Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Amulrei
    Mar 24, 2017
    0
    If for some reason you needed more proof that Bioware is a now corpse-shell worn by unqualified SWJs pretending to be real developers, here is your Exhibit A through to F.

    Horrible writing, awful combat and animation bugs we would mock in an indy title let alone a full price triple-A release. Utterly disgraceful.
  2. pinofas
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    This game is being unfairly destroyed. I am a fan of the saga and when you play it you feel you are playing a Mass Effect. I recommend you to buy this game if you really like Mass Effect 1 and 2. But if you are looking for something similar to ME: 3, don't buy it.
  3. Ca55_
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    I like this game, this graphics is so amazing, i like the history, i loves themes specials and sci fi. The exploration this game is magnificent. This animations are' ok' could be better, but does no impacting the experience with the game.
  4. Derrik4999
    Mar 24, 2017
    1
    It's too boring yet it can be fun

    It's VERY repetitive,what you do from the start of the game you do 10 hours later,the same **** New area: Kill a bunch of people,talk with people,kill a bunch of more people,do some retarded stuff and go to the new place. the fighting is fun but that's all there really is,the animations and voice acting is **** for such a high budget game. really dissapointing.
  5. DanMat
    Mar 24, 2017
    0
    Se fa schifo ai madrelingua inglesi figuratevi a noi, che non abbiamo nemmeno avuto il doppiaggio, stavolta.
    ME ha sempre puntato sull'immersività e non c'è immersività senza doppiaggio, tra l'altro il nostro, il migliore al mondo.
    Conosco bene l'inglese ma non per questo cerco prodotti e film in inglese, amo la mia lingua e la considero mille volte meglio della lingua che il mondo ha    Se fa schifo ai madrelingua inglesi figuratevi a noi, che non abbiamo nemmeno avuto il doppiaggio, stavolta.
    ME ha sempre puntato sull'immersività e non c'è immersività senza doppiaggio, tra l'altro il nostro, il migliore al mondo.
    Conosco bene l'inglese ma non per questo cerco prodotti e film in inglese, amo la mia lingua e la considero mille volte meglio della lingua che il mondo ha scelto perché talmente facile da poter venire incontro alle capacità mentali dell'utente medio.
    Per noi italiani questo è un gioco da boicottare assolutamente, i fessi che lo comprano avalleranno la EA a togliere il doppiaggio anche da futuri prodotti, oltre che a rovinarli. A FIFA ancora lo mettono, il doppiaggio...però a ME lo tolgono. La EA si merita di non vendere nemmeno una copia, qui da noi. Questo è razzismo puro e semplice.
    Inoltre il doppiaggio ci è sempre stato fatto pesare in termini di costi, le software house ci hanno sempre, sempre, sempre propinato la storia che il doppiaggio costa e costa tanto, per giustificare quando non c'era; e ora che non c'è...il prodotto costa forse 10 euro in meno, in Italia? Non credo proprio. Ciò vuol dire che con ogni copia venduta da noi la EA guadagna ancora di più.

    E questi sono solo i lati negativi per noi, quelli per tutti potete ben leggerli nelle recensioni qui in giro...grafica assolutamente pessima; animazioni scadenti; storia banale; protagonisti asettici, musiche assolutamente scadenti e non all'altezza della prima saga...e chi più ne ha più ne metta.
    EA = mercificazione di massa...appiattimento totale.
    Dopo Mafia, un'altra saga a puttane. Continuiamo così...continuiamo a comprare.    … Expand
  6. chrissu
    Mar 24, 2017
    4
    Not a Mass Effect game. I'll put it like this: bad writing, terrible animations, decent game play (that's why it has 4/10) , but this is not Mass Effect. Better find a new brand name for this.
  7. LostinNY690
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    Honestly, let's just be honest most of the people hating on this game for the animations and lip sync issues probably gave Fallout 4 a 10/10. This game isn't a homerun but it is fun, adds to the Mass Effect lore, and makes improvements in its RPG and crafting elements. I truly believe that most of those rating this game low are those who hated Mass Effect 3's ending and haven't evenHonestly, let's just be honest most of the people hating on this game for the animations and lip sync issues probably gave Fallout 4 a 10/10. This game isn't a homerun but it is fun, adds to the Mass Effect lore, and makes improvements in its RPG and crafting elements. I truly believe that most of those rating this game low are those who hated Mass Effect 3's ending and haven't even played the game. Sorry, but watching something on Twitch doesn't mean you can give it a proper review.… Expand
  8. Panzidane
    Mar 24, 2017
    2
    BORING AND UGLY. This game is stupid. Sorry, but CGI remember me my PS1, gameplay is horrible, the story is boring. I just sit and think: ''WHAT THE HELL HAPPENS WHIT BIOWARE?'', sad... This game not good, this game not cool, this game is just a piece for farm money. Sorry fans, but i can't say this game is good, because this don't.
  9. ChrispyGeralt
    Mar 24, 2017
    0
    This shadow of a game bioware calls mass effect shouldn't come as a surprise. We all knew that bioware was no longer the developer it once was when it released dragon age 2 and demonstrated its love for the mass effect series by giving us what they call a good ending for mf3. They have balls releasing this **** game and putting mass effect in its name, ill give them that.
    **** **** GAME!    This shadow of a game bioware calls mass effect shouldn't come as a surprise. We all knew that bioware was no longer the developer it once was when it released dragon age 2 and demonstrated its love for the mass effect series by giving us what they call a good ending for mf3. They have balls releasing this **** game and putting mass effect in its name, ill give them that.
    **** **** GAME! just like dai inquisition **** these ****    … Expand
  10. 6wg
    Mar 24, 2017
    0
    Game about inadequate invaders from the earth. Boring dialogs, crap animation and gameplay. Dirt and terrible game, such a space we do not need.

    0/10 for sodomites
  11. socokid
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    LOL, 99% of the low scores here are from people that have one review... and it's for this game. The complaints are filled with rhetorical nonsense for the most part as well. It's as if they were all written by the same person and after only playing for a few hours.

    Ah well. I'm a little over 22 hours in and I am having a blast. I have no idea what people are talking about. The facial    LOL, 99% of the low scores here are from people that have one review... and it's for this game. The complaints are filled with rhetorical nonsense for the most part as well. It's as if they were all written by the same person and after only playing for a few hours.

    Ah well.

    I'm a little over 22 hours in and I am having a blast. I have no idea what people are talking about. The facial expressions (especially the eyes) are a little wonky, certainly, but the story / gameplay is super fun. It DOES take a bit of time to get to the main gist of the game, how all the components work, etc... (there is a LOT in this game, something we can all agree on). It's a big game...

    Outside of some odd facial expressions and body movements during dialogue (eye roll), this game is flipping BEAUTIFUL. One of the best looking games I've ever played (saying a lot). Just amazingly gorgeous. The voice acting is superb, even if some of the writing sounded like it came from a 12 year old. While some here are talking about that, I've only noticed one or two things that made me stop and say "gah, they could have written something less cringeworthy there." To suggest ALL of the writing is bad would be dishonest beyond belief.

    I think most of the criticisms here stem from this game not being the most perfectest Witcher 3 killer bestgameever right at launch, and only because expectations were so high for a beloved series. But I'm telling you... this game is massive, fun, gorgeous and is most definitely a very good game.    … Expand
  12. licorice
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    it's got its problems but I really enjoy it, and apparently that's not enough for this so here we go.

    I don't see major issues with the facial animations, i think they're fine personally, the combat is fun, characters are pretty hilarious (especially Peebee and Vetra) and all round I'm having some pretty good fun with it.
  13. framadn1
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    Now ever humanity is doomed, but how do you vote 1 Mass Effect Andromeda?
    at least you have tried? otherwise I do not think only a fool would give the vote as 1
  14. Heavebeard
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    Witcher 3 :
    Music that doesn't stop playing
    Attack bug Roach Animation bug Quest bugs of all shapes and sizes No one bats an eye Mass Effect : Andromeda has bugs and SJW's and everybody goes **** crazy. Mass Effect Andromeda has flaws and personally i like the trilogy more than Andromeda. Still having a good time though. Although the complaints are somewhat justified it    Witcher 3 :
    Music that doesn't stop playing
    Attack bug
    Roach Animation bug
    Quest bugs of all shapes and sizes

    No one bats an eye

    Mass Effect : Andromeda has bugs and SJW's and everybody goes **** crazy.

    Mass Effect Andromeda has flaws and personally i like the trilogy more than Andromeda. Still having a good time though. Although the complaints are somewhat justified it definitely does not break the game. Dutch people have a saying : Do you people like to F*** ants?

    Definitely not a GOTY for me but i'd still give it a solid 7.5/10. I gave ME1 the same ten years ago. Still giving it a 10 here because of the unjustified hate on this game.    … Expand
  15. Twombler
    Mar 24, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect and its sequels were the first games that really gave an experience where Sci-Fi-movie met 3rd person shooter and RPG with well developed storyline. As you played with the main protagonist you really felt that every NPC and squad mates had a background and personal motivations which were revealed through well written dialogue. Actual game-play was functional enough (thoughMass Effect and its sequels were the first games that really gave an experience where Sci-Fi-movie met 3rd person shooter and RPG with well developed storyline. As you played with the main protagonist you really felt that every NPC and squad mates had a background and personal motivations which were revealed through well written dialogue. Actual game-play was functional enough (though restrictive) but I saw it only a way to forward the story. Antagonists felt like a real threat and they had their individual motivations to fight against the player. Afterwards I've imagined that Saren and Illusive Man would work fine as a playable characters in their own separate games.

    ME: Andromeda stumble at crucial points but here's the biggest issue: Weak narrative. In ME-trilogy dialogue was there to push the story forward. If it wasn't then the dialogue built the characters and gave an insight to their background and motives for the player.

    Andromeda fails the narrative and there is a reason for this which is weak directing by Mac Walters. He is a great writer (no doubt about that) but doesn't seems to know how to enliven written to a game world properly. It's a pity because the story, characters and dialogue has a huge promising which is never used properly.

    After the poorly delivered story there is only a 3rd person shooter-RPG which is great but repetitive. Visuals are also great but unpolished from time to time. I had not game breaking bugs but a lot minor ones mostly with animations and scripting errors.

    Summary: A huge disappointment for a Mass Effect fan but a decent shooter-RPG for a newcomer.    … Expand
  16. SKILLEDxKILLAH
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    Pros:
    -Fun
    -Great Level Design
    -Combat
    -Story
    -Dialogue Between Characters and the ambient conversations

    Cons
    -Performance at 1080p with a 1070 while in Tempest
    -Some story elements
    -Facial Animations (will be fixed in future patch)

    All in all, A solid 9/10
  17. Ronyo30
    Mar 23, 2017
    4
    I really wanted to like this game, the series only got better after the original Mass Effect, and after a 5 year wait I had high hopes and expectations. I've played about 20 hours now and unfortunately it seems the wind in the sails of the series died out long ago (I'll update the review if any of that changes, but at this point I don't think I can take more punishment from this gameI really wanted to like this game, the series only got better after the original Mass Effect, and after a 5 year wait I had high hopes and expectations. I've played about 20 hours now and unfortunately it seems the wind in the sails of the series died out long ago (I'll update the review if any of that changes, but at this point I don't think I can take more punishment from this game without some major fixes). From funky animations, homely looking uninteresting characters, to a questionable story and boring repetitive gameplay. To make matters worse, the different parts of the game don't even mesh real well with one another; it's like the different teams of people that worked on different parts of the game failed to ever communicate with one another. It has left the game at launch to be one big dysfunctional mess.

