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[NJDEN]

What if the plot of the game is discovering that the Reapers intercepted the colony ships and replaced all the colonists with machine people who are externally biological, but internally they are on the fritz and glitching out from having to do a hardboot after waking up from stasis.

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Yes, but did you see the glitches happen in those footages?

I'm solely talking about the glitches here. Some of the animation and writing are undeniably bad.

Yes:

Blurry bottom of face while Ryder was talking to one of his teammates on the ship. Jeff and Brad even commented on its weirdness.

Character's teammate phasing through furniture in a room on the planet they went to.

Texture loading issues through certain scene changes on the ship. Jeff commented on this too.

Character popping out of existence at the beginning of the prep scene on the ship.

Edit: If you want I can point out the times when these all happened.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

jesus the shit lighting makes the character look ass as usual.

i just want default femryder as a template and then i just want red hair.
why the hell cant i do this?

 

[Jocund]

Minus the animation problems (saying if someone can accept it), will the game be any good / any positives so far?

There's a PC Gamer article that went up today that suggests (as much as the author can without breaking embargo) that the game gets better in places, and maybe worse in others. They mention that the characters maybe grow into their roles a bit, and that the storyline gets on its feet quicker than Inquisition's did.

 

[DylanEno]

When you poop your pants and can't find the toilet.

Jfc lmfao

I'm suddenly way more excited for this game

 

[King Gilga]

Is this really the running animation? It looks awkward.

I find that hard to believe, DAI had decent running animations.

Is this even really the same dev?

 

[GravityInsanity]

Not as awkward as the teleporting people?

Trust me, I noticed that, but I've never seen any women run like that. I'm guessing this is the default running animation for both the male and female genders?

 

[painey]

Is this even really the same dev?

No. People are dumb and hear 'Bioware' and 'Rockstar' and just assume it's one studio making all these games. The devs of this new Mass Effect did multiplayer/DLC work on previous ME, but didn't make the main games.

 

[Caleb187]

Is this really the running animation? It looks awkward.

Been riding horseback for too long.

 

[easterislandhead]

I used my ten hours mainly on mp (Xbox) didn't have a single crash or glitch, ran great. Same goes for single player, my dude even runs normally, not like those gifs

Had one host drop during a game, switched hosts and the game went on without a long wait.

 

[Cabbagehead]

I used my ten hours mainly on mp (Xbox) didn't have a single crash or glitch, ran great. Same goes for single player, my dude even runs normally, not like those gifs

Had one host drop during a game, switched hosts and the game went on without a long wait.

good for you....wrong thread maybe?

 

[V-Faction]

When you poop your pants and can't find the toilet.

HAHAHAHAHAA

AHHH-HAHAHHHAHHAHAA

 

[A-V-B]

Trust me, I noticed that, but I've never seen any women run like that. I'm guessing this is the default running animation for both the male and female genders?

isn't that literally the same problem from ME3?

 

[RustyNails]

This is a disaster LOL

How the FUCK

 

[Peroroncino]

https://youtu.be/p-msmx9yW5Q?t=1m43s

lol, this shit just keeps piling up.

 

[easterislandhead]

good for you....wrong thread maybe?

Indeed

 

[GravityInsanity]

isn't that literally the same problem from ME3?

I don't know. I'm new to the Mass Effect world and Andromeda would be my first one if the game reviews well.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Wow, looks like Mass Effect: The Sims.

 

[Zen Aku]

Ehhhh... I dont know really, none of this stuff is really worse than most of the animations in FFXV so I'm still pumped for this.

What is going on with this post.

 

[icecold1983]

Yes, but did you see the glitches happen in those footages?

I'm solely talking about the glitches here. Some of the animation and writing are undeniably bad.

I just mean the animation as a whole. Its inexcusably poor

 

[Qblivion]

none of this really bothers me tbqh. All I really care about is if it is fun and if the writing is good.

 

[Ryzaki009]

https://youtu.be/p-msmx9yW5Q?t=1m43s

lol, this shit just keeps piling up.

Sticky weapon has been in every single BW game I can remember to date. So that should be in the least surprising.

