Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. mvrd
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    I don't really understand the negativity for this game.
    It may have its flaws but there's a ton of fun under the surface.
    Personally I'm really intrigued with the story, I guess it's just my cup of tea. I like the feeling of being an alien, an outsider, in a completely new galaxy. The combat feels very satisfying and rewarding. I also like the characters, especially the Tempest crew.    I don't really understand the negativity for this game.
    It may have its flaws but there's a ton of fun under the surface.
    Personally I'm really intrigued with the story, I guess it's just my cup of tea.
    I like the feeling of being an alien, an outsider, in a completely new galaxy.
    The combat feels very satisfying and rewarding.
    I also like the characters, especially the Tempest crew.

    I didn't have that much fun in a game for a long time.    … Expand
  2. markzaku
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Let me preface this by saying that I've owned and played every CRPG that Bioware has ever made (minus SWTOR). Mass Effect 2 is probably my favorite game of all time.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda couldn't be more of a disappointment if it tried. Bioware learned nothing from Dragon Age: Inquisition, and ME:A "borrows" all of its terrible aspects, while retaining very little of the few things    Let me preface this by saying that I've owned and played every CRPG that Bioware has ever made (minus SWTOR). Mass Effect 2 is probably my favorite game of all time.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda couldn't be more of a disappointment if it tried. Bioware learned nothing from Dragon Age: Inquisition, and ME:A "borrows" all of its terrible aspects, while retaining very little of the few things that were decent in DA:I.    … Expand
  3. borovnica88
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Just wanted to offset the idiots who give 0, because this game isn't 0 but is neither 0.
    I recommend it anyway. It's a fun game and that is what matters to me.
  4. stevegroundhog
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Since Metacritic found it suitable to delete my previous review I'll write another one. This is in no way shape or form like any of the other Mass Effect games. It's only Mass Effect in name only. Absolutely ruined a great franchise and made it into a buggy, horrible acting, 2005 style graphical piece of crap.
  5. jlug
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    After Inquisition the next disaster from Bioware.
    The key element of the Mass Effect series is linear gameplay with focus on story, companions, engaging quests and cinematics and NOT on exploration and open worlds!
  6. shlammer
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    + Pretty colors! Shiny things!
    +/- This game may 'work' for you, or you may feel like you are working for it.
    +/- Mild excitement, like playing with a new toy, until it breaks. - Petty industry BS resorts to a 'divide and conquer' mentality for publicity, insulting the end user. Thankfully, for multi-billion dollar monsters such as EA, people with skills can be bought and sold and    + Pretty colors! Shiny things!
    +/- This game may 'work' for you, or you may feel like you are working for it.
    +/- Mild excitement, like playing with a new toy, until it breaks.
    - Petty industry BS resorts to a 'divide and conquer' mentality for publicity, insulting the end user.

    Thankfully, for multi-billion dollar monsters such as EA, people with skills can be bought and sold and put to work for whatever the corporate design demands, in order to influence the masses away from being effective.

    The real-world wonder and discovery of extra-terrestrial life and technology is, most likely, filtered and manipulated by government and the aptly named "elite". In which case, Mass Effect: Andromeda does a great job as it mirrors the constant watering-down of our potential, for temporary monetary gain.

    The question remains, why do key elements suffer on a $40 million blockbuster???
    Wise consumers see through the hype and cheap tricks, sooner or later.    … Expand
  7. LeoEspada
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    Hi! Come on up here sit next to me *points to chair* I see you made it past the troll fields, and cynical castles. Good. Let's real talk for a moment.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a very good Mass Effect game. It is more akin to Mass Effect 1 with its rover exploration but sans the boring hours of just rolling over cliffs and rocks. In fact the rolling open world exploration actually has    Hi! Come on up here sit next to me *points to chair* I see you made it past the troll fields, and cynical castles. Good. Let's real talk for a moment.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a very good Mass Effect game. It is more akin to Mass Effect 1 with its rover exploration but sans the boring hours of just rolling over cliffs and rocks. In fact the rolling open world exploration actually has purpose and sense, you're job as Pathfinder is to overcome multiple obstacles to deploy an outpost on a planet. Dispose of a band of Kett, activate an atmospheric filter, deploy a station there and before you know it you'll see a living colony appear on this previously alien and barren planet.

    Like Mass Effect 1, there is a constant suspicion this is leading to something bigger but you wouldn't know it in the opening 10 hours. There is minor build up in plot, instead there is heavy exposition and explanations for what the Andromeda Initiative is. Further, there is a ton of new character introductions that slow the pace down. However, Mass Effect 1 was in its day a near perfect game, brilliant in so many aspects especially the middle to end game. So why the Andromeda hate?

    Completely unfounded.

    Yes SOME facial animations are bad (especially Standard FemShep and Director Addison holy moly those are bad). However its not game breaking, watch the scenes and move on. There are also some goofy sequences that seem unpolished and rough but again not game breaking just a little jarring. These are far and few between. And highly overshadowed by Andromeda's much improved combat. Grenades, biotics, bullets, energy beams, everything sizzles and just comes to life in a smooth and visceral way. It is by far the best executed ME combat ever done, which is far more important than a perfect digital smile.

    Art design, solar system layouts, costumes, aliens, are just GORGEOUS to behold. As far as the writing goes, I am not sure where the complaint comes from with this. Its just like every other Mass Effect game, except I like most of the companion AIs and love interacting with them. There are several laugh out loud moments, not tongue in cheek, I mean HARR HARR out loud soda coming out of my nose moments, which is rare for a game.

    Is it perfect? No. Does it feel like an amazing first chapter? Absolutely! If you liked Mass Effect this is a must purchase, and if you love listening to trolls that repeat the same thing the last guy said and rate 0 then don't check this out. However if you have any inkling towards action rpgs, a good sci fi game, superb combat, and gorgeous landscapes/visuals, then don't hesitate to try ME: Andromeda!    … Expand
  8. JackyRocks
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly this game is just weird in too many ways. Bioware claimed they learned from the complaints about DA:I yet they included more fetch and go there quests than ever. Now if this is your thing, you can probably look at it as a positive because there are really loads of them, dozens upon dozens. Yet in the age of Witcher 3 in which even the smallest quest had a good story and often times good and satisfying mechanics this is just outdated and this style of MMO quests is what a lot of people complained about with DA:I so:

    - loads of fetch quests
    + loads of fetch quests

    Weirdly enough the game looks very much worse in many ways than DA:I, especially when it comes to facial animations, environment, movement etc. It also performs much less well even though EA has loads of experience with the Frostbite Engine (DA:I, FIFA 17) and all those games look quite good and perform very well even on low end systems. On the flipside, if you do have a really good system this game can and will look absolutely stunning HOWEVER most people simply don't own a system like that and it is inconceiveable to me why a game that uses an engine that generally performs well on PS4 and XBOX One as well as older systems all the while giving you really nice graphics suddenly is so bad on the technical side (animations, loads of glitching and even some getting stuck, massive frame drops)

    - a lot of technical issues which seriously impact the whole game experience
    + can look stunning if you can afford a system priced around 4.000 Euro

    A major problem, also to some degree criticised in DA:I is the very immature and corny writing. A lot of the dialogue is aimed at people aged 21 and younger, Loads of superficial babbling about nothing at all and just in general very much below the Bioware Standard of even DA:I. They also abolished the Renegade and Paragon system in dialogues and replaced it with professional, optimistic, realistic and funny comments from which to pick. Unfortunately they just trashed the original system and did not actually replace it with anything. Most of your choices will still lead to the same outcome. I had that happen several times. Yes you are given the chance to respond in the tone you want but you won't be able to say no or yes if the quests demands you accept or refuse. Also noticeable is that in a lot of dialogues with teammates and others you are limited to realistic or optimistic approaches. One example would be a discussion with a crewmember about her faith. You can either say: yes I also believe in a higher power or absolutely rebuke her and say: nah there is nothing like that. It feels forced and really rude especially given that: I don't know but I keep an open mind on all possibilities or I do not believe in a higher power, but I won't look down on you for believing would be viable options here that a normal human being might choose. The real problem is though that unlike Paragon or Renegade your Ryder doesn't actually form a personality which leads to different answers or a different general behaviour. You can answer professional all the time but your character will still act quirky and youthish which simply means that you can not really form him or her. Furthermore a lot of the voice acting is just plain bad. Not in low quality or what not but a lot of the voice actors simply sound bored and are just rattling off text.

    - corny and bad writing
    - limited choices in dialogues
    - bad voice acting on a lot of important characters
    - no personality system

    The companions aren't bad. If you are looking for a new Garrus or Wrex/Grunt or Tali or even a new Joker... no luck here. Like I said they aren't bad but this is a serious step down from DA:I especially given that Freddie Prince Jr. absolutely killed it as Bull. He was incredibly good and so were the guys who did Dorian, Varric and the gals who did Sera and Cassandra... there is nothing of that quality here.

    - mediocre companions

    A lot of core mechanics are just plain bad and or boring. The User Interface (to assign skills, research, find your journal etc.) is unorganized and a mess even for a console optimized UI. It's hard to find stuff, to organize or to even remember where stuff was. The scanning mechanic is very tedious and boring after a while and is basically just some padding to hide the fact that you are on yet another fetch quest. You can not check your mails via your omnitool, you always have to get back to your ship which not only means entering the ship but also means taking off with it and watching an unskippable cutscene. Planetmining is back and it is as boring as in ME2 and gets more tedious by the fact that every time you want to check a planet it zooms in too far as a graphic effect and then zooms out again, every time.

    - the core mechanics of the game are flawed

    I would advise waiting for the game to drop to maybe 20 Euro/Dollar before buying it, it's simply not worth 60 bucks.    … Expand
  9. angrymax
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    This is not Mass Effect, this is crap! I got stuck in a wall, TWICE, and so does the NPC. The control is horrible, and there is no story.

    Trying to refund my ps4 copy now!
  10. J4MESOX4D
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    Mass Effect Andromeda is an absolute embarrassment not just by the standards set by various games or the level expected in 2017; it is even inferior to all its predecessors. To think this had a $40,000,000 budget and 5 full years of development; it is completely unacceptable and Bioware should be relieved of the brand and disbanded before further damage is done.

    I'll keep it reasonably    Mass Effect Andromeda is an absolute embarrassment not just by the standards set by various games or the level expected in 2017; it is even inferior to all its predecessors. To think this had a $40,000,000 budget and 5 full years of development; it is completely unacceptable and Bioware should be relieved of the brand and disbanded before further damage is done.

    I'll keep it reasonably short as the crippling flaws are rather self-explanatory and well-known;- the story is very underwhelming for starters and is further complimented with some of the most atrocious script writing and voice acting I have seen for years. There may be 1200 voiced characters in this game as proudly stated by the developers but none of the 'actors' are skilled and most sound like they were just reading off a piece of paper instead of delivering compassionate, dramatic and engrossing dialogue. It's an utter shambles.

    The most glaring problem as we are all fully aware of is simply the facial and physical animations of the characters, It is borderline comical at times and with all the remarkable audio/visual motion capture companies in the world today; it is baffling as to why Bioware decided to do this in-house at great expense and with hilariously bad results. The original Mass Effect along with other ageing games like LA Noire put Andromeda to shame in this regard and I'm left scratching my head as to where the $40m budget was allocated.

    In terms of the gameplay; it's absolutely boring and tedious especially when there is no engaging story or characters to become absorbed in. Generic shooting, horrendous AI along with bland and barren worlds just makes you want to accelerate to the end. You can either speed through 20-25 hours or try and get your money's worth of 50+ hours with all the side quests but you'll soon become fed up of the game as a whole. Co-op MP horde mode can be fun but the same experience can be enjoyed in other cheaper games. This one is certainly undeserving of your money especially when so many aspects are unpolished or unacceptably poor.

