Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Teefour
    Apr 3, 2017
    9
    Alright I played the game for a while, then I decided to go to metacritic to read the reviews. Which I never do because it reminds me how unfathomably stupid and trite people are. The only critiques that have any merit are a few graphical bugs that yeah, should have been taken care of pre launch. But they're minor annoyances at worst. People act like they break the entire game because itAlright I played the game for a while, then I decided to go to metacritic to read the reviews. Which I never do because it reminds me how unfathomably stupid and trite people are. The only critiques that have any merit are a few graphical bugs that yeah, should have been taken care of pre launch. But they're minor annoyances at worst. People act like they break the entire game because it sometimes doesn't zoom in the camera to the right spot when you talk to someone.

    Then they're complaining that the npc models suck and the dialog is bad which... it just objectively isn't. Especially compared to 1-3. It's using frostbyte engine, sure, but they expect it to look like bf1 even though the environments are way larger.

    This guy confused me the most though when he said:

    "This installment moves ME more in the direction of a shooter with some RPG elements in it vs an RPG with some action elements in it, that's the big difference, shock for some, and welcome to others"

    What? There's *literally* exponentially more character building and development options since not only did they take the class skills from the other games and make it an open character system with ability to switch between skill combinations, but each class has 3x the skills in it.

    Dont believe all the self important critics with overinflated expectations and even further inflated egos. If you like scifi and love the mess effect universe that has been expanded further and further upon since ME1 came out, this game will not dissapoint. Maybe wait for it to go on sale or for the graphics bugs to be patched if youre particularly concerned. But this game is by no means a "1".    … Expand
  2. Shatteredstar
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Overall the game is enjoyable as is the multiplayer. There are the tiny things that one can nitpick over and throw fits about but what game doesn't have those?

    If you like the Mass Effect universe and want to play around in it this game does exactly what you want with plenty of stuff to do. If you loved Mass Effect 3 multiplayer it is still great times in that. It isn't perfect but    Overall the game is enjoyable as is the multiplayer. There are the tiny things that one can nitpick over and throw fits about but what game doesn't have those?

    If you like the Mass Effect universe and want to play around in it this game does exactly what you want with plenty of stuff to do. If you loved Mass Effect 3 multiplayer it is still great times in that. It isn't perfect but honestly nothing ever will be but it is enjoyable and well enough done that it is a welcome start of a new story.    … Expand
  3. Zeor
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Positive points:
    - It seems to me the best gameplay of all mass effect.
    -Has good graphics not the best, but if they are good. - It has a very rich and varied open world - The fps go Enough fluids at the time of the shooting. -Has a good plot to match the other mass effect. - and the point that makes a game more than great, that has made many people believe accounts to simply give a    Positive points:
    - It seems to me the best gameplay of all mass effect.
    -Has good graphics not the best, but if they are good.
    - It has a very rich and varied open world
    - The fps go Enough fluids at the time of the shooting.
    -Has a good plot to match the other mass effect.
    - and the point that makes a game more than great, that has made many people believe accounts to simply give a 0 to this game in all its versions.
    -has Great difficulty.
    And now the negatives:
    -The animations are a little more work.
    - It was hurriedly released this month, could have been better.

    Conclusion: It's a very good game mechanically, if it gives you a bit like the animations then you patch it.    … Expand
  4. slavchen
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    I have yet to complete the story campaign, but having invested circa 40 hours into this game, I can say that it is Mass Effect, both in form and spirit.
    When I first booted original Mass Effect back in 2008, I was enchanted by the size and lore depth in the game, beautiful planets that I was traversing incide the Mako, diverse aliens, and, of course, story. ME2 and ME3 while also great    I have yet to complete the story campaign, but having invested circa 40 hours into this game, I can say that it is Mass Effect, both in form and spirit.
    When I first booted original Mass Effect back in 2008, I was enchanted by the size and lore depth in the game, beautiful planets that I was traversing incide the Mako, diverse aliens, and, of course, story. ME2 and ME3 while also great games were a step back for me, because even though the action gameplay mechanics were considerably improved, the games lacked in other departments like exploration (Mako was taken away, the Citadel shrank in size, etc.) and seamless immersion (elevators taken away).
    Andromeda is like a return to the roots for me with is stress on exploration, planets mining, Nomad riding. And, boy, do I adore space travel representation. Some people say it gets boring, but for me its not. The story is also top-notch, IMO, just as writing (it may seem childish to some, but for me it's not; on the contrary, it stresses that the characters, esp. Ryder, are all in all learning how to behave accordingly to the situation when responsibility suddenly falls on their shoulders, and the characters constantly grow). The squadmates are also quite diverse and interesting, and very layered.
    As for the criticisms that most reviewers have like bad animations (honestly, upon watching some youtube videos I was a bit scared), bad lip sync, frame rate drops, etc, I haven't experienced any or they were unnoticable and hardly influenced my experience in a bad way. Now, the only criticism I can partially get behind is a lack of alien variety. However, as the game takes place only in a small portion of Andromeda galaxy, as the exploration continues to other parts (in sequels), I suppose we'll see more new species coming up.
    So, my honest rating (based on the return of the sense of wonder that was present in ME1) is 9/10.    … Expand
  5. IIIAchillesIII
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    Not sure why there is so much hate for this game (possible carry over from ME:3?). Regardless, the game is worth every penny and more. I hope others find this honest review helpful.

    The game's premise is intriguing from the outset. As you begin to unlock mysteries of the new universe you are confronted with challenging combat and enemies, unique, new characters and quests, and a new    Not sure why there is so much hate for this game (possible carry over from ME:3?). Regardless, the game is worth every penny and more. I hope others find this honest review helpful.

    The game's premise is intriguing from the outset. As you begin to unlock mysteries of the new universe you are confronted with challenging combat and enemies, unique, new characters and quests, and a new squad that has some truly great moments together as well as some hilarious lines.

    If you are familiar with the other games in the series, there is a lot of heart from the original game contained within ME:A, but this is a great starting point for people to jump into the series. The new storyline was extremely interesting. The universe and maps are vast. The voice acting is top notch. I'm a PC player, and had almost no technical issues or facial animation issues on my playthrough. Andromeda is at its core about story, characters, species, and relations among its new inhabitants to the new galaxy. I recommend hardcore difficulty for a challenge on the first playthrough, difficult, but not too difficult.

    Overall, after a 70+ hour campaign with quests left to do, I felt extremely satisfied and immediatly wanted to begin another playthrough much like how I felt after ME:1. While I was initially skeptical, ME:A makes me excited for the future of the franchise. If you compare the features from ME:A to ME:3, the game makes huge leaps in terms of customization, crafting, researching, incorporating and improving multiplayer, the graphics are awe-inspiring at times. The level design is unique especially among the different worlds (Frost, heat, jungle, and tech). ME:A is made to make the player feel like a true space explorer (For example, yes maps are huge, but that's how planets would be, vast, sprawling with points of interest scattered about the map). ME:A only makes you drive around the map once to unlock drop points or fast travel points to make it simple to quickly travel about the large maps. However, the first time exploring these giant planets is still a great experience to feel as if you are truly in another galaxy.    … Expand
  6. Mcbogsters
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    I'm about 16 hours into the game and I have to say ME:A is a pretty enjoyable game. Yes... The facial/movement animations are pretty screwed up and the story isn't as strong as the first trilogy - but it's still a great space opera worth the price tag. People on the internet love to jump on the hate bandwagon and some of the negative reviews are from people who haven't even played theI'm about 16 hours into the game and I have to say ME:A is a pretty enjoyable game. Yes... The facial/movement animations are pretty screwed up and the story isn't as strong as the first trilogy - but it's still a great space opera worth the price tag. People on the internet love to jump on the hate bandwagon and some of the negative reviews are from people who haven't even played the game. Don't let the ME:A haters keep you from playing a solid Space RPG!… Expand
  7. Chomag7
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    First of all, the facial animations are not adequate. Yes, there are issues with facial animations as well as the looks of human npcs. Besides the facial animation, a lot of the minor human npcs are ugly as sin, like their modeling was made entirely by a randomising facial creation program, cause no way a human developer made some of those faces and the said "it's good!", no way.

