Women's studies majors make a video game (Mass Effect 4)

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:27 pm #271416

Bottom post of the previous page:

The great emeralds powa allows me to feel

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:54 pm #271420

XSI wrote:

oh no

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:02 pm #271424

A ghost tried to approach me, we got married

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:23 pm #271426

Not a spectre?

DrPillzRedux · Wed Mar 22, 2017 4:48 pm

>when you finally get your N7 armor but you finish the game right after

InsaneHyena · Post by **InsaneHyena** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 4:52 pm #271515

>When you give Bioware shekels

legality · Post by **legality** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:02 pm #271519

Multiplayer is great so far, combat and leveling is also great, but a lot of the writing for the campaign is 'did you even try' tier.

Foster 'my face is tired' Addison is one of the deadest characters I've encountered in a video game, and has a lot of other lovely lines like "Ugh, history is repeating itself. I hate poetry." (???)

They don't even get grammar right all of the time: there was an in-game ad for colonial affairs that said "Pick which planet on which you want to spend your vacation on."

It really irks me that they didn't do more with the story. I saw the dark matter cloud in the opening scene and got really excited, thinking they might go full Solaris and have a semi-sentient/responsive alien that's just a massive glob-like organic thing, only to be disappointed with more bipedal humanoid aliens with guns.

They justify everyone having similar tech levels with no monolithic megacivilizations or paperclipping AIs in the first 3 mass effects to the fact that the reapers come in and destroy everything every 50,000 years. However, you travel to a new galaxy only to find... aliens with a similar tech level. I'm wondering how they'll justify this one, or if they'll even try.

Your starting squadmates are really boring too. You'd think they'd pick scientists or intellectuals for a team of explorers, and instead you get Cora, who is Ashley 2.0, and Liam, who seems brutish and ignorant (but has some good moments. I hope he gets better as the game gets further in.) It's just disappointing -- they saw the massive positive response that more complex characters like a quarian engineer and a salarian scientist got -- characters I do think would belong on a mission of this type -- and replaced them with bland soldiers.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:49 pm #271543

Hey, don't shit on Ash. Ash was cool.

InsaneHyena · Post by **InsaneHyena** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:02 pm #271551

Ugh, history is repeating itself. I hate poetry.

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:12 pm #271562

legality wrote: They don't even get grammar right all of the time

"To WHOM! And your GODDAMN father!"

capi duffman · Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:49 pm

DemonFiren wrote:Hey, don't shit on Ash. Ash was cool.

Go die on Virmire with her, ligger.

And for the record, Cora is ashley 2.0, only assblasted because daddy chose you to be the hero.
The main issue the crew has is that, for being based in your original crew, they cannot hold a candle to them.

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:14 pm #271626

Check out this sick Ashley cosplay i found

Spoiler:

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:32 pm #271646

Wyzack wrote:Check out this sick Ashley cosplay i found

Spoiler:

my FUCKIN MAN

DrPillzRedux · Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:40 pm

capi duffman wrote:The main issue the crew has is that, for being based in your original crew, they cannot hold a candle to them.

Vetra is top-tier hand holding space bird waifu, Jaal is interesting cat squid, Liam is best bro, and Drak is a lot like Wrex but without the "muh genophage" whining.

The rest I don't care about at all, and that says something, but those few were great.

Also, the final mission was full on hype. Everyone you helped, mostly optional characters, show up to help you. That and the music made me actually enjoy it.

I finished the game rushing at 14 hours so that's not bad, but 3 hours of that was grinding fetch quests on Kadara for Vetra's plotline. If you can get it for $40 I'd say go for it. Not worth current price honestly.

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:35 pm #271688

I'm glad the final mission left a good impression at least. It's where I spent most of my time

InsaneHyena · Post by **InsaneHyena** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:48 pm #271690

I'M ONLY HUMAN AFTER ALL

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:58 pm #271693

capi duffman wrote:
DemonFiren wrote:Hey, don't shit on Ash. Ash was cool.
Go die on Virmire with her, ligger.

