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Mass Effect 4's trailer appears to be setting up the game as a continuation of the original trilogy, which provides the opportunity for a more grounded story.
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Not only does the narrative of the original trilogy have to be respected, the developers will be competing with plenty of nostalgia, especially since the Legendary Edition has refreshed players' memories on the strength of the originals. Mass Effect 4 Doesn't Need A Reaper Equivalent AntagonistĪttempting to release a sequel over a decade after Mass Effect 3 is ambitious. Turning around and making an even greater threat to the Milky Way in Mass Effect 4 would feel more than a little forced, which puts a sequel in a strange predicament. It's natural for the stakes to increase with every sequel, and the original trilogy handled this well with the Reapers starting as a mystery before their actions led to a full-blown invasion in Mass Effect 3. On the other hand, turning around and creating an even greater threat for Mass Effect 4 would feel contrived. Related: Mass Effect: All Planets With Reaper History An entirely new galaxy gave the developers a clean slate, far removed from the Reapers, and plenty of questions regarding Shepard's fate and the state of interstellar civilization in the Milky Way could be ignored for more immediate problems. The premise behind Mass Effect Andromeda was actually pretty smart. Especially on the heels of the massive galactic war against the Reapers in Mass Effect 3, most other threats pale in comparison. When approaching the task of writing a follow-up narrative to Mass Effect 3, its no wonder BioWare opted to set a new Mass Effect game in a whole new galaxy. The main villains, the Reapers, are about as evil as an antagonist can be - harvesting all life in the galaxy every 50,000 years in an ill-conceived plan to preserve the life they're extinguishing. As a sprawling and complex science fiction epic, Commander Shepard's story through the trilogy deals with the fate of all life in the Milky Way galaxy. The original Mass Effect trilogy is highly regarded, and the recent release of the Legendary Edition is a reminder of the high standards Andromeda couldn't quite live up to. The team at BioWare responsible for developing Mass Effect 4 has a daunting task ahead.