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Exodus announced, new single player sci-fi RPG from Archetype Ent. (helmed by James Ohlen, ex-BG/KOTOR/DAO lead + Bioware/ND vets)
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I genuinely think the armor looks fine lol. It's got this 'space ranger' aesthetic to it that I think looks cool. The buckle being sort of on his dick is funny but not some deal breaker.
As for Elise (bowling cut girl), I think her hair's kind of goofy but the overall look isn't terrible. I'm coming from a place of playing the ME trilogy dozens of times and getting characters looking this so maybe I'm more desensitized lol.
I genuinely think the armor looks fine lol. It's got this 'space ranger' aesthetic to it that I think looks cool. The buckle being sort of on his dick is funny but not some deal breaker.
As for Elise (bowling cut girl), I think her hair's kind of goofy but the overall look isn't terrible. I mean we have Jack looking like this in ME and it was fine?
I mean am I suppose to be okay with a bad design because some other game had a bad character design? I don't see your point here. The post about the bowling cut lady looking like a goofy ass background npc from cyberpunk 2077 is so spot on lol.
Finally something that tries to fill the hole left by ME. If it's decent I'll definitely check it out.
This guy supposed to have a pudgy ol belly?They recently put out another email extending sign ups for the Founder's Program, and also included a look at a new armor that players will get if they sign up, called the Traveler's Star Emblem. I'm starting to dig the aesthetic in general, it feels different than the more armor oriented designs from Mass Effect, though I'm sure there will likely be armor in this game too.
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The funny thing is, in the email they said the crotch badge was inspired by Matthew McConaughey.
I'm not crazy about that particular getup but overall what I saw in the reveal trailer looked okay. The gameplay snippets kinda reminded me of Andromeda visually.
I'm not crazy about that particular getup but overall what I saw in the reveal trailer looked okay. The gameplay snippets kinda reminded me of Andromeda visually.
Texans love theirThe funny thing is, in the email they said the crotch badge was inspired by Matthew McConaughey.
I'm not crazy about that particular getup but overall what I saw in the reveal trailer looked okay. The gameplay snippets kinda reminded me of Andromeda visually.
What is going on with that hair lol. The things protruding from the top of the mech is also reminding me of D.Va. Not really much in the bio to go off of besides her being sad about Earth.
Whoever approved these designs needs to be paid a monthly salary to stay away from video games.They recently put out another email extending sign ups for the Founder's Program, and also included a look at a new armor that players will get if they sign up, called the Traveler's Star Emblem. I'm starting to dig the aesthetic in general, it feels different than the more armor oriented designs from Mass Effect, though I'm sure there will likely be armor in this game too.
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New Q&A about more of the lore and effects of time dilation as you play. A lot of it is stuff covered before, but there's some bits too. Put together a little tl;dr, but link is here if you want to read through.
- Effects of time dilation can't be altered. Traveling at light speed for Jun, the protagonist, feels like days while decades/centuries pass for everyone else
- "Gates of Heaven": A bit like Mass Relays from Mass Effect - built by the Elohim, who used to be the most powerful faction of Celestials in the galaxy, that have since disappeared
- Some believe the Elohim are extinct, others that they've transcended physical form into beings of pure energy. And others believe they're still out there (likely will be a plot point)
- "Frame Dreaming": Traveling through the gates can result in temporary strange visions or powerful emotional responses
- One of the 'Laws of the Elohim' is that the gates aren't to be damaged or messed with, or else societies might face the wrath of the Elohim (if they still exist). The gates are so large and shielded that no current civilization can destroy them
- Rumors that are dismissed talk of a techno-virus called "The Rot" say it's out there degrading the efficiency and reliability of gates in distant systems on the edge of the Centauri Cluster (likely to be another plot point)
- Making the choice to use the gates WILL result in big changes that affect planets, cities, towns, characters, etc
- Companions you leave behind could even die as they age much more rapidly back home while you're experiencing time dilation
- You will always be aware of the amount of time that passes as it's related to the distance of where you go. For example, traveling to a star system 3 light years away and back, 6 years will pass for everyone back home, though only a few days pass for the player.
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The Peter Hamilton one. Kinda cool he can just email him and be like "solve this problem."
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Good question. Really neat to see how involved he is and hopefully bodes well for the lore and scientific accuracy of the game.
Yep, that's one they've answered before. Customizable protag.
Thanks! I had read you can customized the protagonist but I was afraid it could be limited.
Honestly if this is executed well an Mass effect Andromeda done right with time as a resource literally affecting your travels it could be phenomenal. However, the concept seems like it will be wrapped in a loot grinding, collectathon live service elements which I hope given the pedigree of this team is so far removed from the truth.
Cause it looks fucking amazing, especially me over here dying with something to fill the Mass Effect void in my heart, and the next one apparently according to Duskgolem looking to target 2028?