 

[Peroroncino]

What is going on with this post.

Maybe he's talking about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKJ_Ni4d5EE

But I'd still argue.

none of this really bothers me tbqh. All I really care about is if it is fun and if the writing is good.

Writing seems to be top notch!

 

[Cabbagehead]

if the writing is good.

Then you're in for a rude awaking.

 

[shiba5]

The weirdest thing about the faces is the total lack of eye reflection. Even the original trilogy on PS360 got this right; the animation in the old games looks relatively robotic by today's standards, but the eyes still have life in them.

Every single human in Andromeda has these weirdly overdefined eyes with zero lighting interacting with them. You can see everyone's irises and pupils in excruciating detail in a way you just do not see in real life, as if they're wooden orbs with details painted on. Adding better specular effects to the eyes would on its own be a massive improvement for this game, even if the animations stayed just as stiff. It's just so off-putting being able to see everyone's eyes like this.

EDIT:

This gif going around illustrates this perfectly. Just like how the relative darkness in Ashley's scene on the right sort of hides the distinction between iris and pupil, the bright lighting in the scene on the left should be blowing out some of the detail. The eyes should have shine.

They look like doll eyes. Just dead. They don't look like they fit correctly into the eye sockets either - like they're just jammed in there. Ugh.
I don't understand how this happens in 2017.

 

[Qblivion]

Then you're in for a rude awaking.

Yeah, I've watch some preview footage. My confidence isn't high. I hope it does get better later in the game though.

 

[water_wendi]

This.. has made me more interested in the game? i had zero interest before. Now i find myself waiting for AngryJoe review to see if its just dumb fun or if its frustrating garbage.

 

[D4Danger]

Is this really the running animation? It looks awkward.

this is almost fps third-person camera mod bad

Dead Island

Mirrors Edge

 

[7DollarHagane]

Don't shit on Shinobi and don't shit on people who like this game

yeah seriously - the early impressions have issues but if people enjoy it let them!

It's never a bad thing for people to enjoy a game. I know it's easy to want to be the snarky guy who hates the thing but you gotta shut that impulse off when it pops up. Let people have fun!

 

[NinjaTehFish]

Maybe he's talking about this:



Writing seems to be top notch!

What the actual fuck.

 

[Captain_Wreckus]

yeah seriously - the early impressions have issues but if people enjoy it let them!

It's never a bad thing for people to enjoy a game. I know it's easy to want to be the snarky guy who hates the thing but you gotta shut that impulse off when it pops up. Let people have fun!

Amen.

 

[Cabbagehead]

Let people have fun!

No one is stopping them? are they being handcuffed in someway? all they have to do is ignore it and or continue to enjoy said game.

Hear no evil and all that jazz.

 

[Yekshemesh]

No the multiplayer is a half-assed jank fest just like single player. And on Xbox one the game crashes when there's too many enemies on a stage with weather effects like the ice base whatever it's called.

Now that totally kills any reason for me to buy this game. Might as well just wait for a big discount and wait till they fix the single and multiplayer issues. Bioware... what are you doing?

 

[Dmax3901]

The weirdest thing about the faces is the total lack of eye reflection. Even the original trilogy on PS360 got this right; the animation in the old games looks relatively robotic by today's standards, but the eyes still have life in them.

Every single human in Andromeda has these weirdly overdefined eyes with zero lighting interacting with them. You can see everyone's irises and pupils in excruciating detail in a way you just do not see in real life, as if they're wooden orbs with details painted on. Adding better specular effects to the eyes would on its own be a massive improvement for this game, even if the animations stayed just as stiff. It's just so off-putting being able to see everyone's eyes like this.

EDIT:

This gif going around illustrates this perfectly. Just like how the relative darkness in Ashley's scene on the right sort of hides the distinction between iris and pupil, the bright lighting in the scene on the left should be blowing out some of the detail. The eyes should have shine.

Durante save us.

 

[icecold1983]

This is the first vendor, his face is straight up outta 2005, maybe he has vitiligo

Lmao is this actually worse than the korean solder faces in crysis 1?

