Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Stinkleberg
    Apr 10, 2017
    3
    This is the last Bioware game I will buy.

    Extremely disappointed in this game. Even aside from all of the animation issues, this is not a good game. The dialogue is cringy, the story is bland, and the characters are uninteresting. I never found myself caring about any of them and I was halfway through the game before I realized I hadn't even tried to romance anyone. Worst of all this    This is the last Bioware game I will buy.

    Extremely disappointed in this game. Even aside from all of the animation issues, this is not a good game. The dialogue is cringy, the story is bland, and the characters are uninteresting. I never found myself caring about any of them and I was halfway through the game before I realized I hadn't even tried to romance anyone. Worst of all this game is not really an RPG. Ryder, unlike Shepard, is a set character with a set personality. Ryder is a nice person who can either be emotional, intelligent, jovial or snarky. You can only affect their attitude in certain situations, not their personality. Don't even get me started on how ugly everybody (especially the females) look. The combat is alright but not enough to salvage this game. I bought this game on the Bioware/Mass effect name, I will not make that mistake again.    … Expand
  2. AXP878
    Apr 10, 2017
    7
    A good game hidden behind hours and hours of filler and fluff. Once I stopped doing the fetch quests, called "Tasks" in the game, and focused on the main story, companion quests, and "Helios Assignments" I started to enjoy the game a lot more. The most recent patch improved a lot of my main annoyances, such as janky faces and tedious animations between planets.

    If you go in expecting    A good game hidden behind hours and hours of filler and fluff. Once I stopped doing the fetch quests, called "Tasks" in the game, and focused on the main story, companion quests, and "Helios Assignments" I started to enjoy the game a lot more. The most recent patch improved a lot of my main annoyances, such as janky faces and tedious animations between planets.

    If you go in expecting the same quality as the OT you will be disappointed; however, if you can evaluate the game purely on its own merits there is a lot of fun to be had.    … Expand
  3. ExtraAngel
    Apr 10, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect Andromeda has the best comabat in a rpg i have seen. While the story is not as strong as in othher ME games, but its still pretty great. Now graphics are amazing for the most things except for the terible animation, but they are now better because of an update.
  4. Fingers
    Apr 10, 2017
    5
    Story - poor to the point I don't really give a **** about what's happening why it's happening - contrary to the previous games, bar ME3 and the **** ending. I feel zero connection to the characters in the game. The story is bad had that been on par with ME1 to ME3 you could forgive the flaws but as you don't really "feel" anything towards your squad or the other races in the game youStory - poor to the point I don't really give a **** about what's happening why it's happening - contrary to the previous games, bar ME3 and the **** ending. I feel zero connection to the characters in the game. The story is bad had that been on par with ME1 to ME3 you could forgive the flaws but as you don't really "feel" anything towards your squad or the other races in the game you don't get drawn in. I've played about 105 hours now and I found my self thinking to myself this game is just average to below average I'd give it a 5.5 out of 10

    Graphics - The environments look great however the character models are awful and have regressed much like the mentality of the people involved with the development of this game. That excludes the facial animations which are just bad bad bad.

    Game play - it's OK nothing special an improvement over 3 but you can see it's a shooter masquerading as an RPG now. The transitions when travelling to planets were annoying after the first few hours not to mention the scanning quests - tedious beyond belief.

    Value for money - nah not at the moment wait until the **** is fixed and the price has dropped by about by 50%.

    BW has problems - diversity hires, feminism, gender nonsense, inexperienced cos players masquerading as writers and animators. They need to get their **** together and forget real life and focus on making good RPG's again - Coherent rich story, in depth characters, good game mechanics, good visuals are what matters unfortunately ME:A lacks several of these which are important.    … Expand
  5. jlprime
    Apr 10, 2017
    8
    (Updating my review post 1.05 patch)

    My experience with this game has been pretty much what I would expect from Bioware and a AAA title. I typically never enter a game expecting a GOTY experience, so perhaps I do set the bar low in most cases. I will add that at no point while playing this game did I feel that this game deserved a score lower than a 6.0. People are certainly entitled    (Updating my review post 1.05 patch)

    My experience with this game has been pretty much what I would expect from Bioware and a AAA title. I typically never enter a game expecting a GOTY experience, so perhaps I do set the bar low in most cases. I will add that at no point while playing this game did I feel that this game deserved a score lower than a 6.0. People are certainly entitled to their opinions and I respect the fact that this game is going to be one of those that isn't for everyone, but the 0s, 1s, 2s and 3s? Pure bandwagoning from the gaming hipsters, probably a lot of trolling as well. I bet most of those reviewers didn't even buy the game. Case in point: the animations. Much ado about nothing. Some critic before release decides to harp on a couple of funny looking facial expressions and then the entire internet can't stop talking about it. Where was this level of criticism for Fallout 4? How about DA: I? Plenty of games get by with sub-par to downright crappy animations. Have games like the Witcher 3 spoiled us on such things? Whatever the case, the facial animations aren't that bad and the new patch has shown improvements in the worst of them (i.e. Addison, the tired face lady). If they had to pick between facial animations and the rest of the graphics I'm glad the chose the latter. This game is gorgeous on high settings on pc.

    Now for the bugs. This game has them, hell most games do these days. When was the last time you bought a console game and didn't have to download a > 1 GB day-0 patch? Bugs happen. Blame the publisher and their aggressive dates over the dev studio. At any rate I have never encountered anything game breaking and the latest patch seemed to squash some of the immersion-breaking ones during the cutscenes on the Tempest, which were the only truly annoying bugs for me.

    So now for the actual gameplay. The combat system is probably the most improved part of the game. It just feels very fluid and when you play on a higher difficulty it can present a fun challenge. My biggest gripes about it are that they didn't allow for much companion customization this time around. You can mess with their limited skill tree but that's about it. However they make up for it through main character customization. With profiles you can spec into any/all of the talents you want. Get tired of playing a soldier? It's ok, you can switch to a biotic. No need to start the game over from scratch.

    Overall the story and characters are good, sometimes great, but they never truly reach that level where I felt fully invested. I feel like the open world part of the game is the chief culprit here. While driving around and exploring planets in the Nomad is fun, it creates a break in the story that found me many times wondering what exactly it was that I originally came to this planet to do in the first place. In short, ME: A suffers from the same problems that plague most open world games which begs the question on a game series that found its success in the narrative: was making it open world really necessary? This is the same problem I had with DA: I. Just because you can make something open world doesn't mean you should.

    All in all I found my experience in Andromeda to be fun and fairly rewarding. The story, while it never really reaches that epic scale from the original trilogy, it certainly delivers some good moments and successfully lays the ground work for a new series in the Andromeda Galaxy. Worth a buy IMO.    … Expand
  6. Edelgul
    Apr 10, 2017
    5
    It's an ok game. Not as good, as ME2, but somewhere on the level of ME3.
    I think the biggest problem of this game is that there is nothing new, no evolution, while the industry has changed in the past five years raising the bar for our expectations.
    Graphics are visibly outdated and animations could definitely use some improvements. Story could be more detailed and less generic. Voice    It's an ok game. Not as good, as ME2, but somewhere on the level of ME3.
    I think the biggest problem of this game is that there is nothing new, no evolution, while the industry has changed in the past five years raising the bar for our expectations.
    Graphics are visibly outdated and animations could definitely use some improvements.
    Story could be more detailed and less generic. Voice casting is ok, but characters are either bland, or too schematic/over the top type.
    Indeed it is repetitive and there is a number of fetch/bring quests. It might be worth giving the game a try, but probably wait for it to become discounter, or purchase it second hand.    … Expand
  7. Vasot
    Apr 10, 2017
    4
    1) Stupid story feels like it was written by college kids trying to get a job
    2) Shallow and boring characters
    3) More Denuvo anti-consumer DRM trash
    4) Glitches and bugs
    5) User interface is badly designed
    6) Combat and exploration is good
    6) Nice graphics at High/Ultra settings
  8. heyjermiju
    Apr 10, 2017
    10
    The story interpreted the fate of mankind. It is about the new settlement in an alien galaxy: Andromeda. In this there are various strange planets to discover and after all to really settle. So survivalable stations are to be built. Numerous difficulties are to be overcome in teamwork. Dramatically threatening dark forces (eg the species of Ketts) the settlers - a tough competition forThe story interpreted the fate of mankind. It is about the new settlement in an alien galaxy: Andromeda. In this there are various strange planets to discover and after all to really settle. So survivalable stations are to be built. Numerous difficulties are to be overcome in teamwork. Dramatically threatening dark forces (eg the species of Ketts) the settlers - a tough competition for life resources. Often it is necessary to care for the lives of the peaceful settlers and to defend them. So it is a mixture of tactically challenging adventure and rapid action - not a simply shooting game, but a training forming experience and the hanger of settlers: because rules must be respected, foresight and tolerance are well-maintained values. Thats why it is more than a game with entertainment value. The characters pursue an intelligent mission: the roleplayer as Sara Ryder gets a sense of the responsibility for the many expectant people who are together with her in search of a better world. Andromeda means hope for each of them. This transports the game perfectly. It becomes a very empathetic experience. The elaborate graphics and enjoyable sounds support this. Everything is coherent and Andromeda awakens through the game more and more to life. The gaming scope is gigantic, but to overlook, because there are also clear maps and enlightening log books and so on. Many well-founded and subtle animations make the story an impressive experience. In the end there is nothing less than the survival or the end of humanity - the fate in a new world, Andromeda.

    Update:
    If not superficial/trivial reflection is operated, Mass Effect Andromedea will be the game of the year 2017!
    The balanced blend of worlds-simulation, scifi-fantasy, adventure, action, culture, fun, seriousness and humanity's fate makes this gigantic HighEnd-Video&Sound next Generation game unique. In substance, multidimensionality & diversity there is actually nothing comparable. Finally the saturated coolness-arrogance-animated characters are overcome and out. The rogues coolness taste is stripped, lovable explorers & trustworthy ambassadors are born. The gamedeveloper team has the courage to unfeigned honest cosmopolitanfigures as peaceful worldconquerors, which is currently most important. The excellent synchronization in so many languages corresponds with this. From all this is MEA a considerable cultural masterpiece in next-gen-Gaming.    … Expand
  9. Grabboid
    Apr 10, 2017
    3
    Как же я ненавижу этих жадных тварей Electronic Arts.
    Моя ярость к ним не знает границ, моя ненависть настолько сильна, что я на секунду забыл о экранизации по Hellblazer с Киану Ривзом, еще чуть чуть и в штаны насру, апогей злобы достигнут...    Как же я ненавижу этих жадных тварей Electronic Arts.
    Моя ярость к ним не знает границ, моя ненависть настолько сильна, что я на секунду забыл о экранизации по Hellblazer с Киану Ривзом, еще чуть чуть и в штаны насру, апогей злобы достигнут...
  10. w13510n
    Apr 10, 2017
    7
    (Had to review my review after the 1.05 patch)

    To put it in a nutshell: 1.05 makes the game quite playable with only minor bugs left in SP - even the animations and faces were improved to the point where they no longer are completely grotesque. Now i have started a NG+ on Insanity and it is quite living up to the expectations. It certainly needs more polish since the initial release was    (Had to review my review after the 1.05 patch)

    To put it in a nutshell: 1.05 makes the game quite playable with only minor bugs left in SP - even the animations and faces were improved to the point where they no longer are completely grotesque. Now i have started a NG+ on Insanity and it is quite living up to the expectations. It certainly needs more polish since the initial release was very rushed, but now it's taken the right direction.

    What's still to fix:
    - MP is still basically unplayable, even with a rock solid broadband internet connection like mine it is disconnecting in 80% of the games, has severe lag spikes or shuts down the entire game without any notice.
    - Sounds can have an extreme delay in being played or don't get played at all.
    - The menus are really really bad in terms of usability and logical placement.
    - Mouse clicks sometimes are not registered, for instance certain popups can't be clicked, they must be dealt with the keyboard.

    When MP becomes really playable and the other issues are solved, it will certainly become a 8-9 out of 10.    … Expand
  11. Terraan
    Apr 9, 2017
    3
    The only reason I play these games are for the exploration and combat. But when I am taken out of my immersion it creates a lackluster experience. To add I could not cope with the NPC's in this game. Whether it is the crew i was given or general NPC's in the game; it did not make a difference. NPC's are the ones that have to carry the story along when you interact with them I wanted toThe only reason I play these games are for the exploration and combat. But when I am taken out of my immersion it creates a lackluster experience. To add I could not cope with the NPC's in this game. Whether it is the crew i was given or general NPC's in the game; it did not make a difference. NPC's are the ones that have to carry the story along when you interact with them I wanted to feel rewarded for the time i invested.… Expand
  12. closedsocket
    Apr 9, 2017
    8
    Do not let the lack of polish ruin the game for you.

    This is a worthy successor to the original Mass Effect trilogy and does a great job at introducing the new setting and problems that will be faced throughout the Andromeda games. There are a few things that are different from the original trilogy that some players may like or dislike. First is the absence of the paragon system,    Do not let the lack of polish ruin the game for you.

    This is a worthy successor to the original Mass Effect trilogy and does a great job at introducing the new setting and problems that will be faced throughout the Andromeda games.

    There are a few things that are different from the original trilogy that some players may like or dislike. First is the absence of the paragon system, which I found liberating. The choices I made actually felt like I made them. I did what I thought was best for my team without the guidance of trying to stay into preset parameters of good and evil. The second is the ability to change classes on the fly. No longer are you required to pick a class and stick with it throughout the whole game. I believe the way they implemented this in the game, and made it part of the lore, was really well done. Third is that you can no longer can really command your companions, you have no choice over their equipment, you can tell them to attack and that's really about it.

    Now that some of the bigger changes are out of the way, I will just hit on what I liked and disliked about the game.

    The game play is the best in the series. I mean the running, jumping, shooting all feels very satisfying. It plays like a full blown cover shooter now, and less like a KOTOR game. It works very well and everything fills natural, but if you were into more of the RPG element of the game, then that's all just about gone. Combat is fast and fluid with abilities having to be mapped to active buttons, there's no pausing and wheeling a specific ability or weapon, it's all done in real time. The game is VERY open. You have main story missions but the game spends no time opening up the galaxy and saying go explore, create your own path. Unfortunately, I believe this hinders one of Mass Effects previous best points - the story telling. If you choose to just follow the main story, which is possible, you miss a lot. I mean a lot. Andromeda's best missions, and most fleshed out story telling, are side quests (particularly the crew relationship quest lines) and it's a shame that in Biowares haste to make an open world game, they allow the user to bypass the best parts of the game.

    Now for the facial animations. The facial animations aren't bad, especially if you are playing the male Ryder, but they aren't great either. I do think Andromeda's lack of polish is what holds it back from being the GREAT game it could have been, but the animation is average. It's somehow worse than Dragon Age Inquisition which is three years older and much worse than the great animation of Witcher 3, but it's not so bad that it's distracting (or at least you shouldn't be distracted by it).

    In conclusion Andromeda is a solid game, that misses being great because of a lack of polish. It's still fun, and should make you excited for the next game, if you truly like the franchise. It's worth playing.

    gameplay stats: Game beat with an 88% completion in 55 hours on standard difficulty.    … Expand
  13. POLLO76
    Apr 9, 2017
    8
    A good game after all. Some minor problems, but a fresh new start for the ME series. Great game play, interesting plot, nice companions, huge customizations. Great and inspiring settings. Need some improvements.
  14. AnimamAgere
    Apr 9, 2017
    10
    The game is great and the more you play the greater it becomes. People's critics are way exagerated and the 1.05 patch corrected most of the issues people were **** about. I finished 100% of the game, exploring everywhere and completing everything, 83+hours. I would'nt have played so much if the game was so bad, it's actually very very good, not better than the previous trilogy I have toThe game is great and the more you play the greater it becomes. People's critics are way exagerated and the 1.05 patch corrected most of the issues people were **** about. I finished 100% of the game, exploring everywhere and completing everything, 83+hours. I would'nt have played so much if the game was so bad, it's actually very very good, not better than the previous trilogy I have to say but it's still pretty great. The beginning could be better and you really get hooked after the first 10 to 15 hours I'll say. I would normally give it a 7 out of 10 but I give it a 10 to counter all the negative undeserved critics from people who played less than 2 hours of it.… Expand
  15. Elco32
    Apr 9, 2017
    0
    When your entire development strategy is affirmative action and social justice, this is the kind of less than worthless garbage that results. Avoid like the plague.
  16. Spieler56
    Apr 9, 2017
    7
    Mass Effect Andromeda is an inconsistent and disappointing game.

    When some parts of the stage look incredible, the facial animations belong to 2004 (Not counting the time it takes to clear and landing animations, they were not necessary after 4 times of seeing them). History being the most important part in a role-playing game, in this game it seems that happened to the background,    Mass Effect Andromeda is an inconsistent and disappointing game.

    When some parts of the stage look incredible, the facial animations belong to 2004 (Not counting the time it takes to clear and landing animations, they were not necessary after 4 times of seeing them).

    History being the most important part in a role-playing game, in this game it seems that happened to the background, it seems that the story was written by a teenager with a minimum of knowledge of human relations, with null depth the story takes to clear around Of 20 hours of play.

