Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Yjn
    Jun 27, 2019
    0
    This game is a **** insult to the mass effect trilogy..................................
  2. cossayos
    Aug 20, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After finishing the game and the announcement of no additional SP content coming, I'm doing another review.

    The positive: The game is solid now. Mostly bugfree and the animations have been fixed for the largest parts.

    The mediocre: Story, straight from the rack. Companions, apart from Drack and Peebee, the worst turnout of any Bioware game. In previous games, I couldn't wait to discuss our progress with the companions. In this game I get the feeling of do I really have to talk with that companion again. They're mostly cliche, with Gil sticking out like a sore thumb. He's the virtual gay checklist being ticked off. Gay, female best friend, wants to become a parent, becomes parent with female best friend. When I learned about his story, I was sure, a homophobe had written this. Liam, the guy that even the squadmates despise. So how would the player react differently to this annoying and boring cardboard? Then there's the lead character, Ryder. It's the weakest lead character of any Bioware game. I blame that on the absence of Paragon/Renegade options that doesn't even allow for a snide comeback if your character is outright insulted.

    The ugly: Lose quest threads. I don't know what the developers had in mind when the most interesting side quests just lead to nowheren. Specifically the mysterious benefactor and the Garsson murder leave you hanging out to dry. Maybe they planned on producing DLCs to resolve these issues. But we're not getting any, so there's absolutely no incentive for a replay, fully knowing that you won't resolve most of the mysteries.

    In short, buy if you're into some shooter action with added puzzles and repetitive environments. Steer clear, if you expect RPG content.    … Expand
  3. Steyraus
    Feb 18, 2021
    1
    What an embaresment, bad story, ugly unlikable characters. Boring generic gameplay.. All the good Bioware game have characters that make the player feel for them. Sometimes you hate a bad guy , sonetimes you love a compainion. The characters in Andromeda were so dull and safe all you got from them was to not want to be anyware near them.
  4. chumpwithnoname
    Dec 26, 2020
    4
    Very boring game. I can enjoy ME1 still, but I can't enjoy this game loaded with non-needed boring stuff that was put into this game just to make fill it with tasteless crap.

    This is Dragon Effect Inqisition.
  5. dexiongmao
    Aug 27, 2017
    5
    Even with ugly faces, too much similar puzzles, ugly faces, slow and repetitive stories, ugly faces, narrow space in co-op missions, and ugly faces, this is a solid game worth a score of 7-8.

    Things like combat and exploring are pretty interesting to me, although they did a rather poor job to provide opportunities or attract players to do so. I can remember 1 year ago, we witnessed    Even with ugly faces, too much similar puzzles, ugly faces, slow and repetitive stories, ugly faces, narrow space in co-op missions, and ugly faces, this is a solid game worth a score of 7-8.

    Things like combat and exploring are pretty interesting to me, although they did a rather poor job to provide opportunities or attract players to do so.

    I can remember 1 year ago, we witnessed the failure of No Man's Sky and wished this would not be another lie of the trailer. Now the developer proves that they are much less responsible than the No Man's Sky team. They have given up further effort on fixing this mess and this is probably the most thing I am unhappy with.

    I cannot say I didn't enjoy my 70 hours. But it is pretty disappointing, and truly a lesson of not pre-ordering the game.    … Expand
  6. Fiona666
    May 10, 2018
    8
    Yes, it's not as good and the first trilogy. But all the negative reviews are really undeserved. This is a pretty solid big budget solo RPG.
  7. EroSennin
    May 15, 2018
    8
    Post patch impressions here; so cannot comment about launch state. But i would like to offset the highly negative scores here. First of all most negative reviews, are a result of the 'bandwagon' effect.
    The game is definitely buggy but not worth a 0/10 with any perspective.
    The game's main story is fine-ish, it isn't great; but the game shines in player stories, ryder is but a vessel for    Post patch impressions here; so cannot comment about launch state. But i would like to offset the highly negative scores here. First of all most negative reviews, are a result of the 'bandwagon' effect.
    The game is definitely buggy but not worth a 0/10 with any perspective.
    The game's main story is fine-ish, it isn't great; but the game shines in player stories, ryder is but a vessel for the player to express themselves and mold the world accordingly. Each friend mission and heleus assignment is a literal ride for players to actually role-play as a pathfinder; does the player keep on focusing on just his vengeance against the archon or does he help the angara,etc.
    The world is brimming with potential; Though sadly we won't be seeing our decisions take fruition in the next part(i really do hope EA reconsider it)
    The gameplay is simply put fun. On hard it is challenging enough to be fun without being pathetically imbalanced against the player; if i died i felt like it was my f*** up rather than cheap damage from enemies. The enhanced mobility in combat adds more than just speed to the combat but verticality also. The weapons are satisfying to use, the exploration is fun as well though platforming feels like a missed opportunity here. The AI though leaves a bit to be desired as sometimes they are smart to flank you and even flush you out of cover using grenades etc. forcing you to use the mobility that you have but sometimes they get stuck in between deciding whom to target(happened to me in 10% encounters across the 50 hour playthrough). The new dynamic profile system is fun to tinker with as well
    The graphics are a mixed bag; facial animations suck to be put bluntly(Except for those few scenes which seem animated differently). The environment on the other hand though ranges from breath-takingly gorgeous or just meh(still miles ahead of stuff like no man's sky or the planet explored in previous mass effects). The moment when your ship docks in and you view the planet on foot is always makes you feel enticed to explore it.
    The music is good, not too bad not too great but it does fit in well with whatever happens on screen(At least on my playthrough)
    The menus are good and easy to navigate but they are overly done, to the point of being irritating. Even after the skip patch the planet zoom in to zoom out remains which loses novelty after first 3 times and then becomes irritating.
    Overall, even after the patches the game remains buggy but never enough to outshine its strengths. The game is easily a 7.5/10(have to give 8 as metacritc doesn't have decimal ratings). Fun to play and a great sandbox to roleplay your character in; if you can bear through the irritating menus and occasional glitching    … Expand
  8. Ordnik
    May 26, 2021
    0
    Good graphics, gameplay and... and... and thats it.

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

    The game feels like a kids show, characters keep joking and joking and show no interesting conversation at all. Most planet designs are so lame with no imagination, planets are so bland. Story ongoing is terrible, they filled the game with puzzles and boring openworld walking. Mass Effect was amazing with everything. This game is a disappointment, they had budget, they had time, they could do better.    … Expand
  9. Filuyezz
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    When comparing Mass Effect: Andromeda to its predecessors it's a boring and weak substitute. Story-blank, nothing new. Characters- Blank, forgettable, and you just not identify with them. Gameplay- repetitive, nothing new, similar to previous games or even worse. Same pattern with every new planet. I really do not recommend this title to anyone. It is better to stick to Mass Effect trilogyWhen comparing Mass Effect: Andromeda to its predecessors it's a boring and weak substitute. Story-blank, nothing new. Characters- Blank, forgettable, and you just not identify with them. Gameplay- repetitive, nothing new, similar to previous games or even worse. Same pattern with every new planet. I really do not recommend this title to anyone. It is better to stick to Mass Effect trilogy and forget about this miserable offspring.… Expand
  10. Kellion
    Feb 21, 2021
    10
    Ну что же могу сказать?Да игра не идеальна,да у неё есть изъяны и недочёты,но так же у неё большой потенциал.Если бы её не забросили разу после того как её завалили,то мы могли бы увидеть если не самую лучшую,то уж не самую худшую часть серии.Игра мне понравилась на все 100.Очень надеюсь и жду продолжение именно Андромеды,а не трилогии.Так как по мне история Шепарда закончена.А вот историяНу что же могу сказать?Да игра не идеальна,да у неё есть изъяны и недочёты,но так же у неё большой потенциал.Если бы её не забросили разу после того как её завалили,то мы могли бы увидеть если не самую лучшую,то уж не самую худшую часть серии.Игра мне понравилась на все 100.Очень надеюсь и жду продолжение именно Андромеды,а не трилогии.Так как по мне история Шепарда закончена.А вот история Райдера и Андромеды только началась.Очень надеюсь и очень жду.… Expand
  11. Ragegoberts
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    bugs were never fixed so the games are buggy as **** for zero reason lile why are you guys so braindead bioware clearly you dont care about your IP
  12. EddyCosta
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    This game is being treated so unfairly by the community that it made me write my first review ever, just to be able to give it a 10 for all the bullsh*t i'm reading here. Obviously all the haters must have played less than 10 hours of the game and they think that it deserves a 0 out of 10 just because of some bugs. I admit that the game has some bugs and the beginning is very slow and kindThis game is being treated so unfairly by the community that it made me write my first review ever, just to be able to give it a 10 for all the bullsh*t i'm reading here. Obviously all the haters must have played less than 10 hours of the game and they think that it deserves a 0 out of 10 just because of some bugs. I admit that the game has some bugs and the beginning is very slow and kind of boring, but after that it just gets better.
    The game is beautiful, incredibly big, has the best combat in the series and you really feel you are the captain of your own space ship.
    If you liked the original ME trilogy and/or like sci-fi games in general you MUST give ME: Andromed a try. I'm having a blast playing it. For me it is, together with ME 2, one of the best of the series, if not THE best.    … Expand
  13. gatorfreak_luke
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    An amazing game that really is getting an unfair rep. It is a perfect balance to me, but whatever your gaming preferences are, ME:A delivers. You can focus just on the main story, which is entrenched with mystery and intrigue about what’s going on, why you and others are really here, and where do you go from here. You can also get lost in building up the new colonies and the Nexus for theAn amazing game that really is getting an unfair rep. It is a perfect balance to me, but whatever your gaming preferences are, ME:A delivers. You can focus just on the main story, which is entrenched with mystery and intrigue about what’s going on, why you and others are really here, and where do you go from here. You can also get lost in building up the new colonies and the Nexus for the Milky Way species. The combat is incredible in-game and the multiplayer is ridiculously fun and addictive. The dynamic narrative choices are unmatched. The characters have so much depth. This game is both incredible and fun. I am not sure when I will ever have time to play a different video game again. To address the flaws, it is a huge game and the bugs are being fixed. Some of the animations are what they are. This is a massive video game that offers so much. A crooked smile should not ruin your experience. The game does start slow after the intro, but, WOW, does it open up after your first planet. The only big complaint I have is the lack of auto-saves and quick-saves. I’ve lost 20+ mins of combat from lack of available saves.… Expand
  14. Bakgrind
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    I'm enjoying my 50 plus hours into playing the game. I think the game play and story is fine and I place this game above the the orignal game that started the franchise. It's hard to say how it can compare to ME2 & ME 3 because I haven't finished the game yet. The one thing that Bioware has been bad at over the years is their character customization .Or should I say the lack of it . ItI'm enjoying my 50 plus hours into playing the game. I think the game play and story is fine and I place this game above the the orignal game that started the franchise. It's hard to say how it can compare to ME2 & ME 3 because I haven't finished the game yet. The one thing that Bioware has been bad at over the years is their character customization .Or should I say the lack of it . It really is hard to make an acceptable custom character better than or equal to the default one. Their hair color and options are pretty sad as well. Perhaps they really need to go in a different direction with their art design. Another game that uses the same engine is Battle Field 1 and while the game play has a good look and feel the characters seem to look a lot better even though they lack a lot of facial expressions.… Expand
  15. Galebazz
    May 12, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect Andromeda makes too many mistakes to get a 10, but oh boy was it still a fun ride.

    Andromeda captured the story brilliantly, and for me, the open worlds did not make it feel bland.
    Don't let the other reviews distract you while playing.
  16. undecode
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    Great game, the story, characters, mechanics and gameplay are really good. There are some bugs and the animations (looks like it's the only thing people care about nowadays, to the point to riot against Senior animator - from another company- ) could be improved. But to be honest, I experienced way more glitches and bugs playing other games, like Witcher, when people didn't even talk aboutGreat game, the story, characters, mechanics and gameplay are really good. There are some bugs and the animations (looks like it's the only thing people care about nowadays, to the point to riot against Senior animator - from another company- ) could be improved. But to be honest, I experienced way more glitches and bugs playing other games, like Witcher, when people didn't even talk about it.
    I seriously don't know why people are complaining this much about ME:Andromeda. The 0/4 scores are purely from fan-boys or people hating on something particular (like the animation non-sense I talked about before), there is no way that this game could have that low score.
    Finally, I stopped caring about these silly ratings a couple years ago, and some AAA games with really low score were a surprise. The only reason I'm making this review is for the people who really wan't to know if this game is good. If you liked the other Mass Effects, you will like this one too.    … Expand
  17. davoz28
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    This game isn't as bad as people would like you to believe.. The best part of this game is in the pathfinding and sidequests, that make up a huge part of the content. The planets are nice and fun to explore. The combat is fun. Yes the animations leave a bit to be desired but the only problems I ran into was an invisible wall a couple of times and a broken dialogue sequence that were bothThis game isn't as bad as people would like you to believe.. The best part of this game is in the pathfinding and sidequests, that make up a huge part of the content. The planets are nice and fun to explore. The combat is fun. Yes the animations leave a bit to be desired but the only problems I ran into was an invisible wall a couple of times and a broken dialogue sequence that were both fixed by reloading.. I made a full review here, and stand by it despite what the majority say. http://fg-2.com/2017/03/24/review-mass-effect-andromeda/… Expand
  18. Nikop0l
    Apr 30, 2017
    8
    The shytposting of kids here is getting really annoying. 0/10? 1/10? That is just utterly retarded. The game has its flaws and if not for the stupidity displayed in the user review section I would go with 7/10, but I hated EVERYTHING sounds like a small, spoiler kid who just copies his peers if anything.

