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Update:

Thx EatChildren, Lime and Tovarisc

Squad selection screen:

Did quick and dirty pass on video, most of valuable information is spoken by narrator of video.

• Misc: https://imgur.com/a/E1QeE
• Favorites menu: https://imgur.com/a/9vaq0
• Profiles info: http://imgur.com/a/A9bRY
• Squad menu and skills: http://imgur.com/a/mNl49

Player skills

• Combat: http://imgur.com/a/Kaynt
• Biotic: http://imgur.com/a/pCrPR

 

[vivekTO]

Was waiting for it to drop!! thanks.

 

[Ultra Numb]

Krogans top-tier

 

[Ivory Samoan]

Came to GAF to see if anyone know if there was a new vid, was not dissappointed.

<3 you MassGAF.

 

[wesleyshark]

Yyuusss

 

[TVexperto]

I wish this game would have the red faction guerrilla destruction environment

 

[Lime]

I wish Bioware would release these videos on Gamersyde

 

[ArmGunar]

Thanks

The next one about Exploration will be more interesting

 

[Lime]

It's really weird seeing Cora running around in freezing temperatures in her default skin-tight suit and without a helmet

 

[Jafku]

Mass Effect is looking good. I'm getting pretty excited

 

[Sou Da]

I wish this game would have the red faction guerrilla destruction environment

Destruction is beginning to seem like a lost art of Frostbite tbh.

 

[Luxorek]

Calling this video 'characters' is a bit of a misleading move by marketing. I expected something focused on actual characters, instead I got 'Combat, part 2' - profiles, loadouts, abilities and speccing.

 

[Karu]

This looks really really good, huh.

 

[Enduin]

Interesting system. Not sold on it but certainly interesting. Swapping between profiles could prove worthwhile and strategic.

Companions having only 3 powers is certainly different and eliminates much of the need to control their powers. Still not sold on that either. Being able to tell then who to attack to trigger combos is cool but if they're popping of powers freely could prove annoying.

 

[alt27]

Calling this video 'characters' is a bit of a misleading move by marketing. I expected something focused on actual characters, instead I got 'Combat, part 2' - profiles, loadouts, abilities and speccing.

The video series is called the 'Gameplay' series

And this game is looking better and better with every video I see. Love the combos and loadout choices here

 

[Luxorek]

The video series is called the 'Gameplay' series

Interacting with characters IS gameplay in Bioware games, dude : ]

 

[lazerfox]

Calling this video 'characters' is a bit of a misleading move by marketing. I expected something focused on actual characters, instead I got 'Combat, part 2' - profiles, loadouts, abilities and speccing.

I'm actually glad they don't reveal too much. I actually wanted to skip all of those videos to go in fresh but I can't resist.

 

[black070]

It looks so damn fun to actually play, I'm slowly starting to get more and more hyped for this. I loved the Mass Effect trilogy, so I'll definitely be in for this.

 

[jesu]

Looking great!

 

[Sou Da]

Interesting system. Not sold on it but certainly interesting. Swapping between profiles could prove worthwhile and strategic.

Companions having only 3 powers is certainly different and eliminates much of the need to control their powers. Still not sold on that either. Being able to tell then who to attack to trigger combos is cool but if they're popping of powers freely could prove annoying.

I'd imagine you want to turn off squad power usage in this one then.

 

[EatChildren]

So the active adept profile perk is replacing the jetpack dodge and jump with a biotic skill, not unlike the biotic dodging in ME3's multiplayer.

 

[GlamFM]

Calling this video 'characters' is a bit of a misleading move by marketing. I expected something focused on actual characters, instead I got 'Combat, part 2' - profiles, loadouts, abilities and speccing.

yep

 

[Renekton]

Yeaaaah I'm just gonna stick to one profile all the way through the end.

 

[Camarasketch]

Am I the only one who sees the combat slow and clumsy?
Enemies do move really slow and they don't look for cover or anything,they just stay there absorbing your bullets...looks really bad in my opinion.

 

[Sub_Level]

So its not choosin individual powers for your squad but you can indeed set up combos with them.

I never bothered with combos much in the earlier games but they seem to really be pushing it as a mechanic.

 

[Lime]

Squad selection screen:

 

[alt27]

Interacting with characters IS gameplay in Bioware games, dude : ]

Nah, thats more like story, and they will be keeping that under wraps for everyone to discover themselves.

 

[Rellik]

Well that looks really good to me.

 

[Sou Da]

Squad selection screen:

Thanks, this shows you can change members in the field right?

 

[RefigeKru]

Am I the only one who sees the combat slow and clumsy?
Enemies do move really slow and they don't look for cover or anything,they just stay there absorbing your bullets...looks really bad in my opinion.

I see what you mean although there will probably be faster enemies and more difficult combinations which might give the player pause, especially on high difficulty.

Mostly it seems that the players mobility and abilities just dwarf that of the enemies shown so far. I'm liking what I'm seeing.

 

[Enduin]

I'd imagine you want to turn off squad power usage in this one then.

