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Mass Effect: Andromeda - Game Informer reader Q&A with Mac Walters
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You do know that is the same guy who did the voice in Crackdown right?
"Welcome back, agent"
HalfBakedProphet
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People need to get over holding this grudge over Mac's head for the shitty ME3 ending.
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ME2 being more or less being a side story to the actual reaper invasion plot put ME3 in a strange position to begin with; they had so many things to tie up in one game. And they lost lead writer Drew Karpyshyn between games. ME3's dev time was crazy short for being the grand ending to the trilogy. It was originally going to be less than 2 years between ME2 and ME3 before the delay to March 2012. I assume it was EA pressing the issue but Bioware was in a tough spot to get the game out and it showed in the rushed ending. And I distinctly remember many of community thinking highly of Mac before ME3's release because he had done good work on ME1 and ME2.
I understand being weary. I understand not wanting to get burned again. I understand a "wait and see" attitude. But Andromeda is a new beginning with almost none of the (bad) baggage from the old trilogy. Andromeda has been given the chance to breathe and unlike ME3, it's been in the oven for a long time. Holding on to that bitterness at this point makes very little sense to me. If you're not willing to go into this fresh experience with new eyes, I'm not sure why you're even looking forward to a new entire to begin with.
Feel free to rub this post in my nose if Andromeda is awful. I have a strong suspicion it will be really damn good.
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_/¯ME2 being more or less being a side story to the actual reaper invasion plot put ME3 in a strange position to begin with; they had so many things to tie up in one game. And they lost lead writer Drew Karpyshyn between games. ME3's dev time was crazy short for being the grand ending to the trilogy. It was originally going to be less than 2 years between ME2 and ME3 before the delay to March 2012. I assume it was EA pressing the issue but Bioware was in a tough spot to get the game out and it showed in the rushed ending. And I distinctly remember many of community thinking highly of Mac before ME3's release because he had done good work on ME1 and ME2.
I understand being weary. I understand not wanting to get burned again. I understand a "wait and see" attitude. But Andromeda is a new beginning with almost none of the (bad) baggage from the old trilogy. Andromeda has been given the chance to breathe and unlike ME3, it's been in the oven for a long time. Holding on to that bitterness at this point makes very little sense to me. If you're not willing to go into this fresh experience with new eyes, I'm not sure why you're even looking forward to a new entire to begin with.
Feel free to rub this post in my nose if Andromeda is awful. I have a strong suspicion it will be really damn good.
Obliterator
Member
As someone who has been playing The Wittcher games for years and years its a beautiful site to see how how much Witcher 3 has and is influencing current RPG's
So proud of CDProjekt Red. Also cant't wait for MEA!!!!!
So proud of CDProjekt Red. Also cant't wait for MEA!!!!!
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
You must have missed the gaf thread when some journo that got to see an hour of it compared a part of it to DAI.
The actual gameplay was great imo the limited amount of context and exposition you're give was the issue. Combat was very enjoyable and looked pretty rad.
I for one want variety more. Day night would be preferable but I first want to explore everything from dales to deserts and glaciers.
It's definitely more "open world" than Mass Effect has been before, but god no it's not like Inquisition.
Trojita
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Frostbite my shit up dawg.
I want that as well. Don't see why one excludes the other?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Neither did I, just which one I'd put over the other.
Ok, for the record i put having weapons in the game over day and night cycles then.
Heckler456
Banned
You were in that thread. You surely must have at least seen the interview in question, or the few people who corrected the people who drew that comparison out of its context?
That comparison was drawn from the fact that compared to previous Mass Effect entries, the design of the game is much more "open" now, in that there are large open-world planets to be explored. In that respect, they could as well have compared it to any other open-world game.
Affeinvasion
Member
As long as the multiplayer is as good as ME3 i can live with a disappointing storyline.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I was mostly defending DAI in that thread because I genuinely love the game when ignoring a huge chunk of it that's pointless, boring and uninspired..
I meant to say that I understand the sentiment expressed in this Q&A considering the reactions any mention of DAI solicits from many people.
Well, he was head writer, but in truth the great writing really came from the team, with each writer being assigned to certain characters, giving them their voice. The whole team of about 8 came back for the Citadel DLC, and you saw what happened there. So It seems Walters can head up a good writing team, so let's just hope he's not left to his own devices.