And for the record, Cora is ashley 2.0, only assblasted because daddy chose you to be the hero.
The main issue the crew has is that, for being based in your original crew, they cannot hold a candle to them.

How can a being with taste this shit live with himself?

DrPillzRedux · Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:09 pm

>picking Ashley 2.0
>not picking Garrus 2.0

Also

>metacritic

Aka everyone who thinks its funny to write "the animations suck i didnt even play it nice meme".

It's a 7/10 from me, though I had no hype before last week. Forgot it even existed after they announced it years ago.

capi duffman · Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:14 pm

No one can be Garrus, it's a fact, around ten of those missing metacritic points could the recovered by adding Garrus and Wrex.

DrPillzRedux · Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:24 pm

capi duffman wrote:No one can be Garrus, it's a fact, around ten of those missing metacritic points could the recovered by adding Garrus and Wrex.

Garrus never cooked you a steak.

Check and mate Garrus fags.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:56 pm #271728

Delicious turian tube steak.

IcePacks · Post by **IcePacks** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:34 pm #271747

this is not that bad of a game, guys

srifenbyxp · Post by **srifenbyxp** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:29 pm #271768

This is what we get when studies decide to make a game, neto rare. I'm guessing everybody just selects the male character because of the horrible awkwardness that is the female protag.
All memes aside the gameplay looks pretty solid.

LEWD

Spoiler:

DrPillzRedux · Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:12 am

why would you post that

also it's ironic that the autistic sister is the one who gets an extensive scene where an alien munches her rug

lntigracy · Post by **lntigracy** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:22 am #271827

You know there's an actual nsfw tag right

NSFW:

DrPillzRedux · Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:06 am

There are some nice little details in this.

-If you wear a set of N7 Armor (the same Shepard had) people comment on it and how you aren't N7
-Almost every conversation you're in with a romanced partner around will have them say some unique line
-If you invest a lot in biotics people will comment on it

lntigracy · Post by **lntigracy** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:37 am #271882

Ikarrus · Post by **Ikarrus** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:41 am #271890

Sounds pretty salty like he just got fired.

Finaling mode was pretty much a joke, though

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:45 am #271910

DrPillzRedux wrote:There are some nice little details in this.

-If you wear a set of N7 Armor (the same Shepard had) people comment on it and how you aren't N7
-Almost every conversation you're in with a romanced partner around will have them say some unique line
-If you invest a lot in biotics people will comment on it

"You look like someone who's comfortable in heavy armor."

Not exactly new, Oblivion had people comment on your skills if they were high enough

capi duffman · Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:55 am

In my work people are given 10 minutes top to eat, while I won't comment on the rest (EA doing the usual) that part points to a salty dude.

DrPillzRedux · Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:49 am

I once had a job where you had no lunch break. You just dealt with it.

Anyway, going through all the stuff I skipped rushing the main story, the Tempest crew is really growing on me. There's a LOT of stuff you can do with all of them, tons of conversations, events that happen. Far more than in any previous Mass Effect. Some of them are forgettable but man, a good part of them feel believable. Their reasons for going to Andromeda, their dreams and motives make sense. Some of the scenes are just really good.

It's a shame the game is plagued with shitty facial animations for humans and asari, and that's all it will be remembered for. There are some good moments in ME:A. I hope they do make a sequel that makes up for all the crap in this one since the potential is there.

Spoiler:

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:38 am #271929

Wait wait wait.
Jobs without lunch break? That shit is legal over there?

Screemonster · Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:40 am

"crunch" isn't even good for productivity since people get fatigued and make mistakes but try telling that to suits

DrPillzRedux · Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:35 am

DemonFiren wrote:Wait wait wait.
Jobs without lunch break? That shit is legal over there?

Depends on the job.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:14 am #271939

Grazyn wrote:
DrPillzRedux wrote:There are some nice little details in this.