    So, the bad stuff first. Unpolished. Obvisously, release date has been pushed by    The shytposting of kids here is getting really annoying. 0/10? 1/10? That is just utterly retarded. The game has its flaws and if not for the stupidity displayed in the user review section I would go with 7/10, but I hated EVERYTHING sounds like a small, spoiler kid who just copies his peers if anything.

    So, the bad stuff first. Unpolished. Obvisously, release date has been pushed by EA. Most of bugs and animation flightches were fixed with patch 1.05 thankfully and for the most part it now runs smoothly. Second, main story feels bit like filler. We never get that real feeling of kett dread except in one scene. Three, lot of decisions within the game see no consequence with vague promise of it being seen in future DLCs, new game. Which would be normally fine, but seems to be that too many things have been thrown in that category and there are multiple quests that seems thanks to it unfinished (eg Benefactor one). Inventory system needs to be remapped and so does research and development.

    Good things: Exploration. Narrow corridors of ME2 and 3 are gone, replaced by open world and return of exploration feeligns that many loved in ME1 (though there it was unpolished as hell). Combat. Again, 2D combat zone with cover-and-shoot system is gone. Open fields and verticality now rule and its all for the better. Writing of side quests which sold this game for me and made me nuke 90 hours inside first full playthrough. Aside of generic task quests (seriously, just ditch them) the side quests have all a smaller or greater story and will keep you interested in game.

    PS: I dont care about graphics. I still enjoy KOTOR 14 years after I played it first time and graphics doesnt bother me. Besides, graphics is strong pull here and some awkward facial animation (to be honest, noticed that only once) is really something that matters not to me and for those who have nothing else to say, it makes you look like nitpickers who just want to hate but are struggling to find a reason. Seriously, how many of you 0/10, 1/10 and 3/10 even frickin played this game? Not many probably.

    TLDR: Most of flaws here are of technical character, with others being something that could have been done better, but it isnt deal-breaker. It sets a solid ground for new spin-off franchise and am interested in seeing it develop in the future.    … Expand
  19. RexLibris
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    The bottom line is that this is a solid game in the Mass Effect tradition. It's strength lies in its exploration mechanics and as such it's more akin to ME1 than 2 or 3. The landscapes and environment are beautiful though as others have suggested facial modeling leaves something to be desired. Story and characters are weaker than ME2 (the high point of the series IMO). It's not aThe bottom line is that this is a solid game in the Mass Effect tradition. It's strength lies in its exploration mechanics and as such it's more akin to ME1 than 2 or 3. The landscapes and environment are beautiful though as others have suggested facial modeling leaves something to be desired. Story and characters are weaker than ME2 (the high point of the series IMO). It's not a particularly challenging game, but then neither were the previous three entries. The game provides a good experience because it puts exploration front and center, has a pretty decent story, and contains serviceable characters. I have found a few bugs (for example I get certain messages before I'm supposed to) but nothing that a game reload won't fix. The dialog is weaker than previous games but not infantile as some suggest.

    I have to say that I'm amazed at the rage being vented against ME:A. Many complain of the scanning and gathering elements, but I think they actually enhance the feel of exploration. If you wanted a story of ME2 quality, I can see where you might be disappointed, but several of the highly negative reviews I've read have little in common with my experience.    … Expand
  20. HK88H
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    The choices you make are meaningful, and the game constantly reminds you of them. It's good to see that Bioware went to the effort to explore new territory and experiment, rather than just make an ME2 clone and rake in money.

    There's a few wonky animations, but they don't detract from the enjoyment of the game unless you're looking for them the entire game. Dialogue is good, but you    The choices you make are meaningful, and the game constantly reminds you of them. It's good to see that Bioware went to the effort to explore new territory and experiment, rather than just make an ME2 clone and rake in money.

    There's a few wonky animations, but they don't detract from the enjoyment of the game unless you're looking for them the entire game.

    Dialogue is good, but you can tell that Bioware tried to break a lot of character tropes that were built in the original trilogy.

    Overall, its immensely enjoyable, but in a way different from the original trilogy, and while I think that is refreshing, I believe its what bothers so many people.    … Expand
  21. MrRaviewMagoo
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    Same as other games in my opinion. I'm having fun but it hasn't blown me away yet. I like the combat but agree the facial expressions suck... but to be honest I'm two screening the dialog anyways instead of intensely staring out their expression like everyone else must be.
  22. bugdropsX
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    It's a good game. Even still if story is so bad as ppl say. Hard to find a game equal quality. Story while not as interesting as meeting the reaper ai in me 1. It's another story. It probably will pick itself up a bit with next game. Does miss a bit main story progression compared to older games. In everything else its vastly superior to the older titles. It's one of the best looking gamesIt's a good game. Even still if story is so bad as ppl say. Hard to find a game equal quality. Story while not as interesting as meeting the reaper ai in me 1. It's another story. It probably will pick itself up a bit with next game. Does miss a bit main story progression compared to older games. In everything else its vastly superior to the older titles. It's one of the best looking games i played. Combat is good. Story is ok. There are a few bug's. But nothing really that prevented me in playing the game. In those 70 hrs of gametimes the worst is probably dying and not ressing, or not loading game after, prety bad bug. Found workaround for it so it didnt affect my save. Also strike teams bugs out. And i got stuck in jump animation for 30 seconds. For quest interactions animations they do bug out sometimes, u look wrong way or players all look opposite way. Nothing that prevented me from playing the game really. So i will take 1 point for story and 1 point for bugs. I think 8 is a fair score anyway.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. kryfionka
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    Ugly? Right, animations ARE really bad. But to be honest? After few hours I stopped to take care about it. This game have really good characters, I just love my teammates and humour in a lot of scenes. The story is good, I'm really interested what is next. Don't listen all the malcontents, try yourself. It's great game and ertainly do not deserve soo low score...
  25. Saedeas
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    tl;dr

    Animations - 5 Gameplay - 8 Plot - 7 I personally find that Gameplay and Plot are more important parts of a game than animations - but it would seem a lot of people intensely disagree with that opinion. ___________________________________________________________________________ I'll be honest, there seems to be several issues in how this game is rated by its audience.    tl;dr

    Animations - 5
    Gameplay - 8
    Plot - 7

    I personally find that Gameplay and Plot are more important parts of a game than animations - but it would seem a lot of people intensely disagree with that opinion.

    ___________________________________________________________________________
    I'll be honest, there seems to be several issues in how this game is rated by its audience.

    The first is a fairly common mistake (imo), which is that the game isn't rated on its own virtue, or rated against an industry standard. Instead it's measured against a trilogy that launched a decade ago, and that a lot of us grew up with. The second part, and judged from some of the things I've come across on different sites, seem to point out that people were set on hating the game and being disappointed by it, before it ever launched.I think it's a legacy of ME3's ending, which has tainted this launch.

    Is it an inferior game compared to the original trilogy? Aspects of it are, for sure. But it gets a lot right too. Gone are the cramped pre-fab structures of the original trilogy, and the addition of the jump pack/biotic jump + evade adds a lot to the dynamics of the gameplay, and the pace as well.

    I found the various locations more visually stimulating than either the original ME games, but also far better than the mess that was DAI. They weren't perfect, but they were at least on par with the original trilogy as far as I'm concerned.

    Right, so the setting and the gameplay are at the very least wholly acceptable. So what about companions and plot/missions?

    Companions will always be a subject of intense debate -as it should be. I suspect that half the player-base absolutely hates Peebee (justified or not) while the other half probably loves her. This is as it always will be, and isn't a lick different from any of the companions in the original trilogy. Some characters are pretty dull, some feel a bit forced, and others are pretty cool. In this case, I'd say they got more right than not, though I'd note that Bioware have far more issues with human characters than they do aliens (though perhaps disregarding Jack).

    Plot and missions? Right.
    Most of the game will be spent on different planets doing sidequests. As with most games, some of these are good, and others bad (no Witcher 3 here I'm afraid). Primarily the issue isn't an abundance of boring sidequests, as much as it's the amount of times you have to fly back to the same planet because of a quest update. Too much time spent in flying animations to the same damn places.

    The main plot is fairly decent though. The Kett are however a tad more generic than I'd wish for. Think the alien invaders in The Avengers, just with the ability to speak.. well, sorta.

    So, we come to the last part, and the one that's been hyped unreasonably so. Or maybe not unreasonably so, but one that has a far larger impact on user scores than makes sense. The animations. First of all, I'm not going to address general bugs, as they judging from a ton of other games, don't really impact scores (basically any game made by Bethesda). There are however distinct issues with animations, character creation and recycling of character assets.

    Animations range from fine to terrible. I ended up deleting my custom male character after the first conversation, because the facial animations were absolutely terrible. This was made better by using the pre-made male Ryder. The fact that the default male Ryder works decently, does not however, in any way forgive the terrible animations of custom characters but also other parts of the cast in the game. Facial animations aren't the only issues though, and movement and body language in conversations and cut-scenes also leave much to be desired. One would assume in this time and age, that a triple A studio could afford some decent mocap for both facial features and body (I don't recall it being as bad in DAI, though it was pretty damn wooden in the original ME trilogy).

    And then there's the recycling of assets. No excuse here, that's just plain lazy and frankly disrespectful. It's not even that they're trying to hide it. There are multiple scenes were a crowd of characters all wearing the same damn face are in plain view. It's insulting.

    The reason for my rating is fairly simple. If the animations and recycling of character assets were fixed, I'd give it an even "8" or hell maybe even an "8.5" if that was a thing. But the animations and recycling kills a bit of the immersion that seem to be Bioware's aim in most of it's game.    … Expand
  26. jayhawx86
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    Not as bad as people are saying it is. A lot EA bashing going on here. A lot of people who obviously haven't even played the game posting negative reviews.
  27. Vinites
    Mar 31, 2017
    9
    A good experience if you can ignore the problems in the beginning, the game flaws are too evident at the start, but its strengths shine brighter to the mid-end game
  28. f1r3st0rm
    Apr 25, 2017
    10
    Great great great game. I have loved this from the start to the end.
    It's one of my favorite of all time.
    I want a sequel and a sequel of the sequel and more.
  29. CathartesAura
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    Mass Effect Andromeda user reviews prove that you can't trust the internet princesses. This game is an excellent mix of rpg, resource management and action with great presentation. I hope that for my gaming enjoyment Bioware DOESN'T listen to the complaints. This is a great game.

    Planetside exploration is reminiscent of Mass Effect 1 except the planets have more content and there are no    Mass Effect Andromeda user reviews prove that you can't trust the internet princesses. This game is an excellent mix of rpg, resource management and action with great presentation. I hope that for my gaming enjoyment Bioware DOESN'T listen to the complaints. This is a great game.

    Planetside exploration is reminiscent of Mass Effect 1 except the planets have more content and there are no filler planets (so far). Action is the best of all Mass Effect games. The new galaxy and characters don't have the same emotional attachment as in the previous games eventually had but it has potential. Ryder in particular isn't "black slate" type of character like Shepard. Her dialogue fits her character very well regardless of option.

    There are some nitpicking that bothered me a bit scifi-wise. With those quantum entanglement communicators one would think they'd place one on Milky Way to keep communicationg with the fleet. Less emotional attachment to the characters too, though I like the crew. Game also starts bit slowly and there is lot to take in when it gets going.

    But I didn't even notice that those "facial animations" are supposedly bad. Wow.    … Expand
  30. DarthLord
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    First off I created an account on here just to write a review and that is saying a lot for me. I am tired of all the haters putting this game down. I understand that this game doesn't live up to the hype to some people. This game is far from perfect. Does this game have bad facial animations, pop ups, awkward moments, and fetch quests? Hell yes it does. That being said, sometimes I justFirst off I created an account on here just to write a review and that is saying a lot for me. I am tired of all the haters putting this game down. I understand that this game doesn't live up to the hype to some people. This game is far from perfect. Does this game have bad facial animations, pop ups, awkward moments, and fetch quests? Hell yes it does. That being said, sometimes I just had to actually stop and take in the beauty of the game world around me and look at the scenery. I was constantly curious of what laid ahead next and I am not just talking about the main story. There are many different items to find, develop, and research so it feels really rewarding when you get something ultra rare. The combat isn't perfect either, but it is fun and it hasn't gotten old for me. I actually almost didn't buy this game because of all the negative reviews and crap on youtube. That being said, i went with my gut feeling and bought it. I am still glad i did. This could have been game of the year if the issues that everyone has been claimed about been fixed. I am going to give this game a 10 just to even out the negative, even though its actually a 8 for me. If you liked the previous games of the past or just like sci-fi space games in general then just buy this game.… Expand
  31. EireRaven
    Apr 7, 2017
    7
    This game is having a polarizing effect on gamers. The the Mass Effect Trilogy is my all-time favorite game(s) and I am playing on Xbox which I've heard has less performance glitches than the PS4.

