Mass Effect have always been "behind-the-times" games, but a Bethesda veteran has a solution - BioWare could take a cue from Skyrim

What are your expectations for the next game in the Mass Effect series?

Yes, they had really great characters and excellent stories, but the gameplay itself felt outdated. It just did not measure up [to modern standards]. If they manage to bring what they genuinely did very well into a more modern format, I think they could make an amazing game.

[...] Honestly, I think they should try making the game more in the Bethesda style. I think Mass Effect fans dream of a science-fiction open-world game made in that spirit. A big, content-rich open-world game — I believe Mass Effect fans would simply go crazy with excitement over it. Although I am a former Bethesda employee, so perhaps I am inclined to say that about many things.