Andromeda Initiative briefings (6/6 Golden Worlds and Settlements)

Thanks. I have never wanted to be wrong about a Bioware game so much as with ME:A, but they keep validating all my fears.

I'm not at all. Bioware has a bad track record when it comes to handling family dynamics onscreen. I'd rather be able to determine my character's family situation. 

In regards to the family stuff, as long as it isn't another son/daughter having a difficult relationship with their father, then I'm fine with it.

Seriously though, not another daddy issues shtick.

What do the devs have against their fathers?

That's a concern of mine as well. I just like the family dynamics when they're well done, so I hope Bioware managed to get it right this time.

I want that to be optional. I would like to project my own daddy issues onto my character the added drama. Also an option to be on bad terms with your sibling. Would make the family dynamic more interesting imo.

I'd rather be able to determine my character's family situation completely rather than Bioware forcing a set one on us and being left only hoping they didn't screw it up this time again. 

So Anaylisis mode of the Briefing Trailer:

So the whole map thing is indicitive of...something. Not sure exactly what. First off the unlikely thing it could indicate is that all 7 'Habitats' are within the same Solar System. Kind of like Firefly. I doubt this is the case though and think that the map was just a larger map of the Helios Cluster, or a section of the Helios Cluster. But if that's the case then it means that Stellar phenmon we have seen over and over again in the trailers and other marketing material could be what makes the Helios cluster 'unique'. It could be why so many Golden Worlds are in this particular region of space. Which since they keep on showing it over and over again, or at least things like it, it may actually be significant to the plot rather then 'oh look at this pretty thing we keep doing'.

The other thing I really find interesting fascinating about it is they could actually be trying again to give their protags a proper character arc (see Hawke, and the Inquisitor) in the game. Cora mentions she is second in command of the Pathfinder team and other sources indicate she will likely replace Alec if he goes down. But we know from marketing that she doesn't...at least permanently. Is she a Cassandra type character who does not like assuming a leadship role? Or does something happen for the story that makes sense for Ryder to assume leadership? I am pumped as hell by the possibilities. That you as a character might go from being a low end 'recruit' to 'recon specialist' to 'Pathfinder' if they pace it out...like they did for Dragon Age 2...well frankly Ryder's character arc has the potential to be really, really amazing. I wanna squee.

We already are recon specialist at the start of the game, is was stated on GI coverage. It's also our title regardless of the profile chosen at rank 1.

Oh I love that idea.  I really love that idea. 

Me too! The trailer was a bit generic but this AI briefing was awesome.

At about 4:20 in the Dec 1 trailer there's a brief gameplay shot of Ryder on what I think is the first planet, where she only has Liam for company. Maybe something happens to Cora early on and that leads to Ryder becoming the Pathfinder instead?

If that's true, I hope she's not absent for too long. She and my Ryder are gonna make some beautiful biotic explosions together.

Anyone else notice that the initial roster of Briefing videos has been altered? We still have the same number as we started (four out of six out now) but the first gave an overview of what was coming up: "Ark and Nexus overviews... Tempest and Nomad certification... Settlement Establishment guidelines... First Contact protocols... and lastly Weapon and Biotics training" We've gotten the first two, but the "Pathfinder" video is either out of order or a new insert into this timeline. Are the Settlement and First Contact briefings going to be the same video, or what?

"It all seemed harmless..."

I don't see the different with the human squadmates in previous games of the trilogy, to be honest. At least the default duo.