he wanted to take control over them and "save humanity" from the Scourge, and that is also why he funded the initiative.
Maybe like Shepard saw the prothean visions of the Reapers, when Illusive Man came into contact with a Reaper artifact which gave him his implant-eyes (which is in a comic preceding ME3) he became aware of certain things happening out in dark space and while this also began the effects of indoctrination he studied it and eventually learned of the link between the fast-aging suns in Milky Way and rapid spread of Dark Energy outside of the galaxy. He knew no one back home would believe any of this to be a serious issue right at this point, so he uses other means of persuasion to convince Shepard and others that controlling the Reapers is necessary. This is why he funded the Andromeda Initiative as early as the events of ME2 and then proceded to invest money in Shepard's resurrection because he needed a tool, and fast, in hopes to stop the Collectors and figure out how to control their masters. Then, in the end it will not be the Catalyst/Shepard Reaper solution that saves the day, but Ryder the more they find a solution to their mother's disease which directly ties into a solution to interact with, and eradicate the Scourge.
If I have to fully accept the direction the series has taken, not the one it could've, this is where I would look to. I loved the way Andromeda tied in, in an optional subplot, to the trilogy - it was in that moment I felt like it was a true Mass Effect game and then came to like it for its Heleus Cluster saga as well. I'm on board if Mac ever takes the helm and tries to bring the new saga to a close, and I don't think he or they will read this but I would encourage it anyway. It's a matter of refinement and sequels to get people that hated Andromeda 1 on board for a great sequel - BioWare just needs to know the potential they made instead of losing their focus again (you have a plot, not just characters or "every planet has a story" now.)
While it's cheap to first drop the "original" plotline of the Reapers with Dark Energy only to then reboot it (aka steal it) for Andromeda, and the Scourge, they could make a story that ties in, ever so slightly, with the trilogy every chapter. In Mass Effect 3 I thought it was very weak of the Illusive Man to simply fall to the Reaper's indoctrination when he had been so invested in fighting them so he should've known exactly what happened to Saren, and as a successor to him, the greater twist would've been if he actually could've overcome their indoctrination by using his special Cerberus resources. Sadly that was not canon but the redemption is that if Andromeda is actually about Dark Energy, and ends up establishing the Scourge as a multi-galaxy conflict, that might some day also affect Milky Way, then Illusive Man would have had a higher purpose with his ambitions for Control in ME3. That would mean he wanted to Control Reapers not blatantly out of indoctrination or megalomania, no, he knew about the spread of Dark Energy and he knew the Reapers were not focused on it, so he wanted to take control over them and "save humanity" from the Scourge, and that is also why he funded the initiative.
Maybe like Shepard saw the prothean visions of the Reapers, when Illusive Man came into contact with a Reaper artifact which gave him his implant-eyes (which is in a comic preceding ME3) he became aware of certain things happening out in dark space and while this also began the effects of indoctrination he studied it and eventually learned of the link between the fast-aging suns in Milky Way and rapid spread of Dark Energy outside of the galaxy. He knew no one back home would believe any of this to be a serious issue right at this point, so he uses other means of persuasion to convince Shepard and others that controlling the Reapers is necessary. This is why he funded the Andromeda Initiative as early as the events of ME2 and then proceded to invest money in Shepard's resurrection because he needed a tool, and fast, in hopes to stop the Collectors and figure out how to control their masters. Then, in the end it will not be the Catalyst/Shepard Reaper solution that saves the day, but Ryder the more they find a solution to their mother's disease which directly ties into a solution to interact with, and eradicate the Scourge.
If I have to fully accept the direction the series has taken, not the one it could've, this is where I would look to. I loved the way Andromeda tied in, in an optional subplot, to the trilogy - it was in that moment I felt like it was a true Mass Effect game and then came to like it for its Heleus Cluster saga as well. I'm on board if Mac ever takes the helm and tries to bring the new saga to a close, and I don't think he or they will read this but I would encourage it anyway. It's a matter of refinement and sequels to get people that hated Andromeda 1 on board for a great sequel - BioWare just needs to know the potential they made instead of losing their focus again (you have a plot, not just characters or "every planet has a story" now.)
