More or less excited?

I never said every wheel should have, but more than what we're seeing in the vids, definitely. It's what I would want, anyway.
Now, I don't aim to prolong this discussion, this is all my opinion. I'm not even saying the game will suck because of it. Just merely stating that I expected something, wanted it, mistakenly assumed it would happen, and I've got something else, that's all, hence my disappointment. It doesn't invalidate the hype from the rest of you.

Less.

I was never truly aboard the hype train, but a week or so ago my hype was middling to favorable enough that I was on the brink of preordering and upgrading my computer. Then the stuff about viability points and outposts dropped and that made me less enthused. What we've seen today only continued that trend. Maybe Early Access video will make me change my mind. I dunno.

More, all the way. I want to fall asleep and wake up on the 16th.

Even more hyped... Mass Effect Andromeda i already know... IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!!.

But in all seriousness.. im actually less, much less hyped. I have to start by saying that from the beginning my expectations were so low they were right next to fucking dinosaur bones. I was never once aboard the hype train, and im still not(i very rarely get hyped for a game any way. Im just not easily turned on like that). After seeing these trailers, the IGN First videos(also hearing the tweeny, awful, cringe inducing writing & dialogue and the overall even more dumb & nonsensical premise and settup for the game, they're asking for waaaay too much suspension of disbelief with Andromeda, after ME3 i didnt think that was possible but here we are), the extened gameplays etc etc(which have all but confirmed to me its basically Mass Effect: Inquisition, which a complete non-starter for me or a wait till its cheap at the very least)... It became apparent to me that what i thought Mass Effect was, and where i wanted the series to go and what Bioware/EA think Mass Effect is, and where the direction they're taking the series in... is completely different. We're no longer on the same wavelength. We've become diametrically opposed.

With each video ive lost more and more interest tbh. Kinda like the new Disney Star Wars films... I just have to admit that maybe these films/games arent for me, dont appeal to my tastes any longer.

Last year I was very down on this game and super skeptical, but it's proven itself. So more into it. Still the proof is on the pudding and with PC gaming performance in the decline I will need to see good performance before i bite and buy it. I still have some issues with DAI to this day and have an SLi 980 system. As long as it runs decently at a good setting is all I ask. Which is surprisingly hard to get these days on pc.

Unchanged.
Before I picked up ME trilogy, I didn't expect much. I did my research and the response is generally positive and plenty of mixed feelings.
But I pick it up and didn't regret playing. I laughed and cried playing it.
The trailers and reviews can tell you something but not what it could do to you. The game was better than the impression the trailers gave me.

I have been cautiously but eagerly awaiting Andromeda since we got our first snippet of gameplay. I always knew I was going to get it, regardless of what anyone else thought of it, but that's mostly just because I like to review games for myself.

I would say that so far, my hype levels are unchanged. I'm not suuuuper excited, but I'm eager to start playing. I know there are a lot of things that I won't like all that much, but it also seems like it won't be wasted time.

I like the idea, I like some of the mechanics, I like the tone and the humor, and I like the aesthetic.

Hopefully it'll be an amazing game. I want it to be. I'm doubtful that it will, but I'm open to being surprised.

From KOTOR onward, I bought every Bioware game on or before release.

...Until reaching the end of ME3. At that point I kind of decided that Bioware had undergone ... changes, and decided not to buy their next release until GOTY all-DLC versions went on sale.

I repeatedly resisted the temptation to pick up Dragon Age: Inquisition, until I noticed the GOTY version on sale last Summer for $19.99. Clicked Buy. I played through Inquisition...and decided I had done the right thing. I didn't hate Inquisition. On the contrary, I really enjoyed my playthrough. It was great to see Varric and Leliana again. But while it was a deal at $20, It was _not_ worth $60 + subsequent DLC purchase prices.

So I thought avoiding MEA until at least early 2018 would be easy.

But.....my daughter started her first trilogy playthru. And pestered me daily with requests for hints. I Kind of developed a nostalgia for singularity and biotic charge, for renegade interrupts and courageous Quarian marines(R.I.P. Kal'Reegar), for space Cthulu and even the (super duper troped) angry clone.

