Post by ahglock on Feb 21, 2020 2:03:52 GMT
Does it sound like they are taking a lot from Mass Effect Andromeda. Some of which I think they are doing better i the sense I always thought refugees would have been a better core concept. Read below the summary of how the story begins, a lot of similarities with MEA IMO.
From Squares site
When Outriders begins, humanity is not in a good place.
Earth has been ruined, and the survivors have taken to the stars in huge sleeper ships to find a new home… and a fresh start. The planet Enoch looks promising, but before the civilians can disembark, they need to make sure that it’s all safe.
In other words, they need the Outriders. These awe-inspiring operatives are the first on the ground, using their enviable training and combat skills to identify threats and clear the way for a wider landing.
Fortunately, all seems fine on Enoch. Good even. The planet is beautiful, the local wildlife is reassuringly passive - it seems like a paradise. That said, there are some odd readings that the Outriders want to investigate before an all-clear is given. Unfortunately, before they can, the order to land is given anyway.
And that’s when everything goes to hell. ‘The Anomaly’ - a mysterious, undefinable energy storm - descends on the settlers. Some it kills, some it changes and it renders almost all of their technology unusable.
Earth has been ruined, and the survivors have taken to the stars in huge sleeper ships to find a new home… and a fresh start. The planet Enoch looks promising, but before the civilians can disembark, they need to make sure that it’s all safe.
In other words, they need the Outriders. These awe-inspiring operatives are the first on the ground, using their enviable training and combat skills to identify threats and clear the way for a wider landing.
Fortunately, all seems fine on Enoch. Good even. The planet is beautiful, the local wildlife is reassuringly passive - it seems like a paradise. That said, there are some odd readings that the Outriders want to investigate before an all-clear is given. Unfortunately, before they can, the order to land is given anyway.
And that’s when everything goes to hell. ‘The Anomaly’ - a mysterious, undefinable energy storm - descends on the settlers. Some it kills, some it changes and it renders almost all of their technology unusable.
In the chaos, an Outrider (specifically your fully customizable Outrider) is injured by the Anomaly. In an attempt to keep them alive, they’re pushed into cryostasis and frozen in suspended animation.
More than 30 years later, they awake to a very different world. The once-beautiful fields of Enoch have become blood-soaked trenches. The sky burns and hanged bodies line the devastated fields - stripped on their technology and resources, mankind has turned to savagery to survive.
But Enoch’s not the only thing that’s changed - the surviving Outrider has too. Armed with a gun and mysterious new powers, they head out into a dark, savage world to discover what’s happened to them… and humanity as a whole.
More than 30 years later, they awake to a very different world. The once-beautiful fields of Enoch have become blood-soaked trenches. The sky burns and hanged bodies line the devastated fields - stripped on their technology and resources, mankind has turned to savagery to survive.
But Enoch’s not the only thing that’s changed - the surviving Outrider has too. Armed with a gun and mysterious new powers, they head out into a dark, savage world to discover what’s happened to them… and humanity as a whole.