@Grekinski wrote:
But sometimes you need to take things seriously.
Yeah, that's a lingering feeling I have regarding the game finesse and refinement, actually.
A blunt example is that Drunk Lady on Eos. Why someone found it was a nice idea placing that useless information there? Someone might have thought it was fun, and that it would be a joke? Aside the first impact we have by watching her there, what does that mean exactly? Really, if I was 12-13 yo, and I can actually affirm that because I remember my mind and how I used to like some things back then, I would have cried laughing so hard. Alas, I'm not 12-13 any more, and 12-13 cannot – weren't supposed to – play this game with a PEGI set to 17. So, why the drunk lady?
This is just a small blur of the smear of ... strange decisions made designing that game, and the fact that it reflects upon the feeling of targetting lower audiences might be for the slack of seriousness it transpires every now and then.
Of course, I'm merely talking about subjective things here and about my perception.
PandaTar wrote:
This is just a small blur of the smear of ... strange decisions made designing that game, and the fact that it reflects upon the feeling of targetting lower audiences might be for the slack of seriousness it transpires every now and then.
That's what im talking about. The lack of seriousness, which can be good sometime, in this game is misplaced. You made a good example with the drunk lady and the same can be said for some of Liam's childish lines during important quests.
Hehe, Divergent. Yeah, I have to say that the 100 is a better series in that respect also with younger characters, although it mixes in older generations quite well as well.
I do wonder about this younger crowd thing though. Over the years you hear things like the average age of gamers going up while game makers seem to be looking at the younger generations more. Maybe they're having a hard time striking a balance there. I can't expect a game maker to just keep upping the age either but I do suppose that with such serious topics as ME games treat, a little bit of seriousness makes sense.
Ryder for me is on the border and it's still alright, but the general tone is light and it makes it feel like there isn't really anything really bad going on. The Reapers felt like a threat, the Kett...well even the name doesn't sound ominous. Let's market them with some Heinz Tomato Kettsup or something.
I do see Liam as an attempt to appeal to the younger millenials though. Maybe it works for them. I dunno. I just hope that ME:A and what comes after is allowed to grow up just a little and that on a shorter notice we are allowed to make good looking characters again.
@EgoMania wrote:Hehe, Divergent. Yeah, I have to say that the 100 is a better series in that respect also with younger characters, although it mixes in older generations quite well as well.
I do wonder about this younger crowd thing though. Over the years you hear things like the average age of gamers going up while game makers seem to be looking at the younger generations more. Maybe they're having a hard time striking a balance there. I can't expect a game maker to just keep upping the age either but I do suppose that with such serious topics as ME games treat, a little bit of seriousness makes sense.
Ryder for me is on the border and it's still alright, but the general tone is light and it makes it feel like there isn't really anything really bad going on. The Reapers felt like a threat, the Kett...well even the name doesn't sound ominous. Let's market them with some Heinz Tomato Kettsup or something.
I do see Liam as an attempt to appeal to the younger millenials though. Maybe it works for them. I dunno. I just hope that ME:A and what comes after is allowed to grow up just a little and that on a shorter notice we are allowed to make good looking characters again.
As long as the endings aren't:
A) I defeat the Benefactor in a Krogan style slapfight and merge with SAM to control the Kett through Remnant tech. (blue)
B) I arrange for 100,000 vaccines to be distributed to prevent TH-314/AEND but subcontract production out to the lowest bidder - the Cardinal. (green)
C) I defeat the Kett by arranging for one final suicidal shuttle crash with the explosion filmed over my shoulder. (red)
