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Mass Effect: Andromeda’s “Ugly” Female Characters Are A Non-Issue

A few days ago, an article was posted on TGG regarding some of the female character models that we have seen so far in trailers for Mass Effect: Andromeda. The article, rightly, points out that the actress, Jayde Rossi, who lends her likeness to the female protagonist, Ryder, looks nothing like her in game. The author then goes on to show examples of other characters in the game and in past games to illustrate that BioWare may, possibly, be intentionally making their female characters “ugly”.

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Godmars2902992d ago

For them? More than likely.

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naruga2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

i call it now...Ugly characters(especially females) =unappealable =forgetable game ...just wait and see(if there is no customizaion option) ...Mass Effect will be remembered lukewarmly like Dragon Age Inc...for its animalities and SJW friendly agenda not matter the sporadic quality moments

morganfell2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

Don't worry, the game will have paper bags as DLC. Two bags if its a Krogan. Also I heard MEA lets you drink until you have beer goggles.

And naruga, you are correct. Its not about a game experience, its about an agenda. Look at that collection of characters. Seems like every design was subjected to some test group to check for triggers. If the women looked like Ashley from ME3 the aliens from planet Sarkeesian would have their objectification pitchforks out for a frontal assault.

sullynathan2992d ago

the funny thing about it is that people hated what Bioware did to Ashley in ME3, she was a soldier now in ME3 she looks like a failed model.

just-joe2991d ago

We don't take kindly to questions.

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Lonnie182992d ago

You know I'm a big fan of Mass Effect but I might wait or all together pass on this one. Where there's smoke there's fire...

INMATEofARKHAM2991d ago

Big ME fan here too... but I was out the door do to the ending of ME3 and I've seen nothing that makes me excited about this new game. Literally, nothing, and ME was lovely my favorite IP of all time at one point.

Xenocide72991d ago

I think if I played the ending without the internet it probably wouldn't have been so terrible.

Thomaticus2991d ago

This is the game where the main plot is to have sex with those females.

Godmars2902991d ago (Edited 2991d ago )

And/or guys. If that's your thing.

Seriously though, wonder why the Frostbite engine isn't catching more flack for this. It obvious that EA went with it because they own it, don't want to pay for UE4, but either its not as versatile, or that the their devs need more time to become familiar with it.

Scatpants2991d ago

no that's the sub plot.

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OCEANGROWNKUSH2991d ago (Edited 2991d ago )

Doesnt seem to be a story here at all lol

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SaveFerris2992d ago

Mass Effect: Andromeda - It's more than just a game about 'bumping uglies'.

The_Sage2992d ago

Yes! Nailed it.

That pun was intended, right?... Cause... You know... Ryder is so ugly.

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MyDietEqualsGames2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

Uglies bumping uglies. It's articles like this that make the muscles that create a hard grin within my face, work over time. I get a good laugh when people take this bullshit seriously. LMAO. *wipes away a tear* have a thumbs up or an arrow up, or whatever it's supposed to be.

OCEANGROWNKUSH2991d ago (Edited 2991d ago )

Its not even that they are "ugly" they just don't look right, the character modeling is simply poorly done and the harsh lighting and shadows that form on the face really aren't helping this any. It comes down to art direction, if everything else in the game is done in a photo realistic style and the character model it not done to those standards you get the whole Uncanny Valley thing going on.

The whole "they are scientists not supermodels" argument is null and void, not to mention this trend of casting ugly people as some kind of a statement is absurd. Bioware is simply incapable of creating realistic human faces and animations, as evidenced by only all of their games.

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Saithraphim2992d ago

I dont agree that they are ugly at all. Should all characters look like super models? i think they look like real, natural people, who are in a fight for survival

Greyfoxdbz2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

Super models ARE real people though

Xenocide72992d ago

Yeah and all combat specialists, pilots, scientists, tech experts etc. etc. are all super models? Much like what is always the case in these games. It's not realistic, and this diverse approach is a bit more refreshing.

