Mass Effect: Andromeda
Darren’s Top 10 Favorite Video Games Of 2017
Here are Darren’s Top 10 favorite games of 2017: Asura Asura is an Action Rogue-like set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through. Yakuza 0 Tokyo 1988. Getting rich is easy, the women are beautiful, and everyone wants in on the action. It’s time to become Yakuza. The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Zelda’s return is an open world masterpiece. Mass Effect: Andromeda It’s an unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed the game even with its faults. Nex Machina Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk...
The Top 10 Most Disappointing Games Of 2017
Every year there are games that we are all hyped up and eagerly waiting for, and every year some of the drop the ball. So here are the top 10 most disappointing games of 2017. These aren’t necessarily bad games, these are just game we expected better from. Mass Effect Andromeda This one is probably the most obvious pick. To be honest, I did enjoy Mass Effect: Andromeda’s combat and exploration a lot. However, I was really hyped for this game, especially because I absolutely loved the original trilogy. Andromeda, sadly, never reaches the same heights. Star Wars Battlefront 2 At it’s core, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is an enjoyable game. It’s just so disappointing to see how badly EA screwed this over with their insatiable greed. As a shooter, it’s probably one of...
EA Doesn’t Care About What Players Want: Mass Effect Developer
In a recent interview with Waypoint Radio, Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay designer Manveer Heir may have revealed EA’s thought process regarding game development. Following the shutdown of Visceral Games, who were working on a new Star Wars title, EA has been under fire from fans and media alike, and the interview doesn’t speak very highly of them either. Veer talks about why Andromeda was an open world game. “It’s definitely a thing inside of EA,” he said, “they are generally pushing for more open-world games. And the reason is you can monetise them better. The words in there that were used are ‘have them come back again and again’. Why do you care about that at EA? The reason you care about that is because micro-transactions: buying card packs i...
Top 15 Most Graphically Intensive Video Games That Will Make Your PC Sweat
Think your PC is the ultimate gaming machine? These games will milk the hell out of your PC and still you won’t be able to see 60fps. Here’s a list of the most graphically demanding games for the PC. [interaction id=”595cb3def2d4938713c38f4a”] Grand Theft Auto 5 When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. government and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other. Battlefield 1 Battlefield 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare...
Top 10 Most Disappointing Video Game Sequels Of All Time (Part 1)
While most video game sequels try to improve over their predecessors, some just are not able to live up to the expectations set by the games that came before. So here are the top 10 most disappointing video game sequels of all time. Batman: Arkham Knight Performance issues aside, the lacking story, overuse of the BatMobile, and a plot twist that could be spotted a mile away lead to the fall of the Dark Knight. Grand Theft Auto III Unlike other Grand Theft Auto games, GTA III lacked the compelling narrative or relatable characters that the series is known for. Mass Effect: Andromeda Glitchy animations aside, Mass Effect: Andromeda’s biggest failure was its inability to deliver an epic intergalactic tale, like the previous games did. The combat was pretty great though. Hitman: Absoluti...
The Top 10 Best Selling Games Of 2017
2017 has been a year with a bunch of really good game releases and with half the year over(time flies!) let’s take a look at the top selling games of 2017 until now based on revenue. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildland I’m honestly quite surprised to see this game up here but hey it’s a pretty cool game to play along with your friends to try and tame the wild lands. For Honor Another Ubisoft titles, For Honor was quite a different take on a medieval warfare type game with its mechanics and characters. Not sure how active the player base is now though. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Not a surprise to see this one up here. It is an absolute masterpiece of a game with a lot of content to offer. Horizon Zero Dawn Another exclusive title, this game had a great concept ...