Very much so. If such an option is still available.

 

[shinobi602]

Am I the only one who sees the combat slow and clumsy?
Enemies do move really slow and they don't look for cover or anything,they just stay there absorbing your bullets...looks really bad in my opinion.

From some personal hands-on, the enemies can be relentless and tough as hell. I bet Mac was playing on "narrative" difficulty here to specifically show off the mechanics and not bother with actually fighting to survive.

 

[Lime]

Thanks, this shows you can change members in the field right?

Not necessarily, maybe 'Select' just makes it possible to upgrade your party members and not actual deployment.

 

[Metroidvania]

Huh.

Gonna be kind of odd if we hit higher levels, and the companions are just sitting there with a whole bunch of level points they can't spend.

Also, if it's really just AI decision-making for the use of biotics, they'd better be way better at that decision-making.

At least the Favorites button also auto-switches profiles, that'd be a pain if it didn't.

Thanks, this shows you can change members in the field right?

I'm guessing it's somewhat similar to DA:I, where you're limited to certain 'base' regions of the map (or maybe the nomad) in order to do so, but I don't think we know for sure.

edit:

Also, while I can't be sure if didn't get destroyed manually, if it didn't, the second the profile switches, the assault drone looks like it explodes.

Probably a good idea to avoid stacking battlefield modifiers, I suppose.

 

[cackhyena]

Okay, I'm finally getting pumped.

 

[Bisnic]

OK video, but I'm really interested in seeing the next one about exploration. That short clip at the end gave me some bad memories of ME2-3 planet scanning though lol.

 

[Adryuu]

That is actual uncut shooting gameplay for a full encounter. Are we happy yet?

I still want fifteen minutes of uncut galaxy map to space travel to tempest to mako to walking with banter to shooting to npc conversation though. BW make this happen!

Shooting looks fine still anyway.

 

[Sou Da]

Also they really got this out early to beat the previews huh?

Cora is one letter away from being a Capcom game.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Characters...?

 

[MisterShine]

Characters...?

As in, "character builds", I suppose

 

[Camarasketch]

OK video, but I'm really interested in seeing the next one about exploration. That short clip at the end gave me some bad memories of ME2-3 planet scanning though lol.

Yeah, only a good exploration element will make me buy this game. I just want to explore big open planets. Different areas with lots of interesting corners to discover.
I loved DA:I because of the exploration and the beautiful environments.

 

[SoRuffShoNuff]

Am I the only one who sees the combat slow and clumsy?
Enemies do move really slow and they don't look for cover or anything,they just stay there absorbing your bullets...looks really bad in my opinion.

There are different difficulty levels in ME. When showing off the skills of the player you want the enemies to be predictable if not stationary targets so you can show off exactly what you want in your video.

 

[Ikuu]

I really hope the game is better than these videos make it look.

 

[Un4]

Squad selection screen:

So, these are all the possible companions? Kinda disappointing if we can only can pick up Jaal along the way.

 

[caliph95]

So, these are all the possible companions? Kinda disappointing if we can only can pick up Jaal along the way.

As we know so far, there are likely a lot more.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Weird title for the video. Combat keeps looking better and better, at this point though I just want to see some exploration, thankfully that's the next video.

 

[Moaradin]

Game is looking better and better. These recent videos have done a lot for my excitement.

 

[Back-In-Black]

So, these are all the possible companions? Kinda disappointing if we can only can pick up Jaal along the way.

Do you really expect them to spoil all the possible companions?

 

[Heckler456]

Do you really expect them to spoil all the possible companions?

I was under the impression it was confirmed that there were only 6 companions?

 

[Darkstorne]

Thanks, this shows you can change members in the field right?

I'm guessing it's somewhat similar to DA:I, where you're limited to certain 'base' regions of the map (or maybe the nomad) in order to do so, but I don't think we know for sure.

My biggest wish for Bioware games going forwards is for them to find a way to take all characters into battle. They don't have the excuse of "it would be too difficult for the game to render all the characters at once" these days, yet we keep up this tacit agreement to pretend it makes sense to only take two or three companions with us at a time in Bioware games.

"Alistair, Morrigan, Dog, come with me to help defend Redcliff from an invading undead army. Sten, Wynne, Lelianna, Shale, Zevran, Oghren, you guys toast some marshmallows around the fire until we get back."

I was SO happy during Mass Effect 2's grand finale, the suicide mission, because the game found a way to utilize ALL of the companions in that final battle. Even though I only had two in my party, they all made their presence felt, and they were all contributing to the task at hand in a believable way. And until Bioware can figure out a way to make that happen throughout most of a game, their "Bioware model" for game design will continue to feel slightly archaic and stuck in a rut to me. It's like they can't think out of the box any more. Their games will always have multiple companions, with most of them being told to do nothing at all for large chunks of the game for no logical reason other than "vidya games", and their stories will consist of a linear beginning, a multi-choice mid-section, and a linear end.

As much as I love the worlds they create, I'm getting worried with their approach to game design.