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Mass Effect: Andromeda - Previews and hands-on impressions
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ME:A|OT| Why do i feel this way? Must be the MONEY
The Broker
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Wow great job, imagine if you could just use this time to learn about anthropology in Spain and Portugal, the sky´s the limit.
"Well...she beat me. Might as well get it over with."You are right... he's not even looking at her
Just looking off into the stars. Lie back and think of England?
Heckler456
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You are right... he's not even looking at her
Just looking off into the stars. Lie back and think of England?
He actually isn't looking at her.
Things like these generally look odd because they're taken out of context, along with a healthy dose of preconceived notions; and the GIF versions generally look odd because you're focusing on a tiny 1-2 second loop for 10-20 iterations. In the actual game, stuff like this blends in.
He actually isn't looking at her.
Things like these generally look odd because they're taken out of context, along with a healthy dose of preconceived notions; and the GIF versions generally look odd because you're focusing on a tiny 1-2 second loop for 10-20 iterations. In the actual game, stuff like this blends in.
Well that's good to know ;P
ME:A|OT| Ryders on the Storm
North America stores they do it immediately, on European stores they started doing it immediately for some games (you can see it on the description) others are on day of release.
John Kowalski
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ME:A|OT| Ryder and spacefaring friends, but no time for adventures
Ivory Samoan
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Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| Ryders of the Storm
MeisterLeder
Banned
Cant create a new topic yet. But hey its weird that i think that the Multiplayer test is cancelled? Not really
Yep i was right:
Yep i was right:
http://blog.bioware.com/2017/03/01/bioware-at-pax-east-2017/
ME:A|OT| Ryder? I barely even know 'er!
prag16
Banned
Good for you. You win... nothing. The rare concern trolling gambit that pays off.
Indeed you were. I'm not one to bash EA, but it seems more than coincidental that this will potentially push people into paying for EA Access.
LightofRohan
Member
Dunno why I am so pumped for this! Every morning the first thing I do is go to Mass Effects youtube page excited for the new video. Guess we don't get one this week! All I want is that exploration video!
Heckler456
Banned
Exploration video actually is releasing today.
LightofRohan
Member
Nice.
Solideliquid
Member
So have they released any information about PS4 Pro support/4K?
Not since the PSX demo : High res checkerboard mode (can't remember the actual resolution) and a high quality mode
Heckler456
Banned
Yeah. From the top of my head, 1800cc (checkerboarded), meaning not full 4K or 4K checkerboarded. And a 1080p mode with "increased graphical options" or something like that. At least, we know there will be 4K screen support and 1080p support. Remains to be seen exactly what that support will look like though.
According to GAF, worst game in existence, confirmed.
According to the people who went to the preview event and played the game for a couple of hours, generally positive impressions. If you want to run the gamut, watch Giant Bomb for a somewhat more cynical POV of the game, and Kinda Funny to watch Greg raving about the game. All in all though, I don't remember seeing a single purely negative impression, so I think that we can be certain fans of the franchise will be playing a good game at this point.
I damn sure am. It's looking like the most fully realized Mass Effect yet, despite whatever usual BioWare jank may be present.
RedlineRonin
Member
It will be "good."
How good seems to be somewhat correlated to how attached you were to some of the systems in previous games; e.g. the fact that they did away with direct control of squad powers via the wheel.
It's still gonna be a space opera with, what looks like, awesome third person shooting and power action, so I'm in.
Man Called Aerodynamics
Member
Depends on where you ask? Lol. Here on GAF specifically the overall mood is decidedly pessimistic (although there is a fan contingent here as well). Personally I could not be more excited.
Sephiroth503
Member
I'm sure it will be a technically sound game with excellent visuals and multiplayer.
I put myself in the completely unenthusiastic bracket when it comes to the game. I love Mass Effect, replaying 2 on PC at the moment as part of a full trilogy playthrough and just cannot get excited for Andromeda based on what they've shown. That IGN 17mins video was just, I dunno, boring?
Ascenion
Member
Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| Ghost Ryders Janking in the Sky
I was optimistic until the IGN video. Still day 1 - but I'm cautious
Heckler456
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Regarding the latter, they removed dialogues (so actual conversations with dialogue wheels and whatnot) from that footage, from what I've read on twitter, so the pacing may very well be off.
That being said though, how is that footage any different from the general schlock we played during Mass Effect 1-3. I'm replaying now too, and at worst, that 17 minute video felt like a more involved version of the myriad of corridors we walked through in those games too. At least with ME:A, we know that we'll have some actual exploration the likes that was promised with ME 1 and 2 to look forward to.
Solideliquid
Member
I never got more than a few hours in ME 3, but I loved 1 and 2.
I'm pretty excited for it, haven't had a cool space adventure game since Halo 5 and the latest COD last year (idc what the haters say, that was sweet space SP).
TheSadRanger
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GB was actually pretty positive on it, Brad said he liked what he played and Jeff said the combat looked fun.
Braag
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Man Called Aerodynamics
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Something I've noted about responses to Andromeda-- When you have a game that is ~5 years and a console generation removed from the last series entry, you have a lot of people looking at it with fresh eyes. Which is neither inherently good nor inherently bad. I'm not saying that "BioWare jank" should just automatically be excused because the old games had it too. But there are criticisms that you read that make it obvious that someone doesn't have any context for what they're seeing, for how an ME game establishes atmosphere and relationships over dozens of hours and how some small element likely fits into that whole. Just my $0.02.
royox
Member
Normal thinking:
A good space opera with a lot of exploration. Lore, tps shooter with the Mass Effect touch and Bioware tier of characters and story.
