Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Maiser
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    I will not be criticising what every does: animations and open world stuff. From the couple of hours i have played, i think it goes within the Mass Effect saga line and that it could be a good game. Problem is we are playing a BETA right now. I came across like 15 freez/crash/bugs (and i do not mean "bad animation movements", but objectives characters disapearing etc.,). Like 80% cutscenesI will not be criticising what every does: animations and open world stuff. From the couple of hours i have played, i think it goes within the Mass Effect saga line and that it could be a good game. Problem is we are playing a BETA right now. I came across like 15 freez/crash/bugs (and i do not mean "bad animation movements", but objectives characters disapearing etc.,). Like 80% cutscenes got bugged, character creation system got bugged, missions get bugged, ship gets bugged..... I think this will be a great game in the future, but they should have done a bit more of testing. Actually it is barely playable.… Expand
  2. Zombie2k16
    Mar 29, 2017
    2
    I am a big fan of the Mass Effect Trilogy and waited a long time for this game. I thought they could make up for the horrible non-ending of me 3.

    Well, obviously they didn't even try. If you print Mass Effect on the cover, there needs to be Mass Effect in it. You know, focusing on story, characters and a consistent universe. Long story short, halfway through i lost interest (i    I am a big fan of the Mass Effect Trilogy and waited a long time for this game. I thought they could make up for the horrible non-ending of me 3.

    Well, obviously they didn't even try.

    If you print Mass Effect on the cover, there needs to be Mass Effect in it. You know, focusing on story, characters and a consistent universe. Long story short, halfway through i lost interest (i finished it, but in the fastest way possible). The writing was horrible. There is no other way to put it.
    They had the potential and the budget to do something really fantasy and they wasted it to do some useless open world stuff. 1 new civilization, who are clearly the good guys, one new civilization, who are clearly the bad guys, and a few robots, which serve as shooting target practice. There was no revelation, or surprise, no suspension, nothing that really pushed me forward. I never felt, like i needed to know how it all would end.
    Mass Effect never was about great combat or about exploration. It was about getting to know a fascinating universe (There is a difference there). Most of all it was about great storytelling glued together by good feeling combat. The combat in the trilogy felt good and was fun, because it was always grounded in a good context. Combat never was there, just to be there. And no amount of jumping around in combat can make up for lack of good writing. After the fifth Kett transport ship turned up, it turned from playing into boring grinding. (And why the **** can the player now become a flying ball of energy)
    The combat in andromeda is fun, but combat alone is no motivation for 50-100h of gaming.

    Characters are mostly forgettable. Most of them tell and no one shows, another sign of bad writing. And the worst part is the main character. Every time he/she says anything else than the "professional" answer i want to facepalm. Its so embarrassing and anti-charming. He/she cant even remotely stand up against Shepard. Besides, there is no choice left. Regardless what type of tone you pick, its always the same meaning.

    To conclude this: In my opinion this games problem is, that it has way too much „teens in space“ injected into it. Just like the new star trek remake movies. They are fun to watch, but they throw everything exciting about the universe out of the window. Its all just fighting and stupid characters. And as soon as the credits roll, you have already forgotten the movie again. That is Andromeda.    … Expand
  3. Greyking
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    It seems lately that once the internet deems a product bad, everyone piles on to **** upon it. Unfortunately Mass Effect: Andromeda has fallen victim to this. 3 hours is not enough time with this game to call it a turd. While the animation is not up to par with next generation standards and the game is glitchy at times; Andromeda is pretty solid and enthralling game.

    If you are a true    It seems lately that once the internet deems a product bad, everyone piles on to **** upon it. Unfortunately Mass Effect: Andromeda has fallen victim to this. 3 hours is not enough time with this game to call it a turd. While the animation is not up to par with next generation standards and the game is glitchy at times; Andromeda is pretty solid and enthralling game.

    If you are a true fan of the series you would be remiss to believe the bad reviews and not give this game the opportunity it deserves.    … Expand
  4. Skyrant
    Mar 29, 2017
    4
    It is not the very limited character Editor, not the uncanny looks of the characters faces. it's not the amateur animations, not the horrible AI of your companions. It is not the many bugs or the repetitive and boring scanning mechanic.

    It is all the above combine with some of the worst, cringe worthy, worse than fan-fiction writing that makes this 4th incarnation of Mass Effect the    It is not the very limited character Editor, not the uncanny looks of the characters faces. it's not the amateur animations, not the horrible AI of your companions. It is not the many bugs or the repetitive and boring scanning mechanic.

    It is all the above combine with some of the worst, cringe worthy, worse than fan-fiction writing that makes this 4th incarnation of Mass Effect the worst and possible the last of the series.

    If we consider that a 1 means unplayable, 5 would be an average game and 10 a game of the century classic, i think a 4 is well deserved and probably too nice still.

    #BelowAverage #BargainBin #DonNotBuy    … Expand
  5. ShearForce
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    Now, this is a 10/10 game wrapped up in weak presentation (at times). It is important to understand what Bioware accomplished in this game. Andromeda has the most story any mass effect game has any delivered, but it's all in how you approach it. What do you as a player think is important for the survival in the Andromeda? There is the main story here but, just stop and think for a littleNow, this is a 10/10 game wrapped up in weak presentation (at times). It is important to understand what Bioware accomplished in this game. Andromeda has the most story any mass effect game has any delivered, but it's all in how you approach it. What do you as a player think is important for the survival in the Andromeda? There is the main story here but, just stop and think for a little bit. There are Arks missing? Don't you think it's important to find them? People on the Arks don't have enough resources to live so setting up outposts and terraforming planets is important. There are three to four main story lines in this game and none of the games out there every gave this much freedom to a player as to how to approach it all. This is by far the best game I've played this generation. The NPCs feel alive, they have their own lives and don't just exist when I want them to.

