Mass Effect Andromada: What we know so far

I loved how in MGS3, they gave up on giving people Russian accents and just said 'Oh, they speaking in Russian, but you hear it in English'
 
I think the Translation convention is the way to go if you can't find someone who speaks or writes the language.

Another awful thing to do is to throw in missplaced spanish words that are so basic no bilingual person would fall back on.
Like in ME3, with Vega saying things like "My abuela's Huevos Rancheros" no bilingual person would talk like that unless they are trying too hard to play up their LATINONESS while knowing very little spanish. Why would you call her your Abuela if you are then gonna conjugate the word in english for the possesive? Why not just say "Los huevos rancheros que hacia mi abuela" altho saying "Los Huevos de mi abuela" sounds more like a vulgar expression of disbelief.
 
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I LOOOOOVE a certain series of a WW2 war movies made in the Soviet Union. While it's mostly set in Russia and the Eastern front, it follows Hitler's HQ, Italy, England and America. I love it how each character speaks their nation's language and are from the actual country. Churchill and Roosevelt talking about the war? English. Mussolini talking with his officers? Italian. Hitler ranting against the Russians? German.
 
Dr Fallout said:
I LOOOOOVE a certain series of a WW2 war movies made in the Soviet Union. While it's mostly set in Russia and the Eastern front, it follows Hitler's HQ, Italy, England and America. I love it how each character speaks their nation's language and are from the actual country. Churchill and Roosevelt talking about the war? English. Mussolini talking with his officers? Italian. Hitler ranting against the Russians? German.
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Ill take reading subs over hammy accents any day.

Walpknut said:
I think the Translation convention is the way to go if you can't find someone who speaks or writes the language.

Another awful thing to do is to throw in missplaced spanish words that are so basic no bilingual person would fall back on.
Like in ME3, with Vega saying things like "My abuela's Huevos Rancheros" no bilingual person would talk like that unless they are trying too hard to play up their LATINONESS while knowing very little spanish. Why would you call her your Abuela if you are then gonna conjugate the word in english for the possesive? Why not just say "Los huevos rancheros que hacia mi abuela" altho saying "Los Huevos de mi abuela" sounds more like a vulgar expression of disbelief.
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As a tri lingual person (oh yeah so cool) I can confirm this. Even some of my family member's who cant speak perfect English even when they're talking to me are either going to try fully to speak English or just speak in their native tongue. Because languages don't really mix and it can be confusing especially with certain rules.

Side note, I really do enjoy it when I can understand someone speaking my native language in a movie, game or real life. Its like being in on a secret and no one else gets to know.
 
I doubt anyone on the Bioware writting teams speaks more than one language. Switching languages requires to completely switch your mindset, you aren't gonna drop "Abuela"s unless you are doing it on propouse.
 
Supreme Shah Ismail said:
Ill take reading subs over hammy accents any day.
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In the movie there's a Russian voice over rather than subs. It sounds bad, but it's pretty well implemented.
Supreme Shah Ismail said:
Side note, I really do enjoy it when I can understand someone speaking my native language in a movie, game or real life. Its like being in on a secret and no one else gets to know.
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God, do I love it when the evil Russians joke to each other or talk to each other in Russian, and I know what they're saying.
 
I only get that feeling when I am watching war footage from the Yugoslavian civil war. And WW2 movies where they speak proper German.
 
I think I will schedule a podcast for ME:A. I think I will have it be in two parts. One for pre-release and another for post-release. What do you guys think?
 
Well I liked the mass effect trilogy/DAI. I consider them something I like to call soft/lite RPG's. Its also what I call the newer Fallout's. (I like the newer fallout's to a degree sue me, New Vegas is basically fallout classic meets immersive sim and the Bethesda fallout's are basically walking simulator post apocalyptic rpg lite fps diablo open world games. Which is fine I guess)

In general more casualized, less min maxing, lack of certain staples of traditional CRPG's and etc. I feel there are plenty of more hardcore RPG's and some lighter ones. I dont think one is necessarily better but hardcore ones do have an edge for depth in writing/game play.

I have cautious optimism for Andromeda. One the one hand it can be a fun casual RPG with some nifty planet exploration and combat. On the other hand Bioware might totally include its SWTOR/DAI MMO bollocks into the game and the writing team can hamfist "representation".
 
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Supreme Shah Ismail said:
Well I liked the mass effect trilogy/DAI. I consider them something I like to call soft/lite RPG's. Its also what I call the newer Fallout's. (I like the newer fallout's to a degree sue me, New Vegas is basically fallout classic meets immersive sim and the Bethesda fallout's are basically walking simulator post apocalyptic rpg lite fps diablo open world games. Which is fine I guess)

In general more casualized, less min maxing, lack of certain staples of traditional CRPG's and etc. I feel there are plenty of more hardcore RPG's and some lighter ones. I dont think one is necessarily better but hardcore ones do have an edge for depth in writing/game play.

I have cautious optimism for Andromeda. One the one hand it can be a fun casual RPG with some nifty planet exploration and combat. On the other hand Bioware might totally include its SWTOR/DAI MMO bollocks intot he game and the writing team can hamfist "representation".
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I kind of agree with this, I'll wait for a bit until I hear things from the game.
 
Yeah I'm calling it now, it's going to be shit. A mess of a game like the third game with the same popamole cover shooter game mechanics, terrible animation, companions like PeeBee which have a name to match their one and only personality trait, a terrible ending, and maybe more.
 
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We usually set and a date and do it through Team Speak. We put the password up for the server so anyone can join.

Game Informer has a lot of info they released about ME:A: https://www.gameinformer.com/p/andromeda.aspx
I am not impressed to say the lest.
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I meant more audience reaction.
Devs will only release what they want to the public whether good or bad to get people to buy the game.
What matters is actual opinions from people who aren't trying to sell the game.

What we get may just be mediocre but for all I know, the game is a masterpiece.
 
Millim said:
What we get may just be mediocre but for all I know, the game is a masterpiece.
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I've got a video coming up on my thoughts on MEA and why I think it'll fall.
 
I don't think it'll succeed because people were interested in the politics, society, and characters of the original universe. You know, a speculative Federation-esque future with less polish. Mass Effect was basically Deep Space Nine with you as James Bond and that was awesome.

I also don't really feel all that great about the idea I'm part of a wagon train to go invade some other galaxy and steal it's stuff.
 
With all the Biodrones? They can be almost as toxic like Behtdrones. Let us be honest, the hype machine and the marketing around it with a little help from dady EA, people will buy it, like it was hot cakes :/.
 
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