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Mass Effect Andromeda Official 4K Tech Video
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Damn, I had the exact same thought. Not a good thought.
Tranqueris
Banned
So.. Is the implication that your teammates won't be with you like they were in the last game? Or was this just a "you go on ahead and we'll find a way around" kind of thing? I heard Brad Shoemaker say something like that but maybe I misheard.
I feel like I have to ask given the constant RPG simplification in these games.
I feel like I have to ask given the constant RPG simplification in these games.
SchrodingerC
Member
Bioware really doesn't want to show off any interesting gameplay. The visuals looked very nice, beyond the generic white guy.
Let's not forget this series had Jack running around in nothing but pants and 2 leather straps on her chest. This is tame compared to what Bioware previously designed.
Let's not forget this series had Jack running around in nothing but pants and 2 leather straps on her chest. This is tame compared to what Bioware previously designed.
The point is that Bioware's marketing went for possibly the blandest video game character of all time to show their game. Whether it's from the character creator or a face scan of an actual actor, the dude just makes me fall asleep.
AdmiralMikey
Member
You gotta dress comfortably in Andromeda, bro.
Seriously, why is her midriff showing? It looks so stupid. I guess they have to sexualize her in some way huh
shinobi602
Member
Appearance is always subjective but it's not like this will be the only footage until launch lol. Plenty more videos to come. People like to see what the default models look like.
Yep, and that's quite worrying
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Not even an interesting dude. Just like the most plain-ass preset ever. Jeez.of all the possibilities your character creator affords this is what you come up with bioware?
They showed the default male Ryder which is useful info for some, like me, who will be playing as a guy.
As someone who's probably played more DAI than anything else in this thread, I am not getting a DAI vibe. What's that even mean, exactly?
Crossing Eden
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Giving an Asari a more naturalistic face and then designing her to show off her belly button for no reason at all seems a bit contradictory. You already have a party member with a huge ass. ಠ_ಠ
I mean congrats? Doesn't make the dude's appearance any less bland or generic.
What? Witcher 3 has below average animations even for an open world game.
Risk Breaker
Member
Considering how shit the original ME trilogy looked, this is glorious. That Asari, dem particles and some ACTUAL lighting.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Witcher 3 isn't the open world game I'd hold up as the best animation wise, that's easily MGS V. GTA V is quite impressive as well.
That confused me as well. Witcher 3 has great facial animation, but stuff like the running animation is below par.
Maintenance
Member
Yep, exactly this. Looks like garbage.
cartographer
Member
Yet again more mentions that validate the survey leak from 2015.
Not sure it's meant to be combat armor. Looks more like Nathan Drake like adventurer outfit.
Didn't they say that there wont be a default? Afaik will the marketing be more like what Inquisition did
velociraptor
Junior Member
That was underwhelming.
Also, I am probably the only one who doesn't care about 4k. That doesn't even look that good. Looks mostly the same as every other PS4 game.
60FPS would be a far, far better choice.
Also, I am probably the only one who doesn't care about 4k. That doesn't even look that good. Looks mostly the same as every other PS4 game.
60FPS would be a far, far better choice.
RandomSeed
Member
Not looking very good. More info to come I guess, but...yeah.
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True, although there was a purpose with showing off Jack's tattoos to emphasize who she was, whereas I'm not entirely sure what belly button jacket does.
I know, but using this as the face of the (male) primary character is just disappointing. There's zero unique features to the character, it's incredibly bland design (along with the amount of brown-haired white dudes we already get).
Well for starters the animations look just as bad as previous Bioware games. By that I mean the animations are overly stiff at certain segments such as when you use the jetpack boost and then over-done in other segments such as the Asari almost tipping over from the explosion. The facial animations also look somewhat janky which is again a classic Bioware trademark at this point.
There's then the art direction with the heavy emphasis on neon green lighting as seen in the Inquisition rifts. Not to mention the angular geometry as seen in Inquisition also makes a return here for the architecture so it comes off as fairly fake even for an alien structure. It's more of a modern take on alien architecture than something like in the original ME trilogy which had more organic looking alien locations. The location is supposed to be overgrown as seen by the plants but instead comes off as pristine compared to Ilos for example.
Not to mention the clothing design of the Asari for example is something out of Inquisition, not that Mass Effect was ever particularly good at being consistent about that.
Man, pretty visuals aside, that was kinda boring. I don't want to judge the game based on a small sample piece, but I did get an Inquisition-vibe from it and that is not a good thing. I still want to remain optimistic about Andromeda, but it's not easy after Inquisition turned to be such a dud. Looking back, Dragon Age: 2 turned out to be much better then Inquisition, with a far better main character, better quests, a better main story etc. So I am not pleased at all to hear from the survey leak that Andromeda would use Inquisition as a base.
shinobi602
Member
Not sure where they ever said that. The game will be marketed with both male and female Ryders.
DangerMouse
Member
This. I hope they offer them for download too so we can see them without extra compression and play the file directly on our 4K tvs.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
There's a good chance I might use a dude for my first run-through.
But not that plain-ass wanker. There's nothing memorable or visually appealing about him at all. It's like they didn't even try.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Confirming her as the default wasn't enough for you?
Heckler456
Banned
What? Are you sure you're reading that comment right?
Doctoglethorpe
Member
Yeah, it was really bizarre.
MrChowderClams
Member
The E3 video was much more impressive - IMO both visually and in terms of capturing that mass effect "vibe". The showing today seemed lackluster in comparison.
E3 2016 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vgHOXeps0
edit: the animations really bug me in that cutscene. it's like they did a straight copypasta of the running/vaulting animations in the original ME trilogy. Facial animations also seem pretty meh. If this guy is supposed to be surprised, why are his eyes glazed over? :/
E3 2016 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vgHOXeps0
edit: the animations really bug me in that cutscene. it's like they did a straight copypasta of the running/vaulting animations in the original ME trilogy. Facial animations also seem pretty meh. If this guy is supposed to be surprised, why are his eyes glazed over? :/
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I keep looking at that Asari and I can't get over how bad her design is.
Between her and Dude Ryder, it looks like Bioware needs to step up their game. Because it doesn't even seem like they're playing right now.
Between her and Dude Ryder, it looks like Bioware needs to step up their game. Because it doesn't even seem like they're playing right now.
How do you get "Inquisition-vibe" from 3mn video a guy walking around ? I don't get it, there's like zero gameplay aside from some jetpacking and scanning a plant.
Baroquemantic
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Looks great.
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