It's here! It's here! At least in some parts of the world.

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As always: no flames, no drama, let's all have fun out there. Go out and explore, Pathfinder!
 

BioWare has posted some more details of the changes they have made across the three games. May 14th! XD

HERE on the official website

And the IGN video that goes over some of the changes and the visuals:

It's here!

Official trailer for the Legendary edition, FEATURING femshep!!! :D

So teaser trailer for the next mass effect dropped, and Liara is in it!

Read Casey Hudson's blog post here: https://blog.bioware.com/2020/11/07/happy-n7-day-4/

And here is the trailer for the Remastered Edition (doesn't seem to be on Youtube yet):

Your choices. Your squad. Your Shepard. Relive the legend in a remastered edition of the highly acclaimed trilogy. Mass Effect Legendary Edition arrives Spring 2021.https://t.co/jLUj8FUGaI pic.twitter.com/vxTKyq4LQ1

— BioWare (@bioware) November 7, 2020

ETA: youtube version

Increased resolution of the teaser image from the next game:

Increased the resolution of the Teaser image. @OdysseyGTV pic.twitter.com/0cwdOmstWu

— Connor 👁️ (@SpiffingAFK) November 7, 2020

I'm excited! Looks like no support for multiplayer, which I'm disappointed about though. Super happy that this franchise is getting some love, and I'm so eager to see a whole new generation of people fall in love with these games. :)

From Bioware Blog:

From Casey Hudson, Incoming General Manager of BioWare

Almost twenty years ago, I decided to apply for a job as a technical artist at a local video game company in Edmonton. Young, and fresh out of University, I’m not sure what I expected it to lead to. But it was the beginning of a career full of experiences and shared accomplishments I never could have dreamed of. So when I left BioWare three years ago, it was the most difficult decision of my career. I needed some time off, needed a bit of change, and wanted to get involved in the new wave of disruptive technologies that were emerging.

The last few years have been transformative for me, from having time to reflect on what I most want to do, to working with new technologies at platform scale. And now, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to return to lead BioWare – a studio that I think of as home.

I’d also like to wish my good friend Aaryn Flynn the very best in the future. Aaryn and I have worked together from the earliest days of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, to setting the foundation for Anthem. We’ve been through a lot together, and we’re all going to miss his presence at the studio.

I think I speak for everyone who has worked with Aaryn – and our fans – when I say thank you for everything. BioWare continues to hold a special magic – full of profoundly talented people, and an inspiring creative energy. When I look at the stunning progress Aaryn and the team has made with Anthem, and the other projects in the works, I truly believe our best is yet to come.

Link to outgoing message from current GM, Aaryn Flynn.

Any thoughts on what this means for Mass Effect after Andromeda? Personally, I'm hoping he'll address the issue of single-player DLC.

While alas ME:A didn't grab me the way I'd hoped it would, it did make me want to replay the original trilogy. In so doing, I realized I'm still bitter about not being able to have the option to convince Thane to have the operation. I have a vague memory that at one point during ME3 development, that story option was on the table, but I don't know if that's a real memory or just wishful thinking. Does anyone here remember anything about that?

On a tangent - somehow, the DLC I have for Zaeed is broken - when I started me ME2 game I saw it talk about "recruiting the veteran" and yet - nope, no actual mission. Kinda a bummer and not sure why since the other DLC are all here.

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In case you're new to the comm, this is just a post of the week where you're given ten prompts and pick one to write a drabble on and post it in the comments. Or have an idea that isn't from a prompt? Post it anyway! (Artwork is welcome too!)

If you'd like to track the activity on today's post, just click on the "track this" link at the bottom.

So read the prompts, write a story, submit a prompt! But most of all, have fun!

(ALso available on Dreamwidth, here)

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1. Temptation may have beckoned but I always have resisted


2. Broken promises


3. Space Hamster’s Grand Adventure


4. Downward spiral


5. Just add that to my list of problems


6. Death magnet


7. Draw the short straw


8. At least Humans are consistently stupid


9. Truth is boring


10. Catch me if you can

"We spoke with Robert Kazinsky about voicing the cold and calculating Archon. The obsessive leader of the kett targets the Andromeda Initiative when they interfere with his plans for the Heleus Cluster."

Did the prep-work on this when it looked like we weren't going to get a Sara trailer, and now we're more than a month post-release I finally got round to doing something with it.



Originally I was just going to drop shots of my Ryder in where appropriate, but it felt kinda weird given how so much of the pre-release advertising featured way earlier builds of certain scenes, not to mention how certain shots were clearly created just for the trailer (for example one shot of Scott in the official trailer has him taking the place of a squadmate), soooo I ended up recreating the entire trailer from scratch, going as far as replacing the pre-rendered cutscenes with captures of them from the game itself.

Next time I'll do a full-on 100% original fan trailer.

Experimenting with moving to Dreamwidth but attempting to crosspost here--the SLF Link can be found here!

https://biowarerpgs.dreamwidth.org/384.html

Are we having a Shore Leave Friday thread?

"In order to blend the triumphs of space exploration with the fear of an unknown galaxy, BioWare brought in film/TV composer John Paesano to create hybrid soundtrack that features both orchestral and synthesized elements."