Mass Effect: Andromeda liveblog (inactive)

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There is a 50% chance that this journal will be liveblogs and the occasional rant, going forward. I almost ranted about the all-female Lord of the Flies remake this morning, but I've lost interest in it by now.

Does anyone use Discord? Maybe want a server to chat about current events and/or fictional fandoms and/or just be dorks?

Anyway, I was blackmailed by a certain person to download the trial version of Mass Effect: Andromeda, and after a few hours of playing it, all I want to do is continue playing it, even though I only have a few hours left on the trial and by god I will not buy another game before at least finishing FFXV. But here I am...


Current progress: Arrived at the Nexus

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Ryder hits the ground pretty hard and the glass of her helmet is broken, and she promptly begins to asphyxiate. She uses her omnitool to repair her helmet.

Kosta is nearby but they have to hunt to find the other shuttles and the other members of their team. And we find them with some very hostile aliens... those who have survived the encounter. So much for peaceful first contact!

However, Dad has gone on ahead alone, doing his Pathfinder thing. We find a bunch of structures that the bony aliens want to keep us away from, including a mysterious artifact that Dad and his AI computer, SAM, use to clear away the storms. The planet still has a hostile alien problem and some very mysterious shit going down, but at least now we can call a shuttle to get us out of here. But there's a blast from the building behind us.

Ryder hits the ground pretty hard and the glass of her helmet is broken, and she promptly begins to asphyxiate. Dad gives her his helmet to save her life, and dies himself.

I mean, it's sweet and heartbreaking and all, but... what happened to repairing the helmet, which she did in just a few seconds a while ago.......

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While Ryder is being clinically dead for twenty seconds on board the ship, King Bony Alien comes up and investigates the site that we used to clear up the storms. A hologram of Dad communing with the mysterious artifact is seen, and King Bony Alien mimics his posture and hand gestures, which is kind of adorable. But nothing happens. Whatever happened with Dad, it's not available anymore.

King Bony Alien seems irritated and stalks off. I'm sure that'll go well.

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I assume it's because Sara was repairing a tiny crack, whereas the later damage was basically a large chunk of glass missing. Presumably, the omnitool is limited in how much matter it can create out of thin air!

... idk.

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Sure, we can say that! Or maybe it's like the weird tire repair kit that came in my car instead of a spare tire or donut, and it's only good for one use and they'd both used theirs.

...or maybe it's like the weird tire repair kit that came in my car, and Dad doesn't know how to use it.

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Yeah, like. A brief two second aside of him trying to use his own omnitool and it not being able to handle the repair would have gone a long way in rendering these types of questions moot! Because I know you're not the only one who pointed it out.

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Also, MY JES!! It's been a while. I was just thinking about you, because I was thinking of games to finish so that I could contemplate Andromeda and FE:Fates was at the top of the list.

Do you use Discord. I hear that it's a thing the RP whippersnappers are using these days. I like it because it's a combination of old-timey chatrooms and old-timey forums.

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Honestly, don't... don't bother with Fates. I played through all three routes and I'm so angry about the several hours of my life that I will never get back. I have nothing good to say about it; it's a garbage game. :D

But yes, I do use discord! Find me at jesjes#5604

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Oh wow that's not great. That's... SUCH A SWING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. How did it hurt you, Jesyphus?

What about Echoes

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In a lot of ways! Some of them are super spoilery. Let's just say that if someone as perpetually confused as myself can immediately spot a large, gaping, crater-sized plot hole approximately two seconds after the BIG TWIST is unveiled that renders said twist infeasible, if not impossible, then you have failed at proper storytelling. But that's the cherry on top of an expansive list of things that either irritated me or degraded the game.

It's just garbage. Garbage, Kay!!

I've only played a bit of Echoes so far. I actually just started it the other day! I'm liking it a lot so far, though. c: