Abinash117
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Would make sense. Some of the Pathfinders are basically powerhouses who all have weapon, botic, tech,and tactical skills.
Interestingly, dark energy was one of the original plot ideas for ME.
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Would make sense. Some of the Pathfinders are basically powerhouses who all have weapon, botic, tech,and tactical skills.
You know, I sorta anticipated this since our character customization influences DADryder.
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I read this as Daddy Ryder and regretted it
Dandy Lyin
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Well, the CC looks disappointing. Other than the zany cosmetic options, the actual face has really limited customization. The hairstyles look better than DAI at least... A shame about the faces though.
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Yeah I thought only default Ryder's faces are scans
And now it's getting into my vocabulary
Retrofluxed
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Heckler456
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From the bits and bobs I've seen, it lives up to my expectations too. And the great thing is, me being a completionist, this game will probably take me longer than the entire trilogy combined.
Ivory Samoan
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OMG....that was amazing. Wish I never watched it, but it was amazing.
OK, so I'm starting to think this 'Skyllian Blitz' of advertising, promotion and tsunami like feel of media maybe genius, and what BioWare/EA marketing have done is exactly what was needed.
Only a month ago, an overload of Mass Effect stuff never seemed possible, man...I'm even warming (like, a lot) to both default Ryders.
Never thought I'd say that either XD.
Hurry up early access....need this in my veins! (sorry Aloy, you'll need to be put on the back burner for 10 hours)
Officer.Sanchez
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Looks like it's impossible to write something Gaming side, the Char customization thread is already derailed by regular gif shitposters.
I saw the character creator and... it destroyed my hype. Why take those options away?
I was really looking forward to it. This is so basic, 9 presets where you can just move things around and that's it?
I expected a more powerful tool.
I saw the character creator and... it destroyed my hype. Why take those options away?
I was really looking forward to it. This is so basic, 9 presets where you can just move things around and that's it?
I expected a more powerful tool.
shinobi602
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Can anyone send me a link to Xbox One or PS4 footage where they saw slowdowns? Want to pass it along.
Haven't seen any so far in the SSs we have seen of the races. So far they all appear to be fairly normal.
As Eatchildren said, it#s probable we won't get the more interesting races until a few months in when the DLC starts dropping.
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I haven't watched it but I know people said it happened in this gameplay
https://youtu.be/xJgnRH_akOg
Guess i gotta settle for krogan in MP until they add geth (if they aren't in)
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/128642114
especially during the combat on habitat 7
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PS4 Pro footage
https://youtu.be/OaRDcHgdsAM
https://youtu.be/OaRDcHgdsAM
Boombloxer
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Uber super deluxe.
Saw the MP vid this morning and that was that. Can safely put Destiny down.
Mine finished this morning, I'm just looking at the timer.
That's what happened last time. I'm just hoping it won't be too long before I can set people on fire again.
Retrofluxed
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Strange shit:
Ashe (Lady Insanity) said:
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Context? More options for what? Dialogue? Presets? Hair?
Retrofluxed
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Sorry, it's about the character creator. She didn't get any more specific than that.
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I had a feeling they might patch it but after they got negative feedback from fans or something. This is pretty early.
Ivory Samoan
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This custom Ryder is amazing: well done Ability Drain.
Think I'm going to 'try' stay out of the ME topics in gaming, so many driveby shitposters..... it can get you down after a while.
Whilst the CC seems a bit limited, some of the Ryders coming out are pretty great looking: that's good enough for me: mods and post release additions will take care of my 2nd playthrough Ryder: with all the DLC included, of course.
Think I'm going to 'try' stay out of the ME topics in gaming, so many driveby shitposters..... it can get you down after a while.
Whilst the CC seems a bit limited, some of the Ryders coming out are pretty great looking: that's good enough for me: mods and post release additions will take care of my 2nd playthrough Ryder: with all the DLC included, of course.
JeffG
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Given DA:I's CC as a starting point it is kinda strange how the current ME:A CC ended up.
Maybe they broke it (the CC) in an earlier build and just reverted to an older version until they could fix it. (Just guessing here)
AWizardDidIt
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A tad disappointed by the CC myself but I get the feeling that people will be able to come up with some good shit with it still. I might wait to finalize my Ryder until after people share some good custom characters and just jack those.
shinobi602
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Heckler456
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I feel like "The Ryder Family" is far more iconic in their appearance than whatever the original "Inquisitor" looked like, so I think I'm just gonna go with the default appearances.
Yeah i was no fan at the start but i'm starting to like them more and more
Ivory Samoan
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It's weird, this is how I feel too: they have really grown on me.
Think I may roll default also, not sure what it is about them: but they feel 'right' now.
DeadlyParasite
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I'm also going default characters and default names.
What about you Shinobi, what did you do?
