Mass Effect 4: Ryder's Role Gets Murky if Shepard Returns
It feels like fans have been waiting a long time for a new Mass Effect game. While Mass Effect: Andromeda was released in 2017 – and the gap between some entries in other franchises is much larger – some players just want to get back to Shepard's Milky Way, which they haven't been able to visit since Mass Effect 3's release in 2012. With Mass Effect 4 on the horizon, many are hoping for a return to a Milky Way focus, but it remains to be seen where or even when the next Mass Effect game will take place.
Mass Effect: Andromeda was a slightly controversial entry into the franchise for some, with a brand-new location, a new major threat, and an original protagonist to help steer the series in a different direction after the original trilogy concluded. The new main character Ryder wasn't to everyone's taste, but they still have a significant place in the Mass Effect canon, and many are wondering if they'll also have a role to play in the upcoming Mass Effect 4.
Mass Effect 4's Technology May Have Evolved Rapidly
After the various endings in Mass Effect 3 either led to the definite death (or in one case, the possible death) of Shepard, the next game needed a new main character. With the Milky Way in disorder after the Reaper invasion, it made sense to translocate the action to another galaxy altogether and start afresh. This wiped the slate clean in lots of ways but also allowed BioWare to include so many familiar elements like Milky Way races, weapons, and technologies. However, establishing a new protagonist that was going to have the same weight and impact as Shepard was a very tall order, and some don't think Ryder quite managed to fill that gap.
Ryder was quite a big step away from Shepard, but they really needed to be if
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