Mass Effect Andromeda officially delayed until 2017

I've been thinking about playing the original trilogy before this. I've tried 1 a few times but had trouble getting into it. Is 1 vital to play as long as I read up on the story? I heard 2 and 3 are fairly different from 1.

"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:

I've been thinking about playing the original trilogy before this. I've tried 1 a few times but had trouble getting into it. Is 1 vital to play as long as I read up on the story? I heard 2 and 3 are fairly different from 1.

I never played the first one myself, though I was very interested in it. At the time, it was only on the XBOX and PC, and I'm a Sony gamer. I jumped into the second one, and loved it. Its an amazing game, and I had a great time even not knowing much backstory, though I think that if you were to read up on the synopsis of the first one, it would be even better. I would say that you absolutely need to play the second one before jumping into the third one. Primarily/most importantly to learn the characters and story, also to make choices that can effect how things in the third one play out, and then also because the combat in the third one is much more challenging (I found "normal" mode to be harder in 3, than "hard" in 2).

All that being said, the story and characters in Andromeda have only a very broad relation to the original trilogy. Its hard to say how much you'd miss if you haven't played those yet, but you're likely to understand and appreciate everything better if you do.

http://wewritethings.co/2017/03/01/bioware-mass-effect-andromeda-open-closed/

Not that its any surprise, but the game will officially be a mix of open world and linear level design, much like DA:I.

(This website won't allow me to cut and paste, or I'd include a few good quotes)

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

I never played the first one myself, though I was very interested in it. At the time, it was only on the XBOX and PC, and I'm a Sony gamer. I jumped into the second one, and loved it. Its an amazing game, and I had a great time even not knowing much backstory, though I think that if you were to read up on the synopsis of the first one, it would be even better. I would say that you absolutely need to play the second one before jumping into the third one. Primarily/most importantly to learn the characters and story, also to make choices that can effect how things in the third one play out, and then also because the combat in the third one is much more challenging (I found "normal" mode to be harder in 3, than "hard" in 2).

All that being said, the story and characters in Andromeda have only a very broad relation to the original trilogy. Its hard to say how much you'd miss if you haven't played those yet, but you're likely to understand and appreciate everything better if you do.

Mass Effect 2 has pulled me away from Horizon. Idk what it is but it pulled me in unlike the first game.

"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:

Mass Effect 2 has pulled me away from Horizon. Idk what it is but it pulled me in unlike the first game.

The 2nd game is fantastic, one of my favorite games ever. I like the 1st one, but I loved the 2nd one.

"Stitches wrote:

The 2nd game is fantastic, one of my favorite games ever. I like the 1st one, but I loved the 2nd one.

Im the same. Me2 is top 10 all time. Hoping that we get a lot more of that in the new one.

Final battle of ME2 was one of my greatest gaming experiences ever...never has being a "completionist" been so rewarding.

"Zeke0123 wrote:

Final battle of ME2 was one of my greatest gaming experiences ever...never has being a "completionist" been so rewarding.

I just finished the game and wished I didn't fuck up one of my loyalty missions (Samara). Four of my crew died. All of them were the women coincidentally.

Anyways, on to 3...

"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:

I just finished the game and wished I didn't **** up one of my loyalty missions (Samara). Four of my crew died. All of them were the women coincidentally.

Anyways, on to 3...

I had two people die on my first playthrough. Played it again to get my desired result before importing into 3 :up:

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

I had two people die on my first playthrough. Played it again to get my desired result before importing into 3 :up:

Damn no way I'm doing that again lol the game is too long. I'll just live with my choices and finish the story.

ME:A PC graphics settings

BioWare/EA recently put out the minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of Mass Effect: Andromeda, and nVidia followed-up with a preview of the graphical options menu. Users will be able to change and customize 16 graphical settings, including:

• Anti-Aliasing

• Chromatic Aberration

• Ambient Occlusion

• Effects Quality

• Film Grain

• Lighting Quality

• Mesh Quality

• Post-Processing Quality

• Resolution Scaling

• Shader and Shadow Quality

• Terrain Quality

• Texture Filtering

• Vegetation Quality

These options have different settings, ranging from the usual Low-Ultra, which is great if you fall between the minimum and recommended system requirements.

"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:

I just finished the game and wished I didn't **** up one of my loyalty missions (Samara). Four of my crew died. All of them were the women coincidentally.

Anyways, on to 3...

I ran the mission perfect but didn't go right away and lost most of the Normandy crew :(.

"Zeke0123 wrote:

I ran the mission perfect but didn't go right away and lost most of the Normandy crew :(.

Whether people die also depends on how you did the loyalty missions, and some other choices you made along the way earlier in the game. The most notable is when there is a fight between Miranda and Jack. You have to be I believe at least 75% Paragon/Renegade to break it up the right way without taking sides. If you don't/can't, someone (not necessarily one of those two) will die at the end. Happened to me on my first playthrough.

I feel like there's almost too much to do in 3 though I understand why. Nearly 30 hours in and I don't think I'm even 75% through the story.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Whether people die also depends on how you did the loyalty missions, and some other choices you made along the way earlier in the game. The most notable is when there is a fight between Miranda and Jack. You have to be I believe at least 75% Paragon/Renegade to break it up the right way without taking sides. If you don't/can't, someone (not necessarily one of those two) will die at the end. Happened to me on my first playthrough.

Yeah I sided with Jack and romanced her, though it was the renegade route. I later romanced Tali in Paragon but she still ended up dying.

"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:

Yeah I sided with Jack and romanced her, though it was the renegade route. I later romanced Tali in Paragon but she still ended up dying.

The details of which decesions lead to which people dying is a bit of a mystery. Not sure what goes on "under the hood" with that, but thats a good thing, as its unpredictible. My third time through (after playing halfway through a second, and abandoning that one), I did the Uber-Paragon route, and made sure that everyone lived.

https://gamerant.com/mass-effect-andromeda-dialogue-925/

The game apparently has as much dialogue as ME2 & ME3 combined, which is a lot.

http://www.thebitbag.com/mass-effect-andromeda-squadmate-customization/230560

Unlike DA:I, you will not be able to customize your squad's weapons and armor.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

http://www.thebitbag.com/mass-effect-andromeda-squadmate-customization/230560

Unlike DA:I, you will not be able to customize your squad's weapons and armor.

Good. That's one of the few things I didn't like doing in ME3.

"BlameItOnTheHenne wrote:

Good. That's one of the few things I didn't like doing in ME3.

Why not? I want as much control and micromanaging power as I can get!

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

http://www.thebitbag.com/mass-effect-andromeda-squadmate-customization/230560

Unlike DA:I, you will not be able to customize your squad's weapons and armor.

Sad. :( I love dressing up my characters.

"Dol-Fan Dupree wrote:

Sad. :( I love dressing up my characters.

I cannot tell you how many hours I spent crafting weapons and armor in DA:I. For both the aesthetic, and of course the practical.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

I cannot tell you how many hours I spent crafting weapons and armor in DA:I. For both the aesthetic, and of course the practical.

One of my biggest disappointments from Dragon Age II. All that loot felt pointless.

Early access starts tomorrow for EA Access members. 10 hour limit and the story is blocked at a certain point. The multiplayer looks cool, so I'll definitely be checking that out, too.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

https://gamerant.com/mass-effect-andromeda-dialogue-925/

The game apparently has as much dialogue as ME2 & ME3 combined, which is a lot.

People have been posting gifs of the dialogue since early access began, and it's horrible. Physically cringe level bad for a AAA release. I hope it improves but I'm staying pessimistic about this game.