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Might consider spoiler tagging that, brah.
I did it but it's been said and discussed several in this thread without spoilers.
Sorry, was upset, didn't mean to. Haven't played it yet. Didn't know that. Welp.
My bad.
Might consider spoiler tagging that, brah.
Sorry, was upset, didn't mean to. Haven't played it yet. Didn't know that. Welp.
I did it but it's been said and discussed several in this thread without spoilers.
I did it but it's been said and discussed several in this thread without spoilers.
Spoiler about Horizon in the reply, so uh, be warned.For fucks sake accept that some people don't like how the story is presented and move along. Pathfinda this, pathfinda that., everyone just pretty much gives a shit, enhanced by the bad dialogue and stupid facial animations.Father lands on alien planet and instantly knows what to do but dies in the process giving you that stupid title that some players don't want to carry, then from there it's even more downhill as there is actually no emotional reaction to your father's passing
I was considering a playthough with only the human characters, but I just can't stand Liam anymore with his pathfinder remarks, "it is ok cause we have pathfinda" I mean dude I'm right next to you, just fucking call me Ryder or Scott.
I don't care how many people didn't have any regard for others. I would have called them out on it as well if they had spoiled me. I only read peoples posts here because I see spoiler tags being used and figure that it's just common curtesy so it's safe. Yeah...
Spoiler about Horizon in the reply, so uh, be warned.
One thing I like about Aloy in HZD is she wants to be treated as normal, instead of special. Do we get that further in Mass Effect Andromeda, or at least we could choose between being a humble pathfinder or a complete arrogant asshole about it.
'let's just read through these impressions and.... Oh spoiled, awesome'. Thanks man, for fucks sakes.
For fucks sake accept that some people don't like how the story is presented and move along. Pathfinda this, pathfinda that., everyone just pretty much gives a shit, enhanced by the bad dialogue and stupid facial animations.Father lands on alien planet and instantly knows what to do but dies in the process giving you that stupid title that some players don't want to carry, then from there it's even more downhill as there is actually no emotional reaction to your father's passing
I was considering a playthough with only the human characters, but I just can't stand Liam anymore with his pathfinder remarks, "it is ok cause we have pathfinda" I mean dude I'm right next to you, just fucking call me Ryder or Scott.
I'm in this for exploration of the planets and want to find out what happened to the other arks and so on, but so far the story is far from stellar.
Gameplay wise the AI is dumb as rocks and the commands suck, you can tell them where to go but it is finicky and sometimes they won't even take cover as evidenced by the fight at the second camp in Eos, had plenty of deaths there cause these two idiots just didn't stay in cover and when I didn't ordered them to stay at a spot, Cora tried to body that huge monster. (Playing on hard).
Had to cheese my way and stay in the building and let the Kett come one by one (the enemy AI is dumb too, they would shoot at me while seeing me in the building from the other side through the glass thingy which can't be broken) so just went outside led them in and blast them when they entered through the front door of the building with the squad mates. Does that sound fun?
Honestly the combat felt good in the first planet, even the exploration too. But if the latter game is more like Eos this game will be ripped to shreds and justifiably so.
I Have accepted it bro. I was defending an opinion I stated. You haven't moved on from stating your opinions, you've repeated them a lot throughout this thread because you stand by them, I respect that but I stand by mine too. Why don't you accept people feel different than you do and... move on yourself? I don't care either way because you are entitled to say what you want. Jeeze. I love the double standead.
It really vexes me. These people hate the new game vehemently which is marginally better than the original trilogy they claim to love, not much better but slightly better, and shares a numerous amount of similarities to the stuff they loved before.It makes no sense. It's selective memory gone rampant on various forums.
Like Pewdiepie's video (which I didn't seek out but was linked to me) he reems the game with reckless abandon, making crap unfunny jokes, all while cherry picking the worst shots and stutters all while claiming that Mass Effect is one of his favorite series. It is so disingenuous.
For fucks sake accept that some people don't like how the story is presented and move along. Pathfinda this, pathfinda that., everyone just pretty much gives a shit, enhanced by the bad dialogue and stupid facial animations.Father lands on alien planet and instantly knows what to do but dies in the process giving you that stupid title that some players don't want to carry, then from there it's even more downhill as there is actually no emotional reaction to your father's passing
I was considering a playthough with only the human characters, but I just can't stand Liam anymore with his pathfinder remarks, "it is ok cause we have pathfinda" I mean dude I'm right next to you, just fucking call me Ryder or Scott.
I'm in this for exploration of the planets and want to find out what happened to the other arks and so on, but so far the story is far from stellar.
Gameplay wise the AI is dumb as rocks and the commands suck, you can tell them where to go but it is finicky and sometimes they won't even take cover as evidenced by the fight at the second camp in Eos, had plenty of deaths there cause these two idiots just didn't stay in cover and when I didn't ordered them to stay at a spot, Cora tried to body that huge monster. (Playing on hard).
Had to cheese my way and stay in the building and let the Kett come one by one (the enemy AI is dumb too, they would shoot at me while seeing me in the building from the other side through the glass thingy which can't be broken) so just went outside led them in and blast them when they entered through the front door of the building with the squad mates. Does that sound fun?
