Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. RabinGrings
    Sep 1, 2023
    2
    This game is fantastic. Thank you EA. There are errors in the animations, but this does not take away all the brightness of the game. Play to the end and I guarantee you will be surprised.
  2. PenetratorGod
    Aug 20, 2023
    4
    It's a shame for the mass effect series. The game I could never finish, no matter how much I wanted to. As someone who has played the trilogy dozens of times, I couldn't stand this game. The people who developed this game should not be given a job in the game industry again.
  3. folmas
    Aug 14, 2023
    7
    was surprised at how hated this game was. Yes, it's not Mass Effect 2, but it's not bad.
  4. RoqueNE
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    Yes it has some bugs and yes it is not a perfect game. But it has so much to discover and such a big galaxy to explore. There are a lot of quests and the fight system is a lot of fun. this game does not deserve the bad reviews it got. i had a lot of fun playing this game multiple times and would love to see more of this fascinating galaxy!
  5. Ieronimg
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    Mass Effect: Andromeda offers a fresh take in a universe I've grown to love. While I appreciated the new worlds and challenges, there's a part of me that truly misses the original Mass Effect vibes and, of course, Commander Shepard. Still, BioWare gave us an expansive game worth diving into.
  6. apokalipto
    Aug 9, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  7. JUMBOSS
    Jul 24, 2023
    10
    Çok zor hikayeli oyun beğenirim ve evet bu oyunu çok beğendim, çok uzun bir aradan sonra (en son the witcher 3 te oyunun hikayesine bu denli bağlanmıştım) bir hikayeli oyuna daha bağlandım öyleki 4 günde bitirdim ve nefes kesiciydi, harika bir maceraydı kesinlike kötü yorumları bir kenara koyup denemenizi öneririm...
  8. EniyOh
    Jul 4, 2023
    9
    Don't listen to all the haters! This is an epic game with a deep and completely new and authentic story taking place in the Mass Effect universe that'll keep you occupied for weeks (80+ hours total play time).
  9. Crazygame
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    The game isn't a bad game game, combat mechanics and weapon types are good. But it has same mobs types, bosses and planet desings. It has not original map desings. The game says that you can discover 100 planets. But you can't land on a lot of these planets. Also planet maps are so boring and empty. It doesn't satisfy expectations if you like to play open world type games.
  10. Derangedxzombie
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games ever made, everything is broken, the animations are nightmare inducing, the voice acting, the characters the scripting. This game belongs on a trash heap.
  11. Vodia
    Jun 4, 2023
    8
    Good game.. Would love a continuation. Own a couple of versions. Overhyped marketing campaign (like CP 20777) ruined the sales. I hate unfinished stories....
  12. AJCk19
    May 6, 2023
    4
    Really buggy game, that further rolled back on its game design ideologies, instead of improving upon the first 2 mass effects. I can understand giving the story a side step to the main because of the controversies of ME3 and also they are in the midst of making a true ME4.

    But it was a huge let down, and I just hope they learn from their feedback, so ME4 will be a big success.
  13. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  14. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  15. meru
    Apr 5, 2023
    4
    The motto for this game is: "Which intern designed X?"
    - The UI is all over the place - literally. Get a quick overview in combat situations, or outside of combat? The UI designers seem to have shouted "Not my job, also: Never heard of that".
    - The map does not help one single bit to do what its task is: Help the user orientate themselves. - Repeat this for each game feature. There    The motto for this game is: "Which intern designed X?"
    - The UI is all over the place - literally. Get a quick overview in combat situations, or outside of combat? The UI designers seem to have shouted "Not my job, also: Never heard of that".
    - The map does not help one single bit to do what its task is: Help the user orientate themselves.
    - Repeat this for each game feature.

    There is one redeeming aspect of the game, though, for game developer professors: If you need to prepare a seminar about some game element done wrong, you can always quote Andromeda as an example.    … Expand
  16. AdoMobA
    Mar 22, 2023
    0
    Pros
    - the flexibility of being able to use any ability in the game is nice
    Cons - story = gutter trash - character = abominable - combat = garbage - dialogue = good for a 4th grader - choices = lmao - exploration = stupidly tedious - voice acting = sounds like a school play played by the basketball team - bugs = all of them I absolutely adore the original Mass Effect    Pros
    - the flexibility of being able to use any ability in the game is nice

    Cons
    - story = gutter trash
    - character = abominable
    - combat = garbage
    - dialogue = good for a 4th grader
    - choices = lmao
    - exploration = stupidly tedious
    - voice acting = sounds like a school play played by the basketball team
    - bugs = all of them

    I absolutely adore the original Mass Effect trilogy. The story, the worldbuilding, the characters… chefs kiss. So you can imagine my excitement over Andromeda. I heard the complaints from the pre-release footage. The game looks like garbage. Nay I said, Mass Effect was never about the graphics. Yo this thing is buggy as hell. Nay I said, they will fix it before launch. The voice acting sounds goofy as hell. Nay, you are just being negative. I was a blind Bioware fan boy who pre ordered this game and 100% it at release. I have never touched it since so I do not care if the stuff I am about to talk about was patched three months later. Save your breath.

    Positive beginning. The fact that you have access to all abilities and can spec into any of them allows for some fun combos. Positives done.

    The combat. Everything in this game is either brainded or suicidal. Zero strategy involved throughout the entire run. Just stupid enemy after stupid enemy. The issue with the one positive, the place it affects is boring and garbage. Oh and that is not the best part. Most of the time if enemies are deployed from their ship onto the field, nothing deploys. When the ship leaves, it leaves a cluster of limbs where it was. If you shoot it, then bodies fall out. Great playtesting Bioware.

    What about the story? What about it? Garbage. So you know how Reapers were an unknown force who used their tech to turn the Milky Way species into their tech drones. Yeah we can't do that again nu uh. Guys the Kett are different. They are an unknown force who uses their organic goop to turn the species of the Andromeda galaxy into their organic drones. Wow, how original Bioware.

    But the characters save it right? This game has four character types: aggravating, boring, cringe and meh ok. I have never cared less for a group of party members in my life. I actively wanted to space bothe Liam and Peebee after their loyalty missions. I don't expect much but at least the original cast was filled with professionals. Both Liam and Peebee put the Pathfinders life into stupid amounts of danger with their dumbass decisions. And Liam has the audacity to open his mouth after you fix his mistake. Just allow me to kick them to the curb like Serra in DA: Inquisition.

    I actually fell for the marketing ploy when it came to dialogue. They proudly flaunted their innovative take on the Mass Effect dialogue wheel. How Paragon/Renegade was restrictive. So they came up with the tone indicators of: Professional, Logical, Emotional and Casual. What I like to call them is: Actual human speak, Sheldon Cooper, Angsty Cringe and OhgodohnoohpleaseididnotwanttopressthatstoptalkingstOPSTOP. Pick professional or suffer the consequences.

    How about those Mass Effect choices. Ok so how about a guy running to get away from you? Do you not press the contextual button to shoot him in the back or do you press it only for you to miss and for him to get away anyway? Do you choose to shoot at a bunch of dudes intimidating you or do you hold off until they shoot and start the fight anyway? No choices like Andromeda choices.

    Planet exploration was made stupider by a large margin. This game is extremely self indulgent and determined to show you its mediocre graphics in their full glory. So whenever you chose to travel planet to planet, you pick the planet you want to go to, then it zooms to the planet where you are, only for it to play a cutscene of your ship traveling to your chosen planet, where it zooms in, before zooming back out and giving you your control back. No way to skip that by the way. And there are systems with six planets and more. Have fun.

    On top of all of this, this game released in such a disgustingly buggy state, that some of the most watched videos on this game, are the glitch compilations. How great.

    In conclusion, I am somebody who loves collecting physical copies of games. Andromeda was so beyond garbage, that I got rid of my copy. Not by returning it, but by throwing that thing in the trash. Nobody deserves the psychological torture that is this game. Do not play it, do not touch it, do not look it in the eyes.    … Expand
  17. Cossack1980
    Mar 5, 2023
    2
    The game from Kanadians encouraging war in Ukraine. Everything you need to know about it. Buying the game - you support the killing of Ukrainians.
  18. TastieToasty
    Mar 1, 2023
    5
    This is a great example of when the gaming industry was going Woke and in decline.

    The graphics are a mixed bag, characters look really bad but the scenery is amazing. Our companions are the worst in the entire franchise, they are all (unironic) woke. they have no character and dont even really look exotic like our old mates. Gameplay wise its completely different compared to the    This is a great example of when the gaming industry was going Woke and in decline.

    The graphics are a mixed bag, characters look really bad but the scenery is amazing.

    Our companions are the worst in the entire franchise, they are all (unironic) woke.
    they have no character and dont even really look exotic like our old mates.

    Gameplay wise its completely different compared to the old games.
    Gunplay is better and it is also pretty vertical with jumping now.
    the sidemissions in the older games were top tier missions and I loved every single one of them.
    here it is quantity over quality...

    they also brought back the old problem that mass effect 1 had, the long useless walking to one point to another.

    Mass Effect 2 fixed it and here it is back again..

    also my main problem is our Protagonist "Ryde"r. He is a Cuck and would be a side character that Shepard would have killed in the older games.

    I really miss the old games, they were such gems.
    I hate the current gaming industry so much.    … Expand
  19. DavidBondy
    Feb 25, 2023
    6
    While the scale, open world, non-face visuals, and combat are easily the best of any Mass Effect game, it fails to deliver on what truly makes a Mass Effect game great: story and characters. At least some of the characters are pretty entertaining and well-written, but they fall far short of the original trilogy in general. I can't help but feel that this game was rushed, and it's a damnWhile the scale, open world, non-face visuals, and combat are easily the best of any Mass Effect game, it fails to deliver on what truly makes a Mass Effect game great: story and characters. At least some of the characters are pretty entertaining and well-written, but they fall far short of the original trilogy in general. I can't help but feel that this game was rushed, and it's a damn shame because there is a ton of fun to be had in Andromeda.… Expand
  20. Longanjuices
    Feb 25, 2023
    10
    Great game! Really enjoyed it, and I liked it way better than the others in the series.
  21. Rasmuth
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    This game is so much better than many people give it credit for. I've owned it since it was originally release and it was bad at first. But Bioware made it right with subsequent patches. I'm currently on my 4th playthrough after a couple of years since I last completed it and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. I adored the original 3 ME games and have nothing but good things to say aboutThis game is so much better than many people give it credit for. I've owned it since it was originally release and it was bad at first. But Bioware made it right with subsequent patches. I'm currently on my 4th playthrough after a couple of years since I last completed it and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. I adored the original 3 ME games and have nothing but good things to say about this installment. In my opinion, one of the worst things people had with the game is that the Mass Effect concept was no longer new and fresh. I really hope Bioware revisits the Andromeda story, it's a cool concept and being an explorer attempting to build new worlds is refreshing instead of constantly trying to save the galaxy. My oldest son refused to play this game because of the negative reviews and is currently playing his first playthrough and he really likes it.… Expand
  22. NightBossman
    Jan 5, 2023
    8
    Udany powrót po latach!

