*One of the new races :)
Creepy.
Looks like their skin is actually just bone.
Looks like their skin is actually just bone.
Javik 2.0
I kid, I'm excited.
I kid, I'm excited.
You ugly, you your daddy's son
Cool. I'm excited.
Cool. I'm excited.
Coming from the UK, the Kett has a whole other meaning.
Suppose it is kinda out of this world as well though, lol.
Suppose it is kinda out of this world as well though, lol.
Edgy/10
Looks like a Promethean and a Krogan got freaky and made that.
Don't remember very well, but don't they look a bit like that "Assuming CONTROL!' guy in ME2?
Those eyes.
It would be nice if they'd ditch the humanoid bipeds.
There are so many alien races, but when it comes to action, we are only involved with the less imaginative . For example, I was so excited to see where things went with the Rachni, but outside of conversations, there was nothing.
That's one of my main gripe with a series i otherwise adore.
There are so many alien races, but when it comes to action, we are only involved with the less imaginative . For example, I was so excited to see where things went with the Rachni, but outside of conversations, there was nothing.
That's one of my main gripe with a series i otherwise adore.
Nice, love me some exoskeleton-featuring alien races :)
Ah I wish they wouldn't always default to humanoid bipedal characters. Would love to see them mix it up and get more creative. I do understand the need to do this for motion capture and all, as hand-animating convincing villain characters could look bad.
The Kek
I just wish more Sci-Fi games embraced the fact that alien species are highly unlikely to be so similar to human beings. I like Mass Effect's own Elcor race for that reason, and even that sort of resembles a human-beast thing.
no dicks or vaginas?
WTF is up with the way the suit covers the butt??
Did it have to be another humanoid? Sigh
New fuckable race?
I dont know, I look at it and I think Halo. But i suppose that is ok lol.
Protheans + Collectors + blender == Kett vibe is real.
cant wait to fuck
The first artwork is miles ahead of what was actually made out of that artwork. Fuck, the former idea reminds me of the Dahaka, the actual model reminds me... of well... a generic enemy. Why are game developers so afraid to take details away from an enemy instead of adding useless ones? (the armor, the colors, the bones + flesh - I guess)..
But it wasn't a rock. It was a rock lobster!
Seriously though, I think I liked the concept art better. The ones with the more elongated heads would have definitely looked better. These guys still look to humanoid.
Seriously though, I think I liked the concept art better. The ones with the more elongated heads would have definitely looked better. These guys still look to humanoid.
I like it, kinda look like a more "handsome" version of The Collectors.
Edit: I'm assuming the ship in the PS4 Pro footage is theirs, because that was also similar to the Collectors.
Edit: I'm assuming the ship in the PS4 Pro footage is theirs, because that was also similar to the Collectors.
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This is the race of the villain from the looks of the trailer.
Are they genderless?
Or are they all mono-gendered like the Asari?
Or are they all mono-gendered like the Asari?
Was kind of worried from the snippets we'd seen before that they'd be too similar looking to the Collectors, but looking at them here aside from the chitin they don't look the same. Really digging the designs.
Humanoid enemies make more sense from a game design and storytelling perspective. This way, they can convey emotions in ways more recognizable to the audience, and you have more options in terms of workable stories. Nonhumanoid enemies don't have that kind of flexibility.Originally Posted by Hellraider
Did it have to be another humanoid? Sigh
They look like the Protheans.
Can't wait to bring them some freedom. :')
Collectors 2.0
I'll take it.
I'll take it.
Too much human everything.Originally Posted by Graphics Horse
The human teeth bother me more tbh.
I mean these aliens come from environments where natural selection would favor different traits, right?
I think they need to approach these new species by asking "what features would It have had to develop to be come the dominant species on its home planet"
This is only true because no one ever bothers with trying to figure out how to generate empathy using non-humanoid characters.Originally Posted by Poodlestrike
Humanoid enemies make more sense from a game design and storytelling perspective. This way, they can convey emotions in ways more recognizable to the audience, and you have more options in terms of workable stories. Nonhumanoid enemies don't have that kind of flexibility.
Video games, more than any other medium provide an opportunity to teach the user how to relate to a character who operates using completely different displays of emotion.
It's just "lazy" to suggest that a alien from a completely different galaxy would not only look similar to humanity, but would also express emotion in a relatable way.
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Am I supposed to believe that these aren't some Collector looking motherfuckers? Just like I wasn't supposed to believe Brutes weren't Reaperfied Yahg?
Considering new galaxies will be explored I would hope to see a lot of new races. Most of them should be non-humanoid as well.
A lot of Mass Effect alien designs seem like things that, if it were live action, could mostly be done with prosthetics/animatronics/guys in suits. I think it's part of the aesthetic.Originally Posted by Poodlestrike
Was kind of worried from the snippets we'd seen before that they'd be too similar looking to the Collectors, but looking at them here aside from the chitin they don't look the same. Really digging the designs.
Humanoid enemies make more sense from a game design and storytelling perspective. This way, they can convey emotions in ways more recognizable to the audience, and you have more options in terms of workable stories. Nonhumanoid enemies don't have that kind of flexibility.
Oh hey, the clickers from TLoU are wearing armour now.
Also fuckable.Originally Posted by Poodlestrike
Was kind of worried from the snippets we'd seen before that they'd be too similar looking to the Collectors, but looking at them here aside from the chitin they don't look the same. Really digging the designs.
Humanoid enemies make more sense from a game design and storytelling perspective. This way, they can convey emotions in ways more recognizable to the audience, and you have more options in terms of workable stories. Nonhumanoid enemies don't have that kind of flexibility.
Expressing outrage, this is bullshit.Originally Posted by Poodlestrike
Was kind of worried from the snippets we'd seen before that they'd be too similar looking to the Collectors, but looking at them here aside from the chitin they don't look the same. Really digging the designs.
Humanoid enemies make more sense from a game design and storytelling perspective. This way, they can convey emotions in ways more recognizable to the audience, and you have more options in terms of workable stories. Nonhumanoid enemies don't have that kind of flexibility.
Originally Posted by Bits N Pieces
Coming from the UK, the Kett has a whole other meaning.
Suppose it is kinda out of this world as well though, lol.
In the U.S we call it K-holing.Originally Posted by N7Commander95
Maaaate, passing around a Key right now.
God I hate dealing with people on kett on a night out
One ugly son-of-a-bitch
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
Also a part of it.Originally Posted by Schlorgan
A lot of Mass Effect alien designs seem like things that, if it were live action, could mostly be done with prosthetics/animatronics/guys in suits. I think it's part of the aesthetic.
Tired patience, Elcor are funny but not really flexible.Originally Posted by nocturnalis
Expressing outrage, this is bullshit.
Yep. I love the design of Hanar, and I wish that Mass Effect would do a better job of making the aliens seem a bit more, well, alien.It would be nice if they'd ditch the humanoid bipeds.
There are so many alien races, but when it comes to action, we are only involved with the less imaginative . For example, I was so excited to see where things went with the Rachni, but outside of conversations, there was nothing.
That's one of my main gripe with a series i otherwise adore.
Look like Prometheans
Those look like Prometheans