Sara Ryder 'SisRyder' (Official Thread)

I assumed she's talking about the player character after whatever happened planetside, as if the S.A.M. Implant was less than voluntary.

If it IS regarding your twin, then that's a dick move on Bioware to throw out there like that. Someone is obviously going to figure it out and it'll ruin the surprise for a bunch of people.

There are also rumors that it's taken out of context and it is Cora who can't handle the connection and something happens to our twin in cryo. Apparently, Cora's lack of connection will be the reason why the remaining twin will be the Pathfinder- like the implants were placed in Liam, Cora, and the Ryder Twin's, but the process of turning it on overwhelmed her, maybe? Or they officially implanted S.A.M when they arrived to Andromeda. This could all be wrong though.

I remember hearing about that!

Yeah and I feel like it would be strange since the other half of our squad likely won't have the implants either. 

Maybe Cora becomes the new Pathfinder and she gets outfitted for the implant first since she is the leader and she has seizures.

Dr. Lexi then hypothesizes that someone that shares DNA and genetic make-up as Alec should likely be fine with S.A.M and we go through with it. Liam is advised against S.A.M after Cora almost dies, leaving us the only one with the implant and the obvious choice as the Pathfinder. 

I heard from a previewer that 

Yup! Allegedly 
I really like the idea of tough calls and uneasy alliances. Although I do hope we get some of that old school flair. Replaying Citadel and loving every minute of it- really hope we get some of those moments with Squadmates- were its funny, lighthearted, and sweet. These new squad mates have a lot to live up to thats for sure.

Absolutely, as someone that wants to write myself, Mass Effect is incredibly inspiring in this regard. The amount of love they give the characters is second to none. 

Me too! I think it would be a really interesting and intimate look at such a broad scope. We have the option of interacting with our sibling and I think it would be great to take those moments are really make them heartfelt and real. 

I have, yeah! Its was funny. 

I read a suggestion about you being able to pick Ryder's answers and kind of pick the memories of you and your sibling:


"I got you this little ducky plushie from Kadara. I figured you'd appreciate it."
"Sara, you were there when that duck attacked me during that camping trip on Thessia!" 
"You call it attacking, I call it affectionate ducky kisses. Love bites, maybe." 
"... I hate you." 
"Of course you do."
"Hey, Sara keep your sense of humor. Archon is, well, you've seen him. This won't be easy, but try to keep smiling. To keep me happy at least."
"I will." 

Yup! Thats partially why I want Alec to survive the game so we can have a closer familial type of base on the Nexus. 

Maybe he gets Anderson'ed and he gets a crappy "promotion" to the nexus and we stay at his nice apartment time to time while he complains about how miserable he is while drinking luke warm tea and yelling affectionately at his cat. 

Oh! Maybe when the sibling gets injured, he decides to take a cushy job heading security to take care of them on the Nexus, perhaps?

Then, if Archon attacks the Nexus or something happens, we get a mission where we interact with Alec over the comm and have a father/child bonding moment of badassery. 

I remember someone once asked me what could replace romances as a mechanic on a squad for deeper character connection, and while I adore romance,s especially same sex romances, I felt like having a family dynamic could at least give that sense of a deeper connection and I would totally play a game with no romances but where everyone on the team was related and talking to companions meant exploring family ties.

Andromeda, I feel, is the best option. Having a family dynamic as a tense plot and exploring that dynamic while making friends and romances from your other crewmates.

What dynamic do you want to have with your father/sibling?

It's you (well your brain).

They have switched around between the two with a slight edge to Scott until the recent gameplay trailer which has both Scott and Sara in it.

Sara's been featured in the briefings and gameplay video in the past week and a couple of screenshots were released too, but before that Scott had been featured more prominently. Dalinne did a pretty in-depth breakdown of their screen time back in January (http://bsn.boards.net/post/231993/thread), and that was before the second cinematic trailer in which he was also featured. 

Speaking of screenshots, here are some of Sara's screenshots in high-res: gamersyde.com/news_mass_effec...-18836_en.html#