Greyfoxdbz2992d ago

@Xenocide7
How is it refreshing? all the males are still hot as fuck so i'm told, so what you said goes out the window. The ugliness of the characters is selective. Also this is a sci fi fantasy game. It can afford to have idealised characters who are good to look at.

Swiftfox2992d ago

Heavily airbrushed, photoshopped, professionally photographed using high end equipment with perfect lighting sort of real people, but real people none the less!

game4funz2992d ago

People nowadays prefer realism... But wait... Woman soldier??? Why are all these women so freaking strong??? That not that normal actually but I guess in these cases that's an exception.

Realism or not... They can't have it both ways..

JasonKCK2992d ago

Xenocide7 plenty of attractive people in those professions.

swrapens2992d ago

What you see on the magazine cover is not a real person, so...you're wrong.

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Klonoa-dreamtraveler2992d ago

They don't look real they look cartoony even out of place looking.

CobraKai2992d ago

Ironically Jade Rossi is an actress/ model. But really, Bioware never did model "hot" female characters. Miranda had an effed up resemblance of actress Yvonne Strahovski.
The only exception is Liara.

DaveO_TZR2992d ago

I make that point in the article and I agree. They look like explorers and that's how they're supposed to look. They aren't supposed to look like they're trying out for the Miss Andromeda Pageant

The_Sage2992d ago

The characters we've seen this far are okay except Ryder. She's hideous.

MyDietEqualsGames2992d ago

They're not as bad as some people make them out to be. While Ryder has what is referred to as a "butter face" I would still consider smashing like bros.

Shu_Suzuki2992d ago

Well I for one want to have good looking females and males in rpg games. I'm not that great looking and really don't want to have characters like me in the in the game. So many of the Bioware games have women that look like men... hmm why is that I wonder?...

WelkinCole2992d ago (Edited 2992d ago )

I hate SJW simply because they nag about everything but anti SJW people are becoming like them and nag about everything as well.

What is left then is just us adults that just want to play our games without having to listen to both of these group nag and nag and bloody nag about the most useless things in games.

morganfell2992d ago

Rigggghhhhhttttt. Fighting for survival but still have time for those alternative fashionable hairstyles and perfectly clean spandex.

annoyedgamer2991d ago

Sure, except the normal women you might run into don't all look like gender on pansexual bisexual questioning feminist lesbians.

KingPin2991d ago (Edited 2991d ago )

when female characters are made to be good looking - SJW cries that its unrealistic expectation of women and video games are objectifying women.
when female characters are made ugly - SJW cries that women shouldn't be portrayed as ugly in video games.

WTF then?

Adrian_v012991d ago

you got it a bit wrong, it's the anti-sjw crowd crying about not having a sexy hot female character.

morganfell2991d ago

No you have it a bit wrong, it's about Bioware pandering to the sjw crowd. And I do not mean only in manners of the appearance of the female characters. It is far more sinister than that. And it is something for which Bioware has a history that has grown more rampant with each game.

nekomajinheika2989d ago

You must know a lot of ugly people...

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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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VenomUK103d ago

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

anast103d ago (Edited 103d 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.

Ristul102d 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.

TricksterArrow102d 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_drake102d ago (Edited 102d 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.

ZeekQuattro102d 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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IAMRealHooman144d ago

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

anast144d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine144d 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.

anast144d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman144d ago

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

anast144d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman143d 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.

thorstein179d 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.

LordoftheCritics179d ago (Edited 179d 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.

XBManiac178d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992179d 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.

OtterX179d 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.

H9179d 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

TheNamelessOne179d 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.

anast179d ago

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

TheNamelessOne178d ago

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

raWfodog178d 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.

lellkay179d ago

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

pwnmaster3000179d ago (Edited 179d 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.

Armaggedon179d ago

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

MatrixxGT179d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon179d 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.

matt139179d ago

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

thorstein179d ago

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

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