Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. TidyWire
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    I thought it was pretty fun. Not great, but a fun time. Builds up some intrigue in the characters and lore, leading into the potential sequels which is what Bioware have always excelled at in the past.

    Animations can be sloppy at times though which is a valid criticism as it can take some people out of the immersion. Didn't bother me personally that much though. Combat is fluid and    I thought it was pretty fun. Not great, but a fun time. Builds up some intrigue in the characters and lore, leading into the potential sequels which is what Bioware have always excelled at in the past.

    Animations can be sloppy at times though which is a valid criticism as it can take some people out of the immersion. Didn't bother me personally that much though.

    Combat is fluid and fun. Massive improvement over the trilogy.

    Game just needs more focus in the right places and some kinks to get ironed out. It'll never live up to the originals, but it does feel somewhat rushed and sloppy and needs more time to be fixed. Here's to hoping Andromeda 2 learns from the mistakes this game made.    … Expand
  2. Rickety_Cricket
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    RIP this review because it’s objective and positive.

    It took time for me to get into the swing of this game and ultimately classify it as a welcome and natural continuation of the Mass Effect series for a few reasons. The first reason: the character models are flat out ugly. They quite frankly feel unfinished. It feels like they used Dragon Age: Inquisition’s smooth and colorful models    RIP this review because it’s objective and positive.

    It took time for me to get into the swing of this game and ultimately classify it as a welcome and natural continuation of the Mass Effect series for a few reasons. The first reason: the character models are flat out ugly. They quite frankly feel unfinished. It feels like they used Dragon Age: Inquisition’s smooth and colorful models and tried to make them more realistic by adding extra texture and detail to the faces. Paired with the unnatural facial animations, and you are left with this strange midpoint between cartoony and realistic that is strange. When your character first jolts on screen, it is a bit shocking. You are then immediately greeted by more characters, and they look no better. I’ll have to look back, but I remember the models in even Mass Effects 3 looking better.

    Adding to the rough start is the fact that it gets off to a very in my opinion rushed start. While I normally would praise a game for jumping right into the action and feel that more games should do it, Mass Effect is a series that values you taking your time. To boot, this game features a whole new story in a whole new galaxy with a whole new cast of characters. I would have preferred it if the game let you wake up, walk around a bit and learn who everyone was and heck, who YOU are. Instead, you wake up, you are engaged with dialogue, and suddenly, you are put to work. It’s one of the few times I was aching for MORE exposition. Between the rushed intro and the ugly characters, I wouldn’t blame most people from being turned off from the get go. It isn’t until you are off the opening location (an ark named Hyperion, one of several arks designed to aid the Andromeda Initiative) that you can breathe and experience what this game really offers the Mass Effect universe. And that “something” is great.

    Freedom.

    I’ve often lamented the Mass Effect series for going in the wrong direction compared to where I thought it should go. I was disappointed that the games seemed to favor increased linearity over increased exploration, as I feel that a game that involves exploring space and building alliances lends itself to a more open world form of gameplay. Instead, Mass Effect 2 featured smaller explorable hubs, including the comparatively tiny Citadel. And then Mass Effect 3 increased the size of the Citadel while offering less compelling additional areas. Since then, open world games have become an increasingly sexy genre in the gaming world, and while this leads to a lot of games that are tiring because they are poorly done open worlds with nothing more than repetitive busy work to fill the map or worse, gigantic maps with nothing to do in them (No Man’s Sky), I always thought Mass Effect was a perfect candidate for a more open experience.

    So when you arrive on your first mission you get a slice of the more open experience that will only become more open as the chains come off and you are left to your own devices.

    Here is also when you will experience your first combat situations, and man. The combat is great. The combat seems to be a controversial subject to some people as the skill choices have become more streamlined and any limitations on weapon choice or play style based on class have been removed. The dirty word “casualization” will be thrown around plenty here, but more streamlined and enjoyable to play while still offering variety is not a bad thing. To boot skill selection is still up to the player and those choices will have a very material effect on how the game is played, making it no less of an RPG than previous iterations. Do you want to go all biotic to manipulate foes and hit them with devastating combinations? Do you want to go all tech? Do you want to go all pure combat? Do you want a combination? It’s up to you.

