Mass Effect 3 isn’t even out yet, but already BioWare is warning players not to get rid of their save files from the game. In an interview with GamerZines (spotted by Eurogamer), Mass Effect 3’s associate producer Mike Gamble was asked if BioWare had plans to make use of the game’s save files in the future. “It wouldn’t be a bad idea [to keep them],” Gamble said. “Obviously I can’t say anything, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea.”
Players were previously able to transfer Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 saves to their respective follow-ups, so it wouldn’t be entirely out of the question for the same thing to happen with Mass Effect 3. Even though the yet-to-be released third game in the series will be the end of Commander Shepard’s story, BioWare does have plans to continue the Mass Effect franchise in the future. Perhaps these new game saves will drastically alter the universe for future entries.
Of course, Gamble could always be alluding to downloadable content that will arrive later. BioWare has stated though that any DLC will fit in seamlessly at any point in the story, so end game saves shouldn’t be affected that much by the DLC. Whether or not fans will be happy with how Mass Effect 3 ends, it’s good to hear that BioWare is thinking of the future of the franchise, and how each player’s game will continue to be different.
SOURCE: Hang onto your Mass Effect 3 saves, suggests BioWare [GamerZines]
Three5Nines
February 06, 2012 at 11:53am
I find it odd that this needs to be mentioned at all. Save files are to be guarded and backed up if possible. They are no less important than documents written or pictures taken.
xenophi13
February 06, 2012 at 5:38pm
Well, some people delete saved games when they feel that they have finished playing a game to clear hard drive space, especially if they own a smaller hard drive, I'm not one of them, I keep all of mine, but everyone is different. As for possibly being able to use saved games for future titles beyond ME3, I'm all for it. I hope whatever tale that is told afterward does indeed use our own personal history of the franchise in some way, however large or small that may be.