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

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

    This game has so much to do, and it all comes at you pretty quick once you're out of the first act. As I started getting new location after new location and quest after quest, it started becoming hard to focus. Then I realized that this would make replays absolutely fantastic. With ME2 I always wished I could get certain team members in a different order - ME:A does its best to give you the entire ocean as soon as it can. In the end I would say this game is taking a lot from the mechanics of Dragon Age Inquisition and using it here - and since I really enjoyed DA:I this works really well for me.
    Specifics:
    Better Mako - the Nomad is a ton of fun on the open world maps. Once you get the hang of it this vehicle definetly takes me back to cruising along barren planets in ME1 looking for things to scan and do. They fixed the turret problem by removing it all together however as ME:A isn't a military game (It's more like NASA or ISS) this makes sense in the lore.
    Better system exploration - In ME1 we had just a map to play with, by ME3 we had a little ship we flew around, in ME:A you sit on the bridge of the Tempest and feel your looking out into space and directing the ship as you go. It's a very cool feeling if you have a large TV.
    Better combat - The combat system I think works great once you figure out how to use it. I started playing like it was good 'ol ME and quickly would get flanked, shot from all directions, or had a strong enemy just overrun my position. Then I learned that while cover is still critical, mobility is now way more important. Dashing and jumping around the 3 dimensional battlefields becomes a blast, and there are a lot more opportunities to use combos or the environment to great advantage.
    Guns/Armor/Crafting – It’s a variant of DA:I, which I liked, however you may not.
    Story – So this comes down to the idea of linear play through vs open world. ME really was a linear game where you could choose how you did the middle section. A then B was set but C, D, E, and F were in any order you wanted, with G and H being locked in as well. With ME:A it feels they now give you C-X to do in whatever order you want, which may make the game feel cluttered or unfocused.
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a game that’s trying to give us a vast open frontier. From exploring new systems to colonizing new planets, from the bureaucracy of a developing government to the down and dirty struggle for survival and pirate attacks, I feel Bioware has hit on every task or expectation. But this is a huge undertaking and some of those things do end up becoming a bit shallow (first encounter – cough – cough). However I believe my main enjoyment for this game comes from the fact that I really liked Dragon Age Inquisition from which quite a few of the open world mechanisms or strategies were evolved, and the fact that this game is a spiritual sequel for Mass Effect 3 – it is NOT a sequel to the entire trilogy. You compare this one game to the entire trilogy and you will very quickly be disappointed. The connection I made to Ashley or Tali over 3 games will blow away what Cora or Peebee can do for me simply because they only have one game to do it.
    Mass Effect Trilogy was three games about saving the galaxy while making lasting relationships and hard choices. Mass Effect Andromeda is the 1st third of a game about being an explorer and dealing with all the realities of surviving in a new galaxy as a civilian agency while making lasting relationships and hard choices. Those are two very different plots and you can easily love the first trilogy and not this new game without trying to argue the non-mass-effect-ivy-ness of it all.    … Expand
  32. Sellara
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    I loved this game. There were bugs, none of them more than a minor inconvenience, but the game was over 100 hours long for a 100% completion run. I don't understand how everyone gives Elder Scrolls and Fallout (which were much buggier than this) a pass, but raise hell about bugs in a game like this. I really think the negative reviews are some sort of bizarre internet fad. If you love MassI loved this game. There were bugs, none of them more than a minor inconvenience, but the game was over 100 hours long for a 100% completion run. I don't understand how everyone gives Elder Scrolls and Fallout (which were much buggier than this) a pass, but raise hell about bugs in a game like this. I really think the negative reviews are some sort of bizarre internet fad. If you love Mass Effect, give this a shot, it was an amazing introduction to the Andromeda galaxy.… Expand
  33. Koldriel
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    I was not sure what to expect with this game as I read so many mixed reviews. In the end I decided that i would play it through and form my own opinion.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is an ambitious game with a wonderful core and expansive universe with a ton of lore and back story to draw from. At first I was somewhat lost at seeing the Sheppard story being left behind along with the Reapers    I was not sure what to expect with this game as I read so many mixed reviews. In the end I decided that i would play it through and form my own opinion.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is an ambitious game with a wonderful core and expansive universe with a ton of lore and back story to draw from. At first I was somewhat lost at seeing the Sheppard story being left behind along with the Reapers and most things that we had grown accustomed to in the previous Trilogy. After the first few hours I began to see the new story unfold and the characters develop. Some characters that I did not care for in the beginning ended up being some of my favorite characters by the end. Bioware has delivered on thier epic story telling. With decent voice acting (all though silly at times) you begin to feel a sense of connection with every character. Before I go into anymore detail here is a list of pros and cons.

    Pros
    - Great Gameplay. Combat is a blast.
    - Epic Bioware story telling.
    - Strong new Protagonists that is quite a good sense of humor.
    - So much to do! Finished the game at 85 hours and still had a lot more to do.

    Cons
    - some bugged missions. 5 on my playthrough uncompletable
    - yes some of the character animations are bad but only on a few faces. Addison being the worst of them.
    - no real introduction to crafting. One of the crafting types i was hard pressed to max it out. Maybe it is this way by design?
    - few times characters would talk to me about story line stuff that happened hours before, yet they treated it like it was 5 minutes ago.
    - I did not really feel the need to utilize the class change system in any way shape or form.
    - No skip option on when you travel from planet to planet. It some cases u gotta sit through the ship flying for up to 30 seconds.....

    Regardless of the cons I loved this game and would recommend it to any fan of the series. This is a game that needs to played through before forming an opinion of how good it is or not. It is not a perfect game but it definitely is a good game.    … Expand
  34. Daedalus79
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    Played the game now for +25 hours including multiplayer.
    Single player:
    The storyline is good to very well. Whereas the missions in Me2/3 were mainly scripted, you now have huge exploration and freedom. This gives you the feeling of loneliness and doubt whenever you chose to alter the timeline of mission solving. Even the upgrades on vehicle and other items influence the environment.    Played the game now for +25 hours including multiplayer.
    Single player:
    The storyline is good to very well. Whereas the missions in Me2/3 were mainly scripted, you now have huge exploration and freedom. This gives you the feeling of loneliness and doubt whenever you chose to alter the timeline of mission solving. Even the upgrades on vehicle and other items influence the environment. The visual quality is very good.
    Combat and movement is far better than the original series.
    On the other hand, my experience as a games tester has led me to quite a few areas where you make the game glitch But the more you let players wander around and give the freedom, the more the game is prone to such glitches. So nothing really game breaking.
    The only minor point for me in the single player is the quality of facial expression or better the lack of. For me it does push you away from the storyline sometimes.
    The problems with limbs etc colliding does occasionally happen. But in that respect not more/less than any other game. You are bound to start finding a lot of them if you are actually searching for flaws. But that happens with all games.
    The scanning, crafting, selling, developing, gives the game more depth and gives you as the player the feeling that you have the choice to make you character unique.

    Overall the single player is very good!

    Multiplayer:
    Action packed, and pretty difficult. I have +400 hours on the multiplayer of ME3. But Im still getting used to this one. It does feel a little more tight than the original one. I don't quite now how to put it. It is great fun, but still have to explore it. So for now a 7.5/10 on the MP.    … Expand
  35. CriticalMass
    Mar 28, 2017
    5
    In short: I could forgive the game's many technical, world- and gamedesign flaws if the writing wasn't the worst of the worst. The original games had me interested from the get-go and kept me interested untill the end. With Andromeda, I was reluctantly playing the game, enduring irritating characters, boring story and mindnumbingly dumb dialogue because I kept hoping it would become a trueIn short: I could forgive the game's many technical, world- and gamedesign flaws if the writing wasn't the worst of the worst. The original games had me interested from the get-go and kept me interested untill the end. With Andromeda, I was reluctantly playing the game, enduring irritating characters, boring story and mindnumbingly dumb dialogue because I kept hoping it would become a true Mass Effect game 'just around the corner'. It didn't, it absolutely did not.

    The good things: the combat is good fun, nothing new, but fun. The graphics on PC are great, IF you have a high end machine. But there are so many games that do the entire package better, both old and new.    … Expand
  36. 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
  37. KittyWhisky
    Apr 1, 2017
    7
    Shepard, save us.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda was the victim of haters before the release. And not without reason. Impressions at E3 was terrible and told us that the game is ready or not, or the writers are afraid to show their product. The gameplay videos were beautiful, but strange. Also all appreciated the terrible animation of a female character. But hope was. I spent 50 hours to beat    Shepard, save us.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda was the victim of haters before the release. And not without reason. Impressions at E3 was terrible and told us that the game is ready or not, or the writers are afraid to show their product. The gameplay videos were beautiful, but strange. Also all appreciated the terrible animation of a female character. But hope was. I spent 50 hours to beat the game and play in multiplayer. This is not Mass Effect.

    A feeling. many. who participated in the development of didn't care about the game. Advertising company again littered thanks to EA, the facial animation is bad (not terrible, but worse than in the same Wicher 3), the story is frankly weak. The only people who were good at your work it's artists. The scenery in the game are forced to admire him, all the planets are incredibly beautiful. Even painted and modeled space! This is the most beautiful space in games! The game looks gorgeous, but we love Mass Effect not for the graphics. Overall, the animation is normal. A nomad, nice to handle, he even slips on the ice. When you walk character, as in real life, to go around the different pits, crossing from ledge to ledge. Facial animation is bad, but don't destroy the game just because of her! It's a massive RPG, not cartoon. You need to enjoy the process of history. not the facial animation.

    The main plot is very weak, and does not tolerate any criticism. The plot is like a fanfic. I don't believe that it was written by a screenwriter completed. A few hours, the plot is intriguing, but that intrigue quickly subsides, and we see a weak, predictable and cliched plot. The main enemy Arkhon is absolutely not interesting. And it looks .as if escaped from the movie Gremlins (are you kidding me?!). Kett - another humanoid, and not much interesting. Just the enemies. We were shown a new race - Angara. again, they are humanoids (the writers without imagination), though looks beautiful, especially the eyes. History and lore of the race Angara is very interesting. A new race is fully opened, which is good news. We also have a new extinct race - Remnants. The writers absolutely not revealed the lore of this race. Remember what interesting was the Protheans in the first Mass Effect? Remnants appear to be a robot, although Remnants - it's not the robots, just the writers not come up with that is this race.

    But! It turns out that in Mass Effect: Andromeda main plot is just nothing. The most interesting tasks we give our team, and you can still find interesting job on the planets (although it is mainly sad scan). The developers have done everything that we fell in love with their team. And if you passed the game completely, and not stupidly ran the story, then you love them. Each member of our team is not just a puppet, and interesting character. Someone more interesting, someone less, but you are sure to find their favorites. Job they give are interesting, and sometimes with new gameplay mechanics. Make sure to do the job mates! It's the best thing in the game. The sex scenes also have - they are no better and no worse than in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

    Multiplayer since Mass Effect 3 has not changed, which is probably good. The only thing that has changed is the combat system. And this makes a pleasant change to the gameplay. We run across the map, applied skills, and great strafe. Many people do not like the new combat system, but I thought it was very successful. We have three games sitting behind cover and shoot is boring. Now we can jump high, hover in the air, strafe. The dynamics of the battle has grown significantly. Also in a single company will allow us to combine classes. this is another nice gameplay innovation. Now you can be not only biotic, but also an engineer. Another gameplay mechanic scan. It's boring and not interesting. Don't do it. Many criticized the game due to scanning, so don't do it, it did not occur? In this game, a weak soundtrack, and most importantly - in the game it's almost unheard of, this is a huge minus. If you listen to him separately, like it is good, especially the song that plays in menu, but in game you music almost never awake to hear.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda is not a continuation of the legendary series. we wanted to see. Weak dialogue (though certainly not all, there are very great), terrible plot (Mass Effect) ,and animation cause irreparable damage to Mass Effect. And if the animation can be corrected with patches, the story will remain a third-rate fanfic. despite this Mass Effect does not deserve such low ratings, it has many good features: quests of the characters, some third-party tasks, your team, the gameplay, the beauty of the planets. Give this game a chance, don't rush, explore the world, find interesting tasks (do not do a dull scan), and you will not notice how will these 50 hours. Mass Effect: Andromeda's not trash, just weak game - and this is the worst for this legendary series of games.    … Expand
  38. LordofCheese
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    So I've put in about 35 hours into the game and to me its good, just, not great,
    Good Points
    - Decent story. - Side Missions generally quite good. - Crew is quite likeable. - Graphics are great with some awesome vistas. - Combat is intense and engaging. - Good progression system. - Multiplayer is.... fine, I guess? - Crafting is quite good. Bad Points -    So I've put in about 35 hours into the game and to me its good, just, not great,
    Good Points

    - Decent story.

    - Side Missions generally quite good.

    - Crew is quite likeable.

    - Graphics are great with some awesome vistas.

    - Combat is intense and engaging.

