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You should keep your Mass Effect 3 saves, says Bioware

You might need them for future Mass Effect games.

You should keep your Mass Effect 3 saves, says Bioware

The release of Mass Effect 3 is fast approaching, and in a little over a week, gamers will get their first hands on with the third entry in the trilogy by way of the Mass Effect 3 demo.  While Bioware has said that Mass Effect 3 marks the end of the Commander Shepard storyline within the Mass Effect universe, there are likely still stories to tell.  Whether that be in the form of a prequel, sequel, or spin-off to the game is still unknown, but those are the avenues that Bioware is exploring, according to Mike Gamble of the developer.

"We have so much to draw from", said Gamble in a recent interview with OXM.  It's pretty much a given at this point that Bioware will continue the Mass Effect franchise until demand drys up, and as Gamble points out in the interview, this could entail shaping these new experiences around your previous playthroughs.

When asked about the possibility of future Mass Effect games, Gamble explained that it might be a good practice to hold on to your save data after completing Mass Effect 3.

"It wouldn't be a bad idea to keep your Mass Effect 3 saves.  Obviously I can't say anything but it wouldn't be a bad idea."  The Mass Effect franchise has tailored each game around players who managed to hang on to their save data throughout the years.  Saving important decisions that you've made across your time with the game, and shaping your story around it has been one of the major selling points of the Mass Effect franchise.

By on February 6, 2012
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12 COMMENTS
  • avatar
    PlayStayShit
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    I know the best part about Mass Effect was importing your saves. Now I wonder what PS3 users did when they got to start playing the game from Mass Effect 2? I’m sure they were just happy to finally have a quality game to buy, but still that must have sucked for them.

    But hey, its their fault for purchasing a PS3 in the first place.

    • avatar
      Silenthawx

      In case you didnt hear the Genesis comic covered all the major choices from mass effect 1 so there was very little missed in terms of customizing the start of mass effect 2. Nice try troll

  • avatar
    njb
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    borderline offensive but il give him credit for being creative, using proper grammar and not blindly trollin

    but dont talk bout exclusives.

    and like that guy said metal gear solid best game series ever created

  • avatar
    Allen
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    Only an idiot would stick with xbox after your exclusives go mutli plat with free content on other versions even though you are the only ignorant dm fk’s in the world stupid enough to pay for online play and those other versions are free online play.

    PC, Wii & PS3 – Free Online Gaming

    PC, Wii & PS3 – Internet Browser

    PC, Wii & PS3 – Netflix no additional charge

    PC, Wii & PS3 – Hardware reliability

    360 – Online $60/year, which is $300 for 5 years!

    360 – No Browser, Even Wii has a browser

    360 – Netflix must have $60/year subscription

    360 – RROD, now RDOD, no need to own, all best exclusives are on PC, free online play for PC. new slims still scratch disks and xbox live is now $60/year.

    PS3>PC>Wii>PSP>DS>iphone games>pushing a hoop around with a stick>360′

    Fk Xbox and Fk you Xbots

    • avatar
      Ceroon

      You ok man? You seem to be copy and pasting…

    • avatar
      Cool dude

      Such a completely flawed post that in no way whatsoever deserving of this website.

      You want to know why Sony, and Nintendo don’t charge for their services? Because they make the GAME DEVELOPERS front a lot of the cost of bandwidth and host the servers (http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2009/03/20/publishers-unhappy-with-ps3-bandwidth-fees/1) IT CLEARLY SAYS “It definitely makes us think about how we view the distribution of content related to our games when it is free for us to do it on the web, on Xbox Live, or any other way – including broadcast – than on Sony’s platform”) , while Microsoft fronts the bill for every multiplayer game on Xbox Live (except for dedicated server games, but MS will still host all the matchmaking services and trueskill). Do you have any idea how much it costs to host millions of users on an online service? It is not cheap, and most certainly not free. Why else do you think Sony all the sudden started trying to charge $50 a year for what boils down to a discount package? To make up the costs of all their bandwidth, data management, etc. Why else do you think the Playstation product division remained so negative in profits for so long even after becoming profitable on hardware? Steam doesn’t even host multiplayer for anything other than Valve’s own games. Everything else is the game developers themselves. And then we have the Wii which is a broken and unorganized service that is more of a hassle than a benefit when it comes to playing online.

      This is why most multiplatform games have better multiplayer on Xbox Live (which is proven very easily by the majority of experiences from users that have both PSN and Xbox Live and any unbiased comparison). Because MS hosts the servers and have all the years of experience in getting the best results and they also integrate everything so well across all games. But I am getting ahead of myself by going that route.

      Yes, perhaps they could offer just basic, dumbed down multiplayer for free to silver, with no voice chat, cross game chat, no friend invites/messages, or any other bonuses to Gold, but what would be the point? The best things about Xbox Live is playing with friends, talking trash or making new friends, or simply chatting with your friends regardess of what you are doing on Xbox Live via Party/Private Chat.

      The fact of the matter is, these are services provided by companies that involve a very considerable cost in multiple ways. That cost has to be paid for somehow, either by the game developers, the main company providing the service, or it can be passed on to the customers using the service in return for all the value and better quality that the service provides. Personally, and I know I am very far from alone here, I don’t mind paying a small fee ($35-50 a year) for services that offer a much higher level of quality and value than other alternatives.

    • avatar
      Allen

      Dude, I’m so fking fed up with the dumb fk xbots on this site including your arguments. But thank you for making that last one respectful. Once again however you are wrong.

      Tell me how I can play: (1) Wireless (2) 1.5mbps connection (3) Router 25 feet away and not lag. Tell me how I can compare Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead, Battlefield and many other online games on both consoles and see absolutely no difference.

      Tell me how I can play for 6 hours straight without noticing lag or a disconnect. Tell me why if M$ is the one paying for all this back door $hit that Sony gamers are the ones with FREE content.

      And yes, PS3 has voice chat and video chat and yes it’s a free service.

      And how about you try to dumb down the PS+ again? WTFE, you can FK OFF. We get GREAT games for FREE and GREAT discounts like the Red Dead one, full game and undead nightmare for only $25, saving at least $10 if not $20 from the xbox live counterpart and that was only one discount they were offereing at the time. The ongoing discounts and free stuff from PS+ is simply amazing. And compared to Xbox live discounts ; xbox is a cheap cunt whore

      You got nothing, you have no exclusives, you have no quality, you have no features, you have disk swapping, disk scratching, overheating and a bunch of whinny little dumb fk kids that won’t STFU

      Xbox sucks in every way, sorry but you sticking with them after RROD and after pay to play and after you lost all your good exclusives and after you still don’t get exclusive content damn dude, that’s just freaking stupid. And you holding onto that blind loyalty; holding onto that turd is just lame dude.

      PS3>PC>Wii>PSP>DS>iphone games>pushing a hoop around with a stick>360′

    • avatar
      Cool dude

      Its kind of hard to understand your argument when its swearing whole round. Thats why I barely read it.

    • avatar
      Brevs

      Allen I’m pretty sure everybody is fed up with you. We hear the same story everyday from you and you try and tell us that you have kids and that you have a job. It is kinda hard trying to back that story up when you have an IQ of a grasshopper.

  • avatar
    Cool dude
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    Hrmm… might rent this game.

    • avatar
      Cool dude

      Hahahaa what?

  • avatar
    AKA Zzz
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    I like this guy.