Mass Effect 5: 10 Perfect Ways Bioware Can Save The Franchise

5. No More "You're The Chosen One" Narrative

Empowerment and escapism don't always go hand-in-hand, but they do in Bioware's games. From Dragon Age to Andromeda, Bioware have fallen back on giving your character some sort of 'activation' power that - especially in Andromeda - helps the protagonist make up for 1000s of years of progress in seconds.

Whether it's a magical incantation or a super-intelligent A.I. implant, the story of Andromeda far too often fell back onto "X monolith wasn't working until you came along!", and this translates into the wider structure of the world itself. You can tell Bioware are fans of this style of "You're the literal centre of the universe" narratives, but with so many games in, it would be a welcome change of pace to focus on somebody else entirely.

As a comparison, the entire point behind making the player embody Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2 was to show Solid Snake from a completely different light. There is a TON of plot potential in analysing the aftermath of any given 'hero's actions (as the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finding), yet in a Bioware RPG, you save the galaxy, activate every console, solve every racial dispute etc., just by standing there.

We need a change. Simple as.