BioWare 'figuring out the right way' to continue Mass Effect after ME3

by Jordan Mallory on Jun 27th 2011 9:00PM

Speaking with business giant Forbes, BioWare founders/doctors Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka spoke on the possibility of life after Mass Effect 3, saying that ME3's universe of diverse alien races and planets has struck a chord with the series' audience. While their priorities and resources are currently focused on "nailing it" with ME3, the doctors maintain that possibilities in the future are wide open.

"We do have a desire to continue the Mass Effect franchise," said Muzyka, "and we're working on the details, figuring out what the fans want, figuring out the right way." Given the amount of codex text the series has generated over the years, we don't doubt that there are still stories left to tell in the ME universe.

Source: Forbes

Tags: bioware, electronic-arts, greg-zeschuk, interview, mass-effect, mass-effect-3, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, ray-muzyka, xbox

Reader Comments (116)

Simple put it on hold and make Jade Empire 2

I co-sign the "make JE2" movement. All I ask is to alloow more customization to the characters.

@Nordoyle
i agree lets mass effect marinade for a bit while you focus on the next course of jade empire 2.

@Nordoyle

Or just add kung-fu fighting to Mass Effect, that would also be acceptible.

@Nordoyle

A real KOTOR 3.

@Nordoyle or put Dev teams on Jade Empire 2 / KOTOR 3 / KOTOR 1 2 HD remake XBLA / new ME game

that would be a hell of a line up ;)

@Nordoyle O one more thing Jade Empire 1 HD remake

@Nordoyle Yes, that'd be a wet dream.

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

A real KOTOR 2 would be nice first.

@dblue
KOTOR 1 & 2 and Jade Empire HD remixes.... where do I sign?

(and full compliment of Achievements/Trophies - ie 1000/platinum each)

@Jenks

KOTOR 2 is a great game, if you say anything otherwise then you need to get off your high horse.

I hope most of it ends up being prequels. There's are ridiculous amount of things that are just alluded to in ME.

@blackangel209 *sigh* I hate my fingers sometimes...

@blackangel209

The fall of Saren? The original Geth uprising? The Protheans fighting the Reapers? The Rachni Wars?

...Yeah, I can see a few prequels.

@The Blank Mage Returns I'd like a version of the First Contact War (even if it was short with few casualties). I want to see how to humans react when finding Prothean ruins and pass through the a mass relay the first time

@Design by Adrian

Maybe it could be a ME RTS or even an MMO.

Or having the starhawk gameplay would be awesome.

@Design by Adrian

Can't really see it. Shep can kill way more people in a single game than the First Contact War.

And most of the other bits kind of fly in the make your own character shtick that Bioware has for Mass Effect.

The fans want to play as Garrus!

@Raddigan

Why must you hurt me so? My Garrus died :(

@Vcize The hole in your heart must be unbearable. I weep for you.

@Vcize
(minor spoilers)

Everyone can survive if you want them to, I replayed the entire game on Insanity (yes, the entire game) to save the crew of the Normandy.

I doubt ME3 will be as nice about it though.

@Ignatius I'm thinking Vcize is probably in the camp that feels like your first time beating an RPG is "what really happens". You can go through it again with guides and everything, get 100% completion and do everything the way you want, but it just doesn't feel the same, doesn't feel real.

@Ignatius
My whole 'crew' survived, but none of my crew survived except for the doc... I'm currently replaying to remedy the situation, but in my haste, I realized a fatal flaw... I let Ashley from the first game live... She's a xenophobic and ignorant character that I'd rather do away with. Gotta replay the first one to get kaiden back.

@Vcize

You probably used him to protect & escort the remaining survivors to the normandy which was a bad idea, you use a soldier like Jacob to do that part of the mission. You can use Garrus as a leader for one of the two times when you split up, I used him on the 2nd one.

Please tell me you didn't use him to unlock/lock the gate...

@TheDarkWayne

There's a difference between needing a guide and being psychic. Without using a guide, I managed to keep my team alive on my first playthrough.

However, to keep your crew alive, you absolutely need to be A) lucky, B) psychic or C) have a guide at your fingertips. Not exactly a thrilling turn of events when you find that out.

@ShadowOp814

huh? i let Ashley live in the first game, and i made through the suicide mission without a single death.

also what Bruce said.

@Ignatius

Psychic? How about just doing all your allies' missions and using logic when choosing who does what in the final mission? I've not lost anyone in any of my playthroughs, and haven't used a guide once. Although my next playthrough I might lose a few less likeable characters just to see how it plays out in 3.

@Cal

(MORE spoilers)

If you do not complete all of the missions (100% the rest of the galaxy) BEFORE you pick up Legion, you will lose your crew (people operating the ship, not your team) if you want/need to do Legion's loyalty mission. Legion's loyalty mission will not trigger until after the Collector's attack UNLESS you have 100%'d everything else.

There's no warning whatsoever that that is going to happen. If you somehow knew the Collector's would attack two missions after you pick up Legion without checking a guide or have already played through, congratulations... you're psychic.

Mass Effect Wars RTS.

Mass Effect on-rails Kinect shooter.