    So now    First of all, the facial animations are not adequate. Yes, there are issues with facial animations as well as the looks of human npcs. Besides the facial animation, a lot of the minor human npcs are ugly as sin, like their modeling was made entirely by a randomising facial creation program, cause no way a human developer made some of those faces and the said "it's good!", no way.

    So now that we got...THAT out of the way, let's get to the good stuff.

    The game is...AWESOME. The best feature would probably be the combat itself, it's very satisfying and fun. Of course you won't notice that if you just play a boring ass soldier character. The beauty of the combat comes into play when you play melee-biotic hybrids or just pure biotic, there is a ton of things you can do, from teleporting into enemies to picking up a couple of them and hurling them into other enemies.

    The game is pretty much a better Inquistion. Trust me on this, I considered Inquisition as a borefest with tons of pointless, filler quests, and **** combat. And I didn't care at all about the companions in Inquisition. Other than that, it's very similar.

    One thing I don't really appreciate is how much downtime you have between action. I don't want a Doom, geez, but come on, I would rather do other things than bla bla bla with a ton of npcs for hours, most of those dialogues being a short version of their life's story. I DON'T **** CARE!

    Another thing I'm not a fan of is the interface. It's very convoluted, things like quests are very confusing to get to, as well as the buy/sell interface is horrid. Also, you don't immediately know if an item you buy is going to really be an improvement for you. But I have to admit that after you play the game for hours, you get kinda used with the interface and can work with it, of course as a new player, you'll just get pissed for a while.

    The controls are very nice and responsive. As someone who doesn't use a controller at all and couldn't play Witcher 3 because the controls were **** on keyboard&mouse, it's nice to see a game developed for consoles, that doesn't shove a controller down your throat. M&kb is working perfectly.

    In conclusion, if you haven't bought the game yet, go ahead and do it, it's tons of fun. If you already bought it and scored it low just because of the facial animations and occasional cutscene glitch...you're a manchild, get over yourself, there are worse games out there that are considered a "success" but which are indeed much worse products that ME:A. Fallout 4 comes to mind.    … Expand
  8. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda
    A Love Hate Relationship
    Mass Effect Andromeda tells the story of the 2 Ryder Twins You can fast start as either of the 2 or customize your character Since Scott Ryder looks like an identical twin of a certain handsome game review I know, not mentioning any superken from superkengaming names... I didn’t have to edit a thing But if you do choose to customize, the    Mass Effect Andromeda
    A Love Hate Relationship
    Mass Effect Andromeda tells the story of the 2 Ryder Twins
    You can fast start as either of the 2 or customize your character
    Since Scott Ryder looks like an identical twin of a certain handsome game review I know, not mentioning any superken from superkengaming names...
    I didn’t have to edit a thing
    But if you do choose to customize, the game will make a twin version of your character who does show up in your story…
    Mass Effect fans seem to hate this entry...
    But im not a mass effect fan and I loved it.. I played the first 2 games in preparation for this one and found them to be pretty boring... Mass Effect Andromeda is more of my play style… and without having played mass effect 3, As of right now, Andromeda is my favorite game in the series…
    For the fans of the series, there’s a lot here to love as much as there is to be desired…
    And I don’t mean just the aliens…
    There are tons of missions to do here outside of the campaign, including loyalty missions like everyone loves from mass effect 2…
    But there is a noticeable lack of emphasis on your crew this time around…
    Because the story is about making a planet inhabitable for life forms to call home
    Wasn’t really interesting though…
    So lack of interesting story, boring crew members... I understand why fans of the series don’t like this game... what about the rest
    Lets get the elephant out of the room right now
    You cant romance natalie dormers character
    I should honestly stop the review right here and give it a 0/10 for playing with my heart like that…
    But they did throw some real nudity and booty in here.. So slightly forgivable... but... Natalie Dormer guys...
    How could you do this to me?
    But the worlds in mass effect Andromeda are beautiful and the campaign which takes about 12 hours one its own is actually fun to run through…
    The direction system does a great job of telling you where to go, though the command to show the point on the map frustratingly doesn’t always work…
    Not sure on the rules behind when it will and when it won’t…
    But the fact that clicking down doesn’t always show you where you’re going to is annoying…
    And many missions here are set in an open world that you can explore with the nomad, that drives perfectly…
    You also have a jump pack for hopping gaps and doing sick in air kills with your weapons that are equippable with mod slots…
    And you can upgrade these weapons as well as unlock special moves for you and your crew with the skill points you get for leveling up…
    My only issue with the campaign is the annoying scanning…
    You’re asked to scan items way too frequently, stopping the flow and excitement of missions…
    And the final stretch of the game feels recycled… and therefore feels like a grind…
    I was happy with the games ending..
    But the boring final stretch to get there almost seemed unworthy it, especially with a forgettable throwaway feeling boss fight…
    I understand why mass effect fans don’t like this game... its very action third person cover based shooter heavy... very few dialog options that matter to make this feel like an rpg…
    But if you look at this as just a game without the name mass effect attached, Andromeda is a solid experience…
    People have noted animation problems.. but I didn’t notice any in my play through, and besides a few awkward transitions, my play through was fairly clean of bugs
    And when you’re done with single player you can hop right into multiplayer where you’ll spend 15 seconds and realize you’re not going to waste your time on this garbage just like ea should have
    This mode is a lazy and boring co-op objective based wave mission mode.
    Every game developer in the world play uncharted lost planet 2 and lost planet 3 multiplayer
    IF you don’t plan on making anything like them in your 3rd person shooter
    save your time and money and don’t bother.
    Despite the disappointing multiplayer, and disappointing RPG bioware DNA elements…
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a solid experience that as a 3rd person shooter action adventure fan you shouldn’t pass up
    I give Mass Effect Andromeda
    an 8/10    … Expand
  9. DJShepherd
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    After playing 200+ hours of this game is turning out to be really good. The story really opens up about midway through, game play is amazing. really great battles, the story does have some good twists that caught me off guard. This game has something for everyone. I've already got my money's worth. I'll be playing this game for some time.
  10. blytzkrieg
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    The biggest drawbacks of this game are the animation and the performance. Its an enjoyable game though, if a little convoluted at times, but enjoyable nonetheless.

    This game seems to have gotten a lot of hate about the story, the writing, the voice acting, and the animation. But if anything listed there except the animation is your issue, then maybe you're just being a prick, The story,    The biggest drawbacks of this game are the animation and the performance. Its an enjoyable game though, if a little convoluted at times, but enjoyable nonetheless.

