'Mass Effect 3' Will End Story Arc

It's no secret that "Mass Effect 3" will be be the third chapter of a trilogy and that BioWare wants "Mass Effect 2" to be the "Empire Strikes Back" of that trilogy. It now looks like that trilogy may end with a more definitely finale than previously mentioned, however, concluding both the trilogy's story arc and continuity.

“'Mass Effect 3' will be easier because we don’t have to worry about the continuity into the next one,” the series' project director Casey Hudson said at a recent press event, according Shacknews.

Hudson may just be talking about the story's characters like Commander Shepard, Joker and Admiral David Anderson, but his comment does invite theories about what BioWare hopes to do with the series after "ME3," if anything at all. Whatever the case may be, his team has be thrilled about the prospects of reaching their third-chapter conclusion.

More info will surely start percolating after "ME2" rolls out on January 26, 2010, at which point we'll all see where "ME3" will be picking up. With Shepard getting left behind, however, you have to wonder if BioWare has thought past the trilogy's last act about subsequent games and spin-off tales.

Are you glad to hear that the "Mass Effect" trilogy will reach a hard ending after "ME3"? What do you think BioWare should do with the series when it's over? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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