    - Good progression system.

    - Multiplayer is.... fine, I guess?

    - Crafting is quite good.

    Bad Points

    - Animations aren't up to scratch (think everyone knows this by now. Personally haven't run into to many of these issues). Playing on Ps4.

    - The new dialogue system is adequate but doesn't quite live up to paragon/renegade. E.I, less opportunities to chances to interrupt people with RT/LT. Ryder seems to just always be paragon, Dialogue doesn't give much leeway for 'renegade' decisions.

    - Dialogue is a bit ropey but I seemed to get use to it.

    - Romances/relationships are **** (Due once in part to the writing methinks).

    - Multiplayer micro-transactions are an irritant, but don't seem to infringe to much. You usually only have to play one or two games to get higher level crates. (Things where you get weapons/characters etc).

    Overall I would recommend the latest Mass Effect. While not on par with the previous trilogy its quite fun and does have good qualities. But yeah, I think anything below a 5 is slightly unreasonable.    … Expand
  39. BabyShoes
    Jul 7, 2017
    10
    What an epic game. Mass Effect Andromeda is right up there with the original ME trilogy. It certainly has a few flaws and the game could have been more polished at launch, however, if you look at the entire picture it paints it's a masterpiece. I just finished it after roughly 140 hours of playing and i'm in awe.
    It saddens me that the bulk of the reviews it received couldn't look past    What an epic game. Mass Effect Andromeda is right up there with the original ME trilogy. It certainly has a few flaws and the game could have been more polished at launch, however, if you look at the entire picture it paints it's a masterpiece. I just finished it after roughly 140 hours of playing and i'm in awe.
    It saddens me that the bulk of the reviews it received couldn't look past the rough animations and bugs at launch. This may have cost us a possible sequel.    … Expand
  40. MrsHjort
    Apr 7, 2017
    9
    I really don't understand where all the negativity comes from, I absolutely love the game (and yes, I've played all the other games of the series multiple times). The thrill of exploring a new galaxy is amazing, the characters are great and there is a ton of lore to dig into if you like that kind of thing. Not to mention a story with twists that will make your jaw drop to the floor. My oneI really don't understand where all the negativity comes from, I absolutely love the game (and yes, I've played all the other games of the series multiple times). The thrill of exploring a new galaxy is amazing, the characters are great and there is a ton of lore to dig into if you like that kind of thing. Not to mention a story with twists that will make your jaw drop to the floor. My one and only point off is because of the menu system. It isn't optimal at the moment - there are folders upon folders and it can be hard to figure out in the beginning) - but it's not that big of a deal really. I really like what they've done with the replacement for the paragon/renegade system. It gives you way more freedom to be whatever you want to be without the label of good or evil. The game is beautiful too, I love the new galaxy map that enhances the feeling of being an explorer and the environments themselves are a treat to behold. Think of it as a dash of Star Trek Voyager's frontier exploration, a splash of Battlestar Galactica's desperate magnitude and top it off with a huge dose of the Mass Effect universe... stir it, mix it and heat, and you've got yourself a great game! I'm totally addicted.… Expand
  41. 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
  42. oldsimmer
    Mar 23, 2017
    7
    From reading many of the early reviews I was afraid that I would regret my pre-order but I am enjoying the game just fine and feel that my pre-order was not a mistake. To me the game is a mixed bag of things I miss from the original series (mainly the combat controls of my team) to the new additions I enjoy...well ok, the jump jetpack is really fun and that's about it.

    The awful    From reading many of the early reviews I was afraid that I would regret my pre-order but I am enjoying the game just fine and feel that my pre-order was not a mistake. To me the game is a mixed bag of things I miss from the original series (mainly the combat controls of my team) to the new additions I enjoy...well ok, the jump jetpack is really fun and that's about it.

    The awful animations just make me chuckle and mostly I just ignore them. It's a shame that the game's animations look worse than the original Mass Effect game that came out 10 years ago. Shame on Bioware. To me the one thing that makes or breaks this game is the boss battles. Which style of boss battle do you enjoy? Witcher III style (learn how to properly equip your character and conduct the fight then prepare to mash the same controls over and over for 15-20 minutes to win the fight and if you make a mistake at any point and die start all over from the beginning) or Fallout 4 style (learn what weapon options you have and use the right one and it's over in 30 seconds or less)?? The design decision to make the boss battles long drawn out repetitious affairs will result in my uninstalling the game like I did with Witcher III and never playing it again.

    Bioware did a nice job with the different planets and the game looks really nice and everything seems fine with the gameplay as I have basically had no issues with it. The writing is not as bad as most people seem to think. It's ok, not outstanding by a long shot but not awful either. If you enjoyed playing the original series I think you will enjoy this game just fine even at the current $60 price if you can get past the long drawn out boss battles.    … Expand
  43. mongrelscribe
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    I like this one overall. It's not up to the same standard as the first two mass effect games, but I'd put it on par with ME3 in most respects. The big failures are the ones you've seen made infamous online - facial expressions are often strange and inhuman at best. I've likened it to watching animatronic characters speaking. Things move and you get what the expression is supposed to be,I like this one overall. It's not up to the same standard as the first two mass effect games, but I'd put it on par with ME3 in most respects. The big failures are the ones you've seen made infamous online - facial expressions are often strange and inhuman at best. I've likened it to watching animatronic characters speaking. Things move and you get what the expression is supposed to be, but it rarely looks natural or appealing. Similar animation problems exist with character movement, and there are occasional graphical glitches that are annoying. The other thing I've found most annoying so far is the repetitive nature of the fights. The enemies have so far been largely the same, and I find myself using the same tactics over and over again without feeling like there's much point to the fighting.

    That said, I found the concept behind this game to be pretty compelling. It's executed with moderate success. The mystery of the scourge is fascinating enough to keep me going, and once the game opens up to let you explore the massive areas, it can feel really satisfying. As ugly as the characters can be, I've found many of the landscapes to be simply beautiful. I like the new ships. I like about as many companion/NPC characters as I liked in ME3 (about half of them).

    I haven't even attempted the multiplayer at this point, so I'm not considering that for my score.

    Bottom line is that this isn't the masterpiece that was ME2, and it lacks the sense of urgency (and the benefit of buildup) that supported ME3 so well. The game has some big flaws. That said, it's still worth playing if you enjoy science fiction and ideas of space exploration. I also think the majority of people giving this a "0" or "1" aren't giving the game a fair shake.    … Expand
  44. NikkiSvan
    Apr 4, 2017
    8
    This could be a long write, I hope you'll bear with me. I will actually detail game features that might be helpful in the end. And I will try to be as unbiased as I can.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    MEA has my recommendation. Easily. 8/10.    … Expand
  45. kent777bgr
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    Игра понравилась, наиграл более 60 часов и не остался разочарован. мне кажется несправидливым тот факт, что игру настолько сильно хейтят.
    Я не считаю, что разработчики обманули игроков: атмосфера исследований, открытий, на мой взгляд, удалась.
    Незадолго до релиза, когда полились тонны говна в сторону игры, я думал, что Андромеда меня разочарует. Писали, что в результате получится    Игра понравилась, наиграл более 60 часов и не остался разочарован. мне кажется несправидливым тот факт, что игру настолько сильно хейтят.
    Я не считаю, что разработчики обманули игроков: атмосфера исследований, открытий, на мой взгляд, удалась.
    Незадолго до релиза, когда полились тонны говна в сторону игры, я думал, что Андромеда меня разочарует. Писали, что в результате получится настолько плохо как мафия 3. Рад что для меня это оказалось не так. Конечно, лицевая анимация, за исключением некоторых моментов, выглядит плохо, азари стали все на одно лицо, причем лицо не самое красивое, надеюсь, что когда-нибудь анимацию поправят.
    Единственный минус, который сильно раздражает - это ооооочень долгие перемещения от планеты к планете, от системы к системе.    … Expand
  46. Terraryzin
    Apr 8, 2017
    10
    Over 80 hours put into this, not to mention a 2nd and 3rd character created already. I literally have Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3, also collector's editions of each, and a version of each on origins as well. Would bet over 1000s of hours of my life have been spilled into this game. With that said, let's move onto the actual game.

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

    Downsides first;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The Upside:

    Just about everything.

    Music was pretty great, as always.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Side quests were pretty good, could've been done better, but still good. Especially compared to other Mass Effect games. Bring Down The Sky, Lair of The Shadow Broker are the only comparisons I could think that'd be better, really.    … Expand
  47. 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
  48. Vladtheimpala19
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    Lets get the elephant in the room out the way. YES FACES ARE BAD.

    Now that's done, this game is absolutely brilliant! I have been playing ME:A for a fair few days and wow, some people can be really really butthurt about nothing. This is a Mass Effect game at its very finest. Characters are likable and yes I do care for these guys! Story is great and yeah its brill!

    I am a happy gamer!
  49. xlr8bg
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    As a gamer with decades of experience, I can honestly said this is one of the best games I've played. After 20 years of playing, everything starts looking the same and games have a hard time getting your attention. However, this one even caused me to prefer playing over sleep, which for years has been very rare to me. The story is captivating, with a lot of things to explore, great plotAs a gamer with decades of experience, I can honestly said this is one of the best games I've played. After 20 years of playing, everything starts looking the same and games have a hard time getting your attention. However, this one even caused me to prefer playing over sleep, which for years has been very rare to me. The story is captivating, with a lot of things to explore, great plot twists, and a lot of funny reference to the original trilogy. If you don't look at the details or focus too much on some unexplained details, I see how you can dislike the game and start assuming plot holes. However, this is just an intro into a new universe, so obviously there won't be time to explain everything. After all, I got 60hours of gameplay out of the story, and I even skipped quite a few side quests. It also lacks some polishing, but I didn't encounter any game-breaking bugs. Overall though it's a very solid experience for Mass Effect and Sci-FI fans as a whole.… Expand
  50. MountieManiac
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    Graphically wonderful, there are a few bugs yes but non game breaking. The bugs will be patched, and even if they aren't still a 9 out of 10. The story is captivating and engaging while not becoming boring or monotonous to me. The only reason it isn't a 10 out of 10 is for the overall quality is a little lower than to be expected on some of the minor animations. Overall well worth the money
  51. Henrique33
    Mar 31, 2017
    9
    If you like Mass Effect and Bioware in general you will like this one. Don't fall for the "animations are ugly" hurr durr, they are kinda outdated, but that doesnt turn this amazing game into a piece of s*** like people are saying. C'mon... It's Mass Effect with all the Mass Effecticities you will need! How that cannot be good?
  52. Vengar1965
    Dec 15, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never write a review, but as I loved this game so much I will. The story was short but amazing - please don't just play the story and leave out all the side bits as a lot of the quests actually sit well with the story. I haven't finished the game as of yet, I am on the last mission which is on hold - until I have done the whole game including all tasks.

    I am well over 70 hours in and at completion of 58%. A lot of the reviews on here moan about animation and looks ect. However, the animation is amazing considering how much content is available there is a few lip sync issues ect but the developers have released a patch and are listening to reviewers. I remember the days of eye of the beholder and wizardry series the graphics were - well non existent but the games made up for it in story telling ect.

    I have played all mass effect games and dragon age games and love them equally. Reviews these days are mostly based on cosmetic value and graphics and glitches. However all games to start with have teething problems - there is no perfect world - you build and adapt and improve ect. I take my hat off to bio ware - they have made one amazing game and I hope they do not stop making these type of games due to the hate of individuals. Maybe I am just an old fart hehe. Don't be a sheep and follow the quantity of bad reviewers - follow the few and quality reviewers :) try it your self - get a hard copy - play it if you do not like return to shop.

    Positive
    Breath-taking worlds to explore - gorgeous scenery.
    Engaging romance options and story with fun side quests and intriguing knowledge behind the initiative.
    Brilliant combat and is hilarious when you use your mini poc combat revenant :)

    Negative
    Some animation problems - however bio ware is fixing this and patch released (not so negative :P)
    Travelling to each little planet is long winded but is gorgeous on hdr pc - feels like being in space so can be overlooked.

    if I have typos I do apologise I am an old git lol - and please do not troll me for being honest as a relic gamer ;)    … Expand
  53. Xylli
    Apr 15, 2017
    10
    Its funny how many people dislike the game because of "technical issues" just because their PC is crap, or "bad Story" after playing 1 hour.

