Mass Effect: Andromeda N7 Day Trailer!

You mean this scene?



Unfortunately I think it's just "part of the scene". Notice how the squaddies begin to ADS, bro ryder here is just surprised to see the space harambe-yahg-beast thing showing after this particular frame.

However, I always said that the Avenger and such should be categorized as carbines at best, since those weapons are really small in length. Just like the "smgs" are nothing but glorified machine pistols. I guess in this hypothetical future weapon categorization is a bit different.

Do you think that the dust covering them is actual in game mechanics or just for the purpose of the trailer? Cause if its in game then COOL!!

Also I don't know if anyone else has noticed but from the N7 trailer we can gather that there are 3 new Alien humanoid races? (the one grabbing us by the neck, the soldiers at the beginning and those more alien like things walking into chambers) All 3 have different body builds.

Well, Ryder's (as in sis and bro) are supposed to not be military heavy trained. Plus, in that ocassion I believe is more a matter of "should I run now or what?" he's not aiming because he's surprised to see the other creature and he's considering his options.
That's the way I see it, thus I have no issues with that scene.


That's something we've been wondering in the past, the dust/dirt in their armors. We've seen it in pretty much all the trailers (in the in-game parts at least), I wont say it's safe to assume that it'll be a feature, but they keep showing the dust in armors and in the vehicle. I guess they're confident it's a feature that will make it into the final product.

Nope, not that scene. He doesn't actually look combat ready, in that shot.

In several others, I've noticed him holding this weapon up high and tight, like he actually knows how to use it. Its nice design is helping, no doubt. In the older games, the characters tended to hold their weapons as far away from their bodies as possible, as if the weapons were covered in something nasty and they didn't want to get it on themselves.

The images I saw could definitely just be from cutscenes. Even Shepard occasionally managed to move semi-convincingly in those. I won't get my hopes up too much, but those images jumped out at me immediately, as did the compact design of this new weapon.

Edit: Bad news, CHRrOME. In the second batch of GI pics, I saw a combat still in which a squaddie held their SMG/pistol at full arms-length. Sigh. It was a good dream.

 Done!

And feel free to PM me if there's anything else that should go up in the OP.

I did not notice that at all until I went back and watched the video again a few hours later yesterday. Yeah, it seems like they could be similar, I could see the holo being its resting position where the tentacle arms fold together above the head. 

To me, it looks like he saw something that made him momentarily lower his weapon. The numerous combat stills make it clear that he doesn't shoot from the hip "like a n00b", so no worries.

One day... one day.

Ooohh. So it's some sort of experimental model then. Them volus got wild, I'm liking the weapon.
However that kinda blows up my theory that it was a base Avenger with a crapton of mods attached. Hope the modification system is still better than ME3s.

Ah, thank you! And since when are base games $80? Is it because I'm in Canada? Because I've never had to pay that much before

Thanks for the shot. Not terribly moved by the armour either way, personally, though it does get the "astronaut" vibe across. Wish we could also see what it looks like on female Ryder (never understood why these sorts of promos don't show both characters), but here's hoping it won't be significantly different this time around.

Also, while it's nice to see, I hope they add pictures of what the Pathfinder Casual Outfit and Scavenger Armour look like soon. I really hate casual-wear being deluxe-exclusive since we haven't had the best record for good variety of it in the first place I mean, 90 bucks to guarantee that? Also, does anyone else find it odd that of all things to make exclusive, the Pathfinder helmet and Pathfinder casual-wear are among them? I mean, those should be defaults... It would be like making N7 armour exclusive in the original trilogy.

Oh, and it would be nice to have descriptions for the Pathfinder Elite Weapon Set, too.

Am I the only one who really isn't a fan of the EVA style helmets? They're fine - good and practical even - for space missions, but not practical for combat/hazardous environments, making them a silly choice. Don't believe me? Just watch the trailer again, because in it, Ryder's mask is shattered (at the same moment Dad Ryder says "shattered"), which wouldn't have likely happened with a different, more durable helmet. So we're railroaded into a tough situation because Ryder is too stupid to wear something smart Also, because of that, I'm assuming that's the prologue, since we can change our outfits later. In fact, I think most of the trailer was the prologue. I wonder if other events like this will happen, maybe to a certain asari without proper attire?

Also, I think it makes the wearer look like a bald person with a shiny head. (Perfect for you, KirkyX !)

