Re: Mass Effect Thread

[Harmonica]

https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/mass-effect-jump-problems.2374946/

[Harmonica]

Morrowind fan taking a dig at ME mechanics, when half of MW you're trying to land an attack

Morrowind 2002, jump.
Mass Effect 3 2012, no jump.



ME4?

[M99]

Quite unsure how I felt after watching the trailer.

I think the game will be good but it won't be as good as the previous ones.

[RealGunner]

Day 1 but I don't really know what to expect.

Looks like an advanced version of Destiny

[Kaladin]

Please don't compare Destiny () to this fantastic series, almost an insult

[M99]

Play the first 3 pos.

Destiny Witcher in space is a better comparison.

[RealGunner]

Day 1 if they remaster the trilogy

[zigra]

Witcher in space is a better comparison.

lmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao

I liked it

Stop trolling please.

[zigra]

Imagine expecting TW3 in space to end up at

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

I liked it

Stop trolling please.

I'm serious

I liked the look of it tbh, looks better than 3 anyway.

[Harmonica]

Does it have jump is the million dollar question. Why? Because it pretty much defines the rest of the game mechanics, and if it's not just another poor money grabbing scheme of selling the same shite over and over again for the same idiots.

[M99]

Witcher in space is a better comparison.

lmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao

I liked it

Stop trolling please.

Its a better comparison than Destiny

[Harmonica]

Apparently ME4 will use Frostbite 3 engine, same shite that Dragon Age has been feeding to the idiots in every game. And thus it will not feature a jump, freeroam, or dynamic objects and will feature loading zones and pipe like spaces. And its freaking 2017.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

For those who cba to watch....

Things to improve in open worlds based on lessons learned from Dragon Age: Inquisition and other games like The Witcher 3; importance of balancing quest density and integration. Each planet has its own unique story unfolding, many of the side quests intertwining through that plot and/or the main narrative, instead of just being "go and grind".

Reiterates the importance of strong characters driving much of the narrative beats. EG: not just two factions fighting, but context behind the characters running each faction.

Still a lot of mystery to uncover as that's core to Mass Effect, but deliberately being tight lipped to prevent spoiling things.

Blend of focus; some planets more story heavy, others gameplay. Some about the Nomad, others more on-foot exploration.

RE: "It's just like Dragon Age: Inquisition" commentary; tried to correct a lot the criticism they've heard regarding Inquisition's worlds. Not just grinding, pushing more meaningful quests, etc.

Won't compare planetary zone size to anything from Inquisition, but notes that most have been built around the Nomad's speed to give an indicator of size.

Sarah and Scott Ryder are in their "mid 20s", their first big adventure.

Story is about "becoming a hero"; unproven characters getting together and bonding.

If you choose to use the default name Sarah/Scott sometimes it will be name dropped in the dialogue.

Some hints and nods to familiar canon stuff from the trilogy, but otherwise a fresh start and clean break from Shepard's arc.

Exploration is a core theme of the game, thus reduced time sensitive pressure in the main plot. The stakes aren't as high as the trilogy's Reaper plot.

Didn't want to repeat character conventions from the trilogy, eg Peebee being somewhat of an opposite to Liara.

"Peebee" is shortform for her full name, which will be revealed lately.

How your characters are able to understand the Andromeda languages will be explained.

For every species that has multiple genders, they will be represented in Andromeda.

Implies Vetra (female Turian squadmate) and Peebee have interesting character dynamics.

Krogan; state of genophage addressed in the game.

Old tensions between Milky Way species remain.

Not talking about Quarians yet.

Nexus is a "multi-species" effort, unlike the species centric arks. Ark crew can still be multi-species.
Native controller support for PC version.

No day/night cycles on planets, however "different states" for some of the planets.

Encourages keeping saves. Consider Andromeda a series, but not building this as a focused trilogy.

Key elements (Pathfinder, Ryders, etc) will appear in the next game. Don't consider it a technical issue, having learned from the previous trilogy. More about vision; not locking themselves into a critical multi-game story arc.

Codex is no longer narrated due to size due to a combination of entries from the original trilogy and new galaxy entries. Codex entries can evolve based on new discoveries.

Feel the original trilogy's soundtrack inspired some scifi. Wan't some familiar ties but also want to "leapfrog ahead", bringing the OST style forward into something new and not too self referential.
Describes the soundtrack composition and technology as a combination of traditional "scored" stuff and procedural-like broken up musical elements that play based on what you're doing in the game.

RE: trailers and teasers. Believes a lot of content within the game should be experienced by playing the game, no teasing or spoiling beforehand.

Consider the current state of production as the "polish and balance" phase.

The quest stuff is really promising to me at least, was probably my most major concern going in.

[zigra]

Let's say it's a start that they know why DAI was shit (:

[Kaladin]

New tidbits from the interview if you don't want to read the whole thing.
1. SAM, an AI, is somehow similar to EDI but will have more intimate connection with your character.
2. You can build settlements on certain planets.
3. Devs reassured (again) about facial animations, said they are finalizing dialogues first before polishing the animations in the final stage.
4. Mac Walters thinks 6 is a good number for squad members.
5. Mass Effect movie is still happening (yay)
6. Exploration aspect of the game is not only about geography - cultural exploration is key to the game

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/5hdsca/bioware_talks_mass_effect_andromeda_squadmates/

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

What does settlement mean ? like the Fallout thing?

[Kaladin]

Unsure, but there is a settlement mechanic apparently, hopefully its not like F4

[Pedram]

Ready to see more Mass Effect: Andromeda environments and gameplay? Tune in to @nvidia's CES keynote next Wednesday: https://t.co/Y4C8dy5DOl pic.twitter.com/ygXYhvwtLp

— Mass Effect (@masseffect) December 29, 2016

[RealGunner]

BioWare has announced that Mass Effect: Andromeda will launch on March 21 in North America and March 23 internationally.

[Firenze]

for some reason I am not hyped at all

lost faith in Bioware nowadays

[RealGunner]

I have no feeling towards it but will get it anyways since it seems to be really hyped.

Maybe day 10 though

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Mass Effect 1 and 2 are two of the best games in last decade tbh.

I understand Dragon Age is trash but it's always been trash come at me Origins fanboys.

You should be hyped IMO, i'm just upset at the timing of the release lol.

[zigra]

Mass Effect 1 and 2 are two of the best games in last decade tbh.

I understand Dragon Age is trash but it's always been trash come at me Origins fanboys.

You should be hyped IMO, i'm just upset at the timing of the release lol.

At least there is some hope for you
Though not a lot taking the statement before into account

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

I said "two of" AKA top 25 or so imo.

I might be inclined to accept 1 isn't though still a great game though imo.

[zigra]

IMO
you just managed to make it worse.

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