    I'd wait five years until it's free on the Origin Store and even then it might no be worth your time. Call of Duty overstayed its welcome and declined terribly and so did Assassin's Creed. Mass Effect is teetering on the brink of joining them as its legacy is now in tatters with Andromeda.    … Expand
  11. Exterium
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Yeah... so... I know the meme is cool and all that but... do you all know (the people reading this, and not the douches writing reviews) that all those negative reviews are based on the meme, and, at best, the 10 hour demo origin access offers right?

    I mean, yeah, you can trashtalk animations, they are bad (facial animations, I don't have any problem with body animations, and I have yet    Yeah... so... I know the meme is cool and all that but... do you all know (the people reading this, and not the douches writing reviews) that all those negative reviews are based on the meme, and, at best, the 10 hour demo origin access offers right?

    I mean, yeah, you can trashtalk animations, they are bad (facial animations, I don't have any problem with body animations, and I have yet to encounter one of those gamebraking bugs seen on gifs), but to trashtalk the story, based on a 10 hour demo...

    Also, I don't know if people has bad memory or something, I replayed all 3 mass effect on february, and the AI of the companions... well... you can send them to a position... make them use a skill... and that's pretty much it, yeah, just like andromeda.

    The nostalgia pink glasses are SO strong with this game, replay the old mass effects, and, aside of the facial animations (again, they are atrocious in andromeda), there's a lot of aspects that people seems to have forgoten, or they just don't remmember how they were made in other Mass Effects.

    The one thing that I hate, is the feminist agenda, that's laughable, every single girl on the game is a "normal girl" a.k.a absolutely horrible so feminist don't get triggered. Beyond that, you can;t even make a white character in the game besides the default one.

    Gameplay wise, is miles ahead of the rest.

    Giving a 10 to compensate the nonsense 0 reviews, I'd give it a 7 or 8.    … Expand
  12. Amadeo220
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    About 10 hours in. Game is pretty great. Writing is on par with the rest of the series. Some odd VO delivery and lip sync issues every now and then. The animations are not top notch but certainly not the end of the world others are treating it as (it is comparable to the rest of the series, which is all any fan really wants at the end of the day). I did not mess with the character creatorAbout 10 hours in. Game is pretty great. Writing is on par with the rest of the series. Some odd VO delivery and lip sync issues every now and then. The animations are not top notch but certainly not the end of the world others are treating it as (it is comparable to the rest of the series, which is all any fan really wants at the end of the day). I did not mess with the character creator so can't comment on that, as the series has a habit of animating the default characters better.
    Combat is massively improved and much more engaging despite losing some of the tactical nature of previous entries.
    World design is superb.
    I'm loving scanning all the things for lore.
    As always, their alien design is top notch and the new entries are just as breathtaking as our old favorites.
    I would give it 8, but will be leaving a 10 because a glance at the bad user reviews shows the Gamergate wackjobs are out in force against Bioware (par for the course).    … Expand
  13. cz
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    I've seen the issues in the beta preview and I agree, it still needs some work. Then again, you play this game for the story, the artwork and for the world you've spent hours in the past 3 games. At least, I do.
    Come on, all the issues that were mentioned can be easily fixed in an update. Don't kill the game before it is officially released.
    I think it's a great game so far and can;t    I've seen the issues in the beta preview and I agree, it still needs some work. Then again, you play this game for the story, the artwork and for the world you've spent hours in the past 3 games. At least, I do.
    Come on, all the issues that were mentioned can be easily fixed in an update. Don't kill the game before it is officially released.
    I think it's a great game so far and can;t wait to play it in full tomorrow.    … Expand
  14. Redcon605
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    Ugh.. If you can get past the first 2 hours running around.. lost.. boring... then this game is for you. O wait then you get on a ship and need to talk to every fing thing alive. While running around. I feel like Tom Hanks in Forest Gump.
  15. hphakosodl
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Sad, for 2 years witcher bots grew up a little and **** the internet with new strength, sending reviews without playing, witcher 3 may be good in some moments, but no compare to ME:A, wake up kids.
  16. GuerrerosdelPc
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    Hi,first I have ME Trilogy and I dislike,That : animations fos this specs lack work, more when I played many time in conversations that's annyoning. My partners,I can't customize and I can't do it combined attacks. The menus to works may be can confused.The multi player The multiplayer are poor performance.I like the combat mode are fine except bugs in animations.The story don't wantHi,first I have ME Trilogy and I dislike,That : animations fos this specs lack work, more when I played many time in conversations that's annyoning. My partners,I can't customize and I can't do it combined attacks. The menus to works may be can confused.The multi player The multiplayer are poor performance.I like the combat mode are fine except bugs in animations.The story don't want sympathy with player. My score 6/10 for Bioware ,they run for launch without finished job.Sad… Expand
  17. michael__b
    Mar 22, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. spoilers alert

    really really poor story - in the old mass effect humanity found these gates that can jump travel called the mass relays - ok cool

    in this new game you are suddenly able to mass relay by yourself in a new galaxy that is only 600 Light years away

    if it was so easy , why dint the reapers do that , cleans the other galaxy i mean they did it every 50,000 years

    what the **** is 600 years for them ?

    story is BS from start to finish - huge gaps in story line -

    compared to mass effect 1 where i had tears when i saw shepard becoming the first human specter and going over the galaxy using the mass effect relays to solve the impeding doom - now that was story line.

    this game has nothing close to it .

    plus games is buggy as hell - and not the small type - huge bugs

    i was kicked out of the game a few times for no reason , i need to come within a inch of a object for the vegetation around it to appear , this is on ps4 !!!

    its acting as if it has no ram

    i am a hardcore fan of most rpgs , loved the mass effects and i am from Montreal ( main studio for this game )
    and i cannot give it more then a 5 -

    wait till it drops to 20$ not worth it otherwise    … Expand
  18. Jojo12
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    Gameplay didn't change much from Me3.
    Animations are bad.
    Character customization lacks polishing.
    very repetitive.
    Dialogues are clichés.
    The mood is more of a basic Action-Comedy movie than an epic game settings.
    The world is very empty.

    I would have preferred to wait another year to have a good game, than receiving this right now.
  19. KaniNa
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    I did not want to believe the stories that were floating around the interweb, but alas, I'm a victim of my optimism toward an EA run Bioware. . .I get what I deserve. As it is, the death-touch of EA claims Bioware, for good this time. This game is an absolute bloody mess from the start. Poor animation, laughable dialogue, the same tired combat system(Oh look, in all the years of theI did not want to believe the stories that were floating around the interweb, but alas, I'm a victim of my optimism toward an EA run Bioware. . .I get what I deserve. As it is, the death-touch of EA claims Bioware, for good this time. This game is an absolute bloody mess from the start. Poor animation, laughable dialogue, the same tired combat system(Oh look, in all the years of the same combat, we now have bloody jump jets, haha-hehe), and a story that would make Ed Wood beam with pride. This is the very essence of a B-Movie turned into a game, and it's not funny.

    :sigh: Do yourselves a favor, watch the gameplay vids before you buy this "game." This is one of those games where you want spoilers.    … Expand
  20. Korisana
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    An admirable addition to the Mass Effect universe. A mistake many are making is considering this story as Mass Effect 4; it isn't. The game emphasizes exploration and story and does both very well. The combat is fast paced and harder than in ME 1-3. There is a heavy emphasis on making Ryder YOUR character. Instead of the black and white (or rather, red and Blue) Paragon/Renegade choicesAn admirable addition to the Mass Effect universe. A mistake many are making is considering this story as Mass Effect 4; it isn't. The game emphasizes exploration and story and does both very well. The combat is fast paced and harder than in ME 1-3. There is a heavy emphasis on making Ryder YOUR character. Instead of the black and white (or rather, red and Blue) Paragon/Renegade choices from the first three games, your dialog choices are based on response type, e.g. snarky, professional, etc and are more grey. This allows you to decide how YOUR Ryder acts in a given situation. The writing isn't on par with Mass Effect 2 by any stretch, and let's face it, Mac Walters is a decent writer but can't compare to Drew Karpyshyn. Still, the story makes sense and fits the theme of the game and the individual character developments are well-done. There are, however, some characters that don't sound right. Director Tann is voice by Kumail Nanjiani who was very good in Silicon Valley. His voice just did not fit as a Salarian. There are others but overall the acting and writing is done fairly well.

    People complain about the animations and while there are some noticeable animation failures, Andromeda still has much better animations than any of the previous games.

    Ultimately, this game is focused on exploration of both a new Galaxy and new characters. It does both well, though there is room for improvement. The game is worth playing, very much so,    … Expand
  21. elrofrost
    Mar 22, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, just a short note. this game is not a 2, But it's not a 10 either. I'd say 6 or 7 depending on how BW responds to fixing the bugs..

    The story is comparable to the usual Hollywood blockbuster crap disaster film we see every summer. So don't expect serious drama. But it does have it's moments. Some touching. And some funny.

    The game is beautiful. The planets, space, your ship - just beautiful. The human NPC, are not. Sadly, BW seemed to focus on the aliens and not humans.

    I'm not gonna go over the animation issue - that's been hashed out everywhere. But I will say this: do not play the default female character - Sara. She's just bad. If you want to play default, choose the brother, Scott. He's much better. Or run your own.

    There other issues, none of them game breaking. But some are just damn annoying . like no Quick Save.

    The romances are meh. If you want to play a gay character (male) good luck. There are two and both are crap. The best I've hear so far are lesbian and straight Ryder (of course). BW took a step back in this regard. If you played DAI, you'll remember Dorian. One of the best and beloved characters from that game. Do not expect any characters like that in this game. The companions can not compare to any previous ME game. They aren't bad. But they just can't compare.

    There's in no Garrus, or Kaidan, or Wrex in this game. BW tries, but like I said, it mostly falls flat.

    The combat is fun. And if you've never played ME before you probably won't be too upset about the characters. But if you have, you will miss the older characters.

    Maybe as i play more they will get flushed out    … Expand
  22. Allmass
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    Bioware is dead, time to admit it. All last members of senior creative staff left early 2016, and this abortion of a game was made by interns and students.

    - zero creativity and reused story concepts: remnants/protheans studied by Liara/PB, badass krogan Wrex/Drack, evil antagonist Saren/Archon, generic evil cannon fodder geth/kett and so on - writing looks like it was done by 15 year    Bioware is dead, time to admit it. All last members of senior creative staff left early 2016, and this abortion of a game was made by interns and students.

    - zero creativity and reused story concepts: remnants/protheans studied by Liara/PB, badass krogan Wrex/Drack, evil antagonist Saren/Archon, generic evil cannon fodder geth/kett and so on
    - writing looks like it was done by 15 year old fangirl, and is downright retarded in some places
    - mindnumblingly boring and repetitive open world activities look like they were ripped from generic ubisoft game
    - do I even need to beat a dead horse of horrible facial animations and Sara's atrocious face? Holy **** I honestly feel bad for Jayde Rossi

    EA just decided to cash in on diehard fans of a dead franchise before the end of 2016 fiscal year and call it a day.
    Bioware will be dissolved shortly after they push couple of crappy DLCs for this monstrosity.
    Fifth fleet out.    … Expand
  23. ilovegames15
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    absolutely bad animatiion, can't play a game like that, pls do something better next time bioware. I already sold my game it was disappointing. !!!!!!!
  24. ihavacoolname
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    I started playing at launch, and I was bored within 30 minutes of character creation.