Cause it looks fucking amazing, especially me over here dying with something to fill the Mass Effect void in my heart, and the next one apparently according to Duskgolem looking to target 2028?
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Their answer to the question about whether we can play as a non-human is interesting. Lots of ways to interpret it. Transcribed it:
Q: Will we be able to play as a non-human character?
A: "Great question. Umm, the answer's not trivial. It's actually a bit of yes and no. We're super excited about some of the things that you're going to be able to do as a player, but because of that, we're not going to reveal the details for a little while ahead of us."
Q: Will we be able to play as a non-human character?
A: "Great question. Umm, the answer's not trivial. It's actually a bit of yes and no. We're super excited about some of the things that you're going to be able to do as a player, but because of that, we're not going to reveal the details for a little while ahead of us."
It's not a live service. It's a single-player RPG, which I believe they've been touting since the studio was announced back in 2020.
Yup, and encouraging to see how highly Ohlen regards him as a storyteller. Especially given the first novel sounds like it's at least complete in draft form.
Something I really like is the idea of Celestials being descended from awakened Earth animals.
Looking forward to the possibility of seeing species descended from octopi, or pigs (maybe even birds?)
Looking forward to the possibility of seeing species descended from octopi, or pigs (maybe even birds?)
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The Celestials aren't descended from Earth animals. They're descended from humans that traveled to Centauri and evolved into different alien races over 25,000-30,000+ years. They're collectively known as Celestials.
From the Q&A, there's also a bunch of creatures that also evolved from the Awakened animals into other beings too. Not sure if they're also considered 'celestials', but mainly the Celestials are aliens descended from humans, at least according to the website.
the novel's up for preorder & it's a door stopper…
September 19th, 2024
928 pages!
928 pages!
Exodus pre-order
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All of Hamilton's books are door stoppers lol. But yeah with an exact page count, this books is ready to go. I wonder if that date aligns with their original target date for the game (probably intended for slightly before the game)? Otherwise I'm not sure why you sit on it, but maybe that's just because I don't know anything about the publishing world and they need X books in X quarter or whatever.
Hamilton's books are massive because the scope of the stories in them are sprawling, and he goes into length to make sure that the technology really fits with how humans adapted to it. This makes the books wordy, but it also makes everything in the book more human and relatable.
Anyway, big fan, will buy the book and the game no questions asked.
Anyway, big fan, will buy the book and the game no questions asked.
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not sure on original target date (this game or mass effect) but i wanna say the first mass effect book by drew came out ~6 months before me1 release?
different authors and different length books/novels but extrapolation could be fair?
so 6 months out from hamilton's book would be march'ish of 2025…
does that seem a "possible" window for game release date?
if so, then things look to be possibly tracking as scheduled/planned.
i haven't been keeping up on how the game development is progressing for this game other than the occasional popping in to this thread.
apologize if most of this has been answered somewhere and i'm just ignorant ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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As for the release date guess... some time in 2025 does seem reasonable since they started the studio in 2019 right? But still, intentions rarely line up with reality for game releases so I'm prepared for 2026.
oh, totally missed Hamilton's involvement. Nice, might get that book. Havent read most of his latest work since I found it to just all to be a bit too much of the same at some points, but I enjoyed a lot of his stuff. Alastair Reynolds is still my favorite sci-fi writer tho :o
This doesn't necessarily mean anything, but a fun point of reference is that the first Mass Effect novel released in May 2007, while the game itself released in November 2007.
It's funny that even though I absolutely adore the Mass Effect universe with all my heart I never read the books. I did start one a long time ago but that's it.
I might read this one though, as it comes out before the game. I can't say I'm particular excited about the game but I did like the stuff I've been reading. And I'll look kindly to games developed by anyone who worked in Mass Effect.
I might read this one though, as it comes out before the game. I can't say I'm particular excited about the game but I did like the stuff I've been reading. And I'll look kindly to games developed by anyone who worked in Mass Effect.
I actually read a few of the comicbooks. The one with Aria, the one where Liara and Cerberus get Shepard's body, another series that I think I'm forgetting and some others that I dropped because I wasn't a fan.
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Not much to glean here but another look at more armor.
You mean "non-armor".
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I guess lol. They're probably similar to the beginner 'armor' Shepard starts out with in ME.
I liked their initial conceptual video, but every single update after that I'm disliking the art direction more and more.
It looks "sterile"? Mobile-game like?
The designs look generic, but I loooove sci-fi that deals with time dilation (shout out Interstellar obviously, but also to GUNBUSTER!)
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Could just be the artwork style? I don't know, but looking at the in-game footage, it looks normal to me? Definitely not 'mobile like'. Honestly if I had a completely blank slate and someone said this is ME5, I could believe it.
I don't love the helmet design or the weird strap thing, but I like the white and blue armor. It reminds me of the Explorer armorer from ME1.
