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Mass Effect Andromeda Vs Mass Effect 3 Comparison Shows Big Jump In Visuals, New Dev Video Released

Unfortunately, a lot about Mass Effect: Andromeda, the fourth entry in Bioware's RPG saga, is still unknown.

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Kal0psia3944d ago

Huge level design, routes for different classes and tons of enemies. Similar to Halo 5 approach. ...Pleeeaaasse? ;D

TheRedButterfly3943d ago

Mass Effect could never have the verticality of, say, Halo 5. This isn't a knock against ME or an unnecessary praise for H5 -- they're just two very different types of games, with two very different goals.

I'm more than excited to see how both of them turn out, as they're both two of my top 5 franchises, but I have a hard time seeing them being very similar outside of the SciFi genre.

mikeslemonade3943d ago

What's this positivity about Halo. Halo sells software, and the postivity ends there.

Bladesfist3943d ago

I like Halo, it's one of the only (actually the only this gen) FPS games that I bother to play on console. It is probably one of the closest game franchises we have to a PC shooter on console. Excluding occasional releases like Wolfenstein or Shadow Warrior.

Kal0psia3942d ago

Well verticality wouldn't be a bad addition to gameplay. My point is I see strong similarities between both these games even though one is RPG and the other fps.

Point is Mass Effect is a level design game and it wouldnt' hurt to have larger level designs with differing routes for differing classes. Also Mass Effect is basically the first to establish multiple character control, so it only makes sense I guess. So similarities are very strong between the two games.

Qrphe3943d ago

Have you played Halo 5 already?

Kal0psia3942d ago

No just the recent updates. I mean I'm excited with what I've read so far, so should any gamer. Halo 5 is going to be epic.

starchild3943d ago (Edited 3943d ago )

I'm sure the environments will be plenty big.

On another note.. damn, Frostbite 3 engine is producing some incredible visuals! Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed and Mass Effect 4 all look amazing. I know we haven't seen gameplay of Mass Effect 4 yet, but apparently the trailer was in-engine and looked jaw-dropping. I'm sure it'll end up looking great either way.

_-EDMIX-_3943d ago

If you played BF3 on ultra, you have a pretty good idea of how beast Frostbite actually is.

I was excited to see more games using it, many don't give the BF series its due in terms of amazing visuals and effects and now many are starting to see just what BF fans have been getting the last couple of years. (on PC anyway, now on next gen consoles)

I'm excited for Mass Effects transition to frostbite, I really, really wanted 3 in Frostbite but it was just too late.

I'm hoping for it to be much more open and large, I don't really like the level to level feeling in Mass Effect, its almost the polar opposite imho of how one should feel commanding a space ship.

bloop3943d ago

@EDMIX: Yeah, I'm hoping for a more open world with Andromeda too. It's strange how as the franchise progressed, some elements were improved upon greatly and other areas stripped back or removed completely. Even if there wasn't a whole lot to do on some of the planets, it was so cool landing the Mako and exploring in ME1. Then ME3 had practically no exploration at all. If they can get all the best elements of the trilogy into one game, they're on to a winner. Bring back the exploration and RPG elements of the earlier games with the tight combat from 3. Seeing the Mako return already has me excited for this game. I also really enjoyed Inquisition so I have high hopes for andromeda.

showtimefolks3943d ago

i thought E3 was the perfect place to announce a mass trilogy remaster for ps4/xbox one with all the dlc released for the trilogy.

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crazychris41243944d ago

E3 trailer was in-engine, lets wait till they release some in-game footage before we start comparing it to previous games. Looking forwared to seeing more from this game. 2nd one is still my favorite but the 3rd had a more refined combat system. Hopefully they can take the good stuff from the 2 games and put it into this one.

Godmars2903943d ago

Moe concerned with story telling/interaction and gameplay than visuals.

psplova3943d ago

Is this a continuation of the trilogy? If so in bed to hurry up and finish ME3..

FlexLuger3943d ago

Not a continuation of the trilogy but it is a continuation of the timeline. This game takes place several hundred years after the first ME trilogy.

Godmars2903943d ago

Spacing between centuries does not make stories part of the same "timeline" rather universe.

Though given that this even isn't happening in the same region as the first trilogy, the same galaxy, its just as meaningless to say that they're connected by a timeline.

FlexLuger3943d ago (Edited 3943d ago )

Godmars290

True. But I can see references being made to shapard and the reapers. Its not like we wont still see krogans, solarians, and the races from the first game. But yeah its meaninglesss in the sense that it will be hundreds of years later in a new galaxy. Im curious to see how they explain that on too. Didnt all the mass relays get blown up at the end of ME3?

@IIFloodyII

Yeah, thats what I was thinking. The reaper war, could be considered one of the most important points in ME timeline/history. Surely some references to it and shepard will be mentioned. Especially if the enemy is a galaxy wide threat.

IIFloodyII3943d ago

No, not really, it's in a completely different galaxy. We'll probably hear stories about Shepard and co's adventures, but not much else.

Summons753943d ago

I like how the title says they SHOW a comparison but the actual video had absolutely no footage. (which is understandable since we have only a cgi trailer for ME4)

Bioware are the masters of gloating and talking and not showing absolutely anything to back their statements up.

Pandamobile3943d ago

Blame GamingBlot for that. The actual video is just a dev diary.

sullynathan3943d ago

"Bioware are the masters of gloating and talking and not showing absolutely anything to back their statements up."

You sure about that? You should blame Gamingbolt for the title

Summons753943d ago

For this instance sure. But there are plenty of other times where they will say X game looks amazing, X game will redefine the series, X game is so massive and still show nothing to back their quotes up, which is why they've gotten so much flack because the final game doesn't match up to what they claim.

sullynathan3943d ago

They get flack for their bad design options, sure but for some reason lots of other companies like CDPR or Bethesda do the same and don't get the same level of flack.

Usually, each newer Bioware game does look great and it is larger than the last game.

medman3943d ago

@summons75
Bioware pretty much hit the mark with the latest Dragon Age, so I think that gives people hope for the next Mass Effect. I love the trilogy, so I'm on board no matter what, but for those who may have questions Dragon Age Inquisition showed Bioware still has some magic left in their studio.

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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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VenomUK478d ago

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

anast478d ago (Edited 478d 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.

Ristul478d 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.

TricksterArrow477d 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_drake478d ago (Edited 478d 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.

ZeekQuattro477d 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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IAMRealHooman519d ago

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

anast519d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine519d 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.

anast519d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman519d ago

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

anast519d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman518d 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.

thorstein555d 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.

LordoftheCritics555d ago (Edited 555d 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.

XBManiac554d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992554d 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.

OtterX554d 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.

H9554d 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

TheNamelessOne554d 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.

anast554d ago

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

TheNamelessOne554d ago

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

raWfodog554d 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.

lellkay554d ago

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

pwnmaster3000554d ago (Edited 554d 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.

Armaggedon554d ago

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

MatrixxGT554d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon554d 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.

matt139554d ago

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

thorstein554d ago

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

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