    Starting out it goes wrong real quick before you even enter the game. The default characters are certainly nothing to write home about, male Ryder is salvageable, but Female Ryder looks plain bad. Attempting to fix it in the CC is no easy task either. You cannot modify the default faces and the preset CC faces are one step above abominations. Once you decide upon a face, again another challenge presents itself in the form of a very simplistic CC, there aren't many options available and whatever you come up with will always resemble the preset face.

    The poorly implemented animations hit you almost immediately and continue throughout. From odd facial expression to no expression at all, lifeless hands, strange walking behavior, and the biggest offender, poor lip-syncing to the dialogue, it plain out doesn't look good. It fails to suspend disbelief and for a game based on so much dialogue is difficult to get past. Aside from animations, graphically the game holds up, nothing mind-blowing or spectacular, but by no means bad. The landscaping is nice and much of the game looks good enough to immerse yourself in, the problem here is the characters stick out rather badly. They are cartoonish, waxy, and in some cases downright inhumanly ugly. The aliens naturally look better, mostly because there isn't a frame of reference for exactly "how" they should look, the humans are simply ridiculous. Some of them look like they were taken strait out of The Old Republic and just had new textures slapped on them.

    Gameplay is okay at points and boring at others. The combat is familiar and largely unchanged from ME3, aside from the addition of the jet pack. The Nomad is okay to drive for about 10 minutes but quickly starts feeling more like a family van on a road trip than an APC. The lack of weapons was a terrible mistake and after awhile just getting in and out to fight things becomes a chore. The original developers dumped it for a reason; it should have stayed in the garage. The mini-games/puzzles are horrendously boring/frustrating, Sudoku, really? and mining for things, well I'm just not going to mine (really what was wrong with the orbital probe?) Missions are at best mildly entertaining and at worst mindless tedium, too much fetch filler and pointless dead-ends.

    The story, at least to the 20ish hour mark is less than stellar. It takes a long time to get going and once it does, it feels more like the buildup to an aborted launch than an actual liftoff. It doesn't have the urgency or charm of the original series and it doesn't help that it is being played out by largely uninspired characters. The main antagonist seems more like a speed bump instead of that giant imposing stop sign that makes you take pause at what your are up against.

    The developers it seems were out to make a game of a grand scope and scale and in doing so failed to see the little things that passed right by the wide angle lens they were using. Mass Effect was never about having vast landscapes to explore or tons of mindless things to do. It was about the story and characters, and the interaction of those two that made Mass Effect special. By attempting to make such a grand scale game they lost sight of that and ended up with a grand mess. What would have been wrong with simply making a Mass Effect game? Why try to turn it into something it is not, something that other games do so much better?    … Expand
  18. Ansatsu83
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    Visual bugs aside, I hate the core aspects of the combat. Weapons dont do enough damage, feels like the damage system from dragon age inquisition meets me3. Voice actors do NOT match their races. The krogans feel like slightly more auto-tuned versions of and do not have enough of a gruff/grizzly voice. The salarian's voice actors/actresses pitch is way off compared to the other games. TheVisual bugs aside, I hate the core aspects of the combat. Weapons dont do enough damage, feels like the damage system from dragon age inquisition meets me3. Voice actors do NOT match their races. The krogans feel like slightly more auto-tuned versions of and do not have enough of a gruff/grizzly voice. The salarian's voice actors/actresses pitch is way off compared to the other games. The Turian voice acting... is ok. The story doesnt hit me as well as the old series did, nor does the overall concept of it. Very few enemy types leads to repetitive combat. They took some of the better elements that mass effect 1 had, and tried to combine it with the elements that mass effect 2 did right... And for some reason, they failed at all attempts.

    The nice thing is it is more open world, the movement is very nice and well tuned (least on the player side, animations are still hilarious at best), and the research system feels worthwhile... downside is everything is repetitive, very few enemy types, weapons feel completely useless, etc. I would say it has potential to be good... but right now, the damage system is my biggest complaint.. IT FEELS LIKE DRAGON AGE INQUISITION, WHICH I DISLIKED ALL TOGETHER!!!!!    … Expand
  19. CaptainSharkFin
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    I went into this game as a dedicated fan to the original trilogy, having completed all three games under three different Shepard types. While my love for the series as a whole has tempered my opinion to this game, I can honestly say for certain that after about fifteen hours into it I'm still enthralled. As Ryder, I've been taking my time exploring what the new setting has to offer, andI went into this game as a dedicated fan to the original trilogy, having completed all three games under three different Shepard types. While my love for the series as a whole has tempered my opinion to this game, I can honestly say for certain that after about fifteen hours into it I'm still enthralled. As Ryder, I've been taking my time exploring what the new setting has to offer, and have been going through the missions one step at a time. It's really taken hold of me, and I can't wait to see the end. (I've heard it's disappointing, but I'll let my own judgement decide that for me)

    That being said, the game has issues. Lots of issues. Glitches, animation bugs, questionable design choices...The set pieces are nice, the RPG aspects of the Mass Effect series seem to be making a return from the original, the character customization might be a bit lacking in the appearance department and the...female models definitely leave a lot to be desired. These slightly mar the experience a bit, but it's definitely not enough to give this game anything below a 5 or a 6-point score.

    Rather than giving it a point, though, what I want to do is RECOMMEND THIS GAME FOR PURCHASE. It's not perfect, and the whole experience is kind of hampered by the fact that (1) a lot of folks were expecting so much and (2) it's riding off of the coat-tails (and the controversy that follows it) of Mass Effect 3, but I sincerely hope that they give Ryder their own trilogy to rival the original. There's a lot they can learn from with this game, and I hope they take those experiences to make the next one event better.    … Expand
  20. thejesterbot
    Mar 23, 2017
    1
    Such a step backwards from the trilogy. I actually thought (for the most part) that each of the original 3 managed to improve upon the series. This however, appears to be a gross departure in terms of quality, customization, etc. Even the character creation options have been chopped to a mere fraction of the previous two titles! Add stony dialog, terrible voice acting, and a lack ofSuch a step backwards from the trilogy. I actually thought (for the most part) that each of the original 3 managed to improve upon the series. This however, appears to be a gross departure in terms of quality, customization, etc. Even the character creation options have been chopped to a mere fraction of the previous two titles! Add stony dialog, terrible voice acting, and a lack of quicksave, and this is nothing but a generic-console-game that tacks onto a pre-existing franchise for IP. Thumbs way down, and a huge disappointment after pre-ordering!… Expand
  21. kirillgil
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    Unplayable. The inventory system is a mess. Combat is eh. Dialog....who wrote this? Acting is awful too.... There is absolutely no investment into characters or the role that you are supposed to play. I cared more about a single person in other games than I did about the 10,000 people onboard the ship. Not sure what is happening with the character creation, I could not make a decentUnplayable. The inventory system is a mess. Combat is eh. Dialog....who wrote this? Acting is awful too.... There is absolutely no investment into characters or the role that you are supposed to play. I cared more about a single person in other games than I did about the 10,000 people onboard the ship. Not sure what is happening with the character creation, I could not make a decent looking female character no matter how much I tried.

    Played for 4-6 hours, asked for a refund. I do have to say the refund process was painless    … Expand
  22. wejx89
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Feels like a mix between Inquisition and Mass Effect 1. Some parts of this game aren't as fleshed as they should or could have been. Examples such as the story being of a smaller or lesser scale than the original Mass Effect trilogy could be warranted. But I would argue that we need to view this as a new game. Aside from the physics and the races nothing is left of the of the originalFeels like a mix between Inquisition and Mass Effect 1. Some parts of this game aren't as fleshed as they should or could have been. Examples such as the story being of a smaller or lesser scale than the original Mass Effect trilogy could be warranted. But I would argue that we need to view this as a new game. Aside from the physics and the races nothing is left of the of the original galaxy. No Shepard, no Normandy crew, no Reapers or Geth etc etc. This is important to consider. Aside from Sovereigns monologues and the warnings we had not much in terms of opposition. Saren was not that scary or good in my opinion. The Archon is a piece of work and fighting him at several turns is good and you feel accomplished when you escape
    The characters are as always partly hit and miss. Some people hated Kaiden while they liked Ashley and vice versa. Most people hated Taylor and yes, he was the most boring character. We have one of those here too though his loyalty mission was good. The other characters are fleshed out. There is more comedy good in some cases unwarranted in others. I'm certain they will adress this later on.
    The most glaring problem I have is that the writing of the dialog is on sadly many places a bit childish. I know this game is tailored to mostly young people and I'm no longer a child like when the first game came out though sometimes it can be cringe worthy listening to and I hope they will fix this in the future.
    The Voice acting is as always very good and only suffers due to the less than stellar dialog. Mostly it works though.

    The gameplay in my opinion is very good. The addition of jetpacks adds another dimension that has been lacking and the adaptability the player can enjoy if they want it is very good and also explained well. This was a concern I had but the combat system is better than in the original trilogy.

    The face animations are not always spot on. That only concerns Human and Asari animation. The eyes are sometimes a problem but I think that's a bug but might be wrong. The Frostbite engine isn't good when it comes to faces but when I consider Vetra, Kallo and Drack I think they did well. Kallo's face close up looks almost lifelike.

    The exploration is well done. But it suffers from scale. It's a bit too big but consider how it was in Mass Effect 1. Mostly empty planets. This is bigger and is their second attempt. Consider the influence the Dragon Age team might have had so its natural it might emulate it. Smaller scale might have been good but you need to see the planets.

