{"id":150208,"date":"2020-12-21T19:33:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/mass-effect-ps5-best-worst-rumors\/"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:33:31","slug":"mass-effect-ps5-5-rumors-we-hope-are-true-5-we-hope-arent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/21\/mass-effect-ps5-5-rumors-we-hope-are-true-5-we-hope-arent\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Effect PS5: 5 Rumors We Hope Are True (& 5 We Hope Aren’t)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the back of the wonderful news that was the Mass Effect<\/em><\/a> trilogy’s well-deserved remaster, BioWare also gave an astounding announcement: Mass Effect<\/em> would receive another entry in the series.\u00a0 This was welcome news for nearly every fan of Mass Effect<\/em>, regardless of their opinion on Mass Effect: Andromeda. <\/em>The announcement was given in the form of a teaser that gave very little information<\/a>, except for little audio clips here and there over passing scenes of a certain beautiful galaxy, and the reveal of a character players know well.<\/p>\n

RELATED: 10 Mistakes Everyone Makes On Their First Playthrough Of The Mass Effect Trilogy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

As to what any of it really means, there’s no way to know and BioWare hasn’t been giving any further hints.\u00a0 As to what it might<\/em> mean, there’s no limit to the possibilities.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Hope Is True: Shepard’s Return<\/h2>\n
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Lieutenant Commander Shepard\u2013a name that resounds across the Milky Way.\u00a0 A person presumed to be deceased, there are hints that Shepard may be returning<\/a> to the games.\u00a0 In what capacity that will be, it’s not very clear.\u00a0 It’s so unclear that it’s difficult to even say that Shepard won’t <\/em>be dead, perhaps more like a memory or maybe even a haunting of some sort (imagine Cortana’s visions in Halo 3<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n

Regardless, it’s a face that will be familiar to players and, to some, might even be a face they weren’t ready to say goodbye to.\u00a0 Even if it’s just a tribute, Shepard isn’t a character that shouldn’t be forgotten.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Hope Isn’t True: Not A Ryder Or A Shepard<\/h2>\n
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With the details of the new game so unclear, there was no indication of who the main protagonist will be.\u00a0 Players will almost certainly have the same customization freedom as the previous games, but as to who<\/em> they will be customizing, it’s uncertain.\u00a0 With the less-than-stellar reception that Mass Effect: Andromeda<\/em><\/a> received, it wouldn’t necessarily be a surprise if they decide to throw Pathfinder Ryder out<\/a> of the spotlight.<\/p>\n

However, the chances of players returning to the controls of Commander Shepard seem even less likely, considering how old Liara T’Soni looked in the teaser trailer for\u00a0Mass Effect 4<\/em>. If neither a Shepard nor a Ryder, then who?<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Hope Is True: Shepard’s and Liara’s Reunion<\/h2>\n
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With the teaser definitely confirming the return of Liara T’Soni, and the circulating rumors of Shepard’s return, it’s an exciting idea that these two (possible) flames may be reunited.\u00a0 If players chose to pursue Liara, then none were more in grief over Shepard’s death than her.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Mass Effect: The 8 Best (& 7 Worst) Romances<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe there’s closure to be had for those who chose the romance option<\/a>; maybe there’s a good buddy-buddy moment for those who didn’t go down that road.\u00a0 Either way, characters reuniting after years and after one of them was presumably dead is bound to be a reunion worth a few cutscenes.\u00a0 If not, then perhaps the romance is all thrown out the window.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Hope Isn’t True: Looking Back Too Much<\/h2>\n
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Mass Effect<\/em> is a game series that belongs in the classics realm, and mentioning it to players will often get a nostalgic smile.\u00a0 It’s that good.\u00a0 However, like with any extremely successful series, there’s always the shadow that gets cast and the one that future entries have to live in.\u00a0 Andromeda<\/em> couldn’t quite cut it, in quite a few players’ eyes.\u00a0 Simply because of this, the developers might feel the pressure to “return to the feel of the old Mass Effect<\/em>” and be tempted into remake territory.<\/p>\n

Odds of this happening aren’t really high, particularly since the Mass Effect: <\/em>Legendary Edition<\/em><\/a> is due in 2021 and should satisfy the itch to remake something.\u00a0 Yet, it doesn’t hurt to mention, throwbacks can be fun, but there’s often little to be gained in looking too much on the past.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Hope Is True: A Galaxy Far Away<\/h2>\n
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The beloved Milky Way was the stage of the first three Mass Effect <\/em>games, whereas the aptly-named Mass Effect: Andromeda<\/em> took players to the distant-but-actually-close Andromeda galaxy.\u00a0 None of the hate on Andromeda<\/em> really had anything to do with the setting being in this galaxy, so a return to it wouldn’t be unwelcome.<\/p>\n

