User blog:Nord Ronnoc/What We Know So Far VI - N7 Day 2016 and GameInformer

I have no words...

No. Wait. I'm wrong. I have some words to say. First off, let me start off with some good news. That's what this blog is all about, in light of the US election: the good news. A whole slew of information about Mass Effect Andromeda over the past few days.

N7 Day happened on Monday, November 7, 2016. With it came the cinematic trailer everybody has been waiting for. Here's my breakdown:


 * An arc ship mysteriously breaking down as her crew tumbled around. Some were sucked into space. The male Ryder screamed and fell as the ship crashed into an unknown planet. As this happens, Alec Ryder says, "We slept for hundreds of years... dreaming of a new home. But when we finally awoke, our dreams of peace, were shattered." in juxtaposition to the ship called Hyperion (no relation to the company in the Borderlands series) flying to their destination.
 * The male Ryder later woke up amid the ruins, his visor cracked open. Next, he was sitting on a stool, staring at the desert far beyond his horizon as an unidentified male voice saying, "Welcome back."
 * The Tempest ship flying off to some ruins.
 * A trio of white-and-blue armored soldiers, each with varying attire, standing next to the Nomad as the next shot showed a giant, gorilla-like creature roaring.
 * Male!Ryder sitting up, then the next shot showed him limping in a snowstorm. The focus shifted onward to the Nomad. Then the shot focused on Ryder sitting down in the previous scene as an unseen female voice told him he was the new Pathfinder.
 * Next, we see him walking on the bridge of the ship from a previous trailer, with a good look of outer space.
 * "This is incredible," a strange alien mused as he flew up to a floating object, his arms crossed. He looked somewhat similar to the Collectors, only wearing green armor on his torso and arms and had a brighter hue in his sin.
 * Peebee the asari said the hole was "acting like a gravity well". Ryder then kicked a rock and it fell, only to be suspended mid-air.
 * "I... have a bad feeling," a growly man said, channeling everyone from Star Wars, as Ryder approached a device covered in blue bright lines. As he touched it, the lines spurt out as he and his allies turned to focus on a bright, orange hologram.
 * "We're the aliens," said Ryder as he carried his female ally while another shot showed another member of the alien species like the one floating to the object, brandishing a strange, organic rifle. It and another in heavy armor walked, probably looking for something.
 * "My god," the female character gasped, resting in Ryder's arms as they looked on as rocks floated around and lightning focused on a triangular pillar.
 * Alec Ryder, their father (we got a good look at his face), had his eyes set on his omni-tool. Then a mine went off next to the alien soldier as he tapped on his omni-tool, creating an explosion.
 * Ryder clinging onto the tail of a ship for dear life.
 * Some dark planet was shown, growing distant as each brief scene was shown below:
 * Raised his hand as blue lines gathered.
 * Another alien species, this one with heads shaped like hoods (were they hoods?) entering narrow doorways in some cavern.
 * A giant machine emerged from the sands as a man warned everyone to take cover, the camera focusing on Alec before the machine whipped out one of its tentacles.
 * Ryder taking on a giant work-like machine.
 * Ryder and the others fleeing in the location from the 4k trailer.
 * Ryder tossing aside a drone.
 * Peebee leaping over cover, turning around and firing a shot with her Carnifex.
 * A whole bunch of people, including a salarian or two, fleeing as a soldier turned and fired. The Tempest flew as the camera went up close.
 * "Now I know what makes you... special," said the alien from before, the top of his head shaped like a ring, as he approached Ryder and the others, who had their hands constrained by yellow bands of light. The final shot has him reaching out to choke Ryder before the title shows up.

That's not all. The website has updated and comes with lore and a few trailers. You'll find more here.

Best of all? Mass Effect 2 & 3, along with its DLCs, were now compatible with the Xbox One. If you have the games on the Xbox 360, you can insert the first disk for each game and it'll download. Alternatively, if you have EA Access, you can down them for free.

Game Informer has also revealed a lot of new details, with more being updated each day.


 * The default names for male and female Ryders are Scott and Sarah respectively.Their names and appearances can be changed. Also, they are siblings. Whoever you didn't pick will still have a role to play. Alec Ryder, the N7 soldier, is their dad.
 * Scott is voiced by Tom Taylorson, Sarah is voiced by Fryda Wolff, and Alex is voiced by Clancy Brown. Yes, Clancy Brown.
 * Loyalty missions return, though they are optional and can be taken anytime.
 * You can't get married. Not in the traditional sense, anyway.
 * New Game+ is available.
 * Not 4k native. 30 fps, though it varies more on PC. PS4 Pro benefits to be decided.
 * There will be sad moments in Andromeda.
 * Different background music for the galaxy map.

More will be added soon...