The original trilogy of the BioWare saga left the player with the possibility of doing good deeds or falling into the villainy.
"I am Commander Shepard and this is my favorite citadel shop," said the protagonist of the Mass Effect trilogy in a promotional recording within the game. The soldier, the last hope of the galaxy, thus extended his heroic image. And even so, the protagonist of the BioWare galactic saga could choose to be a renegade and badly treat all the inhabitants of the galaxy, kill without any shame and betray the trust of their allies. How many chose to walk the road evil? According to John Ebenger, formerly a cinematic designer at BioWare, very few people.
He has revealed it on his official Twitter account, where he has lamented that despite the work that was done to build the evil version of Shepard, only a smaller percentage of the players chose the path of villainy. “Something like 92% of the players chose to be Paragon (the good guys). We work a lot on the content of Renegade too ”, ends with a sad face emoticon.
This figure indicates that 9 out of 10 players preferred to do good instead of falling into darkness. Anyway, a user on Twitter has commented to Ebenger that the moral system was too dichotomous, since it favored black and white and left out the gray sides of the character. According to the developer, that's why they decided to change the system in Mass Effect 3, the end of Shepard's story.
Yup. Something like 92% of Mass Effect players were Paragon.
And we put a lot of work in to the Renegade content too 🙁 https://t.co/lywwx7n4Hy– John Ebenger (@EbengerJohn) February 19, 2020
What happens with Mass Effect?
After the failure of Mass Effect Andromeda, Electronic Arts canceled all downloadable content that had been planned and decided to leave the franchise fallow. Meanwhile, BioWare dedicated himself to work in Anthem and in a new chapter of the Dragon Age saga. At the moment, the Canadian developer is developing a new version of the first game, with the idea of giving a return to a highly criticized production by users. On the other hand, the new installment of Dragon Age continues its course. In addition, according to Kotaku sources, a new Mass Effect is in the early stages of its creative process.
BioWare has repeatedly said that he still has many stories to tell in the Mass Effect universe. However, they have not yet confirmed whether they will follow the storyline initiated in Andromeda or opt for a fresh start.
Source | John Ebenger (Twitter)
