Probably because it was easy. Less new stuff you need to come up with and easier to sell. Of course that is The wirst reason to do anything.
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Probably because it was easy. Less new stuff you need to come up with and easier to sell. Of course that is The wirst reason to do anything.
funkystudent
Member
To be fair a big peeve I had with the ME trilogy was they never really introduced new important races after the first game. That green assasins guy in 2 with the fish eyes was about it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Really though I just want to see someone create an intelligent alien race with no opposable thumbs.
fierrotlepou
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SeriuzBiznus
Member
Pretty sure this is done on purpose as a way of recapping the previous episodes for new viewers. "Playing dumb" for the benefit of the audience is a fairly common trick in media.
Aarglefarg
Member
It looks like the next episode (after this one) will have some cool guy and dramatic scenes I've been looking forward to. But this one is shaping up well so I can't be disappointed.
The statue and The Beatles and incorrect primary colour talk <3
I would hope being in another galaxy entirely would allow them to go completely wild with the alien designs.
I guess if they're going to be in your party they'd have to be basically humanoid. And fuckable.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
AuthenticM
Member
They are new for the gang, and I think that's what matters.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Omg Dan needs to sell these plates. He doesn't realize how much money he would get.
They really need to stop with the side stories. They are meant to be returned to not busted out in quick succession. They've barely made story progress in 3 episodes.
They really need to stop with the side stories. They are meant to be returned to not busted out in quick succession. They've barely made story progress in 3 episodes.
2 Slice Toaster
Member
Well, even though they're not playing them as endurance runs, they're capturing what the original intent of the exercise was: a playthrough of the game(s) until they've basically had enough.
It just so happens they may have had enough after the first game of the series they play, if they even want to complete this one. If they're not enthusiastic about playing the other games after this one they shouldn't.
Gamespot is pretty interesting in this regard. They even made a two part making-of series about the game including dev comments etc and atleast some of them really hyped it up during the preview period. Yet they gave it a 6/10, one of the lowest scores it got.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Holy fuck I'm fucking dying at the statue part/
Since the hard split happened between editorial and marketing content (they previously had some crossover, like Chris Watters' former role), their reviews have been surprisingly critical at times.
Of course the price for that independence was the editorial team getting absolutely gutted.
funkystudent
Member
I can't wait to use paying the dark price in conversation.
Gamespot is probably the one site you could bet keeps its reviews in order. They learned the hard way
Plus I think they have completely different teams for review and advertorials... I mean "features" so the people who make those long video bits don't do reviews. I don't think Danny did many reviews for GS as a result.
Gamespot is probably the one site you could bet keeps its reviews in order. They learned the hard way
Plus I think they have completely different teams for review and advertorials... I mean "features" so the people who make those long video bits don't do reviews. I don't think Danny did many reviews for GS as a result.
Felix Lighter
Member
Hard to imagine Mass Effect bouncing back from this misstep. The investment in this game was huge and EA decided to just push this one out when it was obviously not ready. If I remember correctly, Mass Effect was never a sales megahit for them. Unless there is someone high up at EA that has a huge place in the heart for Mass Effect and based on the state of Andromeda, that seems doubtful, I can't see them making another major investment to correct course.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The first five minutes of this QL...make me want to like Mass Effect...
Except than any character says "Pathfinder"
Except than any character says "Pathfinder"
I keep seeing people say this, but I don't understand why. Besides Dragon Age and this Destiny clone, what else would they work on in lieu of this?
There's a reason they made another one of these in the first place.
The worst thing about Mass Effect reviewing badly is that Vinny is going to be disappointed. I was not expecting it to have a more unfavorable score than DA2.
Like the Hanar? Based on the art out there, they're def fuckable.
Like the Hanar? Based on the art out there, they're def fuckable.
EA has literally only published two well-received game this generation.
One is Battlefield 1 and the other is Titanfall 2 which they fucked on the release date and which the popularity has dwindled due to no kind of roadmap of the future of the game.
Everything else has been a huge disappointment, even 'beloved sequels' like Mirror's Edge. Ironically, Ubisoft has been putting out a lot of great sequels like Watch Dogs 2 and AC: Syndicate. Even the 'eh' games sold extremely well like Wildlands.
One is Battlefield 1 and the other is Titanfall 2 which they fucked on the release date and which the popularity has dwindled due to no kind of roadmap of the future of the game.
Everything else has been a huge disappointment, even 'beloved sequels' like Mirror's Edge. Ironically, Ubisoft has been putting out a lot of great sequels like Watch Dogs 2 and AC: Syndicate. Even the 'eh' games sold extremely well like Wildlands.
the most mountain of dews
Member
Now with the new ME reviews being released what's the next big game release on the calendar?
Persona 5 which will most likely get glowing reviews all around.
Zombie James
Banned
Holy shit at that Mass Effect QL. The preview stream was rough but this looks even rougher the further along you go. That "protest"... yeeesh.
the real game of the year: Prey
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I'm...I've been negative about Andromeda since we first saw it, I've seen pretty much every warning sign since the very first preview, I didn't like Mass Effect 3 and I didn't even like Mass Effect 2 that much and I'm still somehow pissed that EA managed to fuck this up because damnit I would like it if I would like this game
That's hilarious.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Primary colours makes it easy to distinguish who to fuck.
Unless you're color blind.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Holy shit that first screenshot. It looks like KotOR.
MadLaughter
Member
FUCK. Just got into work and realized that my desktop background is Mass Effect Andromeda.
As a huge fan of the previous game, this is a bit of a gut punch. I honestly didn't sleep well at all last night, and I know that's silly. Last time I had a night that restless was election night.
I let myself get in too deep with this game. I have two good friends who I met in line for a ME3 demo at comic-con. They've got Paragon/Renegade tattoos. We played like 70 hours of the ME3 MP together. The only game devs I follow on twitter are BioWare ones, because I like how interactive they are with the community.
The biggest bummer to me is that BioWare as a company is historically one of the most dedicated to diversity, and those are the kinds of teams I want to root for these days.
As a huge fan of the previous game, this is a bit of a gut punch. I honestly didn't sleep well at all last night, and I know that's silly. Last time I had a night that restless was election night.
I let myself get in too deep with this game. I have two good friends who I met in line for a ME3 demo at comic-con. They've got Paragon/Renegade tattoos. We played like 70 hours of the ME3 MP together. The only game devs I follow on twitter are BioWare ones, because I like how interactive they are with the community.
The biggest bummer to me is that BioWare as a company is historically one of the most dedicated to diversity, and those are the kinds of teams I want to root for these days.
I don't know man. The writing was on the wall since forever.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Was it? I recall people looking forward to it and positive previews before the trail came out and screwed the pooch.
I'm not sure it had enough hype before the disappointment. Everyone was curious, and then the previews dropped but that was like 5 days of positivity before the trial, then it was all downhill
There was a gaf preview thread a week previous to EA access that was like 'this game is great!'. They showed very little of the gmae up until now and they showed highly edited clips of the combat which people seemed to be pretty excited about.
Every gameplay trailer they showed was bad. And don't get me started on that "preview thread" or the professional previews we had.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
At least the fucking is pretty good according to IGN.
... that probably means penetration right? Has the previous ME's done it before?
... that probably means penetration right? Has the previous ME's done it before?
I don't think you can call something a full-on R rated sex scene without showing it