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[kiguel182]

So as someone who played ME1 for like 10 minutes before realizing I wanted nothing to do with it, what do people play Mass Effect for? Because with the jankiness, the boring combat, and the glitches, I always assumed it was the story, the character interactions, the writing, and the world that pulled people in. But with ME: A, the people that are enjoying it are saying things like, "eh I don't mind that the writing is bad", "oh that's just typical Bioware character animations", "oh yeah the story is hammy but that's not the reason I'm playing". So why do people like this series? Because from an outside perspective, this seems like me saying, "Yeah the new Mario game has pretty bad platforming, but that's not why I'm playing it"



Damn that's good

I played the trilogy for the story and the fact that there were consequences for your actions and stuff.

I'm also baffled by the "I don't play it for the story" people since there are definitely better shooters on the market if that's your main interest.

Unless it turns out the story in this is amazing my interest for it will remain low.

 

[Mr. F]

I don't know if even an interesting story can do it for me when the moment to moment characterizations and dialogue are downright poor. It felt like they couldn't complete a full conversation without some instance of bad line reading, straight up bad writing, weird pauses, or a combination of the three. And that isn't even considering the faces themselves.

 

[MadLaughter]

Frostbite was a mistake.

 

[oti]

ME:A is a hot contender for Dave Snider's Eastern European Game of 2017.

 

[julesodies]

How heavy are the Nier spoilers in their QL?

 

[Meneses]

ME:A is a hot contender for Dave Snider's Eastern European Game of 2017.

I was just gonna say that ME:A feels like one of those euro-jank RPGs that could be kinda fun anyway.

 

[funkystudent]

Frostbite was a mistake.

Frostbite has been pretty great in everything except Andromeda though.


Its just the shitty Bioware C team being shitty. What did this team do before this? I am 90% they made all the bad DLC for Mass Effect 2 and 3 and all the good stuff was made at Edmonton.

 

[TraBuch]

It's a weird time we live in when so many people are really into a Nier game.

 

[funkystudent]

Exclusive Making of footage

 

[Scizzy]

Rorie calling out the lack of animation for the eyebrows has completely destroyed my ability to watch this Andromeda video uncritically.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Near enough to hope for.

 

[Berserking Guts]

I didn't know where to ask this question, and it's so weirdly specific that I didn't want to make a thread for it.

How do I use my Turtle Beach x42 Surround Sound wireless headphones on the Wii U? They're optical so I feel like I'm at a dead end

 

[Macho Madness]

I didn't know where to ask this question, and it's so weirdly specific that I didn't want to make a thread for it.

How do I use my Turtle Beach x42 Surround Sound wireless headphones on the Wii U? They're optical so I feel like I'm at a dead end

If the only input on the headphones is optical, something like this should be fine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005F20756/?tag=neogaf0e-20 (I'm not endorsing the product linked here just pointing out these adapters exist)

Assuming you have a Wii AV adapter around, and if the Wii U supports having different audio and video output. If it has headphone input with a 3.5mm jack, a lot of games support audio output through the Gamepad. That's a game by game solution though.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Rorie calling out the lack of animation for the eyebrows has completely destroyed my ability to watch this Andromeda video uncritically.

Theres just so much wrong with the ME animation

There is something admirable about it tho despite the jank. Like a kids production of a play. Where you know its so technically bad but you cant help finding it cute.

 

[pizzacat]

I think the biggest revelation is that a Nier game has good gameplay :V

It didn't need it!

 

[LiK]

NieR Automata already looked awesome from the initial gameplay trailers back when it was announced.

 

[imBask]

pizzacat, have you considered changing your avatar? John Drake has weak achilles, he can't be trusted

 

[stump sock]

the only gameplay a yoko taro game needs is making you walk away feeling like a dried and crumbling husk of a person

 

[Rainmaker]

I can't wait for Vinny and Dan's reaction to finding out that Paul Walker

Spoiler

is an FBI agent now

 

[Data West]

the only gameplay a yoko taro game needs is making you walk away feeling like a dried and crumbling husk of a person

yoko taro works for blizzard?