    I can give it a 10 but that wouldn't be very objective, they pushed it out just a bit too fast, but don't disregard this game, it's the best game Bioware has made, you're meant to live in this world.

    It is the closest a video game has come to being an interactive movie.    … Expand
  6. BrutalJones
    Mar 29, 2017
    5
    Solid game with some serious flaws. Loyalty quests, Ark quests, and main story quests are generally quite good, but what they populate the rest of the game with is fairly ho-hum at best and, at worst, outright monotonous and frustrating (looking at you, Remnant vaults).

    Animations are definitely bad and some of the dialogue writing is questionable. But the gameplay is very fun, easily    Solid game with some serious flaws. Loyalty quests, Ark quests, and main story quests are generally quite good, but what they populate the rest of the game with is fairly ho-hum at best and, at worst, outright monotonous and frustrating (looking at you, Remnant vaults).

    Animations are definitely bad and some of the dialogue writing is questionable. But the gameplay is very fun, easily the best in the series, although I dislike losing control of my squadmates' abilities and the lack of manual saves during "Priority Missions" is a puzzling design choice and needs to be rectified with a patch.

    The ambient music is excellent but the OST itself is an uninspired, generic blend of John Williams-meets-Martin O'Donnell. This game badly needs Jack Wall back; his scores for ME1 and (especially) ME2 were jaw-dropping.

    All-in-all, I really like the game. It has its moments, but it definitely has some serious flaws as well.    … Expand
  7. Seer
    Mar 29, 2017
    5
    Cons:
    -1 For poor animation overall. Poor facial animation, poor walking and running animation.
    -1 For boring side quests. Only -1 because some of the side quests were good. But colonizing planet side quests were boring and repetitive. -1 Lack of alien species. A whole new galaxy and they could only come up with 2 new species! Seriously?! TWO!!! -2 Horrible ending. The Mass effect team    Cons:
    -1 For poor animation overall. Poor facial animation, poor walking and running animation.
    -1 For boring side quests. Only -1 because some of the side quests were good. But colonizing planet side quests were boring and repetitive.
    -1 Lack of alien species. A whole new galaxy and they could only come up with 2 new species! Seriously?! TWO!!!
    -2 Horrible ending. The Mass effect team has an issue with ending I think. The end boss battle was awful. The ending overall was awful. After all that chasing around you don't even get to explore the stupid meridian. Story at the end doesn't make sense, feels forced.

    Besides these major points, other minor complaints are: Crafting is weird. There is no sense of progression. You can research the rarest gun at the beginning. Only the level of the gun progresses with character level. It should have been a research progression tree. Companion interaction is not very deep. Nexus progression is also limited. Nexus expands after the first outpost and stops there. It doesn't expand anymore as you put down more outposts. There should be more visible impact on the nexus as the mission moves forward.
    Pros:
    Great combat: Had real fun with combat. The architect fights were nice. Game should have more big boss fights.
    Open worlds: The worlds are open and if you enjoy exploration, you will have fun. Some side quests are nice and delves deep into the history and culture of the Angara.    … Expand
  8. KiLLzoNe534
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    I found the initial problem for a lot of users is that the first dozen hours are slow as you set yourself up and learn the optimal controls/ tactics/ lore

    But when you've invested time you get left with a beautifully slick product that is as much a work of art as it is a game. The combat - which previously seemed slow and boring - is AMAZING. Eventually, when you''re a high enough level    I found the initial problem for a lot of users is that the first dozen hours are slow as you set yourself up and learn the optimal controls/ tactics/ lore

    But when you've invested time you get left with a beautifully slick product that is as much a work of art as it is a game. The combat - which previously seemed slow and boring - is AMAZING. Eventually, when you''re a high enough level you can create multiple combat profiles you can swap between depending on which enemies you face - affecting your abilities, powers, ideal weapon choice etc. The movement in this game - initially sluggish - when you master your sprint, jump jet and dash enables you to whip in and out of enemies and to go to scans/loot. Even the NOMAD presenting problems as you learns its capacity and buy its upgrades.

    The beauty of this game is it is a RPG and you're in a new galaxy with no idea what's going on - sounds pretty similar to your current position as a gamer. This actually helped me engage in the game as i wanted to delve into the THOUGHT-PROVOKING storyline/ themes (spoiler - they are amazing and the ideas the story presents might very well soon be real-world issues: automated workforce/ AI?!. I found once i slowed down my gameplay - took time to explore the the various dialogue choices all around our starting position and even reading the codices! When you've got your research, development, leveling, scanning, combat, inventory, looting, dialogue and movement sorted the game is beautiful: it just takes time to get this(and your ship) set up.

    I think the reason this game is getting poor reviews is due to a 'fast food' culture we see ourselves in: Max enjoyment in minimal time. But if you take time to appreciate the game and story and learn the mechanics you're left with the most incredible game I've ever played.

