Mass Effect: Andromeda

 PC
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4468 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,749 out of 4468
  2. Mixed: 712 out of 4468
  3. Negative: 2,007 out of 4468
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. RearOZ
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have to say that I understand the negative reviews as the game has more than several bugs especially the desert map which is really bugged and force you to reload your saves for about 60% of the missions because an NPC will be underground or something else. But apart from that, this game is fabulous, I love it! The story could be better but the exploration and the fights are pretty good. If you try to finish a planet as much as possible and don't swap too often between planets (which is a real pain) then this is an excellent game is maybe not the best PC Game of 2017 but would definitely be in the top 10.… Expand
  2. Drucifer
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    I had my doubts after all of the negative reviews this game received, but was very pleasantly surprised once I actually played for myself. I absolutely love it. The first couple of hours drag by; this is typical for modern AAA RPGs (e.g. The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn). However, once the first couple of hours are completed, the game opens up into a true open world(s) game that is utterlyI had my doubts after all of the negative reviews this game received, but was very pleasantly surprised once I actually played for myself. I absolutely love it. The first couple of hours drag by; this is typical for modern AAA RPGs (e.g. The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn). However, once the first couple of hours are completed, the game opens up into a true open world(s) game that is utterly incredible. The story lines are compelling, the characters are very likable and relatable, and the dialogue is very realistic. Conversations don't fit the typical rigid and over exaggerated format common to many games, which may not work for gamers who are more accustomed to interacting with video game NPCs than having conversations with people in the real world. After 60 hours of gameplay, Mass Effect: Andromeda has impressed me more than I had ever expected and has become one of my favorite titles. I enjoyed this game even more than the original series. The story isn't quite as interesting as the reaper concept, but the rich open world exploration teeming with fun missions to do combined with the amazing lore the Mass Effect series has built up made this one of the funnest games I have ever played. Neither me nor my wife has experienced any glitches or strange/ugly facial animations with our Ryders. It took me a couple tries to design one that I liked, but once I did I had no issues throughout my play through. It seems that a lot of the people giving Mass Effect: Andromeda negative feedback are going into the game expecting to find something bad, only instead of reviewing it objectively, they critically search for flaws to reaffirm their expectations. This type of behavior, along with people rating it who have never even played it has left a game easily worthy of a 10/10 with a user score of 4.6.… Expand
  3. MuchMucho
    Apr 2, 2017
    10
    This is the perfect game, both multiplayer is bringing the action in a A++++ RPG shooter game.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is the best game of the entire series and if you not saying so its because you not really a fan. Game is huge with hours and hours of gameplay, graphics are good for this generation, way too many nay sayers giving bad grades for a perfect game, its the best game Ive    This is the perfect game, both multiplayer is bringing the action in a A++++ RPG shooter game.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is the best game of the entire series and if you not saying so its because you not really a fan.

    Game is huge with hours and hours of gameplay, graphics are good for this generation, way too many nay sayers giving bad grades for a perfect game, its the best game Ive played so far this year, making Horizon look like a toddlers game.

    This game is just that good.

    Too much politics I dont care if they use a racist as a game developer, and I dont really know if its true or not, but peoples opinions towards persons should be deleted because its not an honest grading of the game, but just politics and hatred towards 1 person.