    Further improving the combat is the movement, which was always an annoyance in the Mass Effect series. Before, Mass Effect was largely a pure cover shooter with an often-tricky camera and stoic movement. But now movement is a lot more flowing, making it much more fast-paced and fun. Cover now happens automatically when you move toward a wall with a weapon drawn and getting out of cover is as easy as just moving, making you feel much less stuck to walls. Dashing and the jetpack are great and make for a more quick and verticle experience.Maybe from the outside these changes seem radical, but when you play the game, the changes are nothing but a natural and welcome evolution to the Mass Effect formula.

    After this tutorial mission the game begins to take shape. You now have an idea of who you are, what your mission is and your role in the game to come. You will soon be on your first proper planet complete with several side quests, ready to experience the truly great experience before you. If you try to get past the rocky start, you won’t regret it.

    Also it runs really well on PC.

    8/10, very good    … Expand
  3. BleedoutZet
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Despite the glamorous appearance, inside is hidden all the same Mass Effect, just with the following fashion and trends. The game has technical problems, but it's quite accurate Mass Effect, the game is not revolutionary but it's very good!
  4. Slowery
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Playing just over 20 hours, we can say that playable, the game is not as good as the previous parts, but playable.
    At its 8 (with a stretch of course), she deserved, but only with the stretch set as a fan of the series.
  5. BCMakoto
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect: Andromeda seems to be an ambitious project by a young and new branch of the Bioware (EA) studio. I recently got into the ten hour trial, and my impressions are largely positive, but with a very few negative impressions mixed inbetween.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Considering all the small details and previous games, I can see this as an ambitious first attempt at bringing the franchise forward. However, this is clearly only a first attempt, seeing that the game suffers from very minor but patchable bugs and glitches. It really needs some post-release work, but it isn't beyond salvageable. I'd consider it an average game as it is right now, but might change my mind depending on what's to come in a few months.    … Expand
  6. kuzmin
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Ожидания были не зря. Новый Mass Effect - это действительно та игра, которую хочется и нужно назвать тем самым Mass Effect. Новые миры, новые персонажи, новые загадки - вот что ждет тебя в новой части. Я фанат серии Mass Effect, очень люблю трилогию и дорожу ей, и разработчики сделали то, что от них требуется - они сохранили оригинальный дух и дополнили кучей разных фишек. Лучший во всейОжидания были не зря. Новый Mass Effect - это действительно та игра, которую хочется и нужно назвать тем самым Mass Effect. Новые миры, новые персонажи, новые загадки - вот что ждет тебя в новой части. Я фанат серии Mass Effect, очень люблю трилогию и дорожу ей, и разработчики сделали то, что от них требуется - они сохранили оригинальный дух и дополнили кучей разных фишек. Лучший во всей франшихе экшен, приятная система диалогов, клевые сопартийцы и интригующий сюжет. Да, в ней есть баги. Да, анимация иногда заставляет истирично смеятся, но в остальном все у игры хорошо. Фростбайт работает без прериканий и выдает красивую картинку. Музыки здесь не очень много, это правда, пожалуй это единственное что меня разочаровало. Поиграв в неё около 10ти часов я смело могу сказать - Mass Effect Andromeda заслуживает того, чего добились в оригинальной трилогии.… Expand
  7. redhotbillygoat
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    There's a sense of exploration that has been absent from the series since ME1. And the combat feels much more open, feeling less like Gears of War with abilities, and more like its own unique experience. The removal of the abilities wheel actually works really well, keeping the action going. And the weapon and armor crafting and modding is nice.

    The character creation is lacking, and,    There's a sense of exploration that has been absent from the series since ME1. And the combat feels much more open, feeling less like Gears of War with abilities, and more like its own unique experience. The removal of the abilities wheel actually works really well, keeping the action going. And the weapon and armor crafting and modding is nice.