    Overall its a good start to a new trilogy and I'll hang around Bioware's games for a good while. They all have their issues in some ways but always deliver a very enjoyable experience in the end . Good job :)    … Expand
  23. JonnyPotter20
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    I want to begin this by saying everyone giving this game a 0 are way, way out of line. This game, while not perfect and flawed in many ways, is still a Mass Effect game at heart and a damn good one at that. Currently I have not finished the game and am nowhere close and that is because I have already become so immersed in the world of Andromeda that I have literally done almost everyI want to begin this by saying everyone giving this game a 0 are way, way out of line. This game, while not perfect and flawed in many ways, is still a Mass Effect game at heart and a damn good one at that. Currently I have not finished the game and am nowhere close and that is because I have already become so immersed in the world of Andromeda that I have literally done almost every single side quest i have run across. This game meets every single criteria you would expect from a Mass Effect game, great characters, compelling story and political turmoil, challenging decisions and in addition to that an amazing combat system. While the game does have its flaws and could have used some polish the animations are way overblown. Yes, sometimes they might be super distracting but I find that very rare. the one other thing I want to point out is that if you enjoyed Renegade in the original trilogy you, unfortunately, will be very disappointed. Your character while still molded around how you want to be cannot be the a**hole you made Shepard. Besides that i think Andromeda succeed as not only a being a good video game but a good Mass Effect game and if you are a fan of the series I highly recommend picking up a copy. Also for those of you saying the quests are boring, yes the actual side content might be boring, it is masked behind a compelling backstory, each and everyone, that makes each worth while and for those of you saying the writing is bad it is in noway worse than the original trilogy. My one other gripe with it is some iffy voice acting but considering there are over 1200 voiced characters, a few being iffy is okay and does not warrant a 4.2 score... not even close.… Expand
  24. CritzGD
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    I don't understand the criticism people are giving this. Reviewers are fine, but all the mass effect 1, 2 and 3 fanboys are giving it **** for what? FACIAL ANIMATIONS. The facial animations are fine they don't bother me bioware was never good with those look at THE OTHER MASS EFFECTS or even SWTOR. I haven't seen many bugs or glitches and if so they weren't anything, and mostly forI don't understand the criticism people are giving this. Reviewers are fine, but all the mass effect 1, 2 and 3 fanboys are giving it **** for what? FACIAL ANIMATIONS. The facial animations are fine they don't bother me bioware was never good with those look at THE OTHER MASS EFFECTS or even SWTOR. I haven't seen many bugs or glitches and if so they weren't anything, and mostly for multiplayer which I don't play. If you came for Mass Effect, you're going to get Mass Effect. This game is awesome. Combat amazing, graphics amazing, story amazing, dialogue options are not what I prefer, game play amazing, skills options amazing, characters, some better than others but overall good. This game is awesome and worth your money if you don't care about animations and **** Let me tell you graphics and animations do not make a game awesome. You don't look at undertale and hate it because the graphics are **** If you want mass effect. You get mass effect.… Expand
  25. TheHoleDigger
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    Man this games facial animations are so bad, it's hard to play with these horrible facial animations, the story and dialog and the dialogue wheel are just as bad. AI gets in the way, and MP is terrible, it's 2017 and we still use p2p on PC? C'mon Bioware give us dedicated servers and a server browser list to easily find games, Bioware please fix the animations.
  26. givebaconman
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    I'm so happy I didn't fall for these reviews. This game is sooooooooo good. Users should be forced to prove they have played the game for a minimum 5 hours before reviewing.

    If you didn't already know, MOST of these reviews are not real. The game's designer has said some controversial things and pissed off Trump's army of trolls. Everything about this game is amazing. The story, the    I'm so happy I didn't fall for these reviews. This game is sooooooooo good. Users should be forced to prove they have played the game for a minimum 5 hours before reviewing.

    If you didn't already know, MOST of these reviews are not real. The game's designer has said some controversial things and pissed off Trump's army of trolls.

    Everything about this game is amazing. The story, the graphics, the combat, the leveling system.... I'm so glad I picked it up and didn't fall for all this nonsense.    … Expand
  27. thistruthishere
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    THESE REVIEWS ARE FAKE. READ WHY.

    FIRST: There's an army of upset Trump supporters because a "SJW" who says mean things about white people is the game's main designer. They are flooding the page to give 0's, SECOND: think about it! Assassin’s Creed Unity was a bigger shambles graphically, Destiny was in development for a similarly long time and had a worse ‘story’ in the core game,    THESE REVIEWS ARE FAKE. READ WHY.

    FIRST: There's an army of upset Trump supporters because a "SJW" who says mean things about white people is the game's main designer. They are flooding the page to give 0's,

    SECOND: think about it! Assassin’s Creed Unity was a bigger shambles graphically, Destiny was in development for a similarly long time and had a worse ‘story’ in the core game, and No Man’s Sky was so far wide of the mark it’s nor even funny. And yet all three didn’t garner as much vitriol and are/were fixed through patching and DLC. Is it really fair that a AAA game like Andromeda is being judged on the merits of a generous 10-hour trial and deeper reviews of what is still not the final experience?

    This game is phenomenal. Read my full honest review here -- https://reviewhonesty.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/first-blog-post/    … Expand
  28. SketchyPRO
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    This game was just released! And small bugs with animations won't ruin everything!
    People , come on give this game a chance! I bought this game only because I LOVED it.
  29. Kaltern
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    Hacking game is Alien Space Sudoku.

    Sudoku.

    Along with everything else that has been repeated, that one thing sums up the utter lack of imagination the EA Interns had when designing this game.

    If only they'd applied the same amount of effort to the rest of the game, that they did to the sex scenes...
  30. oldsimmer
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    From reading many of the early reviews I was afraid that I would regret my pre-order but I am enjoying the game just fine and feel that my pre-order was not a mistake. To me the game is a mixed bag of things I miss from the original series (mainly the combat controls of my team) to the new additions I enjoy...well ok, the jump jetpack is really fun and that's about it.

    The awful    From reading many of the early reviews I was afraid that I would regret my pre-order but I am enjoying the game just fine and feel that my pre-order was not a mistake. To me the game is a mixed bag of things I miss from the original series (mainly the combat controls of my team) to the new additions I enjoy...well ok, the jump jetpack is really fun and that's about it.

    The awful animations just make me chuckle and mostly I just ignore them. It's a shame that the game's animations look worse than the original Mass Effect game that came out 10 years ago. Shame on Bioware. To me the one thing that makes or breaks this game is the boss battles. Which style of boss battle do you enjoy? Witcher III style (learn how to properly equip your character and conduct the fight then prepare to mash the same controls over and over for 15-20 minutes to win the fight and if you make a mistake at any point and die start all over from the beginning) or Fallout 4 style (learn what weapon options you have and use the right one and it's over in 30 seconds or less)?? The design decision to make the boss battles long drawn out repetitious affairs will result in my uninstalling the game like I did with Witcher III and never playing it again.

    Bioware did a nice job with the different planets and the game looks really nice and everything seems fine with the gameplay as I have basically had no issues with it. The writing is not as bad as most people seem to think. It's ok, not outstanding by a long shot but not awful either. If you enjoyed playing the original series I think you will enjoy this game just fine even at the current $60 price if you can get past the long drawn out boss battles.    … Expand
  31. MagnesiumDew
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    I don't understand the hate here. I think this game is solid. It's fun, choices seem meaningful. and the story is good. Aside from a few visual issues, the game is great. If it didn't have the ME tag on it then it would better received. A lot of this hate is unnecessary, this is definitely a 6 at the least.
  32. Tater76706
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    Great game and i am enjoying every second of it! all of those haters out there are clearly just band-wagoning salty people who can't get over Mass Effect 3. Story, game-play, soundtrack, and characters are all lovable and memorable. Not as good as the original trilogy but definitely still a must play.
  33. horusoftheday
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    if you are saying this is an ugly game its because you have a lowend pc. Im running 1080 sli with a 3440p wide screen on ultra with everything on ultra. it blew me away. the dialogue is about as strong as the first mass effect.
    you cant have dialogue around things that havenet happened in the team.hence why mass effect one was a bit meh but the more experiences the better the dialogue    if you are saying this is an ugly game its because you have a lowend pc. Im running 1080 sli with a 3440p wide screen on ultra with everything on ultra. it blew me away. the dialogue is about as strong as the first mass effect.
    you cant have dialogue around things that havenet happened in the team.hence why mass effect one was a bit meh but the more experiences the better the dialogue gets. ai is the same as other mass effects.
    its like exactly like the other mass effects. if you dont like dragon age or the other mass effects dont buy it. combat is a lot more polished but it feels nothing like a fps. the moment you use push and pull combos and send people into orbit... makes that clear.
    yes the story is a bit samey as mass effect 1 2 3 but the story on all of them where a bit samey. and isnt that what you want? its what i wanted a mass effect game...
    honestly i would of given it a 8-9 but with 1s dragging it down ive given it a 10. deffinetly worth the purchase.
    i dont get how people can give a decent game anything below 5. might not be a 10 for some but to me a 1 is if i cant get a game running or enter a game (for honor couldnt get into a multiplayer match still gave it a 6 on the single player campaign)    … Expand
  34. Menelwa
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    First thing for all, this is not PC game, it's very bad port and definitely not good game. I'm still in shock how bad it is. They bought potato head generator from Bethesda or what? Who let that thing go out from factory?! It looks like unsuccessful fun project. Who the hell tested PC version? It reminds me first release of Dark Souls conversion. Want great multiplayer? Try ME3. In ME:A isFirst thing for all, this is not PC game, it's very bad port and definitely not good game. I'm still in shock how bad it is. They bought potato head generator from Bethesda or what? Who let that thing go out from factory?! It looks like unsuccessful fun project. Who the hell tested PC version? It reminds me first release of Dark Souls conversion. Want great multiplayer? Try ME3. In ME:A is something... hell why? This game is sick.… Expand
  35. Gnbi5cc
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    Save your money and buy something like NieR:Automata instead. At least that game is awesome.

    Starting with the worst and most restrictive character face editor I've ever encountered, it just goes downhill from there. The defaults all look like potatoes, and its practically impossible to change anything except in minor ways. No changing skin textures, eye shape, eyebrows, shape of    Save your money and buy something like NieR:Automata instead. At least that game is awesome.

    Starting with the worst and most restrictive character face editor I've ever encountered, it just goes downhill from there. The defaults all look like potatoes, and its practically impossible to change anything except in minor ways. No changing skin textures, eye shape, eyebrows, shape of nose, mouth, brow colour. It was only possible to create a white character by selecting the bottom preset face option and sliding the skin tone slider all the way to the left. So in effect, you've got one option. It was also impossible to save and retrieve the look of the character since the mass effect archive isn't working at the moment. Excellent.

    So after that disaster it was into the game. There I immediately started experiencing all sorts of weird anomalies, with the character - neck stretching, warping and growing an adams apple(on a female) depending on how the character turned their head. For the NPC characters that didn't look god awful off the bat, there was a very strong uncanny valley effect. It just looks weird. And don't get me started on the eyes. Everyone looks like they're high on pseudo-ephedrine with massively dilated pupils. ugh. And the turians mouths with their detached flapping tongues...

    Story wise, everything you've heard is true. The writing is terrible, with cliche'd companions and characters you just cant bring yourself to care about. I honestly just wanted to hand them over to the Kett or shoot them myself.

    About the only redeeming features this game has is are the environments, which can look incredible, and the combat. But I'm not playing a Mass Effect game to shoot things. I'm playing it for the story, which is utter garbage. I gave up on this steaming pile after about 8 hours.    … Expand
  36. KTLeander
    Mar 23, 2017
    4
    Just dont know where to start! So many things wrong with this game. Technology is at best on ME1 level. Politcal correctness shining trought with killing off people of European descent and why the hell they didnt invent some lore reason for aliens in ANOTHER GOD DAMN GALAXY speaking English!?! I really want to like this game, but it just starts to wear me down. Maybe I increase the points if
  37. Just_Blacky
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Hater hating, gamers playing. Everyone hate this game because they don't like facial animations, but gameplay is very good and evolution ME formula. Its Mass Effect, but new and everything makes better. And nostalgic go **** off, ME3 is not so much good game. I remember on release everyone hate it, now its same witch Andromeda, lets see what happens in few years.
  38. savegaming
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    This is without a doubt the worst game i have ever played, ( I normaly stay away from bad games but i did the free trail)
    Boring game.
    Repetitive combat. bland world. empty characters cringe writing. character customisation is so bad you are being forced to play the male protagonist. horrifying graphics. And the biggest fail of all: ORIGIN! haha srsly EA you are the worst company    This is without a doubt the worst game i have ever played, ( I normaly stay away from bad games but i did the free trail)
    Boring game.
    Repetitive combat.
    bland world.
    empty characters
    cringe writing.
    character customisation is so bad you are being forced to play the male protagonist.
    horrifying graphics.