 

[Cabbagehead]

Now that totally kills any reason for me to buy this game. Might as well just wait for a big discount and wait till they fix the single and multiplayer issues. EA/Bioware... you suck ass!

clarified...

 

[Pantz]

Gotta say, this thread made me interested in the game when I wasn't before.

 

[Dmax3901]

I'd be interested to see some comparison gifs to DA:I.

 

[Turdburger]

Maybe he's talking about this:

Writing seems to be top notch!

 

[Grisby]

I find that hard to believe, DAI had decent running animations.

Is this even really the same dev?

Different teams. They should have just knocked on their internet door and asked for some tips on how to handle Frostbite or something.

The weirdest thing about the faces is the total lack of eye reflection. Even the original trilogy on PS360 got this right; the animation in the old games looks relatively robotic by today's standards, but the eyes still have life in them.

Every single human in Andromeda has these weirdly overdefined eyes with zero lighting interacting with them. You can see everyone's irises and pupils in excruciating detail in a way you just do not see in real life, as if they're wooden orbs with details painted on. Adding better specular effects to the eyes would on its own be a massive improvement for this game, even if the animations stayed just as stiff. It's just so off-putting being able to see everyone's eyes like this.

EDIT:

This gif going around illustrates this perfectly. Just like how the relative darkness in Ashley's scene on the right sort of hides the distinction between iris and pupil, the bright lighting in the scene on the left should be blowing out some of the detail. The eyes should have shine.

Spot on. It's kind of blowing my mind how much better Ashley looks. I can't play armchair developer here and god knows how much work the team actually put into this game but the character's eyes just look dead.

 

[inky]

Durante save us.

Come on now. There are limits to Durante's power.

 

[watershed]

But really why does she say "my face is tired" instead of "I'm tired" or "I'm exhausted" as if the the writing is meant to draw attention to the terrible facial animation even though I'm sure the writing came first and the animation later. It's all bad.

 

[Metroidvania]

But really why does she say "my face is tired" instead of "I'm tired" or "I'm exhausted" as if the the writing is meant to draw attention to the terrible facial animation even though I'm sure the writing came first and the animation later. It's all bad.

Yeah, that line specifically is just a puzzler.

Not sure why it got through final script editing, because as you say, it then specifically draws the player's eye up to said face, which looks lifeless, but not because she's tired.

 

[renzolama]

But really why does she say "my face is tired" instead of "I'm tired" or "I'm exhausted" as if the the writing is meant to draw attention to the terrible facial animation even though I'm sure the writing came first and the animation later. It's all bad.

Somebody on that late stage development team knew what the fuck was up

 

[Easy_D]

But really why does she say "my face is tired" instead of "I'm tired" or "I'm exhausted" as if the the writing is meant to draw attention to the terrible facial animation even though I'm sure the writing came first and the animation later. It's all bad.

I'm guessing it's whoever wrote it's way of being witty. Guessing there'll be a lot of "fun" and "witty" dialogue all over the game. She's so tired even her face is tired, ha ha, genius!

 

[renzolama]

I'm guessing it's whoever wrote it's way of being witty. Guessing there'll be a lot of "fun" and "witty" dialogue all over the game. She's so tired even her face is tired, ha ha, genius!

She doesn't even have time to explain why she doesn't have time to explain

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Watching Brad from GB playing it. Where is the atmosphere in this game? I've only played parts of ME1 but that game world was just dripping with atmosphere. This game looks so bland with its dialogue, voice acting, and just the general tone of it

 

[TharpDaddy]

Watching Brad from GB playing it. Where is the atmosphere in this game? I've only played parts of ME1 but that game world was just dripping with atmosphere. This game looks so bland with its dialogue, voice acting, and just the general tone of it

You're in space, there's not much atmosphere.

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Durante save us.

Durante's too busy infiltrating Itsuno's office at Capcom.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

But really why does she say "my face is tired" instead of "I'm tired" or "I'm exhausted" as if the the writing is meant to draw attention to the terrible facial animation even though I'm sure the writing came first and the animation later. It's all bad.

HASN'T YOUR FACE EVER BEEN TIRED