Mass Effect Andromeda Skepticism thread

Ah, good ole' Jack. I think it's different when it's a protagonist in a program or movie. In an RPG, I like to have more input with the protagonist's tone. I also get more immersed, since "I'm there in the story", experiencing those events. Jack will be Jack; but Scott or Sara should generally be whomever I direct them to be. I'm a smartass, but not a comical joker in dire situations. It made it hard for me to maintain immersion at times.

Excessive bombast?

It really depends on the story and the character.  Sometimes a witty comment can help break the tension of a situation (like Private Hudson in Aliens)  Sometimes the story itself isn't really meant to be taken seriously, so humorous quips are to be expected.  But when a story is supposed to be taken seriously, such comments take me out of the story.

I’m a person, though, and I’d never say or do much of the goofy crap Sara says and does. Not being a goon doesn’t equate to being a robot. We’re supposedly fighting for the survival of a half-dozen sentient species. Why must nearly everything be a joke? The game just had way too many teenie novel and bad sitcom laugh track moments for me. It’s not bad enough to ruin the game, as long as I’m playing as Scott. It’s still undesirable and annoying when it rears its ridiculous head.

You thought, “I’m just trying to get in your pants” was on par with Sara+Suvi? Miranda scoffed at Shep’s deliberately silly comment. That’s the difference. Shep was trying to be goofy, and doing so in private. Sara was acting a fool on the bridge. Totally different situation. I’ve said similar things to what Shep said a couple of times, in private, and it’s never garnered a negative reaction nor kept me from reaching my goal. Maybe you should try it.

The face is a separate issue. The animations were pretty bad in the OT. The lines just sound like two adults having a private conversation to me. He wasn’t trying to force her to have sex. She did want the relationship, as he said and as she made clear.

I found the entire Tali romance super creepy, in a “call Chris Hanson” sort of way. Miranda and Shep, though, seemed pretty lifelike (aside from typical VG pacing).

I don't see how they possibly can accomodate every personal inclination in the world in their dialogue though. Even so when the game was released and there was overly moaning about how it was impossible to play a serious Ryder I promptly started a new and serious f!Ryder. She was about as Goofy as Shep. And Shep as you'll recall was fighting for the survival of a whole galaxy. Still it seems that Sheps goofing is ok for the most part.

I believe GTA V and MEA were equally as bad in terms of making believable characters, GTA V's only defense in that regard is that it is purposefully a hyper parody, where as MEA is a serious premise, with cartoonish levels of character behavior.

Skepticism over MEA still has fuel?
Wow.

Can't win them all it seems.

I'm sorry, but there is absolutely nothing believable about GTA characters, Trevor more so than most. Unless you actually want to tell me that forcing your way into a couples house, taking advantage of the poor husband who lives there, utterly destroying their house and covering it with fecal matter. Then when the wife finally comes home and is rightfully offended and demands the random stranger leave at once, said character has the gall to be offended that "this stupid bitch" is telling him to leave then promptly kills them. If you think that to be believable behavior, I don't know what to say, other than maybe you need a shrink. Thats just 1 example of how unbelievable that game is. However I'm not going to argue this further, because I already know how this forum works. No one ever changes their mind, so it's pointless.