    Truth is this game is probably gonna be among the best games released this year.    … Expand
  4. Eledis
    Apr 2, 2017
    10
    This is Mass Effect from the very bottom, same atmosphere, driving story, unique companions and huge, explorable worlds. As a die-hard fan, who played OT countless times, I can't recommend Andromeda enough, it's great, it makes you lose sense of time an reality. None of the glitches were even close to being game or immersion breaking. Yes, it desperately NEEDS polishing, some mistakes wereThis is Mass Effect from the very bottom, same atmosphere, driving story, unique companions and huge, explorable worlds. As a die-hard fan, who played OT countless times, I can't recommend Andromeda enough, it's great, it makes you lose sense of time an reality. None of the glitches were even close to being game or immersion breaking. Yes, it desperately NEEDS polishing, some mistakes were made. But like I said, it doesn't matter at all, the experience I had was absolutely amazing, completing it left me feeling empty and with a bleeding heart. I fell in love with characters and the story, can't wait to come back there again. If you're a true ME fan - Andromeda is a MUST to play. Accept and embrace its differences from OT, don't lose yourself in all this online **** and enjoy the great experiences Andromeda has to offer :)… Expand
  5. Terraryzin
    Apr 8, 2017
    10
    Over 80 hours put into this, not to mention a 2nd and 3rd character created already. I literally have Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3, also collector's editions of each, and a version of each on origins as well. Would bet over 1000s of hours of my life have been spilled into this game. With that said, let's move onto the actual game.

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

    Downsides first;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The Upside:

    Just about everything.

    Music was pretty great, as always.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Side quests were pretty good, could've been done better, but still good. Especially compared to other Mass Effect games. Bring Down The Sky, Lair of The Shadow Broker are the only comparisons I could think that'd be better, really.    … Expand
  6. mcmek
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    Bit tired of medieval open world RPG's, ME-A is unique in this category where practically there's no other AAA Sci-Fi, RPG, open-world(ish) game. This is a reason enough for me to rate this game a good score. Just for the effort.

    The inclusion of great multiplayer is another reason alongside with a great fight system which is way better than any other ME game. Yes, it feels like it's    Bit tired of medieval open world RPG's, ME-A is unique in this category where practically there's no other AAA Sci-Fi, RPG, open-world(ish) game. This is a reason enough for me to rate this game a good score. Just for the effort.

    The inclusion of great multiplayer is another reason alongside with a great fight system which is way better than any other ME game.

    Yes, it feels like it's a rushed game, like released to early or like you're playing an early beta but ME fans like me are thankful to Bioware for continuing the saga.

    All and all the game together with its flaws is not bad, it's GREAT actually. It's not like the flaws are preventing you from enjoying this great game. It's just that people are comparing it to The Wicher 3 which is perfect and ahead of any other game in any category. Yet, I lost interest in mid game in The Witcher 3. I didn't care enough for the story or the quests to continue it. Maybe because as I said earlier in the beginning I'm tired of medieval, sword fighting look-alike games anymore.

    But, there's another reason I rated it higher then maybe it deserves. It's the first ME game that's open almost as other open-world games and it's a Sci-Fi and has 100+ hours of gameplay.

