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Oh yeeeah?
You don't need to fear guns when you're a robot
So as someone who played ME1 for like 10 minutes before realizing I wanted nothing to do with it, what do people play Mass Effect for? Because with the jankiness, the boring combat, and the glitches, I always assumed it was the story, the character interactions, the writing, and the world that pulled people in. But with ME: A, the people that are enjoying it are saying things like, "eh I don't mind that the writing is bad", "oh that's just typical Bioware character animations", "oh yeah the story is hammy but that's not the reason I'm playing". So why do people like this series? Because from an outside perspective, this seems like me saying, "Yeah the new Mario game has pretty bad platforming, but that's not why I'm playing it"
Damn that's good
Damn that's good
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I think I'm going to play as Sara in ME:A if only to lean into the animation nightmares. She seems the more ghoulish.
HAH HAH
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Alien fucking.
The series went through a transformation. Further into action game with every release. So you have fans of all aspects of the game.
fierrotlepou
Member
What happened to Bioware, guys? Did the one guy with good ideas leave after ME2 or what? This is a fucking tragedy. Bioware used to be one heck of a name in the business, but now it just leaves behind a foul aftertaste.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Bioware had some pretty significant brain drain after ME2, didn't they?
*Vinny scream*
Some gameplay designers left and the main writer left too, iirc. ME3's ending wasn't even the original idea from what I remember.
Incandenza
Banned
Yeah, their games have had glaring issues for almost this entire decade. It's kinda crazy.
avengers23
Banned
The hottest BioWare sex scenes on the market, fam.
Nice.
I traded in Horizon for Nier yesterday, loving it so far.
Gonna be a hard decision for me between Nier, Yakuza 0 and likely Persona (not even counting any unexpected gems that may come up) for best soundtrack.
Funnily enough, those 3 in their own way also could go for Best Style.
I expect there will be a handful of great moments in that game, and the shooting/ open world stuff might be fun for a while. Hopefully when I play it some of the buggyness will have been patched out. There will probably be good dlc too because bioware is real good at putting out dlc that's had more care put into it then the main game.
Consequence
Member
*shrug* I like sci-fi and RPGs and the first two Mass Effect games had an acceptable world, enough RPG systems and played well enough for me to enjoy them. I've spent way more time reading bad sci-fi than I did slogging through ME3 so I count myself as a fan.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Man, what kind of dicks have you encountered?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Electronic Arts happened.
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TharpDaddy
Member
I imagine the main thing is that this is a new BioWare studio. The team that made ME 1-3 is working on a new IP. The team that made Andromeda has only made some DLC and 3's multiplayer previously iirc.
Booker Dewitt
Member
Hot Coldman
Banned
Mass Effect is gonna be a legit hottest mess contender ain't it
I've only watched a small portion of the stuff out there, but what in the fuck is going on with their eyes? One of the early scenes looks like a character is either reading from a teleprompter or straight up looking at the camera.
The best hot mess.
The best hot mess.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
What I can't really get over more than the face animation are the constant pauses during conversations.
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
I find myself counting the days until a new Film and 40s, so much fun. I hope they will keep the feature going after they're done with the fast films.
Bombcast next week is gonna be delicious cuz I cannot wait for more reactions to the animations.
It feels like the court of public opinion is already hanging it.
But I'll say again, I really enjoyed the bit I actually played.
For better or worse it felt like mass effect.
But I also really liked all of Mass Effect 3 including the end. I was so excited to hop online and read other peoples reactions...and then was shocked when I felt so differently. So don't listen to me.
But I'll say again, I really enjoyed the bit I actually played.
For better or worse it felt like mass effect.
But I also really liked all of Mass Effect 3 including the end. I was so excited to hop online and read other peoples reactions...and then was shocked when I felt so differently. So don't listen to me.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I wanted Andromeda to be good but I'm getting a lot of enjoyment out of the trainwreck so it's a wash really
Jeff Gerstmann Is Still A Threat
You're not alone, there's people in the EA Access thread who feel the same way. We'll see what reviews are like on Mondays I suppose.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean I've definitely seen people who enjoyed the demo too. It varies from person to person how much the presentation effects them.
TharpDaddy
Member
Glad to hear that. I'm still totally down to play a new Mass Effect game even if it's rough around the edges. I'm just going to wait for reviews.
Court of public opinion was hanging Doom before it came out. If Mass Effect is good people will change their minds. But this first reveal isn't doing it for a lot of people
Twin Tails
Member
At like $20, sure.
Yeah I enjoyed it too. There are some grating aspects like the menu or traversing the open world not being as smooth as I'd like but I'm looking forward to it anyway.
I saw their moving trucks once in the street and they gave me a laugh.