Jibbajabbawockky
Member
That makes the game mildly more interesting. But it would be even more interesting if your father doesn't inevitably die in the first 30 minutes of the game leaving you as the Pathfinder in charge of everyone.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda - Cinematic trailer
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That makes the game mildly more interesting. But it would be even more interesting if your father doesn't inevitably die in the first 30 minutes of the game leaving you as the Pathfinder in charge of everyone.
Night Hunter
Banned
Yeah I know they say they are explorers and all that nice stuff, but the Ark is being led by a N7 soldier and they are an elite team scouting a foreign galaxy. I mean he has to have been military at some point. Plus as you said, that is a lot of hair for one helmet.
Always-honest
Banned
Me neither. But i have been wrong before about characters. Depends on the writers. And animation... so yeah..
Hopefully the gameplay will be awesome, as well as the world/ vistas and the sound design.
TyphoonStruggle
Member
New Main Character is generic as hell.
The rest of the squad look... not compelling.
Even if this game gets good reviews I'm waiting on a sale. This is from someone who loved most of the ME trilogy since Day 1.
The rest of the squad look... not compelling.
Even if this game gets good reviews I'm waiting on a sale. This is from someone who loved most of the ME trilogy since Day 1.
I think you're on to something here
People comparing the new cast to the old cast saying they don't stack up to mordin and garrus etc.. we've barely heard the new cast talk and you compare them to characters that had up to 3 games of writing to them lol. Give them a fighting chance at least.
I can't watch the trailer yet but i've seen the gifs and screenshots.
It is annoying that BroRyder is the focus but as long as Bioware stays true to their word that the marketing is going to be split evely between the two and the upcoming long gameplay trailer is using SisRyder then I am ok with this.
He does look like Nathan Drake but I mean you could always headcanon that he is a descendant of Nathan Drake which would be kind of fun from a roleplaying perspective.
I appreciate Bioware trying to keep the squad diverse and that is a plus for them.
Finally, I cannot tell you the sheer, unadulterated joy that overcame me when I saw that Cora was finally revealed and that she has short hair. I am going to thoroughly enjoy the pathetic and sad brigade of certain gamers, mostly dudes, who are going to be throwing a tantrum that Cora is somehow not feminine enough because she has short hair, as they did with Cassandra in Dragon Age: Inquisition. They had an absolute meltdown on many a forum, spawning countless threads about how ugly she is and how the waifus in Witcher are so much better and more feminine by compare. I'm glad Bioware just didn't give in to their whining and outrage.
*Note: I don't have a problem with people who legitimately don't like Cora for whatever reason I just find the tantrums and outrage toward female romance options who dare to have short hair a really pathetic and sad state of affairs
It is annoying that BroRyder is the focus but as long as Bioware stays true to their word that the marketing is going to be split evely between the two and the upcoming long gameplay trailer is using SisRyder then I am ok with this.
He does look like Nathan Drake but I mean you could always headcanon that he is a descendant of Nathan Drake which would be kind of fun from a roleplaying perspective.
I appreciate Bioware trying to keep the squad diverse and that is a plus for them.
Finally, I cannot tell you the sheer, unadulterated joy that overcame me when I saw that Cora was finally revealed and that she has short hair. I am going to thoroughly enjoy the pathetic and sad brigade of certain gamers, mostly dudes, who are going to be throwing a tantrum that Cora is somehow not feminine enough because she has short hair, as they did with Cassandra in Dragon Age: Inquisition. They had an absolute meltdown on many a forum, spawning countless threads about how ugly she is and how the waifus in Witcher are so much better and more feminine by compare. I'm glad Bioware just didn't give in to their whining and outrage.
*Note: I don't have a problem with people who legitimately don't like Cora for whatever reason I just find the tantrums and outrage toward female romance options who dare to have short hair a really pathetic and sad state of affairs
Yep, pretty cringeworthy writing. Hopefully its not representative of the game itself.
flaxknuckles
Member
Blargonaut
Banned
dangerously cheesy
they even have Noun as the antagonist, what will they think of next
sigh
they even have Noun as the antagonist, what will they think of next
sigh
Man Called Aerodynamics
Member
I think I might be done trying to engage about Mass Effect on NeoGAF honestly. When the thread is page after page of complaints on the order of "I don't like how the default protagonist looks" (in a game with a character creator) "One of the characters' hair is too short" "Antagonist's background isn't fully explained" (it's a trailer, he has one line of dialogue). Everyone has a right to their opinion but it's just a bummer to be excited about ME around here.