    Inventory and equipment organization could be better. Maps can be better and a minimap could be very useful! Some minor changes would be welcomed like the 'M' keystroke to be able to close the map and not pressing ESC twice. And of course the character animations are outdated. But as I said, I love the game, I pre-purchased it and didn't regret it.    … Expand
  7. beaker707
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    I almost didn't buy this game because of the criticism but I am very happy I did. I've been playing for 30 hours and I am really enjoying this game. I think the criticism is unfair and I can't understand it. It isn't the same as the first 3 mass effects, it does its own thing and it does it well. The main character is no Shephard and the story has a very different feel to it, but that'sI almost didn't buy this game because of the criticism but I am very happy I did. I've been playing for 30 hours and I am really enjoying this game. I think the criticism is unfair and I can't understand it. It isn't the same as the first 3 mass effects, it does its own thing and it does it well. The main character is no Shephard and the story has a very different feel to it, but that's okay. If Bioware kept putting the same game out over and over again they would get criticized for that. Remember how everyone hated the streamlined RPG elements in mass efffect 2? Now they hate the complexity of the crafting. For the first time in Mass Effect I get the feeling of exploration and in depth crafting. The visuals are beautiful. The combat is enjoyable and the variety of armor, mods, and weapons is awesome. I have not finished the game but so far the story is good. I think with time people will give this game a chance and recognize how good it is. I only hope the criticism doesn't make Bioware simplify and dumb down the next one. There are some visual bugs but so far they have been no worse than the other games in the series.… Expand
  8. KJisDandy
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    I really wish i had something bad to say about this game. The flaws are there for sure, I will say that. However I think it became the popular thing to bash this game. I find that interesting and I hope most of the people bashing this game won't play the next one. This game was bashed on by people who never actually played the game, and its disgusting how much power trolls have. I don'tI really wish i had something bad to say about this game. The flaws are there for sure, I will say that. However I think it became the popular thing to bash this game. I find that interesting and I hope most of the people bashing this game won't play the next one. This game was bashed on by people who never actually played the game, and its disgusting how much power trolls have. I don't even like Bioware games, and this game although far from perfect, is good enough to play and enjoy. Please don't let all these negative reviews push you away from this game. You'll enjoy it and the characters will grow on you.… Expand
  9. heyjermiju
    Apr 10, 2017
    10
    The story interpreted the fate of mankind. It is about the new settlement in an alien galaxy: Andromeda. In this there are various strange planets to discover and after all to really settle. So survivalable stations are to be built. Numerous difficulties are to be overcome in teamwork. Dramatically threatening dark forces (eg the species of Ketts) the settlers - a tough competition forThe story interpreted the fate of mankind. It is about the new settlement in an alien galaxy: Andromeda. In this there are various strange planets to discover and after all to really settle. So survivalable stations are to be built. Numerous difficulties are to be overcome in teamwork. Dramatically threatening dark forces (eg the species of Ketts) the settlers - a tough competition for life resources. Often it is necessary to care for the lives of the peaceful settlers and to defend them. So it is a mixture of tactically challenging adventure and rapid action - not a simply shooting game, but a training forming experience and the hanger of settlers: because rules must be respected, foresight and tolerance are well-maintained values. Thats why it is more than a game with entertainment value. The characters pursue an intelligent mission: the roleplayer as Sara Ryder gets a sense of the responsibility for the many expectant people who are together with her in search of a better world. Andromeda means hope for each of them. This transports the game perfectly. It becomes a very empathetic experience. The elaborate graphics and enjoyable sounds support this. Everything is coherent and Andromeda awakens through the game more and more to life. The gaming scope is gigantic, but to overlook, because there are also clear maps and enlightening log books and so on. Many well-founded and subtle animations make the story an impressive experience. In the end there is nothing less than the survival or the end of humanity - the fate in a new world, Andromeda.