    This game has so much complexity and depth - delivered so well that it's a massive disappointment seeing bad reviews for a AAA game. Opinion: i'm worried this might lead developers away from creating games with such complexity and depth until you are left with dumbed down console ports.    … Expand
  9. MartinParodi
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    I tried to love this game i really did but after 25 hours played i now know i would never pre-order a game form Bioware again. I'm a huge fan of the mass effect series 1-2-3. own 1 and 2 on steam and 1-2-3 on origin and 1-2-3 on the ps3. So trust me when i say i was all in to let some minor errors out of the way and enjoy my time in Andromeda. But enough is enough, horrible looking PCI tried to love this game i really did but after 25 hours played i now know i would never pre-order a game form Bioware again. I'm a huge fan of the mass effect series 1-2-3. own 1 and 2 on steam and 1-2-3 on origin and 1-2-3 on the ps3. So trust me when i say i was all in to let some minor errors out of the way and enjoy my time in Andromeda. But enough is enough, horrible looking PC especially on the female side, absolutely horrifying looking NPC and animations, sub-par dialogue and game breaking bugs made me decide to put and end to this torture and stop playing this spawn of corporate greedy hell. It makes me feel like bioware just went out and fired the talented people that made the Mass Effect trilogy and replaced them with people that never designed a character in their lives along with the worst animators they could get, and on top of that they decided to rush the game so the already horrible content looks even worse. The Planets do look amazing, to absolutely stunning and immersive and they are one of the few reasons this game gets some points on my list, though on the other side the very few enemy types you get to fight is depressing. It doesn't take long to realize from one planet to another the enemies are pretty much the same with some color variations. The gameplay is actually fun and dynamic which gives some satisfaction, but then come the bugs to make you remember this game is no fun with enemies getting stuck on roof, ice, or anywhere were you can't kill them unless you reload a previous save...and that is just one of the many bugs the game has(enemies won't attack when you are clearly shooting them, getting stuck, falling in a hole and teleporting to a completely different part of the map, doors inside your ship not opening after entering that room...and a big etc). Your crew relationship feels kinda shallow, Liam is probably the best done but making him only decent, I couldn't relate to them like i did with Garrus or Tali for example and some of the writing in the game makes you think they hired a teenager to do it, and not a very talented one at that. The music improves and actually makes you feel you're playing Mass Effect, but when in each cutscene you see the horrible characters with the hideous creepy animations and the sub par writing... making that Mass Effect should shine in those regards it just ruins the experience, i could never immerse and enjoy the ride this game should be, do to this awfully done things. I just regret preordering and not asking for a refund upon the 72 hours after release, since i was hoping at some point it will improve... it doesn't...… Expand
  10. 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
  11. spikeeez
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    I just created this account to review because this game does not deserves the bad reviews , when i started playing i was not optimistic , beetween the sjw crap and the constant stupidification of games we have seen the last years (like fallout 4 new conversation system or mass effect 3) i was not optimistic at all.

    But this game was better than what i expected by much , in fact it was    I just created this account to review because this game does not deserves the bad reviews , when i started playing i was not optimistic , beetween the sjw crap and the constant stupidification of games we have seen the last years (like fallout 4 new conversation system or mass effect 3) i was not optimistic at all.

    But this game was better than what i expected by much , in fact it was the first game since fallout new vegas that got me playing non stop every minute that i had free.

    The good:
    _Mass effect 2 dialog system but better
    _Mass effect 1 exploration system but much better
    _Your squad members are very interesting and have great quests not just a "do this and im loyal" but actually quest that unlock other quests.
    _An incredible ammount of interesting side quest that you really dont have to do but are there to do if you want , this is epic because its like a fallout game , you have epic quest that could never do if you did not care.
    _The combat system is great , basically you have mass effect 1 exploration with mass effect 3 combat.
    _The main story is great.
    _You actually have many character reactions to everything that happens in the story.
    _The feeling of being alone in a dangerous galaxy is there.

    The bad:
    _The animations are not as good as in mass effect 2 or 3 but considering that this game is longer than mass effect 2 and 3 combined and it has a masive number of side quest it is not really a problem ,mass effect 2 and 3 where more about cinematic effects about a story.
    Andromeda is more about exploration like mass effect 1 so the animations are not as good but they are not terrible as the bad reviews say.
    _There are some animation bugs but they are really minor and will be fixed.
    _The fact that the game is based on exploration makes me think that ea will force bioware to sell a **** of DLC before they start working on a second game to finish the story.
    _The vehicle for exploration should have weapons , its really not as much fun exploring if you need to stop to fight some idiots in the way , this was better in mass effect 1.    … Expand
  12. xmissanthrope
    Mar 29, 2017
    1
    This game is so painful to play. Terrible story. Terrible characters. Lots of farming/grinding missions, back and forth, padding to make the game longer. I laughed, I cried and I yelled at some of the amazing parts of the ME trilogy, that game made me sit in awe with surprise at times when something I didn't expect to happen--happened, but this game, you wish that the entire crew wouldThis game is so painful to play. Terrible story. Terrible characters. Lots of farming/grinding missions, back and forth, padding to make the game longer. I laughed, I cried and I yelled at some of the amazing parts of the ME trilogy, that game made me sit in awe with surprise at times when something I didn't expect to happen--happened, but this game, you wish that the entire crew would just be swallowed by that black hole so you feel something...other than utter contempt at how awful this game is and that BioWare pretty much can never go back to it's ME 2 & 3 and Dragon Age Origins days. I actually enjoyed Dragon Age 2 because it could be funny and I had a lot of fun playing it, sure the game wasn't aesthetic or pleasing but I liked the story...I even liked DAI after I really sunk time into it (but making the enemy in the game come from a DLC from their most hated DA game was a joke, they pulled it together somehow...), but ME:A is just so painful to play, the story, the voice acting, the humor, the dialog choices mean nothing. I find myself skipping through the dialog. I have never done that in any of the previous games! I find that horrible! It's an RPG, I purchased based upon a story-a story I want to be in control of...only I'm really not. That's more frustrating than Garrus always calibrating. Combat is fun but wonky...I keep dying in the strangest places due to glitches. I get lost constantly, can't figure out where I'm going.. Planet scanning is pretty but so time consuming. I don't like any character or NPC I have come across. None. I can't even stand my own character. The menus are confusing, character creation is horrible. I think the best way to make a character is make it look absolutely ridiculous so you might laugh at something in the game! It's just horrible. I could overlook the dead faces and eyes, but the story and voice acting is an atrocity.… Expand
  13. Dur4nte
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    Ottimo gioco con l'ambientazione di Mass Effect.
    Non c'entra nulla con la vecchia triologia. È un altro gioco.
    Grafica 10
    Sonoro 9
    Gameplay 8
    Multiplayer 7,5
    Story 8
    Sub e Dub 6
    Abbastanza Complesso e ricco.
  14. Romanfiend
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    I am loving Mass Effect Andromeda - have been playing for a full week and I recognize it is a very different game than previous Mass Effects. Primarily you start off not being a decorated Hero, just some kid who gets thrown into the role of Pathfinder way too early. Your crew is a bunch of wet-behind the ears kids all thrown together and it leads to a lot of awkward until you get to knowI am loving Mass Effect Andromeda - have been playing for a full week and I recognize it is a very different game than previous Mass Effects. Primarily you start off not being a decorated Hero, just some kid who gets thrown into the role of Pathfinder way too early. Your crew is a bunch of wet-behind the ears kids all thrown together and it leads to a lot of awkward until you get to know each other better.