    I was disappointed 28 minutes before that. The writing is bad. I will break the game's pros and cons down so that you can get a feel for it and for the lens that I'm using to make my statements about this game, but that's the short version of why this game is borderline unplayable. Here is the    I started playing at launch, and I was bored within 30 minutes of character creation.

    I was disappointed 28 minutes before that.

    The writing is bad. I will break the game's pros and cons down so that you can get a feel for it and for the lens that I'm using to make my statements about this game, but that's the short version of why this game is borderline unplayable.

    Here is the long version, starting with the writing's issues.

    There are too few pieces to the plot and too little depth to those pieces, so the game doesn't impart any particular feeling of grandiosity or mystery. This is partly because of how the game paces its reveal of the plot elements, giving too much away and expecting the player to immerse themself with minimal assistance from the game. This is to say that immersion feels more like an exercise in role-playing than a rewarding dive into an living narrative.

    In other Mass Effect games, the rich and varied perspectives that characters shared with you engage you emotionally and get you thinking about what is happening in the game for reasons other than your first-hand experience of the story. You had a character interaction for its own sake; you gained an incisive perspective on the narrative as a side effect, which gave your enjoyment of the game new layers. In this game, however, there isn't a single character that a reasonable person above the age of fifteen would find compelling. Without exaggerating, I can say that they all come across as unintelligent and, in some cases, affected to the point that they are not believable as characters. This includes the protagonist, Ryder.

    That is the main issue with the game. Everything that follows could have been overlooked if the writing was good. I'll even say some nice things below; almost tragically, there are a lot of good things about this game that hardly matter because of the writing and the pointless mess of a UI. These things are so good that, if the UI were good, too, I would play this game for the action and non-story RPG elements.

    Alright. You have probably heard that the game's facial animation is bad. It's true; the animation is worse than it was in the first Mass Effect. The conversations are about halfway between interactive movie and visual novel because of it. As you might guess based on that, facial animations often sync up especially poorly with player-designed faces. This effectively limits your options for appearance-customization. That's nothing new to Mass Effect, but if, like me, you are profoundly unimpressed with the default appearances for Ryder, you're not going to be satisfied with how your character looks at any time that you can see their face.

    When the face is out of view, safely enshrouded in the 'helmet always on' setting or whatever your solution is, the armor's pretty good. In fact, the game is visually stunning overall if you can disregard its hitches. On my high-end build, the only graphical issues I have are choppy cuts between shots and a strangely flat look to the world, the latter of which I am now realizing is partly a projection of my lack of desire to move forward in this game's 3D space.

    For others, the game has serious performance issues that I won't go into here. Just sniff around for a few minutes; you'll find them, especially for console (even though you're in the wrong review section for that, you hasty clicker you).

    Combat is decent for three main reasons. The first is the graphics, the second is Ryder's maneuverability, which includes vertical movement, and the third is Ryder's leveling and ability progression. You don't select a class; you choose from all of the game's available powers when spending points gained from level-up. This means that you can approach combat the way that you want; Ryder almost feels like he/she is yours in combat because of just how much you can personalize your combat style. Almost every time you use your powers looks and feels special because of the graphical quality and the ways that enemies are affected by your attacks; those animations and effects are interesting and believable. Together with fairly good hitboxes, this means that intense observation of and adjustment to your enemy mid-firefight is more rewarding. Knowing that paying attention to the details in the beautiful graphics yields rewards in gameplay enhances my enjoyment both in combat and in exploration.

    If you want to know about exploration and side quests, just look up Dragon Age: Inquisition. Essentially, side-quests are too random to care about and exploration is too time-consuming to be worth it, even though you gather resources for weapons and armor by exploring. The successful integration of the side content into the game only injects dead periods into the already questionably paced main story.

    BioWare, if you've suffered through this, just get your gameplay elements into a tighter flow and smack whomever was in charge of your writers' direction. By the way, 5k.    … Expand
  25. phillyguy
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    I'm not sure what I just experienced. The writing seems like it came out of a fanfic competition. The characters were either annoying or bland. Do you like to scan things? You get to scan all the things. Would you like to scan some more things?

    Hey, at least you get to cover up your character's stroke mangled face with a helmet while you scan. The writing was so bad that I was    I'm not sure what I just experienced. The writing seems like it came out of a fanfic competition. The characters were either annoying or bland. Do you like to scan things? You get to scan all the things. Would you like to scan some more things?

    Hey, at least you get to cover up your character's stroke mangled face with a helmet while you scan.

    The writing was so bad that I was laughing half the time at the unintended humor. Once the dialogue makes you really cringe you can always go scan something. I thought the DA: Inquisition dialogue was shallow and plastic, but they managed to make things worse.

    The voice acting was milquetoast, but I really can't blame the actors considering the content they had to work with.

    On the plus side, it installed without destroying my hard drive and only ctd's once or twice.    … Expand
  26. rustyfeeder
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    I never understood people liking Mass Effect series. I've always seen it as talkie-talkie-shotie-shotie-bangie-bangie experience. You know like a B-movie you watch eating popcorn on the couch when there's nothing better to watch. You finish the game and forget about it the next day. With linear boring story, shallow RPG elements, corridor based shooting gameplay and clichés all around II never understood people liking Mass Effect series. I've always seen it as talkie-talkie-shotie-shotie-bangie-bangie experience. You know like a B-movie you watch eating popcorn on the couch when there's nothing better to watch. You finish the game and forget about it the next day. With linear boring story, shallow RPG elements, corridor based shooting gameplay and clichés all around I consider this series one of the most overrated in video game history. Mass Effect Andromeda is no exception.… Expand
  27. tomasfran
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    I love the game, i like graphics, ost, i find it very funny and deep, dialogues are fine, animations are not the best but doesnt make it unplayable, i find this better than expected after read reviews
  28. BPoole
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    Dragon Age: Inquisition 2.0, now with space travel!

    Such bad animations

    Really poor dialog

    Lots of fetch quests, without meaningful choices & consequences.

    AI gets in the way. How did AI get this bad?

    Only good thing from the game is the feel of the combat.
  29. PhilGPT
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    This has got to be the most shallowest game I've ever played. It's even shallower than Dragon Age: Inquisition. There is just a lot of lack of content on the worlds you explore, the animations are poor, the story doesn't feel right.

    This is a AAA game? It feels more like a budget indie game. EA would do right if they get Bioware to just release dlcs for free and make up for this    This has got to be the most shallowest game I've ever played. It's even shallower than Dragon Age: Inquisition. There is just a lot of lack of content on the worlds you explore, the animations are poor, the story doesn't feel right.

    This is a AAA game? It feels more like a budget indie game. EA would do right if they get Bioware to just release dlcs for free and make up for this mistake.

    I think I'm done buying games from Bioware/EA. I'll just have to look around and find another AAA dev who can make better RPG games.    … Expand
  30. Suplexer
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    Absolutely terrible game. Terrible writing, terrible animations, terrible dialog, buggy AI, Multi-Player uses P2P instead of Dedicated Servers.

    DICE do a fine job with the Battlefield games on PC using Dedicated Servers, but EA allowed Bioware to use P2P? Shame on you EA, I pray that you will come to you're senses and have Bioware introduce Dedicated Servers and replace P2P and add a    Absolutely terrible game. Terrible writing, terrible animations, terrible dialog, buggy AI, Multi-Player uses P2P instead of Dedicated Servers.

    DICE do a fine job with the Battlefield games on PC using Dedicated Servers, but EA allowed Bioware to use P2P?

    Shame on you EA, I pray that you will come to you're senses and have Bioware introduce Dedicated Servers and replace P2P and add a server browser list for Mass Effect Andromeda on PC.    … Expand
  31. Cardim
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Great game! It's a pity haters are focusing on hating this one.
    - The new dialog options make one of the main aspects of the game much better than the old paragon/renegade system.
    - Great exploration, definitely better than the other 3. - All the old races (the mains ones) and more. - The worlds are amazing and unique. - The face expressions could use an upgrade, but this is not    Great game! It's a pity haters are focusing on hating this one.
    - The new dialog options make one of the main aspects of the game much better than the old paragon/renegade system.
    - Great exploration, definitely better than the other 3.
    - All the old races (the mains ones) and more.
    - The worlds are amazing and unique.
    - The face expressions could use an upgrade, but this is not enought to give a game a negative review (my Sarah Ryder is **** carismatic).
    - Unfortunetely peaple are giving negative reviews because they think there's a "hidden social agenda", like guay or black characters, or because they can't create a beatiful enoght Sarah Ryder...    … Expand
  32. Frakir
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Бросил играть после 18 часов. Это не RPG. Диалоги не интересны, а выбор в них практически ни на что не влияет. Возможности по отыгрушу для основного персонажа отсутствуют. Исследование свелось к тупому гринду со сканированием - бесит.
    Почему это относят к RPG я не знаю. Это стрелялка с гриндом.    Бросил играть после 18 часов. Это не RPG. Диалоги не интересны, а выбор в них практически ни на что не влияет. Возможности по отыгрушу для основного персонажа отсутствуют. Исследование свелось к тупому гринду со сканированием - бесит.
    Почему это относят к RPG я не знаю. Это стрелялка с гриндом.
  33. camjd19
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    Sure, there are many glitches and issues with animation but the developer stated that he's going to do what he can to make it a better experience. The multiplayer is amazing and I continue to play it even with all the lag. The story is solid and the dialogue is still better than average. The exploration is a blast but one of the biggest complaints was that the story has huge ups and downsSure, there are many glitches and issues with animation but the developer stated that he's going to do what he can to make it a better experience. The multiplayer is amazing and I continue to play it even with all the lag. The story is solid and the dialogue is still better than average. The exploration is a blast but one of the biggest complaints was that the story has huge ups and downs and that side-quests are just boring, which has been put out of proportion. This game is going to be one of the best of 2017 with a few patches and it's such a huge game with tons of interesting characters. The reviews for the game aren't the best but it depends on what you like. If you like mass effect or sci-fi games in general, this game is going to be an excellent experience well worth your time. It just takes some patience.… Expand
  34. tumblrgirl
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. هذه اللعبة هو القرف التام والقمامة ومروعة للغاية هذه اللعبة هو القرف التام والقمامة ومروعة للغاية هذه اللعبة هو القرف التام والقمامة ومروعة للغاية هذه اللعبة هو القرف التام والقمامة ومروعة جدا هذه اللعبة هو القرف التام والقمامة ومروعة على الاطلاق رهيبة… Expand
  35. tig3rba8m
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    ME:A is a great step in the right direction for the Mass Effect series. Yes, I have seen the previews of people complaining about the cut scenes and other things. A day one patch helped with that. They bring back planet scanning and Sending out probes which is fun. Mining is ok. The R&D inside the game is nice. A lot of customizing. I see people complaining about squad mates. Really? YouME:A is a great step in the right direction for the Mass Effect series. Yes, I have seen the previews of people complaining about the cut scenes and other things. A day one patch helped with that. They bring back planet scanning and Sending out probes which is fun. Mining is ok. The R&D inside the game is nice. A lot of customizing. I see people complaining about squad mates. Really? You just got to a new galaxy the Aliens oh wait we are the Aliens to them. And it is only natural that not many truth you or want to be on your squad. People are destroying this game over little things. A game this big is going to have bugs. But Bioware will fix them. I gave the game an 8/10 and is a respectful score. Which could have been higher with a few bugs worked out. Also don't pay any attention to people who only played the game for 2 hrs and writes a review. The game feels as like it helps you with getting to know the system and way things work for the first 2 hrs.… Expand
  36. Polina40912
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    They have a lot of balls to release something like this after the stunt they pulled with ME 3.
    Did they progressively delude themselves to think it would be fine regardless of how low the quality of product is? Its as if they were sheltered people that have never played any other decent game to be able to make a comparison and see just how ridiculous everything turned out to be.
  37. ShepardN77
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    NO! Just no ! Wtf is this "game" one more mmo open world... why ? I love me1-2-3! But this ? I cant say anything good about this **** inquisition was my last bioware product ...
    Did you see witcher 3?
  38. Alexs220
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    This game has great story, characters, gameplay and some problems with facial animations. Obviously people writing down bad rviews either watched too many viral gifs and pictures and made their minds about this game without playing, or played only prologue. If you are fan of Mass effect or sci-fi games in general, you should buy this game.
  39. dabby
    Mar 22, 2017
    7
    There seems to be a laser-focus on the bad in this game and while some of those criticisms are valid, it seems to be overlooking the fact that the combat mechanics and overall gameplay has seen a marked improvement over previous games in the Mass Effect franchise.