    And the biggest fail of all: ORIGIN! haha srsly EA you are the worst company in the universe, forcing people to come to youre pathetic platform becouse you tards won't even sell it on steam. i hope the devs and publishers die in hell. If you realy want to play it wait for a crack becouse this game is i no way worth your money, and for the sake of PC GAMING DON'T SUPPORT ORIGIN!    … Expand
  39. ScienceAdvisor
    Mar 23, 2017
    4
    Thank you EA for finally killing Bioware off. Especially for having the temerity to offer this on a test basis. You openly advertise how bad it is, with issues in graphical optimization, animation, story (or lack thereof), lobotimized AI, and downgraded customization (from prior games made on same engine), while expecting something other than a flogging? Time to check yourselves into rehab.
  40. GiantMoth
    Mar 23, 2017
    1
    I'll be perfectly honest: I wanted to like this game. I really, really wanted to like this game. I bought a new computer with a GTX1060 so that I'd be able to run it properly. I signed up for EA/Origin's Early Access trial so that I could play it sooner. I even ignored all of those people who were poking fun at the game's (admittedly terrible) animations.

    ...But it's impossible to    I'll be perfectly honest: I wanted to like this game. I really, really wanted to like this game. I bought a new computer with a GTX1060 so that I'd be able to run it properly. I signed up for EA/Origin's Early Access trial so that I could play it sooner. I even ignored all of those people who were poking fun at the game's (admittedly terrible) animations.

    ...But it's impossible to like.

    ME:A is nothing like previous Mass Effect games. In fact, it's pretty much their opposite.

    - Mass Effect was story-driven, whereas the story in ME:A feels like an afterthought

    - Mass Effect had gravitas, genuine humor, and meaningful choices. ME:A is just childish and silly, its attempts at humor fall flat in cringeworthy fashion, and none of your character's choices feel meaningful. Oh, and forget about the Paragon/Renegade spectrum -- it's paragon-only.

    - Mass Effect had well-defined, interesting, and meaningful quests. ME:A wants you to run around ridiculous open worlds on fetch quests, and quests like "scan 16 rocks." ME:A also forces you to play an awful lot of sudoku, which is totally infuriating. (Between the sudoku and the fetch quests, I had had enough, and returned the game for a refund.)

    - Mass Effect set a very high bar with its NPCs, who grew and evolved along with Cmdr Shepard. (Especially Garrus and Tali.) ME:A's NPCs are uniformly terrible. Especially bad are Peebee, who is basically an ugly and annoying version of Liara, and Cora, a human who LARPs as an Asari commando.

    Now, as for combat, people say that the combat in ME:A is fine. I'm not sure I agree. I think that playing as a sniper is more rewarding and more interesting in ME:3. In ME2 and ME3, engagment distances were kept short due to the way the game was designed, but it was still possible to find a nice little nest and pick enemies off at a distance. In this game, due to the "open world", you can spot enemies from hundreds of meters away... but it's almost completely impossible to HIT anything past 120 meters in this game with the Black Widow sniper rifle, which is incredibly frustrating. (This is funny, as WWI infantrymen were effective at up to 1200 meters with their old 30'06 rifles, and engagements at 500m were, and remain, downright common. For more info see the US Military monograph: "Increasing Small Arms Lethality in Afghanistan: Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer.") Also, the fact that you're limited to three skills, and can't control party members, really limits your options.

    And there's no cannon or machine gun on the Mako/Nomad. This is also frustrating. A very questionable design choice.

    If you like grinding MMOs, you might like this. If you like the Mass Effect of old, stay far away. This isn't really a Mass Effect game.    … Expand
  41. pdusen
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    The combat is the best it's ever been in the series, the planets are large and full of interesting characters and situations, the squadmates are fun, and the story is interesting.

    Basically, it's like ME1, but not ****
  42. Honou
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    So glad i tried this game on origin access before buying it. I feel like spending money on this title would just encourage them to make more and more game like it. Unfinished, buggy, chaotic and boring. Mass effect: andromeda just feels like a slap in face for the fan of the original trillogy. Never again EA, never again...
  43. padonax
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    1. Убогая анимация.
    2. Примитивные диалоги. Такое ощущение, что диалоги ведут подростки лет 16.
    3. Посредственный сюжет. Атмосферы первопроходства, которую ЕА форсили, в игре нету. 5. Унылое сканирование, которое очень быстро надоедает. 6. Такое ощущение, что мультиплеер сворован у Warframe. 7. Под влиянием SJW-скама всех женский персонажей в игре сделали уродливыми, противно на них    1. Убогая анимация.
    2. Примитивные диалоги. Такое ощущение, что диалоги ведут подростки лет 16.
    3. Посредственный сюжет. Атмосферы первопроходства, которую ЕА форсили, в игре нету.
    5. Унылое сканирование, которое очень быстро надоедает.
    6. Такое ощущение, что мультиплеер сворован у Warframe.
    7. Под влиянием SJW-скама всех женский персонажей в игре сделали уродливыми, противно на них смотреть.
    8. Отвратительный контроль качества, а следствие и похуистическое отношение к игрокам.    … Expand
  44. Wake
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    This is much worse than Dragon Age: Inquisition. Terrible animations, unfriendly UI, LOTS of bugs and graphical glitches. Gameplay is boring(scan, scan, more scan). Dialogues feels like they were written by 16 y.o. The only positive thing is location design.
  45. casualgamer11
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Simply put. Don't believe the haters and ignorance currently rampant on the internet; I'm 8 hours in and enjoying it immensely. Honestly the animations aren't bad at all and if you've played the previous mass effects and dragon age games you know what to expect; if it hadn't been made a great deal of in all the recent reviews I wouldn't have noticed.

    Just give it a go; I think a lot of    Simply put. Don't believe the haters and ignorance currently rampant on the internet; I'm 8 hours in and enjoying it immensely. Honestly the animations aren't bad at all and if you've played the previous mass effects and dragon age games you know what to expect; if it hadn't been made a great deal of in all the recent reviews I wouldn't have noticed.

    Just give it a go; I think a lot of the ranting is from fans that no matter what the state of the game would be complaining; bottom line 1) hype is a **** and 2) the act of looking forward to something is always more enjoyable than when that something actually arrives however you slice it.    … Expand
  46. tectonicx
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    I was going to give it a high rating but the biodrones giving it 10/10 are just deluded. We need to level out the playing field or these people will never learn their lesson. This is not a good game, probably the worst in the series. Repetitive fetch quests, very bad cringe worthy writing (don't expect a tali/garrus type of crewmate), laughable animations, empty worlds and recycledI was going to give it a high rating but the biodrones giving it 10/10 are just deluded. We need to level out the playing field or these people will never learn their lesson. This is not a good game, probably the worst in the series. Repetitive fetch quests, very bad cringe worthy writing (don't expect a tali/garrus type of crewmate), laughable animations, empty worlds and recycled building/structure galore, no sense of urgency at all, cliche 'bad alien' villain plot, forgettable story, forgettable characters and a forgettable game.… Expand
  47. ViesisO
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    I just at the bigining playing MeA and yes there is some glitches and facial animation bugs, but not major problems.Overall i just relaxing playing and enjoy the game.
    I dont understand some haters of RPG, yes it's not Witcher 3 and Horizon dawn. In my opinion game deserves 6/10 score its GOOD game not very good not bad, I put 8 score becouse to little rise up 0 score haters, becouse MeA    I just at the bigining playing MeA and yes there is some glitches and facial animation bugs, but not major problems.Overall i just relaxing playing and enjoy the game.
    I dont understand some haters of RPG, yes it's not Witcher 3 and Horizon dawn. In my opinion game deserves 6/10 score its GOOD game not very good not bad, I put 8 score becouse to little rise up 0 score haters, becouse MeA dont deserves 0/10 score.If you RPG or exploration Fan try this game, its be good expierence. Cheers and GL.    … Expand
  48. HK88H
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    The choices you make are meaningful, and the game constantly reminds you of them. It's good to see that Bioware went to the effort to explore new territory and experiment, rather than just make an ME2 clone and rake in money.

    There's a few wonky animations, but they don't detract from the enjoyment of the game unless you're looking for them the entire game. Dialogue is good, but you    The choices you make are meaningful, and the game constantly reminds you of them. It's good to see that Bioware went to the effort to explore new territory and experiment, rather than just make an ME2 clone and rake in money.

    There's a few wonky animations, but they don't detract from the enjoyment of the game unless you're looking for them the entire game.

    Dialogue is good, but you can tell that Bioware tried to break a lot of character tropes that were built in the original trilogy.

    Overall, its immensely enjoyable, but in a way different from the original trilogy, and while I think that is refreshing, I believe its what bothers so many people.    … Expand
  49. vardastouch
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    Have been playing for about 60 hours now. It becomes better and better.
    CONS:
    - CC is worse than in ME1. Srsly, why so many dumb tattoos and eyeliners, I want to change eyebrows; - most of the time face animations are REALLY weird, even comparing to previous ME games; - by the goddess, why all asari, including such important characters as Lexi, are clones????; - no minimap; - just a    Have been playing for about 60 hours now. It becomes better and better.
    CONS:
    - CC is worse than in ME1. Srsly, why so many dumb tattoos and eyeliners, I want to change eyebrows;
    - most of the time face animations are REALLY weird, even comparing to previous ME games;
    - by the goddess, why all asari, including such important characters as Lexi, are clones????;
    - no minimap;
    - just a few really renegade answer choices;
    - sometimes dialogs are quite meaningless and full of "typical blockbuster" lines;
    - can't say about the whole story, but for now in general plot is trivial;
    - angara seem trivial as well;
    - need to go "deeper" to see great sides of game.

    PROS:
    - all animations (except facial, obviously) are nice and reminding of the trilogy (oh, that Shepard dance);
    - non-main missions and quest lines are soo exciting! Haven't got all that tedious colonisation stuff as expected!;
    - loyalty missions are AWESOME! 11/10 And there's not only one quest for each companion!;
    - lots of interesting conversations and interactions - with companions (especially!) and other NPCs;
    - romances with thrilling story beyond the Tempest ;з
    - beautiful landscapes, beautiful design;
    - Nomad can climb everywhere. No ****
    - Tempest is magnificent. Those views... The crew isn't stuck in one room, no more loadings;
    - jetpack is just PERFECT;
    - dynamic fights, never getting bored;
    - attention to the details is really incredible;
    - easter eggs!;

    and what is the most important - I feel that is Mass Effect game. At some episodes I've even been forgetting that I'm playing not as Shepard, but as Ryder.

