Yeah, I really hope that ME4 is nothing like Firefly. Everyone says that ME2 was a Western in Space, but it was actually the anti-Firefly. In ME2, the frontier was not an improvement over Citadel space in any way and the only people who succeeded there were pirates and Batarians. The Browncoat-type humans, like Delan on Horizon, were just a bunch of conspiracy theorists and other idiots.
If ME4 must be western-ish, I hope some of the antagonists are a bunch of asshole cowboy figures and the PC is the heavy hand of the law who was sent to Andromeda to bring civilization and indoor plumbing to a bunch of jerks who are too anti-social to exist in a civilized society
I figure Andromeda will be a scout team dealing with the danger of setting up a colony in the ass end of nowhere. So good and the bad, it would be great if you were the law though helping and fucking people up along the way.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I figure Andromeda will be a scout team dealing with the danger of setting up a colony in the ass end of nowhere. So good and the bad, it would be great if you were the law though helping and fucking people up along the way.
If ME4 must be western-ish, I hope some of the antagonists are a bunch of asshole cowboy figures and the PC is the heavy hand of the law who was sent to Andromeda to bring civilization and indoor plumbing to a bunch of jerks who are too anti-social to exist in a civilized society
unforgiven in space
one of your squad is a grizzled old veteran who you persuade to come in board for one last job but it turns out they were just a straight-up murderer who had managed to evade justice and just gets right back to murdering. this is your fault
Well it is being written by the Halo 4 writer, so...
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Honestly, the reason I wanted a more lawless ME is because after a while I didn't like the idea of a Spectre.
I mean being an license to kill space agent is cool and all, but I like the idea of going places and having most of the folks be like "Who the hell are you?"
Well the ending made sense, but everything you expect from Mass Effect (great world building, character moments, relationships) were poorly handled. Chief and Cortana had a love relationship going on but Cortana is also a mother figure to the Chief due to being modeled on the creator of the Spartan program.
In the end she gets a physical body and touches the Chief before dying. Totes cried.
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On the plus side, at least Casey "let's make a completely unsatisfying ending and call it cerebral" Hudson isn't writing for the series anymore, either.
(Sorry, I know Mass Effect was his idea, and it was a great idea. Other writers still did better fleshing out his idea than he did, IMO).
On the plus side, at least Casey "let's make a completely unsatisfying ending and call it cerebral" Hudson isn't writing for the series anymore, either.
(Sorry, I know Mass Effect was his idea, and it was a great idea. Other writers still did better fleshing out his idea than he did, IMO).
You mean Casey "oh shit the ending got leaked better change it and call it cerebral" or did that get debunked in the end? I didn't really want to know what the "leaked" ending was at the time because anything was better than the drivel we got but now I'm curious.
If you're going to create a good enemy and story over a trilogy you need to plan ahead. It felt like Casey was content winging it.
tbh halo's story went south with english-speaking covenant in 2, so i'm not reading much into that
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For many, perhaps most, writers, the creative process is mostly winged. You don't plan out a story point by point; instead you have a general idea where you want to get to and let your creative muse take you there. Many things change along the way.
tbh halo's story went south with english-speaking covenant in 2, so i'm not reading much into that
Yeah, that's true.
Halo never had that must to work with in the plot department outside of the novels...and Halo 4 was the first attempt to put some real meat on it. Just didn't work out that well.
tbh halo's story went south with english-speaking covenant in 2, so i'm not reading much into that
Are you kidding me? The Arbiter, and the Covenant side of the story, were way more interesting than anything that happened with the Chief in Halo 2. People just hate him because 1) He's not the Chief and 2) Almost all his level were Flood levels
Ok, that is pretty great. Though they should have included the Vigil chord when the link appeared.
Watching that made me think that whoever in EA marketing picked Johnny Cash as the background music for that trailer just really doesn't understand Mass Effect at all.
The music in ME hasn't just been consistently great since the first game, it's also been pretty unique. And from ME1 to ME2 + expacks it got better. And then in ME3, they had the good sense to reuse lots of the great themes from ME1 and 2.
I'm pretty fond of Johnny Cash, but an ME trailer should have ME music, because the ME music canon contains multiple works of genius and is possibly the best video game music ever written.
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But swashbuckling space adventure
Y'all are cray, that shit was perfect with its tone
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The music made me think of Fallout, not Mass Effect.
It works, it's just...not part of the Mass Effect esthetic.
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Now you got me wanting Nathan Fillion as new bro shep. Gimme.
Nathan Fillion is the new Troy Baker?
A friend of mine would literally lose her shit if Nathan Fillion voiced the male protagonist in this game.
Also there fucking better be an Engineer class!
If you guys can be Vangods, I still wanna be chain lightning'ing and drone lead'ing my way to victory.
Yeah, I really hope that ME4 is nothing like Firefly. Everyone says that ME2 was a Western in Space, but it was actually the anti-Firefly. In ME2, the frontier was not an improvement over Citadel space in any way and the only people who succeeded there were pirates and Batarians. The Browncoat-type humans, like Delan on Horizon, were just a bunch of conspiracy theorists and other idiots.
If ME4 must be western-ish, I hope some of the antagonists are a bunch of asshole cowboy figures and the PC is the heavy hand of the law who was sent to Andromeda to bring civilization and indoor plumbing to a bunch of jerks who are too anti-social to exist in a civilized society
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FTFY. It's a Bioware game, after all.
As much as a new ME campaign sounds cool I really want to see a bigger better multiplayer mode.
unforgiven in space
one of your squad is a grizzled old veteran who you persuade to come in board for one last job but it turns out they were just a straight-up murderer who had managed to evade justice and just gets right back to murdering. this is your fault
Well it is being written by the Halo 4 writer, so...
I mean being an license to kill space agent is cool and all, but I like the idea of going places and having most of the folks be like "Who the hell are you?"
Please stop reminding me.
they just released a few screenshots and concept art. some that concept art.
Okay, for those of you who don't know, Halo 4 was the worse written Halo and had the worse plot by miles.
Yes, yes, I know "lol Halo plot and writing". No, you don't understand. 4 makes Halo 1 look like the Great American novel.
Its that bad.
pleasepaypreacher.net
I see no pants being shat upon here.
Well the ending made sense, but everything you expect from Mass Effect (great world building, character moments, relationships) were poorly handled. Chief and Cortana had a love relationship going on but Cortana is also a mother figure to the Chief due to being modeled on the creator of the Spartan program.
In the end she gets a physical body and touches the Chief before dying. Totes cried.
I guess I'd also say the plot was non sensical.
I'm being hyperbolic for hyperbolics sake. Its not a good start, but I'll wait till we get more for serious judgment.
Damn. Taky wrote some of the best stuff in those games.
Is he on the DA team now or did he leave Bioware? Or the new thing they've Titan teased but said nothing about so far?
I forgot about that!
He's the lead writer on the DA team now, yeah.
(Sorry, I know Mass Effect was his idea, and it was a great idea. Other writers still did better fleshing out his idea than he did, IMO).
I really like it a lot more
You mean Casey "oh shit the ending got leaked better change it and call it cerebral" or did that get debunked in the end? I didn't really want to know what the "leaked" ending was at the time because anything was better than the drivel we got but now I'm curious.
If you're going to create a good enemy and story over a trilogy you need to plan ahead. It felt like Casey was content winging it.
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Yeah, that's true.
Halo never had that must to work with in the plot department outside of the novels...and Halo 4 was the first attempt to put some real meat on it. Just didn't work out that well.
So we'll see.
Wait if taky is the lead on DAI, and they're bringing in a new person for ME. Where's Gaider?
Are you kidding me? The Arbiter, and the Covenant side of the story, were way more interesting than anything that happened with the Chief in Halo 2. People just hate him because 1) He's not the Chief and 2) Almost all his level were Flood levels
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The modern Co-op one? wasn't that cancelled?
http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/4/8146637/dragon-age-writer-david-gaider-bioware
New lead writer for some unannounced IP.
Ok, that is pretty great. Though they should have included the Vigil chord when the link appeared.
Watching that made me think that whoever in EA marketing picked Johnny Cash as the background music for that trailer just really doesn't understand Mass Effect at all.
The music in ME hasn't just been consistently great since the first game, it's also been pretty unique. And from ME1 to ME2 + expacks it got better. And then in ME3, they had the good sense to reuse lots of the great themes from ME1 and 2.
I'm pretty fond of Johnny Cash, but an ME trailer should have ME music, because the ME music canon contains multiple works of genius and is possibly the best video game music ever written.
Y'all are cray, that shit was perfect with its tone
It works, it's just...not part of the Mass Effect esthetic.