Mass Effect Battle Chess.

Mass Effect side scrolling adventure (think Shadow Complex).

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

*Sarcasm*

Hey!
That sounds like Halo!

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Mass Effect Legacy
Mass Effect Noire
Mass Effect Sports
LEGO Mass Effect
Mass Effect Hot Date
Mass Effect Racing
Super Mass Effect Hyper Biotic Arcade Edition
Streets of Citadel
M.E.A.R
Mass Rain
Final Mass Effect.. and II and III... VII..

@Prboi

Just the 'Wars' portion.

Unless there's a Halo Battle Chess I'm not aware of. That would be cool. =P

@Mazrael I would KILL for a Lego Mass Effect!!!!!!!!!!

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

... Shut the **** up...

@The patatoe

Cry more. :)

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Halo Battle Chess was the April Fools (or maybe just a random gag) from Bungie last year if memory serves me.

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Mass Effect Champion edition
Mass Effect Hyper Effecting
Super Mass Effect: The new Effects
Super Mass Effect Turbo
Hyper Mass Effect: The Anniversary Effection

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

i think everyone here just realizes that if mass effect were still not available to ps3 fans your comments in this particular article would be much more snide and abrasive...and annoying. given that, i'm surprised you mentioned shadow complex. what a great game, right?

@Mazrael

...Mass Rain...

:(

@Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Ezio what happened? You used to be a pretty cool commentor, then you just devolved into N4G-style trolling. Nobody here think's its funny and we'd much prefer the old you.

@ShadowXIII It uses your end game save from ME3... Shepard & love interest settle down & have 2 kids.. ..I won't spoil the rest for you

@Mazrael

Either that, or its gonna get rated AO.....

I think they should expand it outside of a human protagonist. Specifically, I'd like to play as a Turian during the First Contact War. Maybe a Turian that needs to stop the war or something like that.

Bioware, please feel free to turn my bad fanfiction into reality.

@BananaBoat
super prequel mass effect where you play the prothean and other new races living at that time. make it a horrible tragedy (shit made me think of reach) where we see what happens when the reapers win.

@aconrad777
I'd be all for it, but... the last time you Americans asked for that kind of story, a load of you weren't happy...

pre-prequels - "We wanna see how Anakin becomes Darth Vader"

post prequels - "Nnooooooooooooooooooooooo.. a sad ending, that's so shit"

@Mazrael

Haha, the "sad ending" was far from the real issue with the prequels.

Oh and they need to call it Mass Effect: Infinite

:)

@Mazrael

Nobody was upset about the sad ending, it was the horrific dialogue, terrible characters, forced CGI, and atrocious acting that really got us.

I think the First Contact war would make an interesting game.

I'd like to play a game where I start at the Citadel security traffic desk, then move on to homicide, then Asari sex demons, and finally Rogue AI investigations.

I see the lead being played by a mature Jonathan Taylor Thomas, with the female version played by a sassy Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

Mass Effect Wars?

| 1 | 2 | 3 | Most Recent | Next 50 Comments

Mass Effect 3

BioWare 'figuring out the right way' to continue Mass Effect after ME3

Reader Comments (116)

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:04PM Nordoyle said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:07PM MGTrey said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:13PM aconrad777 said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:33PM Raffi256 said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 10:23PM This Little Man Says His Name Is said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 3:21AM dblue said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 3:33AM dblue said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 5:33AM Shinchi said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 7:59AM Jenks said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 1:19PM Mazrael said

Posted: Jun 29th 2011 2:12AM This Little Man Says His Name Is said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:05PM blackangel209 said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:06PM blackangel209 said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 2:58AM The Blank Mage Returns said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 4:14AM Design by Adrian said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 9:14AM ceetheman said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 3:16PM houser said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:07PM Raddigan said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:14PM Vcize said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:51PM TheDarkWayne said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 10:02PM Ignatius said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:07PM TheDarkWayne said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:39PM ShadowOp814 said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 12:03AM BoBsS said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 12:28AM Ignatius said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 1:21AM maveric101 said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 7:44AM Cal said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 10:32AM Ignatius said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:09PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:19PM Prboi said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:22PM Mazrael said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:22PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:26PM FinalFantasyXIIIsucks said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 10:35PM The patatoe said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:14PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:16PM Twist said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:32PM swooded said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 1:30AM Liquidfingers said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 2:15AM ShadowXIII said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 11:45AM Danthaman said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 1:29PM Mazrael said

Posted: Jun 28th 2011 3:08PM ShadowXIII said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:09PM BananaBoat said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:19PM aconrad777 said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:30PM Mazrael said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:25PM D3m0sthenes said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 11:36PM A Sandwich said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:10PM Manlypanda said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:11PM onan said

Posted: Jun 27th 2011 9:11PM ZexionArmando said

Mass Effect 3 Info

Description

MSRP

Release Date

Genre

Developer

Publisher

Rating

Breaking News

WB conjures up Harry Potter for Kinect this fall

Featured Stories

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is a stranger in a strange land

Silver Lining: I Am Alive's unfeeling world

Game Of Thrones and the paradoxes of adaptation

Engadget

TUAW

Massively

WoW