    There is beauty in this game, it's just not in the characters or the script or the animation. I've really enjoyed visiting    There seems to be a laser-focus on the bad in this game and while some of those criticisms are valid, it seems to be overlooking the fact that the combat mechanics and overall gameplay has seen a marked improvement over previous games in the Mass Effect franchise.

    There is beauty in this game, it's just not in the characters or the script or the animation. I've really enjoyed visiting worlds and actually being able to explore them; not confined to a series of corridors. The combat has been solid, challenging, and a lot of fun. Plus, jetpacks.

    If you're looking for story and character development you might not be satisfied with this, at least from what the first 10 hours of play shows. But if fightin' in space is where your fun is at, this is a decent play.    … Expand
  40. NeoCyrus
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    - Game breaking bugs (falling through the map, getting stuck in objects, freezing, random stopping during pre-scripted scenes, etc).

    - The combat is a dumbed-down wall-hugging shooter with wall hacks which as a whole removes any skill requirement, everything is AI assisted. - The animations are comically broken and terribly done to the point that I couldn't believe the actual game    - Game breaking bugs (falling through the map, getting stuck in objects, freezing, random stopping during pre-scripted scenes, etc).

    - The combat is a dumbed-down wall-hugging shooter with wall hacks which as a whole removes any skill requirement, everything is AI assisted.

    - The animations are comically broken and terribly done to the point that I couldn't believe the actual game could be like that. This alone is so distracting and horrid that it makes the game unplayable.

    - The voice acting is so bad it's almost like they intentionally wanted it to be horrible. Completely detached from what's going on.

    - SJW/brain damaged virtue signaling everywhere, absolutely everything reeks of it.

    - Insufferable cast of "look at at us we're diverse and not cis white men" jack-offs who couldn't possibly be more repugnant if the writers tried.

    - The writing is so poorly done that I don't believe it was written by anyone with any past experience.

    I guess this is what happens when a team of experienced game producers quit and the jobs are given to psycho SJWs with zero past experience in the field whose only goal is to hate on white people. Turns out it makes for a pretty broken and unplayable game.    … Expand
  41. Spiritandi
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    Анимации отвратительные, редактор персонажей отвратителен, Техническая сторона отвратительная, Судоку - заебали, кататься по планете 2 часа - пиздец как интересно, Стрельба хуже чем в 3 части. 6 из 10 только за то, что я фанат. Если решите купить, только по распродаже.Анимации отвратительные, редактор персонажей отвратителен, Техническая сторона отвратительная, Судоку - заебали, кататься по планете 2 часа - пиздец как интересно, Стрельба хуже чем в 3 части. 6 из 10 только за то, что я фанат. Если решите купить, только по распродаже.
  42. Iksbrown
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    It's good. All the criticism people tend to throw at it could also be applied to the original trilogy, especially the first Mass Effect, yet people have forgotten the bad parts of that and look at it through rose colored glasses. Combat has significantly improved.
  43. Ogi79
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    This game is soo bad its not worth even piracy !! This game is not worth piracy! Yes , its that bad! Yes its that bad! Dont waste time and money on this crap.
  44. fabiadi
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Orginal story was epic, but I think this one's story is good too just not that good. Also the combat system and the character classes way better than before. Crafting system is great. Looting, searching can be boring but dude the whole initiative is low on resources if you don want this part of the game use some f*****g cheat, not blame the game becuse it's trying to give back the crew'sOrginal story was epic, but I think this one's story is good too just not that good. Also the combat system and the character classes way better than before. Crafting system is great. Looting, searching can be boring but dude the whole initiative is low on resources if you don want this part of the game use some f*****g cheat, not blame the game becuse it's trying to give back the crew's desperate situation. The only horible thing in the game is the character creator but I can deal with that… Expand
  45. IE-33
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    - Horrible animations
    - Cringe-worthy dialogues
    - Tons of bugs, ranging from graphical issues to gameplay-related bugs (quests etc.) - Poorly optimized game - Average graphics, Frostbite power is not shown in what we see in this game, which then brings me the question... why does it run so poorly? - Most of the side-quests are so called "fetch" quests, plain boring. - UI is painful    - Horrible animations
    - Cringe-worthy dialogues
    - Tons of bugs, ranging from graphical issues to gameplay-related bugs (quests etc.)
    - Poorly optimized game
    - Average graphics, Frostbite power is not shown in what we see in this game, which then brings me the question... why does it run so poorly?
    - Most of the side-quests are so called "fetch" quests, plain boring.
    - UI is painful to use

    The only part of the game that I enjoy so far is it's awesome combat system, granted the game doesn't drop frames / lag as it tends to do in several places for no reason at all. Gameplay wise it's the old ME but better, a lot better... however the amount of issues ruins the whole experience.

    This game is not worth your time if it costs 60$, I don't have to remind you that this is AAA product, and in it's current state avoid it like plague, this game is buggy, unoptimized, and feels like it was rushed.

    After patches, and when it will cost 30$ you can buy it, don't pay more for this crap - it's simply not worth it.    … Expand
  46. JoshWobbles
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    The environmental graphics are frigging gorgeous, and the performance holds up great on my 1060 with over 50fps with settings maxes on a 21:9 monitor (so I dont know what all the trolls saying they have issues on their 1080ti are talking about). But with all the talk about poor character modeling and rigging, its easy to brush that aside until you are smack dab in one of Mass Effect'sThe environmental graphics are frigging gorgeous, and the performance holds up great on my 1060 with over 50fps with settings maxes on a 21:9 monitor (so I dont know what all the trolls saying they have issues on their 1080ti are talking about). But with all the talk about poor character modeling and rigging, its easy to brush that aside until you are smack dab in one of Mass Effect's signature cinematic cut-scenes with the awesome music and them BAM there's a cut scene of a pale mannequin giving you the Forest Whitaker eye.... Maybe if I hadn't heard so much about it before going into the game it wouldn't have been so noticeable, but it absolutely does detract from some of my favorite parts of the game so far; the cinematic cut scenes. I will also add that all the skill trees and profiles and yada yada yada are just too damn much for me... A little bit of skill progression is good, but the constant logistical micromanaging is something else that takes away from the fun parts.… Expand
  47. Muller
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    This game should never exist along with its developer : Bioware and EA. This game is bad as a whole. Not recommended.
    - Bland and short storylines.
    - Boring and repetitive Main and Side Quest. - Horrible character design both for Main Char and NPC Char. - Plot is non existent. At the end of the day i always asked to myself where is the Mass Effect 2? Where is the Dragon Age Origins?    This game should never exist along with its developer : Bioware and EA. This game is bad as a whole. Not recommended.
    - Bland and short storylines.
    - Boring and repetitive Main and Side Quest.
    - Horrible character design both for Main Char and NPC Char.
    - Plot is non existent.

    At the end of the day i always asked to myself where is the Mass Effect 2? Where is the Dragon Age Origins? All i know now is Bioware and its products are junk. Please do not buy at Full price.    … Expand
  48. slackrabbit
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    They made the female look like Anita Sarkeesian, I thought this was a coincidence.
    If you thought you were buying a game, you're actually buying social justice lecture, I stopped at hour number 2.
    Sorry Shepard; I really tried....
  49. Juskevich
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    Great game! Exploration, story, combat and voice acting are all top notch. If you loved OT, you'll probably love this one. With better polishing and better animations, it would be 10.
  50. Snixx37
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    Please, don't listen to the 1-5 reviews. So far for me this game is a solid 9. I played Mass Effect 1-2-3 countless times. There is a reason why the game has been called Andromeda. FIRST, DON'T COMPARE IT TO HIS PREDECESSORS.

    Try playing with the approach that this is a total new game, a total new story. After travelliing over 600 hundred years, in the hope of a new paradise to    Please, don't listen to the 1-5 reviews. So far for me this game is a solid 9. I played Mass Effect 1-2-3 countless times. There is a reason why the game has been called Andromeda. FIRST, DON'T COMPARE IT TO HIS PREDECESSORS.

    Try playing with the approach that this is a total new game, a total new story. After travelliing over 600 hundred years, in the hope of a new paradise to colonise, everything goes wrong. You then take the command of the pathfinder, and must find a plan b to save the whole colony from certain death.

    There it goes. It is now about exploration, scavenging and survival. Breath-taking graphics, gameplay and animations. YES, animations. At least in 2560x1600 resolution, ultra settings and constant 60 fps. 1080ti owner here. I don't blame the people who are getting glitches in every corner of the game, but don't expect fixes in the first two days if you are running this game on a **** pc/console/video card.

    The dialogues are simple, yet precise and effective. The music perfectly fit in every situations, while the voice acting is pretty solid. A whole new set of characters, that if you take time to interact and know them intimately will start growing in you. Combat is flawless, nothing to say about it. and LOL about the critics about the jet-pack, this is a sci-fiction game, it add so much to it !

    So if your all about endless exploration and side quests, scavenging new discoveries and gorgeous places, get this game. You are the enemy in this new galaxy, even if you came in peace. Only the stronger will survive.

    O and even for those who are actually waiting to buy this game in sale, I would advise not to. Donald trump will soon start a third world war and there will be no one left to play this jewel. Just my two cents.    … Expand
  51. MaxRokatansky
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    It is horrible. No plot, no heroes, no action. Boring and disguisting simulatinuous.
    I was ready that it will not be even close to original trilogy but when I've started the game... I don't have proper words to describe my feelings.
  52. 4Core
    Mar 22, 2017
    1
    Do Bioware have any QC? This game should have never leave the studio. It's unfinished crap with a lot of bugs, bizarre animations and crashes. I needed to restart game 5 times to finish one mission because it was so bugged i cannot continue. Even gameplay isn't strong thing for this game. Story is mediocre the whole plot is idiotic that seems to be written by 12 years old from DeviantArt.Do Bioware have any QC? This game should have never leave the studio. It's unfinished crap with a lot of bugs, bizarre animations and crashes. I needed to restart game 5 times to finish one mission because it was so bugged i cannot continue. Even gameplay isn't strong thing for this game. Story is mediocre the whole plot is idiotic that seems to be written by 12 years old from DeviantArt. Every character is bland and boring they can't even compete with characters from OT. This game should have never exist.… Expand
  53. ZheRooH
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    Love the game! Gameplay is fun. The addition of the jetpack makes the gameplay more engaging. I'm 15 hours in and can't wait to play more. There's little details in conversation that pop up that make me happy. I'm playing with Sara Ryder and she's great.
    Don't listen to all these negative reviews, I think most of these people haven't even played the game. There are a few odd looking    Love the game! Gameplay is fun. The addition of the jetpack makes the gameplay more engaging. I'm 15 hours in and can't wait to play more. There's little details in conversation that pop up that make me happy. I'm playing with Sara Ryder and she's great.
    Don't listen to all these negative reviews, I think most of these people haven't even played the game. There are a few odd looking animations but that doesn't make the game the worst ever. Seriously just play it, it's awesome and I can't wait to delve in further.    … Expand
  54. ThracianT
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    --RATING 0 OR 10 DUE TO HOW METACRITIC HANDLES USERSCORES--

    Pros: - Movement feels a lot better than previous ME games. Cons: - Enemy AI is not only NOT improved over previous ME games, it's worse. - Level design is also NOT improved, but worse, with lots of open, empty space. - Writing ranges from average to "did Google Translate write this" levels of bad. - Facial animations    --RATING 0 OR 10 DUE TO HOW METACRITIC HANDLES USERSCORES--

    Pros:
    - Movement feels a lot better than previous ME games.

