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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 20:32:37 GMT
She was! She is one of my finest personal discoveries in voice acting in general. Sumalee Montano is also amazing - she's my first choice whenever I play a Tal-Vashoth Inky (which, as you can guess from my profile pic, is pretty often). I didn't mind Alix as Traynor or Sumalee as Nyreen in ME3, but in DAI they both were great! Same with Zevran's voice actor as the default Dwarf and Qunari. Right now both Tom and Fryda have been too lovely to pick just one. I think they are great, but Sara has my personality, tone and expressions, so it's easy to play as her. True, Bioware has a gift of finding amazing voice actors (Miranda Raison, I bow to you). I haven't played MAI yet, but I look forward to it once all the bug-related/whatnot kerfuffle is dealt with. And from what I'm hearing about Tom and Fryda's performances, these two are absolutely stellar.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 20:04:55 GMT
I'm hoping for that too! And yeah, female Inky's trailers were simply fab Alix was amazing in Trespasser! I can never take any other option but her being pissed off both at the war table and when disbanding. She was! She is one of my finest personal discoveries in voice acting in general. Sumalee Montano is also amazing - she's my first choice whenever I play a Tal-Vashoth Inky (which, as you can guess from my profile pic, is pretty often).
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 19:49:36 GMT
I hear you, I really do, it's just that I'm not going to fawn over something that should/could have been showed to us way earlier for the reasons I mentioned in my previous post. Having said that, I hope that we will get more official footage with Sara in the future. Yeah the romance scene wasn't a big spoiler if they had shown it earlier, but Ian teased Jaal might not be a romance. It was all done so wrong. And I know we only got PeeBee and Scott because her actress and writer said she was a romance. I'm hoping DLC trailers! The female Inquisitor in Descent and Trespasser were the best imo! I'm hoping for that too! And yeah, female Inky's trailers were simply fab
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 19:42:37 GMT
Works how? As a consolation prize? A launch trailer is far more important than a review trailer, imo, and it was given to Scott only. It's even more disappointing if you consider that the launch trail was presented right after 8th March and that the main character was inspired by Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. So, yes, it's good that we have Sara's trailer, but, imo, Bioware missed something important by issuing it only now and only after we actually demanded it. Well there's certain scenes that they refused to show until after it was out. It's their fault for keeping everything secret for so long. I hear you, I really do, it's just that I'm not going to fawn over something that should/could have been showed to us way earlier for the reasons I mentioned in my previous post. Having said that, I hope that we will get more official footage with Sara in the future.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 19:35:38 GMT
As much as I wanted to see Sara's trailer (and I'm glad that it's out), I can't shake off the feeling that it's just an afterthought on Bioware's part and we wouldn't get it all, but for the general backlash. Better later than never, I know, but I see it as a wasted opportunity. They made it into a review trailer like movies do, so it still works. It's just not a launch trailer like Scott's. Works how? As a consolation prize? A launch trailer is far more important than a review trailer, imo, and it was given to Scott only. It's even more disappointing if you consider that the launch trailer was presented right after 8th March and that the main character was inspired by Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. So, yes, it's good that we have Sara's trailer, but, imo, Bioware missed something important by issuing it only now and only after we actually demanded it.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 19:00:48 GMT
I think that if Bioware had been given an opportunity to continue with the ideas we saw in the leaked footage, the game would be so much more interesting. Still, I played an obscene amount of time in DAI and while I'm very aware of its flaws, I just love it, as simple as that.
I'm also somewhat optimistic about the future of the franchise - Trespasser was a very good sign, imo, that things in terms of game narrative and structure are going in a right direction.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 23, 2017 18:53:27 GMT
As much as I wanted to see Sara's trailer (and I'm glad that it's out), I can't shake off the feeling that it's just an afterthought on Bioware's part and we wouldn't get it all, but for the general backlash.
Better late than never, I know, but I see it as a wasted opportunity.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 22, 2017 17:41:06 GMT
I can't believe they didn't release Sara's trailer Maybe with European release? Hang in there! Does it mean today as Europe gets MAI tomorrow?
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 21, 2017 8:24:08 GMT
So... the launch is in like 15 minutes and still no trailer... The biggest fail of all times. Congratulations BW for achieving another record of disappointment. Aaaand the game is on. No trailer. You know, come to think of it, considering it is Scott who was selected as the face of MAI in the ads, it is a kind of poetic justice just how mixed the reviews are. It does not lessen my disappointment (not that the reviews would be any different if Sara was there, I assume), but it actually shows that Bioware Montreal was simply too afraid to take a risk with a female protagonist. They are not afraid to show sex, tackle matters such as genophage, but Sara as the face of the campaign? Don't be ridiculous, as Dorian would sarcastically comment on this.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 20, 2017 18:19:34 GMT
But the question of money is extremely important here and fantasizing about games being free is entirely beside the point.
I'll give you an example: in my country, a PS4 copy of MAI (standard edition) costs about 230-270, where an average monthly salary is 1500-2000. Do you see now why reviews are important? Few people will decide to pay that kind of money for a product that gets seriously mixed reviews. And it's not even about mediocre writing/characters, etc., it's first and foremost about technical issues, which I see as really jarring in an AAA title. And that's not a subjective problem.
So, while reviews are not be all/end all, I find them useful to gauge whether I should make that kind of investment.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 20, 2017 17:45:13 GMT
Thanks for the advice, guys. What about Nier Automata?
