Anyone else think Horizon might impact MEA's review scores negatively?

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To be honest I don't really expect Horizon to have much of an impact on ME:A review scores, if any.

I'm buying HZD, since I don't play many games, and it's derivative elements won't feel so derivative to me. I don't think it will be compared to MEA very seriously. They're not at all the same type of game. I fully expect the RPG elements of HZD to be pretty shallow. It's going to be Assassin's Creed with robot dinosaurs and dialogue options; and I'm okay with that.

The other comparison it seems to be getting is Far Cry too as it's very much got the Ubisoft open world formula... essentially it's really just an open world action game and not really an RPG at all, thus not really all that comparable (yes I know people say ME isn't an RPG, but it really is in comparison to Horizon).

Proper hyped for both games though, just hope I can complete Horizon in the 3 weeks prior to Andromeda.

To put it simply.......... NO!!!!!

Horizon has the same amount of RPG elements as ME2 and ME3 (Dialogue trees, upgrades, customization) with the crafting and resource gathering of ME:A. The world areas are gorgeous and diverse, and the robots all feel like Zelda bosses. Again with the open world elements vs on the rail elements, Horizon proves that the open world concepts/mechanics seen in multiple games can be quite awesome if done correctly. It also proves that an open world/sandbox can indeed have an incredible story.

I hope Mass Effect is as good, but I think it will be lacking that extra bit of polish, detail, and immersion. Teleporting in/out of the Nomad in a jarring way is one example of the lack of attention to detail.

IGN gave Horizon a 9.3. I'm predicting an 8.5 for Mass Effect: Andromeda.

I would say the awesome E3 trailer is what got most people hyped.  It was unlike anything people have seen before so they were intrigued.  The near perfect reviews from every gaming source is what will sell this game. When I hear it is by far the best looking game on PS4 (more so than Uncharted 4) with possibly a better story and gameplay than The Last Us, there is no doubt in my mind that I would buy Horizon day one.

The only thing that can hurt Andromeda's score is Andromeda itself.

I don't think Horizon is going to have that sort of lasting impact.

Because the vast majority of gamers aren't like us typing nonstop in forum debates. They're bros that play games for fun in their sparetime like I used to when I was 17 and then that sorta called for less attention and less "deep" experiences, and games like Horizon would've been my kind of jam back when I was a teenager.

I think the marketing works becuase the appeal of the gameplay itself hits home with millions of gamers who don't need games to have deep stories. They do want stories but to a lot of people, including my friends, storytelling comes from the sight of a human being looking dramatic rather than the context of a good script or universe. There's a reason why Marvel movies are so great

That's also why you'll see the mere notion of a strong female protagonist and (from what I've heard) great racial/ethnic diversity be great for the story. Most people don't really care beyond the surface. They just want that tokenism and it must mean that the game is really respectful and representative for human diversity. I don't wanna give off the impression I think the inclusion of many different skin colors on average in HZD is bad, I just think it sounds like a token-effort and attention-grab rather than something the authors really made because they were passionate about it. It represents the many types of people that'll want to play HZD, that's okay.

HZD and LoU, among others are the only regret I have of being a PC player and not owning a PS4.