ArchedThunder
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If all goes right then it means we can be an asshole while still being a good guy, which is really nice. I really hate the binary nature of most games' morality systems.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda - Game Informer Details (Combat, story, more) [Up: All Info]
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If all goes right then it means we can be an asshole while still being a good guy, which is really nice. I really hate the binary nature of most games' morality systems.
Son Of Sparda
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So it is confirmed that we won't see pointlessly huge environments with tons of even more pointless collectables in them?
Also did they say that the game won't have tons of filler fetch quests?
Stilton Disco
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Sounds good, and the whole implications of a self contained story set up alleviate my worries of another ME3 fuck up where they promise more lasting consequences and long term player agency then they can deliver.
Also I really hope there's a romanceable lady Turian this time. Garrus was my favourite FemShep paramour in the original trilogy, getting some more Turian love from the other side of the gender scale would be a nice bonus for long time fans, especially in light of how bloody long it took them to even create a single female Turian in the first place.
Also I really hope there's a romanceable lady Turian this time. Garrus was my favourite FemShep paramour in the original trilogy, getting some more Turian love from the other side of the gender scale would be a nice bonus for long time fans, especially in light of how bloody long it took them to even create a single female Turian in the first place.
You're definitely not the only one. They can say that they learned their lessons but honestly, I'll believe it when I see it.
I'm a little skeptical about BioWare being good enough at combat to do away with pausing.
Witcher games are still best when it comes to dealing with morality, choices and impact they have, imo. You can be asshole if you want or need, you can be good guy in next moment etc.
Son Of Sparda
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Yeah, exactly. After DA:I I just can't believe in what they say anymore. Especially right now that the info even makes the game sound more like DA:I.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
If it's a tighter variation of Mass Effect 3's combat it should be fine. Pausing was obviously absent from the multiplayer, yet despite its clumsiness it felt really, really good to play.
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Dat wait tho. :'(
EdibleKnife
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Yeah, seems lovable rogue might be in reach rather than prick or goody two shoes
The Bookerman
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I hated the multiplayer section of ME3. It's the worst part. The fact that it played into the Single Player ruined ME3 for me.
Systolique
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I trust 100% Bioware but I'm going to miss the pausing effect during combat sequences, it allowed for very cool and clutch moments during the many times I've played the trilogy !
I loved it. Also, it was so popular; it got a lot of support from Bioware that wasn't planned initally. ^^
DragonKnight
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Really really digging what I just read. All except the MP because I have zero interest in it
HP_Wuvcraft
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I will never understand why people felt they needed to be able to see two seconds of Shepard breathing in order to have completed the game.
They have to lure single-player people into spending money somehow.
Tony Redgrave
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Well, honestly it seems they're hitting all the right notes. From the info it looks like a significant improvement in graphics, combat, exploration, characters, morality system etc. if the length is right and the story interesting we might have a real winner.
To be fair when that shit surfaced all we knew was that MP had direct impact on SP ending(s) available to you. We didn't know that endings were RGB coded level pulls with very little meaning. It was clearly designed as way to force SP people to dip into MP.
cleveridea
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Best buy has the 2 versions of the collector edition with the mako & steelbook case (no game of course) up for preorder. GCU 20% does not work on it since there is no game presumably.
Can't wait.Bubba_Sparks
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How do you explore the Andromeda galaxy without Mass Relays? Kind of a nit-pick, but it was one of the major technologies in the previous games. Reaper technology guided the development of every species. It was kind of fundamental to the lore of the game. None of the council species had managed to crack the technology behind the Mass Relay. The Programs, who were much more advanced than the council species, had only barely managed to make a one way mini-Mass Relay.
We don't know yet.
If only there was a special day to talk about it or something. Like a Mass Effect day.
Poodlestrike
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Ehhhh... in ME3 multi you had a limited ability set and only had to worry about yourself. I can't imagine trying to queue up squad orders and movements without pausing, or playing a class like the Engineer where you've got a lot of plates in the air. I still hope there's a miscommunication somewhere.
So that I get even more out of my time with it. Gonna be ULTRA HYPE.
You're not exploring all of Andromeda in this one, just one (large) star cluster. Easily manageable distances.
They did tell us tho
Rellik
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True, but you also had a lot less skills on tab to play with in MP because of it.
Everything but a single trophy/achievement could be done in SP. Even the Shepard lives ending could be done with help of the phone app.
But the MP itself was fantastic. I avoided it up until a few weeks back and I realised I had been missing out on something amazing.
