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Post by ahglock on Mar 21, 2018 17:40:48 GMT
I think you might be right on this. Just call it "Andromeda 2: Return of the Kett" or somesuch thing as that. I believe other games, even movies, have done similar things. I like that as they could potentially have 2 ME franchises in effect with that. Andromeda 2, 3 etc, And then a straight mass effect line. |
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 21, 2018 18:16:02 GMT
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Post by Hrungr on Mar 21, 2018 18:21:49 GMT
Umm wth is that!?  I have claimed this spot in the name of... me!  Gonna have the best patio view on Elaaden...
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Post by themikefest on Mar 21, 2018 18:34:19 GMT
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Post by Sanunes on Mar 21, 2018 19:08:40 GMT
maybe they can continue the game as "Andromeda" and just divorce it from Mass Effect as an IP? Or just call it an Mass Effect AU? I still think it would do better as it's own standalone series. But yeah, DAI did dialogue far better than MEA. My Ryder always felt the same no matter how I mixed up the tones. I don't see it being removed from Mass Effect, there are too many ties to the base franchise due to the races and technology. So even if they removed the name from the game too much of the game is part of Mass Effect. Its like saying you want a game that has the Force, Light Sabers, and a Wookie while it doesn't have Star Wars in the title, everyone will still consider it a Star Wars game. As far as its being part of the EU that is how I always took it because it was named Mass Effect: Andromeda and not Mass Effect 4 it is a new story in a new place without requiring too much information from the first three games. Edit: I am glad I remember the dialogue system in Inquisition better, Anthem had its standout choices one of my favorites being "Just remember this is your clusterfu...", but emotionally Ryder generally did feel the same to me as well. |
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Post by Pounce de León on Mar 21, 2018 19:22:39 GMT
Umm wth is that!? I have claimed this spot in the name of... me!  Gonna have the best patio view on Elaaden...
You snob. Elaaden was the best planet overall. OT: I'd rather celebrate 50 years of 2001: A Space Odyssey. May this masterpiece inspire future artists to similar greatness. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 19:56:17 GMT
Happy birthday MEA! Lets go have some beers, shall we! Cheers!  |
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Post by colfoley on Mar 21, 2018 23:14:13 GMT
I think you might be right on this. Just call it "Andromeda 2: Return of the Kett" or somesuch thing as that. I believe other games, even movies, have done similar things. I like that as they could potentially have 2 ME franchises in effect with that. Andromeda 2, 3 etc, And then a straight mass effect line. Sadly ME is not a movie or tv series so that would be much harder to pull off given that it would be like aat the minimum 6 years before we get to a sequel of the last game in the 'sub franchise'. I support the idea in theory but I do not know if a six year turn over will be feasible, we aren't getting any younger. |
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Post by clips7 on Mar 22, 2018 1:59:23 GMT
I have claimed this spot in the name of... me! Gonna have the best patio view on Elaaden...
You snob. Elaaden was the best planet overall. OT: I'd rather celebrate 50 years of 2001: A Space Odyssey. May this masterpiece inspire future artists to similar greatness. co-sign!... .....2001: A Space Odyssey is a classic for sure......i'm a bit embarrassed to say that i still don't truly understand that ending....  |
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Post by Silvery on Mar 22, 2018 2:28:53 GMT
Hard to believe it has been a year since the game came out. Almost done with my second playthrough, it's a shame that the game will never get DLC.
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Post by ahglock on Mar 22, 2018 2:38:59 GMT
I like that as they could potentially have 2 ME franchises in effect with that. Andromeda 2, 3 etc, And then a straight mass effect line. Sadly ME is not a movie or tv series so that would be much harder to pull off given that it would be like aat the minimum 6 years before we get to a sequel of the last game in the 'sub franchise'. I support the idea in theory but I do not know if a six year turn over will be feasible, we aren't getting any younger. Hah, that actually hit hard. I realized on a 6 year turn over I'm probably only around for 4-5 games in that sub franchise at 6 games im bucking the odds. But mass effect is only 10 years old, so when they have a series to knock out its like 1 every 2 years for lets call it the main franchise. |
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Post by Guts on Mar 22, 2018 3:29:46 GMT
Happy Anniversary Fiend  I wonder if someone can mod ME:A to have a fiend squadmate...... |
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Post by Guts on Mar 22, 2018 3:30:59 GMT
Happy birthday MEA! Lets go have some beers, shall we! Cheers! I'm more of a Midori Sour person  |
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Post by themikefest on Mar 22, 2018 3:33:15 GMT
I wonder if someone can mod ME:A to have a fiend squadmate...... Or have Fiend as the pathfinder?  |
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Post by Shinobu on Mar 22, 2018 3:35:44 GMT
