Mass Effect 4 might not relate to Shepard "at all", says BioWare

How can you have a new game in the ME series that will "... tell a story that doesn't relate necessarily to any of the Shepard events at all, whatsoever."? What Shepard did impacted *everything* that goes on in that universe. Unless of course it is set in the past? Otherwise it is sort of a given that it will relate to them in some way, it would kind of be a huge moment in history.

I'm happy for the new game to not relate to Shepard directly though, a new story is probably for the best.

well i won't be getting a ps4 anytime soon, so this doesn't raise my blood pressure too much. that being said, i'll wager an entire dollar that the story involves some kind of Grand Admiral Thrawn ripoff as the main antagonist. the mass effect series imho just can't get away from star wars

Good, i dont want it to have anything to do with shepard, but the timeline should be after the reaper attack.

Very excited for me series will end this time.

A new story would be a good way to restart Mass Effect. So a new trilogy for the 8th generation of consoles. So no more Sheppard. I fine with that as long as they don't screw up the ending this time.

I think it makes sense, the next Mass Effect game will likely only be on next-gen consoles (and PC). Expecting people to play three last-gen games in order to fully understand the story would be expecting too much. A new next-gen Mass Effect trilogy could work though.

what if Wrex was the leader of the Krogan? we just dont see any of them? no race or society remembers Shepard or what he/she did for them? no mention? how can this be a sequel? if it is a prequel i will not buy it and i believe many people are with me and you guys at Bioware are more than aware of that!

Why you call it Mass Effect 4 then fucking idiots

A little bit of story-logic would have gone a long way with ME3's ending. Any game they make that continues with the ME universe after ME3 will only agree with 1/4 of the presented endings. And so they're making another mistake by ignoring the majority of choices made by the player to end Shepard's story. With all the "lessons" learned from the investment made into each individual Shepard universe, they certainly aren't applying that knowledge too well.

**** YOU BIOSELL !!!!!!

Not a prequel is it?

So we're going to make a story in the Mass Effect Universe that doesn't mention or relate to the individual the entire universe refers to as their Savior.......

Sounds Awesome!

I wait for this one until it goes on sale unless I hear good things about it.

Man i do hope they don't milk out the old story at all. I'm expecting a brand new game with a brand new story and characters not a sequel to the current ME storyline.

There best be an easter egg or something :P

I can't wait until Mass Effect 4 comes out.

i don't expecting to met any shep's companions but i'm definitely want to see or hear about them in ME4 maybe some of them grow up/rank up or whatever.. (maybe next time we visit the Citadel we can checkout some cool Urnot Wrex's Statue or maybe we can assist some gun-fight with turian-guerilla squad whose under General/Primarch Vakarian command)

make alternate reality, just don't ruin it.

So much for a game set hundreds of years in the future that still included the krogan and asari characters we already know and love. That would have been a good way to create a new but familiar story.