Fatalmephisto
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I hate Addison. She's the female Udena hahahaha with a blank stare on her face. HAHAHA
I will say that Drack is now my favorite out of Wrex and Grunt. I love him plus his past is rather sad to an extent.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| Ryders on the Storm
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I hate Addison. She's the female Udena hahahaha with a blank stare on her face. HAHAHA
I will say that Drack is now my favorite out of Wrex and Grunt. I love him plus his past is rather sad to an extent.
Yea true but I suppose that's only cause she is suppose to be the conflict love interest, which actually leads to a conflict once and if you side with Miranda jack would tell you to fuck off. No one has conflict here.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
The more you play this GOAT the more it reaches 🔥🔥🔥 levels..gms so so gud.
Dead eyes and garbage animations bothers me to no end tho.
Dead eyes and garbage animations bothers me to no end tho.
Frozenprince
Banned
I just love how they walk around the damn ship. Like. Of course they do why wouldn't they? But it's such a nice touch it's really helping it feel fleshed out and more "real" for me.
I definitely think this is my favorite group of people in any of the four games so far.
Fatalmephisto
Member
So just going to throw this out there in case some don't know. In the codex, the section story so far will overview your choices you've made through out the course of the game. Also I didn't know until yesterday that holding square or X on the xbox you can switch weapons on the fly. I felt retarded when I figured that out.
digoutyoursoul
Member
I swear, some of the faces my Ryder keeps making never ceases to crack me up.
Who farted? Peebee?
Frozenprince
Banned
I do hate how this is almost impossible to discuss outside of this OT because of how much of a meme they made it before anybody even touched it.
I like Wrex because he's a badass and a leader. But Drack does have more characterisation and it's nice to see him talk about his granddaughter and also see him visit her anytime you go to Nexus. Taking him to Eladeen also leads to a lot of interesting dialogues. His I'm too old for this shit personality works and is sort of refreshing. Grunt, I never really liked, he was a child.
moustascheman
Member
Man, I love the emails in this game, they're just so much more interesting than the trilogy. The small stuff like Gil putting up those poker and lost stuff messages, Drack sending you pictures of guns to cheer you up, and all the other hilarious messages you find on the tempest really bring a smile to my face and help make the crew really feel alive this time. Honestly, I'd say this is just under me2 as my favourite crew in the series, where almost everyone feels unique and interesting from liam and his dumb couch, to lexi and her rivalry with Peebee, and Grandpa Drack being Grandpa Drack. While there are some faults (Cora is kinda boring IMO) I really hope they can keep this level of quality and interaction in the next game.
On a sidenote, what did everyone else decide to do with that
on Voelde?
On a sidenote, what did everyone else decide to do with that
AI
Fatalmephisto
Member
Here the dialogues with him and Jaal in the party. Is an experience.
Yea I know how it's like was the same with FFXV and Destiny. Although because of how large DestinyGAF community has become the non OT threads have become less hostile.
At least the OT itself is safe - I was worried that the shitstorm that was the trial thread would migrate over here.
Really shows a different side to the Krogan. He reflects more on his age and adventures and things he has done. People like Superintendent Kesh as well. Really makes me think Mordin was right in thinking HE MADE A MISTAKE.
Those two are best for banter, especially Jaal who is great with anyone.
Frozenprince
Banned
Jaal is easily my favorite. He's so charming.
Freeman76
Member
Disclaimer: I love this game.....
They are probably too busy writing performance articles about DS3 which matters fuck all in the grand scheme of it since every one and their mum already bought that. Its for situations like this where DF should be making noise, to forewarn gamers of how shit this performs. I was just playing GRW and the performance is 100% better than this shit in a game with a gigantic open world and better GFX. Come on DF sort it.
There's a part where you get a mail from Kesh regarding Drack, that email and the conversation with Drack later is really well done.
The Heleus Pistol "Ushior" is basically a pocket sniper rifle. My Ushior V with a Heat Sink exceeds the damage of a Widow V -- granted mine has some damage upgrades but still. It's also half the weight of a Widow.