    Powiedzmy to sobie szczerze - jest to najsłabszy z Mass Effect'ów ale nie znaczy że jest źle - wręcz odwrotnie. Poprzeczka jest tak wysoko podniesiona że gra która jest "tylko" dobra będzie uznawana za drobne rozczarowanie i nie ma nic w tym złego. Ja się dobrze bawiłem - znowu - pomimo problemów takich jak beznadziejny villain czy niedopracowanie w prawie    Udany powrót po latach!

    Powiedzmy to sobie szczerze - jest to najsłabszy z Mass Effect'ów ale nie znaczy że jest źle - wręcz odwrotnie. Poprzeczka jest tak wysoko podniesiona że gra która jest "tylko" dobra będzie uznawana za drobne rozczarowanie i nie ma nic w tym złego.

    Ja się dobrze bawiłem - znowu - pomimo problemów takich jak beznadziejny villain czy niedopracowanie w prawie każdym aspekcie gry.

    Mimo wszystko polecam,
    8/10    … Expand
  23. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    8
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  24. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  25. AzakenMobito
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    Rated 10/10 cause it unfairly got rated badly by those who did it for stupid reasons like "Not Shepard".

    The game was in fact truly fantastic. It had the best vehicle driving of any Mass Effect game, it was a completely well defined individual story that didn't require the previous games. The story was fantastic, the gameplay was brilliant, and nearly all the characters were really    Rated 10/10 cause it unfairly got rated badly by those who did it for stupid reasons like "Not Shepard".

    The game was in fact truly fantastic. It had the best vehicle driving of any Mass Effect game, it was a completely well defined individual story that didn't require the previous games. The story was fantastic, the gameplay was brilliant, and nearly all the characters were really interesting and great. (Liam is inconsistent). Kallo and Lexi had more character and better showings then Joker and Chakwas ever did across three games. And as usual, the Krogan are well done and well written.

    it also felt like the Asari bias that I picked up on in the OT wasn't there, which was also great.

    The gameplay was of course fantastic and fun, and SAM was a pleasant and entertaining companion with his straight man routine. lol

    Overall, this game was fantastically made and should get the credit it deserves. Plus, it was nice to get away from the Reapers in general.    … Expand
  26. Eowor
    Dec 19, 2022
    0
    The worst mass effect of the History, woke culture. the worst storyline, worst facial animation, worst character design, worst quests design, worst gameplay ever.
    It's like Dragon age inquisition a MMORPG offline
  27. jarvitom
    Nov 8, 2022
    7
    I have played through the game after playing through the original trilogy: the game is OK, even GOOD when played through for the first time but replaying it was pretty boring this time.
    - the story had too few epic moments, it was predictable and I wasn't motivated enough to push on
    - too much meaningless side missions, conquering the planets had 0 creativity it could have been a great    I have played through the game after playing through the original trilogy: the game is OK, even GOOD when played through for the first time but replaying it was pretty boring this time.
    - the story had too few epic moments, it was predictable and I wasn't motivated enough to push on
    - too much meaningless side missions, conquering the planets had 0 creativity it could have been a great mechanic to find homes and manage them even with a bit of strategy but this was just repetitive
    - research & development, gear, crafting by far the worst system, too complex, 0 motivation to dive into it
    - graphically pretty great the planets looked awesome, character models were awesome too but face mimics 50% of the time strange
    - reworked dialogue system: just bad, no real persuasion, no consequences of any choices, I understand the old paragon-renegade system was very predictable but this was even worse and weightless
    - leveling and skills got a bit too complex too, not polished
    - level design could have been more creative
    - running movement just clunky, jetpack actually good
    - combat is worse then mass effect 1, these ammo and health pickups are unnecessary, spells are looking great tho
    - teammates were pretty good however cant compare to any of the original trilogies
    - villains: WTF generic 2 dimensional with 0 motivation, poses no danger actually
    - music: nonexistent, generic, even so compared to the tunes of the trilogy

    It doesnt deserve the hate it got when it came out so I added a bit higher score, the game is enjoyable as a sci-fi RPG, at first playthrough I was a bit more eager to find out the story but the game had huge potential and only covered like 40% of the expectations.
    I really love this franchise and I'm hoping the creators will learn from these mistakes and we can enjoy this universe for a lot more years.    … Expand
  28. PaddysPub
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    I played the game in 2021, while in quarantine, so i got to enjoy all the updates etc. Didn't get to be privy to all the problems on release. I played about 70% of the game. Felt repetitive at times and by the end i was sprinting for the end as i wanted to play other games.
    It was a good experience all in all, worth the time in my opinion.
  29. Realgigclin
    Jul 24, 2022
    4
    FYI, huge mass effect fan. Ive played the original trilogy for almost 600 hours, read all the books and even some of the **** comics. Love the word an series the old bioware created

    Im at a loss of what to rate this game, at times it can feel like a 7/10 but 80% of the time it feels like a 3/10. This is not mass effect, its a game made by a bunch of people that werent involved in the    FYI, huge mass effect fan. Ive played the original trilogy for almost 600 hours, read all the books and even some of the **** comics. Love the word an series the old bioware created

    Im at a loss of what to rate this game, at times it can feel like a 7/10 but 80% of the time it feels like a 3/10. This is not mass effect, its a game made by a bunch of people that werent involved in the original series trying to make what they think is mass effect. Im still waiting for the story to do something interesting, and im 20 hours in. It plays it incredibly safe, probably because bioware feels like they are being held at gunpoint over ME3s ending when it comes to taking a risk with the story. But even if they did take risks, the writing is laughably bad, and the characters dont take what is happening seriously at all. This completely breaks any immersion. In past mass effect games i would love talking to squad mates on my ship, in this i actually dread talking to anyone except drack and Jaal, they are the only characters that arent constantly making me cringe with horrible jokes and cheesy one liners.

    The combat is great, but when you fight the same camps of kett over and over it becomes extremely repetitive. since mass effect 3 bioware has liked to create these bad guys that are just endless, you'll be killing thousands of the same dudes over and over with no narrative or reason for it. and your squad mates AI is downright brain dead, in past games they wouldn't use throw, pull or any biotic power on enemies that have shields. In this they dont care, ive had peebee use pull on more shielded enemies than health enemies. And you cant command her to do other wise, so shes basically wasting powers the second combat starts. same applies to other squad mates. Not being able to command squad mate powers is a huge downside to gameplay and its great moments, i have no idea why they didnt include it.

    QUESTS; i have encountered maybe 3 interesting side quests, out of the around 30 i have done. Everything is run to this location, place this item and then do that for 4 more locations. Quest ends. Repeat under slightly different conditions, like instead of placing signal towers, your scanning rocks. These side quests are the definition of repetitive. I just think its funny that bioware thought this was acceptable after games like The witcher 3 proved that side quests can have the same quality as main quests, and be just as interesting.

    Im not going to mention facial animations as much, yes they are terrible some of the worst i have seen from a AAA game in years. but since people have been bashing them to death i thought i wouldn't touch on them anymore. Honestly the game could have been good if it had done other things right, like if the game had an interesting story i could look past the facial animations. Its also to bad that bioware continues their same tired tale of you playing as this God character, i thought the pathfinder would be a down to earth normal dude. Nope. All the characters in this game basically suck your dick, nobody stands up to you and when they do its so laughably and cliche.

    To end things, i would like to note my biggest problem. Andromeda never feels alive. Most worlds are completely empty with just more generic enemies to fight, no towns or settlements (besides the ones you create and fill with NPCs that do nothing). with one new friendly race, the angara things feel even more empty. Look at all the races we had in the original trilogy that were working together on the citadel, youll find none of that here. Plus lore inconsistency galore, why do we have jump jets when the milky way doesnt? how are we able to use FTL travel so much, and so fast when in the trilogy the only reason we could get around the galaxy so fast was because of mass relays? FTL has always existed but it in ME but it was much faster to use a mass relay rather than travel for hours to another system on your ships power.

    Edit 2022: funny i just found this account again, funny to see this here. It took me 2 years to finish this game. It didn't take me that long in a good way, i would either forget about the game for long periods or just couldn't stomach it for longer than an hour. I 100% completed the game and absolutely don't recommend it. Its a grind. This was also the last game i ever pre ordered. Still think this review echo's these statements 5 years later, even when i wrote this with 20 hours of playtime... these issues definately dont change by the end.    … Expand
  30. idSoll13
    Jul 10, 2022
    8
    Обходил стороной эту игру из-за ее критики на релизе, прошел только в 2022. Игра конечно же не без недостатков, но по моему мнению раскритиковали ее незаслуженно, особенно через призму других ААА игр, которые выходили с тех пор. На их фоне она смотрится очень даже достойно.Обходил стороной эту игру из-за ее критики на релизе, прошел только в 2022. Игра конечно же не без недостатков, но по моему мнению раскритиковали ее незаслуженно, особенно через призму других ААА игр, которые выходили с тех пор. На их фоне она смотрится очень даже достойно.
  31. Tomle1202
    Jun 18, 2022
    5
    Mass Effect: Andromeda's mind-numbing quest design and uninteresting main story fail to recapture the original trilogy's spirit.
  32. PathFinder
    Apr 6, 2022
    7
    The game is another great Mass Effect entry. We all know well that the game is good and the bad yet funny animations were only an opportunity to hate on Bioware.

