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[Ralemont]

I know I've seen this type of "tech vein" pattern before in the ME trilogy, but in orange I think? Anyone recall?

 

[CrichtonKicks]

Dialogue and voice acting seemed off. Sounded more like the cringey canned co-op stuff that Ubisoft uses in their gameplay demos than actual ME characters.

 

[Besthelboy]

She'll probably be the pixie stereotype.

Cliche character in a bioware game?

No w..

Her personality is more of a playful and carefree squadmember.

Oh?

[...] high on life, full of wacky quirks and idiosyncrasies (generally including childlike playfulness and a tendency towards petty crime)

Oh

 

[Fruitster]

Yup, you can.

Gooooooood! That bothers the hell out of me to this day in ME3. Was there ever a PC mod to put holstering back in?

Great to see a bit more of the new game. I can't rest easy until I see some Turians though, Best Mass Effect alien race bar none.

 

[UberLevi]

The cave reminded me of parts of Ilos and also parts of the Geth Consensus so I don't think design wise it was any less Mass Effect than normal. It uses the same engine as Inquisition and it's by the same devs, so yes it'll have similarities but people saying this isn't Mass Effect are just being hyperbolic. Destiny is aesthetically a big departure from Halo but you still get that Bungie look in some spots.

And people saying the protagonist looks bland must not remember the default human Inquisitor that they showed for DAI marketing. Some of you guys need to chill out for a hot minute.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Looks pretty good.

 

[Yabberwocky]

Art direction doesn't look like Mass Effect at all. It looks like Dragon Inquisition. That's a very noticeable and disappointing thing as ME1 and ME2 had very distinct and stellar art direction.

It did remind me a hell of a lot more of DA:I more than ME. ME had such a muted color palette across all three games, where as DA:I's was fairly generic along with the addition of bright candy-colored effects that seem to be a staple for Frostbite. DA:O and DA2 (I love DA2's) had a fairly distinct muted color palettes, too. I'm wondering if it's more of a Frostbite thing than anything else.

It was lovely to see more of ME, though. It also reminded me a little bit of Halo, actually.

 

[Maintenance]

It also reminded me a little bit of Halo, actually.

I wish, for all the flaws one thing that I always loved about Halo even during the 343i days was the art style.

 

[MartyStu]

Not a huge fan of the art direction. Or the animations for that matter.

 

[partyphone]

that was excruciatingly poor and I wasn't expecting much after ME3.

the best parts of mass effect were the conversations with harbinger and vigil and i don't think there's anyone at bioware who still understands this.

fucking jetpack. ugh.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Now, is it actually 4K, or something like halfway with checkerboard rendering?

DF, start your pixel counting!

 

[charsace]

Trailer looks good.

The only problem I have is that the player character has cloth hanging off his space suit. That makes no sense to me.

 

[Mechazawa]

Look and listen as the world's most boring man explores the galaxy. Yeesh.

Please don't let Laura Bailey or something be Fem Ryder.

 

[Squire]

She'll probably be the pixie stereotype.

Given the number of women on the writing team and BioWare's typical approach/outlook on these things, I'm gonna say: Not a chance in hell.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Dialogue and voice acting seemed off. Sounded more like the cringey canned co-op stuff that Ubisoft uses in their gameplay demos than actual ME characters.

I was wondering if it was just me, but I had the same thought. It sounded incredibly stilted and fake to me.

 

[Finalow]

 

[jelly]

It looks weird like an imposter. A fake version of video games being played portrayed in TV episodes.

 

[inky]

Cliche character in a bioware game?

No w..



Oh?



Oh

Tumblioware Games.

 

[thatJohann]

Looks alright graphically
But it looks like it controls like Tomb Raider PS1-era lol

 

[Jacqli]

I know I've seen this type of "tech vein" pattern before in the ME trilogy, but in orange I think? Anyone recall?

They remind me of the Prothean beacon: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Prothean_Beacon
Maybe Javik had something orange and similar? Just in case, ME1 spoiler:

Spoiler

The Prothean coffins?

 

[Cabbagehead]

Apparently the Asari is also comedic relief I guess?

That facial animation/motion capture looks dream works tier bad.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Given the number of women on the writing team and BioWare's typical approach/outlook on these things, I'm gonna say: Not a chance in hell.

They still fall for cliches despite their diverse writing team.

 

[Mediking]

Being super timid in ME1 and generally soft-spoken and weak is enough to make me move on to everyone else.

I am literally shaking my head at your description of Liara. She isn't weak at all.

 

[Big Nikus]

I'm trying to find out who their art director is. All I can find is an article from April citing some young kid named Danny as the 'new' art director. I'm not sure if it's new as in compared to the original trilogy or new to the team as in they replaced an old Andromeda art director.