What about you Shinobi, what did you do?
shinobi602
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I always go default first. Just feels "right" to me lol.
How's the voice acting for male Ryder so far? Can't say I've found it bad or anything from what i've heard so far but the similarity to Nolan North has been a bit jarring to me for some reason.
That's weird. One more thing on the list of stuff coming later, I don't know if that good support or thing that should have been there from the beginning.
This one ?
Shinobi, I know you aren't responsible or anything and I don't blame you at all, but some months ago you did say that the hair would be much better than DA:I and what I've seen is very disappointing. My heightened expectations for the CC made what I just watched worse
shinobi602
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I saw some footage that made me feel that way a while ago. And hey at least it moves and sways now right? Lol. I'll have to check out your link. Driving atm.Shinobi, I know you aren't responsible or anything and I don't blame you at all, but some months ago you did say that the hair would be much better than DA:I and what I've seen is very disappointing. My heightened expectations for the CC made what I just watched worse
Retrofluxed
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MEA's hair is better than DAI's.
AWizardDidIt
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It's weird because I'm watching their stream now and it's pretty consistent 30 on PS4. The guy playing says he didn't think that there were many framerate issues that he noticed playing it.
It's my own fault for not keeping my expectations in check and maybe it's Youtube compression that just makes it look worse than it actually is.
https://twitter.com/Andrew_Reiner/status/841760966169763840
Huh. This kinda sounds like there's a companion that they haven't unveiled yet?
Huh. This kinda sounds like there's a companion that they haven't unveiled yet?
Heckler456
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Alright, I'm out! Just in case
Besides, the incessant amount of negativity in Mass Effect threads in General is starting to affect my opinion of human beings in general anyway!
Officer.Sanchez
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Good, because it's a little bare bones right now.
I can't wait to recruit and
fuck
Tenacious-D
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Game Informer 2 hour stream.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/128642114
My thoughts on watching too many stream and vids.
Half of the animations look great, especially those in combat. However, the other half are terrible, usually the ones in cutscenes. They look unfinished, like they needed another pass. Not just the facial animations, the scenes where some characters walk are hilariously bad. Cora during the opening convo at the Nexus, shaking her ass and entire body, legs arms and neck... that's not how a human walks. She looked like an octopus. An octopus crossed with Vince McMahon. Veetra did a similar thing when you
She also did some weird thing with her arms that looked like she was spazzing out. I couldn't tell if it was a bug or intentional. In general, I noticed very little unique character animations, which again, just makes me sad that more effort wasn't put into this.
The character animation often don't react to the emotion in the VA either. Effort was obviously put into the script and VA, but you get dead face a lot. Maybe it gets better later on, but I'm not expecting it. Then there's the dead eyes. They don't seem to react to any kind of light. It's quite unsettling. The camera positioning also doesn't help hide it.
Most VA seems great, but some could have also used some work. The character Kumail Nanjiani voices sounds blander then he should be. It's a strange contrast to the Salarian pilot who has so much emotion, like Mordin from the OT. Natalie Dormer seems good though.
Watching a bunch of videos, I'm going to wait. I'll get EA access and play some MP, but I think the game needs work. You know there'll be a GotY edition. It's EA. Gameplay looks solid though, I'll probably really enjoy playing it. It's just the cutscene animations that take me out of it.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/128642114
My thoughts on watching too many stream and vids.
Half of the animations look great, especially those in combat. However, the other half are terrible, usually the ones in cutscenes. They look unfinished, like they needed another pass. Not just the facial animations, the scenes where some characters walk are hilariously bad. Cora during the opening convo at the Nexus, shaking her ass and entire body, legs arms and neck... that's not how a human walks. She looked like an octopus. An octopus crossed with Vince McMahon. Veetra did a similar thing when you
board the Tempest.
The character animation often don't react to the emotion in the VA either. Effort was obviously put into the script and VA, but you get dead face a lot. Maybe it gets better later on, but I'm not expecting it. Then there's the dead eyes. They don't seem to react to any kind of light. It's quite unsettling. The camera positioning also doesn't help hide it.
Most VA seems great, but some could have also used some work. The character Kumail Nanjiani voices sounds blander then he should be. It's a strange contrast to the Salarian pilot who has so much emotion, like Mordin from the OT. Natalie Dormer seems good though.
Watching a bunch of videos, I'm going to wait. I'll get EA access and play some MP, but I think the game needs work. You know there'll be a GotY edition. It's EA. Gameplay looks solid though, I'll probably really enjoy playing it. It's just the cutscene animations that take me out of it.
Dandy Lyin
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I think the actual hair styles look much better than DAI... But the texture is weird, and really messed up looking with the lighter colors.Shinobi, I know you aren't responsible or anything and I don't blame you at all, but some months ago you did say that the hair would be much better than DA:I and what I've seen is very disappointing. My heightened expectations for the CC made what I just watched worse
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