    Update:
    If not superficial/trivial reflection is operated, Mass Effect Andromedea will be the game of the year 2017!
    The balanced blend of worlds-simulation, scifi-fantasy, adventure, action, culture, fun, seriousness and humanity's fate makes this gigantic HighEnd-Video&Sound next Generation game unique. In substance, multidimensionality & diversity there is actually nothing comparable. Finally the saturated coolness-arrogance-animated characters are overcome and out. The rogues coolness taste is stripped, lovable explorers & trustworthy ambassadors are born. The gamedeveloper team has the courage to unfeigned honest cosmopolitanfigures as peaceful worldconquerors, which is currently most important. The excellent synchronization in so many languages corresponds with this. From all this is MEA a considerable cultural masterpiece in next-gen-Gaming.    … Expand
  10. Almostpilot
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    I've never been an ardent fan of the ME series despite playing 3 games. MEA surprised me, the game is very good. Graphics, sounds, gameplay and even history I found interesting. Of course there were some problems but nothing that would prevent the game from being used very well. In addition future updates will correct and improve the game. If you have not played MEA sure you are losing theI've never been an ardent fan of the ME series despite playing 3 games. MEA surprised me, the game is very good. Graphics, sounds, gameplay and even history I found interesting. Of course there were some problems but nothing that would prevent the game from being used very well. In addition future updates will correct and improve the game. If you have not played MEA sure you are losing the best game of the entire series.… Expand
  11. AnimamAgere
    Apr 9, 2017
    10
    The game is great and the more you play the greater it becomes. People's critics are way exagerated and the 1.05 patch corrected most of the issues people were **** about. I finished 100% of the game, exploring everywhere and completing everything, 83+hours. I would'nt have played so much if the game was so bad, it's actually very very good, not better than the previous trilogy I have toThe game is great and the more you play the greater it becomes. People's critics are way exagerated and the 1.05 patch corrected most of the issues people were **** about. I finished 100% of the game, exploring everywhere and completing everything, 83+hours. I would'nt have played so much if the game was so bad, it's actually very very good, not better than the previous trilogy I have to say but it's still pretty great. The beginning could be better and you really get hooked after the first 10 to 15 hours I'll say. I would normally give it a 7 out of 10 but I give it a 10 to counter all the negative undeserved critics from people who played less than 2 hours of it.… Expand
  12. mrses
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    I actually liked Mass Effect: Andromeda, in many ways I thought the story was the one I most enjoyed from all the mass effects. Though occasionally a bit patchy. I did love the humor though. I even didn't really notice the dodgy animation and character models (before patch 1.0.5). And much of the disturbing issues caused by the dodgy animations have been cleaned up. I'm now going throughI actually liked Mass Effect: Andromeda, in many ways I thought the story was the one I most enjoyed from all the mass effects. Though occasionally a bit patchy. I did love the humor though. I even didn't really notice the dodgy animation and character models (before patch 1.0.5). And much of the disturbing issues caused by the dodgy animations have been cleaned up. I'm now going through my third playthrough so I guess I am still enjoying it. Some of the missions are a bit grindy (having to run backwards and forwards on the nexus was kind of annoying but I wouldn't say it was terrible). Anyway given what I know now, I would buy it again. Hope this helps.… Expand
  13. Cherrychopstix
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Great game. It's a bit buggy though, however the story is engaging. I wish we had a little more dialogue with your squad on the ship between missions though. And it would be great if they updated the dialogue with the team after certain things change, like when you ask them about their lover once you have romanced them. Really fun game! Annoying sometimes with the glitchiness but I'mGreat game. It's a bit buggy though, however the story is engaging. I wish we had a little more dialogue with your squad on the ship between missions though. And it would be great if they updated the dialogue with the team after certain things change, like when you ask them about their lover once you have romanced them. Really fun game! Annoying sometimes with the glitchiness but I'm definitely pumped for more. I still have many questions that I hope are answered in the next game. Bioware has improved some of the glitches, animations, and eye, and it looks much better. I think lots of the people disappointed with the game are comparing Andromeda to the entire trilogy from before. I've played all the games and this one stacks up really well against the first mass effect game. They did a good job of making the side-quests relate to more to the main story, as opposed to inquisition, in which it felt like a little too many quests about irrelevant things.… Expand
  14. Xylli
    Apr 15, 2017
    10
    Its funny how many people dislike the game because of "technical issues" just because their PC is crap, or "bad Story" after playing 1 hour.

    After 160 hours ( 98 hours in the Single player Campaign ) i can say that the game is good. I nearly had no bugs the Game looks great, a lot of the quests are good imho besides the Scan MMO stuff but you can let that out. The Story is good and    Its funny how many people dislike the game because of "technical issues" just because their PC is crap, or "bad Story" after playing 1 hour.

    After 160 hours ( 98 hours in the Single player Campaign ) i can say that the game is good.
    I nearly had no bugs the Game looks great, a lot of the quests are good imho besides the Scan MMO stuff but you can let that out.

    The Story is good and sets up for the next games. If they do it right, there is potential to be even better than the OT.
    Im glad they made a cut under the old stuff and dont care about the old cry babys who want shepard back.