    Haters gonna hate. The herd instinct is powerful indeed.    … Expand
  50. jameshowlett89
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    Lotta bad things, from the story, and the animation, and the character design, and the awkward dialogue and horrible voice acting, what else...hmmm, oh and **** fetch quests, and going to an entire new galaxy only to be greeted with just two new humanoid looking races and an entire mainly empty galaxy to explore...probably a lot more problems if I think about them all but I just don'tLotta bad things, from the story, and the animation, and the character design, and the awkward dialogue and horrible voice acting, what else...hmmm, oh and **** fetch quests, and going to an entire new galaxy only to be greeted with just two new humanoid looking races and an entire mainly empty galaxy to explore...probably a lot more problems if I think about them all but I just don't wanna be bothered by this game anymore.… Expand
  51. pafciu
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    Massive disappointment. Bugs, glitches, crashes, bad animations, pathetic dialogues, boring and very tedious side quests, annoying and flat characters, shallow story, having to SCAN every single stone in the game. AVOID THIS GAME unless you find it on sale for $10 in 2018.
  52. DrunkWisdom
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    Ass Defect: Govnomeda looks like a Hillary Clinton and plays as your grandma on steroids. Somewhat cool, but too much mental to not sound kindergardenish.
  53. zedora10
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a fun game in the whole, but some mechanics, bugs and some other minor flaws makes the game not quite reach the good grade, I had really wanted to give. I can understand that Mass Effect fans across the world in anticipation of this game have been disappointed.

    Pros: - Engaging combat lots of skills to explore and customize. - The environments are very    Mass Effect Andromeda is a fun game in the whole, but some mechanics, bugs and some other minor flaws makes the game not quite reach the good grade, I had really wanted to give. I can understand that Mass Effect fans across the world in anticipation of this game have been disappointed.

    Pros:
    - Engaging combat lots of skills to explore and customize.
    - The environments are very Beautiful
    - New Alien species
    - Characters are interesting, atleast your companions!
    - Part of the story is actually very interesting!
    - Jetpack!
    - Much lore to discover.

    Mixed:
    - The scanner, It is partly fun to use, but much of the scanning consists of completely unnecessary information.
    - Puzzles, can be both fun and repetive, overall its OK i guess.
    - I like the story but not a special part of it. (will not spoil)
    - The mechanics, we are in 2017, I think they should have developed the gameplay significantly in 5 years but I was wrong, it feels OK.

    Cons:
    - Animation feels strange and some characters can sometimes look completely retarded.
    - "character customization" is not what it says, you can choose from some preset faces and only change the nose and hair, other than that nope.
    - Expressions in dialogues may feel a little weird sometimes.
    - Bugs, not too many, but when it happens too often you become irritated.
    - The World doesn't feel "living".

    Andromeda is a fun game but needs to be polished. The mechanics and the animation could be better and it would be good if the development team fixed the bugs as soon as possible. Just then I had been able to give the game a higher rating. I think that the good outweighs the bad, so give it a chance to play anyway!

    7/10    … Expand
  54. username1222
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    This game is total garbage, the animations are a joke, the writing is flat, the story is boring and makes no sense (why the hurry in going to another galaxy?!?) it's total total garbage. PASS.
  55. Igor_Wattestab
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    Bad animations, bad storytelling, bad dialogs, bad story.... I'm crying!
    I can't even tell, how disappointed I am right now.
    I was hyped for a new Mass Effect and i got slapped in the face. Poor work there..
  56. dedlunk
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    Хорошая задумка, отличные прошлые части, неплохая графика, НО
    Худший исскуственный интелект (играл на максимальном уровне сложности).
    Сюжет слабый, постановка никакая, тупые диалоги (зачем там еще и чето выбирать непонятно). Такое ощущение что все дебилы. Сопартийцы вообще не активны: стоят рядом с гранатой, не прячутся в укрытия: от этого постоянно гибнут. Стреляют крайне редко.    Хорошая задумка, отличные прошлые части, неплохая графика, НО
    Худший исскуственный интелект (играл на максимальном уровне сложности).
    Сюжет слабый, постановка никакая, тупые диалоги (зачем там еще и чето выбирать непонятно). Такое ощущение что все дебилы.
    Сопартийцы вообще не активны: стоят рядом с гранатой, не прячутся в укрытия: от этого постоянно гибнут. Стреляют крайне редко.
  57. TheIrishJihad
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    With all the negativity surrounding this game i decided to do a review of my own. So here it goes.

    First off I'll start by saying I was a huge fan of the original Mass Effect series. But coming into this game I recommend you don't expect more of the same or you might be disappointed. Mass Effect Andromeda is a new start for the series and in my opinion its a great start at that    With all the negativity surrounding this game i decided to do a review of my own. So here it goes.

    First off I'll start by saying I was a huge fan of the original Mass Effect series. But coming into this game I recommend you don't expect more of the same or you might be disappointed.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a new start for the series and in my opinion its a great start at that despite some bugs which I'm sure Bioware will patch soon.

    In typical Bioware fashion the characters are what makes this game great. Despite the at times wonky facial animations the characters are very well done. Conversations and interactions are deep and engrossing. My first talk with Suvi was particularly impressive. Bioware once again has outdone themselves with character development. And despite overwhelming disappointment in the graphics by many reviewers I find the game beautiful in 1080 and 4K.

    Exploration is expanded greatly. The planets are huge and have much to do. Quests vary from mundane to exciting. The sheer size of the maps can be overwhelming at first but over time became much more manageable. The advancement of colonies is particularly interesting and your control over their direction adds a level of involvement unseen in previous ME games.

    Combat really shines. Tight and intense firefights left me wanting more as combat can be scarce at times but overall very satisfying.

    The inventory system takes some getting used to but its not a major problem.

    Overall Mass Effect Andromeda is a step in the right direction after the completion of Shepards storyline. The story is epic and engrossing. Minor graphical issues aside the game is beautiful and the worlds deep and meticulously developed. Gameplay itself is a major upgrade over previous installments and really shines.

    In closing don't feed into all the negativity. If you are a fan of scifi amd Mass Effect I strongly suggest trying the game and making your own decision. Many of the criticisms of the game are picky and overblown in my opinion. Mass Effect Andromeda wpuld receive a perfect score from me if it wasnt for some bugs that crop up from time to time. But overall a great game and well worth the 60 bucks. Another great job by Bioware.    … Expand
  58. TsukasaHiiragi
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    Single Player 7.5 / 10
    Multiplayer 0 / 10
    So, because of the god awful coop mode that is simply broken and full of Micro transactions, I decided to rate 7/10 which is extremely sad considering this is MASS EFFECT!! And should live up to its legacy and is disappointing but for fans it is still a solid RPG experience. Single Player Its buggy and glitchy, although I only really    Single Player 7.5 / 10
    Multiplayer 0 / 10

    So, because of the god awful coop mode that is simply broken and full of Micro transactions, I decided to rate 7/10 which is extremely sad considering this is MASS EFFECT!! And should live up to its legacy and is disappointing but for fans it is still a solid RPG experience.

    Single Player

    Its buggy and glitchy, although I only really experienced a couple of minor issues with getting stuck on surfaces which fast travel fixed and another bug when using fast travel I got a weird "Tampering" bug which forced the game to shut down, so obviously there are some potential problems that need to be addressed.

    The story of Ryder actually isn't nearly as bad as people make out, he/she has been thrust into a position of authority and as such, as a great burden placed on her shoulders - and its actually nice to see the character grow, her allies are all a bunch of misfits too - especially the lovable PeeBee who I'm sure will be a popular romance choice.

    There are tons of options, from crafting gear to building a unique class from the wide array of skills available, you are not tied down to any one single set of class skills. All of the old favorites are back like the nomad exploration and planet scans for bonus materials, the only feel criticism so far is that space feels oddly empty, with limited planets for actual exploration and for random areas to explore and loot.

    One thing that is sadly true, metacritic has gone downhill a lot in recent years - so many trolls or bottom feeders with fake reviews, or artificially increasing the score, the worst are the trolls who downvote because you haven't given it a 0 or a 10.

    Multiplayer Coop

    Frankly, right now its broken and extremely awful. It is nearly impossible to complete a match without it crashing which is an issue Bioware needs to fix immediately, since it seems to be a common trend among people playing coop. To add further insults, there is no character customization - this is done via unlocking extra class/characters via loot crates (MTS), and you are only as good as your weapon which again, you want good weapons then hope for a good RNG roll when you open those loot crates.

    Whilst you can earn in-game currency to open up loot crates, obviously it is a significant grind and sometimes you're not going to get anything good at all for that time spent, or you could unlock something that totally unbalances the game like the Krogan Mercenary so there is an obvious pay to win mechanic here, whilst its not PvP, the system still heavily favors people who spend $$$ and they'll always win...assuming even they can win a match without crashing.

    The lag is also a major issue because they opted for a peer to peer multiplayer, meaning the host has a huge advantage whilst people who connect suffer from terrible lag spikes, sync issues and even rubber banding quite frequently. Whilst the coop mode is basically just a horde survival mode, it has the possibility to be fun but it needs fixing and some re-balancing.

    Also, worthy of note - the coop is difficult. Expect a lot of failed missions, because the game demands a very good hosted connection, it demands you have excellent gear too which means, players who are not going to spend money will quickly get left behind, this will have a major impact in the near future when you start to see players being kicked because of low APEX ratings - essentially, Bioware got LAZY and just cut and pasted the ME3 coop system.

    Single Player

    Pros

    Interesting Story
    Good character customization
    Crafting
    Romance

    Cons

    Sometimes glitchy
    Dialogue heavy at times
    Not enough interesting side content (lots of fetch quests etc)

    Multiplayer coop

    Pros

    None

    Cons

    Crashes all the time
    Pay 2 win
    Peer to Peer connections RNG loot crates No character customization    … Expand
  59. BRubble
    Mar 23, 2017
    1
    5 YEARS? It took 5YEARS to throw this POS together?! Really? ....really? 5 years.
    This is what happens when you farm out to sweat shop teams. This is what happens when Bioware hires based on ethnicity (so they can pat themselves on the back for their diversity) instead of actual talent. This is what happens when your focus is more on the trans/lgbt/alien sex than the important aspects of    5 YEARS? It took 5YEARS to throw this POS together?! Really? ....really? 5 years.
    This is what happens when you farm out to sweat shop teams. This is what happens when Bioware hires based on ethnicity (so they can pat themselves on the back for their diversity) instead of actual talent. This is what happens when your focus is more on the trans/lgbt/alien sex than the important aspects of the game. This is what happens when you give the writing to some college undergrads. This is what happens when EA gets their little rat claws too deeply involved. I could go on and on but you get the point, Its garbage. THIS is what happens.    … Expand
  60. phantom2
    Mar 23, 2017
    0
    I think EA should focus on FIFA and Need for Speed franchises and drop all the other ones. the game is a travesty. got 10 hours trial but the game was so boring and ugly I deleted it after an hour. I don't know how can a studio comes up with such a bad animation, graphics, story and game-play

    DO NOT BUY. WASTER OF MONEY
  61. Handuken
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    I wouldn't normally rate this game a 10/10, but those pathetic haters wont give me any other chance. Most people who give the game a zero, one, two, three or five are angry about the facial animations and the recent sjw controversy. Who cares what the devs believe in, you shouldn't rate the game based on your dislike for the developers, its pathetic, makes you look worse than them.I wouldn't normally rate this game a 10/10, but those pathetic haters wont give me any other chance. Most people who give the game a zero, one, two, three or five are angry about the facial animations and the recent sjw controversy. Who cares what the devs believe in, you shouldn't rate the game based on your dislike for the developers, its pathetic, makes you look worse than them. Regarding the actual game the combat is a huge improvement over previous mass effect games, its actually fun, you don't have to stay behind cover all the time, you can actually move around tactically and use all kind of cool abilities to deal with your enemy. The story is alright, so are the characters. Many people complain that the females look ugly, in my opinion they look alright. If you only care about looks you should stick to playing barby instead. Although, the facial animations are quite poor and sometimes even worse than previous games.… Expand
  62. nelite
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Starts slow, then gets progressively better. Even the secondary quests.