    The character creation is lacking, and, yes, there's a bit of odd dialogue and character animations. But there's a lot of good dialogue and character animations too.    … Expand
  8. AeXiPHiXiON
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    My first impression on starting a new game was not great, the character customization is a joke. I just went with the default characters, no point wasting time there. The intro story here seems weaker than all three previous ME games (I'm easily 300+ hours on those, multiple play through's). Game control and combat is familiar, key bindings match the first three games with a few extraMy first impression on starting a new game was not great, the character customization is a joke. I just went with the default characters, no point wasting time there. The intro story here seems weaker than all three previous ME games (I'm easily 300+ hours on those, multiple play through's). Game control and combat is familiar, key bindings match the first three games with a few extra features. The jump pack and scanner are cool. One hour in and you definitely feel the strong influence of exploration being the center point of the game, maps are not linear. I found the design of the first world to be a bit to busy for my taste, less could have been more here. After three hours I was enjoying the game play and the story started to improve. The game is not an ME3 sequel, it is a complete resign and feels like it in just about every way. I found the character dialog improved and more realistic than the paragon/renegade choices. Graphics wise I'm playing dual 1080's at 5960x1080 (perfect out of the box) and could only run High setting with FXAA and no AO, vsync enabled, to maintain 60fps. Temporal AA looked great but pushed frame rate down to 50-55fps.… Expand
  9. st211
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    The same people who rated this a 1 or 0 are probably the same people who thought No Mans Sky was the best game ever.

    But seriously the game has some cosmetic things that needs patching up and isn't the most groundbreaking of the series, but a good game is still under all of this, so far the story seems cohesive enough to be good, and while the humans look a bit dumb or emotionless i am    The same people who rated this a 1 or 0 are probably the same people who thought No Mans Sky was the best game ever.

    But seriously the game has some cosmetic things that needs patching up and isn't the most groundbreaking of the series, but a good game is still under all of this, so far the story seems cohesive enough to be good, and while the humans look a bit dumb or emotionless i am hoping they fix it sooner. I throughly enjoy it so far as is. May come back and redo the review upon completion.

    I say read up on things and don't listen to all the negative, if you want a solid game, that plays well i recommend. And don't listen to all the hype behind "Oh this game is awful" read the good and bad and make a decision for yourself.    … Expand
  10. Enwinor
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    I really find people giving this game a 1-4 to be melodramatic. 1-4 should indicate a fundamentally broken game that doesn't play, or only barely plays. Andromeda is not that. Yes, it has bugs. In my 20 hours thus far all of them have been minor and most unnoticeable without looking for them. I defend the fact that I've not finished the game by pointing out that neither have most of theI really find people giving this game a 1-4 to be melodramatic. 1-4 should indicate a fundamentally broken game that doesn't play, or only barely plays. Andromeda is not that. Yes, it has bugs. In my 20 hours thus far all of them have been minor and most unnoticeable without looking for them. I defend the fact that I've not finished the game by pointing out that neither have most of the 1-4 raters on here.

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

    And to the reviewer who said the game is locked at 30FPS - I recommend you check your hardware, because I'm running it 60+ on ultra.    … Expand
  11. OddeyeDL
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Anything below a 5 is not to be taken seriously in anyway. It sucks to be fighting the same enemies for the first 10 hours but 4 of those 10 hours are story and conversation. Its not a bad game by any stretch these guys deserve better.
  12. FAPE_AE
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Do not even pay attention on hate reviews. It seem like people are going to give a minimal score for only animation bugs. Mass Effect: Andromeda has some issues, but they do not prevent from enjoying the game. The game itself is massive and its hard to avoid all the bugs. Hopefully Bioware will fix the crucial ones asap.

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

    Combat is great, Characters - well, it will take some time to know them, as it was in ME1-ME3, and that is certainly a good feature.    … Expand
  13. tig3rba8m
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    ME:A is a great step in the right direction for the Mass Effect series. Yes, I have seen the previews of people complaining about the cut scenes and other things. A day one patch helped with that. They bring back planet scanning and Sending out probes which is fun. Mining is ok. The R&D inside the game is nice. A lot of customizing. I see people complaining about squad mates. Really? YouME:A is a great step in the right direction for the Mass Effect series. Yes, I have seen the previews of people complaining about the cut scenes and other things. A day one patch helped with that. They bring back planet scanning and Sending out probes which is fun. Mining is ok. The R&D inside the game is nice. A lot of customizing. I see people complaining about squad mates. Really? You just got to a new galaxy the Aliens oh wait we are the Aliens to them. And it is only natural that not many truth you or want to be on your squad. People are destroying this game over little things. A game this big is going to have bugs. But Bioware will fix them. I gave the game an 8/10 and is a respectful score. Which could have been higher with a few bugs worked out. Also don't pay any attention to people who only played the game for 2 hrs and writes a review. The game feels as like it helps you with getting to know the system and way things work for the first 2 hrs.… Expand
  14. hei_
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Standard Mass Effect game, with a heavy focus on the squad and camaraderie. Overall, very solid and relaxing.