Then about a week later, I had a crummy day at work. After dinner, I made myself a cup of chai tea, went into my man-cave, booted up Grim Dawn, went to take a sip from my spicy, frothy, steaming hot mug...

When my kids' psychotic and preposterously clumsy cat jumped up on my stomach, extending claws into my belly for balance. I screamed. The now-terrified cat pushed out his claws still deeper, then jumped upward hitting my still bent arm. I bobbled, then dropped a full mug of steaming hot chai onto my crotch. I screamed again.

An hour later, I had showered, applied antiseptic to the puncture wounds, and was a _little_ bit calmer. I booted up Grim Dawn again, Chai replaced by a bottle of cold beer.

I like beer, especially craft beer. But I come from a family of people with....problematic drinking habits, so I normally limit my intake to <= 2 beers a day. I consume roughly 3 six packs a month.

But I was still in a lot of pain, in some sensitive areas. And the Tylenol seemed to be doing nothing for it. Annnnnd it was a Friday...

I may have consumed more beer over the next several hours than ... prudent.

At some point, I wound up browsing the internet, looking for blogs dedicated to the hatred of cats. The best one I found was an Amazon affiliate...and the blogger appeared to be a video game fan.

And there was a link to for a 20% off pre-order of MEA.

I remember thinking, "Pre-Ordering is always dumb. Even (perhaps especially) from EA/Bioware."

Then I thought, "Well.....this lady's blog has made me feel so much better about hating cats. She'll get a kickback from Amazon if I buy, and she deserves it."

Then I thought, "Dude...be serious. Order something else. These people thought Starchild was a good idea..."

Then I thought, "VANGUARD! Always Be Charging!" and clicked Buy. I went to bed, passed out, and slept for 13 hours.

Eventually, late Saturday evening, I remembered what I had done. I also remembered I could cancel purchases of pre-ordered products with no penalty.

But...the previous night I had watched my daughter push Delores** Shepard up the Citadel Tower, Liara and Garrus in tow. She had talked Saren into killing himself, and agonized over whether to save the Council or preserve the Alliance fleet. (She chose "Save the Council"...she's a good kid with paragon instincts.)

Earlier that afternoon I had watched her scowl when Miranda executes Wilson, and grin broadly (and smugly) when her suspicion mid-mission that Archangel = Garrus proved to be true.

I could not quite bring myself to cancel the order. At least without doing some research that would prove the game would be HORRIBLE.


So I signed up for the doofy "Andromeda Initiative" marketing scheme. Watched the trailers.

And discovered that my Ryder would be able to:

1. use Biotic Charge AND
2. Hit things with a big Hammer


Now I'm not just nostalgic for Mass Effect, but for my Dwarf Warrior from the WOW beta test.

If only Ryder could smack monsters with a rifle butt ala my Hale-voiced SWTOR trooper, it would sound perfect.

So I guess I'm enthusiastic, but still a little unenthusiastic about my enthusiasm, if that makes sense.

I suspect Starchild II is in my future, and that he/she will have droopy bunny ears.

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**Yes, my daughter named her first Shepard "Delores".  Don't ask.

MOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!!!

MOOOOOAAARRR!!!

MOOOOORRR!

Ahem


More.

Read through the thread and I gathered this: if less than stellar facial animations can turn you off so much in a game that you don't want to continue playing, well, you're playing games for all the wrong reasons.

If you want facial animations go watch Friends.

If the facial animations are on par with the trilogy, that's fine. I mean, maybe it's not perfect but you just go with it. Kinda like CGI Tarkin in Rebel One. Kinda odd at first, then you get used to it, then accept it. Pretty sure that's how animations in Andromeda will be for me.

Pretty much the same....as in my excitement level. That trailer music made it dip down a bit, but the trailer itself looked decent. I still think the overall game will be a solid effort. I still think ME games 2 & 3 at this point have stronger character models, but there is no doubt that this game has high production values and the environmental visuals are stunning.