Retrofluxed
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Holy fucking hype. Wow, I can't not wait to pull people around and use them as shields. Everything looked great, smooth and fun.
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MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA Gameplay Series #1: Combat
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30 fps for consoles I'm sure. That was obviously captured from PC
Still doesn't answer the question in my post. What are your hopes for a long cut of unedited gameplay? What fears are you hoping will be assuaged by a longer video? Again, I don't mean that as an attack against the poster or to defend the developer. I'm just genuinely curious what people are hoping to see that hasn't already been demonstrated.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
After watching again, cloak was getting used pretty frequently at the big combat section.
While it's likely an 'end-game' build with CDR built in and the like, in order to show things off, it still bodes well for being 'more' viable compared to pure combat builds.
I'm honestly curious on how the jump-jets will be utilized in terms of fuel, cooldown, etc....it's pretty crazy to have an alternative to charge which lets you zip around like that.
And on a sidenote, good on them for showing both Ryders.
While it's likely an 'end-game' build with CDR built in and the like, in order to show things off, it still bodes well for being 'more' viable compared to pure combat builds.
I'm honestly curious on how the jump-jets will be utilized in terms of fuel, cooldown, etc....it's pretty crazy to have an alternative to charge which lets you zip around like that.
And on a sidenote, good on them for showing both Ryders.
I imagine he means if the series had evolved more in line with Mass Effect 1 as opposed to essentially reinventing itself with Mass Effect 2.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
Scrotum Phillips
Member
That looked real promising! Cool to see some of the changes to some "classic" Mass Effect moves in this. Will preorder this and either Horizon or MLB next week for that PSN $15 back deal.
The flow of battle and general encounter design? Level design? Quest design?
I mean, I do not want to be rude, but that all seems pretty obvious,
I mean, RPG-wise it looks like it blows ME1 out of the water like ME3 did.
cleveridea
Member
Very cool
Love that we finally see the raw damage numbers on the weapons
Also, very cool we can do the pull and throw the pulled enemy, something only possible in ME1 (well lift not pull)
Love that we finally see the raw damage numbers on the weapons
Also, very cool we can do the pull and throw the pulled enemy, something only possible in ME1 (well lift not pull)
Slackbladder
Member
Looks like the meat and potatos are finally being served! And it's tasty.
I assume a vid per week 'til launch?
I assume a vid per week 'til launch?
Lifejumper
Member
Yes.
Not directed at me but...I want to see an entire mission played out, from the ship to exploration to combat to dialogue. Just a taste of what the actual gameplay loop is like. This combat vid is fine but I might as well be looking at a multiplayer vid. It doesn't really tell me anything about the whole Andromeda experience.
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Looks great!
DangerMouse
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Looking real good. My Pro is ready.
Glad I got this in on one of my VC orders.
Glad I got this in on one of my VC orders.
Ah well, I'm sure it will be great on consoles too.
tearsintherain
Member
Combat looks really fun, love the cover system changes. Only disappointment is the female PC model, it looks just so weird still and absolutely nothing like the actual person its modeled after. I played ME1-3 as FemShep but I will be playing ME4 as Male Ryder.
Stealth + melee swords looks AWESOME. Love how enemies duck and bob if you try to sniper them, that looks like it'll be annoying as hell.
I wonder how much better the Pro PS4 version will be than PS4. I could buy on PC or PS4, but I think i'll stick with PS4 at release so I can trade in when done, and rebuy PC later on when DLCs come out.
I wish they'd release a ME 1-3 remaster
Stealth + melee swords looks AWESOME. Love how enemies duck and bob if you try to sniper them, that looks like it'll be annoying as hell.
I wonder how much better the Pro PS4 version will be than PS4. I could buy on PC or PS4, but I think i'll stick with PS4 at release so I can trade in when done, and rebuy PC later on when DLCs come out.
I wish they'd release a ME 1-3 remaster
I am ill pls forgive my blindness.
Darryl M R
Member
Great video. Any place already screen cap all of the skills so I can view them without scrolling through the video?
Complicated
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It looks pretty great. I hope there are mobile enemies just like you that create some interesting fights. The combat sandbox where you're zipping around destroying people looks fun, but having some mobile fights would be really awesome.
Duebrithil
Member
Looks fantastic. March can't come soon enough.
Back-In-Black
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Yes, please.
ME3's RPG elements are much better than ME1's, but they are also much simpler.
This game seems to be much closer than the complexity of ME1--which itself is streamlined for an RPG--with less of the poor design and jank.
No doubt. I am torn between PC and PS4 Pro. I can't seem to get my KS8000 UHD color working with my PC and I really wanna play with HDR.
lucebuce12
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The sense of scale in some of those scenes were astounding.
Yes, please.
vanquish lookin ass
Future PhaZe
Member
day -1
ME1 wasn't complex as much as it was broad. Andromeda's RPG mechanics look as broad as 1's with the depth of 3's.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Yeeeeeeesssssss.
Also, incidentally noted that they're copying over the DA:I 'weapon rarity' system. I'm a bit leery of this style, but hopefully it comes across better here. DA:I crafted gear was either terrible at the start, or the most OP at the end with end-game mats.
Shooting from cover still looks boring. It was in previous ME games. I can't even think about playing as anything other than a Vanguard with a shotgun or something. That was the only to enjoy the combat in ME2 and ME3 for me, and I suspect it will be the same here as well. I just didn't enjoy sniping and cloaking at all in ME style battles. You basically fight in arenas in these games and frenetic melee combat is really the only thing that works for me in arena layouts. It does look smooth so I guess vanguard style will be even better than before.
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