Mass Effect Andromeda Appreciation WEEK!
Rules: Answer the questions and tag 10 people. [Optional: post any MEA screenshot you’d like to share!]
Tagged By these lovely people: @lonyn, @amarmeme & @reyesvdl
I shall tag... @chenria, @faejilly, @dragonwyrd316, @teklacat, @syzara
What is your favorite scene in MEA? There were a lot of great scenes, and I’m torn between two in particular: (1) the sunset viewing/whiskey drinking scene with Reyes because that was turning point for me with the game. Before then, I was enjoying it, but there was yet to be a point of true investment beyond Oooh Mass Effect (which anyone will tell you Mass Effect is enough to invest me), but the emotion and vulnerability and storytelling of that scene were just magnificent. (2) The twin scene when you are on Meridian, where you are suddenly in control of your sibling, and despite having been comatose for the majority of the game, they are now working to save their twin light years away - and about to give themselves up to the Kett in the process.
What is your favorite quest? I’ll have to agree with everyone here that I’ve seen that Liam’s Loyalty Mission is by far the most fun. I really just adored it, and how it oozed pop culture from start to finish. Emotionally, it was again (in agreement with others) Ryder Family Secrets. Plus they just pulled one over on me, that I did not see coming with the reveal at the end.
What is your favorite weapon? Hornet - It shot like an AR and hit like a pistol. It was my best friend.
What is your favorite armor? N7 armor still looks the best to me, but I went with utility over looks. I lived in the Angarran armor for all their tech bonuses.
What is your favorite power ability? Remnant VI, Incinerate, Energy Drain was my chosen power loadout, and I never switched from it. I ran a straight Engineer profile the full game, and Zap was my favorite power, and sometimes squadmate. Zap doesn’t judge!
What is your favorite planet? Kadara - Beyond a certain smuggler, I loved the colors of the planet, and it was the Nar Shadaa, Mos Eisley, or Omega of Andromeda. I loved it. Despite how I often play and write straight-laced characters, I love the worlds and cities that are actually just fronts for the criminal underworld. I might declare myself to people as an Imperial, but I’m a Hutt faction supporter at heart.
What is your favorite addition to MEA that wasn’t in the original trilogy? Jump jets!
I love the jump jets. I jump jet everywhere.
And, as my husband would tell you, I billy goat everywhere too. (Taking a path that isn’t intended to be a path just because I can kind of get traction up the steep incline.) Jump jets make it soooo much better. (Plus, I did enjoy hovering in combat and raining death upon my enemies.)
Who is your favorite non-romanced (one you didn’t romanced but could be) character? (can be NPC or squadmate) Drack - I always end up with a soft spot for the Krogan crew member, but I didn’t expect that I would want to be adopted by the Krogan crew member in this game. Like, one of my best friends and I are looking into making Clan Nakmor t-shirts to show our support of our adopted kin. Favorite squad/party combo? Drack & Vetra - They tell the best stories in the Nomad. Favorite non-bipedal animal on Andromeda? Count me in the corner of flying beasties on Havarl.
What surprised you most when you first played MEA? I was surprised how much I loved the game. Although I’ve never been in the hater camp for ME3, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that the direction they chose for the story wasn’t what I wanted. I just chose to enjoy what they gave me, otherwise, I’d have hated the game from Mars. So there was apprehension about Andromeda for me.
And then, I played for a few hours, and I was hooked. I loved how similar yet different the game was from the original trilogy. It gave me the nostalgia of the series, but I felt it made the game it’s own.
What is your favorite quote? “I liked the way you looked at me. I was afraid it would change”–Reyes ❤
That line? For reasons not entirely capable of being ascribed to the game, it hit me (and Yumi) hard. I’ve admitted multiple times that I borrowed the main character from my original series for Andromeda, and I just finished the first draft of her third book a couple of weeks before Andromeda launched. And this line, and the scene it was in, resonated so much with her, and with me, and no one could possibly know why yet.
--- Sadly no screenshots because I forgot to install Fraps on my first playthrough.