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

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

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

    Cant wait for future Andromeda Games.    … Expand
  54. Sinduril
    May 3, 2017
    10
    I almost didn't buy this game because i read all those negative reviews here. ALMOST. Thankfully I decided to try Andromeda myself and I don't regret it. This game is very good. It's not perfect, it has its flaws but it certainly does not deserve reviews like "ANIMATIONS ARE BAD!" and BAM - ZERO SCORE. Not cool guys! I'm going to give this game a 10 because I spent 90 hours playing itI almost didn't buy this game because i read all those negative reviews here. ALMOST. Thankfully I decided to try Andromeda myself and I don't regret it. This game is very good. It's not perfect, it has its flaws but it certainly does not deserve reviews like "ANIMATIONS ARE BAD!" and BAM - ZERO SCORE. Not cool guys! I'm going to give this game a 10 because I spent 90 hours playing it during which I had fun. I loved the story, loved the characters, loved the dialogues, the humour. My recommendation is to ignore the negative comments that DO NOT give justice to Mass Effect Andromeda and try the game yourselves. This game is just a good sci fi story in Mass Effect universe.… Expand
  55. Siluan
    Apr 1, 2017
    9
    I haven't finished the game, I'd say I'm halfway done (55 hours in with doing almost every single sidequest), but I certainly don't understand all the terrible reviews the game gets. I think people set their expectations extremely high due to the trilogy we all know and love, and when Andromeda failed to be as epic as three games rolled into one during the first couple of hours ofI haven't finished the game, I'd say I'm halfway done (55 hours in with doing almost every single sidequest), but I certainly don't understand all the terrible reviews the game gets. I think people set their expectations extremely high due to the trilogy we all know and love, and when Andromeda failed to be as epic as three games rolled into one during the first couple of hours of gameplay, they became very disappointed.

    Andromeda is by no means a bad game. It reminds me the most of the first Mass Effect with a clear focus on exploration. The story isn't as urgent as with the trilogy, because there's no acute threat, "only" a need to establish a new home in a new galaxy, which fits well with the exploration theme and actually for once it makes sense to help people along the way - you do it for the survival.

    The games certainly has some bugs and could use a bit more polish in some areas. I personally don't mind the animations, I think they're bad only on Addison and sometimes Sarah. What bothers me the most is the clunky UI and unskippable cutscenes when travelling between planets.

    What on the other hand is great is the combat, which is definitely most fun from all the ME games. It's very dynamic, fluid yet not confusing and thanks to not being restricted to one class, you can switch between different playstyles or classes to your heart's content. The only questionable thing here is the limitation to only 3 active skills, which is somewhat negated by being able to switch your profiles and skill loadouts.

    The sidequests are mostly interesting and the more boring "fetchquesty" stuff is clearly labelled as additional tasks and can be avoided completely.

    In conclusion:

    The good:

    Lots of stuff to do and explore
    Combat
    Companions
    Great visuals
    Interesting sidequests
    Puzzles as fun

    The "meh":

    Main story isn't as gripping as the original trilogy
    Some animations are iffy
    Occasional bugs

    The ugly:
    Clunky UI
    Unskippable cutscenes that take up a lot of time

    Overall a great game to get immersed in and explore new worlds.    … Expand
  56. AUT_Nessilian
    Apr 1, 2017
    8
    So, ich hab das Spiel nun nach 60 Stunden durchgespielt, mir Vieles, aber nicht alles angeschaut und staune nicht schlecht, wenn ich da diese 0er Reviews sehe.

    Mir ist nicht klar, was Leute meinen, wenn sie sagen: Es ist kein Mass Effekt oder die Graphik is beschissen, denn ich muss schon sagen, daß ich die Rahmenbedingungen des Spiels angemessen finde. Mass Effekt war nie ein Crysis    So, ich hab das Spiel nun nach 60 Stunden durchgespielt, mir Vieles, aber nicht alles angeschaut und staune nicht schlecht, wenn ich da diese 0er Reviews sehe.

    Mir ist nicht klar, was Leute meinen, wenn sie sagen: Es ist kein Mass Effekt oder die Graphik is beschissen, denn ich muss schon sagen, daß ich die Rahmenbedingungen des Spiels angemessen finde. Mass Effekt war nie ein Crysis und ich habe auch nicht erwartet, daß es das jetzt sein würde.

    Aber zur Geschichte: Die finde ich gut, vor allem, wie die Handlungen innerhalb des Spiels dann das Finale beeinflussen. Großes Kino und bildgewaltig, kommt das Spiel auf UW Monitoren oder anderen "Großvarianten" super rüber. Die deutsche Syncro ist zu 80% gut und zu 20% nicht passend in der SItuation (meistens im Tonfall)

    Ich find es durchgehend einen guten Start in eine neue Trilogie und ich würd mich schon freuen, wenn die das weiter ausbauen.

    Einen Kritikpunkt hab ich aber schon: Die Charaktäre wirken eher flach und vor allem die Romanzen sind wirklich nicht mitreißend. Ich finde zwar die Wandlung der Mädls (hab den "m" Shep äh Ryker gespielt)gut, aber sie zieht sich nicht durch. Wenn ich eine feste Freundin im game hab, dann kommt es echt komisch rüber, wenn sie mich Siezt oder Pathfinder sagt....aber gut...

    Also ich finds gelungen, eher bombast - rp a la Bioware im Gegensatz zum düsteren und tiefgehenden Witcher. Sehr wohl sein Geld wert und sicher schön zum spielen.
    Lasst euch mit den 0ern nicht abhalten, das Spiel zu kaufen... Das passt schon.

    Ein Meilenstein des RP? Ne, aber 60 Stunden Spaß beim ersten Durchlauf :)    … Expand
  57. genesis2k
    Jun 6, 2017
    10
    took me 80 hours to enjoy every single bit of the story - i cant understand ppl rating this game with less than 8 points, maybe because everyone rushed through the main campain and didnt event focus on the amazing lore!
  58. nJoe
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    As a massive fan of the previous games I was tremendously worried about this game, especially given the bad user reviews here on Metacritic and also because of the mediocre reception from the gaming media. It turned out that my fears were unfounded. This game much less linear than ME2 and ME3, which is something I think is rubbing a lot of people the wrong way. ME2 is the best game I'veAs a massive fan of the previous games I was tremendously worried about this game, especially given the bad user reviews here on Metacritic and also because of the mediocre reception from the gaming media. It turned out that my fears were unfounded. This game much less linear than ME2 and ME3, which is something I think is rubbing a lot of people the wrong way. ME2 is the best game I've ever played, so I can relate to people who feel that ME A is a completely different and a letdown. However, if you approach this game with an open mind, you could very well end up liking it a lot. Some feel that it's too grindy with its research and crafting, and to some extent I agree, but it becomes much less of a chore if you stop focusing on the finishing line and instead try and enjoy every moment and embrace the content. Read logs, learn about the world and it's inhabitants - get immersed. Experiment with different builds and abilities and find what suits you. So, my break at work is almost over and I can't wait to get home and continue my voyage and adventures in Andromeda tonight!… Expand
  59. mizdrz
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    I dont understand all the bad reviews. Game is great and is better from ME 1-3. Some say animations are bad, but i dont notice it most of the time, some characters are funny animated but i dont play ME:A to replace talk with human person. Exploration is great, combat is excellent,
  60. anfil18
    Apr 5, 2017
    8
    Tanto revuelo con los bugs y ninguno decis q la historia del juego es buenisima.. para mi no es un juego como para poner menos de 6 en puntuacion. Muchos votos de esos son de gente que ni lo ha jugado. Le llevo unas 50 horas al juego y me esta gustando mucho, el sistema de combate, la forma de usar las habilidades e incluso la rapidez de todo en si que tienes son mejor que los anterioresTanto revuelo con los bugs y ninguno decis q la historia del juego es buenisima.. para mi no es un juego como para poner menos de 6 en puntuacion. Muchos votos de esos son de gente que ni lo ha jugado. Le llevo unas 50 horas al juego y me esta gustando mucho, el sistema de combate, la forma de usar las habilidades e incluso la rapidez de todo en si que tienes son mejor que los anteriores mass effect, las misiones secundarias son muy importantes y parecen principales por todo lo que te dicen de la historia y todo la trama q conlleva. E jugado en su dia al mass effect 2 y al 3, y esta claro que no van a ser como los de antes pero este para mi es un juego bueno. La gente se quejaba de caidas de FPS y yo no en tenido ninguna, si¡ igual alguna vez pero no me ha influido en la experiencia de juego. todo esto con una nvidia 1070 claro... pero vamos... Para mi es un juego bueno alto y no le doy un 9 por los bugs( ojos, gestos de los personajes o la IA que aveces parece tonta) pero si un juego tiene buena historia y buena jugabilidad, debe de tener mas de un 6 minimo de media. dejaros de fijar en los graficos y esas cosas y disfrutar de los juegos en su historia y jugabilidad… Expand
  61. ABLeviathan
    May 15, 2017
    9
    After 53 and a half hours in game and still not having complete it I can tell you there is a lot to do. Although most quests are either fetch or go "here" kill "that" type of quest I still enjoy playing them. Combat is refreshing and probably the best in the series. ( I love the manueverability.) This installment was not as well written as ME:2 or ME:3 but certainly has its moments. I amAfter 53 and a half hours in game and still not having complete it I can tell you there is a lot to do. Although most quests are either fetch or go "here" kill "that" type of quest I still enjoy playing them. Combat is refreshing and probably the best in the series. ( I love the manueverability.) This installment was not as well written as ME:2 or ME:3 but certainly has its moments. I am enjoying the characters (bar a few). Maybe its because I love the mass effect universe so much but I have to say I'm loving the story aswell. I didn't notice any issues with animation until after seeing the flak online and even still it doesn't bother me. Multiplayer is okay but gets rather bland as there are few maps. (Who plays ME for multiplayer though anyway?) I feel like there should be more companions but that's just a personal thing. While my love for ME makes me want to give it a 10 I'm going to give it a 9 simply because I do see some animation errors now and sometimes the game is a little laggy on my Xbox.

    *P.S I forgot to mention the fact that the development team fixed the issue of long travel times and was working on fixing facial animations so props to them for that.

    Pros:
    - Combat
    - Graphics
    - Open World
    - Lot of Content
    - Story
    - Characters
    Cons:
    - Animation
    - Frame drops on Xbox
    - Lack of Multiplayer Content

    Overall 9/10    … Expand
  62. B0ZZH0GG
    May 31, 2017
    8
    So if you get past the initial sluggishness of the single player campaign it gets pretty interesting, though it could have certainly been better. The multiplayer is pretty fun and I have enjoyed the game as a whole
  63. 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
  64. AchicoXion
    Sep 8, 2017
    10
    **note: I wrote this like 2 months ago, and I do not want to re-write it, but I now know that unfortunately we won’t get any DLC**

    This game doesn't really deserve a 10, but it didn't deserve all those 0 and 1 too, so I feel like I should balance them somehow: the real score would be a 6. Single player: The gameplay is fluid and fun, even if sometimes laggy (but hey, looks like my    **note: I wrote this like 2 months ago, and I do not want to re-write it, but I now know that unfortunately we won’t get any DLC**

    This game doesn't really deserve a 10, but it didn't deserve all those 0 and 1 too, so I feel like I should balance them somehow: the real score would be a 6.

    Single player:
    The gameplay is fluid and fun, even if sometimes laggy (but hey, looks like my friends didn't get half the bug that I got, so maybe I pushed my PS too far). I HATE open worlds, so I didn't like that aspect, but exploring was funnier than in Dragon Age: Inquisition. I didn't like the random side quests (quests where you have to find a notepad, a corpse, etc., spawned at a random place on the map- Remnant's sites, Roakar sites, etc-.), they're even more boring if you play them after-ending; I probably should've played 'em during the main and the other side quests. The majority of the cutscenes is definitely unpolished and rough, but the important ones are **sometimes** amazing. Some planets are gorgeous, while other are kinda boring- but nothing like those horrible maps in Dragon Age II: you can see that Bioware didn't get enough time to work on this (just read the whole story on Kotaku). Sometimes while talking with NPC they wait too much before going to the next sentence, but I've seen some videos online and that doesn't happen that often on pc version. Wish it had voice acting in my language, but EA probably decided to cut some features- unfortunately sometimes the translation was wrong and plain bad. Unfortunately, NPC don’t usually speak about interesting or personal stuff like they used to do in the other Mass Effect games.
    I didn't expected anything from this game because people talked trash about it, but I've kinda appreciated it anyway. So many reviewers all over the net say that this game is bad because of "ugly characters", but every video/article trash-talk different characters (Cora, Peebee, Suvi, mainly women), so maybe they aren't ugly but particular, and that's something nice. ...I would've appreciated a super hot asari like Samara anyway. Don’t trust any review that talks about “SJW **** because that’s nonsense. I didn’t get an “anti-white” feel from this: I’m white and I hate racism (also towards non-POC)- I don’t really understand where some saw it.
    The character creator is terrible. It is getting better with updates, but it's nothing like Dragon Age Inquisition's one, and this is pretty sad.
    Wish the story was more…new. The concept looks old. Remnants are like Protheans, but looks like they could become something different in the next game…if a next game will be made. There are choices and they are kinda important, especially in the long term (as in a sequel), don’t know what others are talking about. Of course the changes are not immediate and not everything is important, but there are definitely some choices. I have played the game only once (and I do not plan to replay it, I don’t like the idea of more Ryder or more Shepard, I wanna have this as my story), but I think that you can be "renegade"- you won’t see it in this game, but in the next one, as it happened in Mass Effect 1.
    It's not a Shepard saga's game, but it's interesting anyway, and I hope that they'll release the DLCs one day.

    Multiplayer:
    Boring and based on items that you should buy, and people never save you when you need help. I don't like playing online anyway, so I don't really care.    … Expand
  65. xcxvy
    Jun 1, 2019
    1
    Massive disappointment, should not be call a "Mass Effect" game. I hate that BioWare is failing so hard
  66. SynthGreen
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Mass Effect andromeda’s only major flaw was that it was written with an expectation that a sequel was guaranteed.

