Mass Effect The Movie

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Better question: how can they write a movie based on the games? The games don't have a set story. They don't even have a set main character.

Have you played the games?

Anyway, its generally considered that the default male Sheperd is the "official" Sheperd as far as things go since he's always used in the trailers and such. And the games don't diverge that much based on your choices. Its all the same basic story; all you decide is whether Sheperd is a jerk or not.

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by Ginkasa

Have you played the games?

Anyway, its generally considered that the default male Sheperd is the "official" Sheperd as far as things go since he's always used in the trailers and such. And the games don't diverge that much based on your choices. Its all the same basic story; all you decide is whether Sheperd is a jerk or not.

Well, your decisions can determine in one case whether an entire race lives or dies. And in Mass Effect 2, many of your characters including Shepard don't even necessarily survive the ending. So while it's not a totally open-ended game, to my mind it does have some pretty major branches.

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Well, your decisions can determine in one case whether an entire race lives or dies. And in Mass Effect 2, many of your characters including Shepard don't even necessarily survive the ending. So while it's not a totally open-ended game, to my mind it does have some pretty major branches.

So they'll just pick a branch. I'm not saying it'll be good. I'm not saying it'll accurately represent everything good about the games. I'm just saying it could be done.

[BreakABone]

I've actually been wondering what they will do for the movie.

The first game is like 30 plus hours or so, so how do you trim that down to 2 hours?

Will it focus on a single character or feature an ensemble, how much effort do they give the war.

I don't have high hopes for the movie, but curious what they churn out.

[incredibledave]

A lot of that 30 hours is running around, going through inventory scenes and side missions, and you could just make a film using the 1st planet (the Human colony) and the 5th planet (where Saren tells you his plan). That is if you wanted to use the plot from the first game.

You'd also have to cut the extra crew members down to 2 or 3.

DId anyone read that Mass Effect comic? Was it any good?

[Swan]

Never read the comic but I have read both novels. They were quite good. Both about different subjects not involving Shephard