    The combat is seen that is the most worked part of the game makes much more fluid and dynamic with previous deliveries leaving aside the tactical component (which makes impossible the most minimal control of the comrades during a fight).

    Conclusion: A good shooter game with a regular history.    … Expand
  17. Wraithe
    Apr 9, 2017
    4
    84 hours for PT1, 14 hours into PT2 and I stopped. The writing is like teen fiction. It's that bad. You are constantly bombarded with stupid dialogue that no adult would say. Humanity if on the Brink, yet everyone is just cracking jokes and say stupid crap all the time. That's not even touching on the technical failures of the game, or the fact, that in an RPG, almost nothing you do84 hours for PT1, 14 hours into PT2 and I stopped. The writing is like teen fiction. It's that bad. You are constantly bombarded with stupid dialogue that no adult would say. Humanity if on the Brink, yet everyone is just cracking jokes and say stupid crap all the time. That's not even touching on the technical failures of the game, or the fact, that in an RPG, almost nothing you do makes a difference in the game. Your choices are meaningless.… Expand
  18. Signatus
    Apr 9, 2017
    5
    Andromeda is mostly mediocre and only a pale comparison to its predecessors on many levels.

    The combat is the strongest part of the game and largely very enjoyable. The addition of jump jets works and stays fun even though there are not that many enemy types in the gigantic worlds. Very customisable weapons and armour are also great. Unfortunately one can only equip three active powers    Andromeda is mostly mediocre and only a pale comparison to its predecessors on many levels.

    The combat is the strongest part of the game and largely very enjoyable. The addition of jump jets works and stays fun even though there are not that many enemy types in the gigantic worlds. Very customisable weapons and armour are also great. Unfortunately one can only equip three active powers at a time and switching mid combat is always a bit annoying. The squad mate system is a huge downgrade compared to the older games, it's not longer possible to control what powers/weapons squad members are using. In the old games I carefully built my squad around my own character, in Andromeda I mostly didn't care what toys the bad team AI had to play with.

    Bioware went for another open world experience and many of them look quite impressive actually. Driving the Nomad around the place is fun enough but an abundance of stupid fetch quests and other completely forgettable side quests don't really help bringing those places to live. This game will have you occupied with an overflowing quest log at all times (it doesn't help that the menu UI is really terrible) but apart from some missions that got a lot of love (i.e. loyalty missions) most of it is just mindless busywork.

    Compelling writing and building interesting characters, once considered a trademark of Bioware fall short by a long shot in Andromeda. Dialogue can vary from very good to cringe-worthy stuff that feels like ME fan-fiction made by a teenager. Sadly there is a lot of the latter. It doesn't help at all that facial animations for Humans and Asari look awful at times (after patch 1.05 still), which is at odds with how good the game looks in general.

    As of this review the game is still filled with bugs, which range from minor graphical glitches (i.e. characters being stuck in default T pose) to breaking quests and dead end save files. I had to redo hours of content because I ended up with saves that were too broken (i.e. being stuck on an empty spot of the galmap, falling through my ship to an endless death spiral or quests that should have been completed but didn't trigger their stages properly). For a game of this size quest acting up are (unfortunately) not unusual, but in comparison to other bug fests (like your usual Bethesda game) the console function in ME:A is not capable of "repairing" quests to allow you to progress without having to redo the same stuff again. Oh also there are no manual saves during priority missions and no quicksave function, who thought that was a good idea?

    Altogether this game offers a competent 3rd person open world shooter but delivers a rather disappointing RPG experience further diminished by what feels like a too early bugged release.    … Expand
  19. Hirdannen
    Apr 9, 2017
    7
    This second review is based upon completion of the Game on a lower-end PC. It includes some of the modifications from patch 1.05. I sold my PS4 game, bought at discount the PC version in English. I played the PS4 version in french, where voiceover was just tragical... In English it's slightly better. Game is more playable thanks to the controls. On a Asus G75VW with a GTX660M, MEA runsThis second review is based upon completion of the Game on a lower-end PC. It includes some of the modifications from patch 1.05. I sold my PS4 game, bought at discount the PC version in English. I played the PS4 version in french, where voiceover was just tragical... In English it's slightly better. Game is more playable thanks to the controls. On a Asus G75VW with a GTX660M, MEA runs fairly well I must say and I'm astonished to see very few difference with the PS4 version in terms of graphics. Facial animation is equal to my graphic quality, so i'm less shocked by it now.

    Mass Effect Andromeda has shocked upon its release because it couldn't be compared to older brothers ME2 & ME3. And it is the case, if you remove the Mass Effect Unvierse, it has very few similarities with its ancestors. However, it is still a game worth of your time if you like Science-Fiction or Action-TPS. And if you really like Mass Effect, it is still a pleasing experience given time.

    My first review on PS4 was based on the beginning of the game which was poorly written. Also I had much more trouble playing MEA with a gamepad than with the keyboard + mouse. Some of the defaults I pointed out are still there, but you can adapt to most of them.

    Characters don't start as intereseting but their interactions and loyalty sidequests make them more interesting with time. The interactions between your companions in the Nomad Buggy are better than the rest, and some puns are actually funny. I began to interest myself in them because of these moments. Also in the end of the game, they become useful despite their poor AI (the Krogan ressurects itself, Cora regenerates your shield constantly, that kind of things...).

    The planets are bigger once you've "unlocked" them and in the latter game. I find the first 3 planets to be boring compared to the last ones, which is why I found exploration to be useless at first. But you will spend a lot of time in your buggy just rolling around, mining and fighting to get some loot. There is a lot of little sidequests everywhere which feel exactly like ME1, but with a lot more content.

    Crafting is difficult to understand at first and very costly in terms of materials, which makes experimentation very difficult. It's very easy to make a completely useless weapon with this system. However when you know what you do, you can make some weird but enjoyable weapon combinations (a continuous laser blaster whose ammunitions bounce everywhere, a sniper rifle transformed in some sorts of overpowered cluster grenade launcher or a rifle which uses your health to fire without ammunition or reloading) which make it worthwhile to scout the galaxy in search of precious materials.

    Combat favorites are unintuitive when you come from ME2 and ME3. You can really enjoy them when you've got a lot of experience points to spare to make builds for each type of encounter. For example my Ryder is a Adept/Engineer with pure biotic builds, sentinel builds and engineer builds depending if I fight humans, robots or armored enemies.

    Game is still mostly buggy, but at least it never crashed on my pc. Bugs can be overlooked when it doesn't stop you from playing 11 hours straight.

    In the end, I raised the note to a 7, because I still enjoyed the game. The combat is the best part for sure, the universe and social interaction are less than ME2 or ME3 but still better than competition. And frankly I don't know many better sci-fi games than this one actually.    … Expand
  20. grimsfield
    Apr 9, 2017
    9
    I've played about 110ish hours at this point and I can easily say this game does not deserve a 4.7 user score. There's a lot of obvious anti-EA haters posting negative reviews here. The idea that this game doesn't even merit a 6 is ridiculous. I feel the game is worth probably around an 8 or a high 7. I gave it a 9, however, to try to offset all the ridiculously low and undeserved lowI've played about 110ish hours at this point and I can easily say this game does not deserve a 4.7 user score. There's a lot of obvious anti-EA haters posting negative reviews here. The idea that this game doesn't even merit a 6 is ridiculous. I feel the game is worth probably around an 8 or a high 7. I gave it a 9, however, to try to offset all the ridiculously low and undeserved low scores. Although I know there's already so many negative reviews, my one review won't make a dent. And as for people finding reviews helpful here... Basically if you write a positive review, the haters just mark it unhelpful--when they themselves are people who probably haven't even played the game. I find it ridiculous that people saying the graphics are bad when they're easily the best in the series. And while the animations have their issues, they are not nearly as bad or widespread as people would have you think. Recent update also fixed a lot of the major animation issues.

    Whats good about this game:
    -The gameplay is fun and feels very polished. If you played previous mass effects and dragon age inquisition, you can see this game as the natural successor.
    -It looks beautiful. Some of the best in space graphics I've probably seen in a game. On world, the detail is even higher and the game definitely feels next gen.
    -In general i think the voice acting is pretty good. I like the lead actress who plays sara. And while this games lead female doesn't share the same serious tone as her predecessor, to me it still feels right. This said, there are some questionable casting decision for voice actors. Notably the female krogan in Nexus and your turian tempest crewmate, I think her name is vetra... although its admittedly hard to think of either races as having females.. so maybe thats why they sound weird to me.
    -the leveling and power progression system feels rewarding, diverse and interesting. I also like that it does not lock you into one path and it is very easy to respec.
    -First crafting system in the mass effect franchise

    What I don't like about this game so far.
    -While the animation isn't as bad as most reviewers would have you believe, it could definitely use a layer of polish. I think its unreasonable to expect fully animated faces with expressions for every dialogue interaction in this game considering how many dialogue interaction there are, however I do think more of an attempt should have been made in certain areas. Compared to other games out now though, I don't think this game is too far from the standard. I say this after having just finished horizon zero dawn. Also, I'd love to see zeldas facial animations.... O wait, there aren't any.
    -The UI, while generally fine, has its annoyances. Its definitely better than some of the previous bioware titles though...
    -Decision making throughout the game hasn't felt very impactful so far.
    -A lot of minor little bugs, some of which have already been patched and I would bet most will be almost nonexistent in a couple weeks time with subsequent patches.

    Haven't finished the story yet, but it does not seem as epic as the previous titles in the series. At the same time though, it definitely has the Mass Effect feel and sense of exploration and discovery is very good.    … Expand
  21. laszlo1337
    Apr 9, 2017
    0
    That game is sad story about overly sensitive snowflakes ruining the game industry even more than it was already ruined. The same with Dragon Age Inquisition and the transgender **** Why does it matter? No one know, besides those people. The people that don't even play games, they're just trying to use them as their medium of their propaganda.
  22. Rightman
    Apr 9, 2017
    7
    Edit:
    After playing for 120 hours, finishing everything on insanity and every single thing the game had to offer, I felt that I must lower my score from 9 to 7.
    This game does have some shiny moments and the combat is great, but the game lacks any real challenge and the story isn't good enough to make up for the hours spent on "getting ready" for. out of 120 hours I enjoyed only 20,    Edit:
    After playing for 120 hours, finishing everything on insanity and every single thing the game had to offer, I felt that I must lower my score from 9 to 7.

    This game does have some shiny moments and the combat is great, but the game lacks any real challenge and the story isn't good enough to make up for the hours spent on "getting ready" for.

    out of 120 hours I enjoyed only 20, still - worth the money and the experience. They made a very good base and got lost on the way...    … Expand
  23. JediMosEisley
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    Too much narration and not enough explanations of features. I hit a dead end scenario and no one on social media could help me with it. So I deleted the game. Perhaps there will be a substantial update to it but as of now it is not worth your time.
  24. SweDavid
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    Just like DA... Bioware is dead. Another "Copy-paste" game that feels just like an MMO with no respect for the fans or the franchisee.

    EA is killing the gaming industri and i hope people have higher standards then this.... The animations is bad but it isn't the worst bit, whats worse is the lack of effort that goes into everything from graphics, characters, game play,    Just like DA... Bioware is dead. Another "Copy-paste" game that feels just like an MMO with no respect for the fans or the franchisee.

    EA is killing the gaming industri and i hope people have higher standards then this....
    The animations is bad but it isn't the worst bit, whats worse is the lack of effort that goes into everything from graphics, characters, game play, conversations/dialogs, story .... rather play MS mine sweep.

    Don't support these piece of sh?!t developers    … Expand
  25. zeroex_15
    Apr 8, 2017
    9
    Having spent over 70 hours on my first playthrough I can say without a doubt this is the best mass effect game so far. The characters are interesting and engaging. The storyline is constantly evolving and intriguing.

    People in general are sheep and gamers are no exception. They follow the same group think and everything is dumbed down to lowest common denominator. That's why you see    Having spent over 70 hours on my first playthrough I can say without a doubt this is the best mass effect game so far. The characters are interesting and engaging. The storyline is constantly evolving and intriguing.

    People in general are sheep and gamers are no exception. They follow the same group think and everything is dumbed down to lowest common denominator. That's why you see reviews giving this game ridiculously low scores. Taking a step back its easy to see how good this game is and I can't wait for the next in the series.    … Expand
  26. Gor1945
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    Биовар и ее хозяева из ЕА вслед за ДА загубили и Масс Эффект - вот наглядный пример того, что будет, когда сотрудников в компанию набираешь не за профессиональные качества, а по принадлежности к якобы угнетаемым группам - расисты, геи и феминисты ничего путного сделать ожидаемо не смогли. Бесполезно говорить о недостатках - проще о достоинствах сказать - данная игра окончательноБиовар и ее хозяева из ЕА вслед за ДА загубили и Масс Эффект - вот наглядный пример того, что будет, когда сотрудников в компанию набираешь не за профессиональные качества, а по принадлежности к якобы угнетаемым группам - расисты, геи и феминисты ничего путного сделать ожидаемо не смогли. Бесполезно говорить о недостатках - проще о достоинствах сказать - данная игра окончательно утверждает в мысли, что платить за поделки от Биовар деньги - больше не стоит.… Expand
  27. stealthops77
    Apr 8, 2017
    7
    Mass Effect Andromeda is probably not what most people expected. I myself was expecting something truly epic, similar to Mass Effect 3. However, this game reminds me more of the original Mass Effect. For those of you who actually stuck it through the first game and enjoyed it, this is for you. There will be lots of grinding, there will be LOTS of guns and armor in your inventory, the storyMass Effect Andromeda is probably not what most people expected. I myself was expecting something truly epic, similar to Mass Effect 3. However, this game reminds me more of the original Mass Effect. For those of you who actually stuck it through the first game and enjoyed it, this is for you. There will be lots of grinding, there will be LOTS of guns and armor in your inventory, the story will be slower than usual, and the navpoint system will be just as bad.

    Think of it this way, the Andromeda Initiative started at the end of Mass Effect 1. The game play and graphics are still from that time period (except that this is real life), and they might have picked up some ME2 improvements before they left.

    Overall: I enjoy this game a lot because I loved ME1 and there is a of it's soul in Andromeda. However, I wouldn't recommend you buy until this game goes on sale. I'd say a price point of $30 is more appropriate for such an unpolished, AAA Title.    … Expand
  28. Achmare
    Apr 8, 2017
    9
    Outstanding game the story can be a bit bland, but what makes this game fun is the gorgeous detailed graphics accept some sync and glitch issues. Combat is smooth and quests are fun - drack is my fav character and i always have him in my party. Feels like being apart of star trek and discovering new worlds where for me baldly go where no bald man has gone before :P.
  29. elvenmoon1985
    Apr 8, 2017
    9
    Brilliant game - a few flaws but can be over looked whilst being submerged into the gorgeous world - this is coming from a female gamer. Haven't played the original trilogy but even if I did this would be completely different as stands alone game into a new universe with different concepts and should not be compared to the original.
  30. sikfuk
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    BW needs to hire competent people to make their games in the future. this is not good. i miss the good old games like Kotor, Jade Empire, Dragon Age: Origins. back then the company had a passion for making great games with a fantastic story. now the company has been infested with sick people who focus more on pushing their twisted political and social agenda rather than making good games.
  31. Razielogus
    Apr 8, 2017
    7
    Tu komandor Shepard a to moja ulubiona gra w galaktyce... tak w sumie to nie jest. Naszego ulubionego emerytowanego wraz z zawieszeniem historii drogi mlecznej na kołek komandora również brakuje. i to bardzo.

    Płatne Betatesty Mam wrażenie że BioWare/EA tym tytułem zaserwowało graczom betatesty za kwotę 180 zł, trudno mi sobie wyobrazic by obie korporacje nie były świadome problemów z    Tu komandor Shepard a to moja ulubiona gra w galaktyce... tak w sumie to nie jest. Naszego ulubionego emerytowanego wraz z zawieszeniem historii drogi mlecznej na kołek komandora również brakuje. i to bardzo.

    Płatne Betatesty
    Mam wrażenie że BioWare/EA tym tytułem zaserwowało graczom betatesty za kwotę 180 zł, trudno mi sobie wyobrazic by obie korporacje nie były świadome problemów z grą, animacją oraz bugów które towarzyszą zmieszanemu graczowi od pierwszych minut z tytułem. Moją tezę potwierdzałby plan łatania wszystkiego po kolei w nadchodzących łatkach.

    Androbieda
    Zacznijmy od podstaw, nie będę tu poruszał problemów z animacją i twarzami bo każdy jest tego świadom. To co razi w oczy od pierwszych minut gry to miałkość członków załogi którzy w trylogii Sheparda stanowili jeden z najsilniejszych punktów gry. O ciekawych towarzyszach można zapomnieć. Wybija się co najwyżej kroganin Nakmor Drack który momentami przypomina Grunta i Wrexa z trylogii więc można się sentymentalnie uśmiechnąć pod nosem. Kuleją również dialogi które są nudne, pisane na kolanie oraz momentami są tak głupie że mimowolnie dusiłem spację by je pominąć. Koło dialogowe w tej odsłonie totalnie nie działa, wybieranie jakiejkolwiek kwestii mija się z celem, działa tutaj to podobnie do Fallouta 4 a raczej w sumie nie działa, Ryder mówi swoje kwestie które są zupełnie inne niż to co jest opisane pod opcją dialogową przez co traci się cały feeling bohatera. No i właśnie, to kolejny zarzut Ryder nie jest Shepardem ani nawet godnym następcą, jest nudny a jego/jej historia nie wciąga. I to wina nie tylko słabego scenariusza ale również skopanego koła dialogowego.

