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[Piston Hyundai]

why do they feel the need to make every live quick look feature length

 

[wolfhowwl]

I knew something was off when they wanted to make the worst and most unpopular part of Mass Effect 1 such a focus of the new game. Only weirdos thought the Mako was fun!

 

[TharpDaddy]

so the combat is meaningless

I find it fun, which tends to be why I play games. In situations where you can bypass combat, what makes it non-meaningless?

why do they feel the need to make every live quick look feature length

This isn't a QL, the game is still under embargo. This is just a stream of them playing ME:A

 

[Catvoca]

My figurative Pre-order is cancelled. Was gonna get it day one but after this, nah. I should be the easiest motherfucker to please, I loved ME3, I liked Inquisition well enough, but this just looks terrible. I'm gutted.

 

[Antiwhippy]

so the combat is meaningless

It's more like I usually get by with the weapons standard enemies drop.

Also there are so many of those fucking combat shrines (which are actually the real filler of botw) that I keep having a stock of ancient weapons to use.

 

[Real Hero]

I knew something was off when they wanted to make the worst and most unpopular part of Mass Effect 1 such a focus of the new game. Only weirdos thought the Mako was fun!

At least before with the windswept barren planets and grainy visuals it had a great Sci fi vibe

 

[mnz]

I find it fun, which tends to be why I play games. In situations where you can bypass combat, what makes it non-meaningless?

Look. Do numbers go up or not?

 

[Lingitiz]

The combat's fun when you want to play around with how the different systems interact. However, the scale of the world and the frequency of near identical encounters along with the lack of reward (I just beat a camp to get 10 arrows from a chest, woo!) makes 99% of the enemies in the game no worth engaging.

I disagree. While I think there could be more enemy variety, I don't think the encounters really play out the same and I do generally feel that I come out of a lot of them with better gear or some kind of reward. I've never found myself wanting to reload because I fought.

It's fun, and that's all that matters. No bars needed. I understand if you have to have that stuff, we've all been conditioned that way with every game since Skyrim.

 

[J_Viper]

What if I just....enjoy the combat?
Is that bad?

If I can't get a refund, this is exactly what I'm going to do

After I smack myself in the face with a frying pan for pre-ordering a game, of course

 

[GustyGardens]

They're matte! That's why the eyes look extra shitty. I couldn't put my finger on why they were bothering me, but that's it.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

This isn't a QL, the game is still under embargo. This is just a stream of them playing ME:A

Sure. In that case, we can totally expect a proper Quick Look after this, right?

 

[wolfhowwl]

What if I just....enjoy the combat?
Is that bad?

The game has multiplayer so you don't have to put up with the other shit.

 

[Mr. F]

They're matte! That's why the eyes look extra shitty. I couldn't put my finger on why they were bothering me, but that's it.

They also don't stay still for more than a half second before darting all over the place

 

[TharpDaddy]

Sure. In that case, we can totally expect a proper Quick Look after this, right?

Yeah. Brad said they'd be doing a proper QL next week when the embargo drops

 

[Twin Tails]

Sure. In that case, we can totally expect a proper Quick Look after this, right?

Yes

 

[Baloonatic]

Sure. In that case, we can totally expect a proper Quick Look after this, right?

Yeah, they said they're doing a separate quick look.

 

[J_Viper]

Classic Brad

 

[Data West]

I find it fun, which tends to be why I play games. In situations where you can bypass combat, what makes it non-meaningless?

well see

i dont find it very fun

 

[mnz]

This one enemy dumped a whole magazine into Brad and it barely hurt him. Not sure yet if I like this aspect lol

 

[J_Viper]

The game has multiplayer so you don't have to put up with the other shit.

Only 5 maps though...

 

[broncobuster]

The jump animation

 

[MontyBrown]

why do they feel the need to make every live quick look feature length

Why complain about them putting out long content?

It's amazing that ten years after the first Mass Effect game, this looks worse in almost every way, other than graphics. Disappointing, if not unexpected.

 

[Antiwhippy]

They're matte! That's why the eyes look extra shitty. I couldn't put my finger on why they were bothering me, but that's it.

Look, people with Keratitis sicca are people too.

 

[Felix Lighter]

This is an unpolished mess. Looks like a game that needed a serious delay and they said fuck it, button it up and ship it.

 

[Rainmaker]

This is the West content we need. Brad and the gang play through this awful Mass Effect

 

[danm999]

My names Scott Ryder blink blink blink blink blink

 

[Real Hero]

'that was pretty cool'

'your the pathfinder!!!'

Its like a parody

 

[Atilac]

My name is Dick Arbalist

 

[Fantastapotamus]

This......I didn't had high hopes for this game but jesus christ what happened to Bioware man?

 

[Data West]

The Krogan is the first VA I've enjoyed

but holy fuck the lip doesnt sync at all

 

[Lingitiz]

The textures on Drack look worse than Wrex. Am I crazy or does it seem that way?

 

[Kimaka]

what is this

 

[VeryGooster]

Mass Effect

 

[Mr. F]

The textures on Drack look worse than Wrex. Am I crazy or does it seem that way?

I was thinking the same

 

[Basileus777]

Even as someone who actually enjoyed DAI despite its many flaws, Andromeda looks like a goddamn mess of a game.

 

[Strimei]

The Krogan is the first VA I've enjoyed

but holy fuck the lip doesnt sync at all

Which is weird because I always felt like the krogan lip syncing in previous games was really spot on.

Also his voice actor sounds familiar to me.

 

[Rainmaker]

Sure. In that case, we can totally expect a proper Quick Look after this, right?

They said they were going to still QL it but sure continue to nitpick every little thing as usual

 

[oti]

why do they feel the need to make every live quick look feature length

Dude. People absolutely need to see this. And seeing how positive some previews are, jeez. This is baldy needed. We're talking Mass Effect here.



Brad keeping open that GOTY opportunity.

 

[inky]

Sure. In that case, we can totally expect a proper Quick Look after this, right?

yes

 

[Quonny]

Ryder.

 

[mnz]

They wasted so much potential by just dumping familiar alien races into this whole new galaxy. It's stupid.

Mass Effect

 

[Fantastapotamus]

what is this

A gif factory, that's what that is

 

[Catvoca]

Someone needed to inject the ME franchise with the genophage.

 

[Death Metalist]

fuck

 

[Antiwhippy]

Yet somehow snip & clip both have more personality than the entire cast of ME:A.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Which is weird because I always felt like the krogan lip syncing in previous games was really spot on.

Also his voice actor sounds familiar to me.

Krogan VA is the same guy that played Azar Javed in the Witcher 1. (Main antagonist.)

 

[def sim]

This bird man playing the accordion is the best. ☺️

 

[Basileus777]

They wasted so much potential by just dumping familiar alien races into this whole new galaxy. It's stupid.

The whole new galaxy is stupid to begin with, it's just something the shitshow of ME3 forced them into. But they probably felt compelled to keep the old races to keep it Mass Effect.

 

[Data West]

They should have just made Mass Effect: Origins

I want to be a Salarian STG

 

[Antiwhippy]

I kind of wish games explored intelligent alien races that aren't just humans who look different.

My favourite alien race ever described were the hoolovoo, who are a super-intelligent shade of blue.