    This game seems to have gotten a lot of hate about the story, the writing, the voice acting, and the animation. But if anything listed there except the animation is your issue, then maybe you're just being a prick, The story, characters and VO are no worse than any other mass effect game,    … Expand
  11. kasperyan
    Mar 21, 2017
    7
    What do you need from Mass Effect game?
    I need the feeling of immersion. The previous trilogy could give it to me offering an interesting plot, characters and dialogs. The action element was something like pleasant filling stuff between events. I like it too but a story is more important for me. Of course the story has many stock phrases, banalities, copy-pastes from sci-fy movies and    What do you need from Mass Effect game?
    I need the feeling of immersion. The previous trilogy could give it to me offering an interesting plot, characters and dialogs. The action element was something like pleasant filling stuff between events. I like it too but a story is more important for me. Of course the story has many stock phrases, banalities, copy-pastes from sci-fy movies and books. But you can live in this Universe filled with bunch of interesting details. You can feel inside this story. It took 2 hours to me to became a part of the Mass Effect Universe and the next 130 hours were beautiful.
    I waited for the game, I watched the trailers. I read everything concerning MEA. And today I am disappointed.
    The plot is flat, details are useless, animation is ugly, dialogs are stupid - Bioware have managed to put all my fears together in one game. I cannot see the characters around me because they're not people but ugly plastic dolls. How am I supposed to be inside the story? If some one had said to me that 'Wolfenstein The New Order' would have more interesting plot than new Mass Effect I wouldn't have believed. But unfortunately it's plain true.
    Not too bad, not good. Middle.    … Expand
  12. SecretWorld
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    It starts slowley and a bit boring but after 2 or 3 Hours the Game becomes really good. Great Planets, cool Missions and a lot to do. Give it a Chance and you will have Fun.
  13. ZectusVoidseer
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    This was gonna be a controversial game regardless. The start of the game is a little slow, and there are numerous technical problems. However I loved the later 2/3 of the game. I really grew to love the characters. Even characters I didn't personally care for (Liam, Tann, Addison, etc...) I still felt where really compelling characters, and the story really picks up and I kept wanting toThis was gonna be a controversial game regardless. The start of the game is a little slow, and there are numerous technical problems. However I loved the later 2/3 of the game. I really grew to love the characters. Even characters I didn't personally care for (Liam, Tann, Addison, etc...) I still felt where really compelling characters, and the story really picks up and I kept wanting to see and do more. I think it gets a lot of hate for being a mass effect game. People say the trilogy had really good characters. Those characters were developed over 3 games and were kinda boring in ME1. I have been trying to look at it more like a stand alone game. The story was compelling and was good at what it intended. It wasn't trying to be the trilogy, it was going for a different feel and I think it succeeded. As for the technicial issues there are more than I like but I think people forget Skyrim, and Fallout 4 for example. Those games had horrible (if somewhat funny at times) and often quest-breaking or game--breaking glitches and somehow those are OK (or at least accepted) and this isn't. Glitches can be fixed, and nothing I experienced was game-breaking and very few required a reload or reboot. Take off your rose colored glasses and look at the game for what I is by itself and not what you wanted it to be. Its a good game that I will play again and again and look forward to what they do next (not backward to what they have already done).… Expand
  14. luzarius
    Jun 25, 2017
    1
    They retcon Asari lore to introduce gender pronoun politics. There's a conversation where they imply some Asari prefer male pronouns, but this makes no sense because it completely goes against Asari lore. Asari are monogendered with maternal instincts which means female mind. Aria specifically says the word patriarch has no meaning to her people. Samara specifically says Asari have noThey retcon Asari lore to introduce gender pronoun politics. There's a conversation where they imply some Asari prefer male pronouns, but this makes no sense because it completely goes against Asari lore. Asari are monogendered with maternal instincts which means female mind. Aria specifically says the word patriarch has no meaning to her people. Samara specifically says Asari have no males. It just doesn't make sense. SJW politics ruined Asari lore.… Expand
  15. BurningPixels
    Jun 12, 2017
    10
    The best game i've played so far. At first i've never played the trilogy so this is just a short review just about THIS game. Like i said it the best game i've played so far. I felt such an emptiness inside me at the end screen. I never had that feeling at any game before and i played a lot of games, Triple A and Indie Story games. I wish i hope no i WANT a sequel. Sry for grammar andThe best game i've played so far. At first i've never played the trilogy so this is just a short review just about THIS game. Like i said it the best game i've played so far. I felt such an emptiness inside me at the end screen. I never had that feeling at any game before and i played a lot of games, Triple A and Indie Story games. I wish i hope no i WANT a sequel. Sry for grammar and other mistakes :)… Expand
  16. beladrim
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    Andromeda is not a complete disaster of a game. It's average.

    But... It's a Mass effect game. And as such... It deserved more than just average. I am not going to bother speaking about the facial animations, since there are plenty of memes on the web. But let me just point out some of biggest problem of this game: - The writing in this game is really not that good. Some times    Andromeda is not a complete disaster of a game. It's average.

    But... It's a Mass effect game. And as such... It deserved more than just average.

    I am not going to bother speaking about the facial animations, since there are plenty of memes on the web.

    But let me just point out some of biggest problem of this game:

    - The writing in this game is really not that good. Some times it's cheesy, childish and awful. Most of the time... It's mediocre...

    - The voice actor are ok but it feels like they recorded their line out of context. Which makes them sound robotic, emotionless at times.

    - Lots of side quests. Most of them are tidious... grindy... and booring. Just like DA Inquistion.

    - The saving system is retarded.

    - Lots of gliches that pull you out of the experience.

    Conclusion: This is not the Mass effect we deserved. Get it when it's patched up and on a 50% sale.    … Expand
  17. artimis
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    Theirs a load of problems with this title but its still tolerable. Just needs some more polishing then I believe it will be worthy of a 7/10. Its not the best, but its also not the worst. Some parts are really injoyable then get ruined by the poor voice acting or animations. the beginning is really bad then it picks up a tad about 8 hours in. Best to probably pick it up on sale. SpendTheirs a load of problems with this title but its still tolerable. Just needs some more polishing then I believe it will be worthy of a 7/10. Its not the best, but its also not the worst. Some parts are really injoyable then get ruined by the poor voice acting or animations. the beginning is really bad then it picks up a tad about 8 hours in. Best to probably pick it up on sale. Spend you're 60$ on something else like Breath of the wild, Nier automata, or horizon zero dawn, (all 10/10 games)

    Cons:
    -Poor animations
    -poor voice acting
    -game freezes way to much. sometimes when im not even doing anything.
    -boring story
    -boring characters
    -extremely glitchy (floating raptors, weird morphing faces, fell through stairs, hair failed to load in.)
    -repititive
    -sidequests
    -typical villain. Not really enteresting either.