    Sudoku
    Kolejną wadą są schematy eksploracyjne, całość opiera się na aktywowaniu pewnych starożytnych artefaktów, o ile przy pierwszym podejściu jest ciekawie o tyle przy kolejnych jest powtarzalnie. No i finalnym krokiem zawsze jest układanie cholernego Sudoku! Serio kto to wymyślił, myślę że nie tylko ja nieciierpię tego typu rzeczy w grach, o ile w Uncharted np tego typu zagadki są miłą odskocznią o tyle tutaj sztucznie wydłużają rozgrywkę. Słabe. Sama eksploracja jest ok, zrobiona nieco lepiej niż Inkwizycji chociaż tak, kolejny zarzut jest niestety taki że to jest Inkwizycja 2.0 w uniwersum ME. Tyle że mniej irytująca. Pewne rzeczy zostały usprawnione.

    Moja twarz jest zmęczona
    Kolejny zarzut to nudne nijakie zadania poboczne. Oj i tu po skończeniu Wiedzmina 3 będę megakrytyczny. Ta gra robi wszystko odwrotnie, nie wyciągając żadnych wniosków z sukcesu gry CD-Projekt Red. BioWare nawet się nie wysiliło na reżyserię dialogów przy zadaniach pobocznych, podczas gdy w Wiedzminie każde zadanie posiadało animacje, najazd kamery na twarz Geralta i jego rozmówcę, Tutaj dostajemy wycinek pleców Rydera. Serio? Zadania poboczne nie mają żadnych skutków w świecie gry, przynajmniej takowych nie zauważyłem, gdzie w Wiedzminie nawet małe Questy potrafiły zaskoczyć pózniejszymi konsekwencjami. Podobnie z całym wykonaniem, większość to typowe dla BioWare bieganie po mapie, zbieranie śmieci, nudne dialogi lub walka. Bieda.

    Szarża Biotyczna
    Niewątpliwie największą zaletą tego tytułu jest walka, jest genialna i to ona sprawia że mam ochotę dalej grać i bawić się nawet niezle. Gdyby nie walka ocena całości poszłaby dla mnie ze dwa oczka niżej. Jest dynamicznie, całość nie polega już na kitraniu się za osłonami lecz umiejętnym wykorzystaniu profili i umiejętności które w każdym momencie można zmieniać, i tu kolejna zaleta gry, rozwój Rydera jest genialny. Perki są fajne, również zestaw umiejętności jest imponującu. Uczucie gdyu szarżujemy biotyką na wiszącego w powietrzu wroga a pożniej spadamy na kilku stojących na dole, uderzając omnikluczem w podłoże i zadając pobliskim przeciwnikom rany. Coś niesamowitego. Przyjemny jest również crafting, ale muszę się do czegoś przyczepić, co za kretyn bo inaczej się tego nie da opisać wymyślił 50 miejsc na przedmioty, po 7 godzinach miałem 46 zajętych miejsc i dalej trzeba kombinować a w grze nie ma skrzyni by trzymać przedmioty, serio BioWare? Dać rozbudowny crafting a jednocześnie ograniczyć go malutkim miejscem na przedmioty? Nie rozumiem, co prawda w patchu 1.5 miejsce wzrasta do 200 ale mnie interesuje wersja pudełkowa za którą płacimy i to nie mało, a ta gra w żadnym wypadku nie jest warta tej ceny.

    Podsumujmy
    Największą zaletą tej produkcji jest świetna walka, miła eksploracja i crafting oraz sam rozwój bohatera. Są też ładne widoczki planety nareszcie wyglądają ładnie. Można też polubić jazdę Nomadem który jest usprawnioną wersją maco z ME 1. Reszta raczej odrzuca i nie wyszła zbyt dobrze, BioWare nie wyciągnęła żadnych wniosków z sukcesu Wiedzmina, co więcej Andromeda powstawała 5 lat...    … Expand
  32. Kenshiro13
    Apr 8, 2017
    5
    Before I start I have to tell that I am a huge Mass Effect fan.

    So lets start about what was good in the game. It's a Mass effect game, I got a lot of hours out of the game, the combat was fun, there was funny party banter (Had PB and Drack in my party pretty much all the time) also the mixture of different combat abilities were fun, not being locked into a singular combat style the    Before I start I have to tell that I am a huge Mass Effect fan.

    So lets start about what was good in the game.
    It's a Mass effect game, I got a lot of hours out of the game, the combat was fun, there was funny party banter (Had PB and Drack in my party pretty much all the time) also the mixture of different combat abilities were fun, not being locked into a singular combat style the whole game.

    Now to the what was "average" in the game
    Most of the characters where average, the planet exploration was okay, but everything was way too far apart and had a lot of "dead space" multiplayer was passable.

    And last but least what was terrible in the game.
    Animations, both facial and body animations were terrible outside of combat, my character refused to watch the person I was talking to the eyes where all over the place (really distracting to me) the travelling in the galaxy was garbage (got a little bit fix after the patch) missions boring also every mission felt the same, story predictable (added bonus trailer had a HUGE spoiler) main character was bland.
    Was this a total garbage game, no. But giving the game a zero is too much. I will make a new review once the game is fixed but until I think it's 5/10
    Not sure who dropped the ball, but knowing EA, it's probably them wouldn't be the first time EA said to release a unfinished game.

    P.s Has some actual nudity I was surprised about that.    … Expand
  33. Kremish
    Apr 8, 2017
    6
    Imo you should ignore all the 0s, you should also ignore all the 10s though as well. This game isn't bad exactly, it could even be even called good. There's plenty wrong from a technical standpoint, there'll probably be something story-wise based on your preferences. This however is not a VERY good game either. This could be good starting point for any future games set in this galaxy.Imo you should ignore all the 0s, you should also ignore all the 10s though as well. This game isn't bad exactly, it could even be even called good. There's plenty wrong from a technical standpoint, there'll probably be something story-wise based on your preferences. This however is not a VERY good game either. This could be good starting point for any future games set in this galaxy.

    This really seems to come down to your expectations. If you're a hardcore ME fan you may very well not like it (and there's nothing wrong with that). If this is your 1st ME game, it's a pretty good introduction, even if it's not the strongest in the history of gaming.

    While I kind of enjoyed it, It definitely didn't live up to my expectations in terms of story. Maybe that's just because of my fondness for the OT, maybe not.

    So yh, while not a bad game, I can't say this is a good game either. I'd recommend to someone who hasn't played the OT and doesn't mind some bugs, and some pretty sub-par but at times hilarious animations.

    I don't think I'd recommend to a casual ME fan though, only the hardcore so to speak.

    But meh, this is just some idiots opinion.    … Expand
  34. eva3si0n
    Apr 8, 2017
    6
    I very much love the original trilogy Mass Effect. On 2 times I have played all games, but after 15 hours of a gameplay of Mass Effect Andromeda, I don't understand why this game is called Mass Effect. A mediocre plot which consists of one cliches. The boring gameplay consisting only of a grind. All I loved original Mass Effect here for has died. Yes a game became better in comparison withI very much love the original trilogy Mass Effect. On 2 times I have played all games, but after 15 hours of a gameplay of Mass Effect Andromeda, I don't understand why this game is called Mass Effect. A mediocre plot which consists of one cliches. The boring gameplay consisting only of a grind. All I loved original Mass Effect here for has died. Yes a game became better in comparison with Dragon Age: Inqusition. But everything that wants to be told about this game is a creative impotence of Bioware, the company for me has died.
    P.S. Still it will turn out that we not what not Pioneer, all were settled on a galaxy for a long time and long ago there has taken place the first contact with other races. Even with it were trashed ((    … Expand
  35. Terraryzin
    Apr 8, 2017
    10
    Over 80 hours put into this, not to mention a 2nd and 3rd character created already. I literally have Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3, also collector's editions of each, and a version of each on origins as well. Would bet over 1000s of hours of my life have been spilled into this game. With that said, let's move onto the actual game.

    Downsides first; Minor glitches, technical issues, and    Over 80 hours put into this, not to mention a 2nd and 3rd character created already. I literally have Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3, also collector's editions of each, and a version of each on origins as well. Would bet over 1000s of hours of my life have been spilled into this game. With that said, let's move onto the actual game.

    Downsides first;

    Minor glitches, technical issues, and whatever else that happened that shouldn't have in the game don't bog things down as much as people act like, or at least in my experience.

    The story was a little downwards as well in this game, but from what I remember Mass Effect 2 struggled to really have a plot, and Mass Effect could be finished in maybe 3 hours and they were both fantastic games. I wouldn't rank this game much lower, plus this is the foundation, or groundwork for the next possible trilogy, I'm sure it wasn't meant to blow you away, it was meant to get a foothold in another galaxy, and I thought it was done very well.

    Some of the conversations seemed much more forced than before, when there's not really character development conversation to be had, then.. there isn't. Don't force it, just to get more content in.

    I'm not usually one to complain about it, but if we could get more time for romance's instead of just a scene here, there, and the lovely before the end finish, that'd be great.

    The crafting was a little everywhere, I couldn't get into that part at all.

    The lack of polish was there.. A little too obvious for me. I would've liked the story/dialogue to have more 2 choices where you basically say the same spiel.

    That's literally all the bad I can muster from my thoughts of this game.

    The Upside:

    Just about everything.

    Music was pretty great, as always.

    Characters were great, every mission with them I loved it. The jokes were plenty also, and sometimes seem like stale or Dad-jokes but that added to the humor. If people want to look back on Mass Effect 1-2-3 as great for characters, Garrus had almost nothing to say the whole first game. Second game he has a gripe and finish it, he says nothing again. 3rd was my least played Mass Effect, so I don't even remember.

    The combat was spectacular. I didn't understand what was going on at first, and seemed peeved that my control over squad mate abilities was taken off, but then noticed, they are centralized around you, the player. It's almost impossible not to get a thousand combos off in this game, and the combos themselves are astoundingly awesome, biotic combos, tech combos, the elemental combos, everything was phenomenal with combat. Easily the superior bright spot in the game.

    You can tell there was a lot more emphasis on being a space-traveler and everything with the pathfinding expedition. I thought it was also pretty great, only slight recommendation would've been that instead of the Nomad mining, we could've mined like in Mass Effect 2 on the planets again.

    The new species were on display in this game, and of course, I loved it. Even the enemies were interesting to me, although hard not to notice it was mostly species being " Reaperfied " again, but worked for me, loved it.

    The world looked more beautiful than the characters, but characters didn't look crazy bad either, not even half-bad. Besides since when does everyone have to look crazy awesome all the time? I'm pretty sure I don't, and even in a fantasy space-drama game like Mass Effect, it shines through, like it should.

    Loved the romances, even if they failed to be more than a few scenes in the game, they seemed more.. Intimate.

    The voice-acting was so-so but still great to me, some comparison's to the other Mass Effect games and it still shines better. I heard on youtube reviews about some Krogan's not sounding like they should.. but hey.. It's their game and they create the image they want to invoke so.. Didn't sound too bad to me, or I wouldn't have played. Plus if every krogan sounds the same, how would you differentiate them? The one criticized is also female, how many female krogans have we seen?.. Oh, the one from Mass Effect 3.. Didn't sound that much different.

    Side quests were pretty good, could've been done better, but still good. Especially compared to other Mass Effect games. Bring Down The Sky, Lair of The Shadow Broker are the only comparisons I could think that'd be better, really.    … Expand
  36. Almostpilot
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    I've never been an ardent fan of the ME series despite playing 3 games. MEA surprised me, the game is very good. Graphics, sounds, gameplay and even history I found interesting. Of course there were some problems but nothing that would prevent the game from being used very well. In addition future updates will correct and improve the game. If you have not played MEA sure you are losing theI've never been an ardent fan of the ME series despite playing 3 games. MEA surprised me, the game is very good. Graphics, sounds, gameplay and even history I found interesting. Of course there were some problems but nothing that would prevent the game from being used very well. In addition future updates will correct and improve the game. If you have not played MEA sure you are losing the best game of the entire series.… Expand
  37. MrsHjort
    Apr 7, 2017
    9
    I really don't understand where all the negativity comes from, I absolutely love the game (and yes, I've played all the other games of the series multiple times). The thrill of exploring a new galaxy is amazing, the characters are great and there is a ton of lore to dig into if you like that kind of thing. Not to mention a story with twists that will make your jaw drop to the floor. My oneI really don't understand where all the negativity comes from, I absolutely love the game (and yes, I've played all the other games of the series multiple times). The thrill of exploring a new galaxy is amazing, the characters are great and there is a ton of lore to dig into if you like that kind of thing. Not to mention a story with twists that will make your jaw drop to the floor. My one and only point off is because of the menu system. It isn't optimal at the moment - there are folders upon folders and it can be hard to figure out in the beginning) - but it's not that big of a deal really. I really like what they've done with the replacement for the paragon/renegade system. It gives you way more freedom to be whatever you want to be without the label of good or evil. The game is beautiful too, I love the new galaxy map that enhances the feeling of being an explorer and the environments themselves are a treat to behold. Think of it as a dash of Star Trek Voyager's frontier exploration, a splash of Battlestar Galactica's desperate magnitude and top it off with a huge dose of the Mass Effect universe... stir it, mix it and heat, and you've got yourself a great game! I'm totally addicted.… Expand
  38. rezolutions24
    Apr 7, 2017
    0
    By far one of the worst Mass effect games ever made. Redboxed it and returned it the next day. Sluggish, boring and just half baked. This is a prime example on how game politics and corporations place bets that us the gamer consumers would just buy anything. Im super happy I didnt pay retail cost or nowhere near that cost becuase they just dont deserve it.
  39. EireRaven
    Apr 7, 2017
    7
    This game is having a polarizing effect on gamers. The the Mass Effect Trilogy is my all-time favorite game(s) and I am playing on Xbox which I've heard has less performance glitches than the PS4.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda has attempted to do something fantastic: take all the great things about Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 and put them into an open world environment (a la Dragon Age    This game is having a polarizing effect on gamers. The the Mass Effect Trilogy is my all-time favorite game(s) and I am playing on Xbox which I've heard has less performance glitches than the PS4.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda has attempted to do something fantastic: take all the great things about Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 and put them into an open world environment (a la Dragon Age Inquisition) and then put the whole thing in a new galaxy in order to give the most freedom possible to tell their own story. That's a pretty tall order, I personally am very happy with what I have uncovered in about 30 hours of gaming so far. The tutorial mission was fun, it is taking some time to get use to the new combat engine but I find the more I learn the cooler it is. I've not seen any animations so bad they pull me out of the game and either I'm okay with the supposed poor level of writing some people mention or my choices have been such that it all sounds pretty good for what I was expecting.

