Posted by BlueMarsalis79
- Apr 03, 2024, 02:42:39 AMlol
Posted by Local Trouble
- Apr 03, 2024, 12:52:10 AMI hear his Revan novel is excellent.
Posted by Kimarhi
- Apr 03, 2024, 12:47:23 AMI think the drew one is the one I read if it was Anderson and his girlfriend vs Saren. It was pretty flat and boring imo. But in that case I think Drew probably was either overexposed to the series and tired of working on it OR perhaps is a better screenwriter than novelist.
I've never read anything else by him, so I can't say for sure.
I've never read anything else by him, so I can't say for sure.
Posted by TheBATMAN
- Apr 02, 2024, 03:32:56 PMQuote from: Wweyland on Mar 24, 2024, 01:54:05 PMHow are the Mass Effect books?
The first three books were written by Drew Karpyshyn. He certainly wasnt in it just for a cheap pay cheque because he was the lead writer for Mass Effect 1 and 2.
It's been years since I read them but the first one is the Saren/Anderson prequel that is referenced quite heavily in the original game. The second two focus more on Cerberus.
The forth, Deception, was written by William Dietz and was heavily criticised for having many lore and continuity errors, so much so bioware promised any future reprint would be edited. But no reprint ever came I dont think.
Posted by Kimarhi
- Apr 02, 2024, 02:19:13 PMAnd some of those are better than others. S.D. Perry is probably my favorite old EU author, simply because her adaptations of the comics were better at making her characters feel like real people. Berserker is much better than the comic for this reason.
She also has the only DH Press novel I can stand to read.
I think they have hired better writers with the new EU stuff, at least for the novel side overall, but so much of it has subject matter I don't care about because of the Prometheus influence. But authors like White make the best of what they are given. Charybdis is very good. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
She also has the only DH Press novel I can stand to read.
I think they have hired better writers with the new EU stuff, at least for the novel side overall, but so much of it has subject matter I don't care about because of the Prometheus influence. But authors like White make the best of what they are given. Charybdis is very good. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Posted by Wweyland
- Apr 02, 2024, 12:36:06 PMYeah, and it's sometimes the same group of authors who do these. The same names popping up in Star Wars, Aliens, Terminator, Starcraft, etc.
Posted by Kimarhi
- Apr 02, 2024, 01:30:01 AMI read one maybe a decade ago about Anderson during his attempted Spectre years and found it to be pretty flat and boring.
It essentially reads like almost every other media tie in novel with an author who is just putting in minimal work to cash in a paycheck, or intentionally limited by what he could write by the studio in the universe.
Aliens novelizations have more than a few of this instance, especially novels between Bantam and the new novels.
It essentially reads like almost every other media tie in novel with an author who is just putting in minimal work to cash in a paycheck, or intentionally limited by what he could write by the studio in the universe.
Aliens novelizations have more than a few of this instance, especially novels between Bantam and the new novels.
Posted by Wweyland
- Mar 24, 2024, 01:54:05 PMHow are the Mass Effect books?
Posted by BlueMarsalis79
- Mar 22, 2024, 06:02:45 PMPosted by DarthJoker45
- Nov 07, 2023, 07:43:16 PMA teaser and official website through EA for a new title Mass Effect Epsilon have both been posted online.
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/mass-effect/epsilon
Update:
Here is the full teaser
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/mass-effect/epsilon
Update:
Here is the full teaser
Posted by BlueMarsalis79
- Apr 08, 2023, 02:34:30 PMIn addition to Mass Effect 4, a couple of potential spiritual successors to Mass Effect in the works:
https://humanoidstudios.com/
"By combining excellence in the arts with innovative technologies, videogames have the extraordinary power to transport you to new worlds of adventure. That's what first inspired me to make games, and it's at the heart of what we do at Humanoid Studios."
Casey Hudson, (Creative Director for the original Mass Effect Trilogy and KOTOR) Founder & CEO
https://www.archetype-entertainment.com/
Archetype Entertainment is a game development studio in Austin, Texas led by industry veterans from BioWare and other AAA studios.
"Archetype is a chance for us to build the type of roleplaying game that we love to play. Video games are a uniquely interactive medium. They allow us to give the player powerful choices that have real consequences on how the story unfolds." -James Ohlen, (Design Director of Dragon Age Origins and KOTOR) Head of Studio
Also attached: https://drewkarpyshyn.com/c/?p=1089
Worth keeping an eye on, I'd say.
https://humanoidstudios.com/
"By combining excellence in the arts with innovative technologies, videogames have the extraordinary power to transport you to new worlds of adventure. That's what first inspired me to make games, and it's at the heart of what we do at Humanoid Studios."
Casey Hudson, (Creative Director for the original Mass Effect Trilogy and KOTOR) Founder & CEO
https://www.archetype-entertainment.com/
Archetype Entertainment is a game development studio in Austin, Texas led by industry veterans from BioWare and other AAA studios.
"Archetype is a chance for us to build the type of roleplaying game that we love to play. Video games are a uniquely interactive medium. They allow us to give the player powerful choices that have real consequences on how the story unfolds." -James Ohlen, (Design Director of Dragon Age Origins and KOTOR) Head of Studio
Also attached: https://drewkarpyshyn.com/c/?p=1089
Worth keeping an eye on, I'd say.
Posted by Local Trouble
- Apr 12, 2022, 01:43:11 AMI have never played that game.
Posted by Kimarhi
- Apr 12, 2022, 01:21:08 AMI know this is an unpopular opinion, but ME Andromeda is actually hilarious.
