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Father Ryder looks great, female Ryder still looks terrible. And I'm not seeing anything special about that Asari.

Her face is modeled after a real-life existing person.

Yeah, just like this is.

 

[Vin_Mistborn]

i can't believe we're still getting the same bunch of alien races. i was hoping with a fresh start we'd get some fresh ideas, but it seems krogans, asari and salarians seem to be the order of the day...again...boring.

Bioware already confirmed in an interview that we're getting several new alien species in Andromeda (I forget which interview it was, but I think it was the Xbox UK interview or something like that; I believe there was a thread about it). Also, of course we're going to see a lot of the old species, since they are trying to find a new home in Andromeda.

 

[CHC]

Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| My Ambitions as a Ryder

 

[Lime]

If I worked as the texture or lighting artist at Bioware, I'd be furious at what the marketing team is doing to the work (or Tumblr compression?). You can see how the compression is absolutely ruining this image.

Gamersyde hasn't even one single source trailer or image from Bioware's marketing department, it's absolutely shoddy work by them.

 

[John Kowalski]

Really like the screenshots. Actually like the grain, though i always turned it off in the old games.

Also hope y'all notice you're just calling the MC ugly.

 

[Heckler456]

Yet doesn't look too much like her:

http://static1.imagecollect.com/preview/136/086bccdc0e73cfd

(It's hard to find SFW pictures)

Look at how thin her neck is and how comparatively broad her has is though.

The proportions of her face are almost an exact copy.

Anyway, this discussion is like a non-troll version of the horizon zero dawn Aloy middle finger length discussion. I don't even remember this much whining about "proportions" back when Fallout was reveales, and ME:A's faces look much better compared to that game.

 

[VpomRurd]

Am I the only one who thinks Sarah is actually gorgeous? Probably am.

 

[KORNdoggy]

But that´s their universe - It´s still a Mass Effect game.

and jj abram star trek movies still exist within the star trek universe yet still manage to introduce a lot of new species. you can exist in the same universe and still expand your horizons you know. not everything has to be the same old shit ad nauseam

 

[Caffeine]

She's the only one that looks real cartoony compared to others.

she really does and it makes her feel out of place.

 

[SPCTRE]

Am I the only one who thinks Sara is actually gorgeous? Probably am.

surely not, it's just here on GAF some people like to complain about "proportions" ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[VpomRurd]

and jj abram star trek movies still exist within the star trek universe yet still manage to introduce a lot of new species. you can exist in the same universe and still expand your horizons you know. not everything has to be the same old shit ad nauseam

They are introducing new species.

 

[Blobbers]

I asked in a previous ME thread and in the KH 2.8 thread, but what is the point of releasing sub-1080p screenshots in 2017, especially in-game ones?

 

[martino]

Look at how thin her neck is and how comparatively broad her has is though.

The proportions of her face are almost an exact copy.

it musts lightning or skin technics they 'can' use but in horizon and here faces really seems more puffy than original model to me

 

[Xando]

Am I the only one who thinks Sarah is actually gorgeous? Probably am.

Thought she looked kinda weird in the earlier trailer but on this screenshot she looks a lot better imo

 

[tuxfool]

I asked in a previous ME thread and in the KH 2.8 thread, but what is the point of releasing sub-1080p screenshots in 2017, especially in-game ones?

To hide the aliasing.

 

[Sesuadra]

I really hope we get a lot of lore for every new species. history, books and all that great stuff.


damn, my dream would be a mass effect like game but only with exploring, romancing, and building friendships.

until then, I'll shoot stuff in between.

 

[OtisInf]

The official screenshots all have such bad compression, it's astounding PR work really.

The composition is pretty mediocre as well. The average screenarcher around here takes better shots.

 

[GlamFM]

and jj abram star trek movies still exist within the star trek universe yet still manage to introduce a lot of new species. you can exist in the same universe and still expand your horizons you know. not everything has to be the same old shit ad nauseam

Don´t think this comparison works in your favor.

 

[KORNdoggy]

They are introducing new species.

then how about they do it? we've seen the kett...and that's it. i didn't want a party of what are now cliche'd characters forming the bulk of my party.

ohhh, angry krogan...
ohhh, logical salarian...
oh, sexualised squid head.

this game is being marketed horribly. it feels like a half assed spin off so far. not a potential starting point for a brand new trilogy.

 

[VpomRurd]

then how about they do it? we've seen the kett...and that's it. i didn't want a party of what are now cliche'd characters forming the bulk of my party.

ohhh, angry krogan...
ohhh, logical salarian...
oh, sexualised squid head.

this game is being marketed horribly. it feels like a half assed spin off so far. not a potential starting point for a brand new trilogy.

I really don't get your problem. Why don't you wait until you play the game yourself to learn what the new game has to offer? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Edit: Also, who says it's a trilogy? You seem to have an awful lot of misconceptions here and you're getting annoyed about them.

 

[Xando]

then how about they do it? we've seen the kett...and that's it. i didn't want a party of what are now cliche'd characters forming the bulk of my party.

That's not true. They showed different species in the trailers. They even showed the new party member who is from a unknown species

 

[DerZuhälter]

I really thought the new engine would help Mass Effect look current, but damn, BioWare harbor just really bad designers.
All of these character models look like fugly looking rubber figures. It looks really poor in my opinion and barely better than the last gen efforts.

