Mass Effect: Andromeda | Official Thread

[Scruffington]

To some extent I actually agree that I dislike Fem Ryder's appearance.

However, my issue with it has nothing to do with beauty or anything like that at all. My problem is that the in-game model doesn't actually match the real model.

Compare her to Mass Effect 1. Commander Shepard looks identical to the real-life model he was based on (Mark Vanderloo). However, Jayde Rossi (the real-life model that Fem Ryder was based on) looks nothing like her in-game model. I don't particularly mind if a game decides to create an original character design, but if you're going to use a model...I think you should do a good job replicating what they look like. I thought Commander Shepard was an accurate and faithful recreation of the real person in video game form, which made me see Shepard as more of a real person.

However, the game has far worse issues than just Fem Ryder's appearance.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Male Ryder is pasty af and sometimes goofy looking. But he's cute anyways.

[Psychotic]

https://twitter.com/ugobananas/statu...89356888858625

Can we organise a gofundme for this fella?

[Freya]

bahaha that's great

[Psychotic]

I can't stop reading about this. And yet again I am reminded of the sentiments in this.



How fortunate that I am soon going to get my hands on a game that gives me an opportunity to do just that.

[Freya]

Are you just seeing it on Twitter? I didn't see anything it in the r/masseffect subreddit so I'm assuming it's elsewhere

[Del Murder]

Yeah that's probably not intentional. They just suck at developing. Why wouldn't a developer want to ensure their female lead is beautiful?

Are you not able to customize Ryder's looks? In Dragon Age Inquisition you had a lot of options and my character was a cute little elf mage.

[Freya]

You are. You get to pick out of a bunch of preset heads and then tweak the preset.

[Scruffington]

Yeah that's probably not intentional. They just suck at developing. Why wouldn't a developer want to ensure their female lead is beautiful?

Are you not able to customize Ryder's looks? In Dragon Age Inquisition you had a lot of options and my character was a cute little elf mage.

You're able to make a custom Ryder. However I think the custom options look terrible for the most part. Especially the hair.

[Vyk]

Was male Ryder fashioned after a model?

[DMKA]

Was male Ryder fashioned after a model?

Yes, a fashion model by the name of Steven Brewis, who is from my hometown none the less.

I have to agree that the default female Ryder is ugly as hell. I remember when I first saw her in a trailer I couldn't believe how hideous she was. Thank God you can change her appearance.

[Aulayna]

I'm happy enough with my own Ryder (also proof that yes, you can make "good looking" characters).

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[Freya]

For some reason my Screenshot wasn't working but I did snap a picture with my phone to send to my sister lol

My Fem Ryder is a babe too

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[Madame Adequate]

imagine being so deluded that you honestly believe bioware are deliberately making bad games instead of being world-shatteringly incompetent

like whenever comes out with that i instantly know they haven't actually played bioware games before because the last one that wasn't a hot mess was made on the smurfing infinity engine

[DMKA]

I'm happy enough with my own Ryder (also proof that yes, you can make "good looking" characters).

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Good job. She's a cutie.

imagine being so deluded that you honestly believe bioware are deliberately making bad games instead of being world-shatteringly incompetent

like whenever comes out with that i instantly know they haven't actually played bioware games before because the last one that wasn't a hot mess was made on the smurfing infinity engine

Yeah, that's why I just raise an eyebrow at all the bitching I see about ugly character models and wonky animation followed by "It's over Mass Effect is RUINED!" I'm like "Uh...so you never played the original trilogy then?"

Bioware has made great games, don't get me wrong. I absolutely love both Mass Effect and Dragon Age, but the character models and animations certainly aren't what made those games great. They've almost always been the weakest point honestly.