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'Mass Effect: Andromeda's' Story Has No Past Characters, Changed Combat And Graphics Teased

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BioWare drops more Mass Effect Andromeda tidbits on Twitter, suggesting no returning characters will feature.

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SaveFerris3602d ago

No cameo from Samara, Liara, or Wrex? Not even an appearance from the cryogenically preserved head of Conrad Verner? Aww.

Naga3602d ago

Cryogenically preserved talking heads have always been my go-to narrative device.

Eamon3602d ago

Asari have the longest lifespan and that's only around 1000 years. As far as I know, ME Andromeda takes place thousands of years later.

Roccetarius3602d ago

A clean slate is a much better idea, instead of returning characters half-hearted.

Ashlen3602d ago

Or is it just a cheap cop-out?

The whole thing that was magical about Mass Effect the thing the set it apart from other RPG's was the continuing storyline. Of course it was also "a" thing that made it more expensive.

Eamon3602d ago

And the story finished with Mass Effect 3, that is supposed to have multiple endings.

Meaning a fresh start is the only way possible.

Perjoss3602d ago

I look forward to meeting and getting to know a new bunch of interesting characters.

gamesismylife093602d ago

The loss of Casey Hudson is gonna be gigantic, but hopefully they can overcome it.

Spectre_StatusN73602d ago

Nothing Andromeda can do that will surpass the original trilogy in terms of story and characters. I'm betting it will still be a great time shooting and throwing biotics around though

TheOneWhoIsTornApart3602d ago

How can you be so sure about this?. A bit premature to say such a thing no?.

Spectre_StatusN73602d ago

Premature yes but honestly it would be like catching lightning in a bottle twice. You honestly think Andromeda's protagonist will be as iconic as Commander Shepard and the Normandy crew?

sullynathan3601d ago

Andromeda can actually do a lot to surpass the current trilogy in every way. For one, it will definitely have better graphics.

The combat and overall gameplay can be improved to a point that render's the past 3 games combat systems obsolete.

Commander Shepard, even though he was cool, is still a blank slate character that you create.

For party members, this time Bioware can break free from making characters that are eerily similar to characters from their past game.

This time it won't be a save the world and destroy the big bad like previous Bioware games.

It can also be a real rpg again. They can finally reach their vision of having an explorable world in Mass Effect.

There are so many things Andromeda can improve from the original trilogy.

Spectre_StatusN73601d ago (Edited 3601d ago )

I was strictly referring to story and characters. It's obvious that the graphics will be better, running on Frostbite 3. I wouldn't be surprised if it surpassed what we've seen from Battlefront. RPG elements and exploration, again, improvements that are to be expected.

The problem is what made Mass Effect so iconic was it's story and even more so it's characters. With barely anything related to the trilogy Andromeda is going to feel like a new ip...at least in my assumptions. I hope I'm wrong and that the story and characters live up to the quality that the trilogy had, but I just seriously doubt it will. It's ok though, I'm not accusing BioWare of being inept, it's more of a complement of how such a masterpiece the trilogy was in my eyes.

sullynathan3601d ago

Andromeda will be related to the main trilogy. You don't need to have the same characters to be related to the games that came before.

The story of Mass Effect derailed as it kept going because Bioware had so many different ideas and didn't plan ahead before making the trilogy.

This time they have the chance to write even better characters than the original trilogy and write a better story too.

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For All Its Flaws, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Approach to Romance is Something ME4 Can Learn From

While Mass Effect: Andromeda was let in several key areas, one of its approaches to romances is something Mass Effect 4 should consider revisiting.

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VenomUK154d ago

I hope Mass Effect 4 ignores the inferior prequels and instead closely follows the far superior Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dragon Age Inquisition.

anast154d ago (Edited 154d ago )

Mass Effect 4 should just make Mass Effect 1 but better with current tech. Fans would be happy. As far as romance, they should take notes from the Witcher and Cyberpunk.

Ristul154d ago

Later Bioware games have to little build up. You can have a normal conversation and all of a sudden BAM! The character you talk to becomes super flirty.

TricksterArrow153d ago

Reminds me of Baldur’s Gate. I wanted to practice some magic and Gale made it super weird. Not even gonna mention Astarion.

gold_drake154d ago (Edited 154d ago )

iii dunno about that.

the only really great and funny dating partner, is that outlaw guy anyways haha he was funny as hell.

other than that, i found every character to be very annoying.

ZeekQuattro153d ago

Shout out to Keri the Asari reporter. Current relationship status be damned as she's game either way. Anything for a good story. 🤣

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman195d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast195d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine195d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast195d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman195d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast195d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman195d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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BioWare Thinks Mass Effect Andromeda Was Better Game Than Reception Suggested

BioWare thinks Mass Effect: Andromeda was a better game than what reception suggested; taught the studio not to shoehorn open-world without any meaningful content in it.

thorstein231d ago

I played it and it wasn't as bad as people said. Is it in the 8-10 range? No.

It's a 6-7, which means it's a solid game.

LordoftheCritics231d ago (Edited 231d ago )

Veilguard and Andromeda are of similar level to me.
6 to 6.5 ish

Though I think i enjoyed Andromeda's combat and sense of scale a little bit more.

XBManiac230d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992230d ago

I agree with you It was a 6.5 type game. Gameplay was solid everything else was lacking. Playing at launch with all the issues was just absurd. EA could have let the developers keep patching and fix the game but they stopped just like they did with anthem. It’s crazy to think multi billion dollar publishers can’t afford to keeping patching their games get medium size developers can support the game for years

But when you have android wilson running the company what else can we expect.

OtterX230d ago

Except 6-7 doesn't translate as solid. 6 means a bit flimsy, but still good/enjoyable if you can look past the flaws. 7, a little less flimsy, and enjoyable. 8-10 would be "solid".

But I get your point. I skipped the game entirely, so I don't have an opinion on it.

H9231d ago

I played this game back when I wanted to give every game I bought a fair chance and finish it, it was the reason why I stopped doing so, god the game was bad

TheNamelessOne231d ago

I actually enjoyed Andromeda. It wasn't a 10/10, by any means, but I played it years after the fact, after a lot of patching, and I had a good time with it.

anast230d ago

Same, I enjoyed it too. I might even replay it soon.

TheNamelessOne230d ago

Might do the same, honestly. Went through the trilogy a couple months back.

raWfodog230d ago

I liked it as well, and also played it for the first time over a year after it was released. The original trilogy was a better story overall IMO but I still enjoyed Andromeda.

lellkay231d ago

The game is so unbelivably bad, it's laughable.

pwnmaster3000230d ago (Edited 230d ago )

It really wasn’t. Well for me nd I’m a big fan of the series.
Was it mass effect standard? No
But overall I thought it was a decent game.
6-7/10.

Armaggedon230d ago

You might want to try playing a truly bad game. Go boot up two worlds or gollum to get the perspective you need

MatrixxGT230d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon230d ago

Lol. Its one of the only games that I have experienced buyers remorse with. The only one I can think of is riders Republic.

matt139231d ago

So delusional, the title was an embarrassment to the original trilogy. it’s the equivalent of 2042 to the battlefield franchise.

thorstein230d ago

2042 had a redemption arc and what exists now is a pretty good FPS.

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