The Video Game Thread

[Celuwyn]

I have preordered Andromeda. And I have never watched a single video.

[steesh07]

Just dropping in to say how much fun I'm having on Disc Jam, went to to play BF1 last night and had to update so thought I'd try it and definitely a fun, simplistic but hard game. Definitely recommend picking it up free on PSN.

[Blackman]

I watched an Andromeda gameplay video. I'm not terribly excited so I'll take my time playing ME2/3 again before I purchase. Won't really spare me a coin, though, but it'll save me a bug or two.

 

And good god: who here has never played BG2. You kiddin' me? Unless you are, in fact, a kid.

 

I should've been all over Pillars (and I was as I backed it from day 4 or something years ago), but the story is so complicated compared to its peers that after not playing for a month you're basically left clueless. Gameplay-wise, I thought it was quite good if not great. Yes... BG great.

[Rickymex]

I watched an Andromeda gameplay video. I'm not terribly excited so I'll take my time playing ME2/3 again before I purchase. Won't really spare me a coin, though, but it'll save me a bug or two.

 

And good god: who here has never played BG2. You kiddin' me? Unless you are, in fact, a kid.

 

I should've been all over Pillars (and I was as I backed it from day 4 or something years ago), but the story is so complicated compared to its peers that after not playing for a month you're basically left clueless. Gameplay-wise, I thought it was quite good if not great. Yes... BG great.

 

I joined this forum in 2011 but was lurking since 2009 when I was 15. I really didnt have the patience for something like Baldur Gate, Neverwinter or anything remotely like that. I wouldn't play RPG's unless they looked like Fallout 3 or Skyrim. I didn't really get into them until I got extra, extra hooked in reading fiction especially anything that had multiple books in the series. Ended really interested in any game that told a story with lore and most importantly character based. If it had a sequel it was even bigger bait for me.

 

Still having problem is wrapping my head correctly around stats and specially the magic system especially when I play a lot of games with different styles like JRPG's and other ones with unique systems. Plus really hate the damage info and other such stuff. Still fun learning and getting into the lore of the different worlds be it D&D. Warhammer, or Elder Scrolls.

[Clarity]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Celuwyn" data-cite="Celuwyn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I have preordered Andromeda. And I have never watched a single video.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I dont pre-order anything, however Mass Effect Andromeda has landed on XB1 and is downloading currently. If its any good, then I may walk across the road to the game shop and buy it</p>

[Rickymex]

From what I've seen I have no interest in Andromeda.

<div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/p-msmx9yW5Q?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Mass Effect Andromeda - AAA Gaming Experience"></iframe></div></div> Not to mention that after the big story of the trilogy it would feel like a letdown.

[Hive]

I want to like more Mass Effect - but after the let down of the ME3 ending, I just don't care for that universe anymore. Since they, you know, pretty much destroyed it...

[milamber]

From what I've seen I have no interest in Andromeda.

Not to mention that after the big story of the trilogy it would feel like a letdown.

 

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[Celuwyn]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="milamber" data-cite="milamber" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><img alt="tumblr_om3ug8aQCM1rdewwro1_540.gif" data-src="https://68.media.tumblr.com/b970d5132fe1fcbf05fd4dbce88bc78d/tumblr_om3ug8aQCM1rdewwro1_540.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><span>http://i.imgur.com/lF84weo.gif</span></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So, i've played the 10 hour trial with EA Access.</p><p> </p><p> The game is GOOD. Don't listen to the people who say that the game is bad, yes the game has flaw, but like every other game (except Zelda ? <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ) the famous "facial flaw" is for only one character, the other are good.</p>

[K-Nection]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Celuwyn" data-cite="Celuwyn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So, i've played the 10 hour trial with EA Access.<p> </p><p> The game is GOOD. Don't listen to the people who say that the game is bad, yes the game has flaw, but like every other game (except Zelda ? <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ) the famous "facial flaw" is for only one character, the other are good.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> All the facials look like they were done by hand instead of face capture. And the graphics look to me like something that came out on the XBox 360. Honestly a game that took 4 years of development should look way better than this. Mass Effect 3 looks way more polished than this game.</p><p> </p><p> I've had no interest in playing this game after the terrible ending of ME 3 and all the stuff I've seen on it so far is just reinforcing my decision. EA has ruined Bioware not made it better.</p>