    Pros:
    Exploration
    multiplayer is fun
    combat is fun.
    atmosphere (some areas, then usually gets ruined fast)    … Expand
  18. AceSeptre
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    Before I get into my review, I think it's important to recognize the things that Bioware had to overcome to create this game. Creating a new addition to one of the most beloved game franchises of all time is no easy task. How do you placate die hard fans while still creating a game that invites new and more casual players? It was clear from the beginning of my time with Andromeda thatBefore I get into my review, I think it's important to recognize the things that Bioware had to overcome to create this game. Creating a new addition to one of the most beloved game franchises of all time is no easy task. How do you placate die hard fans while still creating a game that invites new and more casual players? It was clear from the beginning of my time with Andromeda that Bioware was attempting to create an amalgamation of gameplay features and mechanics that have been known to work in the past; and I can happily tell you that it comes together well. It was also fairly obvious that Bioware took some pages out of Dragon Age: Inqusition. Both use the same engine, and as we know Inquisition was graphically gorgeous; Andromeda with it's wider range of color palates, effects, and large variance in environment type comes out even more so. The feel of Andromeda in terms of character handling is almost identical Inqusition. Control isn't snappy by any means, but has a flow and a feel that is much more realistic and rewarding that a robotic playable character. Combat for Andromeda is extremely rewarding. The enemy types are not very expansive, however the ways in which combat can occur will vary greatly. It forces the play to be aware of their entire surroundings, not just what is directly in front of them. Numerous times I was focus on a shielded or armored enemy in front of my, just to find that another enemy had managed to sneak his way behind me and was shooting me in the back. Also, the addition of jump jets and climbing/vaulting makes combat much more dimensional and not just for the player. Enemies jump up and down from platforms, constantly changing their positions against you, and the AI does a smart job of making enemy movement feel organic. Of all the things that Andromeda improves on from the original trilogy, the combat is the biggest. Bioware has also done a great job of making Andromeda a deeper RPG experience than the original trilogy. Players are no longer locked into a specific set of skills, abilities, and weapons based on class type. The possibilities for different character build types are massively expansive, and the wide range of weapons, armor, and modifications allows the player to tailor their character to an even greater level of specificity. To this effect, Bioware does some really smart things with how armor, modifications, and attachments can effect gameplay. For example, a pistol barrel attachment that increases weapon damage, but also decreases the clip size for the weapon, or an armor mod that increases shield capacity by 50% but lowers overall health by 50%. This type of stat modification really forces that player to make smart decisions on how they develop their character, and makes the choice of equipment a deeper endeavor than just what looks cool or does the most damage.

    As a Mass Effect game, story is extremely important. I think it's important to recognize that Bioware was in a tough position when trying to create a story for Andromeda. To remain canonical, Andromeda had to let go of a lot of details from the original trilogy, which can be frustrating for die hard Mass Effect fans. Also, creating a protagonist threat on the scale of the Reapers in which the player arrives in a new galaxy that is unaware of the players existence is a tough thing to pull off. Overall, the story for Andromeda falls short of the original trilogy. It's not a bad story by any means, but it's hard to avoid the comparison between the level of writing between the original trilogy and that of Andromeda. I for one am hope that the series will continue and Bioware will have a chance to appeal more to die hard fans with a story more on par with the original trilogy, and possible even with a bit of canonical overlap.

    Outside of the the story, the only other complaint is the quality of the animations. As most of you reading this are probably aware, Andromeda has some serious problems with character animations. The root cause of this is hard to determine, however it's obvious that Bioware made some major slip ups in regards to facial animations. I should clarify that for the most part the animations are on point. Not perfect by any means, but most of the time are perfectly acceptable for a large budget AAA game. I have also noticed that the facial animations seems to get better as the game goes along with only a few strange hiccups later in the game, however none of this effects gameplay in any way.

    In my opinion, Andromeda makes a great addition to the Mass Effect franchise. With a few fixes of some minor issues, the game could garner an even greater response. It's a must play for any Mass Effect fan, or any sci-fi RPG fan in general. Bioware has demonstrated their ability to create amazing worlds that players continue to crave. I look forward to more from Mass Effect in the future and hope that this is not the last offering from the series for years to come.    … Expand
  19. LostinNY690
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    Honestly, let's just be honest most of the people hating on this game for the animations and lip sync issues probably gave Fallout 4 a 10/10. This game isn't a homerun but it is fun, adds to the Mass Effect lore, and makes improvements in its RPG and crafting elements. I truly believe that most of those rating this game low are those who hated Mass Effect 3's ending and haven't evenHonestly, let's just be honest most of the people hating on this game for the animations and lip sync issues probably gave Fallout 4 a 10/10. This game isn't a homerun but it is fun, adds to the Mass Effect lore, and makes improvements in its RPG and crafting elements. I truly believe that most of those rating this game low are those who hated Mass Effect 3's ending and haven't even played the game. Sorry, but watching something on Twitch doesn't mean you can give it a proper review.… Expand
  20. fubarczar
    Apr 18, 2017
    9
    Other than wanting to constantly shove Liam out an airlock and float the !%@#$, I really enjoyed the game. The game should easily have a Metascore of 90. People like to compare this to DA Inquisition, which had a Meta of 85 (PC) and that's fine, but it is even better than DA:I.

    Good - lots of content - Awesome flexible, mix-&-match power picking - Story was tighter and in a way    Other than wanting to constantly shove Liam out an airlock and float the !%@#$, I really enjoyed the game. The game should easily have a Metascore of 90. People like to compare this to DA Inquisition, which had a Meta of 85 (PC) and that's fine, but it is even better than DA:I.

    Good
    - lots of content
    - Awesome flexible, mix-&-match power picking
    - Story was tighter and in a way better than ME 3 and probably ME2 too. No lame giant Human Reaper made out of people, or stupid ME3 ending.
    - The motivations of the various factions was way more compelling than ME3
    - Great fast-paced multiplayer
    - good ending / lead-in for a sequel

    Bad
    - Liam
    - They replaced warp with pull on human adept in MP??? Should have been push or lance
    - Probe / Minning exploration from space, ugh!    … Expand
  21. Synastar
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    The game is not perfect. The human facial animations leave something to be desired, but beyond that, the game is quite good. The combat is much better than previous Mass Effect games and I do enjoy the research and development (crafting) portions of the game. Since it's in a different galaxy, there's a sense of wonder that's returned from exploration and charting places previouslyThe game is not perfect. The human facial animations leave something to be desired, but beyond that, the game is quite good. The combat is much better than previous Mass Effect games and I do enjoy the research and development (crafting) portions of the game. Since it's in a different galaxy, there's a sense of wonder that's returned from exploration and charting places previously uncharted versus visiting known locations as in previous games. I give it an 8/10 and am hoping that they somehow improve the human facial animations in a later patch. While it isn't game breaking, it can break immersion at times but overall, it's just one small piece of a much larger game; a game that is worth your time.… Expand
  22. Silverscorpio
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    This game is Great. The Positive aspects of the game far outweighs the negatives of the game. The animations is not such a big deal and can be funny but is is not game breaking and you can still enjoy the game even if there is an animation problem. It is really big and having the Nomad to drive on the planet is pure fun. I would recommend this game to any gamer that actually play a gameThis game is Great. The Positive aspects of the game far outweighs the negatives of the game. The animations is not such a big deal and can be funny but is is not game breaking and you can still enjoy the game even if there is an animation problem. It is really big and having the Nomad to drive on the planet is pure fun. I would recommend this game to any gamer that actually play a game and not complain about superficial problems that will in all likelihood be fixed anyway.… Expand
  23. Scramble_74
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    Played for three days now. This game is huge, lots of things to do and has kept my interest up really well. I don't know how it works as standalone game, but as Mass Effect fan I really enjoy the new adventure even though there aren't many references to old characters.

    On technical side the music is maybe bit worse, but everything else, the new worlds look gorgeous and the atmosphere of    Played for three days now. This game is huge, lots of things to do and has kept my interest up really well. I don't know how it works as standalone game, but as Mass Effect fan I really enjoy the new adventure even though there aren't many references to old characters.

    On technical side the music is maybe bit worse, but everything else, the new worlds look gorgeous and the atmosphere of the game is better. It took a while to get a hang of resources, special forces, habitability, exploring (fast travel and forward pods are a friends planetside). Overall the gameplay and movement is much better than in other Mass Effect games.

    So far I've had one bug where the game once stopped loading which is pretty well (compared to Fallout 4 for instance).