 

[Wunder]

how versatile is a bagel, really

 

[Tubobutts]

how versatile is a bagel, really

You can make it into a pizza

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

how versatile is a bagel, really

Very.
Lox with cream cheese
Egg bagel sandwich
Peanut butter
Burger
Cheese
Honey
Ham sandwich
Turkey sandwich
BLT
Etc...Etc...

 

[KingKong]

the bagel is the best breakfast food specifically because its so versatile

 

[Hindl]

how versatile is a bagel, really

Extremely. Any of the following is great on a bagel:

Bacon/Sausage/Pork Roll, Egg, and Cheese
Cream Cheese
Whitefish Salad
Lox
PB & J
Pizza Bagel
Use it as a substitute for sliced bread in sandwiches
By itself

Bagels are the best

 

[Weetrick]

Jeff Gerstmann Is Still A Threat

Dumb question: I've seen the name of the blog and heard this phrase a million times but I don't know where it orginally came from. Anyone care to fill me in? Thanks duders.

 

[daveo42]

Bagels are awesome. The only issue with a bagel is that they are so carb dense and not as nutritious as whole grain bread. Much more tasty tho. Bacon, egg, and cheese bagels are always the bomb.

 

[stump sock]

Dumb question: I've seen the name of the blog and heard this phrase a million times but I don't know where it orginally came from. Anyone care to fill me in? Thanks duders.

http://jeff.zone/post/111226317376/yo-jeff-ive-been-listening-to-the-bombcast-from

 

[TraBuch]

Remember when people were making fun of Horizon's animations and comparing it to Bioware games?

 

[Weetrick]

http://jeff.zone/post/111226317376/yo-jeff-ive-been-listening-to-the-bombcast-from

Well there it is, thanks.

 

[Catvoca]

Remember when people were making fun of Horizon's animations and comparing it to Bioware games?

Horizon's faces feel like a more natural progression of the facial animation from ME3 or DA:I than Andromeda does.

 

[LiK]

Remember when people were making fun of Horizon's animations and comparing it to Bioware games?

I didn't follow the development but the tables have turned.

 

[mnz]

Horizon's faces feel like a more natural progression of the facial animation from ME3 or DA:I than Andromeda does.

No way

 

[Fried Food]

Very.
Lox with cream cheese
Egg bagel sandwich
Peanut butter
Burger
Cheese
Honey
Ham sandwich
Turkey sandwich
BLT
Etc...Etc...

name things that aren't sandwiches

 

[Tubobutts]

name things that aren't sandwiches

Pizza isn't a sandwich.

 

[TraBuch]

Pizza isn't a sandwich.

What about when you fold it?

 

[LiK]

What about when you fold it?

Isn't that a calzone?

 

[TraBuch]

Isn't that a calzone?

Isn't a calzone just a sandwich?

 

[Catvoca]

No way

I'm not shitting on Horizon, I'm saying the faces there look like an improved version of other Bioware games like DA:I's animations. ME:A's are somehow way worse then what they've made before

 

[Tubobutts]

What about when you fold it?

No

 

[KingKong]

Isn't a calzone just a sandwich?

a calzone is very clearly not a sandwich. It's a wrap

 

[BearPawB]

a calzone is very clearly not a sandwich. It's a wrap

more like a savory pastry

 

[TraBuch]

a calzone is very clearly not a sandwich. It's a wrap

Wraps are a type of sandwich.

 

[LiK]

Is everything a sandwich?

 

[Catvoca]

Is everything a sandwich?

Not hotdogs

 

[TharpDaddy]

Is everything a sandwich?

Is a gyro a sandwich?

 

[Tubobutts]

Who would you put in your Giant Bomb sandwich?

 

[Hindl]

name things that aren't sandwiches

A good bagel can be eaten plain and untoasted

 

[avengers23]

how versatile is a bagel, really

It can be a marital aid.

See BagelsFuck.Waypoint.Zone.

 

[AngryMoth]

Just finished my dissertation.

GB gaf, what should I play; Nioh or Nier: Automata?