    Exploration is good, combat is way better though, lots of choices in how to spec your character. They removed most of companion control in combat because I guess most didn't bother enough, you can still trigger combos by telling them to attack a specific target at the right moment. Can still choose how to specialize    Starts slow, then gets progressively better. Even the secondary quests.

    Exploration is good, combat is way better though, lots of choices in how to spec your character. They removed most of companion control in combat because I guess most didn't bother enough, you can still trigger combos by telling them to attack a specific target at the right moment. Can still choose how to specialize them.

    Worlds are awesome but I must say, the bits showed in the trial are not the best representation of them (you are VERY limited there, so if that's your worry I can tell you the trial doesn't do it justice).
    For some reason most of the problems with animations and facial expressions are condensed in the first 10-15 hrs of the game, then they become a rarity.

    Graphic is top notch.

    Can't fully judge the story yet, but 34 hours in I would give it a 7.5.

    Multiplayer is good fun, spent a ton of time on the mass effect 3 multi and this is very similar so I imagine I'll play this a lot too.    … Expand
  63. Xerestrasza
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    Definetly has many flaws- face animations are important for an rpg-based player like me since they kind of break immersion, also game doesn't seem so interesting as previous franchise entries. But if they fix those graphics and minos bugs and glitches I would give it an 8 maybe cause it's still enjoyable
  64. eeyk
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    i like the game am at 30% now played 5 hours and it's fine, most of the Negative reviews are for the facial animation but the game is more than that. The story is thin but fine, i really hope they'll make another mass effect with less technical issues. but the game itself is fine.

    if you don't trust me try the trial on Origin access or xbox access.
  65. SkrankHazard
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Loved the trilogy. Love this. 20 hrs in and it just gets better. PC version runs well. Remember it's unlocked framerate not 30 fps.. Story is fun and the animation stuff is totally blown out of proportion. It seems that it's this years COD for everyone to hate, scared to praise because they're worried not to follow the crowd. Sad. It's a game.. people need to grow up. I love it and manyLoved the trilogy. Love this. 20 hrs in and it just gets better. PC version runs well. Remember it's unlocked framerate not 30 fps.. Story is fun and the animation stuff is totally blown out of proportion. It seems that it's this years COD for everyone to hate, scared to praise because they're worried not to follow the crowd. Sad. It's a game.. people need to grow up. I love it and many others do too. Don't feel like you have to agree with the haters to be cool.. Just reading the negatives you can see these idiots are just recycling stuff they've read elsewhere. Can't think for themselves. Scared to disagree because they have to so desperately fit in. The amount of time and skill that goes into this kind of thing with this scope is unreal. There's always going to be bugs like every game released but there's a real witch hunt here. Buy this game, it's better than 90% of the high rated junk out there.. Horizon zero..really..… Expand
  66. Possemaster2
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    That they dared to release this game. Bioware was pioneer in animation and story telling. What happened? Mass Effect 2 was a brilliant piece of entertainment. Perfect narratives, perfect cut scenes. That is all gone. The animation are really bad. Story is inconsistent. Side quests are dull. The world feels empty. If you get the the first planet and establish the first outpost and it getThat they dared to release this game. Bioware was pioneer in animation and story telling. What happened? Mass Effect 2 was a brilliant piece of entertainment. Perfect narratives, perfect cut scenes. That is all gone. The animation are really bad. Story is inconsistent. Side quests are dull. The world feels empty. If you get the the first planet and establish the first outpost and it get filled with useless props you will see what i mean. Just take some time and take a look at the characters that are placed in this setting. They are doing nothing . Animation do not fit in the place they are put, a lot of copied characters that you can even see three times in the same place. Just standing there staring in the sky or distance doing absolutely nothing. These animations are the ones you can buy for 2 euro at a 3D online store made by a beginner 3D artist. This shows again that EA can destroy a good company into delivering **** software to the mass public that will buy it anyway. Shame on the Bioware developers that you let your die hard fans down, and that you have made your jewel into a piece of **** moneygrabbing EA software.… Expand
  67. JadeArcade
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    Check it out for yourself.

    Writing and Storyline 6.5/10 - Comparing the storyline to Dragon Age: Origins and the Mass Effect Trilogy it is pretty weak. But comparing to Mass Effect 1, it is a good beginning to the next chapter of the franchise and sets up things nicely. Directing and Cinematography 6.5/10 - Comparing the directing style to the previous Mass Effect Trilogy, there are    Check it out for yourself.

    Writing and Storyline 6.5/10 - Comparing the storyline to Dragon Age: Origins and the Mass Effect Trilogy it is pretty weak. But comparing to Mass Effect 1, it is a good beginning to the next chapter of the franchise and sets up things nicely.

    Directing and Cinematography 6.5/10 - Comparing the directing style to the previous Mass Effect Trilogy, there are many harsh cuts, interrupt zoom-ins and close-ups. There seems to be a lack of pans. The cinematography style is a bit bland at times, which in this case, at all time. It is but not as bad as Dragon Age: Inquisition though, where you have to download a crappy mod-manager and a mod for goddamn zoom-ins.

    Gameplay and Combat 10/10 - Hella fun.

    Graphics 7.5/10 - Honestly, the Frostbite engine is never any good when it comes to realism. Plus, Bioware always sucked at character creations. Everybody's damn ugly. Even Scott. No offense to the extremely sexy face models.

    Animations 5/10 - Everything is fine. Except for the facial animations of course. The change from Unreal Engine to Frostbite may have caused the many problems, and it's possibly due to the fact that the animators had to start it up from stretch and plus the developing team that worked on the game are relatively new and inexperienced. The patch helped, but the characters do still seem a bit stiff, even compared to Dragon Age: Inquisition, which was also made from the Frostbite Engine. The developers seem to be also trying some experimental motion capture. Which doesn't look very good. Right now the characters look like they're always kissing the air, and it's Uncanny Valley at its max thanks to the experimental facial motion capture combined with the already poor facial animations. Better luck next time. But it's an alright start.

    Mean score 7.1/10
    Score 71%

    Additional Scoring:
    Soundtrack: 10/10
    Voice Acting 9/10 - Can't be a 10/10 when you have THAT script.
    Overall Dialogue Tone (tone, this is pretty vague) and Choices: 5/10 - Feels more linear than the second-half of Final Fantasy XV

    Mean Score 7.4/10
    Score: 74%    … Expand
  68. Mediocris
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    One name can sum this up Blasto 9: Blasto Goes To Andromeda. Remember Blasto the parody Hanar Specter vid star from Mass Effect TOS well this is like that but with worse dialogue and execution. If that was a parody, what does that make this? How ironic and prophetic that Bioware and Mass Effect should turn into their own parody. The voice over actors deliver their lines like Elcor and theOne name can sum this up Blasto 9: Blasto Goes To Andromeda. Remember Blasto the parody Hanar Specter vid star from Mass Effect TOS well this is like that but with worse dialogue and execution. If that was a parody, what does that make this? How ironic and prophetic that Bioware and Mass Effect should turn into their own parody. The voice over actors deliver their lines like Elcor and the humans look like Vorcha in make up. The least said about the animations the better.… Expand
  69. rBose
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    Pure cancer and pure propaganda, ignore like the plague.

    It's like the worst possible thing you can play, don't pay more than 1$ for this pile of trash
  70. Shatteredstar
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Overall the game is enjoyable as is the multiplayer. There are the tiny things that one can nitpick over and throw fits about but what game doesn't have those?

    If you like the Mass Effect universe and want to play around in it this game does exactly what you want with plenty of stuff to do. If you loved Mass Effect 3 multiplayer it is still great times in that. It isn't perfect but    Overall the game is enjoyable as is the multiplayer. There are the tiny things that one can nitpick over and throw fits about but what game doesn't have those?

    If you like the Mass Effect universe and want to play around in it this game does exactly what you want with plenty of stuff to do. If you loved Mass Effect 3 multiplayer it is still great times in that. It isn't perfect but honestly nothing ever will be but it is enjoyable and well enough done that it is a welcome start of a new story.    … Expand
  71. stavrosperi
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    It hurts me that they use the mass effect name-my favorite video game trilogy ever-for this game.It is mediocre at best.The official reviews are quite forgiving and if it wasn't called mass effect the scores would be even lower.

    So what's wrong with the game?It has lots of problems, but the most important is that It lacks soul and it lacks love.The things that the trilogy had and dragon    It hurts me that they use the mass effect name-my favorite video game trilogy ever-for this game.It is mediocre at best.The official reviews are quite forgiving and if it wasn't called mass effect the scores would be even lower.

    So what's wrong with the game?It has lots of problems, but the most important is that It lacks soul and it lacks love.The things that the trilogy had and dragon origins had, while inquisition and Adromeda don't have.It feels like the games development was just a job that had to be done.

    Bioware is done.It's another company now, it's just the name that's the same.The same thing applies to this game compared to the trilogy.Sad but true.

    What is very good imo is that 2017 had the best start as far as gaming is conserned since many a year.Persona 5,Nioh, Nier Automata, Horizon dawn, Breath of the wild..These are rare gems. Very very strong opening for 2017, hope that this continuous, the industry was plugged by playing safe,take no risks ,no innovation,no love games like Andromeda.