    Okay so now the game which has made many good improvements the most visible is the combat which now is more engaging and challenging it is certainly more fast paced than before and expanded on. With the great addition of the    The game is another great Mass Effect entry. We all know well that the game is good and the bad yet funny animations were only an opportunity to hate on Bioware.

    Okay so now the game which has made many good improvements the most visible is the combat which now is more engaging and challenging it is certainly more fast paced than before and expanded on. With the great addition of the jump/jet pack the combat has really evolved. The jump pack is also a great addition to the overall game as now you can easily get to places that would be unthinkable in the first three Mass Effects.

    The introduction to the Nomad, new mining system and largely open world has also improved gameplay and immersion in the game. As an addition to this statement the graphics are absolutely amazing even on low settings. Bioware did a great job in producing an immersing set of planets which are all unique in their own way.

    Now an important part, the conversations and dialogue. Although the animations tend to be annoying and even funny many times they certainly do not ruin the gameplay. The dialogue is well delivered and enjoyable. The characters have great backstories which are always great to listen too. Even with great backstories the characters do not form a bond as some of the characters from the previous entries such as Garrus. The Good / Bad guy system was removed to ensure that you are making your own unique Ryder with a unique personality. Your dialogue options are now labelled clearly with a clear indication to when you can romance. Some of the dialogue of characters may seem cringy and forced sometimes but that fells normal to nearly every game I played.

    The game largely reduces loading time throughout the game and there are no loading screens while on the Tempest which is great. The animations when moving from planet to planet are great and the sound effects are often helping to immerse into the universe.

    Overall the game feels definitely like another Mass Effect game but different than the other. People are certainly hating too much on Bioware instead of focusing on the gorgeous gameplay of Andromeda. After playing 20 hours of the game it seems clear to me that the game is nothing as bad as some people say. A nice 9/10 is a fair representation of what the game has to offer. If you are a Mass Effect fan you should certainly pick it up as many reviews discourage fans to buy this great game with their stupid arguments of bad facial animations and poorly delivered dialogue which is not true. As i progress through the game my opinion on the game may change slightly but probably not for the worse but rather the better. The game is not the best in the Mass Effect series but it is another good game developed by Bioware. 9/10

    EDIT: Yea that was quite dumb 7/10    … Expand
  33. JackPlack
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Underestimated game. Maybe wasnt so shocking and fresh as ME 1,2,3 and technically wasnt big progress. After Me Legendary Edition Andromeda could be best Mass Effect even if sometimes is dissappointing. Maybe ME1,2,3 were good when there wasnt so big competition in RPG gaming. In ME123 story and cinematics were more important. I like SF more than other genre so maybe it was enought goodUnderestimated game. Maybe wasnt so shocking and fresh as ME 1,2,3 and technically wasnt big progress. After Me Legendary Edition Andromeda could be best Mass Effect even if sometimes is dissappointing. Maybe ME1,2,3 were good when there wasnt so big competition in RPG gaming. In ME123 story and cinematics were more important. I like SF more than other genre so maybe it was enought good game for me.… Expand
  34. riskofpain
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    Good game, but might be a better. New crfating system + Pseudo open-world + New Team ++
  35. Reskoi
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    I have never understood and will not understand why the 2-3 part is considered better than Andromeda. Perhaps the point here is that my first part was Andromeda and therefore such a general attitude to the entire series of the project, but as I did not try, I could not master the 2nd and 3rd parts. Builds and pumping, combat mechanics, interface, graphics, controls and the most disgusting,I have never understood and will not understand why the 2-3 part is considered better than Andromeda. Perhaps the point here is that my first part was Andromeda and therefore such a general attitude to the entire series of the project, but as I did not try, I could not master the 2nd and 3rd parts. Builds and pumping, combat mechanics, interface, graphics, controls and the most disgusting, faces and their animations. God, but all the games from BioMusor in terms of faces have degraded for whole generations, only because of this it is impossible to at least try to go through part of the content of their projects, when you see these lifeless faces during emotional moments that scream in your soul to be killed and buried deeper to the bottom, even Skyrim in this regard looks like the purest emerald against their background, although there are plenty of problems with faces. I also no longer understand the solution to the existence of the project from the 3rd person, when the mechanics, the world around, everything looks like it would be perfect for a first-person view, and not far from the truth, I ran with an amateur mod from the 1st person to the 2nd part and got a new inspiration, in some understanding the attitude to the project has changed dramatically, but the mod does not work for the action and therefore I had to demolish the game, although no, just nerves could not stand seeing these faces and the interface of 2000. As much as I don't like Tali'zora, but even for her sake it's impossible to overcome. I downloaded a pseudo remake of all the parts, which rather looks like an attempt to make BioMusor money on a trilogy of their games, absolutely without investing, yes, they improved the graphics in 1 part, but everything, not gameplay changes, not adding a 1-person view, not changing faces, although no, they changed, for the worse, my God, when they fire those responsible for the development of faces. Of course, I do not claim that Andromeda is godlike, the same ending, boss on the last difficulty, grind, pseudo stories in absolutely all documents about strong and independent women, animation of the ship's flight that cannot be skipped, in general, a feeling of emptiness in the project, the absence of a @ex scene with Vetra, from which there is a desire to break through G... to the management of BioMusor, ahem, yes, there are a lot of problems, but the project as a whole feels like a really new experience, when the characters really express emotions, in the history of which you really delve into, and Mass2, in which Miranda kills a traitor and stands with a flattened stone face, this creature is even impossible to describe, the embryo that they decided to leave alive, if there was a choice, I would get rid of her even in the very initial prologue. But as they say, one "especially gifted" will never understand the herd, and why the herd of 2 parts threw 8.9, and Andromeda 5.0.… Expand
  36. iSimon420
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything about this game is an absolute disgrace to the once legendary name of Mass Effect. This EA abomination has about as much to do with Mass Effect as S&M relates to M&M's. I don't even know where to begin on how awful this game truly is. It is an absolute travesty, an abomination. The characters are paper-thin cutouts who you will never give two **** about ever. All the wonderful and amazing cast from the original trilogy now have to take a backseat to disgustingly glitchy facial animations, broken camera, buggy ass game-play, boring useless sidequests, and childish cringe-level 9000 dialogue. Player choice means jack **** the entire game, there is no weight or gravity to any decisions you make.

    Every design is inferior to the original trilogy. I don't care how good the graphics are, the gameplay is repetitive, buggy, and broken, while the writing will make you lose faith in all humanity forever. Mass Effect once had the greatest, story, characters, and RPG elements of any game. Thanks to Mass Effect Andromeda, the series is now on critical life support, and is fading fast.

    Bioware needs to realize EA is pure evil, give them the finger, run far away from them,and then ressurect Commander Shepard in the TRUE Mass Effect 4 all of us loyal fans deserve over this blatant garbage!!! Avoid at all costs if you, like me, adore the original Mass Effect series, and want a return to form!!!    … Expand
  37. JohhnyDepressed
    Feb 5, 2022
    4
    A shame this game was such a disappointment. The writing and gameplay are major downgrade form previous entries on the series. The switch from the Unreal engine to Frostbite was a serious mistake and gave major downgrades to both the flow of gameplay and animation. I don't hold it against the dev team as it was a small team that was downsized halfway through development given an order toA shame this game was such a disappointment. The writing and gameplay are major downgrade form previous entries on the series. The switch from the Unreal engine to Frostbite was a serious mistake and gave major downgrades to both the flow of gameplay and animation. I don't hold it against the dev team as it was a small team that was downsized halfway through development given an order to tall to handle. But it isn't to say there is nothing of value in the game. The new engine makes the driving more fun and the environments are actually quite beautiful. Even though most of the characters are dull at best and aggravating at at worst. But there are some stand outs even if few and far between. Ultimately the game is lacking in most areas but has potential to be the rough beginning of something good. I would not be opposed to a sequel with a larger and more experienced team.… Expand
  38. SuperCurry30
    Jan 23, 2022
    4
    The banal setting of the world view in the game and the story progression that lack persuasiveness made the story a mess. The story method and companion method used in the past were also used in this game. And the background explanation of the newly added spieces (Remnant, Kat, Angara) in this game is lacking.

    The villain's actions are not convincing and there is no attractive    The banal setting of the world view in the game and the story progression that lack persuasiveness made the story a mess. The story method and companion method used in the past were also used in this game. And the background explanation of the newly added spieces (Remnant, Kat, Angara) in this game is lacking.

    The villain's actions are not convincing and there is no attractive part.(Bioware should’ve watch ‘Inglourious Basterds’) And for the final battle, the difficulty of the battle is not so much fun. It was no different from other boss battles.

    There is no improvement in facial animation since ME1 released in 2007. You can even compare with Fallout 4’s facial animation. Becasue it’s really sucks.

    Consider this game released before AMD Ryzen Processor become a mainstream, multi-core utilize is not sucks, but nothing more, nothing less. And if you are going to play this with maxed out graphics settings with really high framerate in 2022 or later, you better have a GPU more than 8GB of vram like RTX 3080 10GB/RX 6700 XT 12GB or above. Because this game really love video memory.    … Expand
  39. Sephsekla
    Jan 5, 2022
    8
    An underrated (if flawed) joy.

    I love this game. A stunning, fresh new galaxy to explore, filled with great new characters and a likeable protagonist who's refreshingly different to Shepard. This game got a lot of flack at launch for its technical issues, and deservedly so. But playing it now, it's become one of my favourites. The gameplay is fluid and satisfying, and the feeling of    An underrated (if flawed) joy.

    I love this game. A stunning, fresh new galaxy to explore, filled with great new characters and a likeable protagonist who's refreshingly different to Shepard.

    This game got a lot of flack at launch for its technical issues, and deservedly so. But playing it now, it's become one of my favourites. The gameplay is fluid and satisfying, and the feeling of exploration, clinging on in a new and hostile galaxy, is excellent.