    This game has so much to do, and it all comes at you pretty quick once you're out of the first act. As I started getting new location after new location and quest after quest, it started becoming hard to focus. Then I realized that this would make replays absolutely fantastic. With ME2 I always wished I could get certain team members in a different order - ME:A does its best to give you the entire ocean as soon as it can. In the end I would say this game is taking a lot from the mechanics of Dragon Age Inquisition and using it here - and since I really enjoyed DA:I this works really well for me.
    Specifics:
    Better Mako - the Nomad is a ton of fun on the open world maps. Once you get the hang of it this vehicle definetly takes me back to cruising along barren planets in ME1 looking for things to scan and do. They fixed the turret problem by removing it all together however as ME:A isn't a military game (It's more like NASA or ISS) this makes sense in the lore.
    Better system exploration - In ME1 we had just a map to play with, by ME3 we had a little ship we flew around, in ME:A you sit on the bridge of the Tempest and feel your looking out into space and directing the ship as you go. It's a very cool feeling if you have a large TV.
    Better combat - The combat system I think works great once you figure out how to use it. I started playing like it was good 'ol ME and quickly would get flanked, shot from all directions, or had a strong enemy just overrun my position. Then I learned that while cover is still critical, mobility is now way more important. Dashing and jumping around the 3 dimensional battlefields becomes a blast, and there are a lot more opportunities to use combos or the environment to great advantage.
    Guns/Armor/Crafting – It’s a variant of DA:I, which I liked, however you may not.
    Story – So this comes down to the idea of linear play through vs open world. ME really was a linear game where you could choose how you did the middle section. A then B was set but C, D, E, and F were in any order you wanted, with G and H being locked in as well. With ME:A it feels they now give you C-X to do in whatever order you want, which may make the game feel cluttered or unfocused.
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a game that’s trying to give us a vast open frontier. From exploring new systems to colonizing new planets, from the bureaucracy of a developing government to the down and dirty struggle for survival and pirate attacks, I feel Bioware has hit on every task or expectation. But this is a huge undertaking and some of those things do end up becoming a bit shallow (first encounter – cough – cough). However I believe my main enjoyment for this game comes from the fact that I really liked Dragon Age Inquisition from which quite a few of the open world mechanisms or strategies were evolved, and the fact that this game is a spiritual sequel for Mass Effect 3 – it is NOT a sequel to the entire trilogy. You compare this one game to the entire trilogy and you will very quickly be disappointed. The connection I made to Ashley or Tali over 3 games will blow away what Cora or Peebee can do for me simply because they only have one game to do it.
    Mass Effect Trilogy was three games about saving the galaxy while making lasting relationships and hard choices. Mass Effect Andromeda is the 1st third of a game about being an explorer and dealing with all the realities of surviving in a new galaxy as a civilian agency while making lasting relationships and hard choices. Those are two very different plots and you can easily love the first trilogy and not this new game without trying to argue the non-mass-effect-ivy-ness of it all.    … Expand
  40. no32
    Apr 7, 2017
    0
    don't buy this it didn't work when they released and updated the on pc and now the game doesn't open at all and there not doing anything to fix bioware is a bad game company and you should not support there bad business practice
  41. Kingdoom
    Apr 7, 2017
    9
    Opinión con 54h de juego y historia principal completada

    Gran continuación de la saga Mass Effect. Retoma esa vertiente de descubrimiento y enfrentarte a lo nuevo que tenia ME1, sin dejar de lado una historia épica. El juego va cargado de información, con muchas conversaciones y de nuevo un enorme códice, que es perfecto para introducirse más en el lore si quieres. Graficamente es    Opinión con 54h de juego y historia principal completada

    Gran continuación de la saga Mass Effect. Retoma esa vertiente de descubrimiento y enfrentarte a lo nuevo que tenia ME1, sin dejar de lado una historia épica. El juego va cargado de información, con muchas conversaciones y de nuevo un enorme códice, que es perfecto para introducirse más en el lore si quieres. Graficamente es impresionante a niveles generales salvo por las caras de los personajes más secudarios, que estan poco cuidadas.
    En cuanto a misión, la historia principal me encantó y las secundaria con trama tambien, pero hay algunas misiones de "recadero" como suele pasar en este tipo de juegos que pueden hacerse más pesadas. Técnicamente no son misiones secundarias, pues se agrupan en el apartado "tareas" y son eso, tareas de poca relevancia y poca recompensa, yo simplemente pase de ellas y me centre en las verdaderas secundarias, algunas con tramas muy interesantes, similares a lo que se puede ver en Witcher 3, pero sin llegar a ese nivel.
    En cuanto al tema de bugs, en unas 50h de juego solo he tenido uno: durante una conversación el personaje con el que hablaba se marchó y continué hablando con la "nada".
    En tema de rendimiento, lo he jugado en un PC con i7 6600K, 16GB RAM y Nvidia 1070 a resolución 2k a 60fps en ultra sin caidas, pero no podría decir como estar optimizado para un con un par de años de antigüedad.

    Lo mejor
    -Historia y ambientación: Puro Mass Effect
    -Gran cantidad de conversaciones, pads de datos y entradas del codice por si quieres profundizar en el lore
    -Secundarios memorables
    -Graficos impresionantes (salvo en aspectos puntuales)
    -Sistema de combate agil, interesante y personalizable

    Lo peor
    -Las caras de los personajes menos relevantes desentonan demasiado, parecen sacadas de un juego de hace 10 años
    -Las Tareas simplemente sirven para alargar el juego artificialmente y son poco gratificantes: Podrían haberse suprimido y dejar simplemente las misiones principales, las de lealtad y las secundarias
    -La animación de viaje entre planetas es demasiado lenta    … Expand
  42. KJisDandy
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    I really wish i had something bad to say about this game. The flaws are there for sure, I will say that. However I think it became the popular thing to bash this game. I find that interesting and I hope most of the people bashing this game won't play the next one. This game was bashed on by people who never actually played the game, and its disgusting how much power trolls have. I don'tI really wish i had something bad to say about this game. The flaws are there for sure, I will say that. However I think it became the popular thing to bash this game. I find that interesting and I hope most of the people bashing this game won't play the next one. This game was bashed on by people who never actually played the game, and its disgusting how much power trolls have. I don't even like Bioware games, and this game although far from perfect, is good enough to play and enjoy. Please don't let all these negative reviews push you away from this game. You'll enjoy it and the characters will grow on you.… Expand
  43. rocxfire
    Apr 6, 2017
    7
    Narrative: 5 Uneven story pacing (main missions can't be fixed）, weak main/side characters sculpting (maybe improved with free DLC, but highly doubtful）, predictable story development and ending (core storyline can't be fixed）.

    Visual: 8-9 Graphically above average, impressive designs all around, buggy character model & interaction (can probably be improved with updates),    Narrative: 5 Uneven story pacing (main missions can't be fixed）, weak main/side characters sculpting (maybe improved with free DLC, but highly doubtful）, predictable story development and ending (core storyline can't be fixed）.

    Visual: 8-9 Graphically above average, impressive designs all around, buggy character model & interaction (can probably be improved with updates),

    Sound/Music: 7 Average sound effects (not likely to be updated), ok background music in & out of scenes (not likely to be updated), overall not memorable but acceptable

    Longevity: 7 Good amount of content and missions, however lacking in variety, most often feel like grinding rather than exploring (maybe improved with free DLC, but highly doubtful）

    World Setting: 8 Great atmospheric designs in different planets, great effects in different environments & ruins to showcase different culture and settings, not enough variety between them though (maybe improved with free DLC)

    Core Gameplay Mechanics: 7-8 Solid combat system, un-intuitive menu design (can probably be improved with updates), often irrelevant dialogue options (not likely to have more impact with updates), interesting skills and customization, ok driving system (can probably be improved with updates), need enemy variety (can probably be improved with updates)

    Overall Score: 7
    I would urge those that want to buy it to wait until after all the bugs are ironed out and fixes are updated (potential grade 7.5 with fixes, 8 with free DLCs).    … Expand
  44. Pirozhok
    Apr 6, 2017
    9
    This game is not really perfect, though the main story line will remind u about the trilogy. U absolutely must try this game and not abandon it after a few hours, 90 per cent u will say thanks to me.
  45. fortigas
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    this game look awesome, i know, some bugs there or there, but this will be finally patched soon, then not problem for me, i play this with 5 years old pc and i can play smoothly , single and multiplayer, and i know many guys crying saying BS about this, but if u are enough mature u can understand and know what u want.
  46. George0101
    Apr 6, 2017
    2
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a very disappointing addition to the Mass Effect series,

    I see a lot of folks dismissing the negative reviews as from "haters" or that its just people uptight about the freaky animations but this game's problems go way deeper. I for one am willing to overlook animation issues, I wish it was just that. I think if you like shooters and can stomach bad story,    Mass Effect Andromeda is a very disappointing addition to the Mass Effect series,

    I see a lot of folks dismissing the negative reviews as from "haters" or that its just people uptight about the freaky animations but this game's problems go way deeper. I for one am willing to overlook animation issues, I wish it was just that.

    I think if you like shooters and can stomach bad story, bad dialog and voice acting, and ugly characters, you will be ok with this game. If you get this game expecting to be taken back to the space fantasy world of Mass Effect for another thrilling adventure, you're in for a grave disappointment.

    I was and am ready to let go of the Milky Way, Shephard, and all that. I appreciate good combat and free exploration but to me those are smaller concerns in an RPG. I am not willing to let go of mature dialog, great voice acting, interesting characters to build relationships with, a compelling story I can't put down, fun side quests that contribute to the story, and, quite frankly, pretty people to look at in the game.

    Mass Effect Andromeda throws all that away. In it's place are childish and ugly characters, silly meaningless filler dialog, poor voice acting, tedious and repetitive quests, anti-climatic quest resolutions many of which end in idiotic alien Sudoku puzzles, and forced repeated animations (you'll get really tired of seeing your ship take-off and land from the Nexus, I was within the first day of playing!). Sorry but Sudoku puzzles are a symptom of laziness of the development effort, instead of creatively coming up with a suspenseful and interesting quest ending, maybe with a plot twist, you stick an el cheapo puzzle there.

    Nothing about this game is memorable. The quests just don't seem to matter, the squadmates are bland and lifeless - I wouldn't care if they all died, if fact I prefer it because maybe I could then get a squad of interesting people.

    Like many other aspects of this game, quests are tedious and unrewarding, boxes to check off. Most quests are everyone's busy work they can't be bothered to do, go here, scan this, fetch that. All very anti-climatic with little to no bearing on the central story.

    Like in DA I, BioWare makes it a top priority to shoe-horn political correctness issues into the game, PC lesson number one is some perverted Harrison Burgeron fantasy that everyone in the universe is exactly equally beautiful "in their own way" and to prove it they made all the characters except 1 or 2 ugly, especially the females. That intentional marring of the game visuals will apparently teach us all a valuable lesson in accepting others as desexualized androngenous beings.

    I very much applaud the fact they make these games appeal to both genders and LBGT, it's wonderful everyone can find something they like in these games. But what we don't need are 20th/21st century earth social issues shoe-horned into a futuristic space fantasy, that's called immersion breaking. We play these games because we're trying to temporarily escape this world, not be reminded of it.

    Character creation is easily the worst of any RPG ever. It's "choose one of these 8 hideously ugly heads" and then you can make only slight changes unless you want to add bizarre facial tatooing, geisha-white full face paint, and purple/pink/cyan/cherry red cotton candy clown hair (yes those are all choices!). You can choose you to be ugly or a clown or both. It boggles the mind what they were thinking with the CC.

    Some of the combat has been nicely streamlined and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't love the new jump jets. There's more skills and more flexibility. however one key very unique thing, the ability to control squadmates and powers was removed from the game, a critical mistake and I can't imagine why they did this! I have literally played SP ME3 and ME3 a hundred times plus out of enjoyment of this combat system. You can't even equip your squadmates who are reduced to bots who follow you around and then do stupid things in combat you can't control.

    They needed to put more immediacy into this game, perhaps made the quest line a race against the clock to save the Nexus from being shutdown/destroyed before everyone woke up, etc... and then focused the planet explorations in a series of DLC or next project. I don't know, it just never seemed that important to get anything done.

    The game plays very similar to DA I where you encounter fiends all over the world who constantly respawn like in a shooter. This was fun at first but since all the enemies are largely the same, it grows to tedium quick. It also creates the feeling that it just doesn't matter.

    This game is a terrible disappointment, many of my 80+ hours into it were forced and like DA I, I don't see going back to this game unless some modders change it substantially.    … Expand
  47. OaiaCuShoric
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    Lot of trolls and negative stuff going on here. I must say haters are growing at an alarming rate these days. That being said the game is good. Not 10/10 good but def a 8/10. I have played the other mass effect games and while some things were good there, some were also bad. Pretty much what is also going on with this game.

    The good: Exploration is fun, feeling overall is good. There    Lot of trolls and negative stuff going on here. I must say haters are growing at an alarming rate these days. That being said the game is good. Not 10/10 good but def a 8/10. I have played the other mass effect games and while some things were good there, some were also bad. Pretty much what is also going on with this game.

    The good: Exploration is fun, feeling overall is good. There will be some memorable moments, trust me. Graphics are good, but not top of the line. There's plenty of quests and stuff to do, so much in fact that you might lose track at some point. Combat is good and feels natural.

    The bad: Facial animations are not so good. Dialogues and story are ok-ish, but still could've been better. The game will randomly freeze. Like 1-2 times every 10 hrs or so. There will be some glitches too, see through kind of glitches, but nothing very painful.
    Enemy phisiology is rather boring, looks like a regular person with a brocolli instead of head, not very imaginative. I think that going to another galaxy, exploring should've been more of seeing new stuff and while planets do look pretty alien-ish, the actual aliens do not. I think we can move a bit from the bipedal, humanoid forms.... it's getting old and overdone. Let's use our imagination a bit and try more diverse aliens, 4 feet, no head, tentacles, that sort of stuff.

    Conclusions: Play for yourself and leave all the haters behind. The game is good and enjoyable. There's always going to be people screaming that something is not good or they want it the other way, but as long as you have fun just don't listen to all the negative vibes around.    … Expand
  48. pessoadoalem
    Apr 6, 2017
    0
    This game is just trash.
    -Awful animations.
    -badly optimized for pc, frame rate drops every time -bugs everywhere -writing at high school level even though the combat is good, but by time it gets boring af, the crafting system is bad, it gives you all schematics at the beginning, the squadmates are extremely forgettable, i dont even remember the names. i would give it a 3/10 for    This game is just trash.
    -Awful animations.
    -badly optimized for pc, frame rate drops every time
    -bugs everywhere
    -writing at high school level

    even though the combat is good, but by time it gets boring af, the crafting system is bad, it gives you all schematics at the beginning, the squadmates are extremely forgettable, i dont even remember the names.

    i would give it a 3/10 for the graphics and the combat, but i will give it 0/10 because it has Denuvo and they sell the game buggy as hell    … Expand
  49. Smula
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    I can understand critisim, but the game is underated, even by Game-Magazines.
    But I can accept other opinions in this rating.
    BUT when User give the game a 0, or even a 4, that´s is simply foolish.
    NO Mass Effect Game ever was perfect in every matter!
  50. beaker707
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    I almost didn't buy this game because of the criticism but I am very happy I did. I've been playing for 30 hours and I am really enjoying this game. I think the criticism is unfair and I can't understand it. It isn't the same as the first 3 mass effects, it does its own thing and it does it well. The main character is no Shephard and the story has a very different feel to it, but that'sI almost didn't buy this game because of the criticism but I am very happy I did. I've been playing for 30 hours and I am really enjoying this game. I think the criticism is unfair and I can't understand it. It isn't the same as the first 3 mass effects, it does its own thing and it does it well. The main character is no Shephard and the story has a very different feel to it, but that's okay. If Bioware kept putting the same game out over and over again they would get criticized for that. Remember how everyone hated the streamlined RPG elements in mass efffect 2? Now they hate the complexity of the crafting. For the first time in Mass Effect I get the feeling of exploration and in depth crafting. The visuals are beautiful. The combat is enjoyable and the variety of armor, mods, and weapons is awesome. I have not finished the game but so far the story is good. I think with time people will give this game a chance and recognize how good it is. I only hope the criticism doesn't make Bioware simplify and dumb down the next one. There are some visual bugs but so far they have been no worse than the other games in the series.… Expand
  51. IrishRumjob
    Apr 6, 2017
    7
    I cannot give my full review having not completed the full game. I have, however, explored a great deal of the Andromeda System, nearly 35 hours, and find that all the issues players are experiencing are very apparent, but not completely enough to ruin the game.
    Andromeda has your typical fetch quests like any RPG, but there is a plethora of content in this game. This game, in NO way,    I cannot give my full review having not completed the full game. I have, however, explored a great deal of the Andromeda System, nearly 35 hours, and find that all the issues players are experiencing are very apparent, but not completely enough to ruin the game.
    Andromeda has your typical fetch quests like any RPG, but there is a plethora of content in this game. This game, in NO way, compares to the previous Mass Effect series. The writing is pretty dull, to say the least. It is really hard for me to connect with any of the characters. Strangely, I still have this nagging urge to play more.
    The negative criticism this game has received since the release last month is well warranted, however, those giving this game Meta scores of 1's and 4's seem a little hypercritical. Bioware promises to implement some patches to fix "most" of their mistakes. Here's to hoping the Mass Effect universe does not end in Andromeda.    … Expand
  52. bugdropsX
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    It's a good game. Even still if story is so bad as ppl say. Hard to find a game equal quality. Story while not as interesting as meeting the reaper ai in me 1. It's another story. It probably will pick itself up a bit with next game. Does miss a bit main story progression compared to older games. In everything else its vastly superior to the older titles. It's one of the best looking gamesIt's a good game. Even still if story is so bad as ppl say. Hard to find a game equal quality. Story while not as interesting as meeting the reaper ai in me 1. It's another story. It probably will pick itself up a bit with next game. Does miss a bit main story progression compared to older games. In everything else its vastly superior to the older titles. It's one of the best looking games i played. Combat is good. Story is ok. There are a few bug's. But nothing really that prevented me in playing the game. In those 70 hrs of gametimes the worst is probably dying and not ressing, or not loading game after, prety bad bug. Found workaround for it so it didnt affect my save. Also strike teams bugs out. And i got stuck in jump animation for 30 seconds. For quest interactions animations they do bug out sometimes, u look wrong way or players all look opposite way. Nothing that prevented me from playing the game really. So i will take 1 point for story and 1 point for bugs. I think 8 is a fair score anyway.… Expand
  53. BeFaLcon
    Apr 6, 2017
    5
    £50 for a half finished game. The story was good. Graphics were awesome when they weren't bugging out. combat was good (when the AI worked) crafting was long, the skill trees were alright. amount played was worth the money but it still felt like it was half finished. If i could get a refund i would this game was not worth it for me
  54. Antioch
    Apr 6, 2017
    6
    Yes you all heard about it, the facial and some of the other animations are attrocious. however that has no major impact on my review of this game. I'm not the kind of gamer that truly roleplays to a point where quirky animations would be immersionbreaking. If anything i found some situations hilarious. however I do understand that it might be immersionbreaking for some people.
    Another    Yes you all heard about it, the facial and some of the other animations are attrocious. however that has no major impact on my review of this game. I'm not the kind of gamer that truly roleplays to a point where quirky animations would be immersionbreaking. If anything i found some situations hilarious. however I do understand that it might be immersionbreaking for some people.
    Another criticism the game has gotten from mainly prepub teen boys is that all the female characters are ugly. That is completely irrelevant to me as I don't tend to jerk of to videogame characters. I usually want to romance the most outrageous alien anyway just for the hell of it.

