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Post by Fiannan on Feb 28, 2017 8:53:38 GMT
I checked the forum rules, so hopefully this is okay. Mods, let me know if not. So, in an obvious goof up on the part of the retailer, my copy of the limited edition The Art of Mass Effect Andromeda was shipped early and turned up last week. Proof! imgur.com/SZ0arSPimgur.com/GtpHDPSI've flicked through it (I tried to be strong, but I have no self-control when it comes to this game apparently) and there's nothing too spoilery. Some info on the Archon, the kett, S.A.M., the planets/locations, etc. Out of respect for the devs, I'm not going to reveal any of the plot stuff I saw. I did learn a couple of small things I thought people might be interested in though. Minor spoilers for number of squad mates, the name of the angaran homeworld, the Tempest's specs & details on that armour we saw in the Combat Weapons & Skills video: * The final squad size is six. There is no secret seventh squad mate, unless they're so secret that they don't even appear in the art book. * The angaran homeworld is called Aya. * The blue-ish coloured armour we saw in the Combat Weapons & Skills gameplay vid is the Pathfinder angara armour. There's a couple of other Pathfinder armour sets, but I'm not going to reveal their names, sorry! They're pretty cool, though. * The Tempest is 95.2 metres long, 49.6 metres wide, has a gross weight of 1,050 metric tonnes and has an average speed of 13 light years per day. * Not really a spoiler, but Jaal was the first angaran they designed. His concept art appears in the 'First Contact' section of the book and not in the 'Explorers' section with the other squad mates, although he is on the squad page. * Liam is bald (or has a really close buzz cut) in his 'final render' on the squad page, which implies they were still trying to get his hair/design right when the book went to print. Similarly, Cora is wearing her helmet in her render. * Cora's profile is the only one that mentions her being a romance option, so no new romance details for y'all to fight about, sorry. I also took a few photos of some of the non-spoilery pages on my phone. Sorry for the shitty quality, but the light in my room is pretty bad: imgur.com/bVYakuA (title page) imgur.com/QyBsHc9 (contents page) imgur.com/ddggaf0 (Cora) imgur.com/sB8Rl98 (Liam) imgur.com/bwVcYMH (Vetra) imgur.com/onTlzJL (Jaal) imgur.com/IR6BA96 (the squad) imgur.com/7OoMpt1 (the hottest asari i've ever seen... I think I'm in love) imgur.com/0oUSbb0 (angara) imgur.com/IyJr079 (new armour from the combat weapons & skills vid) imgur.com/8BIH1Ad (alien planet) imgur.com/EdX1UqE (alien planet again) If you have the means, I'd definitely recommend getting your hands on a copy of the art book at some point. The limited edition is absolutely gorgeous, and the Tempest schematics are really neat. Definitely worth the money, if you're into art books.
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Post by Xerxes52 on Feb 28, 2017 9:30:36 GMT
That angaran style human armor looks slick. I'll take one.
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Post by zaefkol on Feb 28, 2017 9:36:01 GMT
Thanks for this.
Maybe the Liam hair thing means there's a way for us to change that part of his appearance in game? Please Bioware?
I like the concept art better than the hair he has in the trailers.
Edit: Oh, and also, not to be greedy, but are there any non-spoilery pictures of the rest of the Tempest crew that you can share?
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Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Feb 28, 2017 10:13:47 GMT
Can i haz the page about SAM plz? :kiss:
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 28, 2017 10:17:53 GMT
Are there any illustrations of Gil or Reyes in there? The gays have been left stranded by the marketing department.
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Post by sosolaris on Feb 28, 2017 10:19:30 GMT
Thanks for sharing, OP. I'm unreasonably pleased to see that the Angara have such stylish adornments for their headtails.
Cora looks cute in her concept art; I'm guessing a lot of posts are gonna say they wished she had the bun instead of her current haircut, but I don't mind either.
I would have slightly preferred one of Liam's other concept outfits to the one we have in game.
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Post by sil on Feb 28, 2017 10:22:20 GMT
Was there any artwork for the following races; batarians, quarians, hanar, elcor, drell, volus, vorcha or geth?
Whether there is or not has some bearing on whether any of them would appear ingame, and consequently, my own interest in buying it.
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Post by relay314 on Feb 28, 2017 10:31:53 GMT
This is so cool!! AAAA JAAL AND THE ANGARA <333 I know that's not all of the art book but what the heck man I sure hope there's not just one new species to meet aside from the Kett. I hope that's all just something to discover.
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Post by lurkinganon on Feb 28, 2017 10:33:34 GMT
Well I'm glad they changed Cora's design from the concept version. Her concept makes her look waaaay too much like Ashley
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2017 10:34:54 GMT
I demand more ME:A artbook pages! Also, are there any Tempest crew concepts?
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Post by Fiannan on Feb 28, 2017 10:47:43 GMT
That angaran style human armor looks slick. I'll take one. I thought it was a bit weird when I saw it in the vid, but it's definitely grown on me. I like it. Thanks for this.