    Cant wait for future Andromeda Games.    … Expand
  15. nik1188
    Apr 16, 2017
    10
    Don't understand the haters, this game is awesome. This is coming from
    Beautiful and stunning graphics and a fun action packed storyline with great combat. i had no bad animations and very few bugs (which was my only complaint - that and I completed the game and now i want more). Yes the eye's were a bit weird - not as bad as everyone is making the faces out to be - but Bioware listened    Don't understand the haters, this game is awesome. This is coming from
    Beautiful and stunning graphics and a fun action packed storyline with great combat. i had no bad animations and very few bugs (which was my only complaint - that and I completed the game and now i want more). Yes the eye's were a bit weird - not as bad as everyone is making the faces out to be - but Bioware listened to the fans and fixed that
    This is coming from a from a guy who has played the original trilogy several times
    Oh well - haters gonna hate
    Keep up the great work Bioware - Here's to the next game!    … Expand
  16. superkiril
    Apr 17, 2017
    10
    pluses: 1)very good combat system;2)interesting plot;3)new,interesting galaxy;4)exiting loyalty missions;
    minuses:0
    conclusion;very good continuation of Mass Effect
  17. Colbigdog67
    Apr 22, 2017
    10
    This game doesn’t deserve the low score it has received from the user base. It’s a good game and worthwhile to play. Many of the complaints are legitimate but blown out of proportion in comparison to the goodness the game has to offer.

    Pros- Combat is one of the best features in the game. Fights are fun and the mechanics seem balanced. The sound effects are well done and go a long way    This game doesn’t deserve the low score it has received from the user base. It’s a good game and worthwhile to play. Many of the complaints are legitimate but blown out of proportion in comparison to the goodness the game has to offer.

    Pros- Combat is one of the best features in the game. Fights are fun and the mechanics seem balanced. The sound effects are well done and go a long way to help those with no force feedback to “feel” the weapons and attacks. Most abilities I’ve played with are useful and not “trash” skills.

    Planetary exploration is well done and engaging. I found myself just wanting to drive around and see the different places without any particular goal in mind.

    The game is a bit slow at first but after a few hours in, it will take off in a cool way. It was at this moment for me, that game went from moderately fun to “Hell yeah! This just got real!” This feeling of real satisfaction from the game hits again at certain points throughout the journey.

    The companions are good and interesting enough to pursue their stories and invest in a relationship with them, platonic or otherwise. It can be interesting and at times amusing (and even insulting in one situation) to just listen to their back seat conversations while driving around in the Nomad. Word of caution: these conversations will be cut off if you approach a POI or other mission area so if a particularly interesting conversation is occurring, stop the Nomad and wait till they finish.

    The graphics are beautiful; especially in space. Performance is good and the game runs surprisingly well on my older GTX 970 at 1080 on ultra settings though I did experience some stutter in places so I adjusted my settings to high for a smoother run.

    Cons- Though the graphics are great, there are many areas where the lighting is too intense causing an unrealistic blinding and/or washed-out effect.

    It can be difficult at times to get the "Talk" indicator to appear on NPCs. You have to be positioned at a weird angle to get it to appear and if the NPC is standing next to objects such as a desk or other NPCs, or walking across the room, this can be a PITA.

    And of course there are the character model, texture and animation issues. This was improved somewhat in the first patch but it’s still not up to par for a 2017 AAA game from a top developer. It's more or less as bad as everyone is saying but still, not a deal breaker.

    It is irritating that you can't board the Tempest without taking off. There were numerous times that I wanted to board my ship to temporarily access email or the research station and then get right get back out there. As soon as you board however, the game goes to the takeoff cut scene, launches you into space and then forces you to go through the landing cut scene and the load out screen again to get back to the planet surface. WTF?

    Space exploration is both beautiful and relaxing and at the same time rather dull. You can fly around looking at the beautiful nebulae and stars and casually visit planets to scope out their environments. This works well if you want to just chill for a while after an intense battle and listen to Suvi’s sexy voice.

    In game-play terms however, it's absurd that I can gather nearly the same amount of minerals by hand while walking around on a planet as my probe can gather from space even though Suvi says we just found a "huge" mineral deposit. I get that the game is not mainly about being in space like Elite or Star Citizen but the anomalies that you can investigate are largely underwhelming.