[Rickymex]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>All the facials look like they were done by hand instead of face capture. And the graphics look to me like something that came out on the XBox 360. Honestly a game that took 4 years of development should look way better than this. Mass Effect 3 looks way more polished than this game.<p> </p><p> I've had no interest in playing this game after the terrible ending of ME 3 and all the stuff I've seen on it so far is just reinforcing my decision. EA has ruined Bioware not made it better.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Apparently it was also made primarily by Bioware's team in Montreal rather than the one in Edmonton who had done the past ones and not to mention the exodus of talent many of which were the ones who worked on ME1 and 2. I've also heard that there was suppose to be a second delay but EA didn't want to delay a second time from what they announced.</p>

[Celuwyn]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>All the facials look like they were done by hand instead of face capture. And the graphics look to me like something that came out on the XBox 360. Honestly a game that took 4 years of development should look way better than this. Mass Effect 3 looks way more polished than this game.<p> </p><p> I've had no interest in playing this game after the terrible ending of ME 3 and all the stuff I've seen on it so far is just reinforcing my decision. EA has ruined Bioware not made it better.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Man.. All of your hate comes from the "ending of me 3", and not the actual game. Have you played Andromeda ? The game is beautiful. Facials animation ? Plenty of PNJ have good facial animation, the only one very bad is Addison</p>

[K-Nection]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Celuwyn" data-cite="Celuwyn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Man.. All of your hate comes from the "ending of me 3", and not the actual game. Have you played Andromeda ? The game is beautiful. Facials animation ? Plenty of PNJ have good facial animation, the only one very bad is Addison</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tEc0sWXpSAY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Mass Effect: ANDROMEDA 🚀 Alarming Facial Animations & Signs of Indoctrination!"></iframe></div></div><p> </p><p> Yes you throw out the narrative cohesion for a "plot twist" ending that essentially blows up your universe then yes my hate was born from that. I've seen a lot of release footage on the game and it looks garbage to me. Mass Effect 3 a game that came out on last gen consoles feels way more polished then what they are trying to shell out here.</p><p> </p><p> I stand by my earlier statement and will continue to vote with my wallet....I'm not sure there is anything at this point that could win me back honestly.</p>

[Ayden]

<p>I understand if people want to skip Andromeda based on some of the questionable stuff that has been released recently but the "ending of ME3 ruined Andromeda for me" reasoning makes no sense to me. It's kinda like saying "I don't want to watch Batman Begins because I hated Batman & Robin."</p><p> </p><p>

Maybe Andromeda will be garbage, maybe not. But for me personally, the universe was too beautiful, minus a controversial ending, for me to not want to visit it once more</p>

[Blackman]

Well I'm looking forward to it, but after seeing the good reviews of Torment I'm looking forward to that more. Not much else on the horizon videogaming-wise for me. Mount&Blade 2 should also arrive this year.

[K-Nection]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Ayden" data-cite="Ayden" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I understand if people want to skip Andromeda based on some of the questionable stuff that has been released recently but the "ending of ME3 ruined Andromeda for me" reasoning makes no sense to me. It's kinda like saying "I don't want to watch Batman Begins because I hated Batman & Robin."<p> </p><p> Maybe Andromeda will be garbage, maybe not. But for me personally, the universe was too beautiful, minus a controversial ending, for me to not want to visit it once more</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> But Batman & Robin and Batman Begins were not on the same "timeline." That kind of comparison is wrong. That is the same comparison as Zelda Majora's Mask and Zelda Windwaker. Now if this is a reboot and they are completely claiming the mass effect trilogy is completely separate entity like your comparison of Batman and Robin and Batman Begins that is where I would be more accepting.</p>

[Ayden]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>But Batman & Robin and Batman Begins were not on the same "timeline." That kind of comparison is wrong. That is the same comparison as Zelda Majora's Mask and Zelda Windwaker. Now if this is a reboot and they are completely claiming the mass effect trilogy is completely separate entity like your comparison of Batman and Robin and Batman Begins that is where I would be more accepting.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Ok. It's like saying you wouldn't watch Deadpool because X-Men Origins: Wolverine sucked. That a better comparison? <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Semantics aside, my opinion is what it is.</p>

