Shooting all of the people with high functioning autism into space maybe, but not every single autistic person.
[PC Game] Mass Effect 4 - Andromeda : My Face is Tired but the MP isn't
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You don't start a resettlement initiative with people who can't be self sufficient.
Just played through the opening.
Some early observations.
- How the hell does Milky Way technology interface so easily with Andromeda stuff? I get how stuff somehow works in the MW because everything's based on Reaper stuff. This may possibly be explained, but based on the AAAAAATROCIOUS dialog so far, I doubt it.
- Yay, Clancy Brown. BOOOOOO!! CLANCY BROWN!
- The bad guys look like the inbetween of Prothians and Collectors. Lame and lazy.
- It feels like the automated facial animations were designed for male faces and they look more natural on males. Unfortunately, so far 90% of the cast is female so everyone looks fucked up. (Note, not unfortunate that the cast is female, unfortunate they didn't bother to adapt it to female faces)
- Whoever did the eye textures deserves to be fired. They look worse than Oblivion eyes. That game is like 200 years old at this point.
- The character creator is wooooeful.
- Did I mention the dialog? I thought it was a joke, but hooooooooly shit. "He wanted to go out somewhere in the stars no one had been." Fuuuuucking fiiiiiiiire Maaaaac Waaaaaalters.
Some early observations.
- How the hell does Milky Way technology interface so easily with Andromeda stuff? I get how stuff somehow works in the MW because everything's based on Reaper stuff. This may possibly be explained, but based on the AAAAAATROCIOUS dialog so far, I doubt it.
- Yay, Clancy Brown. BOOOOOO!! CLANCY BROWN!
- The bad guys look like the inbetween of Prothians and Collectors. Lame and lazy.
- It feels like the automated facial animations were designed for male faces and they look more natural on males. Unfortunately, so far 90% of the cast is female so everyone looks fucked up. (Note, not unfortunate that the cast is female, unfortunate they didn't bother to adapt it to female faces)
- Whoever did the eye textures deserves to be fired. They look worse than Oblivion eyes. That game is like 200 years old at this point.
- The character creator is wooooeful.
- Did I mention the dialog? I thought it was a joke, but hooooooooly shit. "He wanted to go out somewhere in the stars no one had been." Fuuuuucking fiiiiiiiire Maaaaac Waaaaaalters.
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Did some Nexus stuff. Turians. Look. Like. Crap. What the hell is going on with their colour?
Also, did someone shoot chief Addison in the face with Homer Simpson's makeup gun?
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All the turians look like Garus in Mass Effect 1 on PC where he had a low resolution glitch.
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THEY SHOULDN'T LOOK AS BAD AS MASS EFFECT 1 LOW RES GLITCH GARRUS!
Also, did someone shoot chief Addison in the face with Homer Simpson's makeup gun?
All the turians look like Garus in Mass Effect 1 on PC where he had a low resolution glitch.
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THEY SHOULDN'T LOOK AS BAD AS MASS EFFECT 1 LOW RES GLITCH GARRUS!
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This game is so fucking frustrating.
I can see the great game underneath all the problems. Every time something great begins to emerge, the animation breaks, my allies start flying, SOMEONE OPENS THEIR MOUTH AND DIALOG HAPPENS.
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH
I can see the great game underneath all the problems. Every time something great begins to emerge, the animation breaks, my allies start flying, SOMEONE OPENS THEIR MOUTH AND DIALOG HAPPENS.
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH
Imagine how much better this game would be with a silent protagonist.
And a silent antagonist.
And if everyone else was silent too.
This game has really bad writing, is what I'm getting at.
So, about scanning for minerals with the Nomad. I feel like the poor decision for that went like this:
Dev 1: So, what were people's least favorite parts of Mass Effect 1 and 2?
Dev 2: Well, for sure it would be the driving parts of Mass Effect 1 and the most negative feedback we had for 2 was the boring mineral scanning.
Executive: So what you're saying is those are parts people would remember?
Dev 1: Technically yes, but not in a posit..
Executive: PERFECT, FUCKING COMBINE THEM, WHO GIVES A FUCK? LETS FUCKING DO THIS! I LOVE COCAINE AND MAKING TERRIBLE DECISIONS! I WORK FOR FUCKING EA! BUGS AND DLC FUCKERS! FACIAL ANIMATIONS THAT ARE POOR ARE THE ONLY WAY I CAN CUUUUUUMMMMM!!!!!!
Dev 1: So, what were people's least favorite parts of Mass Effect 1 and 2?
Dev 2: Well, for sure it would be the driving parts of Mass Effect 1 and the most negative feedback we had for 2 was the boring mineral scanning.
Executive: So what you're saying is those are parts people would remember?
Dev 1: Technically yes, but not in a posit..