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

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

    Cons:
    Bugs. Excusable given the scale of the project.
    Some of the characters are pretty ugly. Good thing helmets exist.
    I strongly dislike Kumail Nanjiani's VA. He doesn't make a good Salarian.
    Nomad looks cooler than it performs. Who knew the big car can't go up hill at >20kph.
    Side quests can be kinda boring compared to ME3 loyalty missions or Witcher 3 (go here, kill that, come back).
    They brought elevator rides back...
    Multiplayer difficult jumps very steeply. We've gone from crushing in Bronze to getting crushed in Silver.    … Expand
  15. AgentHusk
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    I don't understand all the haters, many people I believe haven't even played the game but reviewed it anyways to just jump on the bandwagon which is just not right. This game does have it's faults, the glitches (even though all the ones I've experienced are only cosmetic and not game breaking) can be immersion breaking, and the dialogue feels a little rushed for some characters, that's whyI don't understand all the haters, many people I believe haven't even played the game but reviewed it anyways to just jump on the bandwagon which is just not right. This game does have it's faults, the glitches (even though all the ones I've experienced are only cosmetic and not game breaking) can be immersion breaking, and the dialogue feels a little rushed for some characters, that's why I can't give this game a 9 or a 10. Because even though they don't bother me, they cannot be ignored.
    The game overall though is fantastic, for the first time in any RPG game I've played (and I have played many), I don't feel like a messenger boy, I feel like I am a leader that is actually trying to search for the golden world for us survivors to thrive on. The mechanics of the game rather you're walking, driving in the nomad vehicle, or fighting you're way through the foes you come up against, it all feels natural. character animations 'CAN' be really good at times, sometimes it 'CAN' be pretty bad, which sometimes it won't bother me, sometimes I will laugh, it still makes me wonder if they game was pushed out to early. The planets that you go to never feel the same, they have wonderful environments and each one with different survival elements that you need to come up with different strategies for each planet so you don't get caught up in it and eventually die. I won't to go on about how much I love this game, and hopefully Bioware will continue to work on this game with fixes and some optimization issues, but overall I believe this is an amazing game, and if you're a Mass Effect fan, and get past some of the off glitches that happen here and there. You will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  16. 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....
  17. Synastar
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    The game is not perfect. The human facial animations leave something to be desired, but beyond that, the game is quite good. The combat is much better than previous Mass Effect games and I do enjoy the research and development (crafting) portions of the game. Since it's in a different galaxy, there's a sense of wonder that's returned from exploration and charting places previouslyThe game is not perfect. The human facial animations leave something to be desired, but beyond that, the game is quite good. The combat is much better than previous Mass Effect games and I do enjoy the research and development (crafting) portions of the game. Since it's in a different galaxy, there's a sense of wonder that's returned from exploration and charting places previously uncharted versus visiting known locations as in previous games. I give it an 8/10 and am hoping that they somehow improve the human facial animations in a later patch. While it isn't game breaking, it can break immersion at times but overall, it's just one small piece of a much larger game; a game that is worth your time.… Expand
  18. jkloims00
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    I like this game. I'm not sure why people hate it so much. It's not perfect, but If you like Skyrim and Fallout 4, I recommend you try it. A lot of the negative reviews come from people who hate those games.
  19. jlprime
    Apr 10, 2017
    8
    (Updating my review post 1.05 patch)

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

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

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

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

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

    All in all I found my experience in Andromeda to be fun and fairly rewarding. The story, while it never really reaches that epic scale from the original trilogy, it certainly delivers some good moments and successfully lays the ground work for a new series in the Andromeda Galaxy. Worth a buy IMO.    … Expand
  20. PalaeNative
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    I cannot bring myself to jump on the hate-bandwagon that seems to have gotten a rolling start with this game. I am truly and honestly having way too much fun with this title to understand how all the hate is warranted.

