ME 4 prequel or sequel
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I'd prefer a sequel, reason being is below... which I've spoilered as it contains some references to the end of ME3.
They really need to make a sequel to ME3 to wrap up the current storyline and leave it in a way that allows for prequels and sequels to be developed properly and with a "clean slate", even if those sequels or/and prequels aren't based on Shepherd at all. If you look at how ME3 ended, it was basically "Whatever you did over 3 games didn't really matter cause you're screwed either way".
They need a rosey garden ending where most of the universes problems are near enough fixed, otherwise it's going to be hard to develop a new game that is built on a universe that is doomed regardless of whatever you going to be doing in a new game. It's the same for a prequel, whatever you do ultimately doesn't matter as Mass Effect 3 so bluntly and annoyingly pointed out.
So yeah, either make an expansion to Mass Effect 3 to wrap it up properly or make a sequel to Mass Effect 3 involving the Shepherd and crew characters and wrapping that up properly before attempting to move on to a new story arch.
They need a rosey garden ending where most of the universes problems are near enough fixed, otherwise it's going to be hard to develop a new game that is built on a universe that is doomed regardless of whatever you going to be doing in a new game. It's the same for a prequel, whatever you do ultimately doesn't matter as Mass Effect 3 so bluntly and annoyingly pointed out.
So yeah, either make an expansion to Mass Effect 3 to wrap it up properly or make a sequel to Mass Effect 3 involving the Shepherd and crew characters and wrapping that up properly before attempting to move on to a new story arch.
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I think I'm one of the few people out there that didn't mind the way ME3 ended
I was pleased that it wasn't a 'everything is fixed and everyone lives happliy ever after' hollywood ending; the story always seemed more complex than that and ever since ME1 I knew Shepard was going to have to sacrifice himself at the end
I'm happy with it staying in the same universe with the same races (plus some new ones).
As for whether a sequel or prequel, I think a sequel would be better, the current trilogy covered a lot of the history concerning the Protheans so I'd like to see it the new ones set quite a long time in the future when the initial fallout from ME3 has long ended and new challenges are facing the races.