    The game does suffer from some mild graphical glitches but I have faith these will get ironed out sooner or later.

    The multiplayer is actually quite well done but the interface for it takes some getting used to - it is a new metaphor and so people will be unfamiliar.

    The Scanning aspect is quite interesting. I think people complain too much about this but I rather enjoyed it. it adds another layer of detail to the world that you have the option to explore. Most of the time the game tells you when you should be scanning but you can also do it just to find more details about technologies and histories of the items around you.

    Overall I am very happy with my purchase and don't agree with the negative reviews, but I respect that this experience is very different than previous Mass Effect games and so maybe it is something people will appreciate more in time.    … Expand
  15. Shaded
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    SJW's in space. Ugly characters to boot. You saw facial animations on the PS2 that where more immersive. Buy this if you are a the type of fan boy that defended No Man's Sky when that disaster hit the shelves. Or if you really hate money.
  16. bigred411
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    I have been enjoying this game a lot. There is some clunky writing but there are some genuine funny moments as well. What others are saying about the animation and bugs are all correct but it is still fun to play though. Characters are ugly and almost all the aliens look exactly like other aliens. Even if they don't fix those things it has been worth my time to play it so far. DoesI have been enjoying this game a lot. There is some clunky writing but there are some genuine funny moments as well. What others are saying about the animation and bugs are all correct but it is still fun to play though. Characters are ugly and almost all the aliens look exactly like other aliens. Even if they don't fix those things it has been worth my time to play it so far. Does not feel like a AAA title or a mass effect game though.… Expand
  17. Ober
    Mar 28, 2017
    4
    Where do I begin, between the cringe worthy dialogue, crappy main story/villain, forced diversity bs, glitches, lore rape, ugly character design your characters look and feel like they are consistently suffering from Vietnam flashbacks with blank faces and thousand yard stares boring side quests that feel like chores

    There are good things about this game but none of them, let me repeat,    Where do I begin, between the cringe worthy dialogue, crappy main story/villain, forced diversity bs, glitches, lore rape, ugly character design your characters look and feel like they are consistently suffering from Vietnam flashbacks with blank faces and thousand yard stares boring side quests that feel like chores

    There are good things about this game but none of them, let me repeat, NONE OF THEM, make up for it, get it on sale at mcdonalds dollar menu prices if you want to buy it, otherwise it's not worth the money.    … Expand
  18. ZectusVoidseer
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    This was gonna be a controversial game regardless. The start of the game is a little slow, and there are numerous technical problems. However I loved the later 2/3 of the game. I really grew to love the characters. Even characters I didn't personally care for (Liam, Tann, Addison, etc...) I still felt where really compelling characters, and the story really picks up and I kept wanting toThis was gonna be a controversial game regardless. The start of the game is a little slow, and there are numerous technical problems. However I loved the later 2/3 of the game. I really grew to love the characters. Even characters I didn't personally care for (Liam, Tann, Addison, etc...) I still felt where really compelling characters, and the story really picks up and I kept wanting to see and do more. I think it gets a lot of hate for being a mass effect game. People say the trilogy had really good characters. Those characters were developed over 3 games and were kinda boring in ME1. I have been trying to look at it more like a stand alone game. The story was compelling and was good at what it intended. It wasn't trying to be the trilogy, it was going for a different feel and I think it succeeded. As for the technicial issues there are more than I like but I think people forget Skyrim, and Fallout 4 for example. Those games had horrible (if somewhat funny at times) and often quest-breaking or game--breaking glitches and somehow those are OK (or at least accepted) and this isn't. Glitches can be fixed, and nothing I experienced was game-breaking and very few required a reload or reboot. Take off your rose colored glasses and look at the game for what I is by itself and not what you wanted it to be. Its a good game that I will play again and again and look forward to what they do next (not backward to what they have already done).… Expand
  19. Pard0x606
    Mar 28, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't say enough to bring this game out of the sheer hole that it had dropped into. Think of yourself. You're on the precipice of a massive high point in an IP's lifespan and then you just jump. Folks weren't really happy with the ending of ME: 3 and the descent just continued from there. While this is Bioware Montreal's first endeavor, it was a flop. The animation is so poor that the first ME game looks better. The movements are jittery, the voice acting is lack-luster, and the only good feel you get out of this game is the combat and even that is lacking in many areas. Overall, while there is a long story line, it feels too basic, too blase.

    You go to this new exciting place ready to explore. What happens? Oh look a galactic threat. This isn't the "adventure" that was promised. This isn't the new and exciting narrative that should of been. This is just another cookie cutter RPG splattered with a recognizable label and filled with SJW non-sense to try and keep it "current".

    Yes the game has some high points. The environments look great, the lighting is pretty well done, and over-all the alien races remain true to their appearances.