    Don't be put off by all the online hate, it's a lot of fun.    … Expand
  40. firemandan630
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    I think this game was excellent. I loved the new feel of it over the old game and I enjoyed how much content was layered into worlds
  41. r03vg
    Dec 16, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Довольно много рутины в данной игре. Если не обращать внимание на контекст, то почти все задания в игре однообразны. Подай, принеси, постреляй и вернись. Тем не менее, с этой игры я начал знакомство со вселенной Mass Effects и хочу пройти оригинальные части.… Expand
  42. Ragegoberts
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    bugs were never fixed so the games are buggy as **** for zero reason lile why are you guys so braindead bioware clearly you dont care about your IP
  43. togekk
    Nov 25, 2021
    7
    This game is not that bad. The main story is okay, feels a little bit like ME2, but nothing heartfelt. The gameplay is awesome, the landscapes and architectures are creative and beautiful, and the loyalty missions are fun. Dialogues from squad members are well-written, but NPCs' are boring.

    I love the tone of the story. It doesn't focus on wars and crimes but exploration instead. It's    This game is not that bad. The main story is okay, feels a little bit like ME2, but nothing heartfelt. The gameplay is awesome, the landscapes and architectures are creative and beautiful, and the loyalty missions are fun. Dialogues from squad members are well-written, but NPCs' are boring.

    I love the tone of the story. It doesn't focus on wars and crimes but exploration instead. It's something different and interesting from the sci-fi games nowadays. They should've just started a new title for it since "Mass Effect" is literally Shepard's story now. Don't know if Bioware have any plans to continue the journey, but I'd love to see more of it.    … Expand
  44. WayTooBad
    Nov 16, 2021
    9
    Comparing this game to the previous titles would be unfair. Previous games were pretty much linear and had really tiny maps that are made to look like they are larger. Andromeda has huge and ambitious maps and the game is less linear. The combat in this game is really good, the setting and atmosphere are also brilliant in most places. The character models and animations definitely neededComparing this game to the previous titles would be unfair. Previous games were pretty much linear and had really tiny maps that are made to look like they are larger. Andromeda has huge and ambitious maps and the game is less linear. The combat in this game is really good, the setting and atmosphere are also brilliant in most places. The character models and animations definitely needed more improvement and the story has points that outright don't make sense, but I would still want to see it finished. Sadly any story DLC or plans for sequels dropped after about 6 months of the initial release… Expand
  45. Player848
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    - Отвратительный сюжет:
    по факту вы никто, ваше слово ничего не решает, но вы должны пахать как "папа карло" и быть армией, посыльными, дипломатом... мыть полы... в чём подвох? Всем этим вы занимались в ME 1-2-3, но там мы "агент вне системы" и ваше слово значит. ТОЕСТЬ: вы могли случайно (специально) пропустить квест получения "спектра" и пойти спасать галактику не став спектром, а это    - Отвратительный сюжет:
    по факту вы никто, ваше слово ничего не решает, но вы должны пахать как "папа карло" и быть армией, посыльными, дипломатом... мыть полы... в чём подвох? Всем этим вы занимались в ME 1-2-3, но там мы "агент вне системы" и ваше слово значит. ТОЕСТЬ: вы могли случайно (специально) пропустить квест получения "спектра" и пойти спасать галактику не став спектром, а это совсем другие диалоги. А тут вы никто.. мир никак не реагирует на вас. Нет задач по развитию личности главного героя, то есть для самоопределения надо понять "кто ты" , тут нет таких миссий..

    - История построена так, что аборигены: которых вы встречаете ведут себя "странно", у них ест технологии, но они не умеют ими пользоваться, у них есть инженеры, но они не знают элементарного... сломанный лор.

    - Отвратительный характер у основного персонажа и столь же мерзкий у со партийцев: вы можете быть холериком, меланхоликом, нытиком, плаксой.. и вариациями из этого. Обычно со партийцы "дополняют" главного героя, но тут это так отвратительно сделано, извращенно что ли. Нельзя быть стойким, нельзя быть брутальным, нельзя промолчать. Можно выглядеть, как идиот с лазерной винтовкой.

    - бессмысленные сторонние квесты, их никто и никак не комментирует по сравнению с ME 1-2-3.

    +/- физика игры: оно запускается (за это +1).    … Expand
  46. Issaq
    Nov 8, 2021
    0
    Atrocious. Just complete trash, story wise.

    The combat is fine, but if you're playing a Mass Effect game for the combat system you're doing something wrong. The open world is also awful, imagine that you took the Empty mako planets from ME1 & filled it with generic world of warcraft kill/fetch quests. Like the hinterlands in Dragon Age Inq. I would not recommend this to anyone    Atrocious. Just complete trash, story wise.

    The combat is fine, but if you're playing a Mass Effect game for the combat system you're doing something wrong.

    The open world is also awful, imagine that you took the Empty mako planets from ME1 & filled it with generic world of warcraft kill/fetch quests. Like the hinterlands in Dragon Age Inq.

    I would not recommend this to anyone that actually liked the original Mass Effect games.    … Expand
  47. sft
    Nov 3, 2021
    7
    7.5/10 • A galaxy of bugs. Far too many flaws to mention and yet it's still somehow worth playing. It could have been so much more.
  48. Bushido95
    Sep 27, 2021
    2
    Если даже рассматривать Андромеду отдельно от самой серии Mass Effect это очень плохая игра. Она будто специально сделана так чтоб тебе было не интересно с первой же секунды и для этого действительно нужен талант.
  49. NyanFish
    Sep 12, 2021
    8
    Гораздо хуже третей части, но как игра серии порядочная
    Очень много багов, и анимация в диалогах странная, а так то наиграл 50+ часов и не сказал бы что мне не нравилось
  50. Andizzzzy
    Aug 25, 2021
    4
    Positives:
    - Pretty
    - Open world (kinda)
    - combat is ok

    Negatives:
    - scaled down rpg (sadly)
    - awful characters
    - awful voice acting
    - awful voice lines
    - boring story
  51. XBliss
    Aug 5, 2021
    4
    We are investigating a new galactic, but there is no serious atmosphere in this. We called as "Pathfinder", but we are not the first to be in these planets. Actually, in this game everything wrong. Characters acting like we are in the comedy movie. Main character dumb as f*ck. Antagonist angry just because he needs to be angry. The story was written by 5 years old kid. Dialogue system is aWe are investigating a new galactic, but there is no serious atmosphere in this. We called as "Pathfinder", but we are not the first to be in these planets. Actually, in this game everything wrong. Characters acting like we are in the comedy movie. Main character dumb as f*ck. Antagonist angry just because he needs to be angry. The story was written by 5 years old kid. Dialogue system is a joke. Human and azari faces looks disgusting. And thats not all, but enough to call this game WRONG.… Expand
  52. jax21es
    Jul 29, 2021
    9
    First of all, I'd like to say that this is the first Mass Effect game that I've played, so I cannot compare it to the trilogy. I've played around 60 hours and have to say that, despite some minor glitches, the game is really interesting and kept me involved in the story. The graphics are really great, the ending quite good and, overall, it has been a great experience.
  53. Mattios
    Jul 28, 2021
    3
    Boring and repetitive, this seems to have lost all the things that made the original series great. The story is boring, the levels bland and the character interactions poor. I've never seen so much copy paste in a AAA title. e.g. every asari has the same face except the one on your squad. All the missions and conversations are very samey
  54. ShockwaveGT
    Jul 26, 2021
    7
    The anger and disappointment that this game raises in a lot of fans of the franchise is to some extend understandable and also justifiable.

    I didn't finish the game when it was first released in 2017. It wasn't until I replayed the Legendary Trilogy recently that I decided to wonder how Andromeda actually finished. Instead of firing up my old save file, I decided to replay the whole    The anger and disappointment that this game raises in a lot of fans of the franchise is to some extend understandable and also justifiable.

    I didn't finish the game when it was first released in 2017. It wasn't until I replayed the Legendary Trilogy recently that I decided to wonder how Andromeda actually finished. Instead of firing up my old save file, I decided to replay the whole game as the Female Ryder and to some extend enjoyed my play-through.

    Playing at 4k on Ultra settings with HDR-10 on (since Dolby Vision is broken but is supported by my hardware), the game is simply beautiful to look at. The visuals on the different planets are great. Some planets like Havarl give you the color pallet we were introduced to in Avatar (2009), others gave you Dune feels like on Eladeen. Overall, the Frostbyte Engine 3.0 has great planetary visuals. That's a huge plus and step up from the original trilogy.

    The driving is also surprisingly fun, given the fact that the driving was develop by Need For Speed dev veterans, I am not surprised. These guys know how to make driving fun in games :)

    The gun play and action is far more dynamic than in the previous game, although I find the level of customization, engineering (Research / Development) too much and you end up spending too much time trying to figure out which set up fits best. Frankly, that part could be trimmed but overall it's not a deal breaker either.

    The worst part of the game is the main antagonist, the Archon is a completely underdeveloped character who does nothing but taunt the player throughout the game. You never get to actually fight him and the end boss battle is... meh... Why is the Archon the worst part? Because he sets the stakes of the entire story, which just feels like it's missing something the entire time. Plus he looks like an oversized pissed off Gizmo, but sure... Aliens be aliens.

    It's clear that some of the underdeveloped storylines in the final product were done on purpose to allow them to develop in future titles (like who created the Remnant) and where did the Kett come from, what's up with Elizabeth Reilly, etc. The game creates a lot of hype and intrigue without any real payoff.

    The repetitive tasks on each planet: I found the scenes between landing and take-off from and to planets way too long, which you couldn't skip for some reason. That got worse when I took off from a planet, exit the galaxy map, and then have an NPC tell me that either Gil or some other crew member wants me to go back to the planet to complete a small ridiculous fetch quest. A 90 Credit wine bottle is not worth the fuel it costs to get the Tempest to land and take-off from a planet!!