    No my main critisism lies with the bugs and glitches that are actually a nuisance to me as a gamer. Like the falling through the floor, quests/tasks that you can't complete because the game either doesn't allow you to do what is required to complete them or because the game doesn't register that you have done it. The teleporting squadmates, the locked falling animations because you want to drop down a ledge, the Nomad that suddenly disappeares mid drive etc.
    The UI and info are unecessarily convoluted, lacking and at times seems like they've been designed as an afterthought.
    The story is so predictable and cliche it's not even funny. No plot twists no interesting characters a far cry from the orginal mass effect games (except for the **** ME3 ending).
    The main villian is one of the most boring ones in later years.
    The dialogue has been degraded to FO4 level. And the description of the dialogue you pick and what your character is actually saying is so far off at times you constantly get a "WTF, that wasn't what i meant to say at all" moment.
    They've done awat with renegade/paragon system wich I really don't like. It's hard to choose a consistent path for your character, especially in conjuction with the dodgy dialogue descriptions that doesn't match what he/she says.
    The flying around in space, it looks cool initially then it becomes such a huge choir. It takes 10-15 seconds to fly to another system, then another 10 seconds to fly to the planet, then it will have a zoomed in view for 5 seconds before you can scan the planet. When it takes 10 minutes to just look at planets in one system it gets **** tiresome after a while. And of course it's unskippable.
    All this with the feeling of "halfassededness" overall takes away immensly for me.

    Multiplayer is just hordemode with microtransactions. It's servicable, not really bad but nothing special.

    Now there are some things I like. I do like the combat direction they have taken, some might prefer the cover based fighting of the old games but I much prefer the active combat in this game. The graphics are gorgeous on my rig at 1080p/ultra.
    It also performs very well holding about 90 fps avarage (OC intel 4770K, 16GB ram, Titan black), initially it had a huge dump in frames for a split second when transfering from an ingame cutscene to gameplay but after the first patch along with nvidias gameready drivers the performance was stellar for me. I'm confident once I get my new monitor I can crank that res up and still keep 60fps on my 4 yo rig.
    the environments are varied and beutifully built.
    I also like the companionapp that allows you to send teams on missions wich might get you credits and research data and possibly some items while you arn't playing.
    the crafting is pretty good save for the UI that handles it.

    But overall for me, a mediocre game. Not bad but nothing to be hyped about. Worth a playthrough if you have nothing else to do but don't expect a masterpiece or the same level of quality as the previous titles offered.    … Expand
  55. killrog_deadeye
    Apr 5, 2017
    0
    +4 large open worlds

    +2 when locations are found combat is fun -3 things in open worlds are too far apart +4 all lines are voiced -2 character animations need QA testing. should have not left alpha in this state -6 crash to desktop bugs are present in launch state game. -2 campaign progress hauting bugs are present in launch game. +6 multiplayer connects and has    +4 large open worlds

    +2 when locations are found combat is fun

    -3 things in open worlds are too far apart

    +4 all lines are voiced

    -2 character animations need QA testing. should have not left alpha in this state

    -6 crash to desktop bugs are present in launch state game.

    -2 campaign progress hauting bugs are present in launch game.

    +6 multiplayer connects and has matchmaking

    -4 multiplayer has crash to desktop in launch state

    -2 multiplayer d-sync is present in launch state.

    -2 multiplayer lag spikes disconnect entire party, no bandwidth fluctuation notifications.

    +4 crafting system combines resources gathered to improve combat system guns, armor and vehicle.

    +2 scan data ties into crafting system

    -2 crafting system only has 1 level of augments to modify blueprints.

    -2 research points require dedication to unlock all tiers of a single weapon or armor type. "lock in"
    effect of research requires save scumming to "test" other weapons or armors to not waste points.    … Expand
  56. McGarder
    Apr 5, 2017
    6
    I disagree to an extent I've enjoyed some of the companions and some of the other characters the pathfinder meets, but the writing was very sloppy. With myself being able to predict a majority of the plot twist. Only one surprised me with it being slightly off my prediction. However Andromeda has laid down a baseline that could have some seriously good story behind it that could pan out toI disagree to an extent I've enjoyed some of the companions and some of the other characters the pathfinder meets, but the writing was very sloppy. With myself being able to predict a majority of the plot twist. Only one surprised me with it being slightly off my prediction. However Andromeda has laid down a baseline that could have some seriously good story behind it that could pan out to be a good addition to the franchise if properly executed this time. My thoughts on how the series will move forward are that the Kett are not going away but will not play a big role in the next game, allowing for hopefully a more realized and interesting threat. Remember the Helius Cluster is a small part of Andromeda and there is much more to explore like what has happened to the Quarian ark that left late. Now I know this sounds like I'm being a fan boy and to an extent I am. However as a community we all should be very skeptical of the next release and hold off on pre-purchases and voice our opinions to have a better story and not a better multiplayer Mass effect is a story game driven by player choice there is a good base for game play mechanics. Let hope the next one is not such a let down.… Expand
  57. MRItech1211
    Apr 5, 2017
    5
    60 hours in so far....The story is unoriginal, there is no sense of urgency. The planets are essentially a list of chores to do. The combat is good, but not good enough to make up for the rest of the games shortcomings. Environments are very nice. Human and Asari character models are horrendous, but most people know that already. There is enough bugs to make Bethesda cringe, most of which60 hours in so far....The story is unoriginal, there is no sense of urgency. The planets are essentially a list of chores to do. The combat is good, but not good enough to make up for the rest of the games shortcomings. Environments are very nice. Human and Asari character models are horrendous, but most people know that already. There is enough bugs to make Bethesda cringe, most of which are not game breaking, but on several occasions, made me lose progress and have to backtrack through a broken quest. I have encountered other game breaking bugs such as endless loading screens. The game has some redeeming qualities, but it falls way way short of what I expected from a 2017 game, after playing games like the Witcher 3, horizon zero dawn, this feels like a complete let down. The writing flat out sucks overall. There's a few moments where it shines, but there are way more moments that make you wonder what the heck the writers were thinking. In short, if you're a die hard mass effect fan, get it when it goes on sale for half off, and its been patched up. If you're a newcomer to the series, go play Horizon Zero Dawn. Way better sci-fi action RPG for the price tag.… Expand
  58. skepticck
    Apr 5, 2017
    4
    The Game is not terrible but it is not really good either, best way i can describe it is "painfully average" even if you forget the really bad animations and the ridiculous character models, the story is generic, the dialogue is laughable, the characters for the most part are forgettable, lots of bugs and glitches.

    Graphics are good, exploration is good and combat is really good BUT    The Game is not terrible but it is not really good either, best way i can describe it is "painfully average" even if you forget the really bad animations and the ridiculous character models, the story is generic, the dialogue is laughable, the characters for the most part are forgettable, lots of bugs and glitches.

    Graphics are good, exploration is good and combat is really good BUT personally i don't buy a Mass Effect game for the combat, good combat is a plus for sure but that's not what i look forward to when i hear there is a new Mass Effect game.

    Fairly this game deserves a 5 or a generous 6 but it is imo inexcusable for a company like Bioware to release a game in this state and while they can patch some of the issues there is no saving the average story and painfully amateurish dialogue.

    You would think that Bioware/EA had learned something from the Mass Effect 3 ending debacle... guess not, i don't expect much from EA, a company that cut part of Mass Effect 3 content so they could sell it as a day one DLC but am really disappointed with Bioware.

    To conclude and while not a terrible game it is without a doubt (imo) the worst Mass Effect in the series.    … Expand
  59. Vertexus
    Apr 5, 2017
    0
    It is not Mass effect, it sims in the space with scan simulator. The developers just spit in the face of gamers, close this office and dismiss the staff
  60. Averum
    Apr 5, 2017
    5
    Been a real struggle to get very far in this game. Oddities with graphics, glitches, poor voice acting, poor writing. I've only been able to stomach it about 4 hours into the game. At this point, I am going to put the breaks out and come back later. It is by far the weakest of any Mass Effect game so far. I am extremely disappointed in the quality of this game, after having spent so muchBeen a real struggle to get very far in this game. Oddities with graphics, glitches, poor voice acting, poor writing. I've only been able to stomach it about 4 hours into the game. At this point, I am going to put the breaks out and come back later. It is by far the weakest of any Mass Effect game so far. I am extremely disappointed in the quality of this game, after having spent so much time in the previous gems. If I can't eventually pick this one back up and play through it, I won't have any reason to pick up the sequels down the road.… Expand
  61. Dragon_Fly
    Apr 5, 2017
    10
    This is best Mass Effect Game yet and what I love about it most is that they don't really have to make another Andromeda game again, they can just keep adding expansions to this game. There are quite a few bugs in the game but nothing that completely impairs playability. I would like to see the ability to colonize more world's and develop a real civilization in this Galaxy.

    I would    This is best Mass Effect Game yet and what I love about it most is that they don't really have to make another Andromeda game again, they can just keep adding expansions to this game. There are quite a few bugs in the game but nothing that completely impairs playability. I would like to see the ability to colonize more world's and develop a real civilization in this Galaxy.

    I would like for them to maximize the amount of pods that can be released, having people still stuck in pods at 100% viability doesn't make any sense. I would also like to be able to maximize the levels to unlock in Multiplayer; which is not PVP. But the PvE Multiplayer is challenging enough to complete with a group of players.

    I did not buy this game for the Multiplayer side of the game. The Storyline is awesome and I really hope they build expansions to this game while potentially running a storyline in the Milkyway Galaxy that could at some point connect the two Universes together... maybe with the discovery of a really insane fast Wormhole that can turn a 600 year trip into a substantially fast jump from Andromeda to the Milkyway.

    Either way this game is a 10 even with the flaws and setbacks....    … Expand
  62. Rev-nok
    Apr 5, 2017
    7
    What can I say about Mass Effect: Andromeda? Is it a good game, yes. Is it a great game? No.
    The game in itself is quite fun to play, though has its shortcomings.
    Such as: - Reduced Combat Tactics, from previous titles. - Facial Animations, or rather lack of. - Grindy content, once reaching the end phase of the game and for those wanting to experience everything, the game has to    What can I say about Mass Effect: Andromeda? Is it a good game, yes. Is it a great game? No.
    The game in itself is quite fun to play, though has its shortcomings.
    Such as:
    - Reduced Combat Tactics, from previous titles.
    - Facial Animations, or rather lack of.
    - Grindy content, once reaching the end phase of the game and for those wanting to experience everything, the game has to offer.
    - Multiple hidden loading screens.
    - Lack of flow, pacing. Let me explain, as I was trying to complete the side missions and the multiple companion arcs/stories I didn't know what order things were taking in. I remember this one mission I had to do where I went straight to the enemy base without even knowing it, sure it was large but was it important? I didn't know at the time and decided to go head on in. I finish it, only to understand that there were other side missions, information linking to the base and what they were doing there and how you were supposed to stop it. However having finished the main goal of the mission it felt like I was backtracking through useless missions.

    What makes it good?
    "A faulty cracked brick creates more disorder to a well-crafted house then a badly crafted one."

    - They have improved on many elements of the game, the level design in its sense is by far better and could have been used for more fun and tactical positioning. With the jetpack, you are raised to an entirely new access and interesting way of moving around and fighting.
    - Fight combat elements of the game have been increased, such as fluid like combat movements. Combo's used in live action, however, we can see that the tactical framework was removed in order to integrate this. I believe you can have both, this is one of the features what made Mass Effect different from many other shooters when it came to gameplay.

    - Romances, they took it step further in a direction that many games are doing these days. Calling out to games such as Witcher in this aspect. However, they do add a new layer of uniqueness when you are to court a person there is more of a dilemma whom to pick, as there are more added layers to it all.

    - Movie-esc moments. Could be debatable but Mass effect has always had their own movie esc feel to their cutscenes and heroic moments. Such as the Mass Effect 1 ending.
    Here we get to experience fun moments as much as the heroic ones, with the team coming together. Short moments with each companion that are memorable, as they've added more content directed at the companions. (More Missions & conversations)

    Rating it 7/10, it is a good game, above average but not a great game.    … Expand
  63. dadovan
    Apr 5, 2017
    3
    I love the Mass Effect series, but the current state of this game is unfortunately quite buggy. I don't mean perf issues or crashes, I mean simple, obvious bugs:

    * NPCs have triggers so they say important things at important times which is great, except every time I walk over the trigger spot I hear "Watch out - Kett!" even long after I've dispatched that batch of enemies. * I get    I love the Mass Effect series, but the current state of this game is unfortunately quite buggy. I don't mean perf issues or crashes, I mean simple, obvious bugs:

    * NPCs have triggers so they say important things at important times which is great, except every time I walk over the trigger spot I hear "Watch out - Kett!" even long after I've dispatched that batch of enemies.
    * I get lost easy (my fault; not the game's) so I am a heavy user of the overlay map. I find myself always having to zoom in on the overlap map and getting frustrated by the very slow zoom speed.
    * Like everyone else mentions, there are issues with some of the voice acting and animations. (Technically, these may not be classified as bugs but since they break my suspension of disbelief, I'm lumping them in here)
    * Lots of times when I'm talking with NPCs, they completely disappear from view (usually hidden behind some in-world object, sometimes by my own avatar).

    I pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition on Origin and now regret that decision. I've stopped playing and uninstalled the game (hoping EA is watching the uninstall count Origin reports). Like I said, I love the series and the story so far is interesting. My current plan is to give EA time to fix the annoyances I've found (and the ones I hadn't yet encountered after only 8 hours of gameplay). I'll revisit at the end of the year.    … Expand
  64. Futerk0
    Apr 5, 2017
    7
    First of all: for me this game is not as bad as general user score here would suggest. I was trying some of the AAA, that was released in latest years, and Andromeda is a way better than Fallout 4 or Mafia 3...

    +: - gameplay in general - Nomad - battle mechanics - visuals (apart of characters faces glitches etc) - ME series feeling - some quests - some parts of dialogs/story    First of all: for me this game is not as bad as general user score here would suggest. I was trying some of the AAA, that was released in latest years, and Andromeda is a way better than Fallout 4 or Mafia 3...

    +:
    - gameplay in general
    - Nomad
    - battle mechanics
    - visuals (apart of characters faces glitches etc)
    - ME series feeling
    - some quests
    - some parts of dialogs/story

    -:
    - locations are too big
    - too much repetetive quests
    - bugs, glitches
    - some parts of dialogs/quests and main story
    - why the fu** i can't romance with Suvi as male ryder?!

    I think it is overall solid 7. This game could be way better if it goes to the epicness, plot etc, but you will have fun.
    -:    … Expand
  65. metacriticsux69
    Apr 5, 2017
    8
    Albeit the hypocrisy is not lost on me, don't listen to most of the reviews on here as they are pure crap and most likely by people who watched a video and decided to post. This game rides the coattails of quite possibly the most popular sci-fi game franchise of all time. In so doing, it starts us off from the very beginning of a story that has basically no connection to the story most ofAlbeit the hypocrisy is not lost on me, don't listen to most of the reviews on here as they are pure crap and most likely by people who watched a video and decided to post. This game rides the coattails of quite possibly the most popular sci-fi game franchise of all time. In so doing, it starts us off from the very beginning of a story that has basically no connection to the story most of us love - just as Mass Effect did some 10 years ago'ish when the series first started. Not to say that is the only reason this game isn't as good, but that connection is a large component in its underachieving.

    After playing about 70 hours of SP on insanity, I can say that the game is actually pretty damn fun. The combat is so much better than the other MEs. There are some unfortunate bugs, and that sucks, but there are some awesome fighting techniques. People seem to be b*tching about the animations, haven't seen anything out of the ordinary for ME. Loving the story as it has finally started to get going and my Ryder is a f*cking wrecking ball now.

    + Combat is awesome (takes a while to level up and truly take advantage of the combat system)
    + Graphics
    +- Galaxy Map Upgrade (This can get a bit annoying after it loses its luster)
    + Story
    + Open world
    + Tons to do

    - There are bugs (Frostbite I'm looking at you)
    - Ancillary characters are odd looking (and you keep seeing them over, over and over again)
    - Scanning can get a bit tedious
    - Can't skip certain cutscenes meant to hide loading (SSD, enjoy the wait)
    - Characters say the same comments and often comment on things out of order. Blame this on poor programming/scripting. (This happens A LOT. Quite disappointing they couldn't catch these in QA)
    - There are some bugs that completely break Missions
    - BW should have sprung on a video tutorial series for all the new stuff. AVP, R&D and all the other stuff they added. The game has a ton of depth, but I got very little introduction into the mechanics and was thrown into it.

    0 or 1 ratings, what the f___? I wish that Origin would suck it up and put a rating system like Steam so only people who own the game could rate it. Because Metacritic is shi*. Would help avoid these toxic, copy and paste posts on here. This is the exact reason Steam dropped Metacritic from their service. *He says as he posts on Metacritic. Blow me.    … Expand
  66. pixelatedsquid
    Apr 5, 2017
    3
    Finished the game on 85% so I did give it a fair crack of the whip.