    There are definitely some bugs still in need of squashing, even after the first patch. One of the worst that I encountered was on occasion, I lost control of Ryder even though the rest of the game still kept processing. When this happened, I had to kill the game in Task Manager. At least once it occurred in the middle of combat. (No, this was not due to accidentally opening the console which I also did several times). Another very frustrating issue was that my biotic charge would occasionally not work saying I have no target even though the enemy was right in front of me with an unobstructed path and the ability ready to use (off cool down).

    Conclusion- In spite of the issues, the game really is fun and not even close to as bad as the haters are saying. The professional reviews are more in-line with what the game deserves in its current state. I am giving it a 10 to counter the haters.

    If you can look past the game's issues and really immerse yourself in Ryder's shoes, you'll experience a grand, thought provoking and fun adventure. If you have an imagination and a role-playing mindset, the game's sense of wonder and mystery works. More than once I pondered what it would feel like to be such a staggering distance away from the Earth in an alien place where I myself am the alien. In those moments, the game delivers on its promise!    … Expand
  18. Sihodude
    Apr 21, 2017
    10
    This game is not a fluke. The game itself is sub par the Mass Effect animations, it looks weird when they run, heads are out of proportion, the females don't look sexy enough (Except Peebee ;-) ) But put that aside and the story is one of the better of the Mass Effect series. I hope the next installment of the Andromeda series is going to fix a lot of the Physics bugs in this game, andThis game is not a fluke. The game itself is sub par the Mass Effect animations, it looks weird when they run, heads are out of proportion, the females don't look sexy enough (Except Peebee ;-) ) But put that aside and the story is one of the better of the Mass Effect series. I hope the next installment of the Andromeda series is going to fix a lot of the Physics bugs in this game, and maybe use som of the physics from ME 2 and 3. The dialogue is sometimes a little Bleh, but when it comes to the story and the choices it is very much a Mass Effect game, with a great story as we have come to expect from BioWare, i would not hesitate to pre-order another BioWare game, and if they could get free from the cold clamps of EA, i know they would become one of the best game-studios in all time.
    Comparing to all the bugs all the Internet mentions, yes there are bugs, there are story holes and there are misstakes in the explanation of why the technology can do stuff they didn't could before. Let's face it, 600 years of Cryostasis doesn't really advance the technology 600 years. The ability to travel between systems by nothing but the ships drive and not use the Mass Relays can be explained by that the part of Andromeda explored is actually only one cluster (in which the original games is the entire galaxy) A cluster with a black hole in the center, explaining the circularly formation of the cluster. I would bet in the next installment of ME Andromeda we would go visit another cluster and to travel to those, we would need som kind of Mass Relay. And at some point af Relay would be build in both Andromeda and Milky Way to get a fast transport between the two galaxies. Enough of my theories, the game is a great ME game, biotics, gunslinging, killing aliens and befriending af new alien race, and still the opportunity to be romanced by a blue-skinned sexy Asari ;-) I would recommend this game for anyone liking a good story, I would not recommend it for people wanting graphics and physics perfection, but if you like a little bit of both, the game is worth it. Maybe wait for it to go on sale before throwing cash at it. It is still a Mass Effect game.    … Expand
  19. LeoBenxaker
    Dec 9, 2018
    10
    Best game ever ! Best franchise ever ! I cannot wait for Mass Effect Andromeda 2 : ) The story was solid again. The graphics were amazing. Some people complain that the game is too big, I think it was to small. I wanted more planets to explore, and more people to meet. I hope in the future they make more companions, and more romance choices to have. And I want to go visit the planets thatBest game ever ! Best franchise ever ! I cannot wait for Mass Effect Andromeda 2 : ) The story was solid again. The graphics were amazing. Some people complain that the game is too big, I think it was to small. I wanted more planets to explore, and more people to meet. I hope in the future they make more companions, and more romance choices to have. And I want to go visit the planets that I revived and to see how they are changed and evolved. More people, the outpost become a city.… Expand
  20. Vestom57
    Apr 23, 2017
    10
    Beaucoup de bashing et beaucoup trop de nostalgie par rapport aux autres épisodes. Trop de personnes on la mémoire courte de la 1er trilogie de mass effect qui avais des défauts.
    Mass effect 1 le gameplay
    mass effect 2 peu d'exploration mass effect 3 trop casualisé, trop d'action, bugs,... Dans les premières heures de mass effect le début est un peu poussif faut l'avoue, EA n'aurais    Beaucoup de bashing et beaucoup trop de nostalgie par rapport aux autres épisodes. Trop de personnes on la mémoire courte de la 1er trilogie de mass effect qui avais des défauts.
    Mass effect 1 le gameplay
    mass effect 2 peu d'exploration
    mass effect 3 trop casualisé, trop d'action, bugs,...
    Dans les premières heures de mass effect le début est un peu poussif faut l'avoue, EA n'aurais pas du mettre le solo en early access car c'est le gros gros défauts du jeu. Après on trouve l'ambiance mass effect en mieux, plus approfondis :
    - beaucoup beaucoup plus d'exploration
    - l'effet wwwwouuuaaahhh des panoramas et de la découvertes
    - le gameplay parfait
    - le scénario (pour l'instant, pas encore finis)
    - les dialogues (alors pour celui-ci pas sûr, un coup c'est bien et autre coup c'est pas bien)
    - beaucoup de contenu
    - le craft
    - les bruitages, sound design (merci frostbite je pense)
    - début poussif

