Peebee's Loyalty Mission - First 17 min. (IGN) [SPOILERS]

Oh, there's for sure things to be skeptical about. I feel you there for sure; and I'm sad about the pessimism thing. Brain's an old softie that just wants people to be happy. tch. I guess I'm an optimist, though? And nearer 30, and having EXTREMELY limited experience with gaming. I don't know enough about the Gaming Industry Things -- or care, actually, beyond 'this is a thing that is fun for me, there is more of it coming out, AWESOME', you know? -- to be much of a pessimist. The writing is a bit of a grey area yet, though, definitely. As long as the characters and interactions are good, though, I can EASILY be distracted by pretty shiny things, most often. 

Totally did notice that her waist is tiny, though. 'Turian??' was actually a thought, at that. Niobacrux, I am SO into a Ryder as shown in that image, but, you know. Not likely. Tiny sparrow Sara is pretty cute, I guess. She won't be lifting anybody onto her shoulders to ride to Valhalla, but hey, that's what Vetra's for.

side-note: Peebs looks TINY, seeing her in combat, but 5'4" is taller than Shepard, wasn't it? She's all soft and squishy, though. Can't decide if it was the player or if she's just prone to it, but if she ends up eating it as often as Garrus, I'm gonna be cranky. Put some armor on, Pelessaria.

Can't say that I'm impressed with just about anything I've seen just yet, which is very disappointing.

The dialogue/banter matches the character designs... juvenile and cartoonish. It belongs in a Disney XD show. Not sure If I was watching a 'mature' RPG, or Doc McStuffins.  Somebody much earlier in the thread mentioned that they 'wished the series grew up with me, but it obviously hasn't' (paraphrasing).  I agree, and not only that, from the bits and pieces we've seen, it appears to have taken several steps back into the childish/cartoonish realm.

Really hoping to be blown away by the actual game at release, but my expectations keep getting chopped down, one video at a time.

FirstBlood: I think you're confusing your Disney channels there.

I appreciate it, but as much as I love gaming, it's very easy to get wrapped up in the cynicism surrounding the industry these days. It's all very safe and artificial. Hype culture is to a point where everyone is blindly throwing away hundreds of dollars on Collector's Editions for games they end up talking shit on for the rest of the year, when they realize it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. 

Personally, I'm relatively easy to please. Or rather, since that makes me look like I have low standards, I like being able to pick out merit in games before flaws. I ultimately try to weigh the fun I have with a game more than the nagging issues.

That being said, there have been several releases within the last two years that I can think of that have been utterly despicable corporate cash grabs, banking entirely off of brand recognition and pre-order culture. Games that really don't have enough good to outweigh the bad. 

Other games have just been genuinely disappointing due to publishers interfering and rushing developers, and in other cases, treating their workers like garbage. This has happened even with some of my most beloved series. Including Metal Gear Solid, which I was able to be introduced to at the previously mentioned age of three. 

So, while I share some of your optimism, I also empathize with a lot of the gaming community. Most of us just want to feel like we're not being duped to make a quick buck. It doesn't seem like it should be that much to ask for.

I still care about games, though. And I've actually had quite a bit of fun this past year with some older things I've revisited, or things I'm finally experiencing that everyone else said was great. It's a medium worth caring about. 

Anyway, that's my rant. I would also love if squadmates would start wearing armor and helmets again. I've complained about that enough in one thread though, lol.

On a related note, the A.V. Club sold me on watching Star Wars:Rebels; that's how I knew that Firstblood had botched his metaphor.

The original Fallout? 

One, Two, and Tactics in a bundle. Didn't really want Tactics, but I guess I can check it out.

You'll be amazed to know that the answer is actually no. 

When I was 3, we had an NES and a PS1, lol. I mostly spent my time with Mario Bros, Contra, Metal Gear, Resident Evil, etc. 

The world though Snow White was in suspended animation..but she was really just playing awesome games.

I figured I'd give the first one a try before I got the second, but so far it's reminding me of a strange mixture of Dragon Age Origins and Mass Effect 1. It's kinda surreal. 

I did kinda play a few hours of Fallout about two years ago, so I kinda know what I'm getting into. There was too much going on to really play though. I kinda like the graphical style. Reminds me of some old flash games I used to play around on. 

Armor does look rather alien when seen in close up.

Could be Angara based armour modified for human use.