Re: Did ME:A aim at the younger crowd ruin the game? My thoughts.
by GrekinskiOriginal Post
I would of went with the three most common complaints are:
1) WHAT is up with the faces?
2) Why isn't this more like the original series?
3) Really. WHY isn't this more like the original series?!?!
They did choose a different way of storytelling and to shift focus from instant hero to spending the game creating one. It is like you got to play out Shep's backstory culminating with your final character choice. Not sure what they're planning to do with it. Episodic adventures? Now the saga to save Andromeda really begins? We drop this story completely and tell a different one from a different perspective in the same setting?
Once I got over it not being ME1-3 it isn't that bad of a game. I still backslide sometimes, and still miss the original series and wish it were more of the same, but I also kinda want to move forward with this one.
@jpcerutti1 wrote:I would of went with the three most common complaints are:
1) WHAT is up with the faces?
2) Why isn't this more like the original series?
3) Really. WHY isn't this more like the original series?!?!
They did choose a different way of storytelling and to shift focus from instant hero to spending the game creating one. It is like you got to play out Shep's backstory culminating with your final character choice. Not sure what they're planning to do with it. Episodic adventures? Now the saga to save Andromeda really begins? We drop this story completely and tell a different one from a different perspective in the same setting?
Once I got over it not being ME1-3 it isn't that bad of a game. I still backslide sometimes, and still miss the original series and wish it were more of the same, but I also kinda want to move forward with this one.
it really is an ok game. as i've said a few times, it's just for bioware an ok game is basically a bad game, in comparison.
1. The story of ME:A is not particularly bad, but it's definitely missing storytelling flavor: voice acting, tone, mood, etc. That's why it seems lighter. There are a few tense moments, such as Asari, Salarian Arc, that i can recall right now. But overall the game doesn't pull enough emotional state on the player, it's not as engaging as previous MEs.
2. Yes, dialogues need better acting, at least the main story and some main quests.
3. I don't really mind how Ryder is. Different type of person, not military, new to leadership, diplomacy, has some humor, sarcasm
The thing here is that the setup is new, "Ryder & co" arrived in an unknown galaxy, they are not established yet, facing the unknown, finding ways to deal with it. Resources are also limited. Age doesn't bother me either. You can have all sorts of ages... IF its well acted and screen played. Mostly that's whats missing here. Probably the tension in Andromeda will grow in the next game, and we will have stronger engaging moments, more authority, more problems, more threats to deal with.
@RoastPotato26 wrote:Or they just wanted to start off with a complete newbie (even if he wasnt completely new on handling a gun but having such burden on his shoulders) who might become what Shepard was, or close to him in the future.
What i missed is the violence that Shepard brought many times. He's the most alpha i met in the video games i played so farand its because of his attitude,his looks (default) and his voice that made a perfect mix of the character he is.
Ryder is a much younger one, you dont feel that he's confident enough, whatever option i choose in conversations doesnt sound as confident or good as if Shepard would say it. But it doesnt mean he's a bad character, he just needs time. You killed by yourself what... 2-3 characters in the cutscenes by yourself overall? And even then it wasnt that satisfying or bada*s. Give him time. Alec was something like Shep, but could be thats what they tried to avoid, to control again a character that already have experience on the field and being a leader.
However i laughed when the crew just walked off twice without Ryder telling them the meeting is over...and nobody was giving a damn what he's barking afterwards. That felt like not even the crew members are respecting Ryder enough to let him finish what he's saying.
Just compare the 2 cutscenes belowFrom 1:45 till 3:55
and
First meeting on tempest
Again, this is because he's young and unexperienced and the crew members are at the same age like him or older. Would be a different case with Alec standing there. Ryder just ned to figure out himself and he's set.
Yeah, agreed! Ryder is completely new to all this , specially leadership. Shepard had long life military experience.
LOL i laughed at that scene as well. Funny
@draqonin wrote:3. I don't really mind how Ryder is. Different type of person, not military, new to leadership, diplomacy, has some humor, sarcasm
Yeah, that needs to be stressed. I think what's lacking is the complexity of characters, regardless one's profile, if humorous or not, and when they were designing the game, it looked like too many silly and cannon stuff was added without reason, joking with the product, giving it an air of carelessness I cannot really pinpoint exactly, but it's there.
@RoastPotato26 wrote:
@Psych0_Trauma wrote:
...BUT Drak is more humorous that Liam.
I really feel like the team doesn't FULLY take in the seriousness of the plot (both in game AND back in Montreal). Yeah you are some noob little spitfuck that has no real knowledge of the situation...but regardless BOTH Ryder's and Alec had some form of formal training from the Alliance. This laxxed "I don't know what to do" attitude is mind numbingly boring, and I think the real reason behind that is because WE lack an ACTUAL Para/Ren system. It down plays the story as bland because of that, AND because no matter what you say the other option says the EXACT SAME THING. I'd rather play as a gd Krogan.
Drack has probably the most character and best quotes among the crew members so comparing him to Liam is not a good comparison although Liam aint that bad character as many people think but whatever, its just my opinion.
Your crew here consists mostly of people with the same age like you, simply because at that age they thought its a good thing to start a new life somewhere else. Which is why Alec brought the team together like that, young people usually having better ideas, more keen to explore and try new things. Because thats when people do the stupidest,craziest things, as we get older many habits die, we get sloppier and so on. Obviously they are not dedicated veterans/warlords (Wrex), person with perfect genes (Miranda), a justicar (Samara) or the craziest biotic in the galaxy (Jack) just to name a few. But thats the point, now you start from 0 with your team and get more and more insight of whats going on around you instead of getting a crew full of professionals and a hero like Shepard, which is why its not called ME4.
There is a paragon/renegade system, called quick time events. For example shooting the Cardinal, shooting Reyes, hugging Cora - in the trilogy the previous 2 would be marked with red icon, while the last one blue. Its even telling you what's gonna happen.
Yeah, I've said it before, Drak is really good at acting. Even if the lines are simple, he knows how to make them sound good Vetra too, Turians in general. But the Asari not really. I remember many Asari having way better tones in previous ME: Consort, Liara, Nassana Dantius, the Asari Spectre, the police officer when recruiting Samara, Aria, even the Asari at stores or assistants. I understand these are younger, but they have different tones, tempers.... i don't know... just missing something