    I opted for the default female (am female so generally play one given the option) and was mortified to find myself playing a teenager. Being a teenager is such a distant memory for me it was hard to relate to her so the game was divided into 'her' the cutscene Sarah and 'me' when I'm bounching around shooting things.    Finished the game on 85% so I did give it a fair crack of the whip.

    I opted for the default female (am female so generally play one given the option) and was mortified to find myself playing a teenager. Being a teenager is such a distant memory for me it was hard to relate to her so the game was divided into 'her' the cutscene Sarah and 'me' when I'm bounching around shooting things. Luckily there was far more for me to be distracted with shortly afterwards, namely the awful character modeling, poor lighting and scripting that had me cringing so hard I nearly turned myself inside out. The culmination of which constantly broke the fourth wall and didn't allow me to really 'get into' the game.

    Twice I had to save and reload as I was locked into a falling animation 2 inches above ground and a few hours in had to stop doing the strike team missions because each time the button to continue stopped working and I had to use the task manager to close the game.

    The previous trilogy was well balanced between fighting and script. I know a lot of people get something out of fed ex quests but I sort of played my fill with those so it would have been nice to have an option where you only get quests that are relevant to the main plot.
    That said the main plot did seem very thin for a ME game. Not the story but the way the story was structured and intergrated into a game.
    I really enjoyed the last hour of the game and one of the loyalty quests reminded me of the old ME games so, that was nice.    … Expand
  67. Jaazu
    Apr 5, 2017
    8
    I've been playing now for about 30 hours and have done every side quest I can find and am having a great time. Sure there are little quirks here and there, but it's not taking away from the game for me at all. I've played all 3 previous ME titles many times through and while this isn't quite as good as the previous series (nostalgia could be biasing my opinion a bit here) it's a greatI've been playing now for about 30 hours and have done every side quest I can find and am having a great time. Sure there are little quirks here and there, but it's not taking away from the game for me at all. I've played all 3 previous ME titles many times through and while this isn't quite as good as the previous series (nostalgia could be biasing my opinion a bit here) it's a great game in itself. The vehicle exploration is a joy and the planets are amazing looking. I love the combat system, especially the biotics combat and the sniper rifles. There are some things I'd like to see improved or added to the game that being said. The 'from space' planetary exploration is a bit mundane and lacking a sense of discovery and exploration. The map is a bit wonky sometimes not letting me set my personal waypoints exactly where I click, resulting in me clicking elsewhere on the map until the waypoint shows up where I want it. Lastly, a lack of indicator that you've completed all the conversation tree options on a given individual is annoying, and results in many "Hi"/"Bye" conversations that I don't feel are really necessary if a better indicator system was in place.

    Overall, I'm really enjoying the game and looking forward to where they take this game and its planned expansions.    … Expand
  68. Toophat82
    Apr 5, 2017
    4
    Bottomline it's not mass effect we love or wanted instead it's DAI but in space. So think about it they simply recycled and reused the same formula from last RPG they worked on and developed before Andromeda which was Dragon Age inquisition. The Story, characters, dialogue, ui, and etc all sub par to bad. Only improvements was the huge worlds and combat itself which unfortunately isBottomline it's not mass effect we love or wanted instead it's DAI but in space. So think about it they simply recycled and reused the same formula from last RPG they worked on and developed before Andromeda which was Dragon Age inquisition. The Story, characters, dialogue, ui, and etc all sub par to bad. Only improvements was the huge worlds and combat itself which unfortunately is hindered by the bad UI that is limited and tailored for multiplayer period as only allows three abilities are allowed during combat no matter campaign or multiplayer mode. Alot is missing from originals too like races, weapons, having meaningful choices and consequences, squadmate loadouts, and renegade/paragon system and there isn't enough new to make up for it either. They even ruined special anmo along with biotic and armor piercing not even in game too. Game is also very buggy and lacks polish along with alot of what made mass effect and bioware rpgs special in first place.

    In Mass effect Andromeda Good luck finding white males and males period in any powerful or meaningful role in game you quickly find that all mission givers and characters that are in power and meaningful in game are overwhelming female with the lesser being minorities or aliens if male at all. While White males are nowhere to be found in game except as cannon fodder or for mockery. This game not only is too extremely politically correct but ractist against white males and white people in general to the point that its too obvious and sickening to loyal fans who love the franchise and have been loyal since it started.

    There is diversity done right like mass effect 1 through 3 and then there is ME andromeda not the way you want to do diversity in games as people play games to get away from their personal lives and have fun. The designer of game clearly wanted to get political and personal on a level that is bad for business given fact that majority of gamers will be of male gender to begin with and most likely a good amount white too when it comes to the RPG genre too not smart at all for a business.    … Expand
  69. anfil18
    Apr 5, 2017
    8
    Tanto revuelo con los bugs y ninguno decis q la historia del juego es buenisima.. para mi no es un juego como para poner menos de 6 en puntuacion. Muchos votos de esos son de gente que ni lo ha jugado. Le llevo unas 50 horas al juego y me esta gustando mucho, el sistema de combate, la forma de usar las habilidades e incluso la rapidez de todo en si que tienes son mejor que los anterioresTanto revuelo con los bugs y ninguno decis q la historia del juego es buenisima.. para mi no es un juego como para poner menos de 6 en puntuacion. Muchos votos de esos son de gente que ni lo ha jugado. Le llevo unas 50 horas al juego y me esta gustando mucho, el sistema de combate, la forma de usar las habilidades e incluso la rapidez de todo en si que tienes son mejor que los anteriores mass effect, las misiones secundarias son muy importantes y parecen principales por todo lo que te dicen de la historia y todo la trama q conlleva. E jugado en su dia al mass effect 2 y al 3, y esta claro que no van a ser como los de antes pero este para mi es un juego bueno. La gente se quejaba de caidas de FPS y yo no en tenido ninguna, si¡ igual alguna vez pero no me ha influido en la experiencia de juego. todo esto con una nvidia 1070 claro... pero vamos... Para mi es un juego bueno alto y no le doy un 9 por los bugs( ojos, gestos de los personajes o la IA que aveces parece tonta) pero si un juego tiene buena historia y buena jugabilidad, debe de tener mas de un 6 minimo de media. dejaros de fijar en los graficos y esas cosas y disfrutar de los juegos en su historia y jugabilidad… Expand
  70. pescyn
    Apr 5, 2017
    3
    welcome to ME:A glitch simulator, You will be amazed by some sh*t You will see here .... oh and one more thing - we don't have attractive female protagonist because it's 2017.
  71. SiSu
    Apr 5, 2017
    9
    I've played all earlier ME's, many times thru!! So I did not expect anything mind blowing...
    I walked tro store 23. March (Europe). Bought the game (60€), and I have no regrets!
    I expected Mass Effect and I got Mass Effect, nothing more, nothing less!! If you don't mind some stupid looking animations and some bugs. (Patches coming) This is absolutely brilliant, story scripted    I've played all earlier ME's, many times thru!! So I did not expect anything mind blowing...
    I walked tro store 23. March (Europe). Bought the game (60€), and I have no regrets!

    I expected Mass Effect and I got Mass Effect, nothing more, nothing less!!
    If you don't mind some stupid looking animations and some bugs. (Patches coming)
    This is absolutely brilliant, story scripted sandbox, like earlier ME:s.
    The game is Mass Effect!I I really can't understand what people whine, You bought Mass Effect, what did you expect to get,

    Edit Ad:
    I read Immoralunicorn's review below, I agree with him 95%.
    The start of the game is Booring... Similiar Tutorial mission than in all previous effects!!
    Then the game star.t..
    I really start thinking,, how many hours people have spent time with this game?? Before they give their review?

    Again I must say:
    The game is Mass Effect!I You bought Mass Effect, what did you expect to get,    … Expand
  72. Derf_Xephon
    Apr 4, 2017
    0
    Buggy piece of crap that needed a better budget or to be in development longer. Writing is terrible and the story is predictable and boring. EA has turned yet another great franchise into garbage.
  73. Immoralunicorn
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    This game starts off slow. My guess is most of these reviews didn't finish the game, or at least didn't get to the great parts. This game has a lot of heart, you may need to deal with some low quality facial animations to see it though. This game requires you to let go of Commander Shepard, hes dead, even if he survived ME3 its 600 years later, Dead. In his place you get the Ryder Twins.This game starts off slow. My guess is most of these reviews didn't finish the game, or at least didn't get to the great parts. This game has a lot of heart, you may need to deal with some low quality facial animations to see it though. This game requires you to let go of Commander Shepard, hes dead, even if he survived ME3 its 600 years later, Dead. In his place you get the Ryder Twins. They are flawed and inexperienced which makes them a lot of fun to play. They make mistakes, they learn, they fail and they sometimes succeed. They are goofy sweet dorks, who can kick ass. Your crew grows on you, again though it takes time, I never thought they could top Wrex but man, I love Drack so much. This game is more about exploration and survival than all out war. it has a ME1 feel to it, but new and different. The Main quests and loyalty quests are awesome, The side quests are a little boring, but they usually involve combat, and combat in MEA is extraordinary. The jump-jets give you awesome movement, and the weapons and powers are killer. The enemy AI is particularly good, enemies will rush in while their team mates flank you, throw in a couple destroyers and a fiend or two and you will quickly start worrying when the last time you saved was, This game isn't perfect but if you give it a chance, if you can let go of the trilogy, you will find something really amazing on your journeys through Andromeda...... Also multiplayer is freaking fun as hell.… Expand
  74. coustoe
    Apr 4, 2017
    0
    Didn't quite believe all the negative reviews about the bad animations and had to try for myself. They were right. The bad animations are on a level where they ruin the the playability and immersion of the game. Tried to play through but kept on getting headaches from the weird animations and bad dialogue. Possibly one of the worst Bioware games I have played.
  75. Chapa9dj
    Apr 4, 2017
    0
    Just tried the PC version, it's even worse than the console versions that are already very problematic, not to mention that the game is absolutely awful (please check my profile for the review of this game on PS4).
    On PC, even with a high end pc, this game still has problem running properly, and it doesn't really look at all much better than the console version.
  76. Nightlife
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    Huge ME fan here, loved the original trilogy. New game: great combat, subpar story and characters. Looks pretty and is visually striking. I just didn't care about what I was doing though, due to the low stakes in the story. Really hope they get new writers to improved the squel.
  77. akarnokd
    Apr 4, 2017
    7
    It's not a bad game and I pretty much enjoyed it but also found a couple of "meh" with it. Finished the main story and almost all non-bugged side-quests in 77 hours with stock girl Rider. No romance. Due to the half-open worldness, I don't feel going back to the very beginning and redo all that planet hunting and traversing.

    Pros: exploration; going to distinct and unique environments;    It's not a bad game and I pretty much enjoyed it but also found a couple of "meh" with it. Finished the main story and almost all non-bugged side-quests in 77 hours with stock girl Rider. No romance. Due to the half-open worldness, I don't feel going back to the very beginning and redo all that planet hunting and traversing.

    Pros: exploration; going to distinct and unique environments; resource gathering; combat; research, crafting, modding; the Nomad.

    Cons: character animations are a bit of a letdown, but stopped watching their faces pretty quickly; story could be considered simplistic; UI is too convoluted with its directory structure that could use some filtering/searching options; several task-level bugs, one loyalty mission bug I've encountered. System-level planet-to-planet hopping animation was annoyingly after a while. Have to take off to read emails.    … Expand
  78. fatshinobi
    Apr 4, 2017
    2
    People giving this game a 10 are shills, I can see this game's redeeming qualities but in no way is it a perfect game. The bugs and animations aren't just bad they're terrible. Remember this game took FIVE YEARS to make and they came out with this **** Dragon age: Inquisition is the same engine, 3 years older and its animations and combat are WAY better than this pile of **** This studio,People giving this game a 10 are shills, I can see this game's redeeming qualities but in no way is it a perfect game. The bugs and animations aren't just bad they're terrible. Remember this game took FIVE YEARS to make and they came out with this **** Dragon age: Inquisition is the same engine, 3 years older and its animations and combat are WAY better than this pile of **** This studio, Bioware Montreal, needs to be shuttered. Its obviously they barely worked on the game and jerked around til the last minute. Now, they are trying to save their asses by making some fixes after the fact. They're completely inept. They were told months in advance that the animations were **** What did they do? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. With that being said, the only redeeming thing about this game is the combat. The combat is a vast improvement in the franchise but without the storytelling to go with it, it is not Mass Effect.… Expand
  79. Explofion
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    I loved the first trilogy and this Mass Effect is a complete different kind of game and this is good. The only problem for me is every things they made differently is bad or boring.

    -Animation: First when you start the game you are welcomed with broken animation everywhere, but this is just a minor problem, it can be fixed and this is Mass Effect it should be good even with that.    I loved the first trilogy and this Mass Effect is a complete different kind of game and this is good. The only problem for me is every things they made differently is bad or boring.

    -Animation:
    First when you start the game you are welcomed with broken animation everywhere, but this is just a minor problem, it can be fixed and this is Mass Effect it should be good even with that.

    -Game play
    Next step, Gunfight. I really don't understand why we cannot stop the fight to control our partners actions. All is very very action, I don't like the new system where you can't equip more than 2 powers but have to switch to different profile. The fight are always dashing everywhere trying to cover.
    Some gunfight are difficult, boss fights where nicely organized.
    So for the gameplay I don't liked it but it's not bad it is just my personal feeling about it.

    Exploration:
    The exploration is good, a mixed between Mass Effect 1 for the Mako and Dragon Age inquisiton (I loved it) for the out post system and the tower to activate to find a final cave or whatever secret thing. The system with the five (I think) planet to colonized is rewarding because you can feel the evolution of it talking to people in the main Hub and by destroying the threat it will became (almost) peaceful place to live on.

    Story and characters:
    This point was the most important and I'm very very very very disappointed about it. No spoiler ahead but the story is boring af, the end was terribly... Average. I almost feel like every characters on the Tempest were cliché (Good point for the Sera from Dragon Age disguised in Asari).
    I tried to do a maximum side quest possible before the main quest but I was blocked waiting to receive mail from my team mates to continue their side quests. Like seriously? And then I did one mission and everybody sent me mail so I was submerged with side quest all of a sudden..
    I'm going to start a New Game + but I'm not as excited has I'm still am when I start again the first trilogy or even a Dragon Age game.

    Conclusion: Returning into the Mass Effect universe feels good. The Andromeda initiative is a good concept for a game, the main story of exploring planet and the exploration itself is nicely done. The gunfights are what they are you like it or not but you can't say it's bad. But thanks to a lot of bug and a poor story telling I cannot say I'm happy with this game and I'm very sad of it.
    But your opinion will be the best so try the game if you never played any Mass Effect you can start here and you will discover one of the biggest and best universe of the video game history.

    Final Point: I personally don't think that the open world fit well here and really don't know why because I liked it with Dragon age inquisition. But a good linear game is better than an average open world one.

    Sorry for bad English.    … Expand
  80. Twiggithy
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    Finished the game. About 80ish hours. Did all of the quests with the exception of a few of the less relevant and boring "tasks." This isn't a bad game, but it isn't a great game either. It isn't worth $60. $25 tops. Falls very short of it's predecessors legacy, even the third one. Poor animations, especially facial ones as I'm sure others have noted. It's very distracting. CombatFinished the game. About 80ish hours. Did all of the quests with the exception of a few of the less relevant and boring "tasks." This isn't a bad game, but it isn't a great game either. It isn't worth $60. $25 tops. Falls very short of it's predecessors legacy, even the third one. Poor animations, especially facial ones as I'm sure others have noted. It's very distracting. Combat was good, but only 3 powers can be allocated to quick use although you can switch profiles. I'd rather not be able to switch profiles, but instead by able to allocate more powers for quick use. Very buggy to the point where it will kill you or get you stuck. The inventory system is pretty convoluted, but I got the hang of it after awhile. The worst part of this game for me is the story and characters. It's pretty straight forward. No real twists or huge developments. The best part of the story comes from a side quest that doesn't relate to the main quests and I think they missed an opportunity not pursuing it more. They may address them in future games, but they failed to hook me into buying them with this one. LONG animations going between systems and planets too.

    They say they're fixing a lot of the animation issues and more in an upcoming patch, but the story is what really knocked it down for me and that's something they can't patch.    … Expand
  81. NikkiSvan
    Apr 4, 2017
    8
    This could be a long write, I hope you'll bear with me. I will actually detail game features that might be helpful in the end. And I will try to be as unbiased as I can.

    We've seen brexit, we've seen Trump, we've seen all kinds of mob-like witch hunts in social media. And what we see with Mass Effect Andromeda, unfortunately, follows a similar path. As opposed to the people behaving    This could be a long write, I hope you'll bear with me. I will actually detail game features that might be helpful in the end. And I will try to be as unbiased as I can.

    We've seen brexit, we've seen Trump, we've seen all kinds of mob-like witch hunts in social media. And what we see with Mass Effect Andromeda, unfortunately, follows a similar path. As opposed to the people behaving like adults who understand you that there's a lot of gray between the black and white, never mind actually thinking for themselves, we have a huge angry public roar demanding for heads on a plate. And for what? I don't think anyone even knows. It's just how the modern mind seems to work.

