10 Video Game Franchises That Desperately Need Reboots

10. Mass Effect

Mass Effect needs a soft reboot in the style of Thor: Ragnarok. Keep the core momentum going but with some fairly drastic changes.

The original trilogy was phenomenal, even if the ending left a lot to be desired (especially before The Extended Cut was added). Then Andromeda, though good in places and featuring some of the best combat in the series, had flat character development, world building and villain motivations; essentially it was bad at all the things Mass Effect was known for.

The series needs a fresh start. A proper Mass Effect 4, with Andromeda seen as more of a spin-off. They’re better off cutting ties than they are trying to save Ryder’s story.

Keep Andromeda's gunplay, bring back the characterisation and Paragon/Renegade mechanics from the OT, and freshen up the missions. There’s always been a lot right in the series, it just needs rejuvenating.

Andromeda died so that Anthem could live, but in the end, that too was half-baked and disappointing. BioWare will be dealing with Dragon Age 4 next, a game not particularly malleable to EA’s games as a service model.

After both Andromeda and Anthem flopped, here’s hoping BioWare survives long enough to reboot Mass Effect.