On June 3rd, 2017, a massive tornado passed through Three Hills in the Canadian province of Alberta. Theunis Wessel, a resident of the town, gave absolutely zero fucks. His wife snapped a photo of him casually mowing their lawn with the dramatic storm looming behind him. Naturally, the image went viral - and has birthed some seriously entertaining photoshops and memes - many of which are video game related. Here are our favorites.
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In the gaming world, it's no secret that great reputation of a title comes with far greater expectation for the next one. Since the launch of Mass Effect: Andromeda in late March, BioWare's fourth and latest installation in the popular military sci-fi video game series has been so far met with its fair share of criticisms and disappointment from the fanbase, particularly surrounding the quality of the main characters' facial animations and rendering. And after the complaints inevitably snowballed into a meme over the last week, the studio finally announced today that a major patch will be released on Thursday to address many of the issues. Until then, here are some of the funniest commentaries from the fans upon the initial release of Andromeda.
Via gamespot
Old or not (reports since the leak claim this is footage from 2014..), this is still exciting. The marketing survey that accompanies the purported Mass Effect footage leak indicates that Andromeda takes players to the Andromeda galaxy, with the 'series formula' (story-wise) generally pulling a 180. Suffice to say, the fourth installment sounds ambitious, man.
And as quoted from the survey:
"Players will lead the fight for a new home in history territory--where WE are the aliens--opposed by a deadly indigenous race bent on stopping us," reads a line from the reported description. Experience the freedom to traverse and explore a planet-dense but seamless open-world galaxy, rich with discovery. Play as the leader of a squad of military-trained explorers in an intense third-person shooter, with deep progression and customization systems. This is the story of humanity's next chapter, and player choices throughout the game will ultimately determine our survival in the Andromeda galaxy."
Via realDonaldTrump
Did Trump go too far this time? Are we to assume that Hillary Clinton's one of the Reapers for this vaguely twisted analogy?
*EA has quickly claimed copyright and taken down the video on YouTube. Lucky for you, it still lives in the description of his tweet.
Via r/masseffect
Redditor Benelioto probably spent entirely too much time inspecting Mass Effect's N7 Day trailer, and spotted a potentially telling easter egg. If you zoom in on a dog tag visible for a few seconds in the trailer, you can see the name "Rider" (possibly "Ryder"). Computer, ENHANCE:
Mass Effect's Commander Shepard is named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space, so Rider/Ryder could be a reference to Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
And they're starting with video games!