    Cons:
    - Enemy AI is not only NOT improved over previous ME games, it's worse.
    - Level design is also NOT improved, but worse, with lots of open, empty space.
    - Writing ranges from average to "did Google Translate write this" levels of bad.
    - Facial animations range from average for 2001 to average for 2001.
    - Character designs seem to be intentionally unattractive.
    - There is a disturbing lack of white people in the game, everyone seems brown.
    - Various plot inconsistencies.
    - Various lore inconsistencies.
    - Stilted to downright hilarious animations.
    - MMO styled sidequests
    - Certain bits of dialogue sound like they were written by 13 year old girls from Tumblr.
    - Overall not a fun game.    … Expand
  55. ENAK
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    The downfall of Mass Effect and Bioware it seems. What happened to this company. It seems that everything they make these day is the same stream-lined, no brain, repetitive garbage that we got to enjoy in Dragon Age Inquisition. The difference is, it somehow worked in that game. Perhaps the characters were more interesting, perhaps the main story was just a little bit better. Here -The downfall of Mass Effect and Bioware it seems. What happened to this company. It seems that everything they make these day is the same stream-lined, no brain, repetitive garbage that we got to enjoy in Dragon Age Inquisition. The difference is, it somehow worked in that game. Perhaps the characters were more interesting, perhaps the main story was just a little bit better. Here - everything just falls flat. And I mean everything.

    I don't understand why people got so obsessed with some graphics issues like the animations etc. This is just a minor annoyance. As a whole, this thing just screams sub-par. NPCs have absolutely zero interesting things to say, companions are incredibly boring, the "planet restoration" quests are just repetitive sudoku-like puzzles, that you'll be begging to skip and the main antagonist is the same bunch of angry, misguided aliens that we already got to defeat in a 1000 different games.

    I don't know what's going on in that company, but there's serious management issues here and I don't think they'll be able to recover from this disaster. Oh well, goodbye Bio, you made some of the best games in the world, and now it's time to wrap it up.    … Expand
  56. Skyars
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Aaaa im burning why u can't do it right.This really bad: bad animated, the animation of running is terrible.those faces and miserable faces with bad combats just kills **** characters and predictable story make me feel badly.bioware never learn how to do good games thats all.i just wasted my time
  57. Alice_of_Londor
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    As a fan of Mass Effect since the first game I have to say that this game is very different from the previous entries in the series, that being said it is a fantastic game. Does it have flaws? Yes, but so did the original trilogy. Here are some of the games good points:

    - The game has extremely fun combat and exploration is done really well. - As far as the animations go They are about    As a fan of Mass Effect since the first game I have to say that this game is very different from the previous entries in the series, that being said it is a fantastic game. Does it have flaws? Yes, but so did the original trilogy. Here are some of the games good points:

    - The game has extremely fun combat and exploration is done really well.
    - As far as the animations go They are about as good as I would expect from a Mass Effect game, as none of the games have been cutting edge in the animation or graphics department.
    - The story is good so far though I'm only eight hours in at the time of writing, and I haven't experienced any sjw politics that a lot of people are complaining about in those eight hours so suffice to say that they aren't prevalent in the game.
    - The leveling is about the same as ME3 but with ever skill tree open to you

    All in all the game isn't on the same level as the original trilogy, but rarely are these type of games. It seems to suffer from typical day 1 issues combined with BioWare's meh faces, and if you're looking for the shiniest most polished game then this is not the game for you. If you looking for a return to old school ME then this probably isn't for you. But, if you're looking for a fun game that you can explore and enjoy then this is a game worth getting.    … Expand
  58. mike299
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    nice combat system, buggy and unpolished, kinda repetitive, dialog wheel not representative of what the character says, soundtrack is average, all and all a typical Bioware game. Nothing Memorable about the characters or story. Haven't try multiplayer yet
  59. hdkiller
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    I wonder how many hours those people who gave a 0 played with this game. This is not a bad game at all. I enjoy the story so far and i feel like this game is HUGE and i can spend a hundred hour ingame to explore and progress. + The game looks beautiful. I read through most of the negative reviews above 1 score, and most of them is BS. This game doesn't deserve trolling. The problem withI wonder how many hours those people who gave a 0 played with this game. This is not a bad game at all. I enjoy the story so far and i feel like this game is HUGE and i can spend a hundred hour ingame to explore and progress. + The game looks beautiful. I read through most of the negative reviews above 1 score, and most of them is BS. This game doesn't deserve trolling. The problem with reviews these days that is you can't trust them anymore. Review systems are flawed, trolled, manipulated, game review sites runs advertisements from the publishers. Check some gameplay videos, play the trial, and decide yourself, but don't jump on the bandwagon, since you will miss a really great game and hundreds of hours of space exploration.… Expand
  60. UberGameMasters
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    •I miss EDI (Can't emphasize that enough)
    SAM is making me uneasy and engaging with it is chipping away at my interest, exponentially.
    •The NPC's are ugly and are laden with a bland androgyny. (I see ugly people all day, don't need it in my off time. This "is" still suppose to be a fantasy, right?) •Combat & Jetpack are cool but just not enough to make up for all of ME: Andromeda's    •I miss EDI (Can't emphasize that enough)
    SAM is making me uneasy and engaging with it is chipping away at my interest, exponentially.

    •The NPC's are ugly and are laden with a bland androgyny. (I see ugly people all day, don't need it in my off time. This "is" still suppose to be a fantasy, right?)

    •Combat & Jetpack are cool but just not enough to make up for all of ME: Andromeda's failings.

    •The Character Creator is subpar. I can easily spend two (or more) hours creating my custom character in the beginning of an awesome AAA title. One of my MOST favorite parts of a game and really helps get me immersed and truly invested in my story. I was robbed of this. : /

    •Story and dialog choices seem... stale. Again, really missing a natural flair, organic humor and playful sexual energy that comes from healthy human exchanges.

    All in all, have been a major fan of the ME series since ME1 but this installment seems as though Bioware has stopped catering to it's original fan base and has instead joined the ranks of the falling "preachy" element that's not really concerned about just making something fun and sexy people (YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE) can enjoy but forcing you to be "liberal". -This game falls flat.

    But I guess the only way to have them understand, (CATER TO YOUR FANBASE, not agendas) is in their wallets. -They might want to prepare to be schooled then.    … Expand
  61. FAPE_AE
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Do not even pay attention on hate reviews. It seem like people are going to give a minimal score for only animation bugs. Mass Effect: Andromeda has some issues, but they do not prevent from enjoying the game. The game itself is massive and its hard to avoid all the bugs. Hopefully Bioware will fix the crucial ones asap.

    Combat is great, Characters - well, it will take some time to know    Do not even pay attention on hate reviews. It seem like people are going to give a minimal score for only animation bugs. Mass Effect: Andromeda has some issues, but they do not prevent from enjoying the game. The game itself is massive and its hard to avoid all the bugs. Hopefully Bioware will fix the crucial ones asap.

    Combat is great, Characters - well, it will take some time to know them, as it was in ME1-ME3, and that is certainly a good feature.    … Expand
  62. paulmememan
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    EA has destroyed another franchise, one that was dear to me. While this game shows brief moments of promise, it makes the fact that it doesn't deliver on that promise all the more devastating. All that waiting and they deliver a recycled, reheated leftovers mess of a game. Complete with new and old technical problems, and the worst part is an area Bioware formerly excelled; the writing. OhEA has destroyed another franchise, one that was dear to me. While this game shows brief moments of promise, it makes the fact that it doesn't deliver on that promise all the more devastating. All that waiting and they deliver a recycled, reheated leftovers mess of a game. Complete with new and old technical problems, and the worst part is an area Bioware formerly excelled; the writing. Oh god, the writing! It is reminiscent of a middle schoolers fan fiction story. Full of bare-faced cliches in both the dialog and plot. Not a single character is memorable in their own right.

    The ending of Mass Effect 3 was a hamfisted amateur slap in the face, but this feels like a dagger in the back.    … Expand
  63. evonre
    Mar 21, 2017
    1
    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.
  64. beladrim
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    Andromeda is not a complete disaster of a game. It's average.

    But... It's a Mass effect game. And as such... It deserved more than just average. I am not going to bother speaking about the facial animations, since there are plenty of memes on the web. But let me just point out some of biggest problem of this game: - The writing in this game is really not that good. Some times    Andromeda is not a complete disaster of a game. It's average.

    But... It's a Mass effect game. And as such... It deserved more than just average.

    I am not going to bother speaking about the facial animations, since there are plenty of memes on the web.

    But let me just point out some of biggest problem of this game:

    - The writing in this game is really not that good. Some times it's cheesy, childish and awful. Most of the time... It's mediocre...

    - The voice actor are ok but it feels like they recorded their line out of context. Which makes them sound robotic, emotionless at times.

    - Lots of side quests. Most of them are tidious... grindy... and booring. Just like DA Inquistion.

    - The saving system is retarded.

    - Lots of gliches that pull you out of the experience.

    Conclusion: This is not the Mass effect we deserved. Get it when it's patched up and on a 50% sale.    … Expand
  65. kasperyan
    Mar 21, 2017
    7
    What do you need from Mass Effect game?
    I need the feeling of immersion. The previous trilogy could give it to me offering an interesting plot, characters and dialogs. The action element was something like pleasant filling stuff between events. I like it too but a story is more important for me. Of course the story has many stock phrases, banalities, copy-pastes from sci-fy movies and    What do you need from Mass Effect game?
    I need the feeling of immersion. The previous trilogy could give it to me offering an interesting plot, characters and dialogs. The action element was something like pleasant filling stuff between events. I like it too but a story is more important for me. Of course the story has many stock phrases, banalities, copy-pastes from sci-fy movies and books. But you can live in this Universe filled with bunch of interesting details. You can feel inside this story. It took 2 hours to me to became a part of the Mass Effect Universe and the next 130 hours were beautiful.
    I waited for the game, I watched the trailers. I read everything concerning MEA. And today I am disappointed.
    The plot is flat, details are useless, animation is ugly, dialogs are stupid - Bioware have managed to put all my fears together in one game. I cannot see the characters around me because they're not people but ugly plastic dolls. How am I supposed to be inside the story? If some one had said to me that 'Wolfenstein The New Order' would have more interesting plot than new Mass Effect I wouldn't have believed. But unfortunately it's plain true.
    Not too bad, not good. Middle.    … Expand
  66. Starline
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    Poorly written, badly animated, superficial and static in some aspects with nonsensical story and a good few steps backwards from it's predecessors. As many other fans I went into the fray to pre-order Andromeda but recently got to play the 10 hours access on Origin and I have to say I am very disappointed. So much so that I even cancelled my pre-order. There is nothing that makes me wantPoorly written, badly animated, superficial and static in some aspects with nonsensical story and a good few steps backwards from it's predecessors. As many other fans I went into the fray to pre-order Andromeda but recently got to play the 10 hours access on Origin and I have to say I am very disappointed. So much so that I even cancelled my pre-order. There is nothing that makes me want to play this game. I'm so grateful I got to play it for myself and see this failure of a game with my own eyes. Andromeda forgot the basics, forgot it's roots and most importantly forgot how to be the the lead defining genre game that it was in the past.