    Ryder is better main character than Shephard, the team is best of all Mass Effect games and I like Tempest more than Normandy. Mass Effect 2 and 3 were still more gripping games from the start, but my first days with Andromeda have been better than with Mass Effect 1. Early GOTY candidate for me.    … Expand
  24. mrses
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    I actually liked Mass Effect: Andromeda, in many ways I thought the story was the one I most enjoyed from all the mass effects. Though occasionally a bit patchy. I did love the humor though. I even didn't really notice the dodgy animation and character models (before patch 1.0.5). And much of the disturbing issues caused by the dodgy animations have been cleaned up. I'm now going throughI actually liked Mass Effect: Andromeda, in many ways I thought the story was the one I most enjoyed from all the mass effects. Though occasionally a bit patchy. I did love the humor though. I even didn't really notice the dodgy animation and character models (before patch 1.0.5). And much of the disturbing issues caused by the dodgy animations have been cleaned up. I'm now going through my third playthrough so I guess I am still enjoying it. Some of the missions are a bit grindy (having to run backwards and forwards on the nexus was kind of annoying but I wouldn't say it was terrible). Anyway given what I know now, I would buy it again. Hope this helps.… Expand
  25. silvarius2000
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    A diamond in the rough, its exactly like Mass Effect 1 in every good and bad way. Reasons/excuses aside the animations are obvious in its flaws especially if you'd come from a game like Witcher 3, however I'd argue that the game picks up tremendously well after the first few hours. Companion sidequests and banters are what makes the game a memorable joy later and visually the environmentsA diamond in the rough, its exactly like Mass Effect 1 in every good and bad way. Reasons/excuses aside the animations are obvious in its flaws especially if you'd come from a game like Witcher 3, however I'd argue that the game picks up tremendously well after the first few hours. Companion sidequests and banters are what makes the game a memorable joy later and visually the environments are stunning. Funnily enough the best atmosphere in the game is found in the planet with least atmosphere.

    If you liked Mass effect 1, you'd love Mass effect Andromeda    … Expand
  26. gogopher
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    by far the second best in the seriers (after ME1)...much better than the reviews...facial and conversation bugs yeah...everything else better than before yeah...it harkens back to me1+2 i would say it sets in the middle and takes the best of both...new engine is insane...story is traditional me and companions much more streamlined and intersting...crafting is excellent...world is friggin huge
  27. rayray1940
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    Have been playing it for 10 hours and already found it very boring.

    ME:A tries to be a mix of ME1 to ME3, but it falls short on all the best aspects of the trilogy: 1) Worse RPG gameplay elements (dialogs, writing, tension) than all three 2) Worse exploration than ME1 due to the sluggish transition animations 3) very broken animation, voice acting and outdated graphic quality which    Have been playing it for 10 hours and already found it very boring.

    ME:A tries to be a mix of ME1 to ME3, but it falls short on all the best aspects of the trilogy:
    1) Worse RPG gameplay elements (dialogs, writing, tension) than all three
    2) Worse exploration than ME1 due to the sluggish transition animations
    3) very broken animation, voice acting and outdated graphic quality which breaks the immersion very much

    It's a mediocre game exactly like DA:I in space, no wonder they name them in the same scheme. Mediocre games in the best brands, which result in nothing but extreme disappointment.    … Expand
  28. itsz
    Apr 16, 2017
    8
    I really can't understand the hatred for this title. Overall, Andromeda just about stands up to any of the previous Mass Effect games. Sure there are some issues with facial animation and voice acting, but the story is solid (nothing mind-blowing, but after 75 hours I'm genuinely sad to be finished with the game.

    The combat is fantastic, and the worlds and visuals are stunning. Quests    I really can't understand the hatred for this title. Overall, Andromeda just about stands up to any of the previous Mass Effect games. Sure there are some issues with facial animation and voice acting, but the story is solid (nothing mind-blowing, but after 75 hours I'm genuinely sad to be finished with the game.

    The combat is fantastic, and the worlds and visuals are stunning. Quests are plentiful, and while there are a number of generic fetch/scan quests, there are also a decent quantity of tailored side quests, which develop many of the characters and situations on each world.

    I'm left wanting more, and that's a good thing.    … Expand
  29. rafaeljpc
    May 16, 2017
    9
    I loved this game.... After 88 hours of a wonderful experience I'm satisfied by what this game showed me. At the beginning the game has a slow pace, but it was predictable as almost every new universe of an RPG game. It had lots little bugs that (most of them in animation, which was fixed later).
  30. Twombler
    Mar 24, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect and its sequels were the first games that really gave an experience where Sci-Fi-movie met 3rd person shooter and RPG with well developed storyline. As you played with the main protagonist you really felt that every NPC and squad mates had a background and personal motivations which were revealed through well written dialogue. Actual game-play was functional enough (thoughMass Effect and its sequels were the first games that really gave an experience where Sci-Fi-movie met 3rd person shooter and RPG with well developed storyline. As you played with the main protagonist you really felt that every NPC and squad mates had a background and personal motivations which were revealed through well written dialogue. Actual game-play was functional enough (though restrictive) but I saw it only a way to forward the story. Antagonists felt like a real threat and they had their individual motivations to fight against the player. Afterwards I've imagined that Saren and Illusive Man would work fine as a playable characters in their own separate games.

    ME: Andromeda stumble at crucial points but here's the biggest issue: Weak narrative. In ME-trilogy dialogue was there to push the story forward. If it wasn't then the dialogue built the characters and gave an insight to their background and motives for the player.

    Andromeda fails the narrative and there is a reason for this which is weak directing by Mac Walters. He is a great writer (no doubt about that) but doesn't seems to know how to enliven written to a game world properly. It's a pity because the story, characters and dialogue has a huge promising which is never used properly.

    After the poorly delivered story there is only a 3rd person shooter-RPG which is great but repetitive. Visuals are also great but unpolished from time to time. I had not game breaking bugs but a lot minor ones mostly with animations and scripting errors.

    Summary: A huge disappointment for a Mass Effect fan but a decent shooter-RPG for a newcomer.    … Expand
  31. simmix1
    May 19, 2017
    10
    The short version. The best Mass Effect game and really happy with this restart. Definitely worth your money.

