Son Of Sparda
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Even if other people go for crazy PC mods as usual, I'm hopeful that ME-GAF won't disappoint us and provides some good face slides for the default CC.
Come on ME-GAF, I'm counting on you guys
Edit: sorry for the dp.
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Come on ME-GAF, I'm counting on you guys
Edit: sorry for the dp.
prag16
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I saw that rumor. I'm hoping that turns out to be not true. Kinda lame.I wonder if there's any truth in that rumour originating from some supposed "leak" not too long ago that your sibling.gets crippled with a debilitating injury when being taken out of cryo-sleep
We haven't seen any footage of the two together in-game so I'm guessing whatever happens the opposing sibling can't be too important to the overall story. ¯_(ツ
prag16
Banned
Are we sure that's Sara on the right in that shot? Definitely could be, but anybody know for sure?
This one? Spoiled just in case someone doesn't want to see that. Looks like a fairly early scene.
prag16
Banned
If that's her, that fits with the rumor I guess.
In that particular trailer, Scott was the "lead". You see he's helping Sara as if she can't stand on her own. If it's early in the game, she could be dealing with whatever damage the cryopod issue caused. He's probably getting her to safety where she'll be recovering elsewhere for most of the game. I'd then figure she'll show up late in the game to serve some kind of purpose.
Eh, I guess it could be okay depending on how they handled it.
But I was hoping the sibling would be more "present" than that.
That scene fits better with one of the leaks I read that said
your sibling doesn't get injured in a cryo mishap, but instead gets injured during the tutorial level when you're trying to extract.
Yeah that looks like it's most likely on a mission rather than being straight out of cryo sleep (Unless they crashed on a planet before waking up?)
Agreed, the whole post should have been tagged...
prag16
Banned
Yeah I like that idea better, and it does fit.
The "cryo sleep mishap" sounds stupid and random. I'd prefer a tutorial mission injury.
Nostremitus
Member
Yeah, looks like I'll try to dip out of this thread until the game is out and I've played it...
Cranberrys
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I'm currently doing a full rerun on the trilogy mainly because I can't wait to play Andromeda and I can't seem to focus on any other game right now.
And I'm playing it on 360 like back in the day (and I don't have the courage to wait and download the trilogy on Xbox One) and I was wondering : is there any update for ME1 on 360 because I reinstalled the game and the two DLCs and I wasn't prompted to download a title update. On ME2 & 3 I downloaded both title updates. I can't even remember if there was an update back then.
And I'm playing it on 360 like back in the day (and I don't have the courage to wait and download the trilogy on Xbox One) and I was wondering : is there any update for ME1 on 360 because I reinstalled the game and the two DLCs and I wasn't prompted to download a title update. On ME2 & 3 I downloaded both title updates. I can't even remember if there was an update back then.
prag16
Banned
Yeah it's tough. Horizon has a lot of perfect scores and is getting pretty much universal acclaim, but is sitting at 88. That's the way it is now.
shinobi602
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Recently happened. Can't give specific numbers but I'll share soon.
And yea critics are much harder to please this generation. Just the nature of the beast. Preview feedback is strong.
Honestly, you are setting yourself up for disappointment if you are hoping for any game to surpass a 90 metascore.
Reviews work differently nowadays.
Horizon was almost universally praised, and that's an 88.
Expecting a 90 is totally setting yourself up for disappointment.
I'm hoping for 80+. I anticipate it'll end up around 83.
But, honestly, the only thing I care about is whether I like it.
GAF (or the vocal portion) thinks that Dragon Age Inquisition is a terrible game, but it's probably my current GOTG just for how much fun I had with it, so honestly I know I'm a little more biased towards liking Bioware.
Starting to properly sink in now that I'm going to be playing a new Mass Effect in just a few weeks.
I'm not experiencing anything near the excitement levels I had for the trilogy sequels but I think that's mainly due to the fact that I've learned how to handle my expectations more. I went from 13-18 years old in the time it took for the trilogy to be completed and grew up with the series in some ways.
