VGW:
I was once like you — a jaded Kinect owner, tired of novelty games, dance-a-thons, and throwaway experiences. Someone who believed in the promise of Kinect’s technology to augment a gaming experience without making the “you are the controller” motto a binding and crippling requirement. I also feared the worst when BioWare announced its plans to integrate Kinect into Mass Effect 3 (which was close to the same time the game was slapped with a delay), cynical that it would be shoehorned in to meet a necessary marketing bullet point. But after spending some time with the most recent build, and experiencing the voice-enabled combat and exploration features hands-on, I’m pleased to report that not only have those doubts been 100% decimated, but I came away pleasantly surprised.
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!
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.
some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier
it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me
Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.
He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.
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Did Bioware every explain why I couldn't just use my headset? I don't want to have to buy a kinect just to use this feature.
Shouting out orders in real time makes a game better........not in book, it makes it tacky
That's "better WITH Kinect," and honestly, probably not.
For one, there's the necessity of a $150 peripheral for voice commands.
For another, there's the potential for people to get bored having to say the same thing a million times over the course of the game.
For a third, there's whether or not this is actually more efficient/immersive than just using the traditional controls.
Fourth, unlike traditional controls, this isn't something that can be used in ANY sort of conditions, such as loud surroundings, or times when you shouldn't be making much sound (like if a young child is asleep, for example).
Will some people enjoy it? Of course, and there's nothing wrong with that. Will it be better? I doubt that.