User blog comment:James12708/Possibility of a Mass Effect 4/@comment-193.87.160.151-20130125102254

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BioWare has already confirmed that they're working on a new game in the Mass Effect franchise. The new game promises to be a pretty radical departure from the original trilogy, with a new developer taking the helm, and a new engine powering the experience. The direction of the new game promises to be different as well: "We don't want to make 'Shepard 2', or Mass Effect 4 with like, 'oh there's no more Shepard but you're a soldier in the universe'. So this will be a very, very different context for sure," BioWare Montreal producer Fabrice Condominas said.

Perhaps the biggest question surrounding the next Mass Effect game is its setting: will it be a prequel, or a sequel? Producer Casey Hudson asked fans for their input, and the response has been overwhelmingly in favor for a sequel. "Definitely after the trilogy. Would be fun to see how things are re-defined in a post Reaper galaxy," one fan commented. "After the trilogy for sure. I want to see where the galaxy goes, not where it's been."

But the problem of having a sequel is that BioWare will have to choose a canonical ending. As one fan joked, "I'd rather have a canon ending so at least I know which color I'm supposed to like." Forcing a canon option onto players will probably further aggravate fans who felt betrayed by the ending they received in Mass Effect 3--a prequel could avoid that complication, while exploring the rather rich world BioWare has created.