Executive: PERFECT, FUCKING COMBINE THEM, WHO GIVES A FUCK? LETS FUCKING DO THIS! I LOVE COCAINE AND MAKING TERRIBLE DECISIONS! I WORK FOR FUCKING EA! BUGS AND DLC FUCKERS! FACIAL ANIMATIONS THAT ARE POOR ARE THE ONLY WAY I CAN CUUUUUUMMMMM!!!!!!
I don't mind the Nomad, I really don't but I'm my 2nd visit to EOS and I'll be honest, there's shit here for the sake of being here. The Inquisition of sorts that can be avoided.
The first past was OK but now there's literally another half a planet to explore and it's mostly fluff.
The worst decision however is making all this shit and having a NOMAD that can go up shit.
NO, I do not want to go on 6 wheel drive to go up this little hill. Why am I going slow as fuck? Oh, 6 wheel drive is on.
Who thought this was a good idea?
By far what I hate the most in this game though? Literally loot every fucking where. Rocks/Minerals/containers.... like how the fuck are there so many fucking containers and why didn't anyone loot them at any given point or time. This is especially true at the Angaran home world.
Oh and whoever designed these menus for PC should die of consolitis.[DOUBLEPOST=1491164255,1491164053][/DOUBLEPOST]
The Allison part and Shep at the end made me laugh.
The rest, meh.
Why the fuck is there a God damn unbelievably lengthy transition that is completely unskippable every time I click on a new location in the star map, but when I founded a new settlement, it literally faded to black and there's suddenly a new God damn city around me? Wouldn't a neat little animation of building pods touching down or transports arriving have been a good touch? Nope. Black screen. New town. Addison and her makeup shotgun face is here.
WHY?
I WANT TO LIKE YOU ANDROMEDA! STOP IT!
WHY?
I WANT TO LIKE YOU ANDROMEDA! STOP IT!
https://www.masseffect.com/news/the-journey-ahead?sf53509845=1
Basically, they're going to finish the game over the next couple of months aka, thanks for the Early Access beta money fuckfaces.[DOUBLEPOST=1491323254,1491323158][/DOUBLEPOST]Patch notes for 1.05
Patch 1.05 Notes
Improved tutorial placement
Single player balance changes: Ammo crates, armor, weapons, nomad, profiles, attacks, and progression
Multiplayer balance changes: Weapons, cover, and enemies (check back for detailed notes on balance changes)
Added option to skip autopilot sequences in the galaxy map
Improved logic, timing, and continuity for relationships and story arcs
Improved lip-sync and facial acting during conversations, including localized VO
Fixed various collision issues
Fixed bugs where music or VO wouldn’t play or wasn’t correct
Fixed issue where global squad mate banter sometimes wasn’t firing on UNCs
Fixed issue where player was unable to access the Remnant Console Interface after failing decryption multiple times
Fixed issue where fast travel is sometimes disabled after recruiting Drack until the player reloads a save
Fixed issue where Ryder can become stuck in the start of Biotic Charge Pose
Fixes issues related to some saves
Fixed issue where objective sometimes becomes un-interactable for players in multiplayer
Streaming and stability improvements
Basically, they're going to finish the game over the next couple of months aka, thanks for the Early Access beta money fuckfaces.[DOUBLEPOST=1491323254,1491323158][/DOUBLEPOST]Patch notes for 1.05
Patch 1.05 Notes
Improved tutorial placement
Single player balance changes: Ammo crates, armor, weapons, nomad, profiles, attacks, and progression
Multiplayer balance changes: Weapons, cover, and enemies (check back for detailed notes on balance changes)
Added option to skip autopilot sequences in the galaxy map
Improved logic, timing, and continuity for relationships and story arcs
Improved lip-sync and facial acting during conversations, including localized VO
Fixed various collision issues
Fixed bugs where music or VO wouldn’t play or wasn’t correct
Fixed issue where global squad mate banter sometimes wasn’t firing on UNCs
Fixed issue where player was unable to access the Remnant Console Interface after failing decryption multiple times
Fixed issue where fast travel is sometimes disabled after recruiting Drack until the player reloads a save
Fixed issue where Ryder can become stuck in the start of Biotic Charge Pose
Fixes issues related to some saves
Fixed issue where objective sometimes becomes un-interactable for players in multiplayer
Streaming and stability improvements
Improved lip-sync and facial acting during conversations, including localized VO
Maybe?
Look, you know Bioware is in the dating sim business, and they try to cater to every group. The clown fetishist demographic needed a little courting this time around, we can't all be hot for alien lesbians.
That just means their faces might actually move during conversation. But even when not conversing, everyone in the game suffers from a massive case of derpface.
http://kotaku.com/sources-bioware-montreal-downsized-mass-effect-put-on-1795100285
Mass Effect put on ice, Bioware Montreal hit with downsizing to a support studio. Can't wait for all that shit they promise will fix Andromeda!
Mass Effect put on ice, Bioware Montreal hit with downsizing to a support studio. Can't wait for all that shit they promise will fix Andromeda!