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Why does Mass Effect: Andromeda´s female characters look so ugly?

I (Robin Ek, TGG) couldn´t help to notice that the female characters in Bioware´s upcoming action/RPG game "Mass Effect: Andromeda" looks absolutely terrible. So here´s my take on the matter.

affrogamer2992d ago

and is very subjective too smfh. I think they look good honestly.

naruga2992d ago

because EA and because politcal corectness ...see also MS new Ai in Halo Wars 2 ..western developers are idiotic as fk

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Eamon2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

Could be just pre-determined art style or engine limitations or lazy designers.

The models' "weirdness" remind me of of Dragon Age Inquisition.

Neoprime2992d ago

They look ok to below-average.

getbacktogaming2992d ago

they look very masculine... it's done on purpose to justify the multiple options in terms of sexual orientation :P

frostypants2992d ago

It's got nothing to do with PC-ness, people. Jesus. It's just crappy character modeling.

Utalkin2me2992d ago

@Shin-Zantetsuken

Its a likeness, not a direct copy.

I think they are going for a masculine look.

medman2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

@affrohop
I agree with you. The irony is you know the majority of people complaining about a pixelated characters looks most likely are horrors in the mirror in this reality, such as it is.

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slasaru012992d ago

Not good enough. Should also be body positive!

RememberThe3572992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

I get so lost is the idiotic perspectives that now I can't see how this is a legitimate conversation. You want to create a world were people don't look like real people and everything is a fantasy but you think SJW need to get a grip on reality. So let's throw out the reality that attractiveness is subjective and insert value that attractiveness is subverted by people who want to create an art form reflective of their world view, a world view you say isn't based on reality. So you have game designers catering to the world they experience, not to white male hermits, and those white male hermits in turn reject the same aspects of reality in game that they reject in reality. This is like watching a LSD induced circle-jerk.

TheCommentator2992d ago

Naruga made his comment, then proceeded to boot up No More Heroes on the Wii so he could jerk off his Wiimote to recharge his sword. Thank god Japanese devs aren't idiotic! /sarcasm.

joab7772992d ago

Then look at the character models and let me know!

rainslacker2992d ago

ME has always been hit or miss on how well their characters looked. Their character modeling software in the original trilogy was far from compelling, and took a lot of work to make good looking characters. I'd imagine the same thing is the case here.

PeaSFor2992d ago

i always found Miranda face to look like and tranny mixed with michael jackson, yet some people found her attractive, so in the end its simply subjective.

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Kornholic2992d ago

Of course they do but video games are fantasy and a way of escapism. People see ugly people every day. Why would they want to keep seeing them in video games, too?

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AnubisG2992d ago

Why? Because of SJW's and political correctness. I hope it ends soon but I don't see it happening. In fact, I think we will see this crap more and more.

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EyeAmTJ2992d ago

Western Devs? But the first 3 Mass Effect games the females looked good so yall sound dumb as hell blaming western devs LOL

notachance2992d ago

it's also like that in Dragon Age: Inquisition too, all the female romance choice is either masculine, dominating, or ugly af, almost all key characters are woman, and all the dumbs and comedic characters are male.

Bioware's character design division is controlled by SJW, if you don't believe me check back here after ME:A released. Hell, you can already see it in the trailer, the commander is a woman.

Eamon2992d ago

In DA:I, it did bother me to see so many female characters in powerful positions despite the fact the setting is supposed to be medieval European where racial and gender prejudice is supposed to be the norm.

It makes more sense to see more equality in Mass Effect series because this takes place in the future where we usually assume that there is much less racial and gender discrimination. The only problem is Speciesism.

Regarding romance options, I do agree that it did feel pretty limited for the straight male human protagonist. The choices were either Cassandra or Josephine. Clearly most would prefer Josephine but her model is just as weird shaped as this female Andromeda protagonist.

OctaneLord2991d ago (Edited 2991d ago )

I agree with you completely. EA is a multi-million dollar company that releases more titles throughout the year as opposed to some of the smaller publishers. This in turn, puts them in a more subjective position with media coverage. If they appeal to a broader audience by including characters that relate to all sorts of different people of shapes, colors, and forms they're less subjective to anti-feminism or SJW criticism. This in turn puts them in a position to profit off of a broader audience.

I just hate when they start trying too hard and make characters that are no longer believable in the subject matter. Their latest Need For Speed comes to mind for me. While the game technically played okay I had a hard time feeling immersed because I was forced to watch unskippable live action scenes every ten minutes with people that I couldn't stand, let alone consider believable characters for that type of setting and subject matter.

baldwind2989d ago

Here Here...Well Said...

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Deadpooled2992d ago

So the ugly feminists can't complain?

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Vystrel2992d ago

Some times we want to play as good looking people in a video game. How often does Hollywood cast beautiful people to star in a movie? If they are not beautiful then the whole point of the movie is about looks.

The ME: Andromeda female faces aren't even "ugly" in the normal sense, they are ugly as in poorly modeled and awkward to look at.

Zeref2992d ago

I think they look fine though. Definitely not ugly.

Ogygian2992d ago

In real life, yes, but they don't have to in games.

Games are works of art, and so designers are free to create characters with a beauty which is beyond the constraints of this physical world we live in.

Rodney252992d ago

You can change her looks, I don't see the need to complain. Another example of people just complaining just cause.

senorfartcushion2992d ago

Didn't know you could make people in real life?

Sigh*

joab7772992d ago

Did you read the article? Yes, there are ugly people and good looking people, and in between etc. But Bioware seems to have no issue getting the modeling right for male characters, and had no problem with Miranda beforehand. Now, it's as if it is being done on purpose and this article brings in a lot of evidence to prove the point.

These are video game and I take no issue with representing all types of people. I'm not that great looking either. But it's also a product that we buy! This isn't a comparative journal piece or something that is going to change societal norms. It's a product being made to sell to consumers for money!

And it's becoming more and more obvious that video games are being hijacked by politics and nonsense movements that only work to segregate us more than we are. Are their shallow people? Yeah. They are everywhere, including everyone reading this and myself. To a degree, we are all that way! And Bioware isn't gonna change this is any way!

joethetimelord2992d ago

And apparently they got jobs at Bioware making awful character models based on actual models.

Edito2991d ago

You made my day lolol...

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IamTylerDurden12993d ago

There is no Miranda type that's for sure. I enjoyed Miranda's... talents.

IamTylerDurden12992d ago

Miranda was talented, she was genetically engineeed by her father to be perfect. Disagree if you'd like... Paige.

Summons752992d ago

Those buck teeth could get anyone hot and bothered.

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phoenixwing2993d ago (Edited 2993d ago )

I'm pretty sure that you can edit the character's face anyway at the character creation screen right? Would suck if you couldn't :I

Also the asari girl doesn't look so bad except not a fan of her face paint on her eyes. Looks weird and ruins her look.

And to me they don't look ugly they look average, which might have been something they were going for.

Summons752992d ago

The should be a character creation in typical Bioware fashion...but they also don't have the best character creation :/ The Asari looks cool but her name is Pee...bee but still who names a character Pee.

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Christopher2991d ago

The obvious reason for the 'Peebee' nickname is because her romantic liason will be an NPC whose name starts with a 'j'.

The_Sage2992d ago

They look well below average for the town I live in.

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

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VenomUK101d ago

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

anast101d ago (Edited 101d 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.

Ristul100d 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.

TricksterArrow100d 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_drake100d ago (Edited 100d 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.

ZeekQuattro100d 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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IAMRealHooman142d ago

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

anast142d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine142d 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.

anast142d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman142d ago

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

anast142d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman141d ago

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

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thorstein177d 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.

LordoftheCritics177d ago (Edited 177d 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.

XBManiac176d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992177d 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.

OtterX177d 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.

H9177d 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

TheNamelessOne177d 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.

anast177d ago

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

TheNamelessOne177d ago

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

raWfodog176d 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.

lellkay177d ago

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

pwnmaster3000177d ago (Edited 177d 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.

Armaggedon177d ago

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

MatrixxGT177d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon177d 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.

matt139177d ago

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

thorstein177d ago

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

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