MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA – Gameplay Series #1: Combat

Ah, thanks. Interesting. Now I'm almost tempted to go with Vanguard in my final ME-Run before MEA, but I guess I'll stick with Adept.

I said squad AI would be dumb. Enemy AI, even if dumb, is already known to have flanking routines. That means the ones that don't flank will attack in ways to distract for those that don't.

Even stupid AI can do that.

Daaaamn! That Combat Trailer looked amazing! The controls look so smooth, and then there is that dynamic cover system!
Plus, the return of our Milky Way Weapons like the Avenger, Crusader, Valkyrie, Widow and even our beloved Mattock!



With the in depth combat video shown, all I would like to see now is just a 'bit' of Character Creation. And I would be all set!
But I am seriously thinking about going dark, to avoid any more story spoilers of any kind. Trailers are always fun to watch, but they spoil a lot of the surprises for me. I'd just like to see a few of the CC options, and I'll be satisfied until March.

I think the next one on profiles and squad commands will be spoiler free.
Shinobi on Gaf said they might've decided to hold off in revealing too much about the story this time, but it's better to be cautious.

Next week, most likely.

FEAR 'smart' AI was partly due to clever level design.

That and some well timed scripted moments. 

Point still stands, AI in games in general and specifically in shooters is never all that great and it won't be for a long time. 

Mostly because, unlike humans, AI in games can't adapt or think creatively, which is an advantage the player has. 

I order to create a challenging game it is easier to instead create a variety of different enemies with different behaviour to use in your encounters and the mix of those enemies and how they work together makes the challenge. Bioware has been going for this approach ever since Mass Effect 2 and it's a tried and proven method ever since the first doom.

I'm interested in seeing how it works in higher difficulties. Tweets said that AI behaviour would change apart from enemies getting tougher/dealing more damage. Actually I just suspect them to be more aggressive, to pressure you more though.

Ian said some armours/weapons can only be crafted and not looted for story reasons. Do you think Alec's armour the siblings use in some shots and the model figures is one of them?

I'm so hyped.

I'M GONNA BE A FLYING TECH-BIOTIC GOD

Because us PS4 users will have to adjust to a mere 30 fps

Well, this pleases me greatly. The idea of hovering around like a gorram attack chopper then becoming biotic death from above makes my controller tingle.

Edit: Wait, I can use an enemy's body as a meat shield with biotics? Where has this been all my life? 

Needless to say I'm going to throw enemies around as often as I can.