[K-Nection]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Ayden" data-cite="Ayden" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ok. It's like saying you wouldn't watch Deadpool because X-Men Origins: Wolverine sucked. That a better comparison? <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Semantics aside, my opinion is what it is.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Did the Milky Way and all conjoining galaxies blow up along with it in X-Men Origins?......<img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> I get what your saying.... I have that sour taste in my mouth and I don't think there is much neither Bioware or EA can do to change it. They ruined it for me.</p>

[Ayden]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Did the Milky Way and all conjoining galaxies blow up along with it in X-Men Origins?......<img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> </p><p> I get what your saying.... I have that sour taste in my mouth and I don't think there is much neither Bioware or EA can do to change it. They ruined it for me.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No...it was much worse what they did to Deadpool in Origins <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Hive]

<p>I'm with K-Nection on this. They build up an exciting universe that I participate in and care for in 3 games spanning what, 150-200 hours - only to blow it up with a crappy ending in the last 15 min of the game... why would I now care for another game in the series? Not only did they destroy everything that was good about the original trilogy - they also betrayed my trust and have me worried that they'll do something similar if I should fall in love with this new universe as well...</p><p> </p><p>

About X-Men Origins: Wolverine, messing up Deadpool was not even in the top five of my biggest gripes with that thing... but don't get me started on the X-Men movies - I've considered boycutting them several times due to their utter disregard of established continuity. Heck, I almost didn't watch First Class when it came out...</p>

[K-Nection]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hive" data-cite="Hive" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm with K-Nection on this. They build up an exciting universe that I participate in and care for in 3 games spanning what, 150-200 hours - only to blow it up with a crappy ending in the last 15 min of the game... why would I now care for another game in the series? Not only did they destroy everything that was good about the original trilogy - they also betrayed my trust and have me worried that they'll do something similar if I should fall in love with this new universe as well...<p> </p><p> About X-Men Origins: Wolverine, messing up Deadpool was not even in the top five of my biggest gripes with that thing... but don't get me started on the X-Men movies - I've considered boycutting them several times due to their utter disregard of established continuity. Heck, I almost didn't watch First Class when it came out...</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah I had 3 characters I was carrying Goku (Good Male) Vegeta (Bad Male) Bulma (Good Female) just to see how the game played out differently.</p>

[Blackman]

<p>Enough about the ending of 3 already. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Like I mentioned earlier, I thought it was kinda poetic. You make choices in your life all the time, but in the end, you die all the same. Why live at all? I do get that that kind of ending bums people out. There should've been a good alternative. But does it really impact your opinion of the next game, that probably has different teams working on it, or the same team that had to deal with the backlash after the last game? It will be different now or their credibility will be severely damaged.</p><p> </p><p>

So I say... Believe the hype. Roman Reigns turns out great in the end. Didn't he? <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Hive]

Enough about the ending of 3 already

 

Never. It'll never be enough.

 

But does it really impact your opinion of the next game

 

Yes. Very much so. And well-deserved.

 

On a more humorous note:

 

[Ayden]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hive" data-cite="Hive" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28397" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>About X-Men Origins: Wolverine, messing up Deadpool was not even in the top five of my biggest gripes with that thing... but don't get me started on the X-Men movies - I've considered boycutting them several times due to their utter disregard of established continuity. Heck, I almost didn't watch First Class when it came out...</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh I agree completely. I was just trying to find an analogy that matched my ME3/MEA opinions. Origins was just straight utter garbage</p>

[Blackman]

<p>Oh well, we all have our opinions. I for one thought DA:Inquisition was a soulless piece of crap. The second one was even worse, and though I declares DA:Origins to be my GotY, there just weren't that many interesting games (for me).</p><p> </p><p>

How long would you wait before playing ME:Andromeda? Would there be an animation patch somewhere in the future? Personally I don't mind facial expressions on the main character (she could have a 'condition'), but the walking animations look painfully odd sometimes. There could be DLC after a while, which is annoying given I still haven't played the Citadel DLC because it was so late.</p>