I might pay for the EA Early Access thing just so I can get my character perfect. 10 hours won't be enough to sate my appetite for those few days before release (and thanks to the EU launch date, I'll have a day to plough through the prequel novel) but I can make sure I'm all set to dive in for a marathon when it's fully available.
I'm glad I didn't replay the trilogy too. It's been so long since I've tasted anything Mass Effect that this will hopefully feel like coming home.
I'm not experiencing anything near the excitement levels I had for the trilogy sequels but I think that's mainly due to the fact that I've learned how to handle my expectations more. I went from 13-18 years old in the time it took for the trilogy to be completed and grew up with the series in some ways.
I might pay for the EA Early Access thing just so I can get my character perfect. 10 hours won't be enough to sate my appetite for those few days before release (and thanks to the EU launch date, I'll have a day to plough through the prequel novel) but I can make sure I'm all set to dive in for a marathon when it's fully available.
I'm glad I didn't replay the trilogy too. It's been so long since I've tasted anything Mass Effect that this will hopefully feel like coming home.
DeadlyParasite
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I could see it getting a 90 or more if the game isn't a bloated mess with uninteresting side-missions and it actually has a large, meaty main story that's decent.
Unfortunately we'll never know until reviews hit because everything is being locked behind guarded doors.
Unfortunately we'll never know until reviews hit because everything is being locked behind guarded doors.
I mean, that even is because that even in the worst case scenario I see this game being better than base DAI unless they fuck up the story in ways that I can't imagine.
Gameplay looks 10/10 based in the latest trailer, my worry is that some of that locations looked really empty.
Reckless Onion
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Beta gots to be close right? Wish they announce it already
Hawkeye 131
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Haven't checked in awhile but has there been any info about MP yet? Closed Beta? Open Beta?
LegalEagleMike
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Really? I noticed plenty of incidental music. And plenty of banter!
I mean, your opinions are your opinions, so there's nothing wrong with feeling that way but I have to disagree mightily.
Is it just me or this weird? I mean, instead of "I want this game to be good" you are basically saying "I want people who write about video games to think this is good".
Anyway, i want and hope this is good lol.
Looks like she'd take Scott out if they ever decided to recreate a scene from Over the Top.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Hair and eyes bother me, but she looks great otherwise. Her shirt's a strong counterpoint to the "everything looks plastic" comment too.
Banter was was fine but there were times in the game when you're exploring for hours and the silence just felt odd. It just didn't work for me.
Love the game but man did I wish music wasn't so sparse or light. It really felt like Inquisition over relied on ambiance to set the mood.
It was Bioware's first time making a game this big before though so hopefully its been a good learning experience overall for the way they approach some of the stuff in Andromeda.
Consider her cyber-boned.
Heckler456
Banned
"Everything looks plastic" doesn't hold anymore these days, full stop, what with basically everything being physically based.
The Lamonster
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So do we know if there are female nipples in this game or is it just butts and sideboob again?
That's a great shot of Cora. Looks a lot better than she does in her character kit.
... DA2's was kind of trash.
Inquisition's soundtrack was a huge step up, in my opinion.
I preferred the bits of silence to most of the stuff Origins and DA2 offered. There were only two tracks from Origins that I really liked(the main/character creation/camp theme, and that varying loop from Ostagar).
... DA2's was kind of trash.
Inquisition's soundtrack was a huge step up, in my opinion.
DeadlyParasite
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I'd only say half of Inquisitions soundtrack was decent, there was a lot of uninteresting filler between the good stuff.
They must be scrambling to finish the one in Andromeda though because by almost this point before ME3's launch we already had half the tracks leaked and confirmed knowledge of who was composing.
They must be scrambling to finish the one in Andromeda though because by almost this point before ME3's launch we already had half the tracks leaked and confirmed knowledge of who was composing.
John Petrucci
Member
Yep. I think she looks really great.
shinobi602
Member
Let's just say the sidequests weren't the only inspiration they got from the Witcher 3.
John Petrucci
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I'll take this as a confirmation of Water Hags in ME:A. Brilliant addition.
Really hoping Cora is romanceable by both sexes, and also hoping for Dr. Lexi to have some kind of romance arc.
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