    Finally, the BUGS and the rushed time table the team had to develop their product. EA leads the way when it comes to worst corporate reputation in the entire video game industry. R* and CDPR are following suit but the former at least delivers a product people just thoroughly enjoy, minus the part where they pressure their dev teams. I hope and I really wish that the devs get the leadership they need to make a product they can be truly proud off and not disappoint the fan base. I also hope that the Quarians make a comeback... In the end, I am keeping my fingers crossed that EA and BioWare are able to make a serious positive comeback with Mass Effect (5?).    … Expand
  55. rafaeal
    Jul 18, 2021
    7
    Um simulador de passear e conversar, pelo menos poderia ter áudio em português.
  56. Yurro
    Jul 6, 2021
    9
    I never played ME before. Recently I've lived several weeks in ME 1,2,3 LE and then Andromeda.
    And assessing the game as a whole with a fresh look without getting hung up on the some details, then as by me - it's the best of all parts - graphics, history, game-play, immersion in the Sci-Fi world - everything is better.
    (I installed some life quality mods like MEA Fixpack)
  57. SRKNZ
    Jul 5, 2021
    2
    Dreadful. Confusing game design, bloated tedious story lines, interspersed by excessive cut scenes that made me feel like the game was playing me not the other way around. Only upside was the eye candy but on its own that's nowhere near enough.
  58. PrincessRose
    Jun 20, 2021
    6
    I like this game and find the gameplay good overall and am having fun with it. But some things are terrible such as facial animations often look weird, unnatural and also cutscenes when you land and take off that you can't skip is really annoying. It does seem like an unprofessional game at times, it makes me wonder did they let their kids work on this game? And what happened to reallyI like this game and find the gameplay good overall and am having fun with it. But some things are terrible such as facial animations often look weird, unnatural and also cutscenes when you land and take off that you can't skip is really annoying. It does seem like an unprofessional game at times, it makes me wonder did they let their kids work on this game? And what happened to really good writing, story and interesting characters? It also seems like it's written by amateurs.
    It also has weird glitches as in characters arms froze in a weird pose and Ryder drinks from an invisible glass at the bar.

    The story is alright, nothing amazing. The story lacks meaningful depth and choices. Ryder is so one dimensional you can't even be a renegade.
    The characters are mostly forgetable.

    I enjoy the combat in the game. It feels like they were trying to make a good FPS game and failed on making a good RPG with depth and choices that truly effect outcomes.
    I also like exploring and discovering things. It looks amazing and fills me with a feeling of wonder and I do feel like Iam a Pathfinder.
    A open world is great if they can make it full of interesting things as in meaningful side quests, but unfortunately it's full of mindlessly boring empty fetch quests. The side quest Tasks are the worst which are all very simular to each other such as have to find and scan 3 bodies that randomly appear at scavenger camps then get final location to go to or another is find 3 data pads then go to a final location. It leads to a lot of driving around as these bodies and other items appear randomly and have no quest markers for them. I got really sick of those side quests so stopped doing those as they only vary slightly as in just have to scan something different and drive around for ages trying to find them. I hate when they lack imagination for quests and just fill it with mindlessly boring quests that ad nothing but tedium.

    Character creation doesn't seem to have many options. Can't even choose custom hair colour and if you choose any hair colour besides brown or black it looks like she has dark roots.

    I still like and enjoy playing this game. The gameplay is mostly fun and enjoyable.
    It had a nice solid game ending. Though it would of been nice to have choices that dramatically effect outcomes in the story resulting in various endings instead of just one.

    I recommend the game as I enjoyed playing it mostly and would rate it 6/10 as game doesn't seem like it's made by professionals and it's lacking as a good RPG.    … Expand
  59. VegasKeVa
    Jun 6, 2021
    10
    So I bot the deluxe edition of the game for $7.50 on sale 4 years after release. I've played 46 hours so far, and it has been a blast! I gave up buying games on release day. It has saved me tons of money and heartache. Had I bot the game in 2017, I would feel negatively about the game, Instead, I am enjoying it greatly and reaping the benefits of lots of updates. You don't have to wait 4So I bot the deluxe edition of the game for $7.50 on sale 4 years after release. I've played 46 hours so far, and it has been a blast! I gave up buying games on release day. It has saved me tons of money and heartache. Had I bot the game in 2017, I would feel negatively about the game, Instead, I am enjoying it greatly and reaping the benefits of lots of updates. You don't have to wait 4 years to buy a game, but if you do wait a little while, it could increase your enjoyment overall.… Expand
  60. rara_avis
    Jun 2, 2021
    0
    There is no way to change language in polish and russian version of the game if you got it on origin.
    Also while doing the main missions there is no way to save the game and you have to count on the autosave feature that honestly really sucks. Animations suck too. It may not sound like a lot but it literally made me create this account to write this here even tho it's on EA play and i    There is no way to change language in polish and russian version of the game if you got it on origin.
    Also while doing the main missions there is no way to save the game and you have to count on the autosave feature that honestly really sucks. Animations suck too. It may not sound like a lot but it literally made me create this account to write this here even tho it's on EA play and i didn't have to pay for this particular game.    … Expand
  61. Ordnik
    May 26, 2021
    0
    Good graphics, gameplay and... and... and thats it.

    The game feels like a kids show, characters keep joking and joking and show no interesting conversation at all. Most planet designs are so lame with no imagination, planets are so bland. Story ongoing is terrible, they filled the game with puzzles and boring openworld walking. Mass Effect was amazing with everything. This game is a    Good graphics, gameplay and... and... and thats it.

    The game feels like a kids show, characters keep joking and joking and show no interesting conversation at all. Most planet designs are so lame with no imagination, planets are so bland. Story ongoing is terrible, they filled the game with puzzles and boring openworld walking. Mass Effect was amazing with everything. This game is a disappointment, they had budget, they had time, they could do better.    … Expand
  62. TudorPopescu
    May 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I have replayed Mass Effect: Andromeda while waiting for the Legendary Edition. It's now been fully patched and it is in a much better position than it was at launch. But to be honest, it wasn't as bad at launch as some people would have you believe. At least in my experience, there were some mediocre animations for one NPC and some superficial glitches that didn't impact the flow of the game. Nothing gamebreaking.

    The Mass Effect trilogy is one of the best game series ever made. They are also my favorite games. And the fact that it's a trilogy allowed the characters to develop their charactermuch better and to be more fleshed out over the course of the games. The overarching story and the characters are what makes Mass Effect amazing.

    So there were high expectations for Mass Effect: Andromeda. And Andromeda is actually a pretty good game. Given the big shoes it had to fill after the original trilogy, and the fact that the studio was inexperienced and this was a very ambitious project, not the mention they were constrained by time, it is a wonder the game is this good.

    What I like in Andromeda is the gameplay. It's quick, fluid, responsive and satisfying. However, I do not like the fact that you can only have 3 active abilities at any given time. But I understand they did it because of the profile system. I simply wish I had more abilities so that I can make combos, especially since you cannot manually activate your companions' abilities. This is something I don't like. I assume most players would let the companions automatically use their abilities, but they should have at least given us the option. I also love the jetpack and the jetpack dashes, which gave combat a new dimension. Because of that, the combat felt more intense. You aren't stuck behind cover anymore, you could move around the battlefield more easily.

    Also, the Architect fights are epic.

    I liked the crafting system, too. I crafted all my armor and weapons, I added mods and augmentations. There is a decent variety of weapons, but I mostly sticked with the Sweeper because of the infinite ammo. It also reminded me of the heat system in Mass Effect 1. And I do prefer the heat system to the clip system. Also, crafted weapons are so much better than the ones you find.

    The Nomad drives excellently. You can upgrade its engine, shields and life support system. You have an all-wheel drive to climb hills and a mode where the stability assist is disabled for increased agility. It would be extremely unfair to compare it to the Mako for obvious reasons, but the Nomad simply feels great.

    The graphics are beautiful. There is a large variety of planets, from snowy planets, to desert planets, to tropical forrest planets, each planet having its own feel with different geographical landscapes.

    I love the new characters. And I am sure if we had two more Andromeda games, and also DLC for them, the characters would have been even more fleshed out and they would have a better chance at character development. And of course, not all characters are equally interesting. But that is true for the original trilogy as well. Jacob, for example, wasn't the most interesting character. I like Jaal and the fact that we get introduced to a new Mass Effect alien race, the Angara. I also love Vetra and Drack. Peebee is fun. I loved the banter between Kallo and Gill. Kallo was a good choice for a pilot, I'm glad they didn't try to make Joker 2.

    Exploration is a big theme in Andromeda. And I did like exploring the planets with the Nomad. I'm a completionist and I did all the missions I found and I went to all map objectives. It took me around 100 hours to finish the game. The vaults are a big part of the game as well, but to be honest they aren't that interesting. I mean you go there, you kill remnants, you activate a console, then you run. You ocasionally find some hidden loot containers, but nothing too exciting.

    Most missions were interesting. The main ones and the companion loyalty ones were great. But the "scan the bodies of 10 dead colonists but we are not going to give you any map markers" were **** Those are the only missions I didn't finish. But I guess it's to be expected. I think all games have "filler" missions like these.

    Now I want to talk about the main story and the villains. The villain is unfortunately not very interesting. He's your typical "evil bad guy wants to take over the galaxy". But the overarching story is interesting, especially at the end where you learn that the Remnants and the vaults were created by a very advanced mysterious alien race, the Jardaan. And they also engineered and created an entire alien species, the Angara! And the Scourge phenomenon was a weapon used against these mysterious advanced aliens. This story has a lot of potential.

    Damn, I am approaching the 5000 character limit. Anyway, my point is, Andromeda isn't a bad game. it is in fact a surprisingly good game. Give it a chance if you like RPGs.    … Expand
  63. Antictra
    Mar 28, 2021
    6
    ME Andromeda was a supposed "fresh start" for Mass Effect universe. Beyond technical defaults already resolved either by Bioware itself or by modders it has it's own flavour, even though it does not come close to the quality of original ME trilogy. On a "plus side" it still feels much better than Dragon Age Inquisition for example.

    I disagree with severe critics of storyline, which I    ME Andromeda was a supposed "fresh start" for Mass Effect universe. Beyond technical defaults already resolved either by Bioware itself or by modders it has it's own flavour, even though it does not come close to the quality of original ME trilogy. On a "plus side" it still feels much better than Dragon Age Inquisition for example.

    I disagree with severe critics of storyline, which I have found quite interesting, even though also subpar to original ME. It is interesting already to reposition the focus on exploration and construction in the "brave new world" instead of galaxy saving. The world is free roaming which gives a certain feeling of liberty, yet feeling empty, which can be understood considering the "recent" nature of colonisation from Milky Way depicted in the game; there is not enough of history of civilisations built before in Andromeda and game is simpler in terms of described "andromeda galaxy" ecosystem in all it's senses. Playing ME:Andromeda feels a little like a nostalgic peek into ME universe and lore, without that profound emotional impact that was left by original ME; The characters feel also less engaging and interesting than in original trilogy, somehow more "bleak", still sometimes they have their "moments" and they feel at least partially interesting to keep the pace of the game, better than for example the characters in the first "Assassin's Creed" series or Dragon Age Inquisition.