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

    Now for the long version. On the release date, this game wasn't really ready. EA, had already delayed the release, but probably felt it needed to push the product out the door. After the first patch things improved a lot and most of the original comments on grind and terrible graphics are no longer relevant. This game is huge. In the sense that it offers a really big galaxy for you to explore. At the start that feels like a problem and before that first patch you spent far too much time looking at nice looking animation effects that you couldn't skip. This is no longer a problem. As you progress through the story there's definitely enough to keep us old fans of Mass Effect interested and there are lots of side quests if you want. At the same time this is clearly a restart with a new story and this seems to have irritated some Mass Effect players who had other ideas about how to progress the storyline. For me it all makes perfect sense and the 100+ hours I've spent in Andromeda has never felt like a grind and I'm really looking forward to more amazing stuff. A great Scifi story that's getting better.    … Expand
  32. ZeroAffex
    May 19, 2017
    10
    ME:A is actually a the first EA game I've given praise to in ages. I was quite skeptical going into it but was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience and is definitely my favorite space oriented game to date. I have yet to encounter any major bugs since I started playing shortly after release, big ones we had have been since patched along with lots of post launch polish. If thisME:A is actually a the first EA game I've given praise to in ages. I was quite skeptical going into it but was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience and is definitely my favorite space oriented game to date. I have yet to encounter any major bugs since I started playing shortly after release, big ones we had have been since patched along with lots of post launch polish. If this game was released in its current state today (5-19-17) it would have amazing scores no doubt. I got my money worth with this game and after 200+ hours can see another 400-600 more added over the next year with the fun MP and plethora of content to unlock, collect and build. As it is right now, this is a solid 10/10 and most likely will stay as my favorite release of 2017 - GOTY!… Expand
  33. jsmcwilliams
    Jun 11, 2017
    10
    Listen I know there are a ton of negative reviews with varied and sundry complaints. However, If you're reading this review only 5 other games have held my complete attention and left me forever pursuing what is over that next horizon or around the next corner : Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Dragon Age Origins, and Dragon Age Inquisition. It is no accidentListen I know there are a ton of negative reviews with varied and sundry complaints. However, If you're reading this review only 5 other games have held my complete attention and left me forever pursuing what is over that next horizon or around the next corner : Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Dragon Age Origins, and Dragon Age Inquisition. It is no accident that all but one of these center around Bioware. My complaint about any of the above games was that they werent long enough. Mass Effect Andomeda however is a MASSIVE game heavy laden with hours of script and side quests galore. enabling you to level along with your companions and be rewarded for taking your time and going the extra mile to search around. When i preordered and subsequently played Dragon Age: Inquisition I was frustrated by the lack of immersion into the world at large. The central story was wonderfully done even if it was a bit short, but it didnt make you feel like you were part of the world at large. Andromeda forces you to be a part, to be a citizen, to not only survive but to ensure your people and new allies survive. The depth here is outstanding and while I know there are bugs and complaints about animations but show me a game that doesnt. If you are looking for a game that will suck you in and after 200hrs(single playthrough) still be begging for the game to magically double in length overnight this is your game. This game is a 10....I dont care what anyone else says.… Expand
  34. TheGodMouse
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    This game truly captivates that "explorers first" attitude that the original mass effect had. I can't recommend this game enough if you enjoyed the new and engaging experiences of the original. This game has some graphical hiccups, but all in all, I have to put this game second in the series as far as overall quality (first one takes the cake in regard to originality and depth) I reallyThis game truly captivates that "explorers first" attitude that the original mass effect had. I can't recommend this game enough if you enjoyed the new and engaging experiences of the original. This game has some graphical hiccups, but all in all, I have to put this game second in the series as far as overall quality (first one takes the cake in regard to originality and depth) I really wish EA hadn't released a free 10 hour demo of the game, as people who play it won't have understood the full scope of the game. All the bad media about this game just shows how truly shallow the rest of "gamers" out there (they legitimately compare it to COD and other steaming piles of fecal matter) as to why they didn't enjoy it. Treat yourself, and pick up this gem. I guarantee you'll enjoy it, and have a lasting experience with it!… Expand
  35. eeyk
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    i like the game am at 30% now played 5 hours and it's fine, most of the Negative reviews are for the facial animation but the game is more than that. The story is thin but fine, i really hope they'll make another mass effect with less technical issues. but the game itself is fine.

    if you don't trust me try the trial on Origin access or xbox access.
  36. sabaschnurz
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    This game is like a 8.5 out of 10, but I have to give it now 10 out of 10 due to all of these haters that didn't even play and score it a 0 out of 10. I mean there is no way that this game is a zero it cont be. the community is so toxic and just buys into blind hate. fair enough if you don't like it, but then give it something like a 5 out of 10, something realistic. This is so patheticThis game is like a 8.5 out of 10, but I have to give it now 10 out of 10 due to all of these haters that didn't even play and score it a 0 out of 10. I mean there is no way that this game is a zero it cont be. the community is so toxic and just buys into blind hate. fair enough if you don't like it, but then give it something like a 5 out of 10, something realistic. This is so pathetic and sad what I am seeing here, it is like people get an erection from this fake sense of power, feel sorry for all you people.… Expand
  37. BrutalJones
    Mar 29, 2017
    5
    Solid game with some serious flaws. Loyalty quests, Ark quests, and main story quests are generally quite good, but what they populate the rest of the game with is fairly ho-hum at best and, at worst, outright monotonous and frustrating (looking at you, Remnant vaults).

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

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

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

    All-in-all, I really like the game. It has its moments, but it definitely has some serious flaws as well.    … Expand
  38. Voodoo123
    May 6, 2017
    6
    A missed opportunity to further expand Mass Effect games for a new generation. Some genuinely cool moments lost in a sea of technical shortcomings. Buyer beware!
  39. SaturnFX
    Apr 18, 2017
    8
    Mass effect Andromeda is a love/hate relationship with franchise fans. Anyone giving lower than a 4 is simply a feckless partisan, but perhaps the same with the 10 votes. I will try to objectively give the pros and cons (with no real spoilers).

    Good points: +The exploration is well done. I enjoyed checking out populated and interesting planets. +The story is...okay. It could have    Mass effect Andromeda is a love/hate relationship with franchise fans. Anyone giving lower than a 4 is simply a feckless partisan, but perhaps the same with the 10 votes. I will try to objectively give the pros and cons (with no real spoilers).

    Good points:
    +The exploration is well done. I enjoyed checking out populated and interesting planets.
    +The story is...okay. It could have been more powerfully done, but as a starter game it does seem to be building up and focusing in on something that no doubt will come into fruition.
    +The characters are likable enough I suppose (this will be in both good and bad).
    +The graphics (for everything except for the humans) are well done. the aliens, the space ships, etc. All of it was what you want from a AAA game.
    +The missions - Some of them were good. (some were grindy also..the whole "find 16 X's to scan on various planets is a bit annoying but its not really necessary, so its a nice side distraction when you simply want to cruise around in your nomad).
    +The fighting was fantastic. The AI is a bit stupid (of course) but there is enough to make you feel like a butt kickin space ranger, or feel like a insignificant insect with big battles.

    Bad Points:
    -As said a thousand times before, the face animations are terrible..I get its generated but they need to seriously tweak that engine!
    -The characters are made intentionally either plain faced or catastrophically ugly. How do you make a adult game but then demand everyone deal with a desexualized and fugly population of humans because being pretty...in the future where plastic surgery is no doubt like putting on new socks...may be considered offensive to some..a game where full nudity and intercourse...pretty is over the top. seriously Bioware..get off this thing you got going on.
    -The writing is kinda terrible. the plot is good enough, but..seriously, its like the entire crew is just a bunch of indifferent temps at some office in the breakroom who seemingly could care less about anything. When you play the original game, there was passion in the characters, there was focus and it seemed everyone was on the same page of being part of something kickarse. This crew just seems..blah.
    -The main enemy mostly just seems like a bunch of a-holes without much depth. in ME1, you were in short time seemingly dealing with something profoundly mysterious and alien..and terrifying. the reapers from the previous series was just omnious...these guys...meh, they seems just sort of jackasses of the galaxy. I hope that in Andromeda 2, there is some real big things that can escalate this threat..because it just isn't really freaking me out
    -the "sjw" element is overt, obvious, and really annoying tryhard attempts. Bioware..you had it right already, you didn't need to do this. Anderson was my father figure, Jacob was by buddy, Tali, Eve, Miranda, Liara, etc were my teammates who stood beside me because they were ass kickers, not because..."insert minority or female for representation" characters. By this crap tactic, you effectively made me see my crew not as my crew, but as a corporate attempt to placate the whiny fringe latte sippers who dont even like the "toxic masculinity" games anyhow.
    -Biggest thing that many people hit down for isn't even part of the game. The people who worked on the game had in their midst's racists (Ever wonder why its soo difficult to simply make a white person?) anti-gamers, puritans, and ultimately people who were venomously going after "gamers" because of their stances on not caring if games have X minorities, X women, X transgenders, X etc and brow beat any non-progressive view through narration.
    Seriously bioware
    We love and miss you...purge this political grandstanding and just come back to us with some good talent, good games, and if you want, sure stick in some politics (represented fairly) as a game element, but mostly..just make a good, fun game adults who want to fantasize about being a hotass space man/woman kicking ass throughout the galaxy with some badasses to chop up.