    I'll have to skip this one and I'm not even sure I will pay for such a thing even when it goes all the way down to 2 euros brand new on the bay like the others from the series. Yeah. It's that bad.

    What a letdown.    … Expand
  67. Shockypants
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    People are overreacting like crazy about ME:A. The game is really good, has some flaws like every game but if you are a fan you will enjoy it. So many unjustified 1 and 0...
  68. Yorha
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    I waited 5 years for bad animations, ugly characters and boring main story.

    Not buy this game, save your money.

    Worst....... Bioware....... Game...... Ever......
  69. UglyGod
    Mar 21, 2017
    7
    The bandwagon of hate is real with this one. Yes the dialogue animations are terrible. But it's not a reason to go out of your way to harass the people who worked on the game for so much time. It does not deserve all of these negative reviews here's why :

    Graphics : 5/10 I just had to took away 5 points because of the horrendous animations in dialogue(and other bugs), the eyes are just    The bandwagon of hate is real with this one. Yes the dialogue animations are terrible. But it's not a reason to go out of your way to harass the people who worked on the game for so much time. It does not deserve all of these negative reviews here's why :

    Graphics : 5/10
    I just had to took away 5 points because of the horrendous animations in dialogue(and other bugs), the eyes are just so lifeless it's scary. lip syncing is nonexistent and there are no shadows on faces. But the rest of the game looks GREAT, kudos to the Frostbite engine. The environment, armor, weapons and other alien races are just spot on ! ( just some weird texture popping and low draw distance when driving)

    Sound : 7/10
    I am not a music connoisseur but from what I heard so far in this game there isn't a memorable score expect from when you are on the galaxy map, the calm music is just so relaxing I had to mention it. Guns sound loud and have a great kick to them, so does melee attacks and ambient music. Voice acting isn't terrible but isn't great either some lines are just so damn cringy I had to look away.

    Gameplay : 8/10
    This is where the game truly shines. The gameplay is really good and far better than previous Mass Effect games. You are not bound to a single class and can choose to upgrade a way array of powers from simple ones like tossing grenades to sick ones like freezing your enemy before making him explode with a biotic lance. The cover system works well but isn't very intuitive, Ryder automatically snaps onto cover if his weapon is drawn behind a structure. You can now jump evade and teleport adding some verticality to the combat. Sadly ordering your teammates in combat is very basic but still work very well since the IA friendly or not is not stupid.
    On the other hand this is still an RPG which means base building and other goodies. With your scanning tool you can now earn research point to craft some new items, Your duty as pathfinder means that you are responsible of finding new world for your colony to settle in. By progressing in the game you will make the hostile planets somewhat viable allowing your fellow colonists to seize the planet ! You can also wake up citizen from cryo sleep and build up the nexus. It really is something that you need to experience for yourself to truly understand it. You really feel like you are part of something greater.

    Conclusion : This game does not deserve all the hate that it gets because despite the bad graphics at some points the core of the game is really good and will entertain you for a certain amount of time. You know what they say: don't judge a book by it's cover. This game is a Buy if you like RPGs and space operas.

    (There was an error while I was writing the first half of the review I had to complete it and submit another one since i cant edit what was already submitted.)    … Expand
  70. csbeau
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Simply do not believe all the hate reviews, especially on the PC; trolls, over-hyped adolescents or adults you would never want to have a beer with.

    It is a different game than ME1-ME3. This one heralds more back to ME1 with a slower and more exploration based premise. Fortunately, the combat mechanics are much more polished this time around, and it finds a good balance between RPG and    Simply do not believe all the hate reviews, especially on the PC; trolls, over-hyped adolescents or adults you would never want to have a beer with.

    It is a different game than ME1-ME3. This one heralds more back to ME1 with a slower and more exploration based premise. Fortunately, the combat mechanics are much more polished this time around, and it finds a good balance between RPG and 3rd person cover based shooter.

    The quests are varied, some good and interesting, others not so much. But the total package is interesting and will keep you occupied. I think that EA/Bioware did themselves a disservice by having a 10 hour preview period and not allowing full reviews out ahead of this. I also think that they "miffed" the mainstream game reviewers by keeping the game mostly under wraps for its development. It is an industry, they make money when there is a stream of disclosure about new games - EA/Bioware did not participate. Thus, some of the "hate" is likely because of that. It is a business after all and never underestimate self-interest. That said, EA/Bioware could have handled the release much better.

    There is a lot to do and discover here. If you enjoy exploration and discovery, with a solid combat system and strong RPG elements, you will like this game. The story is more Star Trek (original), than Star Wars (or ME2 and ME3); it is also a bit cliched. The characters are not as strong as ME2 but similar to ME1/ME3.

    In terms of criticism, and some of the comments in the other reviews are well deserved - it does have some poor facial animations, some of the dialog is poorly written and flatly stated, and there are bugs. It is disappointing that so many game studios have taken to releasing games in a Beta state. I have not personally encountered any game-breaking bugs; simply breaking the immersion now and then.

    In summary, 8/10 - not a GOTY contender - but if you want a good sci-fi exploration experience with good RPG elements and a solid combat experience, it is worth a look. If budget conscious, I would wait until a 25% or more discounted sale.    … Expand
  71. Dakinzo
    Mar 21, 2017
    9
    All the review here are from people that played the Trial. To be honest the trial was a mess, i was really worried with what i was seeing.
    When you get in the actual game: start your questing, discovering the REAL (not like the Trial) first planet, learning game mechanics this game get really good. I've never felt that immersed in a game before.
    Yeah the character animation ( in    All the review here are from people that played the Trial. To be honest the trial was a mess, i was really worried with what i was seeing.
    When you get in the actual game: start your questing, discovering the REAL (not like the Trial) first planet, learning game mechanics this game get really good. I've never felt that immersed in a game before.

    Yeah the character animation ( in cutscene or dialogue) are not the best, the UI cant be frustrating somethime but all in all this game is amazing.

    Its a shame to see how Trial players are bashing on this game without actually trying it.    … Expand
  72. Gwinch
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    Mass Defect. Embarrassment to the saga. I'd have considered this game retrievable if it weren't for the fact that the flaws lay in the fundamental game mechanics, voice dialogue, facial expressions/animations, user interface, lackluster story line... I think you get the idea.
  73. frans_nordstedt
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    this quality is simply unacceptable for an triple-A title in 2017.

    -A 12 year old could write better story and dialogues -Characters and Animations are simply unacceptable -Buggy as hell -Boring/arcade-ish gameplay that feels targeted for small children -Mediocre graphics most of the time -Exploration is pointless (unless youre only searching for loot, dont expect to find any    this quality is simply unacceptable for an triple-A title in 2017.

    -A 12 year old could write better story and dialogues
    -Characters and Animations are simply unacceptable
    -Buggy as hell
    -Boring/arcade-ish gameplay that feels targeted for small children
    -Mediocre graphics most of the time
    -Exploration is pointless (unless youre only searching for loot, dont expect to find any exciting story elements at all)

    I tried really hard to finish the game, just to make my money worth something, but unfortunately i couldn't    … Expand
  74. HarryLesch
    Mar 21, 2017
    3
    Absolutely terrible. You can easily tell that this is not the Bioware that worked on Knights of the Old Republic or the original Mass Effect games. There is nothing particularly good about this game. The terrible animations have been mentioned enough times but the story telling and dialogues are a disaster as well. Mass Effect was never known for it's amazing gameplay. The story and mostlyAbsolutely terrible. You can easily tell that this is not the Bioware that worked on Knights of the Old Republic or the original Mass Effect games. There is nothing particularly good about this game. The terrible animations have been mentioned enough times but the story telling and dialogues are a disaster as well. Mass Effect was never known for it's amazing gameplay. The story and mostly the dialogues were what made it special. Now both of them are terrible. The gameplay might be improved but that won't save the game. Fallout 4 pretty much had the same problem. The gameplay is improved but everything else is worse. Only that this is even a bigger failure than Fallout 4. Mass Effect has never been for the mainstream. None of the 3 previous games sold particularly well but there was something special about this game and a very dedicated fanbase was created around this franchise. Now they've pissed of the only group of people actually hyped for this game. I fear this will mark the end of this franchise. EA decided to end Dead Space after the third game did pretty bad and i see no future for the Mass Effect franchise. Should have left it were it was. Mass Effect is over. This is merely a cash crab trying to squeeze out what is left off the fanbase after Mass Effect 3's ending already pissed off many people. I definitely understand why nearly everyone from the original team left Bioware a few years ago. Bunch of unexperienced racists (look at the Twitter profiles of people working on this game) thinking they could trick people into buying their garbage just because it's named after a once admirable franchise. R.I.P Bioware and R.I.P Mass Effect.… Expand
  75. OddeyeDL
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Anything below a 5 is not to be taken seriously in anyway. It sucks to be fighting the same enemies for the first 10 hours but 4 of those 10 hours are story and conversation. Its not a bad game by any stretch these guys deserve better.
  76. linksys17
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    Mass Effect Andromeda sucks. Bioware hired an inexperience team and EA rushed the process. What do you get? A laughable game with terrible animation, dialogue, and gameplay.

    Supporting this game is the same as supporting terrible business practices. We as gamers should expect more. This game is **** The bar has been set by Bethesda, CD Project Red and hell even previous Bioware    Mass Effect Andromeda sucks. Bioware hired an inexperience team and EA rushed the process. What do you get? A laughable game with terrible animation, dialogue, and gameplay.

    Supporting this game is the same as supporting terrible business practices. We as gamers should expect more. This game is **** The bar has been set by Bethesda, CD Project Red and hell even previous Bioware titles such as Dragon Age Origins, Baldur's Gate 2, and ME2. Maybe if this game came out like 10 years ago it would be passable, but now? **** no.    … Expand
  77. thorin_bane
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    Wow thought the critics were harsh? Not enough in my books. I played 2 hours of frustrating ugliness and quit. Sorry I may not be giving it enough time, but everything I liked about ME1 is crushed down and thrown away and all the things I disliked on ME2 are heightened and amplified. I know the parcour fans will love this crap, but I don't want games with jetpacks. They spent more time onWow thought the critics were harsh? Not enough in my books. I played 2 hours of frustrating ugliness and quit. Sorry I may not be giving it enough time, but everything I liked about ME1 is crushed down and thrown away and all the things I disliked on ME2 are heightened and amplified. I know the parcour fans will love this crap, but I don't want games with jetpacks. They spent more time on this garbage gameplay than RPG elements or proper animation. Seriously looks like crap. I can't give it a one because i didn't truly give it a try, but its so ugly I just don't want to play this near platformer. So disappointed in this mess. I will play some more with friends on multi to see if its ANY better and maybe change my review, but as of now its terrible.… Expand
  78. Urtext
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    It’s hard not to be emotional about Mass Effect: Andromeda. You can see this from the huge number of negative user reviews. This actually says something about the strength of the Mass Effect universe. Although Mass Effect 2 did not live up to the sci fi chops of Mass Effect 1, and Mass Effect 3 did not live up to the intensely personal and emotionally engaging Mass Effect 2, the originalIt’s hard not to be emotional about Mass Effect: Andromeda. You can see this from the huge number of negative user reviews. This actually says something about the strength of the Mass Effect universe. Although Mass Effect 2 did not live up to the sci fi chops of Mass Effect 1, and Mass Effect 3 did not live up to the intensely personal and emotionally engaging Mass Effect 2, the original trilogy remains a landmark Bioware effort. Expectations were high.