    The gameplay was smoother than ever.

    The story was setting up for something amazing. And the characters personal growth was so varied (not everyone was growing into a better soldier they each had a unique story). It was exciting to see where everyone went.
  67. aidan0
    Apr 2, 2017
    7
    Edit: It took me 92 hours to finish the game, 98% completion (some quests broke). lvl 65, avp -4500 because its capped at lvl 20. And in the end I have to bring the score down to 7. Origin should make a review system like Steam so you'll actually see peoples playtime and filter out reviews from people who haven't even played the game.

    The story, game play and little bits of lore are    Edit: It took me 92 hours to finish the game, 98% completion (some quests broke). lvl 65, avp -4500 because its capped at lvl 20. And in the end I have to bring the score down to 7. Origin should make a review system like Steam so you'll actually see peoples playtime and filter out reviews from people who haven't even played the game.

    The story, game play and little bits of lore are good, but when you delve this deep and do everything, you will see bugs and the rare broken quest. Even tough I was such a high lvl, I never felt any stronger than when I was lvl 1. I decided to have my male Ryder stay single. I would have gone for Suvi or Lexi, maybe in the next one. Too little development to commit to Vetra. Cora's final interactions and scene were a train wreck, so yeah friend zoned. The game is definitely worth the 60$ though. I might replay as a custom female next... maybe. Still lots of potential for DLC or MEA 2.

    Notes to EA: For story don't go the reaper route. Please put the game first and highlight injustice as being bad like Witcher 3 does. Don't push a political agenda, because those people don't play your games.

    After 35 hours Mass Effect: Andromeda starts hitting its stride to a point where I had to edit my previous review score. The main story is fine, but I've been ignoring it to do all the side quest/companion quests and there is where the game started to shine. Not to mention you can upgrade your inventory to a decent amount, which was my biggest complaint.

    Although there are still bugs it definitely feels like Mass Effect 8 out of 10. I understand that they messed up with ME3 and people still hold a big grudge, but don't let that keep you from this game. It starts out bad, but it gets good and at a point you'll say. Yes, this is Mass Effect.    … Expand
  68. Eradicate
    Apr 1, 2017
    10
    Are you kidding me? This game is awesome, don't look at the reviews, people are just pissed at Bioware and EA and I don't blame them but to give a good game a crappy rating for that is just BS. First off I hate EA with a passion, they ruin great developer companies like they did with Bioware, I really hope they go under someday but over all this is a great game. I loved the first one withAre you kidding me? This game is awesome, don't look at the reviews, people are just pissed at Bioware and EA and I don't blame them but to give a good game a crappy rating for that is just BS. First off I hate EA with a passion, they ruin great developer companies like they did with Bioware, I really hope they go under someday but over all this is a great game. I loved the first one with the Mako and landing on other planets, I really felt like I was there, this kind of feels the same with the new Nomad. I have already put in 50 hours and still haven't landed on all the planets. The game is really an 8 but gave 10 to up the score because of trolls. Combat is great, graphics are great, story is okay, atmosphere is excellent. If you liked the other Mass Effects, you will love this game. Go pick it up, you won't be disappointed.… Expand
  69. mbelle_1983
    May 11, 2017
    8
    There is light in this game, not only darkness:
    Cons:
    - animation quality not state of the art, but patched better already (Patch 1.05) - issues with the story compared to previous Mass Effects - problems in multiplayer mode (better since Patch 1.06) - there were more possibilities interacting with settlements Pros: + very nice graphics and great light effects (PC version tested) +    There is light in this game, not only darkness:
    Cons:
    - animation quality not state of the art, but patched better already (Patch 1.05)
    - issues with the story compared to previous Mass Effects
    - problems in multiplayer mode (better since Patch 1.06)
    - there were more possibilities interacting with settlements
    Pros:
    + very nice graphics and great light effects (PC version tested)
    + nice planets with different looks
    + useful crafting and different materials
    + "discoverer-feeling"
    + fluid combat
    + changeable skills and profiles
    + long playing time
    + conversations based on type of answering feels more adult
    + typical Mass Effect charm and humor in conversations with your mates
    + multiplayer mode (like Mass Effect 3)
    Neutral:
    Make sure you are not thinking of a hero like Shepard. You should identify yourself with an explorer.

    People saying this is boring should think about the resource system in Mass Effect 2.
    People saying this is just a Dragon Age in space should think about it. Mass Effect 1 actually was kind of a Dragon Age in space.    … Expand
  70. Sconesdeep
    Mar 30, 2017
    9
    Let's start with the elephant in the room here; facial and character animations/glitches. Not the quality I would expect for a Bioware release. Great, let’s move on.

    UI: Definitely nothing as bad as say Skyrim when it was first released. It's not as intuitive as The Witcher 3 but you get used to it after playing a few hours. The skills section is well laid out and easy to navigate.    Let's start with the elephant in the room here; facial and character animations/glitches. Not the quality I would expect for a Bioware release. Great, let’s move on.

    UI:
    Definitely nothing as bad as say Skyrim when it was first released. It's not as intuitive as The Witcher 3 but you get used to it after playing a few hours. The skills section is well laid out and easy to navigate. The buy/sell screen is a bit busy but reminds me a lot of the Fallout series. There’s a lack of sorting options and the way the game organizes inventory is a bit ‘meh’ but that’s very minor. The Galaxy Map has very little to scan but lots to read, quest interactions and pretty colours. It does feel like there's something missing though. The UI while in battle is perfect. There’s not too much going on and the pop-up menu for consumables/weapons and favorite set ups is easily accessible with great usability. There’s really nothing frustrating with the menus in this game and no glitches that I have come across.

    Combat:
    I have to say this is probably one of my favourite parts of this game. No longer are you locked into specific rolls. I love the fact that I can switch from Adept to Engineer to Vanguard all in one battle. The powers are really easy to use and using Throw to launch enemies out of sight never gets old. The additions of auto cover (albeit this threw me off at first) and jump jets allows for fast paced and dynamic combat. Your sidekick’s auto-combo alongside your attacks much like ME:2 and 3 but with more explosions and satisfaction. As far as AI is concerned, it’s not horrible and not amazing. It works.

    Story/Questing:
    I think the “rush” factor bleeds into this a little bit as well. One thing I found frustrating was the cutting out of conversations because I was moving too fast or scanning something and new dialogue would override the one that was occurring. I feel I missed out on some witty banter and mission intel because of this. Also, the abruptness of cut scenes was kind of jarring. Other than this, I found the writing and storyline to be pretty much on par with Bioware’s previous titles. I enjoyed the main quest line from meeting the Angara to figuring out what the hell is actually going on in Andromeda. I was satisfied by the ending and the fact that I could go back to exploring after the fact. The side quests for the most part are not the filler fetch quests you get in a large amount of RPG’s we see today. It’s obvious that Bioware took the time and effort to make sure they didn’t make the same mistake they made in Inquisition. That being said I’m pretty sure you can get through the game comfortably without mining at all. The mining is redundant, don’t do it unless you’re really short on minerals.

    Characters/Other:
    I think this is the first Mass Effect game that for me, did not have that one character you could care less about. Cora and Liam almost fell into this but give them a chance, they provide good conversation and Liam’s loyalty quest was my fave out of everyone’s but I found them all entertaining. I enjoyed learning about everyone’s past and their views.

    The multiplayer is a fun way to take a break and complete Apex missions in a more interactive fashion than just assigning teams to them. The AVP system is a great way to gain perks and earn credits. Not much to say about these, they’re well thought out and provide an extra touch to the game without feeling like it’s patched on.

    One quick thing about the Nomad (your planet exploring vehicle); upgrade the six wheel drive speed ASAP. Other than that HUGE improvement on the Mako in ME:1.

    I’m sure there are things I missed but honestly, I was let down more by Skyrim than I was this game. Sure there’s some beauty work that needs to be done but after 5 hours that dissipates as you get submersed into the universe. You just have to let yourself get submersed instead of letting other people’s opinions matter. I think this is a situation of ‘love it for what it is; don’t hate for what it isn’t.’ Mass Effect: Andromeda is a great addition to the family and I will replay it. It’s unfortunate that the marketing got messed up on this one and that this game will never get the attention it deserves. It’s a huge game and a lot of work went into it and that does show when you delve deep into the game. I read some reviews that judge the game on factors that get resolved later on in the game. For example, I believe it was someone from PC Gamer that said the open world was hindered by zones you couldn’t go to. If they had played the game enough they would have realized that this was only on one planet and you resolve that issue by completing a quest not too far into the game. Either way, I had a lot of fun playing this game and am looking forward to continued exploration and DLC.    … Expand
  71. thostew
    Apr 3, 2017
    9
    I admit that there are some obvious shortcomings to this game, but every game has some obvious flaws. The writing is not great, and facial animations are not great either, but both flaws were massively overblown, especially considering the tolerable levels of flaws in other games. The gameplay is absolutely amazing, the graphics are stunning, the maps are open and beautiful, and theI admit that there are some obvious shortcomings to this game, but every game has some obvious flaws. The writing is not great, and facial animations are not great either, but both flaws were massively overblown, especially considering the tolerable levels of flaws in other games. The gameplay is absolutely amazing, the graphics are stunning, the maps are open and beautiful, and the storyline is not bad either. This is a 9/10 game getting unwarranted viral bad reviews.… Expand
  72. AdjectiveBadger
    May 29, 2017
    8
    In short, this game is better than Dragon Age Inquisition, but not on the same level as Mass Effect 2 or 3.

    Apart from the occasional, glaring animation mistakes, such as having two of the same character on the screen at the same time, or having them lean and sit on non-existent objects, other issues include an uneven voice cast and a well-trodden storyline. None of these issues are    In short, this game is better than Dragon Age Inquisition, but not on the same level as Mass Effect 2 or 3.

    Apart from the occasional, glaring animation mistakes, such as having two of the same character on the screen at the same time, or having them lean and sit on non-existent objects, other issues include an uneven voice cast and a well-trodden storyline. None of these issues are unexpected in BioWare games.

    That said, I've found the game to be on the whole, immersive. The Nomad is everything we ever wanted the Mako to be. Exploring the vast and often stunning maps is much more rewarding than it ever was in Mass Effect 1. The combat system has been revitalized with the advent of jump jets and an automatic cover system. Multiplayer is once again challenging and surprisingly replayable.

    I do wish there was an automatic setting for which shoulder the camera is on, though. And a more streamlined inventory/crafting system.    … Expand
  73. duzzloe
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    Some of the writing early on is a bit shaky, and the face animations during dialogue can be off, but the rest looks amazing. Overall, the gameplay is a ton of fun and the story and setting have me engaged enough that I'm still craving the game. The anti ME:A storm is largely bandwagoning, don't let it stop you from enjoying a great game.
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. Xzanron
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    Flawed but enjoyable. To those reading other reviews, or just starting with Andromeda I strongly recommend sticking with the game until you reach planets 4 and 5. It has a very slow start, but things improve and start meshing together much more once the game opens up.

    There are a lot of good things about the game, many of which are personal preference of course, but I love many of the    Flawed but enjoyable. To those reading other reviews, or just starting with Andromeda I strongly recommend sticking with the game until you reach planets 4 and 5. It has a very slow start, but things improve and start meshing together much more once the game opens up.

    There are a lot of good things about the game, many of which are personal preference of course, but I love many of the areas, I love the focus on making a system habitable and home; a focus that influences and impacts almost every single thing you do in the game. I enjoy the combat, more than other mass effect games, and after 70 hours play I think I might even consider re-playing it.

    The flaws though are what make it simply a good game, instead of a great game. The main story feels a bit weak, the NPCs are of mixed quality, the dialog is hit/miss and graphical glitches are distracting. There are a lot of very good design decisions, also quite a lot of bad ones.

    This isn't a game by Bioware's original studio and it shows. They've taken what Mass Effect was and tried to run with it. Inexperience and unfamiliarity shows, but also leads to some of the improvements I enjoyed.

    Flawed yes, enjoyable yes, It lacks polish and refinement. EA needs to learn from CD Projekt RED that releasing a game before you've polished it as much as possible is not good for reviews and for gamers.    … Expand
  77. Feby
    May 16, 2017
    9
    This is the first game that i've played in the franchise and i loved it.
    The game choices impact the end-game, as a game should be, though the guessing, that what if you do the right or wrong thing is a problem, but hey.. this is life.
    The game took hours and hours over 30 i think, to complete all of it including the side missions, it's really big, worth the cash. You have driving,    This is the first game that i've played in the franchise and i loved it.
    The game choices impact the end-game, as a game should be, though the guessing, that what if you do the right or wrong thing is a problem, but hey.. this is life.

    The game took hours and hours over 30 i think, to complete all of it including the side missions, it's really big, worth the cash.

    You have driving, a shooter game, puzzles ( loved them, it's something different ) and different worlds to explore. The open world game is very nice, graphics are very good, here and there a few bugs, but, i haven't seen a game that doesn't have such things, and let's be real, the game is massive, there are bound to be errors along the way.