    Anyhow..buy the game if cash isn't a issue..otherwise, grab it on a sale..its good..not great, but worth the buy    … Expand
  40. PR0MAN1
    Apr 2, 2017
    8
    I'd be lying if I said the game doesn't have problems, both technical and in the writing department. But overall I think its flaws are outweighed by the things it does right. The crew, while bland at first glance, quickly become super memorable and entertaining. The open world exploration is the advancement that should have come from Mass Effect 1's planet exploration. The environments areI'd be lying if I said the game doesn't have problems, both technical and in the writing department. But overall I think its flaws are outweighed by the things it does right. The crew, while bland at first glance, quickly become super memorable and entertaining. The open world exploration is the advancement that should have come from Mass Effect 1's planet exploration. The environments are unique, there is always something to do on the maps and while not Breath of the Wild size they still feel large in scale.

    There are some issues, the game has some complicated menus and user interfaces making it hard to do crafting and finding certain features buried in menus. Also going from planet to planet has a super long animation of your ship going to the planet. However, while they look nice, there is no option to skip them if you don't want to see it making it quickly eat up patience. There are also some issues in the writing especially in the early hours of the game. The characters seem like they are trying too hard to be funny which comes off as incredibly unfunny, the main villain starts and stays weak throughout the game and the opening mission is full of "because the game needs to happen" moments. These problem, except for the villain, do significantly improve later into the game but it does effect those first impressionable hours.

    Overall, the game gets right what it needs to get right. Your crew and the player characters development (I played as the male, can't speak for the female character) are what I expect out of Mass Effect. The gameplay and open world exploration in a game about exploring the unknown feels good. And the secondary stories are fun to experience compared to the main adventure. Hope the game has healthy post launch support and that sequels fix the technical problems faced in the game.    … Expand
  41. Maeximus
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    ME: Andromeda is basically a mix of Witcher 3, Arkham Knight and Gears of War. It is a solid fun game. But it is unpolished and suffers from a few glitches. If you are able to overlook them, you are going to have a great time. if not: Wait for updates.
  42. Cherrychopstix
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Great game. It's a bit buggy though, however the story is engaging. I wish we had a little more dialogue with your squad on the ship between missions though. And it would be great if they updated the dialogue with the team after certain things change, like when you ask them about their lover once you have romanced them. Really fun game! Annoying sometimes with the glitchiness but I'mGreat game. It's a bit buggy though, however the story is engaging. I wish we had a little more dialogue with your squad on the ship between missions though. And it would be great if they updated the dialogue with the team after certain things change, like when you ask them about their lover once you have romanced them. Really fun game! Annoying sometimes with the glitchiness but I'm definitely pumped for more. I still have many questions that I hope are answered in the next game. Bioware has improved some of the glitches, animations, and eye, and it looks much better. I think lots of the people disappointed with the game are comparing Andromeda to the entire trilogy from before. I've played all the games and this one stacks up really well against the first mass effect game. They did a good job of making the side-quests relate to more to the main story, as opposed to inquisition, in which it felt like a little too many quests about irrelevant things.… Expand
  43. GeK
    Apr 18, 2017
    9
    Pre-Ordered the game and gameplay-wise had 0 issues. Facial Animations were bugged but quickly fixed in 1.05. Side-quests are a good time filler but beauty lies in the main story. I completed the game 100% (Aside from 2 tiny side tasks that couldn't be handed in due to a bug that didn't affect my gameplay in anyway). All in all i think for the game of such scale its technical flaws can bePre-Ordered the game and gameplay-wise had 0 issues. Facial Animations were bugged but quickly fixed in 1.05. Side-quests are a good time filler but beauty lies in the main story. I completed the game 100% (Aside from 2 tiny side tasks that couldn't be handed in due to a bug that didn't affect my gameplay in anyway). All in all i think for the game of such scale its technical flaws can be forgiven and I enjoyed the experience from the beginning to the end.

    When it comes to multiplayer it's alright but not the main dish play MP just to advance SP.

    I hope Bioware puts more thought into the sequel and give the story a minor facelift.    … Expand
  44. Soujirop
    Apr 16, 2017
    9
    Okay so after 70 hours I finished the game and am ready to review.

    Graphics (8/10): they do the job. Shaders are impressive in some moments. The artistic direction is mixed, with character and planet design of moderate quality, but with places like alien temples and ships, underground ice caves and Havarl (a jungle-type planet) that are amazing. Regarding the “facial animations” issue,    Okay so after 70 hours I finished the game and am ready to review.

    Graphics (8/10): they do the job. Shaders are impressive in some moments. The artistic direction is mixed, with character and planet design of moderate quality, but with places like alien temples and ships, underground ice caves and Havarl (a jungle-type planet) that are amazing. Regarding the “facial animations” issue, it’s definitely a minor thing mainly affecting Director Addison. There are some bugs going on though for example jumping animations breaking or enemies losing their animations too and becoming paralyzed, these happen sadly often.

    Sound (8/10): music is one of the weak points of the game, the music is not “bad” but it is quickly forgotten and lacks personality, being just your average science-fiction theme music. The voice acting, however, is just perfect.

    Gameplay (8/10): The combat is a lot of fun, dynamic and an evolution of the trilogy. However some combat elements are gone like the ability to choose the specific skills you want a partner to use. Regarding the exploration, Bioware is still a bit amateur building large/open worlds. ME:A has several big planets that are superficially interesting and motivate some exploring, but you quickly realize there’s not a lot to do in them and it’s better to move on. The puzzles are repetitive and reduced to sudoku-like games, which speaks of little effort or originality from the developers. Same goes to scanning minigames which get repetitive too fast. Regarding the “less dialogue” options, it is not true. From the original “good/bad” dichotomy, we now have 2 dichotomies: the emotional approach will give the opposite results of the logical approach, while the professional approach will give the opposite results of the casual approach. Regarding the “limited type of enemies” issue, it isn’t true either, in the original mass effect there were mostly 3 factions of enemies per game, as like the reapers, the geth and bandits (meaning renegade/pirates etc). In Andromeda you still have 3 factions: the remnant, the kett and bandits.

    Story/Setting (9/10): Let’s start with the characters. Ryder is not as attractive as Shepard, but instead is kind of a regular person and overall likeable. It lacks personal growth though, as his personality and reactions stay pretty much the same from start to finish. Regarding the crew we have brilliant characters like Peebe, very human-like ones like Cora, mixed with the quite forgettable rest. This is mainly an issue with their personalities being unimpressive, not so much with them lacking depth, because all of them have a big amount of dialogue and side content behind, probably more than any character of the original trilogy. Some non-party members would have been a much better choice to be party members, like Reyes, Sloanne, the pathfinders, etc. Lastly the villains, named the Kett, are mysterious enough to remain interesting until the end, but do not expect something as innovative and overwhelming as the Reapers. Regarding the plot, it is overall in the same level of quality as ME1, with your regular dose of twists and intrigue, but it should be noted it is heavily inspired by the trilogy, and the parallelisms makes some situations/discoveries too familiar to be exciting. The side content is mainly of moderate quality, with uninteresting plots that lack any connection to the protagonist, the main story or the party to stay relevant. Party members related quests being the exception.
    One of the big drawbacks of the game is the setting/universe. Andromeda planets fail big time to impress you, mainly because nearly none of them feel “alien”, but rather chunks of familiar Earthly ecosystems like deserts or the Arctic that kind of kill the mood for exploration after a couple hours on the planet. The lack of ideas in this aspect becomes evident when you reach the second desert-like planet. One was more than enough... The fact that they lack “time” was also a disappointing, meaning they lack things like a day/night cycle, or a “life cycle” for inhabitants, that is to say NPCs are static elements in the scene instead of moving and/or interacting with their surroundings (like they do in Skyrim or The Witcher 3). Also the Angara race, the -only- Andromeda new humanoid friendly species, are a bit disappointing too, feeling painfully familiar and lacking personality.
    Regarding the ending, epilogue included, it was mostly up to my expectations and made up for many of the flaws I saw throughout the game, but a “big last boss” would have been a good addition.