Maybe the Liam hair thing means there's a way for us to change that part of his appearance in game? Please Bioware?
I like the concept art better than the hair he has in the trailers.
Edit: Oh, and also, not to be greedy, but are there any non-spoilery pictures of the rest of the Tempest crew that you can share?
I wish I could, but there's no concept art for any of the Tempest crew in the art book as far as I can tell. I double-checked to be sure. Sorry.
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Post by zaefkol on Feb 28, 2017 10:50:10 GMT
Nothing to be sorry about. What you've already shared is great.
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Post by sil on Feb 28, 2017 10:50:13 GMT
What about the other races of the Milky Way?
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Post by Fiannan on Feb 28, 2017 10:54:26 GMT
Can i haz the page about SAM plz? :kiss: The S.A.M. stuff verges closer to spoiler territory than I'd like, which is why I didn't take photos of any of those pages. Sorry! Are there any illustrations of Gil or Reyes in there? The gays have been left stranded by the marketing department. Not as far as I can tell, sorry. I wish I could give y'all some relief on that front, but if there's concept art for them (and I'm sure there was) it didn't make it in to the final print of the book. Even Kallo and Doctor Lexi don't have concept art, which I thought was kind of weird.
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Post by thesnarkyshaman on Feb 28, 2017 10:58:13 GMT
Can i haz the page about SAM plz? :kiss: The S.A.M. stuff verges closer to spoiler territory than I'd like, which is why I didn't take photos of any of those pages. Sorry! Are there any illustrations of Gil or Reyes in there? The gays have been left stranded by the marketing department. Not as far as I can tell, sorry. I wish I could give y'all some relief on that front, but if there's concept art for them (and I'm sure there was) it didn't make it in to the final print of the book. Even Kallo and Doctor Lexi don't have concept art, which I thought was kind of weird. My snigger when I read that was loud, obnoxious and deeply, deeply immature.
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Post by Fiannan on Feb 28, 2017 11:02:35 GMT
Thanks for sharing, OP. I'm unreasonably pleased to see that the Angara have such stylish adornments for their headtails. Cora looks cute in her concept art; I'm guessing a lot of posts are gonna say they wished she had the bun instead of her current haircut, but I don't mind either. I would have slightly preferred one of Liam's other concept outfits to the one we have in game. No worries! I have to admit, the Angara pages were the first thing I looked for, haha. I like the bun, but I'm glad they changed it. I think her new style is more iconic while the bun reminds me too much of ME1 Ashley. Nothing against Ash, but I think Cora's current hairstyle fits what we know of her personality better. Was there any artwork for the following races; batarians, quarians, hanar, elcor, drell, volus, vorcha or geth? Whether there is or not has some bearing on whether any of them would appear ingame, and consequently, my own interest in buying it. Not that I can recall, no. Random human casual outfits, turians, asari, krogan, salarians... I wouldn't take it as 100% confirmation that those races don't appear in the game, though.
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Post by Fiannan on Feb 28, 2017 11:07:31 GMT
Well I'm glad they changed Cora's design from the concept version. Her concept makes her look waaaay too much like Ashley I think the bun is cute, but it definitely gives off ME1 Ash vibes so I'm not surprised they changed it. The undercut suits Cora better anyway. I demand more ME:A artbook pages! Also, are there any Tempest crew concepts? No Tempest crew concept art that I could find. I went back to check after they revealed Gil and Suvi's names. I'm just as disappointed as you are.
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Post by gaycaravaggio on Feb 28, 2017 11:27:45 GMT
Interesting. Thank you for finding this!
I wonder who that asari is? Perhaps, the asari pathfinder?
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Post by sil on Feb 28, 2017 11:28:04 GMT
Damn. Though its not a confirmation that they aren't in it, it kind of builds up a little more evidence to suggest they've not been included. Still, seeing the art is nice.
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Post by Dragon slayer on Feb 28, 2017 11:30:33 GMT
even a pic off the tempest
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Post by davkar on Feb 28, 2017 11:53:15 GMT
Is this an early PB concept or the asari pathfinder (color scheme suggests)? If so are there any about the salarian and turian team too?
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Post by warbaby2 on Feb 28, 2017 11:58:09 GMT
...and of course Cora looks better in her artwork.
Good stuff though, thanks!
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Post by Fiannan on Feb 28, 2017 12:09:32 GMT
Is this an early PB concept or the asari pathfinder (color scheme suggests)? If so are there any about the salarian and turian team too? Oh man, I didn't even think about that. I definitely don't think it's an early Peebee concept since she has two pages earlier in the book and it doesn't really look like any of her other designs, but it could definitely be the asari pathfinder. Now I'm going to be sad if it isn't, damn it. There is concept art for the salarians and turians, but I didn't look that closely. I'll have to go back and check again.
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Post by feainn on Feb 28, 2017 12:46:11 GMT
Thanks for these! They're gorgeous
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