Kiss Me Aaryn Flynn: It Looks Like Mass Effect

It looks like the kind of game I would love to sink hours in, like the previous ME games. I just hope the crafting doesn't get out of hand and that there's more to the maps than some tough boss here and resource points there. I want some stories, some reasons to go and explore besides exploring. I don't mind exploring a map to encounter secrets but I don't want that to be the majority of what I do outside of missions.

Aside from those concerns I am worried, because I don't wanna get into the hype train but part of me says I'll like this even more than ME2

I agree with the single player feeling more like multiplayer sentiment. Other than the facial animations I would like to know how many "powers" you get. Right now when I look at the wheel screenshots I saw 2 ammo powers and 3 other "locked" areas. 

Good Question hammerstorm Unfortunately I can only answer for myself.

I don't get the Mass Effect feel for various reasons. First of I feel extremely detached from the original setting, secondly, i see a bunch of Dragon Age resources or ideas used, this is not bad per se, but I enjoyed the difference between both IPs. Regarding combat, I cannot tell if I consider it or not "mass-effecty".

I didn't feel hype either, and believe me, I felt hype for everything ME related (even the teasers of ME:A).

One thing to consider though; in order to really know if it's "mass effecty" enough or not, is to play it. I have preoredered the game and I will play it, because I have faith in the team working on the game.

Hope this answers your question, have a good day!

I'm not the only one disappointed by this am I?

Relax, no one talked yet about how powers are mapped ingame.

I am relaxed. I'm not saying we'll surely have only three powers in combat, just that it'll be a disappointment if it turns out to be true.

Not sure how to put it. Let's take the recent Dishonor 2. They are built on different engines (UE3 vs IDtech5), things happen in different places, but each and every detail screams 'Hi! I'm from Dishonored' (and no - I'm not only talking about the 'genuine Dishonored toilets' here).

Inquizition had also improved upon existing style& art, while offering more variety and larger zones. Varric is the same Varric, but with better textures. Redcliff is the same Redcliff, hell even Stormcoast is the same Stormcoast from DAA - just with the 'real' graphics.  


 But as I look on those demos - I see generic 'planet' landscapes and generic characters that do not tie in with the previous games. E.g. take a look at the 'evil' lady - her outfit reminds me heavily of Mars\Technomancer setting, with some 'Inquisition' influence (and she uses the 'throne' animation). Does it look like any outfit we've seen in ME? Nope.  Combat does not look like ME3MP to me, it looks more like reskinned (and casualized battlefield) + some Destiny.  I know that ME had borrowed from Gears of War and many other sources too - but they ended up with some kind of identity. Those flashy-mashy scenes don't remind me about ME combat.

Then what remains? May be it's ME-related music (so dear to my heart and to my ears)? Well, I'll tell you where this tune at 3+ mins 'lands' me. It's here:

You say there is no remind of previous games but i believe you are wrong.
Take a look at the Krogan or the Turian, how can they not be a remind of previous games? Or the open areas exploration, how can that not be a remind of ME1? Sure the scenario is a lot prettier(and less empty) here than in ME1 thanks to the engine but that screams of planet exploration which was one of the main points from the first game.

Also the combat, apart from that Biotic Shield and the jetpack everything else were old powers: Incinerate, flamethrower, Charge, Tactical Cloak etcetera. All that with a fast paced action which was characteristical from ME3MP where unless you played on Bronze there was no way to just bunker down and stay on cover all the match.

The "XP +10" popup and the inventory reminds me a bit of ME1. But yeah the combat is like the opposite of ME1 and the overall tone and atmosphere is not like it at all. The art style is also not Mass Effect at all and it transitions into how the UI looks like something from Sonic Boom.

I love dash dodging in ME3 MP so I think I'll be fine. I also remember there was less cover in ME1. At least for me, I rarely used cover on ME1. But we did see Ryder briefly use cover in the gameplay.

My fear is an MMO-like lack of staged levels - the first fight scene had few interesting platforms and seemed to be an open space. I prefer corridors and platforms and more....structures, I guess. I know people don't like corridors but I mean as a controlled level design, it helps distinguish SP from MMO for me.

To me interiors looks like Mass Effect (2) to me, but exteriors not so much (more like Halo with DAI).
I think the game will be delayed. I hope I'm wrong, but if that means more polish that's fine I guess.