Andromeda: First Impressions - No Spoilers

[crazyrabbits]

Apr 6, 2017 15:26:20 GMT avpen said:

Apr 5, 2017 22:29:11 GMT crazyrabbits said:

The "awesome button" was from DA2, which was marketed as poorly (if not worse). They really need to refine their marketing department.

No, there's was some jackass for BW's marketing or community relations just before the release of ME3 that tried to sell new players onto ME3 as being the "best place to enter the series, without needing to ever play ME1 or ME2", who came up with one of the dumbest slogans I've ever heard about a game   to paraphrase it, he said something like "In ME3, when you press any button, something AWESOME always happens!"

It was an interview with David Silverman for DA2. Hence the oft-quoted meme where he's talking to GameTrailers at the DA2 presser and says the line. "Button, awesome, connected now in Dragon Age 2".

The "ME3 is the best place to start for new players" quote was from Mike Gamble, I think. And that line only makes sense because they made Vega into an audience surrogate who constantly reiterates information from previous games. Half his dialogue in missions consists of stuff like, "Hey Shepard, remember when x event happened?" It was a lazy way to go about it.

[viper]

Apr 5, 2017 17:29:46 GMT deager said:

Apr 5, 2017 16:07:28 GMT viper said:

Had to buy a GTX 1060,my GTX 780 was screaming in pain for this.BF1 gave me some hope but Anromeda is not optimized as BF1

But the 1060 is good? I'm curious since a buddy of mine is maybe going to upgrade and I didn't know for sure. Although I think AVPen is doing well with a GTX 970.

well its not smooth as I hoped but its 60 fps,nothing to complain about for me.Even though ultra definitely needs 1070 or higher.Still happy with results,little fps drop is fine as long as I can play it up +50 

[viper]

Apr 5, 2017 19:39:09 GMT ottemis said:

Mar 22, 2017 16:02:00 GMT viper said:

Played for 4 hours yesterday.Character creator really disappointed me huge step backward from Inquisition,its a shame I felt heart broken by lack of options in it

Have you seen the patch notes for tomorrow and the near future? Covers the CC to some extend =)

yes ! can't wait for that otherwise I'm really enjoying the game,more mass effect is what I live for <3 

[kfreon]

EDIT: Just realised this thread is literally titled "No Spoilers". I hid them, so hopefully it's ok?

I finished it. Bout 100h playtime. Great fun.
I'm sad I couldn't play at 4k, but I got a mix of high/ultra at 1440, which was nice.


Opinions (spoilers later will be hidden)
Good
- Combat was fun and cathartic. 
- Nomad was great. SKIINS!!!
- Wide weapon and power variety.
- Generally good story.
- Characters felt generally real.
- Very pretty.
- Planets are big and generally interesting and varied.
- Some of the dialogue made me literally lol. Most remembered:

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"Pathfinder! They're scanning us!"
"Well scan them back!"
and
"Really pathfinder?" after jumping onto the ship on Eos.

Bad/Disappointing
- Obvious ones
-- Lack of facial animation (Didn't have an issue with any other animations. Didn't deserve the flak it got)
--- People just didn't emote enough for me.
-- Loooots of freezes, mostly when leaving or entering a planet.
- Planets could feel a little repetitive like: 

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Elaaden and Eos felt similar being sandy/dusty empty worlds.

- Kett design was boring, basically just the Collectors.
- Lack of enemy variation.
- Lack of compelling characters. (I'll retract this for now. There was a banter bug which likely lessened their impact on me. Also I've only played once so far.)
- Biotics felt a bit weak, and PROFILES MADE ME SAD.
- A lol-worthy thing too:  Actual spoilers here about minor story and location.

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Forward stations earned their name when, on Havaarl, I'd just met this group of super reclusive people on top of an ancient tower where they'd been undisturbed for centuries or something.
And this forward station just zooms down right next to an ancient statue...

- Story: Obviously spoilers

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Basically ME1, right down to getting a magic key to ancient technology, fighting robots.
- That said, ending was better than expected. Shame it was so short.

In general, I loved it, even if it was a very safe entry.



Some screenies: Maybe spoilers so I'll hide them. Mostly just pretty locations and stuff.

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I LOVE the fact that outside the ship is variable and you can watch things go by.


DYNAMIC DUST! Looks sooo good. Ice happens too.


Is...is that tessellation magic? *cough* Uh excuse me just a sec...


Mmm foliage.


Glowey armour rules. Also blue water


Godrays! and bawse pose.


Um...Peebee? Are-are you ok? I'm sorry we're out in this heat bu-

[ottemis]

They've done a bunch of improvements and added emotiveness to some conversations in patch 1.05 btw K. Lipsync also. I think we can expect this trend to continue. Will be another interesting thing when you do a second PT.
As an example, mrs biggest offender:

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My face is tired

[kfreon]

Looking forward to it

[deager]

I think kfreon summed it up. I have seen the changes in my play through with 1.05 now and it is making a big difference. I suspect when I finally finish this week that I'll take a long break. In fact, I probably will start up Mass Effect for a trilogy run. That should be interesting to see how it holds up now; modded with MEUITM of course.

Side note: I'm glad I've stayed 1080p at home. It makes games like this much more doable for less money. It's still flipp'n expensive but it doesn't seem too egregious.

[sil]

I'm personally going to leave it now until they add DLC content. I've enjoyed the game so far, but I'm not going to grind out those Additional Tasks like shooting a kett device. If they were on the map then I'd do them, but can't be bothered to hunt them down. I can't wait for the DLC though, especially:

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ELCOR

Back to modding for me. =)

[viper]

Yeah new patch really made some noticable differance,more than I expected.Now people look alive,hope to see more improvements