ME:A - Nvidia CES 2017 Trailer (Now HQ!)

Well my theory is just behind the class swapping mechanic in ME:A, I'm not on either side of the fence when it comes to Shepard's all encompassing abilities in the original trilogy.

Personally, it wouldn't surprise me if our resident Space Jesus, born of a species of Mary Sues, would be able to have access to "all the powers".

Yeahhh, the second the villain used the word "special", a silent scream formed in my throat and I wanted to bang my head against the wall. Not again... This implant or whatever better not be something only Ryder can use because they were touched by an Andromeda fairy...

I want a hero who grows strong through experience, not some magical device. I HATED that about the inquisitor. Worst Bioware hero ever.

So I'm hoping this new profile thing is new technology freely available to everyone. And for that it must be of Andromeda origin. I know I need to forget everything about the trilogy and I'm all for new combat mechanics, but I desire some level of plausibility that connects both galaxies. Bring on Andromeda space magic, by all means, but make it ordinary like the tech used by every soldier in the Milky Way. No glowing hand, no mysterious combat chip. PLEASE.

I would think that if something happened at the start of the game that caused Ryder to need a new implant or repair to an implant and someone on the Nexus improvising something from newly found Remnant tech that happened to result in an unforeseen benefit of being able to change skills in the field would really not fall under the category of space magic... but would be more in line of the people using their existing skills to advance and adapt the MW technology of the times to whatever resources they happen to find in their new environment... and make Ryder a "hero who grows strong(er) through experience."  Ryder could be "special" by virtue of having a prototype implant or amp for a time... until more of the modified implants could be made and distributed to others in the group.

Eh, there's close, and then there's close. Besides, I quite like the idea of a daredevil Salarian pilot.   And yeah, I reckon that probably was the pilot on the comm--the voice sounded kinda Salarian-y, and the way broRyder addresses SAM right afterwards - 'relay a message to the Tempest' - doesn't really fit with SAM having been the one talking.

Yeah, the white starboard lights were certainly odd, as was the use of a red lamp to mark the centre of the ship. I'm wondering if maybe the lights are supposed to be green, but were washed out for whatever reason? Eh. Anyways, still cool.

And yeah, with sufficiently futuristic heat shielding and engines powerful enough to negate the need for significant aerobraking, there's no real reason to flare on entry like the shuttles did. (Heck, in theory, sufficiently powerful engines could obviate the need for heat shielding entirely, since you could just cancel out your orbital velocity as you descended. That's clearly not what's happening here, though.) I wonder if they were using the kinetic barriers as heat shields? Entry heat is a product of kinetic energy after all, and we know the barriers can be configured to work on objects as small as air molecules...

I think I see where people are coming from with that 'squished' criticism, but to me, it's just part of the ship's charm.   And yeah, I dunno, it just tickles me.   Like, 'Ah, yes, I'm a Crafty Barista Level 24', or something. Anyways, the title actually fits pretty well with the impression I've had of her character since we first saw a decent amount of her in the PS4 Pro demo thingy; she gave off a distinctly Indiana Jones-esque vibe, at least to me. And there's no more iconic a 'Rogue Academic' in the history of entertainment than Indy!

We really do not know the context behind the Kett's statements.  We do not know what would be important to the kett, or what they would feel important enough commenting on, to call them special.  We do not know if the Kett in question was commenting on Ryder as a person, or humanity as a species, or maybe even the Arc Iniative as a whole.  We do not even know if they were talking to Ryder in the first place.  (Trailer magic is a thing after all)

Though I suspect this has to do with Sam.  Since BioWare has gone through the effort of making a complicated lore explanation for the technique in the first place, it is likely tied to Sam.  WHich means it is likely something tied to Ryder considering Sam has been with Ryder for a very....very...very... long time.  Maybe since birth.  So it is possible that, unless the other Pathfinders are similarily disposed, that Ryder does have a technological edge over the others which let them do this...but then I doubt it because presumably BioWare is doing this with continuing to use the profile system in future games.  So maybe not commonly available, but maybe still unique to a few individuals.  

As far as the Inquisitor being the worse protag ever, sure, personal opinions and everything...but pretty much every RPG protagonist (at least that I have played) Follows a similar formulae.  The Warden got their super magic juice, and became an invincible hero and trusted leader with a *snap*, Shepard got the Eden Prime database dumped into their head and *snap* became a super powerful and all important savior figure for the entire Galaxy.  The Dragon Born is somehow the only one who can use shouts as easily as they do for a very, very, long time and *snap* become a hero.  And then all of these protagonist character arcs just sort of stop there.  The exceptions to this rule are Hawk, and maybe Geralt of Rivia.  At least as far as the Inquisitor is concerned they actually did have a character arc within Inquisition and Cassandra makes abundantly clear, in your coronation when you become Inquisitor, that it is not because of the mark you are becoming Inquisitor, nor is it because you are the Herald of Andraste, and its not even because Corypheus is after you, but because of the actions you have been doing throughout the entire game up till that point.  Which, for terms of story telling happened at the end of Act 1 beginning of Act 2 whereas the Warden, and Shepard both got their powers and responsibilities before the game even had a chance to get started. 


    

I just want to say that I LOVE the fact that the combat drone is now a passive. I hope they improved the passives for every class. It really makes them feel much more unique.