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

To my knowledge we can still direct our squad to attack a particular enemy, presumably in much the same way we did using the d-pad (or z key) in ME3. But we can't, as far as I understand, tell them which ability to use when attacking. Without the tactical pause radial wheel there would be no buttons or triggers left via which to select the power you want them to use. Theoretically kb&m players would have the facility due to their greater number of keys to bind, but I very much doubt the option would be present only for one platform - ergo it likely isn't there at all.

I agree that we probably won't have the level of detail we are used to have in terms of what powers to use (although we won't know for sure until the video comes out). I was just pointing out that we can see the icons that represent this directed targeting in action.

as long as its not like the FO system in that regard.

love....thy name is precision single slug armor piercing shotgun

we'll I don't really bother with helmets too much so didn't worry about that thankfully.

yeah I'm a little worried about the controls too considering no pause to aim. But seeing as I'll be playing on Casual or possibly narrative depending on how well I get on with it so I think as  long as I keep it relatively simple I should be OK. I just need to make sure I don't mess with any fiends before I'm ready to as  those things look menacing.

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Confirmation that we cannot in any way tell our squad what powers to use during battle, with or without pause:

"You can command your squadmates where to go and who to attack, but not their powers."

Did you, er, play the trilogy?

Because I have ME3 open in the background right now and I've just been fighting Cerberus goons on Omega and telling Nyreen "overload that dude there" and to Aria "reave that shitlord here" so...

You said it was pretty much how it worked in the trilogy, implying we were not able to tell our squad what powers to use already. We were. Whether you did or not is neither here nor there, since the combat was designed to accommodate either style of play. The point is that this feature is now being removed.

I'm going to butt in here and argue that the new system without direct control of your squad mates is going to be more fun. The new combo system will put you in situations where you will be fighting and then a squad mate will randomly perform a move leaving you a window of opportunity to perform one of these combos we will learn about next week. It's going to keep things fresh because it will be spontaneous and random. The more you get to know you squads mates abilities and personalities, the better you will be at performing combos with them. They may also react intelligently based on your moves/abilities. (for example, I may freeze someone prompting cora to intelligently perform a Biotic combo).



I think we will be able to prompt them to attack or pull back, but it's more realistic (IMO) to not micro manage a fight even as a commander.



Think of it like link strikes and squad abilities in Final Fantasy 15 .

I'm not convinced.

All I can say, is that the AI better be damn smart. In any case, I'll attempt to withhold further judgement until I see that combat video, or when I'm actually playing the thing.