The Witcher 3 and Mass Effect Andromeda thread

I mean we don't need to, the reception to the different series does all the talking necessary.  TW3 has garnered near universal acclaim and more awards than you can think up to give it.  MEA gets memes made out of its shitty animations, and every review out there trying to convince us that the game isn't an absolute trainwreck, seriously look at different reviews and see how many say "Its not a terrible game" or some variation

They're crusading against the imagetive monster named TW3!

Looks like. I was hoping we could discuss things like civilized people, but if you will only mention that you like W3 and you don't wanna agree that this is the worst and the most laughable game ever done... well, you see yourself. 270+ awards means nothing, they know better.
Sometimes i miss old BSN, somehow it was so much easier to talk with other people.

Did i /or anyone in here/ ever say that Andromeda should become another Witcher ??????????
I love Dragon Age series for being Dragon Age, Mass Effect for being Mass Effect, and Witcher for being Witcher !
Completely different games !

But Andromeda has problems, same like DAI and W3 - you have to agree with that, no matter how much you love it.
And sorry mate, but BioWare TODAY is not the same BioWare as it was even 3-4 years ago. They lost too many good people.

I do not see problems with Andromeda save for a couple cosmetic issues. BioWare might have replaced people, but Andromeda is just as fun to play as Jade Empire or Baldur's Gate was, and that what matters to me. I was worried after Inquisition, but between ME3 and Andromeda, I love what I see.

The problems you have mentioned in your post - that side-quests did not include really real life gritty themes - well, I like it that way. I don't mind some dark themes, but I do not need a game with dark setting, I like the happier mood of BioWare games.

You also have to understand that expanded side quests in Witcher that you like, come at the expense of having a fixed protagonist and absence of the squad and the team. I do not want to lost that, and the two companies just cut different corners to fit into their budgetary constraints. I'd rather side quests are lighter than no party, no cc.

Also, I was searching CDPR forums, and I saw the huge shift in the attitude of their fandom in respect to cc. In 2013, prior to the W3 release, everyone was nodding how we do need cc. But in 2016, people started to agree that a fixed guy is the way to go, because otherwise you won't have good animations. That's the worst thing that I saw come out of the W3.

In the 4 year old article, the developer described Cyberpunk as anti-Bladerunner, with some grit, but plenty of hope and rockenroll.

Fast forward to list Witcher release? The article on March 22, 2017 revels in how it's going to be bigger than Witcher, darker than Witcher, and how the protagonist is going to be just "he" while the earlier article carefully added (or her).

That's CDPR.

But if Bio executives follows suit - and why would not they with the sort of reception the game is getting - there will be no one left doing the party based, fun, customized protagonist games any longer.

It's all gonna be dark angst with fixed lead and no party. Cause it sells and everyone loves it...

Sorry mate, but if you don't see any problems with Andromeda except "cosmetic issues", then it's really impossible for me to continue this discussion, as in my opinion Andromeda has a lot, really A LOT of problems, and if BioWare will not do anything about it, Andromeda will be definitely that last title from that studio i buyed.

But if you enjoy Andromeda as it is, i can only wish you more fun during another playthrough.

...that was also written by a female writer who drew from her own life experiences with alcoholism and domestic violence. 

The Baron, his family, and the quests associated with them were the best written part of the game. 

That's understandable. I think as far as tone goes (light versus gritty) there's no right or wrong, it just boils down to personal preferences.

I'm sad to see you go Domi. I'm quoting this post in the off chance you later return or continue to lurk. Hopefully the former!

Just a quick comment about the Bloody Baron quest, as I played through and discovered what he had done I thought he was a loathsome human being and really wanted to be able to beat the tar out of him. And then they showed him, broken and beaten, crying over his dead child, and I genuinely pitied him. Probably one of the most evocative plotlines I've encountered in recent memory.

Another positive soul crushed by the constant negativity of these boards, le sigh. 

I think Bioware games, even the darker ones are better at displaying hope aswell, and that there is good in the world worth fighting for. Its an old cliche in everything, and goes back to Tolkien in fantasy, but i much prefer it over a constant reminder that life is unfair, which is a vibe The Witcher series got going for it.

Mass Effect 3 however has to be the most depressing game i've ever played. For every single moment of hope, there is this crushing darkness being forced on Shepard at every turn.

I can guarentee that the reason andromeda as optimistic in tone is thay very reason right there.

And that tonal shift has been one that was jarring.

Gave you a thumbs up just for the Star Child Troll face.

In the end that's really what it was...