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Home News BioWare Talks Mass Effect 4: "We Don't Want To Make 'Shepard 2'"

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BioWare Talks Mass Effect 4: "We Don't Want To Make 'Shepard 2'"

Posted on Friday, October 19 @ 07:40:54 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


Those of you craving a change of pace from the next major installment in the Mass Effect franchise will be pleased to know that when the game does finally roll out, you won't be playing as some re-skinned version of Commander Shepard.

Speaking with VG247, BioWare Montreal producer Fabrice Condominas confirmed that while there is definitely more Mass Effect on the horizon, it won't be more of the same. “There is one thing we are absolutely sure of – there will be no more Shepard, and the trilogy is over,” he explained.

Seeing as how work on Mass Effect 3 wrapped up earlier this year, the team still has yet to iron out the details on where exactly they plan to take the franchise. “This is really our starting point. Now the Mass Effect universe is vast and very, very rich. So at this point in time, we don’t even know what kind of time frame we’re going to be in," Condominas added. "All we’re doing is more gathering ideas from the teams, gathering feedback to see several things.”

The BioWare producer concluded by emphasizing the fact that the next chapter of Mass Effect will be far different than what players are already familiar with. “So first, we don’t want to make ‘Shepard 2′, or Mass Effect 4 with like, ‘oh there’s no more Shepard but you’re a soldier in the universe’. So this will be a very, very different context for sure, and nothing has been decided on the rest.”

Let us know where you'd like to see BioWare take the franchise in the comments below.
Tags:   Mass Effect, Bioware


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  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 8:10 am
    In other words this is going to be a dragon age 2. No more just playing the good guys and it will probably sacrifice any semblance of important story.
    1 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am
    Boy that's a depressing thought.
    0 1
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 8:14 am
    I love the Mass Effect series, but I'd like to see them make something less shootery and more action-rpg-y a la Dragon Age:Origins or KOTOR.
    0 2
  • pennpsu
    pennpsu
    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
    I second that
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 8:44 am
    Hey Alex, why so early with the post? Anthony is usally the only one up this early. Dan and Nick must sleepin til noon.
    0 1
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 9:26 am
    I'd have to imagine he lives on the East Coast, posting before 5am West Coast would require real dedication, and insanity.

    Also, I'm just gonna post this here, the recent ads are getting out of control on GR. I can put up with the Damn (capitalization meant to break language filter, not add emphasis) Nerf ad popping up on EVERY (capitalization meant to add emphasis) page and exiting out of it, but letting it change the color scheme of the website is really disorienting. Just on this page I had another ad show up on the right that shifted the contents over to the left in order to make room for it. I know ads are needed to pay for all the beer and hookers, but please don't let them take over the web site!
    0 4
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
    ^ What he said (about the ads).
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 11:01 am
    Sounds like you got sand in your eyes looking at this website!
    0 0
  • Noritama
    Noritama
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 11:02 am
    Seriously all they need to do is relive some of the big battles they talked about the first contact war or the rachni war. Thats all they need to do to dish out quick cash. Thats all they need to do and everyone will love it.
    0 2
  • daverabbit
    daverabbit
    Joined: Oct 2008
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
    Is that all they need to do? Wasn't sure that that was all they need to do from your post. Please clarify if you think that is all they need to do.



    Sorry I couldn't help myself from being a total dick.
    0 0
  • shandog137
    shandog137
    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
    Seriously, I have to give cudos for their efforts on the multiplayer for Mass Effect 3 as I can easily but sadly say I have spent more money and time on this multiplayer than on any other to date. And trust me trying to get me to spend money on multiplayer DLC is the equivalent of trying to get you leg back from a great white off the coast of Australia...**** aint easy!
    0 1
  • nihm
    nihm
    Joined: Jan 2011
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
    It'd be kinda cool if they made a game that took place before humans entered the galactic community, ie: no human characters whatsoever. Or have you play as a Turian and 2/3rds through the game the humans appear out of nowhere and the First Contact War starts.
    0 1
  • Ranim
    Ranim
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
    Run your ****ing IPs into the grooooooound
    0 0
  • spartan317
    spartan317
    Joined: Dec 2005
    Posted: Oct 19th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
    Clearly what needs to happen is they need to take the "rape-sim" from the first mass effect and merge it with the multiplayer from the third mass effect and couple the resulting bastard with the completely out unnecessary story from the second mass effect... I think we would have a winner
    0 0
  • oblivion437
    oblivion437
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Oct 20th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
    One of two things will happen when it releases:

    Critics will laud it as the best thing since sliced bread. Fans will hate it. The critics will rally 'round the developers' flag and defend it and call the people who actually pay for games with money 'entitled'. Extra Creditz will do a video discussing it in some way and they'll make shallow, poorly researched comments that will probably also be horribly wrong.

    Or:

    Critics will pan it. Fans will point out the things they're *****ing about are the same things that were always wrong with the series. Bioware will go the way of Westwood, Maxis, Bullfrog, Pandemic, and Origin. Extra Creditz will do a video discussing it in some way and they'll make shallow, poorly researched comments that will probably also be horribly wrong.

    Game's going to be a mediocre 3rd-person cover shooter written by paid fan fiction writers either way.
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2012 at 8:15 am
    Boy that's two depressing thoughts.
    0 0

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