    But I just can't get over some of the horrible design decisions. The romance options continue to be abyssmal for same sex audiences, and the new alien races introduced look like feet and feet with barnacles. The model designers for your character obviously had "diversity" in mind, but its just so difficult to make anything that somewhat looks like a human being capable of showing emotion. The basic Sara Ryder model looks like she has high spectrum autism. The male Ryder looks like some noir M'lady or some hipster you'd find in a coffee shop in east LA.

    Overall the design decisions were horrible. I can't possibly continue to berate how destroying this is for this franchise and honestly, I think Bioware and EA need to seriously consider their designers and team for well known IP's or they will continue to see a decline in their audience outside of the COD and sports crowd.    … Expand
  20. bellasella77
    Mar 28, 2017
    1
    hate this game, made me sad that they slapped the Mass Effect name on it.

    sucks for anyone that has played the previous ones. if you have never played a Mass effect game then you will probably like it but no promise there lol
  21. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda
    A Love Hate Relationship
    Mass Effect Andromeda tells the story of the 2 Ryder Twins You can fast start as either of the 2 or customize your character Since Scott Ryder looks like an identical twin of a certain handsome game review I know, not mentioning any superken from superkengaming names... I didn’t have to edit a thing But if you do choose to customize, the    Mass Effect Andromeda
    A Love Hate Relationship
    Mass Effect Andromeda tells the story of the 2 Ryder Twins
    You can fast start as either of the 2 or customize your character
    Since Scott Ryder looks like an identical twin of a certain handsome game review I know, not mentioning any superken from superkengaming names...
    I didn’t have to edit a thing
    But if you do choose to customize, the game will make a twin version of your character who does show up in your story…
    Mass Effect fans seem to hate this entry...
    But im not a mass effect fan and I loved it.. I played the first 2 games in preparation for this one and found them to be pretty boring... Mass Effect Andromeda is more of my play style… and without having played mass effect 3, As of right now, Andromeda is my favorite game in the series…
    For the fans of the series, there’s a lot here to love as much as there is to be desired…
    And I don’t mean just the aliens…
    There are tons of missions to do here outside of the campaign, including loyalty missions like everyone loves from mass effect 2…
    But there is a noticeable lack of emphasis on your crew this time around…
    Because the story is about making a planet inhabitable for life forms to call home
    Wasn’t really interesting though…
    So lack of interesting story, boring crew members... I understand why fans of the series don’t like this game... what about the rest
    Lets get the elephant out of the room right now
    You cant romance natalie dormers character
    I should honestly stop the review right here and give it a 0/10 for playing with my heart like that…
    But they did throw some real nudity and booty in here.. So slightly forgivable... but... Natalie Dormer guys...
    How could you do this to me?
    But the worlds in mass effect Andromeda are beautiful and the campaign which takes about 12 hours one its own is actually fun to run through…
    The direction system does a great job of telling you where to go, though the command to show the point on the map frustratingly doesn’t always work…
    Not sure on the rules behind when it will and when it won’t…
    But the fact that clicking down doesn’t always show you where you’re going to is annoying…
    And many missions here are set in an open world that you can explore with the nomad, that drives perfectly…
    You also have a jump pack for hopping gaps and doing sick in air kills with your weapons that are equippable with mod slots…
    And you can upgrade these weapons as well as unlock special moves for you and your crew with the skill points you get for leveling up…
    My only issue with the campaign is the annoying scanning…
    You’re asked to scan items way too frequently, stopping the flow and excitement of missions…
    And the final stretch of the game feels recycled… and therefore feels like a grind…
    I was happy with the games ending..
    But the boring final stretch to get there almost seemed unworthy it, especially with a forgettable throwaway feeling boss fight…
    I understand why mass effect fans don’t like this game... its very action third person cover based shooter heavy... very few dialog options that matter to make this feel like an rpg…
    But if you look at this as just a game without the name mass effect attached, Andromeda is a solid experience…
    People have noted animation problems.. but I didn’t notice any in my play through, and besides a few awkward transitions, my play through was fairly clean of bugs
    And when you’re done with single player you can hop right into multiplayer where you’ll spend 15 seconds and realize you’re not going to waste your time on this garbage just like ea should have
    This mode is a lazy and boring co-op objective based wave mission mode.
    Every game developer in the world play uncharted lost planet 2 and lost planet 3 multiplayer
    IF you don’t plan on making anything like them in your 3rd person shooter
    save your time and money and don’t bother.
    Despite the disappointing multiplayer, and disappointing RPG bioware DNA elements…
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a solid experience that as a 3rd person shooter action adventure fan you shouldn’t pass up
    I give Mass Effect Andromeda
    an 8/10    … Expand
  22. Albertoersa
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    First things first, yes there are bugs, which is the main reason i dint give this game 10/10. Facial animations do have a long way to go, and sometimes the re spawn menu dost show up.

    There is nothing game braking for me, judging by the 72 hours i sunk in my first play through. Combat is good, fast paced and REALLY challenging in the upper difficulties. Lore is extensive and    First things first, yes there are bugs, which is the main reason i dint give this game 10/10. Facial animations do have a long way to go, and sometimes the re spawn menu dost show up.

    There is nothing game braking for me, judging by the 72 hours i sunk in my first play through.
    Combat is good, fast paced and REALLY challenging in the upper difficulties.

    Lore is extensive and helpful
    Characters are well made and relatable in many cases.
    Different worlds to explore make you feel like you are in an alien planet.
    Story is inspiring.
    Kind of miss the paragon/renegade system but the intent based dialogue is not bad either.
    Looks gorgeous.
    In depth crafting.
    Good multiplayer.
    Amazing Ending got me sneaking out a tear.

    There are several things that are not good, the devs shouldn't have changed the engine they were used to using, and animation in some things need a serious look over.