    The 0-10 scale is obviously flawed. But I cannot bring myself to review this game anything lower than a 6. It has its problems, but within the American grading system, 0-5 signifies a failing (non)effort. Despite some noticeable bugs, I did not encounter any game-breaking ones (your mileage may vary). ME: A was rushed, but it is not a literally broken game.

    This is not high praise. In fact, ME: A is a bad game, and if you value your time, you should not play it. When I play an RPG, first and foremost I expect some engagement with the story and the characters. An RPG is not only about its systems; its about role-playing within the given constraints of the game. And I cannot role-play with ME: A’s clichéd, uninteresting plot and terrible, forgettable cast. Even if you look over the problems with animation (it’s truly horrible, watch on Youtube for entertainment) and voice-work (the talent were phoning it in); the writing itself is untenable. There is no forward momentum. The gameplay systems function in a workmanship manner independent of context: combat is fine, the quest system sets up an addictive gameplay loop. But there is no soul to the game that makes you want to engage with these systems. And that is ME: A’s major sin.    … Expand
  79. XanGambit
    Mar 21, 2017
    1
    MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA is a massive disappointment. Yet another game that was rushed to the market long before it was ready. The game is plagued with bugs, the dialogue is terrible and the story is bland and recycled. It's another money grab from EA.

    Additionally, another thing that's a big turnoff is that there is no character creation option for Caucasian skin. I thought this may have    MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA is a massive disappointment. Yet another game that was rushed to the market long before it was ready. The game is plagued with bugs, the dialogue is terrible and the story is bland and recycled. It's another money grab from EA.

    Additionally, another thing that's a big turnoff is that there is no character creation option for Caucasian skin. I thought this may have been by mistake, but apparently the game's devs actually left this out intentionally because of political beliefs. That's right. This game allowed its creators to inject racism and politics into probably one of the most-used means of escape from the dregs of every day life by people: video games.

    Back to the game, though. It's rushed, incomplete and buggy. There are a lot of side quests, but their quality is low. The content overall is just poor. Crafting is pointless, combat is over-simplified and limited, and the quality of animation is some of the worst I've seen of games in the past couple of years.

    Basically, stay away from this title. It's probably just a good idea to stay away from EA in general. This isn't a "one off" for them. It's become the norm. And lastly, don't support games that knowingly and intentionally build in their real world hatred and bias into them. Seeing video games politicized is something I never expected to see.    … Expand
  80. thenukeofnukes
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    This game is a solid 10! Pay no attention to the negative reviews! most of those people haven't even played the game. The ones that played want to be coddled down a tunnel of predefined story. This game is a true open world RPG. Absolutely amazing. It is more like ME1 than ME2 and 3. That is a good thing! The story is great and not a boring garbage pail like Witcher 3. Couldn't get halfwayThis game is a solid 10! Pay no attention to the negative reviews! most of those people haven't even played the game. The ones that played want to be coddled down a tunnel of predefined story. This game is a true open world RPG. Absolutely amazing. It is more like ME1 than ME2 and 3. That is a good thing! The story is great and not a boring garbage pail like Witcher 3. Couldn't get halfway through that boring and repetitive game. If you loved the first Mass Effect you'll love this one. If you don't like rpg or open world games then this is not the game for you. This is a game of exploration. There will be some repetitiveness and boring areas. Then you discover excitement. Then you are suddenly met with a decision to be made. Not to mention the multiplayer is fantastic just like ME3's mp. Great game! Awesome! Only one I've bought at launch in a year.… Expand
  81. Enwinor
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    I really find people giving this game a 1-4 to be melodramatic. 1-4 should indicate a fundamentally broken game that doesn't play, or only barely plays. Andromeda is not that. Yes, it has bugs. In my 20 hours thus far all of them have been minor and most unnoticeable without looking for them. I defend the fact that I've not finished the game by pointing out that neither have most of theI really find people giving this game a 1-4 to be melodramatic. 1-4 should indicate a fundamentally broken game that doesn't play, or only barely plays. Andromeda is not that. Yes, it has bugs. In my 20 hours thus far all of them have been minor and most unnoticeable without looking for them. I defend the fact that I've not finished the game by pointing out that neither have most of the 1-4 raters on here.

    Now, on to the things that matter. Yes, the narrative is uneven. When it's good, it's good, when it's bad it's more mediocre than awful. Yes, the voice acting is spotty. For the most part, and for all of the main cast, it's good. For some of the side characters, it is less so. The combat is as good as it's ever been - it would be the best in the series had they not disallowed control of squadmates. The UI is abjectly terrible, and the galaxy map is overbuilt, and while pretty, makes traveling unnecessarily slow. The characters are likeable, though none quite reach the original trilogy for memorability. Overall, it's a solid but flawed experience. There's potential here, but even when the game fails to reach it, the sky is not falling like some of the folks here would suggest.

    And to the reviewer who said the game is locked at 30FPS - I recommend you check your hardware, because I'm running it 60+ on ultra.    … Expand
  82. SX5
    Mar 21, 2017
    9
    I've enjoyed my first 8 hours despite a few things here and there that detracted from the experience.

    Many of the user reviewers here have made good points, but giving this game a 0 or a 1 is a bit ridiculous.
  83. Merostin
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    This deserves no Mass Affection.

    I keep it short:

    ME1, ME2, ME3 are about story, characters, species and relations between the latter two.

    ME Andromeda tries to be the same, but it also includes new gameplay layers due to its focus on an outdated openworld concept. The result: It fails at both ME's core elements (see above) and at being a great openworld game.

    Sad, but true.
  84. FuriousFernando
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    They have a lot of balls to release something like this after the stunt they pulled with ME 3.
    Did they progressively delude themselves to think it would be fine regardless of how low the quality of product is? Its as if they were sheltered people that have never played any other decent game to be able to make a comparison and see just how ridiculous everything turned out to be.
  85. Captfish71
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    These 0s and 1s are a travesty to a user score. Yes it has flaws but it has way more pluses. Great gameplay, great exploration, beautiful landscapes, love the change in focus from Alien attacks to exploration for setting up a new civilization. LOVE it!
  86. defector123
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Pretty nice game. though ome technical stuff can be improved.
    combat is good, story is nice, characters too.
    don't see why this game is getting user ratings of 0. must be disgruntled overhyped individuals
  87. Surg3on
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    Not bad, not great. A disappointment but not a 1/10. The animation is poor, The environments are gorgeous. Voice acting is all over the place. The new Mako is awesome.
  88. boxcarracer1478
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    The game does exactly what the first ME game did for me: give me a sense of curiosity and desire to keep exploring as much as possible. I do think they could have done a few things better in the technical department, but I definitely like what they did to bring back the series.

    I hope they take the criticisms and improve on them. If they don't, I'll have an issue. But for right now I am    The game does exactly what the first ME game did for me: give me a sense of curiosity and desire to keep exploring as much as possible. I do think they could have done a few things better in the technical department, but I definitely like what they did to bring back the series.

    I hope they take the criticisms and improve on them. If they don't, I'll have an issue. But for right now I am okay with the game.

    Had a ton of fun in multiplayer with my friends on the PC, and I am enjoying being curious throughout my story play through.    … Expand
  89. partyintheback
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    If Gameloft made a Mass Effect title, it'd look a lot like Andromeda. While this game offers more exploration than Mass Effect 2 and 3 - and I welcome that, it also offers some of the lousiest characters ever to appear in a Mass Effect. Both lead characters, the male and female Ryder, are abysmal. From shoddy animation work, to poorly detailed character models, to unacceptably poorIf Gameloft made a Mass Effect title, it'd look a lot like Andromeda. While this game offers more exploration than Mass Effect 2 and 3 - and I welcome that, it also offers some of the lousiest characters ever to appear in a Mass Effect. Both lead characters, the male and female Ryder, are abysmal. From shoddy animation work, to poorly detailed character models, to unacceptably poor dialogue and voice acting, this is a disappointing outing all around. The Bioware of today is not the Bioware we knew and loved - it's merely a shell of its former self. Dragon Age II was the beginning of the end and Andromeda is the end.… Expand
  90. Aranel_Edhellen
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Can you stop whining, huh? When gaming community has turned into such a disgusting one? I bet none of these ones who wrote negative reviews get into the game properly. And how can you possibly be that rude for giving low rates to this game? And not being thankful for BioWare's 5 years work? Can't believe I'm a part of such a toxic community.

    I'm enjoying a beautiful journey right now.    Can you stop whining, huh? When gaming community has turned into such a disgusting one? I bet none of these ones who wrote negative reviews get into the game properly. And how can you possibly be that rude for giving low rates to this game? And not being thankful for BioWare's 5 years work? Can't believe I'm a part of such a toxic community.

    I'm enjoying a beautiful journey right now. And I hope you will too.    … Expand
  91. vinod95014
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really wanted to like this game... And I was looking forward to it for a long long time.

    But the same issues that were brought out when the first trailer came out (Facial animations), the ones we were told would be fixed, are still there, and are even worse than I expected. It is downright immersion breaking, because of flat lifeless expressions, characters that sound emotionless, writing that is Below average at best, and often atrocious. The open world of this game feels similar to DAI and Ubisoft games, that have you running around gathering stuff, and doing other boring activities that feel like a chore rather than being fun.

    Gone is the sense of control you felt over your actions, as the Paragon/Renegade option has been replaced for being too binary, and instead replaced with a bunch of options that are meant to convey your tone, but end up saying the same thing. You hardly have any control over your characters actions. No matter what you do, you are always going to be the good guy. The ability to be rude, which was an integral part of what made mass effect so fun, is gone. You want to play as a dick? No, you are not allowed.

    Your companions are forgettable for the most part, with perhaps two exceptions, and one of them being memorable in a bad way. Peebee is perhaps the most irritating and badly written character I have ever seen in a game. All the characters lack any sort of seriousness despite the danger around them, and the conversation sounds like some sort of disney channel show set in high school. She just spouts off stupid one liners and bad jokes, and in place of having a binary option of paragon and renegade which influences how characters react towards you, you are instead given a binary option between professional and casual that determines how peebee reacts towards you. I found myself wishing I could somehow get her killed or kick her off the ship after the first mission with her, as I found her so irritating and cliche.

    The characters that have human faces are especially bad, as they look like they have been clubbed in the face as babies, and have a dazed expression that is interrupted only by their eyes making odd and rapid movements in all directions. Their faces are almost always fixed in one position, and the lip syncing is so awful it makes you cringe.

    The combat is however, pretty good. At least at first. It also has some big flaws, mainly glitches that leave you stuck floating along slowly when you land after using your jump jet, or your character unable to find a position behind cover because he slides along another feet after you take your finger off the move key. For some reason the developers have chosen to remove the ability to control your teamates beyond telling them where to go.. You cannot use their abilities for combo detonations anymore, and you yourself are limited to three hotkeys, which makes having more than three abilities in a profile somewhat pointless.

    The story is very dull, and lacks any of the seriousness and feeling of wonder that I loved about all the previous games. This is a surprising thing to realize when there was so much potential here in this setting. Instead this new galaxy you are thrust into is almost identical to the one you left, with the reapers replaced by another similar species, and a one dimensional evil species that you end up battling for most of the game. You find yourself trudging from planet to planet, fixing the weather by doing sudoku puzzles and a bunch of irritating fetch quests.