-If you wear a set of N7 Armor (the same Shepard had) people comment on it and how you aren't N7
-Almost every conversation you're in with a romanced partner around will have them say some unique line
-If you invest a lot in biotics people will comment on it
"You look like someone who's comfortable in heavy armor."

Not exactly new, Oblivion had people comment on your skills if they were high enough

"You look like a sneaky sort, I'll be keeping my eye on you" - Oblivion town guard to a legendary sneaky person that obviously can't be that sneaky if the local flat foot knows you're a thief.

DrPillzRedux wrote:
DemonFiren wrote:Wait wait wait.
Jobs without lunch break? That shit is legal over there?
Depends on the job.

In soviet england the gulags can work you a solid six hour before having to give you a break, which is only a minimum of 20 minutes.

Ricotez · Post by **Ricotez** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:07 pm #271953

I don't think it's really legal, but there's not much you can do about it.

The irony is, of course, that such "cost-cutting" measures only end up costing the company more money in the end because of higher sick rates and bigger employee turnover.

XSI · Post by **XSI** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:59 pm #271959

That assumes the company cares about the employees though

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:47 pm #272076

XSI wrote:That assumes the company cares about the employees though

They should, out of sheer selfishness.

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:25 pm #272090

You know I.dont actually find straight dyke's face all that unattractive. It's weird.

Bolien · Post by **Bolien** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:32 pm #272138

Shit is so unoptimized.
I have a GTX 680 and can't get more than 10 FPS.

Coincidentally, I plan on buying a non-reference GTX 1080 TI as soon as they are out.

DrPillzRedux · Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:45 pm

The last patch fixed it for me. Never drop below 60 FPS on high with a 970.

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:36 am #272209

it's odd hearing it runs so poorly considering how fucking insanely well the battlefield games run

Luke Cox · Post by **Luke Cox** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:14 am #272274

Bolien wrote:Shit is so unoptimized.
I have a GTX 680 and can't get more than 10 FPS.

Coincidentally, I plan on buying a non-reference GTX 1080 TI as soon as they are out.

Full specs? Even for a poorly optimized game that's insane. I'm assuming you were running it on low.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:59 am #272326

ThanatosRa wrote:You know I.dont actually find straight dyke's face all that unattractive. It's weird.

She reminds me of the android from Dark Matter, who looks really good when she puts her hair down

capi duffman · Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:26 am

As usual with ME's romances, I'm a bit torn between the options. One is Ashley 2.0, and there is nothing funny about her, so in the second conversation already, I stopped flirting with her.
The blueberry has the same issue as every asari, no matter how much you may like them, they're social parasites, they take perfectly viable mates and only produce more blueberries in return.
And Vetra is a Turian, she's mostly bone, claws and fangs, and she may actually choke and die from an allergic reaction from merely a kiss.
I wish I could airlock Gil, meanwhile, while most of the crew are actually very likeable, he's an asshole, plain and simple.

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:57 am #272344

Vera is a QT how dare you

lntigracy · Post by **lntigracy** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:39 pm #272445

Malkevin wrote:
ThanatosRa wrote:You know I.dont actually find straight dyke's face all that unattractive. It's weird.
She reminds me of the android from Dark Matter, who looks really good when she puts her hair down

My nigga

DrPillzRedux · Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:47 pm

Funny how Vetra, the fucking space raptor, is the only LI who doesn't offer a friends with benefits route and is the most normal of them all.

Why is Bioware promoting fucking a bird/lizard?

InsaneHyena · Post by **InsaneHyena** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:50 pm #272642

Reptilian infiltrators promoting racemixing to prepare us.

DrPillzRedux · Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:16 pm

>born too late to explore the Earth
>born too early to explore the galaxy
>born just in time to virtually fuck space raptors

I'm okay with this.

Post by **Armhulen** » Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:18 pm #272661

Why is Sara waifu status now again? I missed that bit