ME:A - The Video Game Awards Gameplay Video

Thought it looked really nice. Liked how they showed more of the exploration and more open zone type combat. I'm sure we will still get lots of indoor tight cover combat as well.

Though I'm curious do they use mocap for their facial animations? If not they really should, alot of games do these days and it just brings the characters faces to life so much more.

This honestly. The PR/Marketing cycle has been very unconfident for this game, and even this trailer has an almost anxious pacing like it got slapped together rather quickly and they got Mac to do (an admittedly fine) voiceover, but the pacing is just stressful I think and it's a strange way to reveal the premise of the story as opposed to a better set up one like E3 for ME1 or ME3.

I have mixed feelings but most of them are still positive I think. There are definitely things that need improvement though, like the UI. Gosh, I didn't quite like the UI. It looks like it came out of Sonic Boom.

I thought the game starts when we are just arriving? How are there already big settlements set up and bands of outlaws of our races?

The Nexus arrived before the Arks. So when we arrived it was already operating in the cluster, and people from the station where sent away.

Going to put my collective thoughts from The Game Awards thread, since I am tired and it is easier to do.

Lot to take it. Combat more action oriented, not a 3rd person cover shooter, reminds me of DA2 in that way. Turians 100% confirmed. Open world mako driving reminds me of Halo in a good way. The colors pop more.

I really like how varied all the world seem to be. Open world reminds me of what ME1 could have been if done today with the increased graphics and resources. The turian's visor is really cool, wonder if that is something a human could wear? At 1:15 those two in the blue and red on the right, new alien species?

2:12 the scanning tool kind of reminds me of the witcher senses in the witcher 3. What do the symbols with the 0 mean at the bottom during the scanning though? Also wonder if the Rokar theory Reyes mentions, is that an alien species or wild animal? 3:00 seems like you have 4 weapons (plus basic pistol) and 4 special ammo types. Then you have at least 3 biotic powers. 3:17 sword melee attack. 3:39 elfroot joke anyone.

We don't know how far in the game this happens. Or anything else about the story of that little settlement.

Part of it is for me that on the gameplay front I've always been ready to set my expectations in check because it's Montreal's first full game made from the ground up. Typically when new game studios are assembled by putting together AAA veterans like a lot of Montreal seems to be, you get some weird starting products, like 343i and their Halo games.

I'm not exactly lukewarm but I'm not over the moon about it either. I have had terrible expectations to be honest and I guess it's at least exceeding those for the moment. I have a feeling both Casey and Drew Karpyshyn would want to rip their hair out seeing Mass Effect tied to this overall flair and style though.

Combat looks awesome. She like, basically warped across the sky?!?!?!? Yeah I'm not gonna abuse that *always plays Vanguard anyway*

AND NO SEXY GILRY WALK/RUN. Sara and Vetra ran LIKE NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS. I'm beyond happy!

From what they said, the Nexus arrived before because it's supposed to help the Arks when they reach the cluster, like a command center.

But that's stupid that they don't arrive together. The Nexus arriving first makes the Arks completely pointless. 

Er... Why? The Arks are the ones actually carrying the settlers.