Honestly the combat felt good in the first planet, even the exploration too. But if the latter game is more like Eos this game will be ripped to shreds and justifiably so.
Aaand that's basically a wrap for me. 15 minutes or so left in the trial, still stuff to do, but I'm tapping out until the full release where I fully intend to restart afresh.
Interesting experience. As a whole positive and excited to play at launch, knowing I will lose myself in the galaxy and story and likely comb over every bit of content it has to offer. Definitely a slow burn, finding myself more drawn to the premise and design towards the tail end of the trail compared to the early hours. I put this down half due to preconceptions and assumed baggage from my love and experience with the trilogy, given Andromeda shamelessly casts it all aside for what is now abundantly clear a soft reboot. It feels like Mass Effect, but a very different, new template Mass Effect. And in part due to surprising technical and production deficiencies, particularly in cutscene animation and general jank, which is not a game killer to me, but surprisingly consistent on the average-to-poor spectrum. Something clearly didn't work out there.
I'm expecting a bunch of bugs and quirks at release and the following months. That is par for course for literally every game of this scope and calibre, no matter the developers. I just hope they're not too significant. I feel, like Wild Hunt, it'll be an even better game 6 - 12 months from now with QOL patches and bug crunching, but I'm not interested in waiting. I hope the narrative and cast hold their own throughout. I don't buy the vague "It's just like Inquisition!" criticism, which rings hollow to me; exploring Eos and uncovering what happened through scanning and ambient dialogue had me intrigued and I look forward to more of that. I think ultimately much of the cast and narrative just need time to prove themselves. They've got huge shoes to fill, unfairly maybe. Getting to know and develop an entire game's worth of completely new stuff is hard to put up against characters developed over three games. But we'll see.
Multiplayer needs massive patches or at least regional filtering. It feels really good to play but it's busted as fuck in latency and audio positioning. Very disappointed there. And if Andromeda cant hold the longevity and fan legacy that ME3 had, the multiplayer will be dead pretty quickly and that'll just make me more disappointed. Big gamble there, but hoping stuff gets ironed out ASAP. Filter, BioWare. Please please please. Let met matchmake locally. Please.
My prediction is that despite the franchise legacy and huge scope of what I do feel is a good game, it'll be somewhat divisive in reviews. I'm expecting a low 80s metacritic average. Which doesn't really mean shit to me, but you know, for the sake of speculating regarding a AAA mass market game, that's where I'm going. I think fan reception will be hugely divided too. And ultimately I feel the response from across the board will have a significant impact in an Andromeda 2, much in the same way as Mass Effect transitioned to its sequel, should we ever actually see it. Worse case scenario; divisive reviews and a cynical buzz surrounding the title seriously dampen the overall sales, launching decently but having poor legs. Price gets dropped low early. EA is generally unhappy and puts the franchise on the backburner for awhile, shifting emphasis back to the next Dragon Age, a Star Wars game from BioWare, and Edmonton's Destiny.
Nevertheless; I am excited and keen to play, eager to yet again lose countless hours of myself in the franchise that just keeps abusing me. I hope it doesn't fall to pieces as the adventure goes on. I hope the multiplayer gets fixed, and is sufficiently supported. I hope patches and updates smooth out bugs and rougher content quickly. I hope the inevitable DLC is appealing and rich. And I hope EA and BioWare don't drop the series, but take lessons on storytelling, design, and technology forward to a successor.
Can someone please tell me why the game is quitting to desktop every time i try to load - i just got to PeeBee.
Im at 3 hours too - is that the limit for single player gameplay?
I'm not the one calling out people for giving their impressions of the game. Positive or negative.
I feel the same way too. The franchise is too big to fail, and the animation problems, bugs can be fixed.I feel, like Wild Hunt, it'll be an even better game 6 - 12 months from now with QOL patches and bug crunching, but I'm not interested in waiting. I hope the narrative and cast hold their own throughout.
Didn't call anyone out man. Raised a fairly harmless question. The only thing I can cop to pointing towards or calling out was PewDiePie. I can be honest and say I loathe the guy, I don't think he is talented, I think he takes advantage of his audience, and I think, from working in media, that his model/type is harmful to multiple industries.
His Mass Effect reaction video was a distillation of his mediocrity but yeah he has a huge audience. I've felt that way a long time though. If that was calling someone out than I'm sorry it bothered you. Felix can make fun of people like me who don't like him all the way to the bank. Jon Tron too and the rest of those cult of personality cockroaches.
This shot in particular is absolutely fantastic. Just beautiful. Like, it makes me want to get the game solely just to see more stuff like this. Dang man. It has now become my hope that somehow, someway this ship becomes available in VR. At least that lounge. In something like Alt Space it would be incredible as a social environment to chill in.
Nevertheless; I am excited and keen to play, eager to yet again lose countless hours of myself in the franchise that just keeps abusing me. I hope it doesn't fall to pieces as the adventure goes on. I hope the multiplayer gets fixed, and is sufficiently supported. I hope patches and updates smooth out bugs and rougher content quickly. I hope the inevitable DLC is appealing and rich. And I hope EA and BioWare don't drop the series, but take lessons on storytelling, design, and technology forward to a successor.
I don't like the guy either and don't watch his videos.
But it seems you tried to pull out the "true fan" card like some posters have done previously in the thread. I wouldn't call myself a Mass Effect fan, I like the series, yes, enough to play it. Doesn't matter to me if the game gets trounced or praised, I can still discuss about it and try to get my point across. My impressions while playing Andromeda have varied and I'm sure they'll change again once I delve further into the game.
Iif you feel like the game is being piled on a bit too much maybe it's becasue it is doing something to deserve that backlash... (of course there are driveby posts from people who haven't played it and just comment on the gifs).
Yeah man we've been fairly diplomatic. I'm sorry if I'm coming off priggish. Some other threads are like Oy. I just hate things that aren't constructive. I see your points though and have agreed with some of your criticism. Maybe I just need to step away from social media for the night.
Yeah man we've been fairly diplomatic. I'm sorry if I'm coming off priggish. Some other threads are like Oy. I just hate things that aren't constructive. I see your points though and have agreed with some of your criticism. Maybe I just need to step away from social media for the night.
I hate the title of pathfinder being used to actually refer to the player. It sounds so stupid when characters from your own team call you in your presence and greet you as "Pathfinder" instead of Ryder. It isn't a real military title and as such it sound really stupid compared to using ranks like Commander, Captain, Lieutenant to refer to people.
I find it really odd that someone like a Pathfinder will have so much pull over matters not pertaining to his/her actual job. And while we are at it why do they keep saying "find us a new home" when they've already short listed a few planets and are in that system that has those few planets. Doesn't seem like there is much to pathfind atleast until and unless all the candidate planets turn out shit.
I hate the title of pathfinder being used to actually refer to the player. It sounds so stupid when characters from your own team call you in your presence and greet you as "Pathfinder" instead of Ryder. It isn't a real military title and as such it sound really stupid compared to using ranks like Commander, Captain, Lieutenant to refer to people.
I find it really odd that someone like a Pathfinder will have so much pull over matters not pertaining to his/her actual job. And while we are at it why do they keep saying "find us a new home" when they've already short listed a few planets and are in that system that has those few planets. Doesn't seem like there is much to pathfind atleast until and unless all the candidate planets turn out shit.
Been playing for about 4 hours on PS4 pro. Liking the game so far but god the frame rate is horrendous. Hope the patch fixes it. Constantly below 30 for sure. I thought it ran good on the PS4 pro from what I heard but that's not the case for me. Will continue.
I hate the title of pathfinder being used to actually refer to the player. It sounds so stupid when characters from your own team call you in your presence and greet you as "Pathfinder" instead of Ryder. It isn't a real military title and as such it sound really stupid compared to using ranks like Commander, Captain, Lieutenant to refer to people.
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I find it really odd that someone like a Pathfinder will have so much pull over matters not pertaining to his/her actual job. And while we are at it why do they keep saying "find us a new home" when they've already short listed a few planets and are in that system that has those few planets. Doesn't seem like there is much to pathfind atleast until and unless all the candidate planets turn out shit
anyone playing this on a 4K HDR set with Dolby Vision (better version of HDR10)??...I'm curious how it looks as this is the first game to support Dolby Vision
The game do not support DV in the current build even though they said it would...
I think there is a STRONG possibility that Bioware shut down their forums because they knew this was coming.
Some of the lip syncing in HZD is so bad, it totally takes me out of the adventure. Aloy is done really, really well....but they must have put 95% of the effort into her, and the other 5% got shared about the HZD NPCs...some of them are very bad.
At least the lip sync is on point in Andromeda, that's a definite plus: I actually care more about that than expressive facial tones anyway, so I guess I'm lucky in that respect.
Perhaps you could verify your game in Origin. Halfway through the trial and I still didn't have the day one patch for some reason and it fixed an issue that was preventing me from progressing through the story.
Some of the lip syncing in HZD is so bad, it totally takes me out of the adventure. Aloy is done really, really well....but they must have put 95% of the effort into her, and the other 5% got shared about the HZD NPCs...some of them are very bad.
At least the lip sync is on point in Andromeda, that's a definite plus: I actually care more about that than expressive facial tones anyway, so I guess I'm lucky in that respect.
General users are the ones who would end up looking at the official forums the most. After all that's where Google will send a casual user who wants more info about a game. They also tend to make their own weather so to speak because that is where you typically get the most in depth dev responses. Those create and concentrate an audience larger than would ordinarily happen. Without an official forum, a popular game will develop an unofficial "official" forum, but that will have less visibility and consist of the more die hard players, not the casuals. If you are trying to bury bad news about a game, shutting down the official forums is a good place to start.Forums would probably help contain things. Now it's just going to be out on social media that much more general users browse and cluttering up hashtags. If anything they are probably regretting shutting them down.
I think there is a STRONG possibility that Bioware shut down their forums because they knew this was coming.