Highly recommended for any Power based builds that want a long range option that doesn't kill your weight capacity.
Highly recommended for any Power based builds that want a long range option that doesn't kill your weight capacity.
In general? no, it can definitely be completed. The game is buggy as shit though, so I would not be surprised if you encountered an issue
actually, when I finished that mission the cutscene broke and everyone just floated around in midair talking without animations
Wildlands actually looks great, has lots of variety in visuals and has staggering draw distances but I don't think it has better graphics than Andromeda...as in the graphical techniques being used. It does run at a rock solid framerate on PS4 though.
ColonialRaptor
Member
Just got to Eos and I'm in love with this game. It's so mass effect perfect. But it's all new (andromeda) and because of that it's sooo amazing, I can see plot stuff starting to build already, I can't wait to see what happens with the exiles.
Also looking forward to see the nexus start to come online more and more as stuff is opened up, this is just perfect for me. Don't care about the poor animations or jack at all, it just ads some quirk to the game for me.
I just finished playing Zelda botw and loved it but it just doesn't compare to this for me because mass effect is sci fi and so I'm biased cause I like sci fi more than fantasy. And technically Zelda is a better game but I am certain I'm going to enjoy mass effect more, I'm just glad I've had some free time to be able to play games lately, last game I played was uncharted 4 and before that Witcher 3 (at launch) so this feels like a particularly game filled time for me.
I can't wait until they get the crossfire profiles working and I can really crank the graphics because they're damn good already and I'm close to ultra level with just one card
I've never really looked into VR but I wouldn't mind playing this game in VR with my head being able to move the camera around as I move around the world, looking down at my character and having the world fill my vision. Is this being done with VR goggles much? Or is it jut all FP stuff?
Also looking forward to see the nexus start to come online more and more as stuff is opened up, this is just perfect for me. Don't care about the poor animations or jack at all, it just ads some quirk to the game for me.
I just finished playing Zelda botw and loved it but it just doesn't compare to this for me because mass effect is sci fi and so I'm biased cause I like sci fi more than fantasy. And technically Zelda is a better game but I am certain I'm going to enjoy mass effect more, I'm just glad I've had some free time to be able to play games lately, last game I played was uncharted 4 and before that Witcher 3 (at launch) so this feels like a particularly game filled time for me.
I can't wait until they get the crossfire profiles working and I can really crank the graphics because they're damn good already and I'm close to ultra level with just one card
I've never really looked into VR but I wouldn't mind playing this game in VR with my head being able to move the camera around as I move around the world, looking down at my character and having the world fill my vision. Is this being done with VR goggles much? Or is it jut all FP stuff?
It's not a bug; that is the cap (well, the fact that the number goes negative and doesn't instead stay at 0 is a bug). I'm at like -4000 or something.
Fatalmephisto
Member
Yeah it does this when you make the level cap for your AVP. 20 is the cap.
Restarted the whole mission now, hopefully it works.
I encountered many bugs too, not game breaking one yet (game crashed once).
Edit: yeah, was bugged, restarted the mission and thankfully worked.
Fatalmephisto
Member
Verta reminds me of a Female version of him. That's a good thing.
The longest handshake you'll ever see
Yeah, just got that scene, it was so funny. "Kill me"
Yeah, just got that scene, it was so funny. "Kill me"
Freeman76
Member
Yeah it definitely shows that Andromeda could perform a lot better.
SkylineRKR
Member
I might like this game better than the old trilogy. Its less polished (compared to 2 and even 3 anyway), but its also much bigger in scale. The world building is pretty good, the crew still mentions the first planet for example.
The gameplay is much more diverse, you're not locked with one profile. You can mix and match about anything and change pre set profiles on the fly. Had some great firefights in the open. I also like the Nomad, it sucks when they're firing at it but you can hurl it off mountains and not having to worry about dying.