    You got EA, a bad rep to begin with. You got a few early pre-release jokes about deliberately hand-picked wacky facial animations, and a running animation that required deliberately jerking the stick all wrong to even look like that (that trick works equally well in most other games, btw). With just that and a little bit of bad luck, this mass of an online lynch mob that just loves to hate something - anything - decided MEA was going to be its next victim. Apparently the video game world hasn't had its share of drama for a while, so someone had to play the role of the scapegoat. BioWare was the perfect victim. No real "critic" dares to go against the social media lynch mob (we've all seen what happens if you do) so the recipe was ready and the result is what you see: A bunch of reviews comparing MEA to the kinds of third rate failure games most of us have barely ever played.

    It's all wrong. Transparently so. You see, here's the real deal. Here's what the game is REALLY like:

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a good game, probably well in the top 10-20 list of games this year, but it's not great. It's not something you'll remember a decade from now (Yes, games can be something between perfect and sewage waste, it's amazing right?).

    Visually, MEA is objectively amazingly beautiful and detailed. Its game play is genuinely extremely fun, MUCH more fun than what most games have, and works nearly perfectly for single player. It has a smooth good progression system, good music, great voice acting, and believe it or not most of the time those risky facial animations are actually good. And while it has some pretty darn annoying bugs, none of them have been game breaking or in any way actually serious. In my experience most games have more bugs than this when they come out. It's not an excuse, and they need to be fixed, because they REALLY are annoying, but there it is.

    That said, it has issues. Unskippable space travel animations requiring 10-30 minutes to fly around planets clicking a button in every fourth of them that has a button worth clicking, gets old real fast. You're literally wasting loads of your precious time on nothing, and are painfully aware of it. That's unacceptable. The game is much too large and wide to comfortably support a strong storyline, which leads to unbalanced progression rate where you can effectively grind for 10+ hours in a row with not a single bit of new choice-based dialogue with your crew mates, then spend 3 hours in a row running around in cities and watching those aforementioned "flying from orbit to orbit" animations with no combat action whatsoever to look at people yammer and yammer, and run from one NPC to the next delivering and receiving quests... And when you're done? Rinse repeat. BW started this with Mass Effect 3, made it worse with Dragon Age Inquisition, and instead of learning anything, kept going further in the same - and in my opinion wrong - direction with MEA.

    A company who in the past was known for the most powerful storytelling and narrative on the PLANET, has for the third time in a row (fourth if you count Dragon Age 2) decided to go the way of Bethesda, and basically do what Bilbo Baggins once said: Spreading too little butter on too much bread... when their business is the butter, not the bread.

    The multiplayer is amazingly fun, and addictive. But it suffers from some real issues that need fixing. While I've never liked automatically enabled VoIP since all that does is force you to manually mute everything to avoid hearing 100db white noise and heavy breathing on the other end every 20 minutes, the real issue is in the laggy game play. 90% of the time it works great. Then comes the 10% that appears in almost every game: Enemies teleport, shoot at you through walls, ignore your abilities, are immune to your shots, or activate melee death animations from two stories below you and 20 meters away. It's frustrating, enraging even.

    But at the end of the day, the point is this: While the truth is that the game has issues, that same truth is that the game is fun enough to be worth those issues. Aside from the design choice of putting too much focus in open world, the only real problem with MEA is it lacks polish. And patches can fix that.

    MEA has my recommendation. Easily. 8/10.    … Expand
  82. squeaky369
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    Love the game. Finished with 63 hours and 96% completion. A couple quests bugged out, but nothing game breaking. I do feel sorry for people who did have issues with bugs (based on reviews and bug reports, I feel lucky. Then I look at the thousands of people that had no issues, and brush it off), and that couldn't get over the facial animations. If all the people talking crap about the gameLove the game. Finished with 63 hours and 96% completion. A couple quests bugged out, but nothing game breaking. I do feel sorry for people who did have issues with bugs (based on reviews and bug reports, I feel lucky. Then I look at the thousands of people that had no issues, and brush it off), and that couldn't get over the facial animations. If all the people talking crap about the game (since they are obviously amazing at graphic design and animations because they have pretty strong opinions) got together they could probably put a good game together. But I digress, it's a good game, it feels like an open world version of the original trilogy. A few too many "fetch" quests, felt like everyone I talked to needed help with something. But overall, a great game, good story that was engaging and borderline addictive. If you like Mass Effect, you'll like this game.… Expand
  83. Causese
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    Pros:
    - Graphics are amazing.
    - Mainquests / Sidequests related to "important characters" are fun. (except remnant vaults, quite repetitive) - Cutscenes are good - Combat is fun but it lacks the necessity to interact with squadmates. (even on insanity difficulty) Cons: - "wait is that it?" kind of ending. - Dialogues are lackluster. - 90% of the time you are fighting the same    Pros:
    - Graphics are amazing.
    - Mainquests / Sidequests related to "important characters" are fun. (except remnant vaults, quite repetitive)
    - Cutscenes are good
    - Combat is fun but it lacks the necessity to interact with squadmates. (even on insanity difficulty)

    Cons:
    - "wait is that it?" kind of ending.
    - Dialogues are lackluster.
    - 90% of the time you are fighting the same species. makes the game feel repetitive
    - same/very similar creatures appear on various planets/clusters.
    - sidequests from locals are incredibly boring.
    - flying to planets is really slow and awkward. it's so bad that you want to alt tab inbetween. you notice that it's just a camera going from a to b, then awkwardly zooming out.
    - Crew sucks. There's not a single interesting person on the crew
    - open world objectives are't engaging
    - inventory/research/crafting is a mess. not engaging
    - new aliens you meet are too human. they lack something. making them look alien is not enough.    … Expand
  84. Nastia
    Apr 4, 2017
    10
    My 96 th hour in Andromeda, 've been too busy to review (not even halfway through the plotline btw). As usual, people who like, don't have time for this hate bs. I got what I wanted given Shepard was not an option any more - ME3 with a taste of Member-berries (if you haven't seen latest South Park season, please do so - an awesome explanation about Star Wars 7, Trump and also MEA as itMy 96 th hour in Andromeda, 've been too busy to review (not even halfway through the plotline btw). As usual, people who like, don't have time for this hate bs. I got what I wanted given Shepard was not an option any more - ME3 with a taste of Member-berries (if you haven't seen latest South Park season, please do so - an awesome explanation about Star Wars 7, Trump and also MEA as it seems now).
    The only 'meh' thing about this game is the beginning. It is indeed clumsy and weirdly improbable - mainly due to characters' behaviour.
    But - omg - just get through rocky start, and things that happen next are just magic (and Member berries, yas). I absolutely fell in love with Reyes Vidal who is my new Garrus. Peebee - hectic and just 'trying too hard' in the beginning, turned out to be nice and in no way annoying. Characters and events turned out to be deeper and more, well, likable. There are some tough choices, awesome combat, vast galaxy. It kinda feels like ME1 - like an introduction, not deep enough yet, but so promising.
    Give it a shot, people. I'm so sure you are gonna love it.    … Expand
  85. Daedalus79
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    Played the game now for +25 hours including multiplayer.
    Single player:
    The storyline is good to very well. Whereas the missions in Me2/3 were mainly scripted, you now have huge exploration and freedom. This gives you the feeling of loneliness and doubt whenever you chose to alter the timeline of mission solving. Even the upgrades on vehicle and other items influence the environment.    Played the game now for +25 hours including multiplayer.
    Single player:
    The storyline is good to very well. Whereas the missions in Me2/3 were mainly scripted, you now have huge exploration and freedom. This gives you the feeling of loneliness and doubt whenever you chose to alter the timeline of mission solving. Even the upgrades on vehicle and other items influence the environment. The visual quality is very good.
    Combat and movement is far better than the original series.
    On the other hand, my experience as a games tester has led me to quite a few areas where you make the game glitch But the more you let players wander around and give the freedom, the more the game is prone to such glitches. So nothing really game breaking.
    The only minor point for me in the single player is the quality of facial expression or better the lack of. For me it does push you away from the storyline sometimes.
    The problems with limbs etc colliding does occasionally happen. But in that respect not more/less than any other game. You are bound to start finding a lot of them if you are actually searching for flaws. But that happens with all games.
    The scanning, crafting, selling, developing, gives the game more depth and gives you as the player the feeling that you have the choice to make you character unique.

    Overall the single player is very good!

    Multiplayer:
    Action packed, and pretty difficult. I have +400 hours on the multiplayer of ME3. But Im still getting used to this one. It does feel a little more tight than the original one. I don't quite now how to put it. It is great fun, but still have to explore it. So for now a 7.5/10 on the MP.    … Expand
  86. StrangerEFS
    Apr 4, 2017
    1
    полнейший мрак, до чего докатилась BioWare?! эта игра должна была выйти с пометкой "ранний доступ" или бэта-это что касается багов, но больше всего бомбит от противоречий сценария с заявленными канонам их же вселенной, пример-аудиозапись имени Лиары Т'Сони: "Цитадель была создана Протеанами" WTF?!

    очень жаль, что денег в ориджине не вернуть. единичку ставлю только за бои, более-менее    полнейший мрак, до чего докатилась BioWare?! эта игра должна была выйти с пометкой "ранний доступ" или бэта-это что касается багов, но больше всего бомбит от противоречий сценария с заявленными канонам их же вселенной, пример-аудиозапись имени Лиары Т'Сони: "Цитадель была создана Протеанами" WTF?!

    очень жаль, что денег в ориджине не вернуть.

    единичку ставлю только за бои, более-менее динамично    … Expand
  87. Exth
    Apr 4, 2017
    0
    This game has broken animations, bugs, broken facial expressions, a lot of lag in multiplayer and Bioware said that they purposely modify the female character's models to be less attractive (meaning that you will not want to romance any of them because their personality isn't that interesting either) so if you are a straight dude or a lesbian woman who happens to like good looking chicksThis game has broken animations, bugs, broken facial expressions, a lot of lag in multiplayer and Bioware said that they purposely modify the female character's models to be less attractive (meaning that you will not want to romance any of them because their personality isn't that interesting either) so if you are a straight dude or a lesbian woman who happens to like good looking chicks you are out of luck. SJW bullsh*7… Expand
  88. LinuxGuy
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    The game has flaws, but it is a good game on its own. Good enough to rip me away from Nier Automata and Horizon zero dawn. As good as HZD was, I was having a hard time completing the map because gameplay and combat becomes boring quite quickly. I plan to just rush the story for that one. On the other hand, in ME A, though the quests are sometimes stupid and just plain boring fetch quests,The game has flaws, but it is a good game on its own. Good enough to rip me away from Nier Automata and Horizon zero dawn. As good as HZD was, I was having a hard time completing the map because gameplay and combat becomes boring quite quickly. I plan to just rush the story for that one. On the other hand, in ME A, though the quests are sometimes stupid and just plain boring fetch quests, the combat is enough to keep you hooked in.

    After all the pointless fluff quests (like DA:I) you finally get to the meat of the game with good main story quests, twists, and ally quests.

    In short, feels like the old ME1 game except with better combat and more fluff for those of us who likes just being able to go around and fight enemies.

    Overall around 8.5/10 on my scale. With ME 2-3 being around 9.5.

    PS: Animations for Sara Ryder sucks for some reason. DO NOT go Fem Ryder.    … Expand
  89. TennesseeTuxedo
    Apr 3, 2017
    2
    *** updated review ***
    I've gathered some thoughts on this game after very negatively reviewing it and wondering why there is such dichotomy in the reviews. It seems people either love it or hate it with each referring to the other camp as "shills" presumably working for EA in the case of positive reviews or "haters not even playing it" in the case of negative reviews. I've even seen    *** updated review ***
    I've gathered some thoughts on this game after very negatively reviewing it and wondering why there is such dichotomy in the reviews. It seems people either love it or hate it with each referring to the other camp as "shills" presumably working for EA in the case of positive reviews or "haters not even playing it" in the case of negative reviews. I've even seen some claim that "Trump supporters" are intentionally writing negative reviews because of the SJW conspiracy. I think all these claims are largely bogus.

    This installment moves ME more in the direction of a shooter with some RPG elements in it vs an RPG with some action elements in it, that's the big difference, shock for some, and welcome to others.

    Now there are even more skill choices and flexibility in ME A than prior titles but skill choices does not make an RPG. Borderlands had a nice number of skills choices and too was primarily a shooter with RPG elements. ME A has more than that but is still very limp wristed on all other key RPG components.

    ME1-3 were largely story driven. Even the combat was highly bound to the story - for example you were freeing the Citidel from a Cerberus takeover, you were protecting a colony from a Collector attack, you were securing a living Prothean "artifact" before the enemy could make off with it, etc... All the combat had a clear purpose and high urgency.

    ME A: does not have urgency and it is exploration based. Besides the poor writing and VA, this is why the dialog and and characters seem flat, because there is little that is vital to discuss. Combat is largely something that happens BETWEEN quests and while exploring. In most places you don't clear areas, you kill some randomly generated enemies as you progress through zones and the dead bodies magically disappear and new enemies respawn as you move a few hundred yards away (just like DA I).

    I think it's apples to oranges and why there is such polarity of reviews. If you enjoy a rich urgent story driven adventure where every aspect of the game, including combat, is tightly wound into the plot then, like me, you are probably going to hate this game.

    If you enjoy combat just for the sake of combat, like wandering around killing monsters that constantly respawn and enjoy a little story added, then you're probably going to like this game, provided you can overlook the weaknesses such as the animation flaws, ugly characters, plot holes, poor dialog and poor voice acting.

    *** original review ***

    This game is awful.

    BioWare clearly does not understand the difference between chores and compelling quests. It's obvious they went for quantity, of everything, over quality, eg. lots of stupid dialog vs less that is interesting and well thought out. Lots of grindy combat vs fewer but more exciting and more meaningful engagements. Lots of repetitive side quests vs fewer that have meaning in the context of the story line and advance it in some way.

    The list of failures is long:
    - boring story line
    - flat simplistic dialog full of cliches and stupid one liner jokes
    - repetitive grindy combat (despite some fun new additions to combat)
    - removal of the situational awareness aspect of combat that made ME 2/3 combat unique
    - intentionally and severely uglified NPCs, main character, and squadmates to meet the fancy of some perverse non-gaming fringe feminist group that believes having attractive people in vid games is offensive and oppressive
    - I love the fact these games appeal in a gender and orientation neutral way but I'm not looking for vid games with PC lessons shoe-horned in, this game is chock full of it
    - lots of looking for stupid glyphs and solving suduko puzzles which are simply not fun, the econo model of quest completion from a lazy development team
    - un-creative dorky looking cliche new alien species
    - some of the worst facial animations in video game history, many faces do not move above the lips regardless of the emotions conveyed
    - flat voice acting as if they had no idea of the context of the story in which they were reading their lines
    - repetitive animations to do anything such as flying between clusters/planets and no way to skip them

    I am an RPG fan and now formerly BioWare fan. This is second much anticipated (by me) game that I've gotten but will not even complete (the other being the almost equally rotten and boring DA: I). I've put 65 hrs in it and tried to like it but it is just too boring to finish.

    I am done with BioWare, they have lost their way. Maybe its EA. Perhaps like Disney buying Pixar and Marvel, the edge is taken off and the corporate machine takes over, replacing art and creativity with boring corporate form.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a colossal failure and sure to disappoint!

    > 1000 hrs on ME2 PS3 and PC
    > 2000 hrs on ME3 PS3 and PC
    65 hrs on ME A PC and done with it    … Expand
  90. Teefour
    Apr 3, 2017
    9
    Alright I played the game for a while, then I decided to go to metacritic to read the reviews. Which I never do because it reminds me how unfathomably stupid and trite people are. The only critiques that have any merit are a few graphical bugs that yeah, should have been taken care of pre launch. But they're minor annoyances at worst. People act like they break the entire game because itAlright I played the game for a while, then I decided to go to metacritic to read the reviews. Which I never do because it reminds me how unfathomably stupid and trite people are. The only critiques that have any merit are a few graphical bugs that yeah, should have been taken care of pre launch. But they're minor annoyances at worst. People act like they break the entire game because it sometimes doesn't zoom in the camera to the right spot when you talk to someone.

    Then they're complaining that the npc models suck and the dialog is bad which... it just objectively isn't. Especially compared to 1-3. It's using frostbyte engine, sure, but they expect it to look like bf1 even though the environments are way larger.

    This guy confused me the most though when he said:

    "This installment moves ME more in the direction of a shooter with some RPG elements in it vs an RPG with some action elements in it, that's the big difference, shock for some, and welcome to others"

    What? There's *literally* exponentially more character building and development options since not only did they take the class skills from the other games and make it an open character system with ability to switch between skill combinations, but each class has 3x the skills in it.