    Now the bad... a few bugs here and there, still frustrating, though, missing the crouch function while in battle ( the character crouches when near an object ), and crafting system is not what i've hoped for, also, once established the bases don't offer any upgrades, just side missions, or just completing the main goal....    … Expand
  78. DukeFavre
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    They borrow the story of Phantasy Star Online from Sega Dreamcast. The input keys are made for CONSOLE not for PC keyboard/mouse (same error that Dragon Age Inquisition). This game is a MASS EFFECT ALPHA. They fu*** it up the IA, the character creator, the animations, the difficulty settings, the races, the romance choices. Just DON'T BUY IT right now.
  79. GonzoGG
    Apr 2, 2017
    8
    It is not the worst game and does a lot of things right. The story could be a bit more dramatic, but the characters are all very well worked out. The gameplay is fast, active and the AI is pretty smart on higher difficulty. Personally, i had hardly a bug. The animations disturb a bit, but that is not THIS bad.
  80. matty_fos
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    I'm not sure what people are getting angry about, really.

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

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

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

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

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

    Lives up to the previous games, for sure.    … Expand
  81. sketchE
    Apr 16, 2017
    8
    Fun game play, most customization of character than ever before. Take critic reviews over the hundreds of people giving ones and zeros based on blatant lies. the game is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but its fun. Crew has even distribution of male female characters and a realistic number of homosexual or bi characters. you can make a white character no matter how manyFun game play, most customization of character than ever before. Take critic reviews over the hundreds of people giving ones and zeros based on blatant lies. the game is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but its fun. Crew has even distribution of male female characters and a realistic number of homosexual or bi characters. you can make a white character no matter how many people try to say you cant.

    The characters are entertaining and deeper than people want to give credit for. Vetra and Dracks almost father daughter relationship is a highlight. Loyalty missions are range from fun humorous to painting one character as a badass. profiles allowing you to switch between multiple power loadouts in three button presses makes up for the lack of wheels from previous games and gives you more powers at your fingertips than ever before.

    if your looking for space opera that was the original trilogy you wont find it. what you will get is a space adventure. exploration is the main focus of the game    … Expand
  82. TheYossi
    Apr 16, 2017
    8
    At first I was skeptical about the game, A lot of reviews saying it was bad, but I gave it a shot, as a huge fan of the previous ME trilogy I had to. After merely 100 hours of gameplay, In which I covered every possible mission, sidequest and task I could find (I still have a few tasks) I can say this game deserves more love. For a game of this magnitude it is understandable to have someAt first I was skeptical about the game, A lot of reviews saying it was bad, but I gave it a shot, as a huge fan of the previous ME trilogy I had to. After merely 100 hours of gameplay, In which I covered every possible mission, sidequest and task I could find (I still have a few tasks) I can say this game deserves more love. For a game of this magnitude it is understandable to have some bugs and glitches, but bioware listens to their fans, so I won't count that as failure, they already fixed some major bugs and glitches, and even improved animations.

    The pros:
    -Story is interesting, it keeps you on your toes up until the end and you just can't have enough of it.
    -Companions are likable, you get to know them and even love them eventually, I can't say as much as ME trilogy (Its a trilogy, you have that built up each game up until the third, unlike here which is the first.)
    -Combat system, One of the best features of the game, it's ridiculously fun, Its dynamic, fluent and fast. I really enjoyed this part of the game, much more than the trilogy (which was slower and much more cover and shoot than anything else).
    -Graphics: even tho my PC didn't max it out, the game was beautiful, the environments are unique to each planet and system, the sounds, the textures. I have to say they really stepped up the game here.
    -Gameplay time: You have tons of hours to put in this game, not counting the multiplayer, if you really want to go through every detail of the game it will take you quite a while to finish (for me about a 100 hours)
    -Crafting system: unlike the last 2 games, this one has a pretty decent crafting system, where you get to build your own equip, according to your style. you even get to pick the color of your set, which is a nice touch.

    Cons:
    -Dialogs and Character interaction: Throughout most of the game the dialog and the characters are a bit dull. It was hard to connect to some of the characters at first, and I found myself disappointed. Although Mid-late game I managed to get the connection I wanted and I loved it. Yet it is a downside of the game.
    -Face animations: The face animations are not the best they could offer, there is a lot of room to improve, hell the 2nd and 3rd mass effect had better more realistic animations than this. At times I felt it was really ruining the experience of awe that you have at first of a game, but yet if you stick around you get used to it.
    -Side quests: I've enjoyed some mostly because the combat is fun, but there aren't enough stories in these quests, a lot of them are dull and repetitive, which could have been more creative and memorable.
    -Repetitive stuff: A lot of things get repetitive at times, the Asari all look alike (except Peebee), at times you pass through places and the NPC will repeat the same sentence over and over even though you progressed in the storyline. Sometimes it put me off, and it wasn't that much of an experience as I would want it to be.

    In conclusion,
    I liked the game, I wouldn't say it is the best Mass Effect ever released, but it is an enjoyable one for Sci-Fi and ME fans.

    Cheers.    … Expand
  83. Jconno
    Apr 17, 2017
    8
    While it does have issues (animations can be pretty rough, a few bugs forced me to reload earlier saves etc), it manages to recapture the spirit of Mass Effect; great characters, interesting plot and brilliant world building. Add to that vastly improved combat and this game is a worthy addition to the Mass Effect universe.
  84. ArchGamer
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    In short, this game isn't without flaws, but if you can get past the slow start and poor facial animations, you will find a game that is more than worthy of the Mass Effect name.

    The graphics as a whole are absolutely great. Every planet in the game has had at least a couple screenshot worthy views. The animations for movement and combat are also very good with the occasional glitch    In short, this game isn't without flaws, but if you can get past the slow start and poor facial animations, you will find a game that is more than worthy of the Mass Effect name.

    The graphics as a whole are absolutely great. Every planet in the game has had at least a couple screenshot worthy views. The animations for movement and combat are also very good with the occasional glitch here or there. The facial animations are absolutely awful. They can be covered in most conversations by forcing Ryder and squadmates to wear helmets, but it is impossible to completely avoid. This doesn't effect my enjoyment of the game, but it is understandable that others find it to be a deal breaker.

    The combat is the best of all the Mass Effect games by far. The game offers many different playstyles and doesn't lock you into any of them, allowing you to switch classes (called "profiles") on the fly. The companions pull their weight in combat on normal and lower difficulties, while on higher difficulties they are less helpful. The one complaint with the combat is that they removed the ability to pause and issue squad orders that was available in previous Mass Effect games. I rarely used that feature in previous games, so its removal wasn't an issue for me, though it might be for others.

    The companion characters are far more interesting than those of Mass Effect 1 (before they were developed further throughout the series). All of the companion characters have interesting developments the occur over the course of the game, especially after completing their loyalty missions. I believe that these characters are a fantastic base, and if sequels can expand upon them, they could end up with the same level of appreciation as the characters in the original trilogy.

    The story gets off to a slow start, very similar in structure to Mass Effect 1. After maybe 5 hours of play, the story begins to pick up and by the end of the game, it is compelling and interesting with many questions to be answer and mysteries to solve throughout. The game has forced me to make several difficult choices that have left me sitting on the dialog screen for minutes at a time debating which decision is correct. The absence of the paragon/renegade system makes these choices all the more difficult because they are more morally gray.

    While the game is far from perfect, it delivers on all of the things I care about in a Mass Effect game. It has great characters and a compelling story. The fantastic combat and beautiful environments make the game even better. While I can understand and respect the criticism directed towards this game, any Mass Effect fan who allows the negativity to prevent them from buying it is doing themselves a huge disservice, because this game lives up to the name, and I can't wait to see the story continued in another awesome trilogy.    … Expand
  85. ir88ed
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    Assigning a score to this game is difficult. The graphics, game play, and storyline are at AAA level. The game is fun and the story is quite good. For these points I would give the game a 10/10.

    Unfortunately, the facial animations are unforgivably poor. Its almost as if the game companies lined up all the programmers to choose teams, and EA got stuck with that last guy that no one    Assigning a score to this game is difficult. The graphics, game play, and storyline are at AAA level. The game is fun and the story is quite good. For these points I would give the game a 10/10.

    Unfortunately, the facial animations are unforgivably poor. Its almost as if the game companies lined up all the programmers to choose teams, and EA got stuck with that last guy that no one wanted, and he did the faces.

    For me this takes this great game down a couple of points.    … Expand
  86. ViesisO
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    I just at the bigining playing MeA and yes there is some glitches and facial animation bugs, but not major problems.Overall i just relaxing playing and enjoy the game.
    I dont understand some haters of RPG, yes it's not Witcher 3 and Horizon dawn. In my opinion game deserves 6/10 score its GOOD game not very good not bad, I put 8 score becouse to little rise up 0 score haters, becouse MeA    I just at the bigining playing MeA and yes there is some glitches and facial animation bugs, but not major problems.Overall i just relaxing playing and enjoy the game.
    I dont understand some haters of RPG, yes it's not Witcher 3 and Horizon dawn. In my opinion game deserves 6/10 score its GOOD game not very good not bad, I put 8 score becouse to little rise up 0 score haters, becouse MeA dont deserves 0/10 score.If you RPG or exploration Fan try this game, its be good expierence. Cheers and GL.    … Expand
  87. casualgamer11
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Simply put. Don't believe the haters and ignorance currently rampant on the internet; I'm 8 hours in and enjoying it immensely. Honestly the animations aren't bad at all and if you've played the previous mass effects and dragon age games you know what to expect; if it hadn't been made a great deal of in all the recent reviews I wouldn't have noticed.

    Just give it a go; I think a lot of    Simply put. Don't believe the haters and ignorance currently rampant on the internet; I'm 8 hours in and enjoying it immensely. Honestly the animations aren't bad at all and if you've played the previous mass effects and dragon age games you know what to expect; if it hadn't been made a great deal of in all the recent reviews I wouldn't have noticed.

    Just give it a go; I think a lot of the ranting is from fans that no matter what the state of the game would be complaining; bottom line 1) hype is a **** and 2) the act of looking forward to something is always more enjoyable than when that something actually arrives however you slice it.    … Expand
  88. DatBoiKapachino
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    so apparently according to the user reviews this game is worse than COD, yea guess what its not because this game has a lot of enjoyable elements to it, " oh this game has bad facial animations, its has bad character dialog"... who cares its still hela fun and i dont think that this game is anywhere close to a 0/10
  89. FearAndLoathing
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me caveat this by saying that I have a pretty average rig, but experienced no technical problems with the game about 30 hours in. I take it from some of the reviews that this hasn't always been the case. The short version is, I am loving it, despite its flaws.

    Going through, I will highlight a few things and make particular note of the flaws. Please be aware that I am doing that.

    Story - I liked that they flipped the typical save-the-galaxy script in Andromeda. Entering a new galaxy, trying to get civilization kicked off again, and dealing with new found problems are all a welcome and interesting background. There was no homeworld-like sense of loneliness, or awkward tension prior to meeting other races. It feels like you arrive and jump right into the fray.

    Pacing - Part of the problem with jumping right into the fray was meeting a bunch of characters too fast - I felt much more attached to the characters I added later that were more directly involved with the story than any of the ones I started with. The rest of the story can take awhile if you're going through everything and thats fine by me, although as usual travel time is annoying. Weapons and armor actually feel different and are paced well, but they are so numerous and complicated that they have their own issues.

    Questionable Design Choices - a lot of the menu/quick access issues that Dragon Age: Inquisition had were only somewhat fixed here. The game is massive both in terms of the world it gives you and the types of things you have to do in it but you can only access things from certain places. For instance, there is no reason I shouldn't be able to send a strike team on a mission from anywhere on a planet. Why do I have to leave on the Ship or be at the Nexus to do this? Ditto research and development, colony communication, SAMs location and conversations limits, etc.

    Size and Scope - the game can feel very overwhelming sometimes. This is one of the reason a lot of the weapon augments almost feel like too much. Or perhaps its the billion quests that you receive from different locations throughout the game. I like the scope, but it can be hard to get a handle on if you're trying to do everything.

    The rest - Graphics are nothing earth shattering, which means I can comfortably run it on my aging computer. The combat system is freaking excellent, and the multiplayer strike teams that help your single player campaign seem like a cool idea (still haven't done them yet). There are great characters in the game, but it takes awhile to find them.

