I definitely mean effort. Two people can be given the same budget/assignment and end up with very different results depending on the amount of effort they put into the project. Referring back to WoT, it has a massive budget but it feels soulless - not much effort was put into actually making sure it was good.
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A better way to think about Casual v Hardcore: https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...asual-Hardcore
The biggest reason arcane is good imo is because the makers of it came from within riot and knew how to portray their IP right, the main reason most video game adaptations is shit imo is because the game company hands over everything to some idiot director who has no clue about the IP.
So I don't have any hope this will turn out good, even if bioware was involved as that studio is long since dead.
This could be awesome, but lets be honest, it most probably won't.
But will it be Femshep? I want it to be femshep.
I can't think of too many characters that could easily be cut, certainly none of the aliens. (I know a lot of monsters out there never recruited garrus but would you want to see a mass effect show without Garrus?)
No Tali, Wrex, Grunt?
I'd almost prefer that they make Andromeda into a tv series, take as many liberties there as they like. I am super touchy about Mass Effect, I don't think anything would make me happy, even something like femshep not having red hair would feel annoying.
A new story in the mass effect universe though? I could enjoy that. Or even a show following Hacket and Anderson in the first contact war.
best way would probably be to make it just happen in that universe rather than make it about the game characters. especially since it's going to be a tv series.
anyways i'm always down for more scifi stuff to watch.
I had fun once, it was terrible.
Humanity first discovering its relay would be cool. Maybe a story set during Mass Effect 3 but of some B team fight somewhere else.
Like you said, there's always Andromeda. I think Shepard as the focus is a trap. Too much room to mess up and tick people off. Have the events of the Normandy crew as a background subplot if one must.
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Yeah Humanity discovering the relays and The First Contact War would be pretty cool to see. First Contact War would also let them use Anderson as the protagonist or one of them if they had multiple.
The story (and everything else) of Andromeda was terrible imo. I don't think it could make a good tv series plus basically every plotline from it aside the pathfinder AI could just be done in the regular Mass Effect universe.
Garrus, Tali, Liara and Wrex should all be in the series...if they base it on the trilogy. I think actually most of the new characters from ME2 and 3 could be cut pretty easily, though...including Grunt. Most of the Characters from ME2 were just replacements for characters from ME1. I think Mordin and Thane would be the only ones I'd really miss. All the DLC characters feel like they were squarepegged in.
I think the biggest danger of basing it on the trilogy would be how they handle Shephard working with Cerberus. It always felt like a gimmick that was more tied into the gameplay morality mechanic than a necessary story choice. I don't know what the best way to handle that would be.
I don't think Mass Effect works as a TV show unless it's prior to the main series too many decisions that even if they don't have far reaching impact will have people saying that isn't Shepard.
If it aint mark meer/jennifer hale it aint mass effect
Pd: also, the best way to go about this is to NOT fuck with the OG trilogy, like the first contact, or anderson rise to becoming a spectre
If it doesn't have the Mako in it in all its bouncy glory then I am not interested!!
I'm very.... neutral on this show, TBH. would I love to see live action Mass Effect? heck yeah. but... i do NOT want it to be about Shepard. I would be ok if Shepard is mentioned in a background if Normandy is seen maybe... but I'd rather the stories were set in that world but did NOT center around in game events, unless they are showing aforementioned events from a perspective of someone else.
or better yet.. give me first contact and Turian war. prequel.
but that's just my opinion.
Part of the Reason Andromeda story sucks, is that it was designed assuming to be the start of a new trilogy of games. While this is true for the original Mass Effect, they didn't think Andromeda would fail to get a sequel. The story is very akin to the first game in terms of setting up the main antagonists.
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On the series itself, I hope it isn't a Shepard series and takes place prior to the first game. Otherwise, it should be set in Andromeda because I don't want them to make a canonized Shepard.
Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power.
Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The Force shall set me free.
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