    Whatever great games are released though, mass effect will always remain the series that a developed the strongest emotional attachment to.    … Expand
  72. AgentHusk
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    I don't understand all the haters, many people I believe haven't even played the game but reviewed it anyways to just jump on the bandwagon which is just not right. This game does have it's faults, the glitches (even though all the ones I've experienced are only cosmetic and not game breaking) can be immersion breaking, and the dialogue feels a little rushed for some characters, that's whyI don't understand all the haters, many people I believe haven't even played the game but reviewed it anyways to just jump on the bandwagon which is just not right. This game does have it's faults, the glitches (even though all the ones I've experienced are only cosmetic and not game breaking) can be immersion breaking, and the dialogue feels a little rushed for some characters, that's why I can't give this game a 9 or a 10. Because even though they don't bother me, they cannot be ignored.
    The game overall though is fantastic, for the first time in any RPG game I've played (and I have played many), I don't feel like a messenger boy, I feel like I am a leader that is actually trying to search for the golden world for us survivors to thrive on. The mechanics of the game rather you're walking, driving in the nomad vehicle, or fighting you're way through the foes you come up against, it all feels natural. character animations 'CAN' be really good at times, sometimes it 'CAN' be pretty bad, which sometimes it won't bother me, sometimes I will laugh, it still makes me wonder if they game was pushed out to early. The planets that you go to never feel the same, they have wonderful environments and each one with different survival elements that you need to come up with different strategies for each planet so you don't get caught up in it and eventually die. I won't to go on about how much I love this game, and hopefully Bioware will continue to work on this game with fixes and some optimization issues, but overall I believe this is an amazing game, and if you're a Mass Effect fan, and get past some of the off glitches that happen here and there. You will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  73. inverted720
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    The critics and early reviewers were focused on the wrong problems with this game. The facial modelling, animations and expressions are really not the problem here, it's a minor-minor forgivable problem really. They really are adequate, not good, but the characters get the job done. The real problem with this game is death by a thousand cuts. Any one of them would be forgivable by itself.The critics and early reviewers were focused on the wrong problems with this game. The facial modelling, animations and expressions are really not the problem here, it's a minor-minor forgivable problem really. They really are adequate, not good, but the characters get the job done. The real problem with this game is death by a thousand cuts. Any one of them would be forgivable by itself. But there are dozens of minor problems all the way from every single aspect of design to outright bugs. There are so many annoyances, i'll list several below. I accidentally wrote this review in the PS4 section, so I'll add to it this time around. And before I poop on the game further I'll say one nice thing.. The galactic nav-system from a graphical point of view is probably the best in the series.
    Combat:
    The combat is super weak and totally unsatisfying. The cover system is a major step-down from it's predecessors, and doesn't viscerally lock you in place. Compared to other cover based shooters, this game is sub-par by far. On harder difficulties the enemies can melt you whenever you accidentally break cover, which is super easy to do for a plethora of reasons. Your NPC companions are best used as distracting meat shields while you dish all the damage. Combat is by the numbers with cover playing more as an annoyance than anything else. Encounters usually boil down to dying once or twice until it randomly plays better. The player just doesn't have firm control over the battles. Cheese tactics reign supreme here. Just hide and force the AI to chase you down a corridor. The combat is just horsesh**. Coupled with inexplicably abysmal frame rates in combat I'm just not sure what EA intended to push out the door. (I'm running a GTX 1070) Saving and loading stabs me in the gut constantly, because the game is constantly killing me and erroding my progress. If you create a game that is constantly wiping your players due to unpredictable behavior, you should include a quick save/load. This leaves you having to reloot everything you just did from 5 minutes ago. The unpredictable behavior that is causing these deaths comes in the form of input/graphical lag, an inability to know when enemies have flanked you due to not having a proper 2d radar minimap, and weapons missing targets at critical moments because even fast guns have slow projectiles.
    Level design:
    If you are going to encourage people to explore your maps don't create death traps and ledges that look like they need to be explored. I'm constantly annoyed rooting around for loot. Half the time I'm rewarded, half the time I die or relize a ledge or platform which should be clearly out of reach that I just got to goes nowhere or can be accessed later. It's a waste of time, but I'd rather not have to ever come back and explore the terrible levels for something I missed. They are so bad I never want to come back. I NEVER had that feeling in ME 1&2. Along with level design is the god-awful vehicle. Just give me 4 tires, is slowing to a stop like a tank every time I need to turn a feature!? There is a reason we use vehicles with 4 wheels NOT 6. The reason this is in the level design section is that there is clutter everywhere, so turning as it turns out is VERY important. Essentially your average speed could be 70k/ph in practice it's probably 35k/ph.
    I have to stop this rant, it could literally never end. There are problems EVERYWHERE. This is a game in early beta. It was never polished. The best thing I can say about it, is that it never crashed one time. Which is pretty awesome, as for the rest of it....
    Conclusion:
    This game amounts to nothing more than minimum viable fan service. ALL you have to do to make a successful ME game is take the best parts of ME 1&2 and turn that into an exploration game. Stop trying to make this an epic cinematic experience. These story lines are all used up. I don't need a super villain, I don't need to bang all my crew mates, just create a survival type game where I get to explore space, uncover mysteries, and upgrade my gear, base, ships etc.. Just use the ME universe, reference what you already made, and boom happy gamer (assuming you actually play test it). Please make Bioware great again. I never thought I would say this but Trump you're the only one who can save the franchise.    … Expand
  74. heireaper
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    The game is vary good even with all it bug and animation problem the game is a good departure form the trilogy its a good game the story is good and the gameplay great people don t like change and hate that dare expectation is crush
  75. estelgilvala
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the trilogy so I was excited for this but then this was such a disappointment. Don't get me wrong combat was good, I really liked it but this took five years to make right? Well what's up with some of the animations? How would we feel connected to the squad (like the trilogy) if they had dead eyes? Limited character creation as well, how come there's some unnecessary dyes for hairs but we can't make our characters white? Should've kept the way Inquisition cc had but improved. This has lazy writing as well, do you think some of the lines were funny? NO. They're cringeworthy. Trilogy wasn't perfect at it but at least it was good! And this problem you had with M/M romances, Cora has full on sex scene but Gil just fades to black? You literally promoted your game that it would have amazing romance scenes! I don't hate you BioWare's Mass Effect new team but all I can say is that I'm disappointed. You could've done so much better if you didn't rushed this.… Expand
  76. sendkeys
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Just like fallout4 they removed the rpg. They spend to much time making the system work on 4 years old consoles and didn't spend any time for pc users. How can the graphics look the same on a under powered console as a higher end pc? No thanks
  77. jamesa2552
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    What the hell are all these negative reviews for, been playing the game for about 5 hours now and honestly I dont see a single thing worth crying over! Facial animations aren't even bad haven't noticed a single thing wrong they look no different to DAI or previous mass effect games. None of the other bugs everyone was sooking about I have seen yet. The game looks great and feels prettyWhat the hell are all these negative reviews for, been playing the game for about 5 hours now and honestly I dont see a single thing worth crying over! Facial animations aren't even bad haven't noticed a single thing wrong they look no different to DAI or previous mass effect games. None of the other bugs everyone was sooking about I have seen yet. The game looks great and feels pretty similar to ME1, remember that this is a whole new team working on it - it might be bioware but people need to take it like a whole new series not a continuation from the original trilogy! Seriously ignore all the hate, if you love mass effect you will love this.… Expand
  78. superuser
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Do not believe all the good reviews here. The ugly characters and animations are making the whole gaming experiences unplayable. Since dragonage time till now, no improvement on the character design. Bioware should fired the director and designer.
  79. Rocharox
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    This game deserves a refund, The graphical problems are just one of its aspects. The gameplay is bad, the story is tedious and "open world" is very badly done.

    After all that controversy with Mass Effect 3, this game managed to one up the cringe factor...

    Dont buy it;
  80. Schitso
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    joke animations
    joke dialogue
    joke writing
    boring gameplay
    decent multiplayer

    This is just a bland MMORPG, nothing more. Maybe I have unreasonable expectations on BioWare, I'll remember next time. BioWare is only a second-tier studio now.
  81. DesQuik
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Скажу так: первые 15 часов игрой восхищаешься, следующие 5-10 не хочешь играть, и тут о господи появляются нормальные, интересные квесты.
    Знаете, ощущение что половину игры делал старый состав Биовар, а вторую доделывал новый. Дух МЕ есть и он чувствуется.    Скажу так: первые 15 часов игрой восхищаешься, следующие 5-10 не хочешь играть, и тут о господи появляются нормальные, интересные квесты.
    Знаете, ощущение что половину игры делал старый состав Биовар, а вторую доделывал новый. Дух МЕ есть и он чувствуется.
  82. Zeor
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Positive points:
    - It seems to me the best gameplay of all mass effect.
    -Has good graphics not the best, but if they are good. - It has a very rich and varied open world - The fps go Enough fluids at the time of the shooting. -Has a good plot to match the other mass effect. - and the point that makes a game more than great, that has made many people believe accounts to simply give a    Positive points:
    - It seems to me the best gameplay of all mass effect.
    -Has good graphics not the best, but if they are good.
    - It has a very rich and varied open world
    - The fps go Enough fluids at the time of the shooting.
    -Has a good plot to match the other mass effect.
    - and the point that makes a game more than great, that has made many people believe accounts to simply give a 0 to this game in all its versions.
    -has Great difficulty.
    And now the negatives:
    -The animations are a little more work.
    - It was hurriedly released this month, could have been better.

    Conclusion: It's a very good game mechanically, if it gives you a bit like the animations then you patch it.    … Expand
  83. Lisowczyk3P
    Mar 22, 2017
    4
    I will skip the issue of animation because they do not matter much, despite the publicity they caused. Fundamentals of storyline rape universe, only reason for trip to Andromeda may be desire the creators to cut off from mistakes committed in the trilogy. Simplify the game, (probably to be more affordable) use more tactics or manage the team during the battle became superfluous.I will skip the issue of animation because they do not matter much, despite the publicity they caused. Fundamentals of storyline rape universe, only reason for trip to Andromeda may be desire the creators to cut off from mistakes committed in the trilogy. Simplify the game, (probably to be more affordable) use more tactics or manage the team during the battle became superfluous. Scanning planets and side quests, can result in fatigue in its repetitiveness.I was not able get to know the whole story but after ten hours I can say that unfortunately some dialogues are quite naive or even violate the laws of logic. It's discouraging. In my opinion the new Mass Effect takes a step back towards trilogy in every aspect (of course beyond the graphics). So sorry to see such a fan like me on what's going on with the brand, as with the movie SW the Force Awakens movie. Earn as much money how you can without worrying about quality because it sells so much ...… Expand
  84. mrholiday
    Mar 22, 2017
    7
    I'm not going to go into the story. I'm 20 hours in and 28% through, so far the story is simple yet complex with all of it side missions and stories. Having to find this, get's put on hold, then it's not on hold etc etc. What i want people to know, my 7 isn't static, it could get better and could turn into something higher or lower. I'm not a graphic junkie so it'll rarely effect myI'm not going to go into the story. I'm 20 hours in and 28% through, so far the story is simple yet complex with all of it side missions and stories. Having to find this, get's put on hold, then it's not on hold etc etc. What i want people to know, my 7 isn't static, it could get better and could turn into something higher or lower. I'm not a graphic junkie so it'll rarely effect my decision. I feel people come into this expect Mass Effect 4, you can't do that... it's a different beast all-together. You'll get some things that link to the old games, because they're in the same universe but different galaxy. So, open your minds and expect a brand new game, not mass effect 4.

    Positives:
    -Graphics are beautiful (even with the occasional wonky face and glitch)
    -Controls are easy to use and very easy to customize.
    -The Mass Effect 1 item system is back
    -Dialog galore
    -Combat is fun
    -Characters clash, feels like the trilogy.
    -Keeps the look and feel of the original games.

    Negatives:
    -NO QUICKSAVE or ability to save on a mission.
    -Faces can be wonky sometimes
    -The constant having to watch your ship fly in and out of orbit of planets and into each system...
    -Dialog galore, yes it's a positive if that's your thing. They did go a bit overboard with with random NPCs.
    -Some conversations don't make much sense.
    -CUSTOMIZATION OF YOUR CHARACTER SUCKS. You get 9 choices, edit those choices, but not enough to make a character unique, you pick face 1? It will always look like face 1, you can't change it enough to make it unique.    … Expand
  85. Lautrecc
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    Andromeda was Bioware's 'Break in case of emergency' game, and it certainly was an emergency for the company. However, the game has so many overarching flaws that it fails to live up to the low expectations that ME3 left.

