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[M1chl]

Was Andromeda's story any good til the end? I stopped playing halfway due to poor gameplay and performance on PS4.

No it was terrible from the start. Such a abomination. Only game which I passionately HATE. Ruin my favorite series, fucking EA.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

This isn't coming out. Ever.

 

[Teslerum]

What are you people talking about? Such a magnificent writer.

 

[diffusionx]

This isn't coming out. Ever.

I still don't know if we are that lucky, it is 2020 after all

 

[balls of snow]

Like is it so hard to get a modern supernatural game with the writing ala Jim Butcher's Dresden Files

 

[ScaryBrandon]

Oh god why. How do these bo talent people keep getting hired despite failing

Its called failing upwards and its a common thing in the SJW world. Basically you cannot fail no matter how bad you're at your job as long as you're not accused of "wrongthink". If you do some research about it you'll find some hard to believe and hilarious examples.

 

[hariseldon]

So they went the whole hog then. I look forwards to the failure inferno.

 

[Fbh]

The game seems deep enough in development that she probably can't completely screw things up. I imagine a year (or less) before release is too late to do any major story rewrites.

But it sure kills the hype for any future Hardsuit Labs games

 

[BaneIsPain]

It really dead before it begins. RIP Bloodlines

 

[MiguelItUp]

RIP

I feel like someone that has no idea what they're talking about was like, "Oh she worked on Mass Effect?! BRING HER IN! Andromeda? I don't know which one that is, who cares, she worked on Mass Effect! Bring her in!"

If this turns out okay, wonderful. But, uh, it just all seems really bad. Such a shame.

 

[In Your Vase]

- She's the one responsible for canceling Chris Avellone from various upcoming games after sexual accusations against him.

Looks like another solid nail in the Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 coffin.

Samantha wasn't the main voice in canceling Avellone, she was more cowardly about it - Samantha's 'accusation' was something along the lines "he talked to me in an elevator". Bring out the handcuffs.

It's telling she posted that, though, and then immediately took it down - attack, hide, and forget, that's these Twitter mob-ettes for you.

She's also great friends with: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/remember-that-arenanet-girl.1553865/#post-259138302 - even better.

 

[STARSBarry]

wasent this game supposed to be done already? Why are they hiring a writer now?

Like dont you need the story as a framework to work on the game? Otherwise your essentially just creating assets... The fact she has her name attached to one of the biggest failures in Videogames history is not something you look for when hiring, if the game was only a technical failure ok... fair enough but Andromeda was a huge step back in terms of writing, and was rightly mocked for it.

 

[Wrath of the Toomics]

RIP

I feel like someone that has no idea what they're talking about was like, "Oh she worked on Mass Effect?! BRING HER IN! Andromeda? I don't know which one that is, who cares, she worked on Mass Effect! Bring her in!"

If this turns out okay, wonderful. But, uh, it just all seems really bad. Such a shame.

I don't get the impression they really "interview" anyone for Bloodlines 2 based on their staffing decisions, even Mitsoda.

I feel like after a few years, Hardsuit realized they didn't like Mitsoda and couldn't understand why "anyone" (them) would have hired him.

What a clusterfuck.

 

[WakeTheWolf]

Some interesting facts about this situation:

- She worked on ME: Andromeda in the past.
- She'll be taking over Brian Mitsoda's position in the company.
- She's the one responsible for canceling Chris Avellone from various upcoming games after sexual accusations against him.

Looks like another solid nail in the Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 coffin.

Very fitting to be working on a vampire game when she sucked the life out of Mass Effect

 

[Infested Goblin]

 

[Agent_4Seven]

And here goes my excitement towards this game...

 

[Denton]

- She's the one responsible for canceling Chris Avellone from various upcoming games after sexual accusations against him.

Receipts?

 

[Kadayi]

Wait for the reviews I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[jonnyp]

Is her face not tired anymore?

I guess they want this game to fail spectacularly at this point.

 

[Wrath of the Toomics]

Snagged from the Paradox forums (they're having a field day over there as well) - posting this tidbit before someone claims she didn't do much on Andromeda, turns out she actually has another classic syndrome of Failed Writer(tm) by over-stating her contributions to a title she worked on for a short period of time:

Also, someone listed out her durations on previous projects, and those suck, too:

Monolith: 1 yr, 2 mo
BioWare: 1 yr, 11 mo
ArenaNet: 1 yr, 11 mo (with her friend who was fired this month)

Run for the hills, "y'all"

 

[Fbh]

wasent this game supposed to be done already? Why are they hiring a writer now?

Like dont you need the story as a framework to work on the game? Otherwise your essentially just creating assets... The fact she has her name attached to one of the biggest failures in Videogames history is not something you look for when hiring, if the game was only a technical failure ok... fair enough but Andromeda was a huge step back in terms of writing, and was rightly mocked for it.

Well, based on her tweet it seems like she wasn't hired specifically as the lead writer for Bloodlines 2. She was hired to fill in the lead writer role in the studio at large.
I'm going to guess her role in Bloodlines 2 will be rather small, but she'll get to be in charge of any future projects they do, be it DLC, a sequel or some other game.

 

[DustQueen]

My girlfriend's boyfriend is very exited!