    Its a game that had me entranced and dedicated, i can recommend it in good faith, and as long as you ignore the fact that Commander Shepard is only talked about, and its not a story with the characters you already know, you'll enjoy it a lot    … Expand
  23. echoss
    Mar 28, 2017
    2
    I've been waiting for new Mass Effect game anxiously and I really wanted to like it, but...
    Instead of the great characters, conversations and voice acting of previous Mass Effect games, we get characters that are hollow and generally not likeable. Conversations range from tolerable to downright embarrasing. Voice acting is high school drama club level.
    I guess everything that needs to    I've been waiting for new Mass Effect game anxiously and I really wanted to like it, but...
    Instead of the great characters, conversations and voice acting of previous Mass Effect games, we get characters that are hollow and generally not likeable. Conversations range from tolerable to downright embarrasing. Voice acting is high school drama club level.

    I guess everything that needs to be said about animations has already been said. It's just sad.
    Faces are just plain ugly and human characters look like puppets from the Thunderbirds with their oversized heads.

    Side quests are repetative and get boring quite fast.

    On the positive side, planets look reasonably good and some even great. Exploring is fun.

    Pros:
    - graphics in planets
    - mako + exploring
    - combat
    - multiplayer

    Cons:
    - characters visually
    - animation
    - dialogue & voice acting
    - side quests

    I don't know what has happened to BioWare, but this game feels like the death of Mass Effect franchise.    … Expand
  24. Sirus
    Mar 28, 2017
    2
    This is not the Mass Effect we were promised in E3. This is a hot mess full of bugs, awful voice acting, and terrible face animation. You can't emotionally connect with any character as their facial expressions seem like they're oblivious to their situation and surroundings. I often found bugs during combat, and the story is not as significant as the original Mass Effect series was. ThisThis is not the Mass Effect we were promised in E3. This is a hot mess full of bugs, awful voice acting, and terrible face animation. You can't emotionally connect with any character as their facial expressions seem like they're oblivious to their situation and surroundings. I often found bugs during combat, and the story is not as significant as the original Mass Effect series was. This game seemed to be made just as a cash cow by using the ME name instead of an actual entry into the ME series.… Expand
  25. DrVater
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    I think all the hate this game had was just because it was trend, sure, game have problems, but the animations except some characters (specially human females) aren't that bad, story is interesting, most of the reviews i saw talking about story didn't have any sense and the initiative didn't either didn't play the game, for sure, the reason the initiative is created is explained in theI think all the hate this game had was just because it was trend, sure, game have problems, but the animations except some characters (specially human females) aren't that bad, story is interesting, most of the reviews i saw talking about story didn't have any sense and the initiative didn't either didn't play the game, for sure, the reason the initiative is created is explained in the game, but later on, story itself is pretty god IMO, most of the dialogue is also god, sometimes better than some of the dialogue of the OT, but sometimes worse, people say teammates are plain and have no depth, of course they won't have the same depth as garrus or tali in ME3, but compare them to garrus in ME1, in andromeda characters are IMO better than the first game, they just require some time to develop through the game, also, a tiny good thing that ME:A improved is combat, i know we don't play mass effect for combat, but its a good thing gameplay have been improved. Game is very big, and with big i mean BIG, lots of things to do, not ony missions like go here and look around for something, but very good developed missions like a gathering your crew to see a movie that tastes like a mini citadel dlc. Playing the whole game i'm certain people only played like 2 or 3 hours and decide they can do a review, i have 48 hours in the game and still is only 73% completed, if you have patience and let the game advance i'm sure it won't let you down. For me this game is an 8.5 - 9, hell i even enjoyed more andromeda than ME1, also, when people compare this game they always seem to forget that this is a new journey, you can't compare this to ME3, you have to do with ME1, you have to let the game develop itself through the hours, if you wait, i'm sure you will enjoy it as much as i do.

    I feel very bad for people who give this game a 0, because no game deserves that note (Except No Man's Sky). Please, be realistic with your reviews, some people who might enjoy the game won't buy it believing all the hate you just wrote is truth, and it isn't.

    If you liked the Mass Effect OT, i'm sure you will like the game except you are already brainwashed and believe all the crap that people is writing about it, in that case i won't struggle for yo to buy it, otherwise, you should buy it and enjoy it. Cheers    … Expand
  26. Runtal
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Yes, I think it's a good game all in all.
    I try to be spoiler free (So hard though)
    THE BAD: Face animation: Just bad. So, so bad. (In contrast, lip syncing is almost perfect). Face Design: They tried for a more realistic approach (Meaning: Less Hollywood, more average) Which is kind of ok, but it leads to my next point. Dating: If you’re male and heterosexual , you probably won't    Yes, I think it's a good game all in all.
    I try to be spoiler free (So hard though)

    THE BAD:
    Face animation: Just bad. So, so bad. (In contrast, lip syncing is almost perfect).
    Face Design: They tried for a more realistic approach (Meaning: Less Hollywood, more average) Which is kind of ok, but it leads to my next point.
    Dating: If you’re male and heterosexual , you probably won't get an interesting person to date in this one. (Your choices are hyper teenage girl with bonding issues, Lady by the book and “My Sister is more important than my own character”) It's pretty much EXACTLY like Dragon Age Inquisition. It seems Bioware really doesn't know how to make women interesting lately. (Thesis: To many gay writers? ) And as they’re not really pretty either, the human aspect of reproduction kicks in: You friendzone them all.
    Bugs: Soooo many glitches. Mostly funny, rarely game breaking. But there are some annoying ones. Maybe wait on some patches?