Still, the memories that were made in the Andromeda galaxy pale in comparison to those made in the Milky Way, and the teaser for the future Mass Effect 4<\/em> seems much more concerned with all that happened in the Milky Way.\u00a0 What would be a very interesting choice would be to have it take place in both galaxies<\/a>.\u00a0 The scale might be overwhelming, but sometimes players can dream.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Hope Isn’t True: Andromeda Who?<\/h2>\n
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Just as there’s the chance that players could find themselves in the Andromeda galaxy again, there’s a chance that the lukewarm reception of Mass Effect: Andromeda<\/em> might have the next game forget the neighboring galaxy altogether.\u00a0 Hopefully this isn’t true.\u00a0 Whether or not players were huge fans of the events that took place in the Andromeda galaxy, if this game is to take place after or around those events, then they should be mentioned and remembered<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’d be a shame for the new game to act as if Andromeda were too far away to consider.\u00a0 Then again, if the game takes place after Mass Effect 3<\/em><\/a>, but before Andromeda<\/em>, then there would be no need to mention it at all.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Hope Is True: Welcoming Back Veterans<\/h2>\n
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Not quite a rumor, this bit of news is reality and it’s exciting.\u00a0 Veterans from the Mass Effect<\/em> series will be returning <\/a>to the team for the new game, including Art Director Derek Watts, Producer Brenon Holmes, Creative Director Parrish Ley, and Narrative Designer Dusty Everman, which gives much more promise to info-starved fans on the new installment.<\/p>\n

RELATED: 15 Mass Effect 3 Mods That Make The Game Even Better<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

It falls in with what seems to be a forming trend of popular series welcoming back veteran developers for projects, just as 343 Industries announced<\/a> with the delayed Halo Infinite<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 With players clamoring for some life to be breathed back into Mass Effect<\/em>, this announcement is sure to add much to the speculation on all these hopeful rumors moving forward.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Hope Isn’t True: Reinventing The Reapers<\/h2>\n
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Whether or not the future game is to take place in the Milky Way or Andromeda galaxy, a step forward would most likely feature a new enemy.\u00a0 There’s plenty of pressure from fans who hold the Mass Effect<\/em> series close to their hearts to produce a game that gives them nostalgia, but also feels like a new game and a new story.\u00a0 It’s a hard line to walk, and what may be tempting in that is the idea to return to past enemies and revamp them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new installment would perhaps be better served by a new threat to whatever galaxy it may be, one that knows of what’s past and then poses an even larger threat.\u00a0 Regardless, whatever enemy they choose, they’re bound to do it well.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Hope Is True: Just After 3<\/h2>\n
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The end of Mass Effect 3<\/em> left fans with (depending on their ending) questions and a desire for more.\u00a0 Although the story may have felt finished to some, there was no ignoring the feeling that there was more to this world, to this galaxy than what had been given.\u00a0 Then, when the fourth installment came out, it was distanced from the trilogy that came before and so left many of those questions unanswered and much of that world still hidden.<\/p>\n

Rumor has it, though, that Mass Effect 4<\/em> will take place after Mass Effect 3<\/em>, and whatever that timeline may look like, this implies that the new game will be directly related to the third, and maybe fans will get some more answers.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Hope Isn’t True: Overwriting Endings<\/h2>\n
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One of the issues with having Mass Effect 4<\/em> take the events of Mass Effect 3<\/em> into account is the possibility that players will have their personalized endings overwritten for the sake of the story<\/a>.\u00a0 For a series based so much on choices and decisions, this would be no less than a bummer for fans hoping for continuity.\u00a0 Of course, there’s always the chance this won’t be the path BioWare takes at all, and instead will take those player choices into account, akin to how The Witcher<\/em><\/a> series moved players’ story data from game to game.<\/p>\n

Should the special endings of Mass Effect 3<\/em> be overwritten, then comes the question of what ending will they choose: one of the ones already written, or a completely new ending for the game?<\/p>\n

NEXT: Mass Effect 5: 10 Ways It Can Improve Upon Andromeda<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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