I know virtually zero about Mass Effect but I feel like I've missed out on some rare good sci-fi RPG games. And it'll be easier to start with the old and clunky than to revisit the first three having played Andromeda. Just bought ME1 on Steam. I'll dive in this weekend once I'd modded in controller support.
And I'd prefer to dive into Andromeda with a basic understanding the mechanics.
Generally I don't get fussed about graphics but if there's an easy graphics modpack I'll just throw it on.You will not regret it! I've played Mass Effect (1) on old X360 first but then had to play it again on PC because it was so good. After few hours you will not even notice dated graphics! Music is top notch in my opinion and I played all ME games with all DLC's.
my new laptop can play it flawlessly, thanks goodness. It's just a humble Celeron N3050, but it is so efficient compared to a kinda monster CPU laptop I had at the time -2011, a i5-2450m- that contrary to the i5 it doesn't stall when playing 4k content, needs no ventilation -it never achieves 99 Celsius degrees like the other-, it just needs 6W of power and games run better on it than on my previous APU. Not a powerhouse by any means, but efficiency wise I'm quite happy to have this one PC now.Here's some pre-alpha PS4 footage. From the Neo, in 4K :O
The footage of Andromeda did nothing for me. I know it's hard to engage with something with no context but this actually dulled my interest in the game. I've still to play ME3 though. Kinda putting it off.
They also have kinetic barriers
Ah well you bought/played ME3... more courage than me. Or maybe masochismME1: Woooooooo, epic !
ME2: Woooo- wait, the game is finished and I've only done side quests ?
ME3: Meh, crap story, crap ending, and that horrible mobile app which was thought to be required to experience the "best" ending
ME4: No thanks, I'll wait for reviews, and then for discounted prices
And that video certainly does not make me feel interested.
Boring platforming in what looks like a repeat of ME2 last chapter