    THE GOOD:
    Characters: The characters do actually grow on you (Friends, yay!)
    Story: The story and decisions can be really hard. Some are a little forced but they made me stop and think about it. It seems they focused on long term problems that you create in the next ME title. (Implied) The "ending" is really cool (I guess they really really wanted to avoid ME 3 terror) and it sets some cool mysterious things up for later games in this franchise. (No Cliff-hanger, just teasing) The bad guy is well written and acted. He’s a great motivation later in the game. And the scary face animations actually work in his favour!
    Sound: The voice acting is mind blowingly good. It dips only rarely on side characters but the sheer volume needs to be mentioned and appreciated. Male Rider is really funny if you always take the funny answers. Holy **** there were some good ones in there. Some Music gets you really pumped for the action.
    Exploration: There's some really cool **** to explore and to look at. I stopped several times, look at something and was all “Woah”. And then dead. Because someone shot me.

    At the end, my score is mainly influenced by "how it felt" to finish the game and it left me satisfied.
    It’s kind of the opposite of ME3 where the game itself had a lot satisfying moments and then the ending almost ruined it.
    There's a lot of game here, not all good, but still worth your time and money.
    As a last tip: Activate subtitles and just read those instead of looking at the characters.    … Expand
  27. ftsforever
    Mar 28, 2017
    3
    Ok, now that i have put more than 40 hours into this i can safely say.. yes it is this much of a mess, the game runs like crap on pc with framerate drops (from 60 to as low as 1) on a **** 1070 8gb, it glitches all the time, there are even side missions you cant complete due to glitches (the hitbox for something you have to interact with is underground so you can do it even when standingOk, now that i have put more than 40 hours into this i can safely say.. yes it is this much of a mess, the game runs like crap on pc with framerate drops (from 60 to as low as 1) on a **** 1070 8gb, it glitches all the time, there are even side missions you cant complete due to glitches (the hitbox for something you have to interact with is underground so you can do it even when standing on top of the damn thing)... the story is just sad, it resembles more fan fiction than it does a 40 million dollars triple A bioware title, the plot twists are so infantile you would have to be a potato to not see it coming, the dialogue as well is just cringe worthy for the most part.
    the game is just absolute garbage with its only redeeming quality being that combat is actually really really really fun, when it works and you can actually move without your framerates killing you ¬_¬
    all in all i wish i could have money back    … Expand
  28. DarkLordReveng
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Andromeda lays a great foundation and if you move past the limited and gated trial and actually play the game its fantastic. Even most the reviewers have pointed out EA made a mistake only allowing review of the first 10 hours. I agree with them. I have completed 98% of the game and it took me over 77 hours ( I did a lot of very optional side content). Some of the side quests lead to someAndromeda lays a great foundation and if you move past the limited and gated trial and actually play the game its fantastic. Even most the reviewers have pointed out EA made a mistake only allowing review of the first 10 hours. I agree with them. I have completed 98% of the game and it took me over 77 hours ( I did a lot of very optional side content). Some of the side quests lead to some uprising gems like the birth of the first child in the new galaxy. On a desert world defeating the water mafia makes sense to make the planet more viable.

    The main story is solid, the character stories are strong and in some cases really touching, and the lore is fantastic. This game lays an amazing foundation for future games very much like ME1 did originally. The fighting mechanic is the best in the series. I know some people want to control their companions in combat and I respect them, I like this approach but like I said I respect their opinion.
    I like the crafting, love the Nomad especially on one of the later game worlds with low gravity. I love reading the lore as I discover it and engaging in conversations with everyone.

    This game like the original ME1 has glitches and some mechanics that aren't great, but if games don't try new things they don't evolve and that's no fun. This game has the same issues each of the ME games have had at the begining. What I like about Bioware is they will make the effort over a long period of time to keep improving it. But they have created the foundation with ME:A for a great new saga. If you have a man crush on Shepard you can't get over this may not be the game for you. Thats a different story, with a different tone, in a different time with very different objectives.

    So I have been confused how off the bat there was so many 0 - 3 with such negative comments. Until I started clicking around a bit and realized these were account created specifically to bash this game. This tactic has been used before. No surprise there is a very loud, very angry group who hate Bioware or have a vendetta against this game who are making a very concerted effort. The positive comments are rolling in and the major reviews have made the key point that is a great game with some challenges and glitches to be fixed. That is accurate. This game is a solid and worth an open minded play through.    … Expand
  29. Ricar123
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Animaciones faciales blablabla... bugs blablabla... historia pésima misiones secundarias malas blablabla... destrucción de la saga blablabla... no está Sephard blablabla...

    Y eso, es todo lo que cualquier hater pueda soltar por la boca cuando habla de este nuevo más effect, todo por seguir a las masas, por 2 videos que un YouTuber con muchas ganas de fama subió a su canal En serio? E    Animaciones faciales blablabla... bugs blablabla... historia pésima misiones secundarias malas blablabla... destrucción de la saga blablabla... no está Sephard blablabla...

    Y eso, es todo lo que cualquier hater pueda soltar por la boca cuando habla de este nuevo más effect, todo por seguir a las masas, por 2 videos que un YouTuber con muchas ganas de fama subió a su canal

    En serio? E llegado a leer análisis en metacritic de auténtica dudosa veracidad, el mismo día de lanzamiento,un día después, dos días después, unas horas más tarde...! Criticando ( a parte como no de las animaciones faciales ) la propia historia y las misiones secundarias

    Que esta pasando con esta nueva generaciones de "jugadores"? No hay universo más haya que Fifa calle of duty y battlfield?
    Y que está pasando con aquellos jugadores con ya cierta veterania? Son como aquellos "cinefilos" que sólo ven con buenos ojos películas de hace 30 o 40 años? Son de los "todo lo pasado es bueno y lo de ahora es malo?
    O simplemente carentes de personalidad que repiten lo que dice la multitud? Sin haberlo probado si quiera, y es más, con el único afán de desprestigiar un gran juego y poder influir negativamente a otros a bases de mentiras

    Bueno, dejando de lado mi cabreo, y con razón, voy al tema del análisis.