    Ultimately: I've spent almost 30 straight hours playing this over the weekend, and I really enjoyed myself. The game pulls you in, like the ones before it. The design decisions that haunted Dragon Age: Inquisition, for me, are still present - slightly bettered but not done away with. The size and scope can feel overwhelming and the script is off and on. It helps that I had no technical issues with the game as of yet, but there is the foundation for something great here, and the game is a heck of a good time.    … Expand
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. b1ackSt3p
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    ME:A is a good game. You shouldn't compare it to original trilogy, simply because another people made this game. They are not Casey Hudson and his team, but they did a good job making it a MASS EFFECT game. I felt the same as when i played ME 1. Animations are really bad(mostly human and mostly at the beginnig Nexus part). ME:A has potential.
  93. squeaky369
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    Love the game. Finished with 63 hours and 96% completion. A couple quests bugged out, but nothing game breaking. I do feel sorry for people who did have issues with bugs (based on reviews and bug reports, I feel lucky. Then I look at the thousands of people that had no issues, and brush it off), and that couldn't get over the facial animations. If all the people talking crap about the gameLove the game. Finished with 63 hours and 96% completion. A couple quests bugged out, but nothing game breaking. I do feel sorry for people who did have issues with bugs (based on reviews and bug reports, I feel lucky. Then I look at the thousands of people that had no issues, and brush it off), and that couldn't get over the facial animations. If all the people talking crap about the game (since they are obviously amazing at graphic design and animations because they have pretty strong opinions) got together they could probably put a good game together. But I digress, it's a good game, it feels like an open world version of the original trilogy. A few too many "fetch" quests, felt like everyone I talked to needed help with something. But overall, a great game, good story that was engaging and borderline addictive. If you like Mass Effect, you'll like this game.… Expand
  94. Sihodude
    Apr 21, 2017
    10
    This game is not a fluke. The game itself is sub par the Mass Effect animations, it looks weird when they run, heads are out of proportion, the females don't look sexy enough (Except Peebee ;-) ) But put that aside and the story is one of the better of the Mass Effect series. I hope the next installment of the Andromeda series is going to fix a lot of the Physics bugs in this game, andThis game is not a fluke. The game itself is sub par the Mass Effect animations, it looks weird when they run, heads are out of proportion, the females don't look sexy enough (Except Peebee ;-) ) But put that aside and the story is one of the better of the Mass Effect series. I hope the next installment of the Andromeda series is going to fix a lot of the Physics bugs in this game, and maybe use som of the physics from ME 2 and 3. The dialogue is sometimes a little Bleh, but when it comes to the story and the choices it is very much a Mass Effect game, with a great story as we have come to expect from BioWare, i would not hesitate to pre-order another BioWare game, and if they could get free from the cold clamps of EA, i know they would become one of the best game-studios in all time.
    Comparing to all the bugs all the Internet mentions, yes there are bugs, there are story holes and there are misstakes in the explanation of why the technology can do stuff they didn't could before. Let's face it, 600 years of Cryostasis doesn't really advance the technology 600 years. The ability to travel between systems by nothing but the ships drive and not use the Mass Relays can be explained by that the part of Andromeda explored is actually only one cluster (in which the original games is the entire galaxy) A cluster with a black hole in the center, explaining the circularly formation of the cluster. I would bet in the next installment of ME Andromeda we would go visit another cluster and to travel to those, we would need som kind of Mass Relay. And at some point af Relay would be build in both Andromeda and Milky Way to get a fast transport between the two galaxies. Enough of my theories, the game is a great ME game, biotics, gunslinging, killing aliens and befriending af new alien race, and still the opportunity to be romanced by a blue-skinned sexy Asari ;-) I would recommend this game for anyone liking a good story, I would not recommend it for people wanting graphics and physics perfection, but if you like a little bit of both, the game is worth it. Maybe wait for it to go on sale before throwing cash at it. It is still a Mass Effect game.    … Expand
  95. sinosleep
    Apr 30, 2017
    8
    So I finished one of the 3 runs of Mass Effect: Andromeda while the other 2 are at various stages of the game and can now say with full confidence I think the amount of **** this game is getting is ridiculously overblown.

    I’d put it behind ME 2 (best writing in the series) and ME 3 (2nd best writing in the series and best gameplay, and no 5 minutes of bad ending doesn’t magically undo    So I finished one of the 3 runs of Mass Effect: Andromeda while the other 2 are at various stages of the game and can now say with full confidence I think the amount of **** this game is getting is ridiculously overblown.

    I’d put it behind ME 2 (best writing in the series) and ME 3 (2nd best writing in the series and best gameplay, and no 5 minutes of bad ending doesn’t magically undo 30+ hours of a great game) but it’s still miles ahead of ME 1. The last time I played ME 1 was a chore just to get a perfect game save for import into ME 2 so I could then have perfect imports for ME 3. I will never, ever, play that game again. The story is fine but the gameplay is **** horrendous and last I checked these were still video GAMES. As in they’re meant to be played, as in gameplay is paramount and will forever be placed above story, even if there are plenty of video game stories I like.

    The weapons are boring as **** most side quests are just as bad as any other game (which for reasons I don’t understand people are suddenly acting as if this is a post 00’s issue), the gunplay is god **** awful, and squad control isn’t great. Even the skill trees are bad. There’s such a ludicrous amount of filler (why is a spec ops soldier required to waste points in gun skills just to be able to hit a target from farther than 2 feet away? That should be there by default, he’s a spec ops soldier FFS which is why them getting rid of all that crap and getting rid of dice rolls for hits and misses was perhaps the single best decision they made in the entire franchise) that forced you to level more than actually necessary due to all the mandatory skills you had to take since every little action in the game had a dedicated skill tree. It’s easily the worst game in the series taken as a whole.

    Andromeda has it’s issues. I really, REALLY miss the paragon/renegade system, particularly as it was implemented in ME 2 and 3 with the interrupts and the ability to regularly come at the paragon solution through renegade means. Being a giant dick while still having a moral compass when it came to the big stuff has never been more fun than those 2 games. And they didn’t really replace it with anything. You’ve just simply lost the ability to be an **** for the most part. Ryder seems to be much more Bioware’s character than Shepard was. You WERE Shepard, it seems like you just kind of direct Ryder.

    I also miss the more varied alien character types, like the hanhar and elcor since the weren’t the traditional bi-pedal quasi-alien that every game, movie, and book seems to focus on but being as said games, movies, and books have always done the same I don’t know why Andromeda is being singled out as if this was some new sin on the genre.

    I also miss direct squad control although I get why they got rid of it. Ryder can perform combos on his own that were absolutely impossible to do as Shepard without the direct squad control he was afforded. Without the global CD you don’t need direct squad control to easily launch combos and would essentially have no downtime whatsoever for combo usage so again I get why they got rid of it, still irritating.

    The gunplay is the best it’s ever been. Far more movement (verticality matters for once), augments can make really big changes to weapons, the weapons themselves are very varied, and the skill trees are some of the best in the series. I don’t really switch profiles, even on maxed out characters but I guess it’s cool that the feature is there.

    And lastly I thought the story was fine. Other than feeling like a fair few of the joke lines missed the mark I didn’t find the writing to be any worse than anything else in the video game industry. I didn’t see many characters wildly contradicting their established character, or doing things that didn’t make any sense. Everyone seemed to be doing what they were doing for perfectly valid reasons and that’s all you can really ask. This whole crusade for originality is the most precious and overblown thing I’ve seen in entertainment. We’ve been on this rock passing down oral and written stories for literally thousands of years. Do any of you REALLY think anything is WHOLLY original in this day and age? Seriously? Let me fill you in, there’s not and there hasn't been in an exceedingly long amount of time. The best story tellers can do at this point is put their personal touch on the same stories we’ve been telling for millennia.

    8/10 would play again.    … Expand
  96. GamesBeatAll
    Mar 26, 2017
    6
    Okay yeah, character customisation is utter pants, some of the animations are bad, like the NCP drinking from a bottle he stuck in his eye, and another one who appears to have some horrendous body wide tic. But I can live with that.
    But the two things that disappoint me are the plot - or lack of it, and the dumbing down. Don't bother bringing your brain to this ME party - you won't be    Okay yeah, character customisation is utter pants, some of the animations are bad, like the NCP drinking from a bottle he stuck in his eye, and another one who appears to have some horrendous body wide tic. But I can live with that.
    But the two things that disappoint me are the plot - or lack of it, and the dumbing down. Don't bother bringing your brain to this ME party - you won't be needing it.
    All the basic good stuff from ME is there, and some improvements. And yeah, I probably will play it to the bitter end, but no, I won't be pre-ordering ME 5 if there is one.
    The dialogues, OMG, who wrote this snooze fest? And padded out with soooo many repetitive and pointless conversations.
    And the basic premise, finding new homes - there is no urgency, nor strong motivation of 'all of mankind will die if you don't sort this Ryder'. It's more like an adventure holiday where you repeat the same adventures, just in a different location.
    Also, I don't feel my answers and decisions really make any difference, where are the massive moral dilemmas? Where are the REAL character choices?
    The technical issues are, well technical issues. What I'm finding hard to forgive is the lack of heart, the heart of the ME franchise, an immersive story with well designed characters.    … Expand
  97. stoogel
    Mar 30, 2017
    6
    I'm not one of the sexually frustrated gamers here angry over the lack of cute space waifus. The models are bloated however and the facial animations are not expressive. Also ran into several glitches. I understand Bioware will patch these issues later, but what does that do for those who have bought the game and experienced it at release? Was there no time for polish in the five years ofI'm not one of the sexually frustrated gamers here angry over the lack of cute space waifus. The models are bloated however and the facial animations are not expressive. Also ran into several glitches. I understand Bioware will patch these issues later, but what does that do for those who have bought the game and experienced it at release? Was there no time for polish in the five years of development? I enjoyed the game but this trend among big name developers is disturbing.… Expand
  98. tomasdee
    Sep 1, 2017
    6
    Single player review only.
    60 hrs in / hitting side quests before point of no return.
    Just really really odd the direction they took this franchise. Dumping all the old characters and bad guys for a whole new storyline. The would have have been better calling the game just "Andromeda" and dumping the Mass Effect title - they've really done themselves a big disfavour to the franchise -    Single player review only.
    60 hrs in / hitting side quests before point of no return.

    Just really really odd the direction they took this franchise. Dumping all the old characters and bad guys for a whole new storyline. The would have have been better calling the game just "Andromeda" and dumping the Mass Effect title - they've really done themselves a big disfavour to the franchise - a real shame.

    The game itself plays well - the combat is better, the visuals are nice, the atmosphere spot on. There is less 'exploring', ME2 was the best for that i reckon - resources took more effort, exploring felt more rewarding. Still - the planet zones are Big which is great and driving the Nomad is a hoot! Though after the initial explore you just fast travel (a godsend) about to the next quest point.

    The questing is a pain - the endless go here / go there quests are very tedious, coupled with the constant loading is just plain abysmal. Fly here, {load} quest done in 3minutes, {load} fly somewhere else {repeat alot}. Why you can't enter the Tempest to check an email without having to launch is just ridiculous. The side quests are really just a distraction - other than unlocking NPC loyalty, there is little reward for completion.
    The crafting system is pretty good - crafted gear is actually better than dropped or vendor stuff. Although i now have a bunch of credits with nothing to spend them on. I've also been using the same (upgraded) gear for a long time now - not a lot of flavour really in the gear.
    The resource system is pretty pointless, normally i have plenty of resources to craft any gear upgrade so this side of the game doesnt add much.
    The APEX missions are of no benefit to the single player game.

    Overall, nice game but a real shame for the franchise.

    PS - really enjoyed the ending. Nicely leaves it open for next chapter - pity they've canned and more single player content already >.< for andromeda.    … Expand
  99. Razielogus
    Apr 8, 2017
    7
    Tu komandor Shepard a to moja ulubiona gra w galaktyce... tak w sumie to nie jest. Naszego ulubionego emerytowanego wraz z zawieszeniem historii drogi mlecznej na kołek komandora również brakuje. i to bardzo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Największą zaletą tej produkcji jest świetna walka, miła eksploracja i crafting oraz sam rozwój bohatera. Są też ładne widoczki planety nareszcie wyglądają ładnie. Można też polubić jazdę Nomadem który jest usprawnioną wersją maco z ME 1. Reszta raczej odrzuca i nie wyszła zbyt dobrze, BioWare nie wyciągnęła żadnych wniosków z sukcesu Wiedzmina, co więcej Andromeda powstawała 5 lat...    … Expand
  100. Rev-nok
    Apr 5, 2017
    7
    What can I say about Mass Effect: Andromeda? Is it a good game, yes. Is it a great game? No.
    The game in itself is quite fun to play, though has its shortcomings.
    Such as: - Reduced Combat Tactics, from previous titles. - Facial Animations, or rather lack of. - Grindy content, once reaching the end phase of the game and for those wanting to experience everything, the game has to    What can I say about Mass Effect: Andromeda? Is it a good game, yes. Is it a great game? No.
    The game in itself is quite fun to play, though has its shortcomings.
    Such as:
    - Reduced Combat Tactics, from previous titles.
    - Facial Animations, or rather lack of.
    - Grindy content, once reaching the end phase of the game and for those wanting to experience everything, the game has to offer.
    - Multiple hidden loading screens.
    - Lack of flow, pacing. Let me explain, as I was trying to complete the side missions and the multiple companion arcs/stories I didn't know what order things were taking in. I remember this one mission I had to do where I went straight to the enemy base without even knowing it, sure it was large but was it important? I didn't know at the time and decided to go head on in. I finish it, only to understand that there were other side missions, information linking to the base and what they were doing there and how you were supposed to stop it. However having finished the main goal of the mission it felt like I was backtracking through useless missions.

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

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

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

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

    Rating it 7/10, it is a good game, above average but not a great game.    … Expand
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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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