    Gameplay wise I have found it to flow nicely, like ME2 and ME3, especially environmental effects of different planets explored by player. Together with such examples as "No Man's Sky" experience it might give the ideas for future how to try to make "free roaming" space exploration game but with storyline.

    All in all ME Andromeda is worth to play by ME universe fans, just for yet "another story" about "The Shepard"... knowing we play here with completely different protagonist than a "galaxy savior", as for others, they might as well try the original trilogy first.    … Expand
  64. nazarkin123
    Mar 12, 2021
    4
    BOooooring. Who let this story out at all? The usual ME gameplay. A bit buggy and freezing.
  65. delaware80
    Mar 11, 2021
    2
    When I think of the game ME Andromeda it is a never ever blockbuster.
    When thinking of discovering the outer world I think of action, thrilling moments an cinematic feelling.
    Instead you feel like in a big library with boring books: you can drive on planets - but no action, talk to a lot of people - but no feelings and so on. Better make a remake by cutting 80% of garbage content and    When I think of the game ME Andromeda it is a never ever blockbuster.
    When thinking of discovering the outer world I think of action, thrilling moments an cinematic feelling.
    Instead you feel like in a big library with boring books: you can drive on planets - but no action, talk to a lot of people - but no feelings and so on.
    Better make a remake by cutting 80% of garbage content and produce a game where you feel like in a linear FF. :-)    … Expand
  66. Travis424
    Mar 7, 2021
    8
    I know its 2021 and this is a four year old game but Mass Effect Andromeda is an example of a decent game being killed off by gamers/reviewers expecting too much. Instead of reviewing the game for what it is people reviewed the game for what they were expecting it to be. I agree it doesn't hold a candle to the original trilogy but that doesn't mean its a bad game. Companies like EAI know its 2021 and this is a four year old game but Mass Effect Andromeda is an example of a decent game being killed off by gamers/reviewers expecting too much. Instead of reviewing the game for what it is people reviewed the game for what they were expecting it to be. I agree it doesn't hold a candle to the original trilogy but that doesn't mean its a bad game. Companies like EA don't care about fan bases they care about their bottom line. So when a game launches and people start writing negative reviews about things like facial expressions and "ME2 was so much better" "The characters aren't as pretty" etc. EA only notices the negative reviews. If people actually reviewed the game with an open mind instead of comparing it to the trilogy or focusing on trivial things like facial expressions (later patched) we would have seen more effort put into this game. Bioware is known for their DLC. Looking back at ME2 and ME3 the DLC for that game was great. Perhaps if EA didn't toss the game away within weeks of the launch due to people whining over stupid things we would have actually seen some DLC added to this game instead of just some overpriced cosmetic crap for Multiplayer. Thankfully there is another Mass Effect game in the works and EA didn't just dump Bioware like they are accustomed to doing and much like Andromeda I will go into it with an open mind and not expect it to be Mass Effect 4. I realize these things can be subjective but just scroll through the negative reviews and see what people complained about.. I'm not exaggerating when I say everyone was concerned about trivial things. Writing negative reviews because all the female characters aren't supermodels or some of the animations are broken etc have consequences not only on the developers but also on the gamer in general. Mass Effect Andromeda is a good game. It could have been great had gamers not immediately dismissed it out of the gate.… Expand
  67. HSuke
    Mar 6, 2021
    8
    I took a risk buying this game given its negative reviews about its bugs. It seems like most of the launch issues with the game have been resolved.

    The game itself is quite enjoyable. It feels more like a space version of the Witcher 3 in that quests are unique instead of the generic copy-paste quests of Oblivion / Skyrim. So in other words, it's a more serious version of Borderlands.    I took a risk buying this game given its negative reviews about its bugs. It seems like most of the launch issues with the game have been resolved.

    The game itself is quite enjoyable. It feels more like a space version of the Witcher 3 in that quests are unique instead of the generic copy-paste quests of Oblivion / Skyrim. So in other words, it's a more serious version of Borderlands. The quests carried enough weight that unlike in Borderlands 1 & 2, I wasn't bored with the ME: Andromeda quests.

    The story was still incredibly repetitive and bland compared to the Witcher games, but the FPS gameplay is more enjoyable.

    I probably hit a major bug every 10 hours that either crashed my game or required me to get creative with certain quests, so I can see the frustration with them.

    Still overall, it's one of the more enjoyable games of its genre.

    Witcher 2 > Witcher 3 > ME: Andromeda > Borderlands > Skyrim > Oblivion    … Expand
  68. Kellion
    Feb 21, 2021
    10
    Ну что же могу сказать?Да игра не идеальна,да у неё есть изъяны и недочёты,но так же у неё большой потенциал.Если бы её не забросили разу после того как её завалили,то мы могли бы увидеть если не самую лучшую,то уж не самую худшую часть серии.Игра мне понравилась на все 100.Очень надеюсь и жду продолжение именно Андромеды,а не трилогии.Так как по мне история Шепарда закончена.А вот историяНу что же могу сказать?Да игра не идеальна,да у неё есть изъяны и недочёты,но так же у неё большой потенциал.Если бы её не забросили разу после того как её завалили,то мы могли бы увидеть если не самую лучшую,то уж не самую худшую часть серии.Игра мне понравилась на все 100.Очень надеюсь и жду продолжение именно Андромеды,а не трилогии.Так как по мне история Шепарда закончена.А вот история Райдера и Андромеды только началась.Очень надеюсь и очень жду.… Expand
  69. theSectClown
    Feb 19, 2021
    2
    Я так и не понял, как можно было сделать таких внешне отталкивающих персонажей. Как будто в редакторе онлайн игрушки школьники лепили их. Даже ни с кем романтических отношений заводить не хочется. Если ты мужчина гетеро.Я так и не понял, как можно было сделать таких внешне отталкивающих персонажей. Как будто в редакторе онлайн игрушки школьники лепили их. Даже ни с кем романтических отношений заводить не хочется. Если ты мужчина гетеро.
  70. Steyraus
    Feb 18, 2021
    1
    What an embaresment, bad story, ugly unlikable characters. Boring generic gameplay.. All the good Bioware game have characters that make the player feel for them. Sometimes you hate a bad guy , sonetimes you love a compainion. The characters in Andromeda were so dull and safe all you got from them was to not want to be anyware near them.
  71. kultigin
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    Was playing the game with a "meh" attitude. The game crashed for 4 times in 4 hours. Tried to return it to steam but they didn't accept. If you want to burn your money, just fire em, but don't buy this game.
  72. Thusi
    Jan 30, 2021
    9
    Severly underrated game, I love it. Youtubers ruined the games reputation at launch with whining and trolling and it never recovered, too bad it resulted in the cancelation of future dlc to the game. X my fingers for a "Andromeda 2" the game really set up a good startingpoint for a series
  73. Paciorr
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    You can **** a lot on this game but the truth is that after few patches they fixed those broken animations, well at least most of them. Game is really fun to play even despite of some side quest which seemed repetitive (talk -> kill -> grab some stuff -> return), the world is huge and offers a lot of beauties and the main story line is really interesting and makes a spectacular show.You can **** a lot on this game but the truth is that after few patches they fixed those broken animations, well at least most of them. Game is really fun to play even despite of some side quest which seemed repetitive (talk -> kill -> grab some stuff -> return), the world is huge and offers a lot of beauties and the main story line is really interesting and makes a spectacular show. However it seems kind of unfinished. It left lot of space for the sequel(s) and not taken the advantage of it just yet. Maybe DLCs will make it way more interesting and "finished". I can see why many ME fans can be disappointed and I'm a huge one myself which maybe makes me less objective but remember - That's not Shepard's story and I doubt it will beat it but the circumstances are way different, new galaxy, new challenges, exploration. It's amazing in it's way but not that much catching our hearts like trying to save the Milky Way from annihilation. Give it a try it's worth it. Very good game in my opinion and has a lot of unused potential. However take in mind that it's different and it's difficult to catch up with the old ones.
    PS. I think that the combat and leveling system is better though!    … Expand
  74. hazsch
    Jan 6, 2021
    8
    I hate to say it, but... I think I love this game.

    To preface, I adore the original Mass Effect trilogy. I think they're fantastic and iconic, and I don't believe that Andromeda is a "worthy" sequel to them. However, I love this game for some different reasons than I do its predecessors. First off, the concept is great. Going to a new galaxy and exploring a single cluster is a great    I hate to say it, but... I think I love this game.

    To preface, I adore the original Mass Effect trilogy. I think they're fantastic and iconic, and I don't believe that Andromeda is a "worthy" sequel to them. However, I love this game for some different reasons than I do its predecessors.

    First off, the concept is great. Going to a new galaxy and exploring a single cluster is a great idea for both a standalone game and one that sets up a sequel. Unfortunately, BioWare wanted to make a sequel to this game, and its story takes a hit because of it. We miss out on a lot of answers that were promised by the game, and that sucks. The plot writing isn't fantastic, but I really enjoyed the characters.

    Standard BioWare stuff by now - good characters with complex relationships with the main character. I instantly liked all my squadmates, especially Vetra, Drack, and Jaal. I always found Liam's voice acting a bit distracting, but ended up liking him too. The movie night mission was adorable, and it only solidified my love for these characters. The Tempest feels more alive than the Normandy ever did. Characters walking around, talking to each other all the time, all within a smaller area. It just feels good.

    I like Ryder. You can see in my screenshots for my modified character, but I found the character creator to be quite good, though not groundbreaking or anything. Her voice, general character, and writing were all to my liking, and upon going back to the original trilogy I think I actually prefer Ryder over Shepard. She's just more... reserved, while Shepard is an omnipresent godlike figure with unending charisma and badassery. I love all that, but Ryder just feels more human, and I like that.

    I think the open world worked for this story. I don't think I would have liked it as much if it was just a linear game, but I owe much of my enjoyment to two factors: land traversal and combat. They're so, so smooth. The new profiling system is fantastic. Switching between different profiles on the fly with access to all abilities is THE direction Mass Effect should take, because if there's one thing most people could agree on with this game it's that the combat is excellent. Jumping, dashing, hovering, shooting - it's all just so fun, and the sound design in combat is better than ever. Every bullet feels like its taking a chunk out of the enemy, y'know? I also MUCH prefer the adaptive cover system in this game. Going back to Mass Effect 3 after this just feels... limited.