Bubba_Sparks
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Yeah, I read that in the OP, but they had kind of marketed it as exploring the Andromeda Galaxy so I wasn't sure what they were doing with it.
Okay, how we travel between solar systems in MEA? I have missed this info too.
Edit: Or nvm... didn't we travel between clusters via relays and then just fly between systems in ME3?
The Game takes place in a certain cluster within the Andromeda galaxy, also ships have FTL drives.
Jup, you only needed The relays for fast travel between Clusters, you fly with ftl between systems
Poodlestrike
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I mean, you are exploring the Andromeda Galaxy, lol. Just not all at once.
Yup. Like that, but bigger, and not overhead.
Loving pretty much all of this information. Really looking forward to seeing how the multiplayer pans out, because it was a pleasant surprise with ME3. Also love the info re: squadmates and dialogue.
There seems to be confusion about the characters' names though, can we change Ryder's first name or not? The fact that this infodump lists three first names says no to me, but others seem to be sure the first name is set by the player. Not sure where the latter is coming from.
There seems to be confusion about the characters' names though, can we change Ryder's first name or not? The fact that this infodump lists three first names says no to me, but others seem to be sure the first name is set by the player. Not sure where the latter is coming from.
George Oscar Bluth II
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One of the BioWare guys (Mike Gamble, I think) confirmed you can change the first names. The names listed in the OP are the default names, much like John and Jane for Shepard.
I wonder if you can manipulate power of The Tempest's engines by installing game either on SSD or HDD :b I kinda wish there was somekind space travel simulated as loading screen while being allowed to move around in the ship during it. Instantly popping next to the planet in 5 solar systems over would feel... odd.
Just what I wanted to hear. If my FemRyder can have more than two options in wooing another lady I'll be stoked.
Son Of Sparda
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They literally say that with every game (before and after release)
I'm sure you can find many other similar promises in regards to other Bioware titles. It's not that I don't believe that they are listening it's more that I don't trust them to get the right massage from the feedback that they are receiving.
Like even in what you've posted there are no mentions of needlessly huge environments or the pointless collectables.
Turdburger
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So each planet not being a "linear slice" implies that each planet is an open-ended "zone" much like DA:I (and I suppose ME1)?
I'm fine with that as it's obviously unrealistic to have you roam around an entire planet but I hope these planets are far more numerous and varied with less overall "tasks" on each to keep the sense of space.
I really like everything I'm reading about the combat.
And hopefully Mac Walters learned to write better over the past 5 years.
I'm fine with that as it's obviously unrealistic to have you roam around an entire planet but I hope these planets are far more numerous and varied with less overall "tasks" on each to keep the sense of space.
I really like everything I'm reading about the combat.
And hopefully Mac Walters learned to write better over the past 5 years.
Ryo Hazuki
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This seems a little passive aggressive? lol. It's kinda like "I'm joking but not really".
They over-responded, but you can't say they LIED and didn't listen to the feedback. DA:I is clearly a response to the criticisms of DA2, regardless of its own unique faults.
SolicitorPirate
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Wait. It's still active?
Yeah on pc. Not to mention the XBO BC that just went up.
DA:I was also heavy handed as fuck.
It felt a singleplayer mmo all the way through.
Reminded me of Kingdoms of Amalur
Poodlestrike
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Shockingly, you can still find games on both Xbox and PC, even before it went up on BC.
SolicitorPirate
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Oh wow. Maybe I should get back in on it. I ordered the MP back in the day
It's problematic, don't get me wrong, but it's also the polar-opposite of the bare, limited, street and dungeon-driven design of DA2 that felt cramped, shallow, and restrictive.
DA:I is big and vast... and empty. Again, don't get me wrong, it's got problems, but you can clearly see them making it with the mindset to avoid the trappings of DA2. They just stumbled into new ones when making the shift.
BigTnaples
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Not too surprised.
The multiplayer in ME2-3 was an amazing surprise. And unlike other games like CoD, there has been no new iteration or remaster to replace it.
Rodney McKay
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Having Major hubs again sounds fantastic.
My favorite part of KOTOR was how each planet you go to was basically its own large hub.
Mass Effect reduced that to pretty much just the Citadel and that smaller one on an ice planet. And Mass Effect 2+3 reduced the hubs even more; there may have been more, but they were pretty small and didn't give you much of a sense of exploration.
My favorite part of KOTOR was how each planet you go to was basically its own large hub.
Mass Effect reduced that to pretty much just the Citadel and that smaller one on an ice planet. And Mass Effect 2+3 reduced the hubs even more; there may have been more, but they were pretty small and didn't give you much of a sense of exploration.
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