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[Atilac]

The over under on these observers protecting tomes of reapers? and the Kett are actually trying to prevent their awakening?

 

[Strimei]

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

Thanks!

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

That's been probably my biggest gripe about the game. The one thing that had me hyped was seeing many new aliens. And instead we get Kett and whatever the other one is (Angara?), neither of which seem alien. You could have had either race walking in the Citadel and I wouldn't go "the hell are you supposed to be?" When you are being out-aliened by vorcha, that is a big problem.

(Also I remember the Kett initially being described as "sci-fi tech golems" and I envisioned something a lot cooler than that drab thing)

 

[Chumley]

The combat looks legit, at least the game has that going for it.

 

[TharpDaddy]

They should have just made Mass Effect: Origins

I want to be a Salarian STG

They should have just made that game about being a cop on the Citadel where you play as Garrus.

 

[mnz]

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.

Yeah, that's what I mean by wasted potential. They had all the freedom in the world with this one. They don't even have Earth and only a handful of humans. They could've gone wild with it.

 

[Data West]

The combat looks legit, at least the game has that going for it.

looks like they spent way too much time on the combat and not anything else

almost like the combat is core to the mp and the mp is a way of selling loot boxes :thinking:

 

[Eleuin]

Sell the multiplayer separately for 30 and call it a day

 

[Basileus777]

They should have just made that game about being a cop on the Citadel where you play as Garrus.

Seeing Andromeda, Bioware's B studio would have fucked that up too.

 

[GustyGardens]

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

The road leading up to Andromeda, I began to slowly come to terms that there aren't going to be many new races in this installment. I'm hoping that we see more than the 2 other new races that they've shown later in the game, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Story wise, I understand why the Milky Way races are featured, but still...

 

[Chumley]

looks like they spent way too much time on the combat and not anything else

almost like the combat is core to the mp and the mp is a way of selling loot boxes :thinking:

Yep.

Story, characters, and atmosphere are the most important thing to me in these games so I'm sorely tempted to cancel my pre-order based on what I saw of that earlier in the stream. I got it for like $38 on CDkeys though so I'm going to follow through on this shit, for better or worse.

 

[Salarians]

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[oti]

Sudoku.

Come on. Is this a prank?

 

[Twin Tails]

.

Austin wants to fuck.

 

[J_Viper]

Holy shit this puzzle

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LMAO

I'll have to watch this next

 

[mnz]

Their hacking mini-game is Sudoku. Speechless.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

They should have just made that game about being a cop on the Citadel where you play as Garrus.

I don't trust Bioware to write a good Garrus anymore.

 

[Data West]

It's good the Power Rangers stream thing is going on.

Because it's a good comparison piece for the writing quality on this thing

 

[StoveOven]

Look. Sudoko's alright. But I don't want to play it in my Sci-Fi RPG

 

[Real Hero]

I can't believe how lame it seems. Just nothing exciting about the narrative or characters at all

 

[Human Trashcan]

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lol bless you Danielle

 

[J_Viper]

 

[Catvoca]

Mass Effect could have used some extra calibrations am I right? Maybe some of those reporters who gave it postive impressions should be head butted! Hey, I'm commander Shepard and this is not my favourite game on the citadel!

Spoiler

I hate this game almost as much as I hate myself

 

[TharpDaddy]

At least we'll get a new monster factory from this game

 

[Antiwhippy]

Get shrekked?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Mass Effect could have used some extra calibrations am I right? Maybe some of those reporters who gave it postive impressions should be head butted! Hey, I'm commander Shepard and this is not my favourite game on the citadel!

Spoiler

I hate this game almost as much as I hate myself

Hi, I'm the Pathfinder. I find paths.

 

[Twin Tails]

Tell me tales about the Shepard.

 

[Captain Fish]

Hi, I'm the Pathfinder. I find paths.

I'm Dee Andy.

 

[J_Viper]

Are they gonna hop on MP?

That will be the make or break with this game

 

[Death Metalist]

I cannot believe this game. Like holy shit.

 

[inky]

Well, that was something.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Are they gonna hop on MP?

That will be the make or break with this game

Man, for a mass effect game?

 

[Hindl]

Are they gonna hop on MP?

That will be the make or break with this game

That's the make or break?

 

[Piston Hyundai]

sounds like I can stick with the 8 hours I spent on the first game

 

[Data West]

This Is The Run: Rescue Rangers

 

[Demon Lizardman]

IT"S OGRE

 

[Chumley]

Are they gonna hop on MP?

That will be the make or break with this game

No.

The characters and the story are what makes or breaks it beyond anything else, at least for most of the fans. It's always been a character driven series.

 

[Joeku]

No.

The characters and the story are what makes or breaks it beyond anything else, at least for most of the fans. It's always been a character driven series.

That said, for how good it was and how monetized it became, I'm surprised ME3's MP never released as a F2P or very cheap standalone thing after the fact.

 

[MadLaughter]

Has putting a company's B team on a major game iteration ever worked? Arkham Origins tanked, 343 has sorta disappointed with Halo, Gears of War:Baird edition wasn't great...

 

[Gabriel_Logan]

No.

The characters and the story are what makes or breaks it beyond anything else, at least for most of the fans. It's always been a character driven series.

Can't get Loot Boxes in single player!

 

[Data West]

Has putting a company's B team on a major game iteration ever worked? Arkham Origins tanked, 343 has sorta disappointed with Halo, Gears of War:Baird edition wasn't great...

black ops

 

[MadLaughter]

black ops

Solid answer.

 

[J_Viper]

Man, for a mass effect game?

That's the make or break?

No.

The characters and the story are what makes or breaks it beyond anything else, at least for most of the fans. It's always been a character driven series.

I say that because it looks like they could have completely dropped the ball in the single-player portion, so I at least hope the MP is okay.

ME3 MP was actually a great time, probably the best spin on Horde Mode.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Has putting a company's B team on a major game iteration ever worked? Arkham Origins tanked, 343 has sorta disappointed with Halo, Gears of War:Baird edition wasn't great...

What about God of War Ascension though? Everybody's favorite God of War game

Spoiler

I hear the PSP games are solid though

 

[Blitzrules240]

Yeah, Mass Effect : Andromeda...

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Bioware's last three games range from mediocre to awful, so I'm surprised that everyone's all nonplussed over how shitty Andromeda looks.

What about God of War Ascension though? Everybody's favorite God of War game

Spoiler

I hear the PSP games are solid though

Ghost of Sparta is really good. I think it's the second best game in the series. Chains of Olympus isn't bad either.

 

[Twin Tails]

https://twitter.com/jachinator/status/842150822435803138

 

[MassiveNights]

Opinion: Peter Brown is a great Bombcast guest and the best semi-regular.

 

[mnz]

"So far, it feels like Mass Effect fan fiction." - PC Gamer

 

[tuxfool]

Hi, I'm the Pathfinder. I find paths.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Really though, pathfinder sounds like some good ol' space magic.

Shouldn't computers of the future be better at finding out if a planet in inhabitable?