Or they just wanted to start off with a complete newbie (even if he wasnt completely new on handling a gun but having such burden on his shoulders) who might become what Shepard was, or close to him in the future.
What i missed is the violence that Shepard brought many times. He's the most alpha i met in the video games i played so far😃 and its because of his attitude,his looks (default) and his voice that made a perfect mix of the character he is.
Ryder is a much younger one, you dont feel that he's confident enough, whatever option i choose in conversations doesnt sound as confident or good as if Shepard would say it. But it doesnt mean he's a bad character, he just needs time. You killed by yourself what... 2-3 characters in the cutscenes by yourself overall? And even then it wasnt that satisfying or bada*s. Give him time. Alec was something like Shep, but could be thats what they tried to avoid, to control again a character that already have experience on the field and being a leader.
However i laughed when the crew just walked off twice without Ryder telling them the meeting is over...and nobody was giving a damn what he's barking afterwards. That felt like not even the crew members are respecting Ryder enough to let him finish what he's saying.
Just compare the 2 cutscenes below
From 1:45 till 3:55
and
First meeting on tempest
Again, this is because he's young and unexperienced and the crew members are at the same age like him or older. Would be a different case with Alec standing there. Ryder just ned to figure out himself and he's set.
I'm not arguing that it is a subjective matter (that's why i wrote ''my thoughts'') and i am aware that having a newbie as a main character was the dev's intention.
BUT seeing how most fans still miss Shepard and the lukewarm reception this game received... i'm not sure it was the right choice.
(Look at Gaming sites.. how many are still talking about the game? Very few. The Witcher 3 was talked about for months, and so is Horizon)
So my point remains, i'm not saying it is a bad game at all, i enjoyed my playtrough.
Just this shift in tone seems to have put off many big time fans( and sales too ).
@Abex81 I get your point and i agree with that. But its understandable, they wanted a fresh, clear game where you need to build up your character. Shep was an acknowledged N7 and Spectre already that you controlled for 3 episodes, Alec was an N7 as well.
It may please some people or push them away. For me it doesnt matter, im still playing the game 2-4 hrs every day, its just a different experience than we used to in the trilogy. Hopefully in the next episode we get a more confident Ryder with more leadership experience which many people wanted in ME:A.
i figured the lack luster reception was do more to the apparent overall lower level of quality in MEA vs the previous trilogy, rather then a lack of more mature dialogue or story elements (i'm referring to actual depth, not nude scenes, or perhaps not just).
@CasperTheLich wrote:
i figured the lack luster reception was do more to the apparent overall lower level of quality in MEA vs the previous trilogy, rather then a lack of more mature dialogue or story elements (i'm referring to actual depth, not nude scenes, or perhaps not just).
Yes, mostly
But the shallower tone and shift from Veteran to Rookie seems to have put off many people, at least that is what i'm getting from comments on Reddit/ Gaming site's forums during this month.
I serously hope in the DLC's or in the next installement we will see a Badass thoughened Ryder.
i actually find that kind of funny (the sad kind of funny), that so many people are whining about ryder being a "rookie" leader, and not a bada** right off the bat. i was there, on the BSN forums, page after page of people saying that's exactly what they wanted, with few detractors... it's **** like this that makes me hate people, well in general. keep, in mind i was someone who said it was an interesting idea, and i still think so. but, of all the idiotic things to gripe over. *sigh*