I think you're refering to an article on a parody website (I remember reading it... it should be dated April 1st )

 

[EatChildren]

Im gonna hate that Asari. I feel it in my bones.

Looked good to me though, and like Mass Effect. Gorgeous rendering.

 

[Maintenance]

Maybe they put a suicide mission in the future, I know who I would pick to hold the line.

 

[Ratrat]

Looks fantastic.

 

[wolfhowwl]

Show multiplayer please.

While nerds are whining about a dumb story in a videogame I'll be shotgunning alien scum with my bros.

 

[Citadel]

The art direction seems more like "Dragon Age in space" than Mass Effect... Anyone else get that vibe?

Troubling animations aside, I cannot wait for this. Day 1 for me. Now the question is... PS4P or not.. hmm..

 

[DeadlyParasite]

The last thing we need is another Sera from DA type of character. Yuck.

 

[Cabbagehead]

Dialogue and voice acting seemed off. Sounded more like the cringey canned co-op stuff that Ubisoft uses in their gameplay demos than actual ME characters.

Yep to the nine.

 

[BrassDragon]

Im gonna hate that Asari. I feel it in my bones.

Kicking Sera out of the Inquisition is not as satisfying as sending someone out the airlock.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

That did look pretty Inquisition-ish, especially the disappearing helmet with the cutscene.

But regardless, color me excited!

 

[a916]

That music felt like Mass Effect, why do they keep teasing us as such.

Game looked gorgeous to boot.

 

[Maintenance]

But regardless, color me excited!

Red, green or blue?

 

[LurkerPrime]

Does the Youtube video have a weird, thin bar of distortion for anyone else, occasionally flashing throughout the video? On a non-4k display, watching the 1080p video.

Lol, perfect.

I had flashes of Sera; which I just cannot take... the one companion I've never been able to stand.

 

[General Lee]

Looks quite nice on my 40" 4K panel. HDR monitors can't come soon enough.

The Frostbite engine is probably what gives the "DA:I vibes". It does look like an improved version of what they used, and I can see how some level design assets could be converted to scifi versions easily.

People complaining how there's no interesting gameplay when it's clearly said that this is a showcase for things like HDR, and an actual gameplay trailer won't be shown until November...

 

[freefornow]

Does the Youtube video have a weird, thin bar of distortion for anyone else, occasionally flashing throughout the video? On a non-4k display, watching the 1080p video.
.

Yep. I thought it was screen tear in game.

 

[i-Lo]

Do the human character models look better with HDR? Because from what I am seeing, they are less impressive than a 60fps game called Battlefront. The skin shader makes me reminisce hard about DA:I.

 

[metareferential]

Looks good but boring as fuck. Why choose such a dull section of the game?

They should have shown a small planet or something like that.

 

[zsynqx]

Visuals are nice...that's all I got. Not a good demo..

I'm sure the final game will be great though.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Looks good but boring as fuck. Why choose such a dull section of the game?

They should have shown a small planet or something like that.

Eh. It's a tech video, so the "wow factor" comes from all of the moving, glimmering parts and general high fidelity.

It isn't meant to be taken for it's gameplay... but considering that nothing has really been shown outside of concept art and pre-pre-pre alphas so far, it's kinda crazy that they're debuting everything except gameplay.

Yep. I thought it was screen tear in game.

Thanks! I was freaking out for a moment there.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

Red, green or blue?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

"We need a gameplay demo"

"OK..."

"But what if instead of showing anything interesting..."

"...I'm listening..."

"...we show the most boring thing possible!"

"GENIUS!"

Yeeeah I love Mass Effect but was pretty underwhelmed at the first shown footage.

Hasn't dampened my excitement for the game though, can't wait and 'm sure we'll see much more soon.

 

[Portugeezer]

Jet pack animations look bad, visually it looks beautiful though.

 

[SenseiAsad]

Apparently the Asari is also comedic relief I guess?

What the shit is this hahahaha

 

[LurkerPrime]

You know, more than the slow jetpack into chest-high walls thing, the "hold button to scan" aspect is the most worrying part, to me. I don't want to DAI again...

Jet pack animations look bad, visually it looks beautiful though.

I'm struggling to figure out if it's a Zelda-style contextual jump, or something you can activate at will. It'd be weird if you could just fall to your death, after all.

 

[Toa TAK]

Apparently the Asari is also comedic relief I guess?

Needs this.

 

[diaspora]

The Asari looks like she's going to be another Sera then?

 

[DeadlyParasite]

The Asari looks like she's going to be another Sera then?

Nothing confirmed yet but it's seeming that way. Might be the first Mass Effect game where I don't like the entire crew of characters.