    And the Nomad is just fun. Zooming around and struggling up mountains never ceased to entertain me, so I never really minded the "empty" open worlds people describe. When Eos finally completely opens up to you... ooh, it made me so giddy. I loved exploring Eos, and the first time I encountered I got so excited.

    I'd rate the planets by most enjoyable to me as such:
    1) Eos (setting the scene, it really made an impression on me)
    2) Voeld (the Kett bases were loads of fun)
    3) Kadara (more diversified than the others)
    4) Elaaden (the most empty of the planets, the mysteries don't amount to anything)
    5) Havaarl (linear, has the worst side quests)

    There's also a new conversation system, which I like in theory, but in practice it doesn't do much to diversify Ryder's personality or change the outcome of conversations. Paragon/Renegade is inherently replayable, and while I vastly prefer emotional/logical style, it doesn't realistically give you the control it should.

    There's also a crafting system, and I hate crafting systems, but I got the hang of this one pretty easily and I even started making some insane weapons that only amplified my already great enjoyment of the action.

    After I got all invested in the exploring and the fighting, I stumbled upon Liam's loyalty mission, upon which I was shocked back into reality and went, "Oh yeah! I'm playing a Mass Effect game!" For the next forty minutes I was playing a linear Mass Effect story with tight character writing and dialogue, some genuinely funny lines and clever scenarios. Then it was over, and I was back to the open worlds of Andromeda.

    As much fun as I had with this game, Mass Effect is at its best when its telling linear stories with a strong story. This isn't that, but I'll probably still replay it one day.

    Oh, and don't get this game for the multiplayer. It is soulless, weirdly designed, and kind of dead on any difficulty other than Gold or Platinum. And that's coming from someone who sunk a good couple hundred hours into Mass Effect 3's MP.    … Expand
  75. El_SlowMo
    Dec 28, 2020
    8
    Not at the level of ME2 or 3, but those are hard to beat. I understand that the release was botched, which accounts for at least half of the bad reviews here. I picked up the game at discount price, and really enjoyed it. Add some stability mods from nexusmods, and the game becomes very stable and smooth.
    The only downsides that remain to me:
    - The 3D animations in conversations are    Not at the level of ME2 or 3, but those are hard to beat. I understand that the release was botched, which accounts for at least half of the bad reviews here. I picked up the game at discount price, and really enjoyed it. Add some stability mods from nexusmods, and the game becomes very stable and smooth.
    The only downsides that remain to me:
    - The 3D animations in conversations are still bad, you need to be able to look past it.
    - Some of the dialog is not great.

    But other than that, I just binged 60+ hours and had a blast. The story missions are a lot of fun.

    I am ready for ME4 :D    … Expand
  76. carou24h
    Dec 28, 2020
    10
    This game does not deserve the initial note, the game has been heavily corrected and i just spend 60 hours on it. The scan of the planet still annoying but it's not mandatory. The story, animation has been improved since i play it on xbox day one. On pc, with some mods, the game is just beautiful, very nice to play. Combat are pleasing, story telling is good... Main mission are reallyThis game does not deserve the initial note, the game has been heavily corrected and i just spend 60 hours on it. The scan of the planet still annoying but it's not mandatory. The story, animation has been improved since i play it on xbox day one. On pc, with some mods, the game is just beautiful, very nice to play. Combat are pleasing, story telling is good... Main mission are really good, some minor mission are just boring but again not mandatory so we can easily identify them and skip them.

    True score : 7/10 and 9/10 with the mods i added to the game (better characters customisation, fast opening doors, auto-loot, squad team with better skills, ...)

    And now i'm waiting the MEA2 ;)    … Expand
  77. MaxmilianKohler
    Dec 27, 2020
    8
    As flawed as it is I'd still give it an 8/10. But I wouldn't recommend playing it without two dozen mods. With mods I'd give it a 9/10. Doesn't seem like a big difference in numbers, but the experience is very different.

    Looks good, FPS are pretty high (80-144). The movement boosts are nice. Menu/UI system is awful. It's made all the more confusing by the fact that you cannot change    As flawed as it is I'd still give it an 8/10. But I wouldn't recommend playing it without two dozen mods. With mods I'd give it a 9/10. Doesn't seem like a big difference in numbers, but the experience is very different.

    Looks good, FPS are pretty high (80-144). The movement boosts are nice.

    Menu/UI system is awful. It's made all the more confusing by the fact that you cannot change weapons, mods, and consumables except at specific locations, which is ridiculous. You're essentially given a "look no touch" menu.

    You have to stop the game, and do a web search for "how do I equip a weapon", "how do I equip a mod". Just ridiculous.

    They put up messages on your screen that disappear before you get to read them.

    Scanning planets in the ME series has always been pretty bad, but having to look up a tutorial on how to even do it in this version is ridiculous. There are a lot of things like that which are poorly described/indicated/demonstrated, including the mining.

    The handheld scanner is unpleasant to use due to the intensity/severe lighting change.

    There are so many things that seem really unpolished. One such thing largely ruins what could be very rewarding close range combat - you can't do melee attacks unless you have a weapon unholstered. The problem with that is the game is not designed for you to normally have a weapon out, because doing so drastically decreases your view/FOV. It makes melee fighting very clunky and uncomfortable.

    I see people saying the combat is the best thing about this game, but the FOV issues degrade it so much. Maybe they were able to use the FOV-fix mod.

    It's just such a shame when what could be really great games, which obviously had lots of effort put into them, are ruined by relatively small things like this.

    The weapon/armor/gear crafting and upgrading is too extensive, complicated, and sucks up way too much time. You can actually just ignore it, but that's not obvious till later in the game.

    Your AI repeats the same sentences over and over, and it gets extremely aggravating to the point where I had to play with no sound.

    You need dozens of mods to be able to enjoy this game without frustration, but at the end of 2020 it seems that the mod tool hasn't been working for years.

    After I completed the whole campaign I hopped into a multiplayer game and it seems to be co-op vs AI. I was seriously underpowered so it wasn't even worth playing. So I went to play the MP tutorial mission instead and still I was super underpowered for what they throw at you. It seems designed for pay to win. They want you to pay to level your character and buy gear. That was pretty lame, so I left.

    Multiplayer doesn't let you assign powers to keys/binds like the singleplayer does. So you'd have to change your binds instead.    … Expand
  78. chumpwithnoname
    Dec 26, 2020
    4
    Very boring game. I can enjoy ME1 still, but I can't enjoy this game loaded with non-needed boring stuff that was put into this game just to make fill it with tasteless crap.

    This is Dragon Effect Inqisition.
  79. RodrigoroRex
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    "Mass Effect: Andromeda": Good game, it provides a good experience for the player. 5 out of 7. Played it on PC.
  80. Antosiak
    Dec 18, 2020
    8
    It's not better than mass effect 2 or 3, but still this is very good game. I can't understand that low rate.
  81. Thorinanei
    Dec 14, 2020
    9
    The good example of why you can't rush game developers. MEA was murdered alive by people who wanted a copy of trylogy, not new game with new protagonist - bugs and problems with animation were a good excuses. The game has AMAZING humor and climate, fighthing and jumping is really fun and I love every character.
    Most of problems are fixed nie and gamę is on really good shape. I recommend it.
  82. PeakTop
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    Андромеду нужно было либо превращать в полноценную РПГ типа Скайрим / Fallout, либо наоборот, урезать до линейной космооперы с плотной подачей на манер Mass Effect 1. В итоге игра висит где-то посередине и напоминает недожаренную котлету :) Технически после серии патчей всё прекрасно: красивые визуалы, приятный геймплей. Но в целом мир пустой, а сюжет уже не захватывает как предыдущиеАндромеду нужно было либо превращать в полноценную РПГ типа Скайрим / Fallout, либо наоборот, урезать до линейной космооперы с плотной подачей на манер Mass Effect 1. В итоге игра висит где-то посередине и напоминает недожаренную котлету :) Технически после серии патчей всё прекрасно: красивые визуалы, приятный геймплей. Но в целом мир пустой, а сюжет уже не захватывает как предыдущие части.… Expand
  83. xentaruman
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    Amazing game with good universe. No DLCs though thanks to crazy haters who just hate.
  84. adrenilinmatt
    Dec 3, 2020
    9
    Wow, a 5/10? Really guys? Look i kind of get it to a degree. The game was super buggy and unfinished on release. It isn't anymore, and to be honest, this game is kinda great. It was a victim of its own hype, like so many games are. It's far from perfect, but so many games are.

    This game is essentially what i imagine the devs envisioned when they set out to make Mass Effect 1. Now with    Wow, a 5/10? Really guys? Look i kind of get it to a degree. The game was super buggy and unfinished on release. It isn't anymore, and to be honest, this game is kinda great. It was a victim of its own hype, like so many games are. It's far from perfect, but so many games are.

    This game is essentially what i imagine the devs envisioned when they set out to make Mass Effect 1. Now with the technology to fully realise their vision, they more or less achieved it and succeeded in properly realising the ambitious things Mass Effect 1 could only attempt on a very basic scale and in some cases could only dream of doing.

    I got around 100 hours out of this game, seeing perhaps 95 percent of its content, and i have to say, i thoroughly enjoyed the game where i expected not to. The awful word of mouth that followed this games release had lowered my expectations a great deal, but i was pleasantly surprised when i landed on the first planet and realised just how cool the game really is.

    Graphically the game is gorgeous, combat is fantastic (i HIGHLY recommend playing on the hardest difficulty for the best challenge and experience) music is brilliant, map design is fantastic also.

    The game still has its faults, mostly being the story telling and some cringey dialogue. Also some of that awkward facial animation remains, but you'd have to be an extremely shallow person with unreasonably high expectations to let that ruin a game completely for you. It should be more about game play with this game, and with the game play, it truly excels.

    I wont try to tell you the game is perfect because it isn't. But i will come here to try to give what i think is a more fair assessment in contrast to the overwhelming negativity i see here in the user reviews.