 

[Beer Baelly]

Wasn't this game coming out this year

 

[EverydayBeast]

Mass Effect Andromeda was Bioware's all time rock bottom most humiliating game.

things @ bioware

 

[GymWolf]

Can't wait for strong independent vampires with teeth and fangs on their reconstructed vaginas.

 

[Arachnid]

FUCK

 

[Dane]

This game and Halo Infinite are competing to see who's gonna be the most cursed trainwreck in the history.

 

[Stilton Disco]

Failing upwards, classic.

I have no hope for this game.

 

[Mato]

Oh yikes.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Ya'll still gonna buy this aren't ya?

Aw jeez lemme see here I wandar what most people are gunna say about thiiiiis hawww what the fuck are women doing in our hobby yarrrr waaarrr blaaaarrrrggghhhh

 

[In Your Vase]

Well, based on her tweet it seems like she wasn't hired specifically as the lead writer for Bloodlines 2. She was hired to fill in the lead writer role in the studio at large.
I'm going to guess her role in Bloodlines 2 will be rather small, but she'll get to be in charge of any future projects they do, be it DLC, a sequel or some other game.

I don't think the studio has more than one game (and may not get another one), so no idea what other game she would work on.

I know Hardsuit outsources programmers so there's "other projects" in that sense, but not outsourcing writers, not many companies do that.

Overall, it feels unlikely she wouldn't work on Bloodlines 2 especially in a one-game studio like Hardsuit.

 

[Piku_Ringo]

Ya'll still gonna buy this aren't ya?

Nope.

 

[SinDelta]

Another example of a industry that literally promotes failure.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Aw jeez lemme see here I wandar what most people are gunna say about thiiiiis hawww what the fuck are women doing in our hobby yarrrr waaarrr blaaaarrrrggghhhh

When you get cut, do you just bleed soy?

 

[Hudo]

By the way, the allegations of Avellone have yet to be provided with proof. But it's good news that she isn't involved in Mass Effect anymore. Maybe without her and with Casey Hudson at the helm again, it might be possible that the next Mass Effect will actually be decent. Don't have high hopes for Bloodlines 2 but I'll be positively surprised if it turns out to be awesome. But I highly doubt that it will reach the same heights as the original Bloodlines. The Haunted Hotel is one of my favorite video game zones/levels.

 

[Ascend]

Was Andromeda's story any good til the end? I stopped playing halfway due to poor gameplay and performance on PS4.

Andromeda didn't have a story.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Can't wait for strong independent vampires with teeth and fangs on their reconstructed vaginas.

I feel like that will be comparatively mild for what they have in store for us.

 

[Kamina]

So its official that the game will only feature Malkavians.

 

[oagboghi2]

Aw jeez lemme see here I wandar what most people are gunna say about thiiiiis hawww what the fuck are women doing in our hobby yarrrr waaarrr blaaaarrrrggghhhh

Is this the best you got? Sad

 

[Bladed Thesis]

Wait, she was one of the people that also accused Chris Avellone of inappropriate sexual behavior that got him thrown off Dying Light 2 and Bloodlines. She has since deleted the tweets.

Chris Avellone No Longer Contributing to Dying Light 2 or Bloodlines 2 After "Me Too" Allegations - Blue's News Story

 

[Plague Doctor]

Aw jeez lemme see here I wandar what most people are gunna say about thiiiiis hawww what the fuck are women doing in our hobby yarrrr waaarrr blaaaarrrrggghhhh

It's the fact the writer in question wrote the universally panned trainwreck of Mass Effect Andromeda. This isn't a specific group who found the game and the writing to be shit. Check the vast majority of reviews, both critical and user.

The claim people are only apprehensive because she is a woman is a bizarre flex that you are taking. For example, most people consider Amy Hennig to be one of the best writers/directors. If Hennig got the writing position many would have their hype go through the roof for this game.

But, you play to the tired narrative you want to.

 

[Pejo]

This is sadder than the end of Old Yeller.

 

[Elginer]

This game can go fuck itself. What a damn shame if what could have been...

 

[Great Hair]

got nothing else to say, imagine this with vampires

 

[johntown]

I will still give it the benefit of the doubt. I didn't totally hate Mass Effect Andromeda. It was just boring and uninspired.

Hopefully she has learned from her mistakes and hopefully this game is not a disaster. Will 100% wait for critic and user reviews before touching this one.

 

[GreyHorace]

What are you people talking about? Such a magnificent writer.

Wow. So edgy. How much virtue signaling can one comic take?

Never bothered with Andromeda after all the memes started popping up. Is it as bad people as Dragon Age Inquisition in the writing department?

 

[tkscz]

What the fuck, how this person still has job in this industry?!

I've explained this before, most project managers who are in the media industry are far left leaning. They care little about well written stories and making money and more about agendas and narratives, mainly identity politics. She'll always have a place in the industry, no matter how bad her writing is or isn't, simply because she is also a far left leaning woman.

 

[Javthusiast]

 

[EDMIX]

Looks like another solid nail in the Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 coffin.

I don't know about all that. I don't even know how anyone could tell based on 1 person lol

Looking at their work, they worked on quite a lot. Guild Wars 2, Star Wars The Old Republic etc.

 

[DeepEnigma]

This game, development, etc, is one giant meme isn't it?