 

[Primethius]

Screenshots looked good until it got to the Ryder family.

 

[Heckler456]

then how about they do it? we've seen the kett...and that's it. i didn't want a party of what are now cliche'd characters forming the bulk of my party.

ohhh, angry krogan...
ohhh, logical salarian...
oh, sexualised squid head.

this game is being marketed horribly. it feels like a half assed spin off so far. not a potential starting point for a brand new trilogy.

How weird.

Hey huh... Maybe it's OK to reveal your new alien races in the game?

 

[darkwing-buck]

Looks great

 

[John Kowalski]

I asked in a previous ME thread and in the KH 2.8 thread, but what is the point of releasing sub-1080p screenshots in 2017, especially in-game ones?

Maybe they're just really into compression.

But my hypothesis is that they are batch compressing all their web images and don't really care to leave these alone.

That said they are probably making the statement that they don't want/care about people scrutinizing the graphics before release.

The composition is pretty mediocre as well. The average screenarcher around here takes better shots.

Hmm? The composition is fairly competent. Lots of good eye travel and the feigned candid approach is very nice.

 

[Aztechnology]

Yet doesn't look too much like her:

http://static1.imagecollect.com/preview/136/086bccdc0e73cfd

(It's hard to find SFW pictures)

Wait... this is who it's supposed to look like?

Last one I see it more.

 

[theWB27]

then how about they do it? we've seen the kett...and that's it. i didn't want a party of what are now cliche'd characters forming the bulk of my party.

ohhh, angry krogan...
ohhh, logical salarian...
oh, sexualised squid head.

this game is being marketed horribly. it feels like a half assed spin off so far. not a potential starting point for a brand new trilogy.

Why have the gamer be surprised by what they see as they amirite. Show it all pre release.

 

[Kthulhu]

Are there gonna be an Quarians or Geth in this game?

 

[Cyborg]

Looks good

 

[Salz01]

They still can't get faces to look good. I'm a little concerned about the character creator. That will make it or break it for me.

 

[diaspora]

They still can't get faces to look good. I'm a little concerned about the character creator. That will make it or break it for me.

Inquisition's character creator was great, why wouldn't this one be?

 

[EatChildren]

Are there gonna be an Quarians or Geth in this game?

Quarians unknown, but it's not looking good unless they're hiding somewhere.
Geth very highy unlikely as they were considered an enemy during the time period the Andromeda Initiative left the Milky Way.

 

[Maintenance]

Also hope y'all notice you're just calling the MC ugly.

And why is that a problem? An ugly design is an ugly design.

 

[Zyae]

Looks great. Some people have accentuated facial features guys.

 

[10k]

 

[Tokubek]

Thanks OP! Ryder family looks great, don't see any problems here. Actually getting hyped for this game.

Please be good.

Pretty please!

 

[fabricated backlash]

Her face is modeled after a real-life existing person.

Then that person has a massive jaw... what can I say.

 

[Pif]

I don't know why this screenshot is funny to me but it is.

The alien has no neck.

 

[Bisnic]

then how about they do it? we've seen the kett...and that's it. i didn't want a party of what are now cliche'd characters forming the bulk of my party.

ohhh, angry krogan...
ohhh, logical salarian...
oh, sexualised squid head.

this game is being marketed horribly. it feels like a half assed spin off so far. not a potential starting point for a brand new trilogy.

Have you somehow missed the latest cinematic trailer where we saw another race? I'm sure there is probably others we haven't seen yet...

Anyway this is a story of Milky Way races moving to Andromeda... of course you're going to see the same races as before.

 

[LordOcidax]

Looks like... this gen Mass Effect.

 

[KainXVIII]

This beard disappoints me.

Beard represents by flat texture in 2017 lol
SMH Bioware, what wrong with you?
Witcher 3 on other hand..

 

[SpiceMelange]

If I worked as the texture or lighting artist at Bioware, I'd be furious at what the marketing team is doing to the work (or Tumblr compression?). You can see how the compression is absolutely ruining this image.

Gamersyde hasn't even one single source trailer or image from Bioware's marketing department, it's absolutely shoddy work by them.

Are you sure you're not confusing image compression with the noise/film-grain post-process?

 

[Mivey]

This beard disappoints me.

That's not a real beard. That's a few days without shaving.

 

[AAK]

I kinda wish they made a Mass Effect game where you played as a Turian or some other non Human race.

 

[diaspora]

I kinda wish they made a Mass Effect game where you played as a Turian or some other non Human race.

It wouldn't really be a ME game though imo. The entire premise of the series since the first game was about Humanity's place in the galaxy.

 

[Nodnol]

Yet doesn't look too much like her:

http://static1.imagecollect.com/preview/136/086bccdc0e73cfd

(It's hard to find SFW pictures)

Is that the right actress?

 

[Vin_Mistborn]

Meh, the screenshots look great to me, so I'm satisfied. Looking forward to this game.

 

[John Kowalski]

Wait... this is who it's supposed to look like?

Last one I see it more.

You won't have a grasp of her facial proportions from photos taken to make it hard to see facial proportions.

And why is that a problem? An ugly design is an ugly design.

I personally think it's very rude when she looks just like how someone in real life could. Consider the tone of a conversation about how a video game character has boobs of different sizes of shapes is a bad, ugly design. That's how i feel.

 

[Kinyou]

For a second there I thought she was drooling