Well don't worry. Andromeda will be the start of a new trilogy that will end in a battle on the ark which then will end with Ryder being stranded in a half destroyed ship and going into cryo till someone can find them.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda - E3 Info Dump
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Well don't worry. Andromeda will be the start of a new trilogy that will end in a battle on the ark which then will end with Ryder being stranded in a half destroyed ship and going into cryo till someone can find them.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Yes, this sounds great to me. I loved the idea and feeling of exploring in Mass Effect 1, even if the random planets were terribly generated and there was nothing interesting to discover on them. I like that this returns to the exploration focus and hopefully they will do justice to it this time. Also, original Mako was awesome, hope this is even better
You are the worst, Kabouter.
The Last Wizard
Member
Just don't put any dumb statute or physical item in the collectors edition and you've got my money!
Iriscomeback
Member
ahahaha nice
Duebrithil
Member
This sounds great. Really glad ME1's exploration is making a comeback.
Yeah, I'm going to take this all with a pinch of salt. DA:I sounded amazing on paper, but the game itself came across as shallow and soulless to me. I hope they really pull out all the stops with MEA.
RipperGrim
Member
This sounds like they want to add the option for a transgender character. could be cool.
wesleyshark
Banned
I would assume the Ark has a mix of all the species. What happened after ME3 would lead one to assume that all of the species are looking for new homes.
This was the best part of Dragon Age 2.
SavoyPrime
Member
A lot of this sounds good to me. Damn good. The part about the female Ryder isn't exactly the default face is interesting. Perhaps Bioware will be using EA Game Face?
I wonder if there will be any... ring worlds in the game. Maybe ancient alien constructs?
How is that possible.
I mean, isn't it known (or at least strongly implied) that the Arks left the galaxy before the war with the Reapers was over? But Earth was occupied by the Reapers since the very beginning of the war, and right until the very end of it.
Were the Arks built before the war, then? (For what reason?)
Did... the Reapers build them during their time on Earth? (same question, why?) Would kind of explain how such an advanced thing (travel to another galaxy is serious shit) came out of nowhere, though.
So many questions right now.
king grimlock
Member
While I would love to play as a Krogan headbutting the journalist of Andromeda, I can't imagine how hard it would be to write a story where relationships between some species have been established without your choice of race being essentially just a skin that has no bearing on the story.
Fachasaurus
Member
I really hope this game is closed to being completed. I want to believe!!!
The hundreds of years into the future really has me interested. That will mean Shepard will be a legendary myth relegated to the history books, and I'm also curious to see what humanity's position is in the galaxy at this point after the reaper invasion.
Biggest question will be what will be the canon choice for Shepard at the end of ME3? Synthesis, Control, or Destruction?
Biggest question will be what will be the canon choice for Shepard at the end of ME3? Synthesis, Control, or Destruction?
RipperGrim
Member
Yea I was wondering this too, even if it was done before the war he galaxy at the time refused to believe that the reapers existed and for something at this scale to not even get a mention to Shepherd while he was trying to get everyone to believe in the reapers?
The only thing that won't cause some retcon to happen is if the arks were sent after the war but even then, why would they leave when the war was over?
FrontalMonk
Banned
Man. I can't believe it's almost time for a new Mass Effect. ME3's multiplayer was one of the biggest outta left field pleasant surprises for me last gen, so I'm excited to see what they have cooked up this time and hope they mix it up. I liked their horde mode, but I would be really disappointed if it was just more of the same, which it sounds like it is.
king grimlock
Member
I'm curious about the reaper's role in this game because surely they would've anticipated some species fleeing to another galaxy during the harvest right? Seems like a massive oversight to allow those with knowledge of the reapers and the cycle to escape where they could possibly become a threat to them in the future.
This all sounds fantastic. The only thing I didn't see on that list which I really want is seamless loading from space to planets. It doesn't sound like we will be able to pilot the ship if Mako is the only vehicle.
It would be pretty neat if over time you have to repair things on the outside of your ship and that gives an opportunity to space walk. But since they confirmed (I think) there are no space battles, then I doubt that's a feature too.
Either way, I am ready for this game to blow me away.
It would be pretty neat if over time you have to repair things on the outside of your ship and that gives an opportunity to space walk. But since they confirmed (I think) there are no space battles, then I doubt that's a feature too.
Either way, I am ready for this game to blow me away.
BrassDragon
Member
Surely they'll do something with the big environments and vehicles, those two things should change up the multiplayer.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
If the Quarians come along too (can't see how they wouldn't), I bet we'll find out Geth snuck into the cargo hold or something.
Rellik
Member
Or it could be the opposite like GTA: Online. You pick your parents look and it gives you a default face based off your parents.
Fata1moose
Banned
I'm guessing the Arks were contingency plans for the Reaper war and they were built during the same time as the crucible. Which means, they likely don't know how the Milky Way situation turned out. The decision would also only affect those in the radius of the mass relays, so if the arks were in dark space when the crucible activated it'd have no effect on the passengers.