    If you are a fan of SCI FI, Mass Effect, exploration, fun combat, just play the game for yourself and see if you agree with the abundance of 0/10 reviews here. Because i really dont.    … Expand
  85. Lattely
    Nov 25, 2020
    6
    I was waiting for this game after completing Mass Effect 3 but face animations (i preorder this game) and the most important gameplay was not like in old times. So, you can skip this game because besides header, this game has nothing new to play for (story in this game is just bad guys want to control every creature in the universe and you just go further, and further until the moment youI was waiting for this game after completing Mass Effect 3 but face animations (i preorder this game) and the most important gameplay was not like in old times. So, you can skip this game because besides header, this game has nothing new to play for (story in this game is just bad guys want to control every creature in the universe and you just go further, and further until the moment you understand maybe they are not so bad).… Expand
  86. Tiedblade
    Nov 13, 2020
    8
    Great graphics though not as much soul as the previous series. Just playing the intro of the original Mass effect tells you every thing that this game is missing. Though so much better then general opinion. I have 150 hours in the game and counting. I just wish they would have structured, improved the pace and the story better. Then did away with the annoying grind.
  87. Doktorishka
    Nov 4, 2020
    7
    This game is underestimated, but have for what. As pros, this is totally new galaxy to explore, new races, new planets etc. The game have good graphics and a lot new ideas, but the game haven't good story, and majority of quests is simple. This game is for one, maybe two times to walktrough, not more, 3rd time getting totally boring. Anyway I had fun and good emotes.
  88. twobadcrew
    Oct 29, 2020
    6
    So much potential wasted, EA's idiotic decision to take resources from this development team to feed Anthem. This is mass effect by numbers, the graphics are great but the content and story is Sci-Fi channel level bad. My only hope is that a Mass Effect remaster will be made in this same engine.
  89. levitan17
    Oct 14, 2020
    4
    Mass Effect Andromeda was a complete disgrace... The compelling superb story and lovable squad mates from the trilogy were long gone in this instalment... You feel completely detached from the major characters... Bioware is dead.... RIP... (and to think they killed Mass Effect because of Anthem?? is even worse) they killed my most favorite game franchise...
  90. 4y4
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    The 5.0 rating is just too low IMHO. This game deserves at least 7.0 rating. It's not a perfect game but I had great time playing it.
  91. Longanjuice
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    Simply the best game in the ME universe and the best I've ever played! It's a new beautiful and friendly world of a new era! The gameplay, the story, the characters, and most importantly the ATMOSPHERE! It's an amazing experience for all who love explorations, space adventures, and are fascinating by the unknown.
    RECOMMENDED for young and positive SOULS out there. Don't listen to leftover    Simply the best game in the ME universe and the best I've ever played! It's a new beautiful and friendly world of a new era! The gameplay, the story, the characters, and most importantly the ATMOSPHERE! It's an amazing experience for all who love explorations, space adventures, and are fascinating by the unknown.
    RECOMMENDED for young and positive SOULS out there. Don't listen to leftover biased and rigid fanboys.    … Expand
  92. nexus151196
    Sep 6, 2020
    6
    Это не МЕ. Даже если так ее воспринимать - это унылая игрушка-гриндилка. Стрельба хорошая, графика очень сильная, на этом плюсы заканчиваются. Сюжет,работа с вселенной, мимика,диалоги и все остальное - серая посредственность .Это не МЕ. Даже если так ее воспринимать - это унылая игрушка-гриндилка. Стрельба хорошая, графика очень сильная, на этом плюсы заканчиваются. Сюжет,работа с вселенной, мимика,диалоги и все остальное - серая посредственность .
  93. gamejediben
    Aug 20, 2020
    8
    Not as great as ME2 or 3 but its a hell of a great start to a new trilogy and FAR superior to ME1. Yes it was buggy at launch but all that has been fixed now. I know its fashionable to hate EA for its many MANY evils but this game is absolutely worth playing and not at all worthy of the hate it received.
  94. Moton
    Aug 5, 2020
    0
    What a **** mess it is. Go woke get broke. I mean politics should'nt even touch games. Why are companies that once made awesome games keep doing this ****
  95. jaco111
    Aug 3, 2020
    10
    Installed it again after quite some time and finally got 400 hours with this game. The companions are unlikable you are unlikable. One can say a lot of bad things about the game. Nevertheless the multiplayer mode is still the most fun shooter experience out there in my opinion and for 400 hours of good entertainment i think it's fair to give it a 10.

    The single player part is a 5/10 at    Installed it again after quite some time and finally got 400 hours with this game. The companions are unlikable you are unlikable. One can say a lot of bad things about the game. Nevertheless the multiplayer mode is still the most fun shooter experience out there in my opinion and for 400 hours of good entertainment i think it's fair to give it a 10.

    The single player part is a 5/10 at best. Think of a group of different species travelling to a new galaxy together 800 hundred years in the future trying to survive and the first sentence when you are talking to your crew is i like my crew diverse. Don't you have some other problems right now i think. When politics find their way into stories they end up as **** stories usually and this is no exception.    … Expand
  96. unfortunateith
    Jul 28, 2020
    5
    This game starts off with a bang, then just sort of peters out about halfway through. I absolutely loved the first 10-20 hours. The combat feels much better than previous ME games, and some of the new characters are great fun. But the game hits a point where it starts to drag, and drag, and drag, forcing you to slog through a seemingly endless mire of uninteresting content just to get to aThis game starts off with a bang, then just sort of peters out about halfway through. I absolutely loved the first 10-20 hours. The combat feels much better than previous ME games, and some of the new characters are great fun. But the game hits a point where it starts to drag, and drag, and drag, forcing you to slog through a seemingly endless mire of uninteresting content just to get to a few good moments. Definitely an example of a game which really shouldn't have been open world. Memorable character arcs and story missions are painfully few and far between once the game really gets under way. And there are only so many random encounters and "scan six items" side quests you can do before you just start blowing through everything in a desperate bid to get to the rest of the damn good stuff. Then, after all that slog, the main plot fails to deliver anything close to the dramatic conclusion offered by earlier games. Don't hold your breath for a heart-pounding suicide mission here. The game just sort of... ends, leaving little more than a sense of "oh, that was it?"… Expand
  97. TimeOfTheChimps
    Jul 25, 2020
    7
    One of the best things I can say about Andromeda is that the game feels, looks, and plays like it's the same universe I just left when I finished ME3 three days ago. All of the races, the environments, the technology, sound design, etc. is noticeably Mass Effect and that was a big must.

    The squadmates practically carry the game this time around. Like every character in this game, your    One of the best things I can say about Andromeda is that the game feels, looks, and plays like it's the same universe I just left when I finished ME3 three days ago. All of the races, the environments, the technology, sound design, etc. is noticeably Mass Effect and that was a big must.

    The squadmates practically carry the game this time around. Like every character in this game, your teammates all have different backgrounds and experiences you can talk about and there are so many details it makes you feel like a part of the world rather than it revolving around you and only you. My favourite characters in particular were Jaal, the human/squid/cat man who feels like an outsider until Ryder gets him to open up, and is somehow the most adorable, human character ever written in a Bioware game, and Vetra, the hardass, snarky reptilian space mom shaped by years of having to fend for herself. After the halfway point, I never swapped those two out because I liked them so much.

    While they're all unique and fascinating to hear banter back and forth between each other, the same cannot be said for Ryder, the main character. And I don't know if it's female Ryder's voice acting or something, but the main character is just not all that interesting and sounds kind of bored? I didn't really connect with them until the finale because they don't feel like they have a personality to speak of until that point. In addition, Ryder's brain AI SAM has a legitimately irritating voice and I hope they recast that entire part in the future. His constant, incessant updates were the only truly low part of the game.

    The story is a bit slow-paced but picks up steam just at the halfway point. Not going too in-depth here but the Kett had revelations that kept them from otherwise being generic alien enemies to shoot at (which they mostly are anyway), and the whole Remnant/terraforming plot provides a fascinating apocalypse scenario to raise the stakes (on a much smaller scale). The finale is explosive and reminded me of the end of ME1 in a lot of ways, and a wonderful touch is that every one of your squadmates is fighting alongside you for the final boss, a first for Mass Effect. As a whole, the story was serviceable and I don't have much more to say about it.

    I would talk about gameplay (which combat-wise is the best in the series), but to keep it short: Andromeda is a fun game, boosted by strong supporting characters and world-building, but held back by a blank-slate main character and the annoying AI voice in their head. I would gladly play the sequel though.    … Expand
  98. Filuyezz
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    When comparing Mass Effect: Andromeda to its predecessors it's a boring and weak substitute. Story-blank, nothing new. Characters- Blank, forgettable, and you just not identify with them. Gameplay- repetitive, nothing new, similar to previous games or even worse. Same pattern with every new planet. I really do not recommend this title to anyone. It is better to stick to Mass Effect trilogyWhen comparing Mass Effect: Andromeda to its predecessors it's a boring and weak substitute. Story-blank, nothing new. Characters- Blank, forgettable, and you just not identify with them. Gameplay- repetitive, nothing new, similar to previous games or even worse. Same pattern with every new planet. I really do not recommend this title to anyone. It is better to stick to Mass Effect trilogy and forget about this miserable offspring.… Expand
  99. iStayGreek
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    This isn't a Mass Effect game, it's an utter disappointment. Years of world building and character development completely wasted, it's like they completely forgot their roots when making this game.
  100. b4ll3r11968
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    I finished the game but it wasn't enjoyable.
    I appreciate the effort of game developers to improve the game with updates.
    Pros: - combat is fun - graphics is pretty nice - bugs were fun Cons: - forgettable squad-mates - world is empty - story is simple and unattractive This game shouldn't bear name "Mass Effect". Only thing I care about in Mass Effect is story. Bioware    I finished the game but it wasn't enjoyable.
    I appreciate the effort of game developers to improve the game with updates.

    Pros:
    - combat is fun
    - graphics is pretty nice
    - bugs were fun

    Cons:
    - forgettable squad-mates
    - world is empty
    - story is simple and unattractive

    This game shouldn't bear name "Mass Effect". Only thing I care about in Mass Effect is story. Bioware somehow managed to ruin the story even with the budget they had. They should have used the money to hire better screenwriter instead of using it all on ads.    … 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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