    The gameplay is amazing, the characters are lovable (or intentionally hate-able) from an early point and the world is so well designed to give you the perfect feeling of    I cannot bring myself to jump on the hate-bandwagon that seems to have gotten a rolling start with this game. I am truly and honestly having way too much fun with this title to understand how all the hate is warranted.

    The gameplay is amazing, the characters are lovable (or intentionally hate-able) from an early point and the world is so well designed to give you the perfect feeling of nostalgic familiarity while still making everything new. The theme of the game is so well portrayed by the plot as there is always a feeling of mystery and an entity that is much bigger than yourself which can't help but invoke a need to explore and learn.

    The only flaw in the game would be the animations, they are not up to modern standards. This said, however, they simply do not detract from the immense enjoyment that this game offers. As of yet I have still not encountered any bugs on my PC version, and thus cannot comment about that.

    In conclusion, I cannot understand the gap in experiences that people are having with this title. It is thoroughly invoking and enjoyable, and certainly does not warrant the immense hatred it is receiving. The hate seems like a clear example of media hysteria to jump on the popular 'meme' for the day just so that you feel there are people out there who agree with you.    … Expand
  21. Bushstar
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    User score of 4.4, really? Dumping on MEA (Mass Effect Andromeda) is certainly hot right now, seems that people have lost their objectivity in the rush to jump on the MEA hate bandwagon. The attitude towards what we have been given in MEA shows how spoilt we have become, we want our cake and we want to eat it. The game is not actually bad, it was never going to match the story of theUser score of 4.4, really? Dumping on MEA (Mass Effect Andromeda) is certainly hot right now, seems that people have lost their objectivity in the rush to jump on the MEA hate bandwagon. The attitude towards what we have been given in MEA shows how spoilt we have become, we want our cake and we want to eat it. The game is not actually bad, it was never going to match the story of the original but in the universe of scifi it is not in uninteresting territory. I now have 27 hours of play time under my belt and there's plenty to get on with in multiple open worlds and it feels like I'm just getting started. It definitely plays like a Mass Effect game and it looks good. Remember how in the first Mass Effect you could roam around planets in a vehicle, well that's back and is a major part of the game, each planet you explore seems massive and is full of quests and things to shoot at. The scanning of planets and anomalies is also there and that's where my biggest gripe with the game lies, you cannot skip the animation of going from one area to another when moving around Andromeda, not the worst thing in the world. The bottom line is, if you like scifi and if you enjoyed the original Mass Effect then you will like MEA, ignore the people hating on this game, they don't actually know what they like.… Expand
  22. Nova-C47
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    I can't see the reason behind all the negative reviews, I enjoy the game, very much.
    Yes, it is buggy and, yes, the facial animations are weird, to say at least, but besides that...I don't feel that the game is so bad as others make it be. I'm certain, that those who gave the bad reviews expected something, I don't know, better than the original trilogy ? If so, what the hell did you    I can't see the reason behind all the negative reviews, I enjoy the game, very much.
    Yes, it is buggy and, yes, the facial animations are weird, to say at least, but besides that...I don't feel that the game is so bad as others make it be. I'm certain, that those who gave the bad reviews expected something, I don't know, better than the original trilogy ? If so, what the hell did you expect ? Yes it is not that 'WOW', but has its moments.
    I like the game, and yes, I had few buggy moments, like, enemies fell through the ground in Voeld and I had to restart the game, and, got I stuck between two crates on Eos, and that's it, so far...31 hours in. The story and characters, are good, their stories are interesting, haven't done all of them, I did at least three or four.
    Overall, IT IS A GOOD GAME.    … Expand
  23. metacriticsux69
    Apr 5, 2017
    8
    Albeit the hypocrisy is not lost on me, don't listen to most of the reviews on here as they are pure crap and most likely by people who watched a video and decided to post. This game rides the coattails of quite possibly the most popular sci-fi game franchise of all time. In so doing, it starts us off from the very beginning of a story that has basically no connection to the story most ofAlbeit the hypocrisy is not lost on me, don't listen to most of the reviews on here as they are pure crap and most likely by people who watched a video and decided to post. This game rides the coattails of quite possibly the most popular sci-fi game franchise of all time. In so doing, it starts us off from the very beginning of a story that has basically no connection to the story most of us love - just as Mass Effect did some 10 years ago'ish when the series first started. Not to say that is the only reason this game isn't as good, but that connection is a large component in its underachieving.