Well the Reapers didn't set out to harvest other galaxies, because-- You cannot comprehend!
It does seem like an Oversight, they say they just hangout in dark space between cycles, but it'd make more sense if they went to other galaxies. And surely Protheans and species from other cycles tried to colonize Andromeda as it's the closest galaxy.
SomedayTheFire
Member
yeah, the wording threw me. i thought they meant native to andromeda
RipperGrim
Member
Well Javik survived and the AI thingy that told Shepherd about the reapers so it's not completely implausible.
astroturfing
Member
awww yea, focus on exploration has to be the best decision, i'm glad they listened to people who begged for more freeroaming on planets like in ME1.
i enjoyed ME2 and ME3 very much because of all the fantastic characters etc, but they did feel way too linear for being (action) RPGs set in an entire galaxy..
i enjoyed ME2 and ME3 very much because of all the fantastic characters etc, but they did feel way too linear for being (action) RPGs set in an entire galaxy..
TC McQueen
Member
Yeah, this smells like a really big retcon or an art department fuck up/deliberate misdirection on Bioware's part. It's entirely possible that they'll reveal the Arks were built above a planet that has similar lakes to North America, but isn't Earth.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Best guess is that the arks leave the Milky Way, for whatever reason, before the trilogy ends. And arrive in Andromeda long after it has ended. Thus the crew know not of what actually happened, nor would be impacted by the outcome.
If they left pre-Reaper war they may not even know the Reapers exist at all, effectively rebooting the franchise in a new location with zero trilogy baggage.
YankeeDonB
Member
If they make the exploration meaningful and fun (i.e., not like DA:I), I could see this being pretty cool -- playing as an explorer, looking for a new home for humanity, it's basically an RPG version of Interstellar. I'm increasingly skeptical of Bioware's ability to tell a coherent and engaging story, but maybe this would be a reasonable and flexible framework for a less focused but still enjoyable affair.
They've talked up going to Andromeda as an opportunity to thematically highlight this frontier aspect of space exploration.That's neat, but the environments shown all look so familiar. If I'm going to spend hours driving around in the Mako, I want it to be through what feel likely truly alien worlds, not just "desert world" "jungle world" "ice world" etc.
I can accept making each planet only one biome just for the sake of practicality. But, so far, the planets they've shown look really bleh. Like just Earth biomes and geology w/ a few aliens flying/running around. Some nice sky boxes mind, but still disappointing. Not sure if this is a failure of imagination from Bioware's environment artists, limitations of the engine/development, or they just haven't shown the more interesting planets.
They've talked up going to Andromeda as an opportunity to thematically highlight this frontier aspect of space exploration.That's neat, but the environments shown all look so familiar. If I'm going to spend hours driving around in the Mako, I want it to be through what feel likely truly alien worlds, not just "desert world" "jungle world" "ice world" etc.
I can accept making each planet only one biome just for the sake of practicality. But, so far, the planets they've shown look really bleh. Like just Earth biomes and geology w/ a few aliens flying/running around. Some nice sky boxes mind, but still disappointing. Not sure if this is a failure of imagination from Bioware's environment artists, limitations of the engine/development, or they just haven't shown the more interesting planets.
Yeah, the Arks were made to protect the survivors from the Flood- I mean Reapers.
In all seriousness, I like what I'm hearing about this... Although I am still unsure about the fact that they may be ignoring the elephant in the room which is addressing which ending is canon. I like muh canon.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Vigil has got to be in the soundtrack. It won't feel right without it.
DagnastyEp
Member
Great summary. I've read every article I could about ME:A, but it's always nice to be able to review the top line info in a summarized post.
I don't think I've ever been more excited for a game.
I don't think I've ever been more excited for a game.
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The Iron Yuppie
Member
I'm betting on there being a chance during the game there is a time jump and you end playing as the child of Ryder.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
These same elements were fantastic in Inquisition. I trust them to do the same in the Mass Effect universe. ME1 showed a lot for the adventure and ME2 showed a lot for the kind of missions and "episodes" of meeting new people that can happen on that adventure.
However...
...I'm groaning already. I really hate insecure characters.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Yeah...I mean I can see how it can work, for sure, but one of the things I loved the most about Shepard was how badass he was, and was so confident. Even when he was totally out of his depth, he was like "yeah, well you know what? fuck that shit".
I'm gonna miss that cocksure asshole.
I'm thinking Male Ryder and Female Ryder are siblings? So both are always present in the story but you choose who to play as.
Yeah people have traced the city light patterns below and it matches up.
Mac also interestingly says that they leave for Andromeda before Shepard makes his big decisionS (plural).
Based on these two things my current guess is that the Arks actually leave before ME3 even happens. Citadel DLC establishes the Council believed Shepard all along about the Reapers, likely just kept it under wraps to quell panic. If so they had ample time to build 4 Arks, especially with Shepard's 2 year absence.