EvaUnit02 on 4/2/2017 at 18:19
Raycevick just dropped a fabulous doco/critical analysis on ME1. He'll cover ME 2 & 3 leading up to Andromeda's release.
[video=youtube;rLvMieeVGm0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLvMieeVGm0[/video]
icemann on 5/2/2017 at 11:47
Good video. Quite long, but a detailed analysis.
Judith on 16/3/2017 at 22:10
There's no thread for ME: Andromeda yet, but at the current state I'm barely interested in that one. What the hell happened in the last 5 years?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-msmx9yW5Q)
Starker on 17/3/2017 at 02:04
Of all the places in the Andromeda Galaxy, they chose Uncanny Valley?
Renzatic on 17/3/2017 at 02:16
Is that video fer realz?
Jason Moyer on 17/3/2017 at 02:22
Apparently it follows the DA:I model:
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https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/16/mass-effect-andromeda-problems/)
When the Doctors left, I didn't really think of it as a big deal but it looks like the studio has completely gone in the crapper since then. It's a shame, because I would really enjoy a good Mass Effect game in the style of old Bioware.
Slasher on 17/3/2017 at 05:14
I find it hard to believe EA is so strapped for cash they resorted to Microsoft Anna in lieu of voice actors. Also, is there an in-universe explanation for why everyone has botox faces?
Sulphur on 17/3/2017 at 05:19
Yeah, I'm going to wait and see how much the DA:I MMO model's gunked up the works. For all its faults, DA:I's main missions were actually pretty nice, and the character modelling and facial animation was quite polished. Bioware had issues the first time around they worked with a new engine (ME1), but generally do better with subsequent entries. I suppose the ME:A team didn't share much talent with the DA:I team in terms of character art and engine work; those magically appearing NPCs also happen in DA:I sometimes if you're out of RAM.
As for the botox faces -- didja guys forget that Anderson's face looked like it was made out of pudding in ME1? Human faces have always been a problem with ME.
Judith on 17/3/2017 at 07:30
Yeah, but ME:A looks like it used Shrek as a template for facial animations. I find it surprisingly hard to ignore. Apparently ME 1-3 faces bothered me much less. Maybe it is the uncanny valley effect.
Renault on 17/3/2017 at 15:01
Yeah, watching those videos was a bit creepy. I had to look up "Uncanny Valley," but it sure seems to apply here. I've only played ME1, but I don't remember anything in that looking this fake and cartoony.