The Most Disappointing Games Of 2017 So Far
The year 2017 has had some amazing releases like Yakuza Zero, Resident Evil 7, Horizon Zero Dawn, Nier: Automata and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, like every year there are games that we were looking forward to that failed to live up to our expectations and some outright horrible games. Here’s a look at some of the disappointing games of 2017: Mass Effect Andromeda Ever Since the disaster that was the ending of Mass Effect 3, people were looking for answers. Then the next Mass Effect game was announced which was to be set in another galaxy, during the events of Mass Effect 2, away from the Reapers. Some were happy, while others were sad. Slowly we got more information and hopes began to grow for this game, with a new engine and better technology, the expectations ...
Mass Effect: Andromeda Virtually Dead: No More Story Updates
Since the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, we’ve worked hard to address feedback from our community. From improving animations to expanding customization options, we looked to respond to your concerns, and build on what you loved. With each patch, you let us know we were heading in the right direction, and we’re grateful to everyone who joined us on this journey. We’re proud of what we created, and we hope you enjoyed it as well. Early in development, we decided to focus Mass Effect: Andromeda’s story on the Pathfinder, the exploration of the Andromeda galaxy, and the conflict with the Archon. The game was designed to further expand on the Pathfinder’s journey through this new galaxy with story-based APEX multiplayer missions and we will continue to tell stories in the Androm...
Top 10 Worst Games In Our Favorite Video Game Franchises (Part 1)
We all have our favorite Video Game franchises, be it Fallout or Assassin’s Creed or Metal Gear Solid. But even the best of them can stumble at times, and we’ve decided to take a look at the worst games in our favorite video game franchises. Some of these games are good, just not as good as other games in the series, while others are simply bad and not worthy of the company they keep. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is the lowest point in the series so far. Even with the buggy mess that Unity was, it was at least ambitious – good combat, visually stunning, and even somewhat decent of a story. Syndicate was just an absolute slog with no real sens of direction. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops We’ve come to expect a certain degree of in...
Bioware Montreal No More, Is This The End For Mass Effect?
After the not so welcome reception that Mass Effect: Andromeda got at launch, the Bioware Montreal studio’s troubles have only gotten worse. Back in May the studio was scaled down and put in a “support role”, with a majority of its employees moved to work at EA Motive. Now it turns out that the entire Bioware Montreal studio responsible for Mass Effect: Andromeda has been shifted over to Motive ion order to help with Jade Raymond’s new game. This is effective shutting down of the Montreal studio that had made both the last Mass Effect and Dragon Age game. [interaction id=”5984265aa8bfa9a67e4e164f”] EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said “We’re building out a new studio in Montreal, as we’ve told everyone. And we’ve hired over 100 people into...
Mass Effect Andromeda Update 1.10
Bioware released a new update for Mass Effect Andromeda. The update consists of- Veteran ranks of characters will only drop after all characters of that rarity have been unlocked to rank 10. Naladen explosion now deals damage when Cryo or Incendiary Ammo are equipped. Fixed issue where Dwindling Supplies and Empty Resupply mission modifiers would not function correctly if a player left the game. Dhan shotgun now properly primes enemies. Fixed issue where Bulwark, Siphon, and Concussive variants of pistols and sniper rifles would prime enemies too slowly when using special ammo. Fixed issue where using Supply Pack Transmitter would reduce spare ammo if Empty Resupply mission modifier was active. Using First Aid with Supply Pack Transmitter no longer heals enemies. Fixed issue that caused sc...
EA Got Back The Only Guy Who Can Redeem Mass Effect, Dragon Age And Has Me Excited For Anthem
In 2014 Casey Hudson had left Bioware to pursue some personal projects saying that he wanted – “some time off, needed a bit of change, and wanted to get involved in the new wave of emerging, disruptive technologies.”. After having revolutionized the RPG genre with franchises like KOTOR, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, his departure was a loss of Bioware and it showed in Dragon Age: Inquisition and Mass Effect: Andromeda. Fans of Bioware were unsure of what the studio’s future looked like, and even with all the positive buzz around Anthem, I was skeptical. [interaction id=”5971bc815ef522b21624db04″] However, just yesterday news came of Casey Hudson returning as General Manager at Bioware, and Aaryn Flynn stepping down. He announced his return saying: “The last few years ...