Mass Effect: Andromeda Pre-Release Thread

[donkeymong]

When did Natalie Dormer suddenly age twenty years?

When she doesnt use tons of makeup i guess.

 

[oldmanpaco]

Eh its been 5 years since she got naked on GoT and longer since the Tudors (did she get naked in that?). Anyway there is a reason SJWs are always bitching about actresses having a short shelf life.

 

[vdweller]

Aw fuck, you got it first I was just going to post it.

Yes, of course. We've seen her tits in Game of Thrones in scenes that totally made sense and called for nudes (and absolutely not for instant viewer porn gratification).

Also, there's all that hype about the Strong Women of Westeros media campaign due to the series raping the books Sansa Stark and the executives pussying out as always.

So yeah I'm pretty sure using a Game of Thrones actress as a voice actor is pretty much coincidence and definitely not an attempt to rub off some publicity momentum from showbiz shit that has somehow managed to stay relevant.

 

[Falksi]

This is just gonna be another DA:I style bore/chore-fest ain't it?

 

[Prime Junta]

This is just gonna be another DA:I style bore/chore-fest ain't it?

say it ain't so

 

[Morality Games]

This is just gonna be another DA:I style bore/chore-fest ain't it?

say it ain't so

At least shooting has to be funner than whatever DA:I's combat was.

... right?

RIGHT?!

 

[RK47]

im so hyped

 

[ArchAngel]

im so hyped

You are an idiot.

 

[redwood36]

Whatever is that the ME series has become, action rpg, or just and FPS with dialogue choices, I still really enjoyed the first 3 in spite of it all. Looking forward to this, and might even start using origin for it.

My main reservation right now is the lame af companions. Just looking at them, I'm not hopeful. I remain open however.

 

[Atlantico]

At least shooting has to be funner than whatever DA:I's combat was.

... right?

RIGHT?!

Yeah, it must be. Shooting is, at least, an excercise in point and click. DA:I combat is just holding down the right mouse button until win.

I'm re-attempting a DA:I playthrough now and just set difficulty to normal, which basically skips combat. Makes DA:I combat feel kinda good (when it's not there anymore) and highlights how that game was made for people with a controller who want to mash buttons and see awesome effects each time. It does that. There's just no strategy to it and no fun in it.

 

[RK47]

Don't forget the awesome crafting and resource collection.
The nodes respawn when you leave and return - so take note of the rare resource nodes and just keep entering and leaving to gather as much as you need.

This is great game design.

 

[yes plz]

EA apparently posted the system requirements on their Origin website:
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-6350
MEMORY: 8 GB RAM
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB
HARD DRIVE: At least 55 GB of free space
DIRECTX: DirectX 11

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD FX-8350
MEMORY: 16 GB RAM
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 480 4GB
HARD DRIVE: At least 55 GB of free space
DIRECTX: DirectX 11

 

[Alienman]

Pretty high recommendations.

 

[racofer]

lol

 

[Kem0sabe]

At least the combat looks smoother than previous titles.

 

[Seaking4]

I never understand the recommended specs for games anymore. They are always significantly better than anything a PS4 or XBox1 has. Do the games on those systems just run on minimum/low or do they actually just try making those versions playable for worse hardware?

 

[Zarniwoop]

The second one. Since the ps3 days developers have started giving zero fucks about optimization for the pc. Because that's also the time every kid started having a high end pc anyways.

 

[Kem0sabe]

Its on frostbyte, so it should run well on most systems.

 

[Freddie]

From the video, viewer focus was a lot on the big beast, but did you notice how other grunts still stayed in game even hit by biotics and various weapons point blank. Before that, player sunk cloaked shot with Widow or Black Widow, that should be most of the health bar gone (or one shot kill on lower difficulty levels) but nope. I didn't bothered to re-watch to see how weapons were upgraded, but for weapon combat, either guns were pea shooters or enemies are bullet sponges. Effect is still the same, grind like hell to upgrade your weapon, weapon related skills and ammo powers.

Also did you notice how few enemy combatants there were in a map simultaneously? And it isn't just this video, it's been like that in all videos I have seen.

One more thing regarding gun play, I wonder if located damage (read: head shots) is in the game.

What comes to skills, combo attack appeared to be powerful which can make combat fun, but for now I'm sceptical.

Note: I'm writing this pretty much thinking how MP will turn out.

The previous mass effect games didn't have a lot of enemies on screen as well, most firefights were small.

6 to 8 in ME2 and ME3. IIRC.

 

[Padzi]

I somewhat enjoyed ME1 back in the day, but when I look at Andromeda it just gives me this uncanny valley feel combined with pure cringe. I'm also worried about the tone of the game though. Every installment after ME1 just gets more and more out of touch with what ME1 was. But the most disgusting thing about this sequel is that crazy Asari. She is annoying as fuck and when I see her I just want to throw her out of the airlock. And Cora looks like a gypsy transvestite. What is this Mass Effect or Rocky Horror Show in another galaxy? I just want the old ME1 feel back is that too much to ask?

 

[sullynathan]

I never understand the recommended specs for games anymore. They are always significantly better than anything a PS4 or XBox1 has. Do the games on those systems just run on minimum/low or do they actually just try making those versions playable for worse hardware?

Since it's frostbite, the console version of battlefront and battlefield ran on high

 

[pippin]

I never understand the recommended specs for games anymore. They are always significantly better than anything a PS4 or XBox1 has. Do the games on those systems just run on minimum/low or do they actually just try making those versions playable for worse hardware?

It's because PC people make deals with hardware manufacturers, there's a bunnyhop vid about this (using call of duty as an example)

 

[donkeymong]

I never understand the recommended specs for games anymore. They are always significantly better than anything a PS4 or XBox1 has. Do the games on those systems just run on minimum/low or do they actually just try making those versions playable for worse hardware?

Nope, the Ps4 Pro is comparable with the recommended specs(atleast Gpu).

 

[J1M]

I never understand the recommended specs for games anymore. They are always significantly better than anything a PS4 or XBox1 has. Do the games on those systems just run on minimum/low or do they actually just try making those versions playable for worse hardware?

Nope, the Ps4 Pro is comparable with the recommended specs(atleast Gpu).

 

[Latelistener]

I never understand the recommended specs for games anymore. They are always significantly better than anything a PS4 or XBox1 has. Do the games on those systems just run on minimum/low or do they actually just try making those versions playable for worse hardware?

They not just run on lower settings (the older the generation, the lower the settings become), they sometimes unable to hold 30 fps, even if the game is exclusive to that platform (see Until Dawn for example).

Two pictures below is my favorite example of the gap between platforms at the end of the last generation. Both games came out in the same year, except the one is a PS3 exclusive, and the other is a PC version of a multiplatform game.

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