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

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

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

    0 or 1 ratings, what the f___? I wish that Origin would suck it up and put a rating system like Steam so only people who own the game could rate it. Because Metacritic is shi*. Would help avoid these toxic, copy and paste posts on here. This is the exact reason Steam dropped Metacritic from their service. *He says as he posts on Metacritic. Blow me.    … Expand
  24. Builder26
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    If you are looking for Mass Effect 2 and 3 for your starting point then this is not what you are going to get. What you are going to get is a new and compelling story line with the some of the same races you had before.

    So the Bad stuff first: - The facial animations, they aren't top notch, I didn't find them to be off putting but some people will -Some of the voice acting isn't    If you are looking for Mass Effect 2 and 3 for your starting point then this is not what you are going to get. What you are going to get is a new and compelling story line with the some of the same races you had before.

    So the Bad stuff first:

    - The facial animations, they aren't top notch, I didn't find them to be off putting but some people will
    -Some of the voice acting isn't great, not so much the one on one conversation, but with multiple characters in a dialogue it can be a bit disjointed
    -Some of the side quests can feel a bit MMOish
    -It has quite a slow start, this is something that I don't think has done it any favors with the early access options, play a few hours and see what you think. It's slow, so I think that will go against it in that format and I have seen a fair few reviews here of people deciding not to buy it from that and review it from those few hours. In terms of this game you need to play through that to get to the gold.
    -The inventory system is a bit clunky

    The Good:

    -The environments are beautiful, with a good range and if you want to explore you will be rewarded for that
    -Combat is interesting and doesn't feel like a speed bump
    -The story is good, and has its own feel, note the above that it does take a while to get into it. Once you are in it though you have the choices of where to go and what to focus on.
    -More then black and white. Some people are going to see this as a downside, there are more options than paragon and renegade, leaving room to be more of a nuanced hero.
    -The personal character interactions are great
    -Most of the side quests are good
    -A similar but different focus to saving the whole universe and it all feeling very urgent

    Overall I like if not love this game.

    Buy it, play past the first 5 hours and hopefully you will feel the same as well.    … Expand
  25. Edison_Trent
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    "Andromeda" in comparison with the previous game did not become worse. If it is inferior to the previous game, it is only the quality of the storyline and not such interesting characters. But the rest is a big step forward! Giant locations, a lot of side tasks for every taste, kraft weapons and equipment, options for pumping a character, exploring the cosmos, an unlimited number of voiced"Andromeda" in comparison with the previous game did not become worse. If it is inferior to the previous game, it is only the quality of the storyline and not such interesting characters. But the rest is a big step forward! Giant locations, a lot of side tasks for every taste, kraft weapons and equipment, options for pumping a character, exploring the cosmos, an unlimited number of voiced dialogues, working out an in-game universe. But to this added and problems: mediocre content quality, overloaded interface, bugs in locations and quests. But there are more advantages than disadvantages. So that the game reveals its potential you need more time.… Expand
  26. SecretWorld
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    It starts slowley and a bit boring but after 2 or 3 Hours the Game becomes really good. Great Planets, cool Missions and a lot to do. Give it a Chance and you will have Fun.
  27. Vasamard
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    It's disheartening to say everyone who has maybe not even played it at all not giving it a chance. It's a truly great game, not quite like the OT but topping the OT would have been close to impossible.

    The exploration is incredible fun, the combat is at its best it has ever been and the overall gameplay feels just right. It comes close to an open world game with actually interesting    It's disheartening to say everyone who has maybe not even played it at all not giving it a chance. It's a truly great game, not quite like the OT but topping the OT would have been close to impossible.

