You're thinking of doing what I did at the start of this Gen. I was a ps4 gamer last Gen, but I knew ps5/xbx would be cross Gen for at least a year or so... Maybe not warrent a purchase for a while .. I didn't think they'd get this far into the generation and still struggle to justify the upgrade from last Gen. I went steam deck and reaped the benefits. Massive library, on the go, and gaming is going multiplatform. Steam deck 2, whenever that hits will be a big moment for PC gaming.

The gameplay is vastly superior for the main character, yes... You have the flexibility to create your own super bad ass soldier, and the gameplay set is very close to the feeling of the mass effect 3 multi-player which was frantic and very snappy/satisfying. Where Shepard feels a little more lumbering, Rider feels more agile.

What they missed though by making you a super soldier is the need to rely heavily on the skills of your crew... To me, that's where Andromeda stops being mass effect. Squad selection was an element of the trilogy that carried weight because of building complimenting skills and abilities in battle was a key to victory.... And really the only way to win on insanity difficulty. This was also for me how I built connections with MEs cast of amazing characters.

I think if they made Andromeda a new RPG and titled it something else... The game could've been just glazed over as mediocre. That it stripped so much of what made the trilogy great is where Andromeda receives its venom. Plus, I mean... They put BioWare Montreal on it. They built the multi-player for me3 which again.... Amazing.... But someone thought it wise to take one of the biggest ip's in the entire medium and hand it to one of their support studios rather than a big dog?

Mass Effect is easily one of the most mismanaged ip's in history. Three bangers.... A widely rejected spinoff and...... Silence for like seven years... Lol

Actually.... Mass effect 4 would be a great game to show for these upcoming game presentations.

Been playing sifu... Wonderful game. Just enough gameplay refinement to feel fresh.

Hardy is definitely my favorite cow.

Not one ounce of Sony Defense Force in that lad....

He's closer to being a member of the Sony Agression Force... Maybe their champion.

Why can't you edit? Just curious.

@SolidGame_basic: you mean from your highly scientific poll? Lol.

@BenjaminBanklin said:

@TheEroica said:

That's an awful lot of assumptions and garble talk just to avoid answering a question... 🤷. What's your end game?

End? END?! I'm here to personally destroy the Xbox brand singlehandedly. Because I have the power to do that from a dying messageboard. You saw through my plans, Eroica!

I think Pedro may be right on this one....

Can't tell is TC is serious or just rekt?

That's an awful lot of assumptions and garble talk just to avoid answering a question... 🤷. What's your end game?

So your hope and desire is what? Xbox brand goes away and Microsoft sells everyone games on PC and PS? Can't tell if you're rooting for Xbox to fail because you want their studios games or if you want to claim some amount of high ground in the system wars.... What's your end game?