That makes two of us! Really, really want to hear it so I can either be indifferent, look forward to it, or try to learn to like it. I just want to know what to expect!

Exactly. Miranda still ages as far as is indicated. She's not really anything someone else couldn't be, in theory.

Same for me, if its MP is as good or better than ME3, that alone will be worth it (obviously hoping the SP is too). As for large creatures, the Game Informer notes did mention "super bosses" that encourage players to come back and fight later (presumably like DA:I's dragons) so I think it's likely they'll appear in MP as well, at least sometimes.

Oh, I fully expected it, too, but right now I just want to see what it all looks like to know what I might be missing out on. If I don't particularly like anything, so be it, but if one of the outfits looks amazing, I'll be annoyed

1. The mass relays were indispensable because of FTL travel limitations, specifically having to discharge drive cores often, which prohibited long-range travel without the relays. Since (making sense notwithstanding) the Andromeda Initiative apparently found a solution to that problem, conventional FTL is now unrestricted in terms of range (but not fuel). The rest of the problem is solved by the game only taking place in a single star cluster, Heleus. Because we're only exploring a fraction of the galaxy instead of jumping across it like the first trilogy, it means the scale is small enough that only using FTL without relays makes sense, and also explains meeting a more limited number of new species while leaving room to add more later as we expand.

2. I definitely agree that the Arks have a flimsy reason to go there if it isn't escaping the Reaper Threat. Andromeda being "resource rich" is completely counterproductive, and establishing a trade route between galaxies is just laughable even with their upgraded tech. Just plain exploring is a good enough reason for some people to want to go, but not good enough for the Council and most corporations to want to sink money into a one-way trip in my opinion. Also agree that the name "Ark" is extremely odd if exploration is the goal, not to mention it should worry potential volunteers

3. Either they didn't know (doubtful) or they didn't really care if some pesky organics tried fleeing somewhere 2.5 million lightyears away who would likely die anyway.

4. Well, since the deluxe edition grants you a pet pyjack (hinting there may be other pets), it would appear that yes, we are bringing stuff like that. To what extent, I'm curious. Also, whether the pyjak was singular and also in cryo (can you imagine? ) or if they brought enough to actually continue the species isn't clear.


"Organic cupholder" It could be great for one of those drink-hats with the straws that come down! I agree it doesn't seem like a very advantageous adaption, but I don't find it implausible since those exist. Or, remnants of previously-useful adaptations.

I don't really know what the point of segregating the species is, for the most part. It sort of detracts from the whole "unity" thing which you would expect on a mission like this.

Hey, it's a person with a different body shape! Here's hoping it's less of a James Vega unique occurrence and more of a sign that we'll actually see some diversity. I mean, if you're going to go through the trouble of making another body type, you might as well let the protagonist use it, since it's not like they won't share the same body with someone anyway.

I hope they have new carrying positions for the SMG category, or better yet just have each weapon use one that fits it, because it really annoyed me that you held all of the SMGs like pistols even though most had foregrips

I think it's just because of when the shot's taken and/or Ryder totally being freaked out. I doubt anyone's going to go around hip-firing. At least, I hope, because noob or not, they should all know how to properly hold a weapon!

I would bet the dust/dirt/maybe-more-stuff-like-water is a gameplay effect, since DA:I had this. It wouldn't be far-fetched to build off it. But I hope it's done better, because most of the time all it accomplished for me was making my character brown and ugly, even if they were walking on snow...
    (It was also partly responsible for the blasted beige pajamas, believe it or not). Also kind of hope the effect is temporary, like Nathan Drake being wet after being in water.

I think this was due to wanting a universal animation for weapon-holding over different-sized bodies (including aliens) and armour thicknesses. More attention given to making it work well for each body in the game would certainly be nice, though.

Hey, that's what I was trying to describe earlier, thanks! It has an enormous drill on top that we saw in one of the earliest videos.

With no release date, how can it be a delay if it remains 'Spring 2017'? 

Yet another picture of one of the siblings in N7 gear identical to their dad's. Odd for a lot of reasons, including conflicting heavily with supposedly trying to distance Ryder from Shepard, as well as the possible implication that you take up your father's armour at some point, implying his death...

Just so you know, holding a pistol with two hands is standard and effective.

Another possibility is that they're thrall species in some form, like the Protheans had in their empire. They were all "Prothean".


Also, a couple of tidbits from Origin's ME:A description:

- MP is still class-based, as I expected.

- DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS