New Mass Effect Teaser Trailer

Are we actually sure Andromeda is even going to have that big of a role in ME5? Why should it? Andromeda already messed enough up without forcing ME5 to jump 600 years. What a headache.

Exactly. Cementing a return of Shepard. That's how I'm seeing it.

EDIT: I forgot how to double quote. Sorry

If Javik is to be believed, the Protheans had put up a better fight, than the current cycle. Which one would assume more loses for the Reapers. And they did a pretty good job of cleaning up behind them, if all we found was a Prothean beacon. Even so, it looks like the Reapers didn't even bother with this cycle. Which is possible, but unlikely and mostly unfounded.


She had crows feet on her eyes and wrinkles on her cheeks, which we've never seen no Asari have, ever before. And we did have people with wrinkled cheeks before. Udina, Anderson, Chakwas. All humans, only humans. Not to mention, if what people think is true about Aria, that she is Wrex's "friend" who he fought against in the Krogan Rebellions, unknowingly, Aria is way over a thousand and doesn't even look as old as Liara in the teaser. Although, my impressions is that Wrex' "friend" is Aethyta's mom.

Can we put the Liara age thing to bed, please? Yes, she looks oldER but not ancient.

The Asari from the onset were a sexual fantasy. A race of only female presenting supermodel aliens? Who can get it on with females of other species and reproduce, thus making them not bat an eye at the possibility of hypersexualized lesbians? Yeah, there's nothing subtle about it. You wanna argue that Benezia and Samara's giant cleavages were anything other than cheap pandering to prepubescent kids? At least Samara's boobs were a little saggy but each time I see Benezia I'm amazed how she doesn't suffer nip slips every 5 seconds. Wrinkles are gross, old ladies aren't sexy, milfs are no linger milfs if they're in their 50s and don't cake on the make up or let themselves be touched by an angel plastic surgeon.
Only recently have Bioware begun to seemingly understand that idea is maybe damaging, seeing as they have at least tried to include female characters that don't always look conventionally attractive. Finally adding skin details to Liara besides the weird eyebrows and freckles might be a continuation of that but stop hyperfixating on it. It's weird!

And say what you will, Chakwas or Hackett were never meant to be attractive to the player, that's why they could afford showing a few extra miles on their faces.

How does it cement control and synthesis if the trailer is literally Liara walking up the side of a dead Reaper?

I think connecting the two galaxies via some kind of nearly-instant travel is not a good idea. Space already feels small enough as it is in the Mass Effect universe, it doesn't need to trivialize a distance of two and a half million light years on top of that.

While I get that some people liked Ryder and crew, Andromeda itself didn't bring much new stuff to the table. We met two new races and one brand of toasters, meaning the majority of species in the game actually came from the Milky Way, making Andromeda feel familiar instead of new and exciting. The trip to Andromeda only happened to dodge the dilemma created by ME3s ending anyway, and with the newly announced game not being afraid to return to the Milky Way, Andromeda's usefulness as a setting is greatly diminished, its only appeal being the reconnection with MEA characters that people liked.

Personally I don't like Andromeda enough to have ~650 years pass and millions of light years become nearly meaningless just so Ryder can make a quip again, but that's just personal preference. I'm happy with some mysteries there remaining mysteries and don't have to find out who killed Jien Garson or where the Jardaan went. But to some people this is important and I wouldn't want their wishes denied either.

It would be good if such questions could be resolved in books and expanded media so everyone's happy. 

Yeah, the 600 year jump is pure fan speculation right now cus doing so would allow the Andromeda storyline to tie into the Milky Way storyline using the current Andromeda cast. The trailer doesn't actually hint it. Just fan speculation budding from  dev comments that both galaxies are depicted in the beginning of the trailer for a reason.

All according to cake.