Succinct Verbosity
Member
I think this looks really bad, and I love Mass Effect. Those animations and character designs... Yeeeesh.
I think that would have been pretty cool actually, playing as the parent. Could even have had one of the kids as a squad mate.
Gotta say the crew doesn't really look that interesting from a design standpoint. I think they peaked with ME2. Would've been nice if the new races didn't default to english speaking humanoids but having their own languages is probably too much work. Doesn't really feel like something new which is likely why I'm having a hard time getting excited for the game.
SURRENDER OR BURN
Andodalf
Banned
He seems nothing like the Didact, also the Didact is a terrific Villian if you read the forerunner trilogy.
Halo 4 had a great Story, and gave the characters more personality than ever before. It's fault was in the gameplay and multiplayer departments. Which I fell MEA will nail.
I would not say bad, but definitely feel well-worn.
CarbonFire
Member
Or perhaps some of us are just long time Mass Effect fans who've been left cold on everything released for this game so far, but continue coming back HOPING that one of these videos clicks and gets us excited for ME again.
I'd laugh so hard if they ever named a main baddie Noun.
"I am... the Noun. Think of the most horrible word, and that is me."
"Hey, I thought of a noun. Hahahaha!"
Yeah the character design looks super bland. World art looks pretty stellar though. As long as they give me some sweet alien worlds to explore, I'll be alright.
StoppedInTracks
Member
How do the same company with a better engine and 8x more powerful GPU/ CPU went from this:
to this:
is beyond me.
Looks so boring and generic.
to this:
is beyond me.
Looks so boring and generic.
LordOcidax
Member
Is me... or the game looks worse in every new trailer/gameplay?
callsignkrogan
Member
Oh geeze the dad looks awful lol. He looks like a scummy car salesman.
Melchiah
Member
That's definitely not the case with me. I'm going to buy the game regardless, since I enjoyed the trilogy, and DAI. The characters' personalities just seem lacking compared to the previous games. The trailer also failed to get me excited, unlike the ME2-3 trailers. The Andromeda Initiative's videos are better though.
Ultimadrago
Member
All I have are yawns.
Oh well, will play eventually (for cheap).
Oh well, will play eventually (for cheap).
Fbh
Member
Still not feeling it. Not sold on the art direction (looks a bit like the new startrek movies) , characters (so far the squad looks like the least interesting one in the franchise) or story
I hope I'm wrong, and there have been great games with bad marketing, but I just don't get a "Mass effect is back!!" Feeling from this.
I know some people hate the term, but it looks kinda uninspired to me.
I hope I'm wrong, and there have been great games with bad marketing, but I just don't get a "Mass effect is back!!" Feeling from this.
I know some people hate the term, but it looks kinda uninspired to me.
lucebuce12
Member
He'd be doing calibrations, if the Tempest had any guns.
Yeah, but Mass Effect had plenty of dialogue like that, even in stuff we all used to like.
"I will show you true power!"
"We will stop at nothing!"
"You were born to do this!"
"Go to hell!"
"Each of you needs to be willing to die! Anything less and you're already dead!"
I could roll my eyes at plenty of stuff from the series, especially some of those Renegade one-liners from the original ("I have nothing more to you." *pushes out window* "How about "goodbye"?").
I'm not expecting Shakespeare here. I'm expecting a solid, fun, and occasionally well-told sci fi story, on par with the original games (which had their own moments of both gravitas and ridiculous writing).
I know what level my expectations lie at.
How do the same company with a better engine and 8x more powerful GPU/ CPU went from this:
to this:
is beyond me.
Looks so boring and generic.
Youtube compression.
And PBR.
Sorry if you feel that way, but a lot of long time Mass Effect fans don't feel like that.
How about we wait for longer videos than a 1:30 trailer to judge personalities of multiple characters though?
Yes
adversarial
Member
Pretty much. After the MEIII fiasco, it's business-as-usual to shit on ME.
Been waiting for this game for so long, can't fucking wait.