    La historia, la narrativa, fascinante, impecable, típico de esta saga, te mete de lleno nada más empezarlo, y cadaptadores vez notas cómo va aumentando, esas ganas de "quiero más", quiero saber que va a pasar a continuación. No quiero indagar de que trata, en parte porque creo que todo el muno lo sabe ya, pero solo diré, universo nuevo, desconocido, olvidate de Sephard y sus compañeros, y deja las comparaciones y los sentimientos a parte.

    Los diálogos a mi gusto han cambiado a mejor, ya no solo hay "chico bueno/ chico malo revelde" ahora es más bien "como quiero expresarme" tienes para escoger respuestas con lógica, técnicas, con el corazón, con cabeza, casual, profesional...

    Ahora hablemos de la optimizacion, tan criticada también, pero han dejado algo a salvo? Están a gusto con algo?

    Pues solo diré que con mi equipo, una gráfica nvidía gtx 960, con un procesador AMD FX 6300 y 8gb de ram, que se supone que me debería ir justito en calidad baja, me va genial, de verdad, en calidad media, y apostaría que aún podría ajustar algunos aspectos a valor alto y me seguiría yendo fluido, con una media de 40/50fps en juego normal y una media también de 40/50 fps en las escenas de animación.

    Apenas lags, apenas "trabadas" todo genial.

    Y bugs? En serio tienen tanta cara algunos de decir que tienen bugs que te hacen imposible seguir jugando? Me rio yo... y llevo 13 horas de juego.

    Luego son los que le dieron un 10 al famoso juego aquel de "bugthesda"

    Mal optimizado de verdad? Otra mentira más derrumbada.

    Luego el tema del krafteo de planetas, modificaciones para hacerlos habitables, el nuevo sistema de desarrollo e investigacion y desarrollo de armas armaduras y aumentos, es bastísimo, con 3 tecnologías diferentes a desarrollar, y si te gusta todo ese tema, te tirarás horas tan solo con ello.

    Los Cómpañeros geniales, olvidad a los anteriores de las viejas entregas, repito, para los nostálgicos, no hay un Sephard, hay un nuevo Pionero que empieza de cero, a si cómo algunos de sus conpañeros.

    Buenas conversaciones y buenas interacciones con ellos, se hacen muy interesantes y pronto los vas cogiendo cariño.

    Las misiones secundarias repetidas? Bueno, algunas si no hay que engañarnos, como en cualquier otro juego del estilo, pero para nada como algunos quieren hacernos creer, es más, la mayoría son diferentes y poco tienen que ver unas con otras

    Luego está el tema de recolectar minerales, escanear animales salvajes, flora y faúna alienigena, realmente interesante. Mucha atención al códice pues te va dando información muy valiosa.

    Los gráficos a mi gusto son maravillosos, incluso con mi equipo actual se ve fantástico

    Vayamos a la tan polémica de las espresiones faciales... como e dicho, un YouTuber con muchas ganas de fama. En ningún momento en mis 13 de horas de juego que llevo, e visto esas semejantes cagadas publicadas en ese dichoso video... a si lo digo.

    De verdad, comprarlo, no os vais a arrepentir, en tal caso os arrepentireis de no hacerlo.

    Y tiene pinta de ser el inicio de una nueva saga. Deseándolo sinceramente.

    Se juzga un libro por sus primeras páginas? Pues con eso digo todo    … Expand
  30. TrollYourEnemey
    Mar 28, 2017
    4
    Mess Effect : First of all let me state that I am a huge fan of the Mass Effect Franchise. Mass Effect 2 for me was the pinnacle of the trilogy! Here we are now in 2017 with a new game to kick start a new trilogy..... and i'm absolutely shocked at the quality of this game. There will be no personal attacks towards the employees of BioWare here because I know they are a very hard workingMess Effect : First of all let me state that I am a huge fan of the Mass Effect Franchise. Mass Effect 2 for me was the pinnacle of the trilogy! Here we are now in 2017 with a new game to kick start a new trilogy..... and i'm absolutely shocked at the quality of this game. There will be no personal attacks towards the employees of BioWare here because I know they are a very hard working company. I am not sure wtf happened here tho... First of all Andromeda looks like it had a significant downgrade in the graphical department. Also animations are clearly not up to par with today's standards.. this is rather confusing as this is a huge team of developers with the resources, money and the staff to make this game the AAA title it should have been. There are countless bugs and glitches, poorly written dialogue, frame rate drops, texture problems, lighting problems, shadow problems, even just simply running around looks terrible. Animations: WTF is with the ugly character models? this isn't 2007 anymore... heck The first Mass Effect game actually looks better than this!! This is completely unacceptable at full retail price! here in Canada where the game was made this costs ove $80.. and even $120!!! To put the nail in the coffin the multiplayer is just Horde mode... endless waves of horde mode. Incredibly boring. Oh there is also microtransactions for horde mode.... can you believe it ? I bet you can't.. but stupid people will still buy into it. Gotta get that 10 dollar gun! Anyways I am now just ranting. Hows the story of this game? well its completely forgettable, You really don't care for these characters at all. The sex scenes are extremely awkward and will probably make you burst out laughing. This just doesn't feel like a BioWare game. Lets not forget that in the dialogue options.. It does let you choose but they never say what you want them to say... Its like its on PG mode all the time. Gotta be nice I guess. All in all I'm deeply disappointed in this and I know BioWare tried there damn best to give us a great game, Unfortunately it feels more like they are trying to copy what the first 3 games did ... but the execution of it is sub par. The combat however is tight and fluid when it does not glitch out. There is allot of content in this game, but most of it is rather tedious and boring. It hurts my Mass heart to give this a dislike but it is what it is. In loving memory of Sheppard. This is below Average. 4/10… 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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