    The exploration is incredible fun, the combat is at its best it has ever been and the overall gameplay feels just right. It comes close to an open world game with actually interesting sidequests and not just repetitive "go there, do that".

    Sadly there are some aspects that fell short. Do I even need to talk about the animations? This game had 5 years of development time and they can't get them right?
    The characters don't grow to you as much as in the OT, some still shine though (Peebee and Drack are adorable).

    There's less emphasizing on the story, it's not bad but Mass Effect is now more about gameplay than story. Not necessarily a bad thing but unusual. A good mix would have been great.

    Still, the sheer amount of hate this game is getting is just undeserved as people are now holding off from buying it just because of the animations. If you actually play the game, it's huge. There's so much more that lets you forget about its flaws at most times.

    The worlds are gorgeous and fun to explore because of the Nomad which has surprisingly amazing driving physics! (Never thought that would happen with Mako 2.0)

    I would recommend this game to anyone. You can still refund it. Trust me, it's worth it.    … Expand
  28. adloro
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    The criticisms for this game are way overblown. Yes it has some animation issues, and yes there are some bugs... but thats about where the problems end. About 20 hours into this game and my wife and I are enjoying the hell out of it. All we want to do is play it. The characters are interesting, the locations are fun, the overall gameplay is very enjoyable, and the story so far isThe criticisms for this game are way overblown. Yes it has some animation issues, and yes there are some bugs... but thats about where the problems end. About 20 hours into this game and my wife and I are enjoying the hell out of it. All we want to do is play it. The characters are interesting, the locations are fun, the overall gameplay is very enjoyable, and the story so far is intriguing. It is very similar to Mass Effect 1 in both its positives and negatives (Which is actually my favorite of the series despite the bad combat, inventory handling, and the awful planet exploration - the story made up for all of it). Yes it does have fetch quests and lots of random meaningless side quests... but so did every other mass effect and Knights of the old republic. And you know what? If you like doing those kinds of things they are fun - but you don't have to do them. It also feels the most like playing a Star Trek game than anything I have played in recent years.

    Overall I would actually recommend it if people just relaxed a bit and enjoyed.    … Expand
  29. Caidos
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    In my opinion the newest installment to the Mass Effect series is what mass effect needed.
    While Mass Effect 1 hat still some resemblance of an open world game with space for exploration and discovery Mass Effect 3 was basically a rail-shooter.
    Mass Effect 2 was able to deliver both, yet Mass Effect still stands out as one of the best RPG to date. Andromeda copies the gameplay of    In my opinion the newest installment to the Mass Effect series is what mass effect needed.
    While Mass Effect 1 hat still some resemblance of an open world game with space for exploration and discovery Mass Effect 3 was basically a rail-shooter.

    Mass Effect 2 was able to deliver both, yet Mass Effect still stands out as one of the best RPG to date.

    Andromeda copies the gameplay of Dragon Age Inquisition with more streamlines main missions and well your spaceship. I loved Inquisition and i love the exploration, discoveries and the overall gameworld of Andromeda. i always wanted to just explore the Mass Effect Universe, see some settlements, cities and just get immersed in that game world.
    In my opinion Andromeda really delivers that.

    Positive:

    In terms of graphics, sounds, animations and gameplay I am very happy and satisfied.
    I don't really understand critics saying, the quests are too MMO. Yes it's not a unique gameplay, but it works and interestingly enough games with pretty much the same gameplay are upvoted.

    Combat is really fun and with different combos you can customize your battle strategies.
    Driving the Nomad is awesome and compared to the Mako they figured out driving mechanics.

    Negatives:

    Character Editor is again really bad and the custom Ryders are the best looking.
    I'd love to have more squadmates, more customization options for said squadmates and more interaction with them.    … Expand
  30. N7Reny
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Well... Only cons i saw is Hair and eyes. Plot is good, just good, but battle system is much better than in trilogy (thanks to jet pack). Personally only one bug i experienced is i stuck under stairs in multiplayer mode(again thanks to jet pack).
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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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