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Mass Effect: Andromeda - Previews and hands-on impressions
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texhnolyze
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It's not like Bioware is well-known for their mastery in animation aspect of their games. It's been their lowest virtue for more than a decade, even their trademark. And yet people are still somehow shocked by what Bioware have shown so far for Andromeda. People don't play and anticipate Bioware games for the faces/animation. But sure, just continue focusing on them.
If anything, the removal of squad skills is a more important issue to address. It's been a major part in Mass Effect games and now it's gone.
If anything, the removal of squad skills is a more important issue to address. It's been a major part in Mass Effect games and now it's gone.
Full GIF for slightly more context:
It's almost like PeeBee hit his standby button by accident.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Shephard didn't randomly die. ME2 and the DLCs showed over and over that the reapers had an extraordinary interest in him or her.
Bringing people back from the dead also isn't that far fetched, it's just unaffordable for pretty much anyone.
Seriously. I also like how they just glance over it in the video like its not a big deal like people wouldn't notice. How do detonations work now? You set it up and hope your AI partner gets the memo when you tell them to attack a certain enemy? What do you do if you want the AI to set up the detonation?
Full GIF for slightly more context:
Anime tropes? In my Mass Effect?
It's more likely than you think.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
Full GIF for slightly more context:
I have to agree, this asari is a hype killer, something about that face just doesnt seem right
Anticipating a mission with Peebee running late with a slice of toast in her mouth.
She's look whimsical and cartoonish, like a fun-loving sidekick.
LowParry
Member
Between the sheets.
LightofRohan
Member
What kind of facial animation fidelity do people expect from a character creation face? Have you ever worked with dynamic facial rigs that adapt to player creation? Procedural generation of blend shapes based on changing topology? I have no idea how to even achieve that.
Ya guys are so critical nowadays. It's an rpg so the facial rigs and capture can't all be 100% custom tailored. They will be mainly procedural. Including all npc's.
Ya guys are so critical nowadays. It's an rpg so the facial rigs and capture can't all be 100% custom tailored. They will be mainly procedural. Including all npc's.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
tbf that's default Ryder's face.
USF
Member
Combat preview w/out commentary:
https://youtu.be/-y-bknen9JE
https://youtu.be/-y-bknen9JE
LightofRohan
Member
It'll use the same rig regardless, since I'm assuming you can change them a ton. It's a limitation when you are in a big rpg... not trying to defend them but I feel people were more understanding back in the day.
You remember back in the day very differently than I do. People have always fussed over details. Always.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
Giantbomb preview said that it didn't run smoothly on pc, i'd personally wait and see
Heckler456
Banned
People here are clearly far more interested in nitpicking and shitting on the game than they are in putting some genuine thought into why things are the way that they are.
I mean, I thought the lazy dev meme was looked down upon here?
It's not just you, it doesn't looks really good at all, especially animation and facial character, Bioware never were technical genius though so whatever I guess ? i'm more concern about the the story and lack of personality of my future teammates....
TBH, when ME1 came out I found the faces uniquely impressive.
Officer.Sanchez
Member
Full GIF for slightly more context:
Yep, I'm leaving Peebee in cryosleep for another 600 years.
Ammogeddon
Member
flipswitch
Member
Do you know what their specs are?
Frostbite engine runs great for me in ME:C and BF1.
I've seen some 60fps footage which looked smooth.
lucebuce12
Member
John Paesano
Super Stardust
Member
Game looks great. Can't believe we're getting Zelda, mass effect and persona in the span of a month.
AFAIK we just know he composed the main theme. The main composer has not been announced.
Regarding Paseano, it could be like in ME3 when they made a big deal about Clint Mansell and he just did a couple of tracks.
texhnolyze
Banned
Left one looks like indoor to me.
Turin Turambar
Member
It's missing the toast in mouth. Fail. edit: damnit someone already made that joke!
Lunch_Box_
Neo Member
Personally I can't wait for it. I understand why people are wary about the removal of the power wheel but I think the new profile system will be more than enough and in many ways I see it adding to the tactical aspect of the game.
I don't quite get the obsession going on in all these ME threads about the faces though. Sure, some of them look janky but this fixation just seems to take away from all the good we are seeing.
I don't quite get the obsession going on in all these ME threads about the faces though. Sure, some of them look janky but this fixation just seems to take away from all the good we are seeing.
nelsonroyale
Member
Full GIF for slightly more context:
For some reason reminds me of the Shiva Bike from FFXIII. The way he rocks backwards is so rigid haha Someone should edit the shif to have them speed off like a motorbike.
Rap2thaMoon
Member
At least she looks better than Lexi T'Perro, the Natalie Dormer character. She just looks weird.
Heckler456
Banned
I'm sorry for singling you out, but do people here know how human beings work? As a person, you're already fairly rigid when falling, seeing as how you tense up unless you're drunk. But he also has a person sitting on top of him, keeping him down.
But, you know, that aside, seeing as anyone can debate anything if they've got a mind to. The more important thing is that this is clearly motion captured.
And beside that, anything's gonna look weird if you're looping it in a GIF and have a predisposition towards actually finding it weird. Let's not forget that Horizon GIF.
Yay, take out the thing I love most about the series. Good call.
slappingoysters
Member
I am with you on that, especially the character models. Look stilted
Heckler456
Banned
This thread is the perfect example of how superficial people truly are. We know essentially nothing about her character, but merely the way she looks is enough to "hate her" or find her "annoying". I guess we know where the sentiment to generally homogenize video game characters comes from.
I wonder if they set out to make the Ryder twins less iconic looking than default male Shepard to encourage people to customise or if they really just did a bad job picking actors because I'm really excited for more Mass Effect but I honestly can't decide which I want to play as least.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Peebee has a dumb name and face. Lol
^You can hate the superficial design of a character
^You can hate the superficial design of a character
Heckler456
Banned
Shepard was iconic looking when the first game came out? I guess somewhat, in that they made him have features that allude to Generic Action Hero Joe. But other than that, it's their first game. You don't just "create" someone iconic. That requires time.
Or otherwise called "judging solely based on appearance", which might as well be synonymous to "superficial".
There is nothing inherent about Peebee (even her name, which is supposed to be an acronym-like of her actual name) or her design/face that is "dumb". You might take issue with the exposed midriff, which I'd understand. But "hate", "annoying", and "dumb" are not something you can really read off the way she looks.
Unless you're a superficial person, of course.
We've got quite a lot of information on her character, really. They put out a video on her, given us a text summary of her character. It all sounds super annoying to me.
He has a unique look that was better than anything you could create with the sliders, whether or not you liked what he looked like, you remembered. The Ryders are much more conventional/generic/boring.