    Les faiblesses seront surtout :
    - la technique
    - les choix moins décisifs
    - les musiques trop discrètes
    - manque d'originalité sur certains points (on sent que EA avais implanté un cahier des charges)
    - bien sûr le design et l'animation des personnages pendant les dialogues.    … Expand
  21. f1r3st0rm
    Apr 25, 2017
    10
    Great great great game. I have loved this from the start to the end.
    It's one of my favorite of all time.
    I want a sequel and a sequel of the sequel and more.
  22. mathiasmo
    Apr 26, 2017
    10
    Great game, ignore all the hate. Just romance Peebee and you'll be ok.
    Great story, and I really enjoyed the gameplay. Just remember not to rush through the main story and do try to do all the side quests before doing the main quests. :)
    Ok, the face animations wasn't great but not as bad as people say, I've seen worse.
  23. Calackyo
    Apr 30, 2017
    10
    Love the gameplay, love the overall frontier-esque story, but the characters and the relationships you can build in this game are where it really shines. I have no idea where all the criticisms come from, the only thing i agree with is that some animations are indeed janky, but this is not gamebreaking to me at all, and they have already improved on it greatly.

    If you're a fan of the    Love the gameplay, love the overall frontier-esque story, but the characters and the relationships you can build in this game are where it really shines. I have no idea where all the criticisms come from, the only thing i agree with is that some animations are indeed janky, but this is not gamebreaking to me at all, and they have already improved on it greatly.