    Dont believe all the self important critics with overinflated expectations and even further inflated egos. If you like scifi and love the mess effect universe that has been expanded further and further upon since ME1 came out, this game will not dissapoint. Maybe wait for it to go on sale or for the graphics bugs to be patched if youre particularly concerned. But this game is by no means a "1".    … Expand
  91. marmotmx
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    As a fan of the franchise, I liked Mass Effect Andromeda a lot, the combat system is very quick and responsive, at first is the changes and options are a bit overwhelming because there are a lot of things to do in this massive game but once the story picks up (after the first planet) it gets pretty addictive, my favorite always will be the first trilogy but this one stands on it's own as aAs a fan of the franchise, I liked Mass Effect Andromeda a lot, the combat system is very quick and responsive, at first is the changes and options are a bit overwhelming because there are a lot of things to do in this massive game but once the story picks up (after the first planet) it gets pretty addictive, my favorite always will be the first trilogy but this one stands on it's own as a great game that really gives you the vibes of being an explorer in a big vast universe.… Expand
  92. Scarlet_review
    Apr 3, 2017
    0
    After playing the game for around 11 hours I feel that I am ready to submit a review, I never liked the ME series too much but there were some elements that kept me playing, mostly the characters and the dedicated team behind the games, there was a stain on the last three games by the end of it as ME3 ended in an horrible way,

    I was hoping that the team would come back and fix this with    After playing the game for around 11 hours I feel that I am ready to submit a review, I never liked the ME series too much but there were some elements that kept me playing, mostly the characters and the dedicated team behind the games, there was a stain on the last three games by the end of it as ME3 ended in an horrible way,

    I was hoping that the team would come back and fix this with an awesome game with strong character development and a solid core, however as I was reading into the new team I notice some of the team had never worked on a game before and that something that I can put up with but it crossed the line when I found out who these people are, some of them are pretty extreme racists and extreme sexists, or a variation of the two. the facial animator has never worked on a game before which is fine HOWEVER this woman also made a video online entitled "I hate men" as usual kotaku tries their best to defend these absurd actions, she didnt stop there she was on the news a short while ago in america talking about how you can be sexually attacked and assaulted IN A GAME (GTA 5 for those interested).

    An animator that worked on this game was and still is openly racist towards white people on twitter, this is an all around shocking discovery for me, I wanted to love this game I really did but these social/ racist/ sexist extremists pushed their own views on the game purposely making the females less attractive and the animations made the character interaction the worst I have seen in pretty much forever and i've been gaming for 20~ years, from the characters and the team onto the game itself.

    Now the combat feels a little less like a mass effect game and more like halo 1, lots of low-polly cover and the battlefields are fairly empty and not very interesting the combat is alright but the squads are now useless so if you enjoyed them being useful or if you even remember them being there then forget about it, they've ripped it out of the game. The worlds are barren of any kind of entertainment or appeal, the only saving grace of this game is most of the time it looks really good, it's like the had some really talented artists that just wanted to make the game for the players and the experience but was ultimately let down by a script written by a 5 year old, animations and voice acting that makes Tommy wiseau a master at delivering his lines, empty worlds, impenetrable menus, the most boring quests you'll ever see and SO MANY BUGS.

    If this game stood alone I'd give it a 3.5/10 for the 40m spent on it and the time it took to come out however thats not the case due to the terrible nature of some of the team that worked on this game and the fact this is supposed to carry the torch from ME 1, 2 and 3 but honestly its not even playable in comparison.

    my recommendation; don't waste your time or money on this game and go buy NieR: Automata or ME 1/ 2    … Expand
  93. amafadag
    Apr 3, 2017
    6
    A solid 6/10 game. Worst Mass Effect yet. But if you're desperate for something "Mass Effect like", this will scratch that itch just a little bit.

    The "Mass Effect" experience that you were hoping for is about 5% of the game, the rest is driving around on planets doing fetch-quests. The story, voice overs, missions and dialogues are absolutely horrendous and boring. I've skipped over a    A solid 6/10 game. Worst Mass Effect yet. But if you're desperate for something "Mass Effect like", this will scratch that itch just a little bit.

    The "Mass Effect" experience that you were hoping for is about 5% of the game, the rest is driving around on planets doing fetch-quests. The story, voice overs, missions and dialogues are absolutely horrendous and boring. I've skipped over a half of it because of how uninteresting and boring it was.    … Expand
  94. Angelfirelor
    Apr 3, 2017
    5
    I have invested about 60 hours into Mass Effect: Andromeda so far. Just gonna drop most of my impressions here.
    Let's kick off with the positives. The visual aesthetics are stunning. One of the first three planets looks amazing. The other two are fine, but that particular one stands out massively. This also applies to space travel animations.
    There is tons of content. I'm a    I have invested about 60 hours into Mass Effect: Andromeda so far. Just gonna drop most of my impressions here.
    Let's kick off with the positives. The visual aesthetics are stunning. One of the first three planets looks amazing. The other two are fine, but that particular one stands out massively. This also applies to space travel animations.
    There is tons of content. I'm a completionist. Thus, I like to explore every single corner of the map, picking up all of the crates and nodes I can get my hands on and doing all sidequests. As a result, 60 hours into the game, I am only at 36% progression.
    The crafting system is more complex than before. Unfortunately, there are no proper tips to become thoroughly acquainted with it. You actually have to Google stuff. There is a good variety of weapons, mods and gear.
    Your new ground vehicle - Nomad - is much more agile and now also serves mining purposes. It can and should be upgraded.
    Andromeda Viability Points are a wonderful idea, tying into progression and storyline. They make perfect sense and improve immersion. Basically, the more you do, the more viable your planets become.
    Last but not least, combat. It has certainly improved, becoming more fast-paced, active. Jump jets and dashes help a lot.
    The negatives. Oh boy, here we go. Bland Companions. Honestly, wtf? 36% into the game and I do not give a damn about their cardboard personalities. If this ME has a suicide mission (like the second one), I won't care about any of them. BioWare has failed to make any compelling companion. Gone are the days of Garrus, Wrex, Tali. Hell, even Jacob was miles better than any Andromeda companions. On top of this, you can’t equip your companions or command them to use their skills in this game.
    Facial animations. Yes, it's true. There are plenty of horrendous facial animations or movement glitches. Be prepared.
    Lackluster dialogue choices. You want to be a super good guy or a badass who does not give a **** about anyone else but himself? Too bad. Your dialogue choices are limited to "optimistic meh" and "reasonable meh". There is no badassery and, if you go with the good and sympathetic choices, your charecter tends to make a joke out of everything. Disappointing to say the least.
    LGBT crap. I get it, BioWare wants to be super tolerant, but, for **** sake, I don't want to see gays and lesbians in every single corner of my spaceship. Wtf is with this crap? We have had gay characters in the previous games (Traynor and Cortez) and it was perfectly fine, but it has never been so much "in your face". The game clearly panders to the SJWs (social justice warriors). There are no decently looking females among your crewmembers. The only hot girl turns out to be a lesbian. What a bummer.
    On top of this there are plenty of glitches and bugs.
    That being said, the pathfinder part of this game and the stunning and immersive environments are what actually make this game worth playing. That and the incredible amount of content. But this game could have been so much more. I'd rate it as 7, but just because of all the dull companions (which are integral part of any ME game) and the force-fed LGBT agenda I will give ME: Andromeda a 5. BioWare is not getting away with a good grade from me.    … Expand
  95. AVProducer
    Apr 3, 2017
    4
    As a Mass Effect lover, I had hundreds of hours spent throughout the initial trilogy. I would always go back to ME:1 and roll a new character with a new alignment over and over again. Then I’d go for as much completion as possible and follow as much diverse choice plans as I could.

    The first Mass Effect had a soul. A strength of characters, dialog and the mystery of the unknown threat.    As a Mass Effect lover, I had hundreds of hours spent throughout the initial trilogy. I would always go back to ME:1 and roll a new character with a new alignment over and over again. Then I’d go for as much completion as possible and follow as much diverse choice plans as I could.

    The first Mass Effect had a soul. A strength of characters, dialog and the mystery of the unknown threat. The second Mass Effect was more tactical, but it tied in the characters a lot better. One would get to really care for them. The third, despite the criticism, which I do accept, build a great emotional atmosphere on how it all ends. Especially with the Citadel DLC.

    I’ve only laid down less than 26 hours on Mass Effect Andromeda (as opposed to over 220 on ME:2 for example). My hardware was not up to par, so I upgraded it. I am happy I did, but not for ME:A.

    As an action, third person shooter, it’s a great game. With very appealing visuals, audio and game-play. However, the ugliness of the female characters especially, the bad dialog, lack of emotion brought in by the really bad facial animations in several key scenes, deters the title from living up to its predecessors. The story is basically Collectors-meet-the-Borg. At least that’s how it is portrayed.

    The female characters are straight out ugly. The dialogues are cheap, cheesy and at times, outright forced. With the first report of a tragic event, Ryder reported it (as it was directly connected with her/him), it was like nothing happened (almost smiled). Then, during another tragic event, Sara was almost laughing and her brother had an expression that revolved somewhere between “why the heck should I care” and “seriously? Can we get this over with?”. Tragic in its execution. Bioware, please study Witcher 3. Gerald, despite his condition, showed a lot more emotion when he saw Ciri after his long journey. Images without words that are heart wrenching. ME:A is not even remotely close. And that’s bad for a story-driven game.

    Bioware, it’s OK to have main characters that look ugly. Just give us the creator option to make something to our liking. Right now, all we have is ugly, uglier and “call the police” types.

    After I upgraded my PC above the recommended settings, I realized that my character looked uglier with the high settings and Bioware left no way for remodeling.

    Conclusively, this is not a bad game. Its just far from what I expected from a Mass Effect title on the story/dialog/immersion part. With so many of the previous team gone, it’s to be expected. Given my work experience, I believe it was not rushed on the art/creation level, but at the executive one. When politics enter the gaming culture, they do serious damage. And for those who noticed, Sara Ryder looked very decent in the pre-release version. After day one patch, her face changed for the worse. That’s an outright deception by whoever enforced this. Without giving us an option.

    If you want a sci-fi third person shooter, that’s a game for you. If you’re looking for a Mass Effect title that stands up to its predecessors, you will be disappointed.

    I would recommend to gamers to not purchase ME:A just yet. Wait for the fixes. Updated and especially non-paid reviews (yes, there are those as well, it’s part of the P&A in the audiovisual industry). Otherwise, we -as consumers- are justifying this kind of behavior from the corporations and we can expect nothing different and no improvement in the future.

    With that being said, Mass Effect Andromeda did not last long on my hard drive. When the initial trilogy has been on my systems (across several PCs) for years (with ME:1 being present for ~10 years) with all DLC, you can get the picture of the game’s shortcomings. Bioware created a beautiful 3rd person shooter. And I would have given it a higher score if it was simply called “Andromeda” and not “Mass Effect”.

    Pros:
    Great shooter
    Beautiful worlds
    Lots to do

    Cons:
    Ugly characters
    Problematic & emotionless facial animations
    Bad and lazy-writing dialog
    An overload of unconnected quest lines
    Lots of reported hiccups and bugs    … Expand
  96. Verosho
    Apr 3, 2017
    6
    KOTOR
    KOTOR 2
    JADE EMPIRE DRAGON AGE ORIGINS MASS EFFECT MASS EFFECT 2 MASS EFFECT 3 --------------------------- Mass Effect Andromeda does not deserve to be on this list, Bioware have forgotten what made them one of the top game developers in the world it's now starting to get me worried the downward spiral they are taking When EA bought them out years ago pre Mass Effect 2    KOTOR
    KOTOR 2
    JADE EMPIRE
    DRAGON AGE ORIGINS
    MASS EFFECT
    MASS EFFECT 2
    MASS EFFECT 3
    ---------------------------

    Mass Effect Andromeda does not deserve to be on this list, Bioware have forgotten what made them one of the top game developers in the world it's now starting to get me worried the downward spiral they are taking

    When EA bought them out years ago pre Mass Effect 2 people were worried they would ruin the series but it seems peoples fears have become true eventually with both of their biggest series falling flat with bland and clique storylines and characters that do not connect with the audience.

    I hoped Dragon Age Inquisition was just a bump in the road and that it was all in my imagination that you ripped off the Mass Effect storyline, but sadly it seems you have fallen from grace just for cheap P2P content and **** online modes nobody asked or wanted at the cost of the single player mode that should have been your only priority.

    Buck your ideas up Bioware, tell EA to stay out of it and stop trying to make this into the next FIFA or Madden NFL sports game in space. Go back to your roots of KOTOR and what made you into the gaming powerhouse you are today, I used to say 'Bioware never makes a bad game' sadly that has changed.

    Mass Effect and Dragon Age will not survive the direction you are going, you **** up, so fire the people in charge and go back to the drawing board and listen to your fanbase before its too late.    … Expand
  97. quebecname
    Apr 3, 2017
    0
    As a huge fan of the original series, I anxiously awaited this game. As you have probably already heard, there is a large number of technical problems and such. If you want a good laugh, you'l love scenes when speaking to npcs as the facial animations almost make me feel like Im playing a game as polished as goat simulator. Continuing the multiplayer from ME3, this game put a greaterAs a huge fan of the original series, I anxiously awaited this game. As you have probably already heard, there is a large number of technical problems and such. If you want a good laugh, you'l love scenes when speaking to npcs as the facial animations almost make me feel like Im playing a game as polished as goat simulator. Continuing the multiplayer from ME3, this game put a greater emphasis on this aspect and yet still uses p2p connections. This limits the viability of playing with friends at any real-world distance and since there is no ensuring the quality of the host's connection (anyone can establish a game and can then be host to other players searching for random matches) you'll find yourself iceskating on the maps- that is if your game does not crash in one of the latest rounds. The game barely adds anything new to the original series but a couple of new alien species... how can this happen? Who made this game? Whatever the answer, it isn't the same developer of years passed.… Expand
  98. kryfionka
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    Ugly? Right, animations ARE really bad. But to be honest? After few hours I stopped to take care about it. This game have really good characters, I just love my teammates and humour in a lot of scenes. The story is good, I'm really interested what is next. Don't listen all the malcontents, try yourself. It's great game and ertainly do not deserve soo low score...
  99. matty_fos
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    I'm not sure what people are getting angry about, really.

    I'm loving this game. Sure some of the facial animations are not amazing, (most of the convos are done as closeups, so it's more obvious) and the travel time/animation between planets etc is pointless, oh and some of the dialogue is fairly insipid. Apart from those fairly solvable/moddable issues, I've got no problems with it at    I'm not sure what people are getting angry about, really.

    I'm loving this game. Sure some of the facial animations are not amazing, (most of the convos are done as closeups, so it's more obvious) and the travel time/animation between planets etc is pointless, oh and some of the dialogue is fairly insipid. Apart from those fairly solvable/moddable issues, I've got no problems with it at all.

    When it comes down to it, it's about plot and gameplay, and for those it really pulls through. Amazingly varied plots/maps, cracking variation in play and enemies, wonderful atmos, and only one restart-worthy bug so far (this is an RPG, btw. Fallout 4 had waaaay more issues than this at launch).

    Also they haven't been afraid of gutting out of date ideas from a successful formula (a dangerous business at the best of times).

    I'm regularly terrified, thrilled or tentative (with strategies, dialogue and plot decisions) and have been playing non stop through the weekend.

    Lives up to the previous games, for sure.    … Expand
  100. Firewing2
    Apr 3, 2017
    6
    I've almost completed this game after completing nearly every side quest (some were bugged and I couldn't finish them). About 90 hours played...

    i'm a huge Bioware fanboy going back to Baldur's Gate, and this game is just disappointing. Not bad... but no where near what it could have been. I'm not one to knock a game because of bugs, especially if they're not game breaking, so I'll    I've almost completed this game after completing nearly every side quest (some were bugged and I couldn't finish them). About 90 hours played...

    i'm a huge Bioware fanboy going back to Baldur's Gate, and this game is just disappointing. Not bad... but no where near what it could have been.

    I'm not one to knock a game because of bugs, especially if they're not game breaking, so I'll leave those issues up to the internet, but the animation is this game are not broken, they're just bad. Pee Bee is the only character whose face moves in anything like a normal persons. Half the conversations I'm in, I spend distracted by a face with a flat affect and seemingly random, jerky eye movements... which wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, except that the writing is equally bad. Dialog is flat and character development is non-existent. There are characters with really interesting backstories whose in-game personality is: "flat-toned shrug" (Cora, Vetra, Drack). 1400 year old Krogan who can remember the time before the Krogan rebellions and the genophage? Meh... sorta vaguely cranky old man, but not really... just mostly likes to hit stuff.

    While not quite perfect, the original trilogy is probably my favorite video games of the last decade+. This game, I got bored 75% of the way through the story and forgot to play it for a week... How is that possible, BioWare? You can't even blame EA for this. The game isn't rushed, or incomplete, it's just not great.

    That said, visually, the game is stunning. Space has never looked so good, which is great because it will force you to watch a 15 second flying animation every time you: Take off from a planet, land on a planet, fly to a new star system, fly to/between a planet in that star system, etc. My 90 hours of game play has to include 2-5 hours of watch my ship land, take off, or move between planets.

    The combat is pretty solid. A step up from the original series, which is great, especially if you're a fan of ME:3s multiplayer, which is back in this game, more or less identically, which is not a complaint, I'm a fan.

    But single player is the kind of underwhelming experience that makes me want to fire up ME:2 and 3 again, just for the pallet cleanser. I've never left an ME playing experience not slavering for the next game before...    … 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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