Gaf mode /on
Worst game of the universe.
GenericBadGuy
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John Walker from Rock Paper Shotgun just put up a surprisingly negative preview of the game.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/14/mass-effect-andromeda-review-opening-hours/
I say surprisingly because although he describes an experience confirming some of the fears people were having about the game, most previews until now seemed rather positive.
He posted a video where those gifs are from, but previous ME companions were no Pathfinders themselves either as I recall.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/14/mass-effect-andromeda-review-opening-hours/
I say surprisingly because although he describes an experience confirming some of the fears people were having about the game, most previews until now seemed rather positive.
He posted a video where those gifs are from, but previous ME companions were no Pathfinders themselves either as I recall.
Bubba_Sparks
Member
Just listening to the latest Bombcast and good 'ol 'Downtown' Peter Brown from GameSpot was pretty negative about it. Off the top of my head, he said the combat didn't feel good, alien characters were poorly designed, some of the story has pacing / set-up issues and I think some others. I am going to wait and see how the community reacts to this before I decide if I want to get it.
John Walker from Rock Paper Shotgun just put up a surprisingly negative preview of the game.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/14/mass-effect-andromeda-review-opening-hours/
I say surprisingly because although he describes an experience confirming some of the fears people were having about the game, most previews until now seemed rather positive.
He posted a video where those gifs are from, but previous ME companions were no Pathfinders themselves either as I recall.
I just read this too. Sounds like a lot of the criticisms of Inquisition, especially in regards to the quest design.
Stuff like this is why I want to get done with Inquisition after Zelda and before I even touch Mass Effect just to see what everybody is afraid of. I'm not far in Inquisition but most of what I've seen so far is actually pretty good.. but that's specifically because I'm staying away from the Hinterlands and most side quests, and staying fairly laser-focused on the main quest.
I will say though that things like NPCs and towns feel very last-gen, or at least reveal that this game was made in a pre-Witcher 3 world. Maybe it's just that BioWare games don't make their NPC behavior as dynamic as CDProjekt and Bethesda have it in their games (and Nintendo has apparently learned from this in Breath of the Wild). What are people saying about towns and quest zones in Andromeda? What few side quests I did look at in Inquisition do seem pretty basic. UI is also kind of tacky. Altogether so far it feels like a good main quest surrounded by a package that feels... MMO ish? I can't really find the words and I actually don't play MMOs so I don't know what those criticisms mean, but everything in Inquisition outside the main quest feels like what I imagine MMOs are. I guess the closest things I've played are Phantasy Star Online and The Division which are very clear "get loot and fill bars" games, and Inquisition kind of feels like that outside the main quest I guess.
The important part is, I'm afraid of Andromeda and future BioWare games focusing on that instead of what I really care about in BioWare games -- the characters and in the case of Mass Effect the sense of exploration.
John Walker from Rock Paper Shotgun just put up a surprisingly negative preview of the game.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/14/mass-effect-andromeda-review-opening-hours/
I say surprisingly because although he describes an experience confirming some of the fears people were having about the game, most previews until now seemed rather positive.
He posted a video where those gifs are from, but previous ME companions were no Pathfinders themselves either as I recall.
Wtf this sounds awful. Whyyy? What's especially troublesome is the criticisms of the writing.
bati
Member
John Walker from Rock Paper Shotgun just put up a surprisingly negative preview of the game.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/14/mass-effect-andromeda-review-opening-hours/
I say surprisingly because although he describes an experience confirming some of the fears people were having about the game, most previews until now seemed rather positive.
He posted a video where those gifs are from, but previous ME companions were no Pathfinders themselves either as I recall.
Absolutely savage. He also skipped Dragon Age: Inquisition and reading his text reminds me of my experience with DAI, almost word for word. For better or worse, looks like this is the new Bioware.
Exploratory
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bati
Member
This isn't about the positive vs negative review ratio, it's about the parallels between the two games. If you liked DAI then you probably have nothing to worry about.
Wow at that rock paper shotgun preview!
"Side quests feel like something from a 2004 Korean MMO. Just complete nothingness, running from map icon to map icon, scanning objects with your scanner when told to, and then AI companion SAM letting you know that, yup, the source of the defects has been found/animal has been captured/toddler reunited with rabid tiger, despite your actually doing nothing relevant to the tissue-thin narrative."
As flawed as DAI was, overall it was an enjoyable experience . Still expect that to be the case here.
"Side quests feel like something from a 2004 Korean MMO. Just complete nothingness, running from map icon to map icon, scanning objects with your scanner when told to, and then AI companion SAM letting you know that, yup, the source of the defects has been found/animal has been captured/toddler reunited with rabid tiger, despite your actually doing nothing relevant to the tissue-thin narrative."
As flawed as DAI was, overall it was an enjoyable experience . Still expect that to be the case here.
prag16
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If this isn't the OT title then I will be disappoint.
Most previewers were praising the story and especially the characters, so I wouldn't say this one article cancels out all the other opinions.
Seriously. Almost as if people wait to pounce on something that fits their preconceived narrative.