I thought you could cancel a digital preorder on PSN?The music lmaooooo.
Just browsed the previous pages. Having played the trial for a few minutes, I can confirm that these are not rare occurrences. Damn, I wonder what happened during development. These animations are terrible. The graphics are so subpar too. The reviews on Monday are going to be very telling. I already preordered digitally on PS4 tho so I guess I'm stuck on this ride.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
A Compilation of Hilarious Animations in Mass Effect Andromeda
- Thread starter Lime
- Start date
- Status
Iriscomeback
Member
For those interested, A Youtuber named xletalis did a comparison yesterday contrasting ME1 to Andromeda.
They certainly most likely did, but something must have gone wrong during development
This illustrates perfectly why andromeda is sometimes so jarring. If you don't use face capture technology you have to use head movements or other ways to convey emotion. See how they used subtle nodding and eye movements to make Ashley look convincing.
This is just bad animation, or a lack of time/budget. Probably a combination.
Reminds me of "I don't have time to explain why I don't have time to explain" from Vanilla Destiny.
Risk Breaker
Member
Maybe soon we'll start using only gifs of bugs to review games.
Alter_Fridge
Member
Time - 5 years since ME 3
Budget - as a triple A title, surely there's a fair chunk of cash sunk into it
smashballTaz
Member
I was going to play this as my first big Mass Effect game. As it stands, I think I'll stick to Mass Effect 1 for now in my Steam backlog. Feel a bit bad for this new development team now..
Sanctuary
Member
The Witcher 3 has facial animations that are clearly still "video game", but they are still quite expressive. Horizon does this weird thing where it's half "video game" and half "realistic", so it looks ridiculous more often than not. It does a great job with everything from the bottom of the nose up. Mouths though? Mostly awful.
StarlordDial
Member
Mass Effect Andromeda OT: Facial animations Only Daddy Ryder would love!
My sides have left orbit.
This game looks uncanny valley as all hell in some places and unintentional comedy gold in others. Might have to actually buy this.
Ammogeddon
Member
For those interested, A Youtuber named xletalis did a comparison yesterday contrasting ME1 to Andromeda.
I think I'd prefer the models used in 2007. They got the eyes right. I just don't understand how they thought the faces and animations were good enough.
For the last year nearly every game is a bundle now, which requires immediate payment on PSN.
Though I believe if you get lucky with Sony customer service you can get a refund.
What does she mean by that? I... I just don't understand. "My face is tired"... what?!?
For those interested, A Youtuber named xletalis did a comparison yesterday contrasting ME1 to Andromeda.
They certainly most likely did, but something must have gone wrong during development
What in animatronic hell
wesleyshark
Banned
That fucking line lmao. Cracked up while I was watching that dialogue bit
They're player-made, so I do think the model on the left is just a fugly designed player character while the one on the right looks normal, better makeup, etc.
But still, yeah... The lighting and head animation is awful.
Alter_Fridge
Member
Stallion Dan
Member
Well I'm not buying it except in a GOTY (lol) type edition that has fixed it.
A patch not enough because it would need be one of those 'download the entire game but fixed' type patches, making the disc worthless.
A patch not enough because it would need be one of those 'download the entire game but fixed' type patches, making the disc worthless.
Tenacious-D
Member
Callibretto
Member
I think the one on the left is npc, not player made. The player is talking with her.
Mojoraisin
Member
For those interested, A Youtuber named xletalis did a comparison yesterday contrasting ME1 to Andromeda.
This makes me depressed...
wesleyshark
Banned
JonnyDBrit
Member
See, I feel like this one works if it's deliberately awkward. Like, you cringe and go, "Yeeeeeeaaaaahhhhh that's not gonna work."
One thing that's stuck out to me though since a friend pointed out the... peculiarities of the game's appearance is how lighting interacts with materials, often in ways that seem strange. Like in the above gif, there's an incredibly heavy contrast on the shadowed parts of her face, yet both her shoulders are practically aglow. Her skin also seems shiny and reflective in some parts but dull as clay in others. It's a weird mixed bag that doesn't come together well.
Alter_Fridge
Member
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
#Skate4
Always-honest
Banned
Dammnn... Haha.
TheRedSnifit
Member
Neither of them are player characters.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Man, what's with the running animations in these guys' games?
LA Noire was incredibly expensive (pretty much shut down the studio), that tech just isn't worth the return on investment. Even traditional mocap faces are a very costly and time consuming process, hence the either keyframed or modular facial animation used for most "side" characters.
However I don't think much of that is an excuse here, these are main characters in a AAA game with a focus on story.
No, that's a main NPC character.
Model on the left is a NPC
man, remember when we talk about how bad the facial animation in Horizon Zero Dawn is? looks like oscar worthy acting compare to this
When Source Film Maker parodies somehow are more convincing
chaobreaker
Member
I think I get why female Ryder looks so silly. She always looks likes she's holding a laugh and trying not to break character like Jimmy Fallon on a SNL sketch.
MoogleWizard
Member
This looks worse than Dragon Age Origins.
Ocarina_117
Banned
This is quite the disgrace coming from a big budget game, a huge studio and publisher in a post Witcher 3 world.
I mean this game has been in development for a helluva long time.
My anticipation for the game could not be lower.
Going to wait it out a while before I even think of picking up this game. We've had a god-like Q1 but we could be onto our first stinker.
I mean this game has been in development for a helluva long time.
My anticipation for the game could not be lower.
Going to wait it out a while before I even think of picking up this game. We've had a god-like Q1 but we could be onto our first stinker.
xrnzaaas
Member
This is Oscar worthy, dare I say. XD
GHG
Gold Member
For those interested, A Youtuber named xletalis did a comparison yesterday contrasting ME1 to Andromeda.
They certainly most likely did, but something must have gone wrong during development
If this is what 10 years of "progress" looks like...
Sanctuary
Member
Alter_Fridge
Member
That pashing animation actually looked good
Well shit if I was going down for a 600 year nap Id get fcked up on cocaine and sugar coated donuts too.
- Status