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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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Foxhound286
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No, the video Shinobi talked about releases late this week.Is this that gameplay Shinobi talked about or on top of released video?
https://twitter.com/yegextralife/status/831289470146138112
No info yet. Though face code is a no go, there are far too many sliders to convert them into a string of number/letter that wouldn't be ridiculously huge
shinobi602
Member
Why?
Not everyone has EA/Origin Access. I don't understand what's wrong with livestreaming the game close to launch.
That's today.
LegalEagleMike
Member
so we get some tomorrow then? Say yes.
Isn't it today? https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/831849799171375106
Edit: beaten by man himself
TC McQueen
Member
Because there'll probably be tons of videos and livestreams by people with EA Access at that point, so it'll be less useful unless they somehow have an even better build of the game or something.
Not to mention all the people who have obtained copies through broken street dates.
shinobi602
Member
The embargo for this lifts next Thursday.
Ok, so they'll livestream with everyone else, and for charity, everyone's happy. Still not seeing what's *bad* about it. The more exposure the merrier.
It's not necessarily bad, but it's weird making a (admittedly not too big) deal out of it.
dr_rus
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Because by that time independent reviewers should be streaming the game left and right and most people should have a pretty nice picture of what the game's gameplay is. Look at today's Prey previews, they've allowed the press to play as far as one hour into the game, three months prior to said game's release date.
shinobi602
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March 17th isn't when they'll first show gameplay, it's just a charity event with ExtraLife...
There will be plenty of gameplay before then. Press are getting hours of hands on time today, more trailers are coming and there will be an in-depth gameplay series of videos from now to launch.
It's honestly no wonder why they haven't shown off any of the gameplay yet, with y'all hating on Sara's face and saying that it looks nothing like her face model. It looks similar. Extremely similar.
Like I said over on BSN. I know why they're not releasing any of this stuff yet. Because they don't want us to have any preconceived notions of which character we're gonna hate. Think of the last couple'a games? ME3? Hated Vega. DAI? Hated Sera. This is before the games even released.
Here, they don't care who we hate or love. Just don't go in with any preconceptions of who we're gonna hate and love.
Like I said over on BSN. I know why they're not releasing any of this stuff yet. Because they don't want us to have any preconceived notions of which character we're gonna hate. Think of the last couple'a games? ME3? Hated Vega. DAI? Hated Sera. This is before the games even released.
Here, they don't care who we hate or love. Just don't go in with any preconceptions of who we're gonna hate and love.
Blue Ninja
Member
Exactly. Seriously guys, chill out.
Dandy Lyin
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MadLaughter
Member
Did we already have a voice for the Salarian pilot?
I could see Kumail picking up where Seth Green left off.
Or prepping to release more about Jaal, including his voice.
Edit: or maybe nvm, Nyasha Hatendi is listed as Jaal on IMDB
MadLaughter
Member
Maybe Jaal?
I remember seeing some BioWare folks hyping up his VA on twitter amongst themselves.
Unless he too also has a VA already.
prag16
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Were you on media blackout pre-ME3-launch?
The "community" decided Vega was unequivocally a garbage shit uninspired meathead waste of space, prior to launch. I wasn't really on gaf much at the time, but that was the decision made other places like BSN and gamefaqs.
It's not bad, it's... pointless.
This is especially funny in light of them taking jabs at ME3's ending in Silicon Valley.
prag16
Banned
Eh, we don't need to shit on them for advertising a charity related event. Viewed through the lens of a hardcore fan swept up in a hype cycle, sure, it makes no sense with the timing. But otherwise, meh.
shinobi602
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I just don't think livestreaming for charity is pointless, personally.
DeadlyParasite
Member
Those cramped rooms with computers virtually side-by-side have to be the most awkward press experiences. If I'm playing an RPG the last thing I want is for someone to constantly talk to me, quietly judge the speed in which I play, or eye up my progress. I'd be constantly paranoid about accidentally having something spoiled in my peripheral vision.
But I suppose they're used to that sort of thing.
But I suppose they're used to that sort of thing.
People are too wrapped up in their own shit to worry about what you're doing out in the real world. I'm sure these guys are used to it for the most part and I'm curious how many of them will be asking for a controller.
Somehow I had completely missed the ExtraLife logo in the corner.
As a charity event it makes sense.
Reckless Onion
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EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I know Aaryn has noted the need for a full unbroken gameplay sequence, but shinobi saying a series of gameplay videos are coming starting this week makes me think that might not be the immediate case. Not sure what BioWare is cooking up exactly, but at the very least they do seem to be finally hitting the ground with gameplay specific content. Doubly so with the hands-on event.
DeadlyParasite
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I've felt a small sadness on the inside every time I've seen the words "soon", "you'll learn more at a later date" or "check back in the near-future" used in the past 2-3 months.
I just want to see the game in action yet they're like..
I just want to see the game in action yet they're like..
This was good lol
Ivory Samoan
Gold Member
Came into thread, saw the Mordin gif, starting crying.
Thanks MassGAF XD
Thanks MassGAF XD
I reached this point of the game a couple of days ago, and I had actually forgotten all about this scene strangely enough, despite having seen it on 10+ playthroughs(though tbf, my last playthrough of ME3 was like 2.5 years ago). Watching Mordin dragging himself to reach the console and disperse the cure even after I had shot him had me in awe, the guy sure was determined, I'll give him that.
Mordin is one of my most favourite Mass Effect squadmates, which makes it all the more unfortunate that he refused to see reason. RIP Mordin.
Andromeda will be a success for me if its able to make me care about my team in the same way I did for Mordin, Samara, Liara, Tali, Garrus, Thane and Legion. That's ultimately my success criteria. Dragon Age has never managed it, but fingers crossed lightning strikes twice. The sheer number of top tier characters in the original trilogy really does set it aside from their other franchises.
I've let Wrex, the data, and the genophage cure all go to hell in subsequent play throughs of the series including my most recent one. Feels good.
Siding with the geth, then choosing destroy is also a good way to leave DeadRannoch as a giant "FUCK YOUR AI RESEARCH" flag to the entire Milky Way. I don't know why people gave BioWare so much shit for the ending. I loved that in my very first ME3 completion. RenegadeShep is the best Shep.
Siding with the geth, then choosing destroy is also a good way to leave DeadRannoch as a giant "FUCK YOUR AI RESEARCH" flag to the entire Milky Way. I don't know why people gave BioWare so much shit for the ending. I loved that in my very first ME3 completion. RenegadeShep is the best Shep.
Blue Ninja
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You monsters.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Fucking seriously.
What is wrong with you people.
This is Trump's America in action.
Yeah, in DAI if you picked custom Hawke, it started with the default Hawke face for you to customize. But as you point out, not a scanned face. Guess we'll see.
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