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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Nov 9, 2016 18:38:19 GMT
So we have these twins and you can play as either one depending on the gender you want, but what does this mean for the story exactly?
One thing I'm able to tell right away is that the fact that they're twins and both of the same ranking under their dad is by design to make the transition between which one you pick to play as, as seamless as possible, but what happens beyond that?
At some point the non-playable Ryder will inevitably do something or go somewhere on their own so they're not just passive on the Tempest or constantly being the fourth wheel in your squad (note, the other Ryder isn't a companion). Most of all, how will the Ryder you don't play as stick out as a character when we can in fact define them with our own customization in another playthrough?
Obviously, the Ryder we play as becomes the pathfinder so it's not a 2-in-1 story, but to what extend to we expect there to be unique traits for either Ryder? Is it just small dialogue changes or will there be outright different beats in the story, a la picking the Mages over the Templars's story in DA:I?
Also, let's ask the devs on Twitter when we have a good idea for one that isn't over 80 letters.
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Post by VelvetRue on Nov 9, 2016 19:03:19 GMT
According to GameInformer your sibling doesn't cease to exist, they remain in cryosleep for a while due complications with the awakening process. Even after awakening, they aren't capable of join you in battle, but you can still interact with them and build that relationship. "We do tie them into the critical path," Walters says. "There are a few moments when you need to interact with your twin. The rest of it is all optional, tied to what we call the Ryder family story...a lot of who you are is exposed through your interactions with either your sibling or finding out about your dad and your family."
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Nov 9, 2016 19:08:41 GMT
Hm, I kind of expect less then, but at the same time I guess it's for the best if your sibling isn't too active next to your player because it would make replaying as the other twin jarring. I did think this could've been a brave opportunity to make a special kind of protagonist that differentiated more dependant on the gender though :/
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Post by Ahriman on Nov 9, 2016 19:14:38 GMT
Considering According to GameInformer your sibling doesn't cease to exist, they remain in cryosleep for a while due complications with the awakening process. Even after awakening, they aren't capable of join you in battle, but you can still interact with them and build that relationship. "We do tie them into the critical path," Walter says. "There are a few moments when you need to interact with your twin. The rest of it is all optional, tied to what we call the Ryder family story...a lot of who you are is exposed through your interactions with either your sibling or finding out about your dad and your family." some duty on Tempest would be ideal. Something you can skip if you don't feel like, while being easy to find if you want to talk about your daddy issues. The actual game will probably put on them on Nexus with 5 dialogs during the game.
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Post by Element Zero on Nov 9, 2016 19:25:04 GMT
So we're throwing out guesses? Okay. I'm going to roll with Scott first, so my post will be written from the assumption that Sara is the NPC sibling. (I abhor using "they" as a singular pronoun, and do not want to have to keep typing "he or she".)
I suspect that Sara will find her combat capabilities permanently compromised by the abrupt interruption to cryosleep. She may never get to put all that Ai combat certification to its fullest use, but she will still be a capable contributor to the efforts of Hyperion's survivors. I don't know if this means she will rise as a needed political voice and leader; prove to be a skilled doctor, or whatever else. Maybe she becomes somewhat of an expert in the new alien tech we discover? That could be pretty crucial in giving our people a much better chance against poor odds
Whatever she does, I think it will be significant in a "supporting role" type of way. The NPC sibling can accomplish much on his or her own, separate path, while the player character remains the star of the game, accomplishing the heroic stuff.
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Post by capn233 on Nov 9, 2016 22:48:59 GMT
Will be killed by an Ogre outside of Lothering most likely.
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Post by swagmaster97 on Nov 9, 2016 22:54:24 GMT
A serious case of freezer burn most likely? I suspect they will be crippled/seriously injured, and we will visit them in the hospital like we did for Kaiden/Ashley back in ME3.
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Nov 9, 2016 22:59:26 GMT
One thing to note is that there's a small clip in the trailer of Ryder and another gal in a similar suit which I would say is Sis, and he's helping her stand on her feet or something like that while some tower is exploding in the background.
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Post by VelvetRue on Nov 9, 2016 23:15:07 GMT
One thing to note is that there's a small clip in the trailer of Ryder and another gal in a similar suit which I would say is Sis, and he's helping her stand on her feet or something like that while some tower is exploding in the background. This one? if so, Michael Gamble confirmed on Twitter that she is not Sara.
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Post by Vall on Nov 9, 2016 23:16:26 GMT
One thing to note is that there's a small clip in the trailer of Ryder and another gal in a similar suit which I would say is Sis, and he's helping her stand on her feet or something like that while some tower is exploding in the background. There has been tweet indicating that either one, or neither are Ryder twins...considering most of the trailer had Scott (I don't like broRyder, it sounds...you know >_>), I'm guessing it's him and as of yet unknown female squaddie Edit: why do I take so long to post? >_>
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Post by Ahriman on Nov 10, 2016 7:43:04 GMT
A serious case of freezer burn most likely? I suspect they will be crippled/seriously injured, and we will visit them in the hospital like we did for Kaiden/Ashley back in ME3. Lying in hospital doesn't really sound like "role in the story" to me. That's more like absence of it.
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Post by Iakus on Nov 10, 2016 15:49:10 GMT
A serious case of freezer burn most likely? I suspect they will be crippled/seriously injured, and we will visit them in the hospital like we did for Kaiden/Ashley back in ME3. Or... ...ever play Fallout 4?
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Post by cribbian on Nov 10, 2016 16:03:18 GMT
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Post by 10k on Nov 10, 2016 16:24:24 GMT
I'm glad we are getting the option of interacting with our twin, and I'm glad we can customize our family's appearance instead of them being randomly generated like in DA2. So time in the character creator is going to be even longer for me. I'm actually looking forward to it
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