Preview Shocking Report From RPS: First Hours of Mass Effect: Andromeda Stinks

[Zed]

Tags: BioWare; Mass Effect: Andromeda

John Walker of Rock Paper Shotgun has played the first few hours of Bioware's highly anticipated Mass Effect: Andromeda, the epic sci-fi role-playing game due later this month (March 21 NA, March 23 Europe – as if you hadn't marked your calendars already).

Apparently, he thinks it's a badly written piece of crap. Wait - what - how could this be?

[...] The first few hours of Andromeda are a gruesome trudge through the most trite bilge of the previous three games, smeared out in a setting that’s horribly familiar, burdened with some outstandingly awful writing, buried beneath a UI that appears to have been designed to infuriate in every possible way.

[...] I’m at a loss. What I expect from BioWare is slightly dodgy combat, but splendid writing and characters. What I’ve seen so far is some decent enough combat (but nothing beyond what you’d expect in a third person shooter), and some of the most dreadful writing. I cannot emphasise enough how poor it’s been.​

Thank you for the report, John Walker. We are all very shocked.

 

[Azalin]

Everything is shit,I am shocked

 

[hivemind]

why are you posting news about this

literally who even cares

 

[Hoaxmetal]

Apparently, he thinks it's a badly written piece of crap.

Does he read his own writing tho?

And why is this shit a newspost? :<

 

[SausageInYourFace]

Within seconds you’re apparently the Chosen One, a Pathfinder (..) Before the term has even been explained to you, you’re granted that awe-inspiring title of “Pathfinder”. People stop and mutter reverently when they realise it’s you

 

[J_C]

And why is this shit a newspost? :<

Because the Codex likes to laugh at Bioware when even the mainsteam media thinks they are terrible.

 

[Outmind]

I never got the Mass effect hype. True, I've only played the first game, but already it seemed like a watered-down version of KOTOR story and character-wise with minimal rpg elements and mediocre combat. Now I see the hype for Andromeda EVERYWHERE, especilly with PC Gamer whose FB feed is so oversaturated with Andromeda news that it's not even funny anymore.

 

[Naraya]

Meanwhile Kotaku maintains high level of asslicking professionalism, as usual: https://kotaku.com/five-hours-in-mass-effect-andromeda-is-overwhelming-1793268493

 

[Darkzone]

I never got the Mass effect hype. True, I've only played the first game, but already it seemed like a watered-down version of KOTOR story and character-wise with minimal rpg elements and mediocre combat. Now I see the hype for Andromeda EVERYWHERE, especilly with PC Gamer whose FB feed is so oversaturated with Andromeda news that it's not even funny anymore.

You can fuck with guys, girls and aliens, no matter which gender you play.

 

[Ignatius Reilly]

Guess Battle Brothers won't have to worry about competition after all when everyone simultaneously realizes Bioware writing is shit and then falls in love with complex turn based combat!

 

[Grauken]

Why does every character look like a retard, is that typical Bioware standard as of late?

 

[Ignatius Reilly]

Why does every character look like a retard, is that typical Bioware standard as of late?

Their most inclusive game to date.

 

[Nael]

Tags: BioWare; Mass Effect: Andromeda

[...] I’m at a loss. What I expect from BioWare is slightly dodgy combat, but splendid writing and characters. What I’ve seen so far is some decent enough combat (but nothing beyond what you’d expect in a third person shooter), and some of the most dreadful writing. I cannot emphasise enough how poor it’s been.​

So the writing is... good?

Not sure what to make of this. Its like a Muslim complaining about something meaning its probably something I would favor unless we're talking about a plague or a cataclysmic meteor strike.

 

[Tao]

I think this game is not that anticipated as you say. There are more negative comments than positive in every video and news i read so far. I suspect the moron of Walker knew this and made a clickbaiting article as he usually does.

 

[ArchAngel]

I read that article and it is gold. Especially funny when he shows the retarded companion AI that instead of using stairs decides to jump over a rail and down some barrels or both companions standing on a nearby sofa while waiting for the player or not being able to just follow the player but first running in random directions and then coming back :D

 

[Bohrain]

Why does every character look like a retard, is that typical Bioware standard as of late?

Didn't you get the memo that Oblivion character design is the pinnacle of inclusivity?

 

[Ignatius Reilly]

I just don't understand how these multi-million dollar companies could keep making terrible UIs. You'd think there'd be a pretty solid guideline for what works by now. Somehow they keep mixing up their cinematics and UI departments. Maybe a ploy to pad the playtime.

 

[PlanHex]

It’s so very, very bizarre to be playing a BioWare game where the characters are so empty and dull.

 

[MRY]

Generic Grumpy Space Captain Lady is there, right up front. With a deft hand she begins by correcting your grammar from “who” to “whom”, and then in the same conversation says “less” when she means “fewer”.

 

[Neanderthal]

So does this mean its good?

 

[Black]

Generic Grumpy Space Captain Lady is there, right up front. With a deft hand she begins by correcting your grammar from “who” to “whom”, and then in the same conversation says “less” when she means “fewer”.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Generic Grumpy Space Captain Lady is there, right up front. With a deft hand she begins by correcting your grammar gender pronouns...

Fixed.

 

[MRY]

Well, as I mentioned in another thread, I have become less hawkish on the less/fewer divide since I learned that in all of recorded English-language usage, "less" has been "misused" by the highest practitioners of English writing. I also feel like there's a reasonably good chance that the who/whom correction in the game is wrong, since getting the usage right is not really so easy. But it just struck me as a funny issue.

 

[Somberlain]

Can't wait for this shit to bomb

 

[Hoaxmetal]

Can't wait for this shit to bomb

Not going to happen tho.