I think the story isn't half bad either, I liked the bits on
And I kind of start to get used to Ryder, he's less space jesus and robotic than Shepard. He's about as clueless as the player, and making dumb jokes at times (such as the purposely bad ones about ice). The rest of the cast isn't as good as the past ones, but I enjoy the banter between Cora and the Krogan.
This game does need some polish though, and fix that slow ass galaxy map.
The gameplay is much more diverse, you're not locked with one profile. You can mix and match about anything and change pre set profiles on the fly. Had some great firefights in the open. I also like the Nomad, it sucks when they're firing at it but you can hurl it off mountains and not having to worry about dying.
I think the story isn't half bad either, I liked the bits on
Voeld
And I kind of start to get used to Ryder, he's less space jesus and robotic than Shepard. He's about as clueless as the player, and making dumb jokes at times (such as the purposely bad ones about ice). The rest of the cast isn't as good as the past ones, but I enjoy the banter between Cora and the Krogan.
This game does need some polish though, and fix that slow ass galaxy map.
Playing on Insanity and getting my shit kicked in. The checkpoints on the main missions are awful and force you to listen to the same cutscenes before a fight.
Well yeah, they better. It's the first Bioware game where all squadmates are required
so they have a lot more freedom. Compare with Mass Effect 2 where most of the squadmates are optional, so none of them ever speak to one another.
Well yeah, they better. It's the first Bioware game where all squadmates are required
and unkillable
Had to share this, lots of spoilers out of context but my God this game. How did they release this?
https://youtu.be/7KWkao73HuU
https://youtu.be/7KWkao73HuU
Yea she's and Suvi are the only ones exclusive to Bro and Fem Ryder respectively.
Cora also has the best animated sexytime scene.
SolicitorPirate
Member
I really like how the crew of the Tempest are basically a bunch of space millennials and their Krogan grandpa
Iriscomeback
Member
Decided to pick it up today. I've reached the first planet and so far I'm a bit disappointed. Game moves at a snails pace and it's not sucking me in yet like the other games did.
But according to a lot of people this game starts very slow, so I'll stick with it.
Combat is awesome, think I'm going to make a close range combat build.
But according to a lot of people this game starts very slow, so I'll stick with it.
Combat is awesome, think I'm going to make a close range combat build.
unknownhero
Member
After playing this for 20 hours trying to see if I would like it past the prologue, I'm sorry to say that I do not. I expected a fresh story, planets which are fun to explore, and some decent writing. Sad to say, it has none of the above. Not enough new sentient species encountered, too few planets, IMO, that can be explored. Those that can be explored feel like you are doing the same thing and encountering the same enemies. Pieces of the story feel like retreads from the original trilogy and the writing feels like something a middle school student would write. If you enjoy it, more power to you but I'm done with the mass effect series.
You can skip cutscenes. I don't know what button it is on all platforms but it's square on PS4.
They really fucked up one side quest - quest name spoiled below
Contagion
ok, deadly disease that can be transferred via air on the loose in the station. cool. gotta beat the clock, find the person and deal with them. oh wait, no, they got on a shuttle. now they traveled half way across the galaxy five times over. oh look they survived a shuttle crash. well i'm going to let you die now for dragging this out.
they should have just kept that on the station and it would have been way better.
they should have just kept that on the station and it would have been way better.
worst quest in the game. Traveling in this game fucking sucks.
even worse than the "stoners broke their grow lamp" quest which was just terrible for being out of place
Fatalmephisto
Member
Just 2 more % to go but sadly 2 of my side quests are bugged and I don't think Tasks work towards the %. I've completed so many and never saw my % go up.
and I don't think Tasks work towards the %. I've completed so many and never saw my % go up.
That was barely even a quest though, you just go there and find that they are stoners and that's the end of it.
Well that's silly. Especially from a narrative point of view.
Fatalmephisto
Member
Actually you have to do something for them by finding a UV light for them. Which can found on the same planet.
You can actually repair the lamps the quest is bugged though and constantly had an exclamation point in my completed missions.