    If you're a fan of the series, give this a shot. However, if you're suffering from open world fatigue, maybe save this for later.    … Expand
  24. jimmhead
    Apr 30, 2017
    10
    Great exploration game, combat and movement mechanics are leagues ahead of the previous games. In term of story i'd say better than Mass effect 3, not as good as 1 and 2. Overall great game though.
  25. Sinduril
    May 3, 2017
    10
    I almost didn't buy this game because i read all those negative reviews here. ALMOST. Thankfully I decided to try Andromeda myself and I don't regret it. This game is very good. It's not perfect, it has its flaws but it certainly does not deserve reviews like "ANIMATIONS ARE BAD!" and BAM - ZERO SCORE. Not cool guys! I'm going to give this game a 10 because I spent 90 hours playing itI almost didn't buy this game because i read all those negative reviews here. ALMOST. Thankfully I decided to try Andromeda myself and I don't regret it. This game is very good. It's not perfect, it has its flaws but it certainly does not deserve reviews like "ANIMATIONS ARE BAD!" and BAM - ZERO SCORE. Not cool guys! I'm going to give this game a 10 because I spent 90 hours playing it during which I had fun. I loved the story, loved the characters, loved the dialogues, the humour. My recommendation is to ignore the negative comments that DO NOT give justice to Mass Effect Andromeda and try the game yourselves. This game is just a good sci fi story in Mass Effect universe.… Expand
  26. mik785
    May 4, 2017
    10
    one of best Mass Effect I play.this chapter have little bug if you like mass effect series you can love mass effect andromeda. Because, Yes this chapter have lot of narration ist normal its look like mass effect 1
  27. LilZeroo
    May 7, 2017
    10
    For me, one of the best games in all history, after the update, everything changes the truth. Awesome story all, the truth this game deserves 10/10!!!!
  28. Cebalan1
    May 16, 2017
    10
    This game is the best. I can't believe how much bad press it is getting. The writing is amazing, it is chuck full of content.
    Driving around enormous worlds, saving the **** out of everything with my buddy aliens... In previous Mass effects those one or two squadmates you never took with you are were boring. In Andromeda, all the characters are interesting, funny and well-written. Combat    This game is the best. I can't believe how much bad press it is getting. The writing is amazing, it is chuck full of content.
    Driving around enormous worlds, saving the **** out of everything with my buddy aliens... In previous Mass effects those one or two squadmates you never took with you are were boring. In Andromeda, all the characters are interesting, funny and well-written. Combat is fun and exciting and I even love driving around in the not-Nomad.
    10/10 would recommend.    … Expand
  29. simmix1
    May 19, 2017
    10
    The short version. The best Mass Effect game and really happy with this restart. Definitely worth your money.

    Now for the long version. On the release date, this game wasn't really ready. EA, had already delayed the release, but probably felt it needed to push the product out the door. After the first patch things improved a lot and most of the original comments on grind and terrible    The short version. The best Mass Effect game and really happy with this restart. Definitely worth your money.

    Now for the long version. On the release date, this game wasn't really ready. EA, had already delayed the release, but probably felt it needed to push the product out the door. After the first patch things improved a lot and most of the original comments on grind and terrible graphics are no longer relevant. This game is huge. In the sense that it offers a really big galaxy for you to explore. At the start that feels like a problem and before that first patch you spent far too much time looking at nice looking animation effects that you couldn't skip. This is no longer a problem. As you progress through the story there's definitely enough to keep us old fans of Mass Effect interested and there are lots of side quests if you want. At the same time this is clearly a restart with a new story and this seems to have irritated some Mass Effect players who had other ideas about how to progress the storyline. For me it all makes perfect sense and the 100+ hours I've spent in Andromeda has never felt like a grind and I'm really looking forward to more amazing stuff. A great Scifi story that's getting better.    … Expand
  30. ZeroAffex
    May 19, 2017
    10
    ME:A is actually a the first EA game I've given praise to in ages. I was quite skeptical going into it but was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience and is definitely my favorite space oriented game to date. I have yet to encounter any major bugs since I started playing shortly after release, big ones we had have been since patched along with lots of post launch polish. If thisME:A is actually a the first EA game I've given praise to in ages. I was quite skeptical going into it but was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience and is definitely my favorite space oriented game to date. I have yet to encounter any major bugs since I started playing shortly after release, big ones we had have been since patched along with lots of post launch polish. If this game was released in its current state today (5-19-17) it would have amazing scores no doubt. I got my money worth with this game and after 200+ hours can see another 400-600 more added over the next year with the fun MP and plethora of content to unlock, collect and build. As it is right now, this is a solid 10/10 and most likely will stay as my favorite release of 2017 - GOTY!… Expand
Page:

Awards & Rankings

1
#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
1
#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
72

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.
    Read full review
  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]
    Read full review
  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]
See all critic reviews »