    Bioware certainly succeeded in their goal of diversity in the galaxy, and they deserve their props for it. But that was pretty much the only thing noteworthy in    Andromeda was Bioware's 'Break in case of emergency' game, and it certainly was an emergency for the company. However, the game has so many overarching flaws that it fails to live up to the low expectations that ME3 left.

    Bioware certainly succeeded in their goal of diversity in the galaxy, and they deserve their props for it. But that was pretty much the only thing noteworthy in Andromeda, and even then it's draped in a cocktail of cringey writing and animations that're blown out the water by the SFM porn community. The world(s) is pretty, but uninteresting. What a shame.    … Expand
  86. taufirec
    Mar 22, 2017
    4
    If this were a sci fi title put out by a small indie studio as a new IP I would consider it good, but as a AAA title made by a studio known for quality writing, the game is bad. The 3d models and animations make it abundantly obvious that the people working on them are not qualified to be doing that kind of work, the writing is amateurish and often times laughable, the characters areIf this were a sci fi title put out by a small indie studio as a new IP I would consider it good, but as a AAA title made by a studio known for quality writing, the game is bad. The 3d models and animations make it abundantly obvious that the people working on them are not qualified to be doing that kind of work, the writing is amateurish and often times laughable, the characters are shallow and often quite uninteresting, but luckily the core gameplay is good. Content is...lackluster to say the least and the game ends up having a lot of bugs as well as the same issues that ME 1-3 had with conversations that should have been fixed considering they worked on this for 5 years. Honestly, if this is what Bioware puts out, then I can safely say I won't be purchasing another game made by them. As for this game, It's already been approved for a return so I won't be bothering with it again either.… Expand
  87. Trunkis
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Atari's ET 2600 has more narrative falling down a pixelated well than this mess.

    This is the problem with hipstery creators... they don't get that they don't get what videogaming is all about.
  88. artimis
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    Theirs a load of problems with this title but its still tolerable. Just needs some more polishing then I believe it will be worthy of a 7/10. Its not the best, but its also not the worst. Some parts are really injoyable then get ruined by the poor voice acting or animations. the beginning is really bad then it picks up a tad about 8 hours in. Best to probably pick it up on sale. SpendTheirs a load of problems with this title but its still tolerable. Just needs some more polishing then I believe it will be worthy of a 7/10. Its not the best, but its also not the worst. Some parts are really injoyable then get ruined by the poor voice acting or animations. the beginning is really bad then it picks up a tad about 8 hours in. Best to probably pick it up on sale. Spend you're 60$ on something else like Breath of the wild, Nier automata, or horizon zero dawn, (all 10/10 games)

    Cons:
    -Poor animations
    -poor voice acting
    -game freezes way to much. sometimes when im not even doing anything.
    -boring story
    -boring characters
    -extremely glitchy (floating raptors, weird morphing faces, fell through stairs, hair failed to load in.)
    -repititive
    -sidequests
    -typical villain. Not really enteresting either.

    Pros:
    Exploration
    multiplayer is fun
    combat is fun.
    atmosphere (some areas, then usually gets ruined fast)    … Expand
  89. Mitchicon
    Mar 22, 2017
    4
    Pros:
    - combat is more intense
    - easier to switch combat styles through the game - significantly better weapon building and customization - open world format allows for a wider variety of possibilities and replayability value - ship internals on The Tempest are beautiful and well crafted Cons: - Mediocre to terrible voice acting - Face animations that are unforgivably bad -    Pros:
    - combat is more intense
    - easier to switch combat styles through the game
    - significantly better weapon building and customization
    - open world format allows for a wider variety of possibilities and replayability value
    - ship internals on The Tempest are beautiful and well crafted

    Cons:
    - Mediocre to terrible voice acting
    - Face animations that are unforgivably bad
    - Conversations that are awkward and make no sense
    - cover issues in combat
    - Does not feel like an RPG. Can completely reclass and your decisions feel like they carry no weight
    - I found I had no interest in my party characters and I had to force myself to stay pay attention to the storyline

    Neutral:
    - some people may dislike the smaller number of active abilities, despite the lack of a universal cooldown    … Expand
  90. hei_
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Standard Mass Effect game, with a heavy focus on the squad and camaraderie. Overall, very solid and relaxing.

    Pros: Combat is a huge step up from ME3, which was already pretty good compared to ME1 and 2. Worlds are great, and navigating them is usually pretty fun. I like the squad more within the first few hours than I had liked the original cast after the entirety of ME1. This    Standard Mass Effect game, with a heavy focus on the squad and camaraderie. Overall, very solid and relaxing.

    Pros:
    Combat is a huge step up from ME3, which was already pretty good compared to ME1 and 2.
    Worlds are great, and navigating them is usually pretty fun.
    I like the squad more within the first few hours than I had liked the original cast after the entirety of ME1.
    This game feels a lot more like a space odyssey and is a lot more immersive than the original trilogy.
    Side quests are better than the original trilogy's.
    Multiplayer is pretty solid and fun.
    Great VA work from your crew.
    Enemy design is diverse.

    Cons:
    Bugs. Excusable given the scale of the project.
    Some of the characters are pretty ugly. Good thing helmets exist.
    I strongly dislike Kumail Nanjiani's VA. He doesn't make a good Salarian.
    Nomad looks cooler than it performs. Who knew the big car can't go up hill at >20kph.
    Side quests can be kinda boring compared to ME3 loyalty missions or Witcher 3 (go here, kill that, come back).
    They brought elevator rides back...
    Multiplayer difficult jumps very steeply. We've gone from crushing in Bronze to getting crushed in Silver.    … Expand
  91. Errtai
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Amazing how they managed to screw up one of the greatest series in gaming history. Bioware is garbage now that EA owns them. What a sad excuse for a game.
  92. dncbackfire
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    This game doesnt deserve the hate that it's getting only thing it lacks is a polish. stop following the hype train of hating this game. I have 30+ hours into this game and the only thing that breaks emersion is the bugs and frame rate drop. If I was giving the game an honest review it would be around 8 or 7.5 according to how the game ends.
  93. dominojachas
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    This game deliver what I wanted to see: exploration of space, epic theme in sci-fi universe, interesting story and characters. It's highly addictive story. Graphics of environment, vehicles, aliens look gorgeous. Elements that are flawed or not perfect are not important to me that much. It's not what I'm looking for in video games maybe that's why I can give high score. I appreciate hardThis game deliver what I wanted to see: exploration of space, epic theme in sci-fi universe, interesting story and characters. It's highly addictive story. Graphics of environment, vehicles, aliens look gorgeous. Elements that are flawed or not perfect are not important to me that much. It's not what I'm looking for in video games maybe that's why I can give high score. I appreciate hard work put into this game.… Expand
  94. FWordFizz
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Ugh I hate coming back to this site after I've already posted a review. I've played some more out of a sadistic curiosity to see if it really does get better later. It doesn't. I've now nearly completed the game from what I can see and it hasn't gotten interesting yet. This may sound odd, but I think Bioware is officially dead, and by picking apart this game I get a pretty good post mortumUgh I hate coming back to this site after I've already posted a review. I've played some more out of a sadistic curiosity to see if it really does get better later. It doesn't. I've now nearly completed the game from what I can see and it hasn't gotten interesting yet. This may sound odd, but I think Bioware is officially dead, and by picking apart this game I get a pretty good post mortum analysis. Everyone has already pointed out that the team that made Andromeda doesn't actually have any members of the staff that worked on ME2, but it goes deeper than just that. The people EA have let work on one of their shiniest franchises are majority hacks. I pointed out earlier that it feels like a fanmade romhack and I think thats really what this is. The main story is pretty **** but at least its follow able, but the side parts of the game is really what tear it apart. Space in Mass Effect has never felt so empty. No locations feel like living spaces with unique atmospheres like Omega and the Citadel did, and none of the party members are likable what so ever. Creepy faces aside the writing is just not good. It's average, and average for the video games industry is really, really bad. So what is a bioware game without good writing and set design? Bad, really, really bad. Save your dough, Mass Effect and Bioware are dead. RiP good Franchise.… Expand
  95. StarGin
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Un juego que ha sido tratado injustamente y que merece más calificación! Pueden existir juegos malos, mediocres, buenos o excelentes, pero sólo por un rumor no debemos hacernos una cuenta para desinformar a la gente. Mass Effect Andromeda no es un Call of Duty. Y mrece más que un 4.2
  96. worksa7
    Mar 22, 2017
    4
    The amount of critical bugs, visual design problems, and so many of the things that made the other Mass Effect games great being left out- causes the game to miss the mark.
  97. Kaizien
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    This game, while it has its flaws at launch (animation), is amazing. Honestly, following in ME1-3's shoes is an overly difficult task, but Bioware succeeded in delivering a f***ing beautiful game with a great story line and a semi-open world environment in which you can do things that you only could have dreamed of in ME1-3.
  98. googldocs1101
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    Played the original and I guess I went into this one with too much hype. The combat system is alright and the story is good. It is not as good as the original trilogy however. The characters are kinda likable? I don't find myself caring for them as I have found myself caring for the originals and then the ones added in 2&3. I do believe politics played too much of a role in the productionPlayed the original and I guess I went into this one with too much hype. The combat system is alright and the story is good. It is not as good as the original trilogy however. The characters are kinda likable? I don't find myself caring for them as I have found myself caring for the originals and then the ones added in 2&3. I do believe politics played too much of a role in the production as well. The animations are poor and the dialogue doe not match with the character's mouth movement. Bioware has missed the mark on this one.… Expand
  99. VampzAG
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    There is a lot of bugs but so far I've really enjoyed the story line and getting into it characters are fun, bugs can be fix but give the game a go before you judge.
  100. werr
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    So I pre-ordered the new Mass Effect: Andromeda. Yes I've heard people talking about what a quickie type of a project it is for 40 millions of dollars budget. But when the game is out and you wanna launch it,,, it is not. It is simply not launching. Because, according to Origin it will be available on March 23d. Not the 21th as it should all over the world. Googled solutions don't help me.So I pre-ordered the new Mass Effect: Andromeda. Yes I've heard people talking about what a quickie type of a project it is for 40 millions of dollars budget. But when the game is out and you wanna launch it,,, it is not. It is simply not launching. Because, according to Origin it will be available on March 23d. Not the 21th as it should all over the world. Googled solutions don't help me. And I have to wait coupled of days while others can already play it. So my verdict is fairly logical. No game - no score. 0.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jun 5, 2017
    55
    Postcard-pretty landscapes is pretty much all that there is good about Andromeda. They serve as backdrops for a boring, cliche-ridden, somewhat demented story with forgettable characters and even more forgettable missions.
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  2. PC PowerPlay
    May 11, 2017
    80
    Enough of the classic Mass Effect, with enough new mechanics to keep the game fresh. [Hollingworth; Issue#261, p.55]
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Apr 27, 2017
    70
    An earnest attempt has been made to create a new identity for a series here, but the question of how to best frame Mass Effect's narrative strengths is, once again, left open. [June 2017, p.90]
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