    I never expected this game to be so poor, but it is. I found myself struggling to play it after a certain point, and was so bored I went back to playing ME 1. I reccomend waiting till this game is patched and the price goes down to match its quality, which is to say when it is around 10 to 20 USD. If you are a fan of the previous games, prepare for disappointment.    … Expand
  92. Alaska_Wolf
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    I had hoped for another terrific addition to the Mass Effect universe. Instead, what I found was a superficial, poorly written, lackluster game full of bugs, poor voice acting, a horrible dialogue wheel and shallow story line. Perhaps with some serious redesign, video upgrades, patching, and several hundred $ in additional DLC content it might make it, maybe. As it stands now, I'mI had hoped for another terrific addition to the Mass Effect universe. Instead, what I found was a superficial, poorly written, lackluster game full of bugs, poor voice acting, a horrible dialogue wheel and shallow story line. Perhaps with some serious redesign, video upgrades, patching, and several hundred $ in additional DLC content it might make it, maybe. As it stands now, I'm not sure that even the legendary Commander Shepard could save this game, its just that bad.… Expand
  93. derividd
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Why oh why is this game getting so much negativity.
    The game does have its pitfalls in terms of animation, however it does not stop the game from being quite nice to play.
    Combat is refined in comparison to the previous games, the story is decent, characters are pretty good too ( though in some cases there is some strange dialog). Personally if this game was released without its    Why oh why is this game getting so much negativity.
    The game does have its pitfalls in terms of animation, however it does not stop the game from being quite nice to play.
    Combat is refined in comparison to the previous games, the story is decent, characters are pretty good too ( though in some cases there is some strange dialog).
    Personally if this game was released without its bioware/mass effect branding, it would not be rated as harshly as it is now.    … Expand
  94. oreofoxy
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    If you liked previous Mass Effect entries, avoid this piece of trash at all costs!
    The history is bad, it lacks on the RPG aspect more than Fallout 4, and hell, the bugs!
    The facial animations are hilarious tho.
  95. Vidicus
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    When a company forgets why people play games, and instead pushes social agendas, they make games like Mass Effect Andromeda. Look elsewhere for Sci-Fi gaming goodness. The combat is fine but the exploration is only on a few planets out of a hundred. The rest are simply a click to finish exploring. Add bad animations, bad voice acting, remove emotions, lower companion customization andWhen a company forgets why people play games, and instead pushes social agendas, they make games like Mass Effect Andromeda. Look elsewhere for Sci-Fi gaming goodness. The combat is fine but the exploration is only on a few planets out of a hundred. The rest are simply a click to finish exploring. Add bad animations, bad voice acting, remove emotions, lower companion customization and controls, and you have Mess Effect: Andromeda. I also missed the awesome soundtrack of the first game. Overall a missed opportunity for Bioware. I believe they have now destroyed their name and reputation to the point it will hit their profits.… Expand
  96. BCMakoto
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect: Andromeda seems to be an ambitious project by a young and new branch of the Bioware (EA) studio. I recently got into the ten hour trial, and my impressions are largely positive, but with a very few negative impressions mixed inbetween.

    Combat: Combat seems to be one of the strengths of this game. While I can see how some people take issues with the interface, which is    Mass Effect: Andromeda seems to be an ambitious project by a young and new branch of the Bioware (EA) studio. I recently got into the ten hour trial, and my impressions are largely positive, but with a very few negative impressions mixed inbetween.

    Combat: Combat seems to be one of the strengths of this game. While I can see how some people take issues with the interface, which is unresponsive at times, the new fast-paced action combat is a welcome addition to the franchise. The new "active" biotic system feels much more alive and active than the old "wizard" system of tossing two powers out for maximum damage.

    Characters: This is probably as "Mass Effect" as it gets. You will have some characters that you tremendously enjoy spending time with, and you will find characters that are...blunt. Subjectively, I very much enjoyed spending time with Vetra and Peebee, but I disliked Liam. It's very much like squads from the previous games: You will love some, you will hate some. There's nothing that sticks out sore, but nothing that sticks out perfect either. "Solid" is the descriptive term to go with.

    Story: I will refrain from judging the story until I have completely finished it. The beginning was fun and entertaining, but I'm not about to judge a book by it's first cover.

    Exploration: Exploration is similar to Dragon Age: Inquisition. If you like the (semi) open world setting of that game, you will most likely also enjoy spending some hours in Andromeda. The game offers side-quests and collectibles, as well as vast terrains that you can explore with the new "Nomad" - a vehicle similar to the Mako in Mass Effect 1. Except, obviously, it doesn't play like a piece of rubber all the time.

    One of the negative aspects is probably the facial animations. While not as bad as some people would suggest, you can see some missing textures and details throughout the game. This is something that has to be fixed by post-release patches to receive a higher score. I would not perceive this as too annoying, but Andromeda is a Bioware RPG. This makes it necessary to look at character's faces for prolongued periods of time. In a game that relies on conversations, having these weird animations can be distracting.

    Considering all the small details and previous games, I can see this as an ambitious first attempt at bringing the franchise forward. However, this is clearly only a first attempt, seeing that the game suffers from very minor but patchable bugs and glitches. It really needs some post-release work, but it isn't beyond salvageable. I'd consider it an average game as it is right now, but might change my mind depending on what's to come in a few months.    … Expand
  97. psomaster437
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    The multiplayer is/was fun sure, but the single-player is FAR more like dragon age inq in the terms of open world and story, and that kind of story telling is fine, but having to gather 5k resources ON FOOT is not my thing and then having a finite amount of them so you can't craft all the things or experiment without TONS of farming. I did not get through the 2nd mission at nearly 7 hoursThe multiplayer is/was fun sure, but the single-player is FAR more like dragon age inq in the terms of open world and story, and that kind of story telling is fine, but having to gather 5k resources ON FOOT is not my thing and then having a finite amount of them so you can't craft all the things or experiment without TONS of farming. I did not get through the 2nd mission at nearly 7 hours into the story!

    That is what made me quit playing the dragon age INQ, it just kept GOING with VERY little story progression, and if you did a side mission/quest it would rope you into side dungeons/events you COULD NOT LEAVE without spending another hour or something in them. Sure ME1-2-3 did that kind of thing, but it was FAR more linear with FAR more choices and impacts while this style of open world only results in a FEW choices mattering and any of those choices only effect what a few chars say to you not their entire character. IE in ME1-2-3 and dragon age 1-2 you could make someone hate you or disrespect them and it would effect their combat skills or unlock/lock skills, in this, just, nothing, they change a few key words of dialog.

    They also severally limited gameplay in terms of combat this time. No letting you use health-kits like in ME1-2-3, having to find ammo from crates in preset spots with only 4 ammo reloads, each gun takes up a refill so if you restock 2 guns with ammo 2 of the 4 refills are used, instead of dropped ammo from enemies.

    Limited use of abilities by saying it uses a power cell, weapons start out SUPER weak unless you have difficulty set down, you can't rez a teammate from a distance because you have to run up to them out of cover and hold to rez, your limited to ONLY 3 ABILITIES unless you hot-swap to another PRESET set of abilities which then sets those new abilities on a COOL-DOWN when swapped to even if your abilities were fully ready. IE see dropship dropping tons of grunts, swap to AOE power set as you enter combat, OOOPS to bad, you now have to wait 30-40 seconds to use your abilities now....

    And don't get me started on the animations. I just replayed through the series and watched others stream it on twitch A LOT recently. The fact they could not import/adapt even just the facial motions etc from the first 3 games is VERY sad. I mean wasn't Dragon Age INQ using the same engine? Could they not use the same assets/code for facial animations? Those were at-least far better and it was in the same engine with likely only SOME code needing to be redone to get it to fit on the models right.

    Overall I am giving it a lower score of 5 until the issues are fixed. As which point I will redo my review.    … Expand
  98. Frisbiek
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    After reading all the critics and early reviews, and then actually playing the game, I can say that mass effect is victim of high expectations. That's not to say it's without its issues, but like several other titles, players nit pick on certain things, IE a few animation issues, post it on the internet, and then it snowballs. Yes... it's a little distracting. But there are so fewAfter reading all the critics and early reviews, and then actually playing the game, I can say that mass effect is victim of high expectations. That's not to say it's without its issues, but like several other titles, players nit pick on certain things, IE a few animation issues, post it on the internet, and then it snowballs. Yes... it's a little distracting. But there are so few instances which relate to certain characters, it's just not game breaking.

    Another common complaint is the writing/commentary from characters. This is one of my pet peaves- corny lines- but again it is not so bad that the game is horrible. In fact, I would say it's very similar from the ME trilogy. If you could handle it then, you can handle it now. It does remind me of some corny Netflix cartoons with really bad scripts.

    Combat- I love it. Jump, dodge, combos, etc. Take cover, duke it out, you know the drill. There are a variety of new methods with profiles instead of classes, and it opens up a lot of different combat styles. It's definitely fun.

    Graphics- The game looks beautiful. It's not the best out there, but everything from landscapes to the star system/galaxy map is impressive. Performance is alright- playing on an i5 6600k OC'd to 4.5 Ghz with a 1060 6GB, 16 GB Ram, and SSD. I play on mostly high settings with the latest drivers. It seems to float between 50 to 78 FPS, usually dipping during conversations on ships or in buildings for some reason. But it's definitely playable.

    I'm not too impressed with this game engine. I had a similar complaint with DA:I, which was a horrible game. And thank god I can say there are very few similarities. But one similarity is that this is an "open world." No. This is a fake open world, where canyons, rocks, hills, etc. limit a lot of where you can go. It's basically corridors made to look like its open world. After having come from the new Ghost Recon game, it's a joke hearing EA call this "Open World."

    The story is great. From beginning up to where I'm at, I am really drawn in to find out what happens next. Side mission stories aren't too bad, either. They don't feel like the horrible fetch quests of DA:I. They are somewhat interesting, and usually tie in with the main story.

    Bottom line: It's Mass Effect. Bioware didn't do much to break from the mold. There's not a whole lot of new here, and if you had high expectations, thinking this would be the best game ever, you will probably be disappointed. If you like all the Mass effect games and accept them for what they are, you will love Mass Effect Andromeda.    … Expand
  99. Oppressed
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    Maybe the worst AAA game of this year. Unbelievably repetitive, terrible voice acting, terrible character models. Better burn your money than buying it in that state.-
  100. Rikalonius
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have to be fair, there were some well done portions of this game, but I cannot, in good conscience give it a good score. I can sum it up in one word. Derivative.

    Spoilers:

    To start with, we have to accept a huge amount of retcon in this game. A human lead initiative to go to another Galaxy started barely a decade after the first contact war? This would be like Columbus saying, "I've found a new land, now I'm going to go to Mars." I won't bother getting into all that, because retcon aside, the game still stinks.

    As everyone has rightly pointed out, the animations and character textures are sub par. Double Bogey sub-par. So, strike one. The dialog is juvenile. It just reeks of dialog of that was quickly written out and never spoken aloud and refined to see if this is how intelligent beings speak to each other. Strike 2. The characters are awful, and one dimensional cutouts. They each have "their" role to the game and they don't stray from it. And more often than not, they are annoying, especially the support crew members. Strike 3.

    While the environments are beautiful, and a lot of work went into the aesthetics of the planets, it can only do so much to distract you from the poor story and the hackneyed characters. New batter, strike 1. The story is, as I said, derivative. The original story may have been a Lovecraft esque Eldritch horror in which the hero almost literally punches Cthulhu, but its execution was so good you barely noticed. But at last ME1 was different. ME:A is an attempt to reboot the franchise away from the large looming shadow of Commander Shepard, and they don't succeed. You can go to another galaxy, but you'll never be better than Commander Shepard. Strike 2 again. So, lastly, the final out, is the Ryder twins. They exude zero credibility, and zero gravitas. Alec Ryder, for his very short existence, could have been a great character, but's like a Green Beret dies and his teenage son and daughter join the squad. They tell me with their badly animated mouths that they received training, but they act like they are in the cast of some prime drama for women.

    Sorry, but this feels like a poorly executed attempt to overwrite the franchise, and it fell flat on its face in my opinion.    … 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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