Brief First Impressions after 7 hours (Updated a week later)

Distopia

JeroKane said:

I have a feeling that after the backlash of the ME3 endings and the departure of the original lead writers, that EA just didn't see Mass Effect as a main franchise anymore and give it the same level of Resources, focus and investement as they did with the original trilogy. Hence, the mediocre result and resulting reviews.

I have a feeling it was a trade off to make a bigger game....

bartoni33

SBFord said:

Shodanas said:

bartoni33 said:

Shodanas said:

Iselin said:

kitarad said:

I am really ready to move on from Shepard no problem there for me and I really do enjoy good stories. 

I made my custom male Ryder look like Shepard as much as possible (using the ever popular face #3)... it helps with the transition

That's exactly what i did. Spend almost 1 hour with the creator trying to make a new Shepard.

Man I tried (as I always do when I can create a character) in making my Ryder look like me. My Shep looked close (much more younger and rugged/handsome than me ...) but I could not get my Ryder close at all. Nowhere near as many choices it seems. Only thing that looks similar is that my Ryder looks like a middle aged man, so I guess I got one thing right?

I agree that the creator could use some more options. As it is now you still can create something to your liking but you need to be glued to the screen for quite some time and requires a lot of micromanaging. I succeeded  to create my male Ryder resembling my Shepard. Like you i always try to make my characters look like they are in their mid 30's early 40's.

I do too but in the case of Andromeda and the way that Ryder behaves overall -- and largely without any other choice (i.e. "mature") -- there's sort of a disconnect for me in a way that I never felt with Shepard in the Original Trilogy. Sorta bums me out in a way even though I honestly like the game.

Yeah Ryder (at least the Male one that I play) does seem to be on the "Hippy Dippy" side. He even says as much in a conversation with SAM early on. He seems almost immature and not really taking the whole Pathfinder thing seriously. Maybe that will change as the game goes on. I'm only about 9 hours in.