Everything that was wrong with Andromeda. A video that sums it up well.

I’m not being intentionally obtuse, but honestly asking: which industry? Gaming, I assume? I rarely encounter content below 1080p. Granted, my game library is small and I don’t watch much TV. TV I do watch is nearly always streamed or is live sports. UHD content and broadcasts are quickly becoming more common. (What follows isn’t an effort to “educate” you. It’s more just commentary on my experience.)

Until very recently, I’d agree that most “4K/UHD” TVs probably weren’t worthwhile. Things are turning a corner, though, now. I have two nice Sony TVs (46” Bravia  and 49” XBR). One is a few years older, 1080p, with a beautiful picture. The other is about 1 year old, 4K w/HDR10. The difference is generally astounding. I’ve read innumerable articles regarding what the eye can and can’t perceive relative to TV size and viewing-distance; what this or that tech truly means; etc... (I waited and researched a long time before buying an UHD TV.) In my experience and exposure, though (which is pretty extensive with this tech), there is a significant and noticeable difference. I don’t think anyone buying a high-quality 4K TV of at least mid-size (46” and up) will be disappointed, assuming he’s viewing modern content. Even older stuff looks fine. It’s a good/shitty as it ever was. Usually, any gripe is a matter of getting used to and preferring higher-res and HDR content. My eyes get quickly spoiled, as most do, with each new rung on the ladder.

There are a lot of mediocre TVs on the market that probably aren’t worth having. (That’s subjective, I guess. I’m very picky. I’d not have seen a point in purchasing anything without HDR capability.) If someone’s willing to pay just a bit more, though, there are finally affordable TVs that provide a noticeably better experience. (I guess affordable is subjective, too, but Sony’s newer HDR10-capable units can be had a hell of a lot cheaper than LG’s expensive OLED units.) With the right TV, and the patience and desire to calibrate it properly, the upgrade from the 1080p-era can be pretty remarkable.

Whatchu mean muh PS4Pro isn’t real 4K?!? But it’s a PRO, man!

Somewhat like river82 was saying, I wonder how big the difference would be if my console were running true 4K? I’m sure there’d be a difference, but I don’t know if it would be meaningful just yet. I wish developers would focus on achieving stable 60FPS for some games instead of optimizing for pretty screenshots. I like screenshots, but it’s going to be a while before we make the next leap forward in visuals. Optimal performance would be great, and 60FPS is so damn smooth. Some games have a “Visuals/Performance” toggle, but I can’t really tell a difference.

I really do not understand peoples' obsession with 4K gaming. I run with a 1070 8GB on a 32" 2.5K monitor on ultra settings. MEA looks brilliant, but I don't see it getting better going to 4K. In fact I've yet to see a game with enough photo realism to warrant the additional expenditure to obtain ultra-settings, lag-free gaming at 4K.

4K is nicer, but its in movie terms no where near the leap that DVD was to blue ray.

I watched the video a few weeks back and he makes solid points overall. ME:A's largest stumble came from poor writing, which he goes into far greater detail than most. It's certainly worth a sit through if you fancy analysis videos. Granted, I think he places too much emphasise on how good a character Shepard is, but still a good review nonetheless.

As for his fanfic idea. It rehashes the original trilogy perhaps a bit too much, but I like the concept of discovering more about the Reapers or even TIM. I think we proper refinement, it could work.

Dear God, even Mac Walters would say that would be too blatant hack work.

Yeah, I very often wonder did I played the same trilogy as these people. What choices had any real consequances in trilogy? Oh right, being a renegade dick and getting your squadmates killed causes you consequence of... lack of content. Like, seriously, that's it! You only get less content in ME3, by being a renegade and getting people killed. And that's only when you get to ME3. You still get the same outcome and no alternative path by end of the trilogy. And ME:A is a single game, so if anything ME:A failure is on same level with every other ME game. Which is not true either, considering ME:A's final mission actually rewards you by showing your allies aiding you in the final battle. Not just showing either, but also actively fighthing alongside you. So ME:A in fact does something that ME3 utterly failed.

Not really. The only planets that had were Eos, Kadara, Elaaden, and H-047C. Habitat 7, Havarl, Voeld, Khi Tarisa, Meridian, and Pas-10 all were not. So that is 4 out of 10 worlds we set foot on having been visited by people from the Milky Way before. Less than half is not “almost every world”. Even counting only the worlds we put settlements or outposts on that is still only half the worlds.

Khi Taris is not a planet, it's a space station. (insert "that's no moon" joke here)

Meridian too is an artificial construct, though I suppose that may be splitting hairs.

Survivors of Ark Natanus are on Havarl

I admit I had forgotten about Pas-10, but then you are only there for one mission and Peebee wasn't exactly my favorite character.

Well you do bump into MW people on Voeld in at least one mission. So yes, they beat you there as well it seems. Also my distinction would be planets like Eos are ones you are meant to discover/explore but it already was. I think every planet where the mission structure was exploration was already explored to one degree or another by MW races with Khi Tarisa as the sole exception though not technically a planet. I might throw in habitat 7 but really the mission structure was survive and escape not explore things, that was an aside. The only exploration on each world that was new was the vaults which Khi Tarisa pretty much was just a giant one.

Yeah, I think if he would have stuck purely to the writing critique it would have been a good vid.  I also agree that the OT wasn't some sort of writing masterpiece but it did one important thing that MEA failed to create for me.  Rising tension.  A key component to great storytelling...and arguably the most important element to successful storytelling in a game.  I'm on playthrough 11 for MEA so I obviously like the game well enough despite any the shortcomings.