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Post by Basquemercat117 on Aug 15, 2019 8:40:23 GMT
So I have been thinking of an idea of a new mass effect series. So mass effect chronicles could be a series of short stories covering different times in the mass effect universe. They would be campaigns would last 10 to 15 hours and would first be the rachini wars. You can play as a salarain, asari, or a krogan in the tail end of the war. With those three in a party will explore the secrets of the rachini, origins of the council, and so on. Playing as the three different character gives you different reactions and missions. The next campaign would be during the krogan rebellions, where you play the asari from the first campaign as a matriarch, the krogan for the first campaign as a battle master, and a salarain belonging to the same clan as the first. And if you dont transfer a save file you can also play a turian. The third would be exploring the morning war as a geth character and a quarain, exploring both sides of the war.
There would be room for other campaigns, such as the first contact war and so on. But the whole point is to have a series of short campaigns to play through all in one location. Think similar to the master chief collection in regards to having all the stories and one place and a platform to add more content as time goes on. There would also be a larger multiplayer compent that would be themed in different campaigns. The microtransactions well be the same as previous games (lord knows we dont need to be any worse.) The game itself would be $30 dollars, and the campaigns would be dropped into the game over time.
Here is why something like that can work. While doing prequels limits choices and we know what will happen, this doesnt stop bioware from still making good characters and a shorter story. Making a shorter more linear game will make production of the game easier and cheaper. This isnt ment to be a main stay AAA game, this is ment to be a filler AA game that is ment to fill in the time between main stay games.
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Aug 15, 2019 9:37:03 GMT
I think they should do this. I've often thought about EA Originals taking on Mass Effect as a bunch of smaller scoped game in shorter run-time, and Casey also said he wanted to do short stories with their IP if they could.
The idea also grew on me because in the flawed Mass Effect: Infiltrator game there were 2 DLC campaigns that had you play as other characters, one of them a Turian. Having a single-player DLC where you play as an alien just felt right, and it's such a shame that they keep insisting that the protagonist should always be human in the core games. I would love to see this Chronicles idea come to life.
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Post by alanc9 on Aug 15, 2019 14:45:48 GMT
Well, prequels and sidequels tested badly. But that's not necessarily fatal to the idea, since these games aren't supposed to be AAA in the first place. Do them cheap enough and maxing out at 1M or so in sales would still be workable. (IIRC EA's been talking about wanting to play in that space.)
But I'm not certain it would work as a filler between larger titles. You might get a Jay-Leno-10PM situation, where the bottom-feeding element contaminates the brand. (Assuming there's anything left to contaminate, of course.)
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Post by scifiguy53425 on Aug 15, 2019 16:04:22 GMT
I'd rather see these events explored in novels as they have the potential to be incredibly interesting and complex beyond, 'The Krogan did this', and 'then the Asari did that' that we get in the games. A 10-hour game for each event would be too restrictive in my opinion. Maybe if each story was episodic, like 10-12 games for the Rachni Wars or something, I'd be more interested.
I don't think there would have to be no choices or even minimal choices if these were games. Perhaps I've not looked in all the right places, but I feel there are few enough specific details that there is plenty of room for player choice.
As for it being filler between games, I would be sceptical if they simply considered it a stop gap until the next 'real' game. Seems like that would make it something only to make some quick cash with no substance to excuse it.
We could definitely get some really cool characters and story arcs from exploring these events more even in just a linear sense.
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Post by helios969 on Aug 15, 2019 16:34:42 GMT
Not a bad idea at a price point around 30$.
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Post by Basquemercat117 on Aug 16, 2019 5:01:44 GMT
SO i think the biggest thing why i could think on how to avoid it being called a cash grab is being that it stays at a $30 price tag and if its invested in long term. if they were to release the game and then release the AAA mass effect game and after that release they are still supporting it the community would defiantly realize it isnt a cash grab.
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Post by helios969 on Aug 16, 2019 8:51:57 GMT
I think for it to work Bioware really needs to get their shit together. Something like this would need to be pumped out every 9-12 months...something they do not seem capable of in the current climate. Everything is in a 3-5 year development hell...and then finally released with hella issues. I want them to get things right internally, but I can't say I'm too optimistic.
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Post by Basquemercat117 on Aug 17, 2019 4:48:53 GMT
I think for it to work Bioware really needs to get their shit together. Something like this would need to be pumped out every 9-12 months...something they do not seem capable of in the current climate. Everything is in a 3-5 year development hell...and then finally released with hella issues. I want them to get things right internally, but I can't say I'm too optimistic. i didnt bring it up, but i truly think that biowares main priority as of right now should be focusing on fixing their development cycle and really nailing down the process of making a game. I have mentioned alot of MCC talk, the reason why i say that is while 343 has fucked up alot, in the last several years as a company they have been doing alot of good stuff. Being more transparent, focusing on how they make games by investing $500 million dollars into the new slip space engine, listening to fan feed back and delivering it, and taking their time. Bioware needs to do exactly what 343 has been doing.
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Post by helios969 on Aug 17, 2019 8:09:52 GMT
I think for it to work Bioware really needs to get their shit together. Something like this would need to be pumped out every 9-12 months...something they do not seem capable of in the current climate. Everything is in a 3-5 year development hell...and then finally released with hella issues. I want them to get things right internally, but I can't say I'm too optimistic. i didnt bring it up, but i truly think that biowares main priority as of right now should be focusing on fixing their development cycle and really nailing down the process of making a game. I have mentioned alot of MCC talk, the reason why i say that is while 343 has fucked up alot, in the last several years as a company they have been doing alot of good stuff. Being more transparent, focusing on how they make games by investing $500 million dollars into the new slip space engine, listening to fan feed back and delivering it, and taking their time. Bioware needs to do exactly what 343 has been doing. I'm with you on everything but fan feedback...'cause we'll end up with a romance RPG in which missions are shown as a brief exit/entry cutscene...Alright, back to cuddle time.
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Post by Phantom on Aug 17, 2019 17:24:20 GMT
I would love to see grittier side of Mass Effect
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Post by Cyberstrike on Aug 17, 2019 17:37:28 GMT
I think those stories would be suited to other media like novels and comics. I'm not sure they would translate to smaller scale games.
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Post by Basquemercat117 on Aug 17, 2019 22:31:19 GMT
i didnt bring it up, but i truly think that biowares main priority as of right now should be focusing on fixing their development cycle and really nailing down the process of making a game. I have mentioned alot of MCC talk, the reason why i say that is while 343 has fucked up alot, in the last several years as a company they have been doing alot of good stuff. Being more transparent, focusing on how they make games by investing $500 million dollars into the new slip space engine, listening to fan feed back and delivering it, and taking their time. Bioware needs to do exactly what 343 has been doing. I'm with you on everything but fan feedback...'cause we'll end up with a romance RPG in which missions are shown as a brief exit/entry cutscene...Alright, back to cuddle time. yeah i do agree fan feedback is important. but they will never be able to execute the feed back without a good development cycle.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 23:32:25 GMT
I haven't bought "chronicle" type games for other franchises I like (e.g. Assassin's Creed). I doubt I'd find a Mass Effect "Chronicles" series any more interesting. They can do it if they want. I'd be worried that it would just extend the duration we'll be waiting for the next major ME game.
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Post by guanxi on Aug 18, 2019 17:09:54 GMT
Would like to see something like this on Nintendo Switch and iOS/Android in the meantime while they test the waters and revive interest in the series ahead of the next major instalment from Edmonton which is probably half a decade away.
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