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 20, 2017 17:14:12 GMT
I feel bitter about it all, actually. I didn't preorder the game because I don't pre-order in general, but now I'm seriously considering getting HZD instead. Yup, I'm that annoyed!
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 20, 2017 16:49:28 GMT
I kinda assumed that the trailer will be shown today at Edmonton launch. So, yeah, I'm waiting, although I probably should know better. Their last hope for saving their face a little bit was yesterday. With all those clips everywhere, including the end of the game and epilogue, it won't matter anymore. They're too late. That's shite, then, isn't it?
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 20, 2017 16:17:58 GMT
I kinda assumed that the trailer will be shown today at Edmonton launch. So, yeah, I'm waiting, although I probably should know better.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 20, 2017 13:40:29 GMT
"Didn't preorder, still on the fence"...oh. Well, that's what I would have clicked. I'll probably wait and see how post launch support will turn out to be. BioWare usually only patches total show stoppers and even that takes them a while, so we may be stuck with all the minor glitches for all time. Or maybe they'll surprise us and improve the game a lot after release. Anyway, some of the gameplay looked good, so maybe once it goes on sale... This would be my choice as well. I didn't pre-order because I don't do preorders, but I'll wait and see how things develop with the game and how well it's going to be patched. I just don't feel like paying that kind of money for an AAA title which clearly needs improvement.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 19, 2017 17:43:16 GMT
Aye, ridicule's worse than death (for the franchise, that is).
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 19, 2017 17:22:40 GMT
Had the same thing with mShep, his drone-like voice was simply too annoying to my ears. It was better with mInky in DAI - I actually played one in order to romance Cassandra. It was pretty much ok, although I kept thinking how awesome it would if Cass had been also written for the female character.
And speaking of DAI, I cannot fathom why MAI devs would ignore the example of the DAI team, which introduced the female Inky as the default protagonist for Descent and Trespassers' trailers. But then again, they also ignored DAI's CC, which baffles me even further.
Did they get so scared of the community's response after the criticism of Sara's appearance? Or was it simply a pure PR move on their part? Either way, I expected more from Bioware.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 19, 2017 16:38:00 GMT
This.
I'm so disappointed that we have to wait so long for proper Sara trailer and I think they didn't even plan it in the first place - it was the backlash that forced them to acknowledge our awareness of the disparity between twins in trailers.
I'm even more annoyed by the fact that it was such a great opportunity - after 8th March, ffs - to give us Sara as the trailer's protagonist, particularly considering all the protests that are now going on in my home country regarding women's rights.
And even now, when I see the ads for the game online, they are always with Scott. And you know what? I can't stand the guy now. Sorry, Scott, not your fault, I know.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 18, 2017 13:04:14 GMT
I really like the soundtrack, mainly because it has a distinct ambient vibe to it. I have yet to experience it in the game, but so far I'm enjoying it, so you could say it's actually grown on me. Also, kudos to Bioware for introducing me to a name I wasn't familiar with in film music industry.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 18, 2017 12:58:16 GMT
I saw this one earlier and I have to say that his manner of delivery seems to me at times far more annoying than the issues he discusses.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 14, 2017 17:26:08 GMT
Seriously? Can't change the brow and the nose type? What is this? A CC parody? What kind of customization is that? Not cool, Bioware, not cool.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 5, 2017 18:02:10 GMT
I'll probably overdose on CC so much that I'll start looking at people irl as potential models to be tweaked in CC: "I could use that nose", "those lips are to die for", etc. Had the same thing with DAI CC, so I'm expecting the same here.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 5, 2017 17:56:13 GMT
I will never understand the /10 ratings in the video game industry. It seems anything that gets below a 7/10 is considered awful. Shouldn't 5/10 mean the game is mediocre (average, decent) and the score goes up or down depending on the positive aspects of it? It'd make more sense, at least for me. Hear, hear. I'm getting really tired of this whole Best Game Evah Since Bread Was Invented hype (Zelda), countered only by Worst Thing In the World, Made By Satan Himself (see some comments on DAI, for example). I know it's the realm of marketing, etc., but, by the goddess, I've come to appreciate all the "mixed" reviews as they at least make an effort at explaining the good, the bad and the ugly of the game in question.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Mar 5, 2017 17:48:09 GMT
I liked Cassandra, Varric, Solas, Cole and Dorian at times. Though I absolutely hated that they reduced Dorian's personal quest to daddy issues ONCE AGAIN. Such an underwhelming personal quest for a character with such a strong introduction quest. Here's hoping there will be zero daddy issues in Andromeda. I swear if Liam breaks down and says "I became a cop because my dad was a dick". I'm throwing the PS4 out of the window. The way Dad Ryder looked at Scott with contempt in that one video already has me worried that there's gonna be daddy issues only this time the daddy is with us! dun dun dun. Or this could be the game to break the trend! Surely there must be some good fathers in the space! I'm pretty certain there will be daddy issues at play here, which will be probably connected with Dad becoming a kind of a villainesque character at one point in the game. Even Dad Ryder's voice - Clancy Brown's, of all people - is supposed to convey the "i'm the alpha dog here, obey me pup" impression.
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Post by our_lady_of_darkness on Feb 22, 2017 13:25:59 GMT
To say I'm disappointed about this decision is understatement.
It just eludes me why the feature which would make the experience of the game even more enjoyable for so many players has been shafted.
I can already picture myself restarting the game umpteenth times just to get the face right. Replay value at its most perverse.
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