I picked up TW3 but it hasn't really clicked with me, probably because of the lack of customization and companions. Also, I was sort of turned off by my inability to murder child rapists without consequences. If I want that I'll live in the real world. Remind me again which quest that was? And yeah I think that was one of the things that turned me off of the base game too, other then the cutimization bits, Geralt felt more like a passive observer of events around him then an active participant. Except for Blood and Wine. Still I do recommend the game it was fairly awesome and even had one or two really stand out sequences. (which one of them was ruined by a bug on my last PT) It wasn't a quest, just two of the bloody baron's men conversing in a tavern. One of them said something about finding the child a farmer had tried to hide and "ploughing it all night" despite not knowing if it was a boy or a girl. So I punched him to death. After which the tavern owner castigated me for provoking a reprisal, which was fair enough. I played a bit more, but that really caused me to lose enthusiasm and I haven't started it back up again. I don't really like crapsack worlds. |
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Post by Shinobu on Mar 22, 2018 4:30:06 GMT
My first playthrough was with Sara where I made decisions based on what I personally would choose. (She chose the Charlatan over Sloane but doesn't really trust him.) With Scott I made the opposite choices, which was sometimes really difficult. He turned out to be something of a troll. He started the Reyes romance but then saved Sloane, which was rather sad, and wound up choosing Morda to be the voice of Heleus. He also made a deal with Primus, released Dr. Aden, allowed experimentation on Voeld whales, shot Kalinda, etc. After playing the game again I can see why some people don't click with Ryder. Shepard was usually treated with respect/reverence, led with confidence and had cutscenes that showed general badassery (and bad dancing). Ryder is softer, less confident, is treated less respectfully and has cutscenes that mostly seem to show falling/injury or staring up at lights. I happen to love Ryder, but can understand the feelings of people who want a more proactive/badass protagonist. Also, while Ryder can do some pretty Renegade things, s/he never seems to have that Renegade swagger. I think this is something that can be rectified in a se quel.
What was it about Ryder that turned you off?
It's not exactly because he wasn't a bad ass, its because he just wasn't a well anything. He felt to me like he was resigned to be there and was just going through the motions. As a quick example on Pee Bees loyalty quest where she launches you in the escape pod, the most you can muster is a sigh and a I'm not mad. If he at least felt like a intrepid adventurer or a fun loving adventurer that dmc got from it I'd be in. There were far too few parts where I felt that he felt any real thrill of discovery or adventure. I think the best for the style of character I'd of been happy with was actually Liams quest(most fun loyalty quest in the game despite him being the lamest character in the game) and even there not quite at the full fun loving adventurer mode. I tried to play Sara but I actively disliked her voice, maybe whatever subtle differences she has would have made up for it. Also I felt his conversational range was far too narrow, while some may have seen Shepards range as bipolar psychopath I think someone said in this thread I felt it allowed you to make it more your Shepard. Ryder felt more of like a set protagonist. While there are a decent number of story points you can make big decisions on in the ordinary conversations most of the options when I tried them felt the same in tone. Even if the effect in game is always the same(you get the information or whatever) the how you got there and dealt with people in Mass Effect really defined your Shepard. Not saying there is no difference between the heart icon and the logic one, but the degree of difference just felt smaller than ME1-3. I liked the backgrounds in the MET, and wished we had an opportunity to similarly tweak Ryder a bit to make them ours. I agree that the tones sometimes weren't divergent enough. Logical and professional seemed quite close to each other. |
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Post by dmc1001 on Mar 22, 2018 13:49:19 GMT
I wonder if someone can mod ME:A to have a fiend squadmate...... Or have Fiend as the pathfinder?   That's MEA2 where the Fiends go looking for their own homeworld. |
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Mar 22, 2018 13:58:22 GMT
FIENDS HAVE RIGHTS TOO! (And theres that *spoiler*)
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Post by themikefest on Mar 22, 2018 14:04:08 GMT
That's MEA2 where the Fiends go looking for their own homeworld. MEA2:The Rise of Fiend. excellent. |
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Post by Guts on Mar 23, 2018 1:02:22 GMT
FIENDS HAVE RIGHTS TOO! (And theres that *spoiler*) #FiendLivesMatter |
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Post by Son of Dorn on Mar 23, 2018 1:11:28 GMT
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Post by majesticjazz on Mar 23, 2018 19:11:15 GMT
I'd love to celebrate with some MEA DLC... Ouch I wonder where ME1, ME2, and ME3 was ar during their 1-year anniversaries? |
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Post by majesticjazz on Mar 23, 2018 19:32:37 GMT
In all seriousness, this is just sad. Unlike everyone else who hated ME3, I enjoyed it, especially the control ending.
MEA was the 1st Bioware game where I didnt follow the marketing that much. I thought MEA will have this Interstellar-ish vibe to it where discovery was the theme. I expected to travel to worlds and see many different civilizations where I can paint humans as those who are respectful and willing to respectfully integrate into the community or be aggressive conquers. Among other expectations.
The Kett wasnt as scary as the Geth, Collectors and Reapers.
I also didn't like the lighter tone of the game. Felt like they saw the success of Citadel DLC and tried to make an entire game like that.
1 year later and MEA will still go done as a stain on Bioware's resume.
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Post by samhain444 on Mar 23, 2018 19:41:45 GMT
Anyway...
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