    In summary, the game still has the Mass Effect feel to it and will keep u hooked until the end, but the evident quantity over quality approach prevents it from being at the level of the original trilogy. This should probably be an “8 point something” so let’s keep it a 9/10, if only to make up for the big amount of undeserving hate in here.    … Expand
  45. Anz
    Apr 19, 2017
    9
    After patch this game is running well and animations are fixed too. Never had any big performance issues or any crashes, but after patch game runs even better.
  46. stavrosperi
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    It hurts me that they use the mass effect name-my favorite video game trilogy ever-for this game.It is mediocre at best.The official reviews are quite forgiving and if it wasn't called mass effect the scores would be even lower.

    So what's wrong with the game?It has lots of problems, but the most important is that It lacks soul and it lacks love.The things that the trilogy had and dragon    It hurts me that they use the mass effect name-my favorite video game trilogy ever-for this game.It is mediocre at best.The official reviews are quite forgiving and if it wasn't called mass effect the scores would be even lower.

    So what's wrong with the game?It has lots of problems, but the most important is that It lacks soul and it lacks love.The things that the trilogy had and dragon origins had, while inquisition and Adromeda don't have.It feels like the games development was just a job that had to be done.

    Bioware is done.It's another company now, it's just the name that's the same.The same thing applies to this game compared to the trilogy.Sad but true.

    What is very good imo is that 2017 had the best start as far as gaming is conserned since many a year.Persona 5,Nioh, Nier Automata, Horizon dawn, Breath of the wild..These are rare gems. Very very strong opening for 2017, hope that this continuous, the industry was plugged by playing safe,take no risks ,no innovation,no love games like Andromeda.

    Whatever great games are released though, mass effect will always remain the series that a developed the strongest emotional attachment to.    … Expand
  47. Caidos
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    In my opinion the newest installment to the Mass Effect series is what mass effect needed.
    While Mass Effect 1 hat still some resemblance of an open world game with space for exploration and discovery Mass Effect 3 was basically a rail-shooter.
    Mass Effect 2 was able to deliver both, yet Mass Effect still stands out as one of the best RPG to date. Andromeda copies the gameplay of    In my opinion the newest installment to the Mass Effect series is what mass effect needed.
    While Mass Effect 1 hat still some resemblance of an open world game with space for exploration and discovery Mass Effect 3 was basically a rail-shooter.

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

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

    Positive:

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

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

    Negatives:

    Character Editor is again really bad and the custom Ryders are the best looking.
    I'd love to have more squadmates, more customization options for said squadmates and more interaction with them.    … Expand
  48. yaoius
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    I'm another person in the camp where I have to say I don't really understand the level of negativity directed towards this game in terms or writing and content, most of it seeming to be from comparisons to the OT. Again it's important to remember, it's not the same Mass Effect we remember, it's a new galaxy, a new start for a new protagonist.

    The writing is quick and sarcastic and in    I'm another person in the camp where I have to say I don't really understand the level of negativity directed towards this game in terms or writing and content, most of it seeming to be from comparisons to the OT. Again it's important to remember, it's not the same Mass Effect we remember, it's a new galaxy, a new start for a new protagonist.

    The writing is quick and sarcastic and in general more lighthearted. I feel as though many of the complaints originate from people assuming the MEA is meant to be serious and dramatic with pockets of comedic relief like the OT and thus chastise the writing as "cringy" or "adolescent". Rather, I find it quite clever at times in the delivery (especially with the excellent VA). In the original trilogy, some of the things said would have made me cringe just because the atmosphere of the game was so much more demanding, but here, because of the lighter setting, it fits right in place and makes me smile instead. Replaying the original, Shepard's voice and speech quite monotone in comparison and felt out of place when humor was attempted.

    In a similar vein, I see people often dismiss the new crew as inferior to the ones of the OT. To be honest, I don't see how the comparison is apt at all. MEA is just an introduction to the Andromeda galaxy. We lack that familiar bond that grew over 3 games in the original Mass Effect, where when we first met the characters, they were essentially walking codex entries. The bond grew over time. The new crew starts out reticent to say much and open up over time as you earn their trust and get to know them. Most of the loyalty missions in Andromeda for me were either incredibly touching or great fun to go through.

    Another common complaint is with lack of good side quests, and I think the heart of the issue lies with the fact that you don't really have to do them. They are there for fluff, meant for completionists (although the memory hunting quest is quite worth the effort). If you think back to the OT, there weren't really any sidequests that mattered at all for the story in a meaningful way, most also being simple fetch or talk quests, but there only being a few of them so it wasn't noticeable. Yes there are more of them now, but again, if you just want the big, non-fluff missions, go do the big non-fluff missions, you can play it as a linear game if you want. The sidequests are out there for world building, another way to gain info on and round out the new world you're exploring, cause after all, the main theme in this game is exploration. Some of the more thought out sidequests are quite interesting even.

    This isn't to say that the game doesn't have it's issues. I've been fortunate enough to not have any game-breaking bugs, and the animation to me honestly doesn't seem nearly as bad as what many made it out to be (some are actually really quite good), though could definitely be polished, and at times it is quite apparent that the animators lacked the time or resource to sufficiently go through and polish each. There are also some design choices that are sometimes annoying like the UI design or map transitions, but nothing pertaining to the actual story that has had any issue with me. Also the major quests do feel shorter overall, and I feel this contributes to some of the bad writing complaints as the writing is in more concentrated pellets rather than a smaller ongoing story like before. If the Andromeda team set their sights a bit smaller and focused more on developing that core, I feel the game would have been much better received.

    In the end I had a great time and felt like I was playing a shiny, new and improved ME1 with lessons learned from ME2 and 3. To dissenters, I wholeheartedly disagree with your ratings, but to each their own I guess. I see what the studios tried to do and I like most of what they have done. Back in school, one of the things I hated most was when I would be marked off for doing problems mostly correct or with the correct reasoning then lose all the points, knowing full well I have the ability to do the problem, just having missed the mark with most of the work there. That's what I feel is happening here to bioware. I can only hope that they take the lessons they learned from this release to craft even better RPGs in the future that satisfies more people. I'm just gonna judge the game by how much I enjoyed it: immensely.

    TLDR: Loved it. It was a new and lighthearted reentry into the Mass Effect Universe that brought back some of the magic for me. Whether you like it probably depends on your own attitude going in. I just hope these bad reviews don't ruin the chance for a sequel    … Expand
  49. nik1188
    Apr 16, 2017
    10
    Don't understand the haters, this game is awesome. This is coming from
    Beautiful and stunning graphics and a fun action packed storyline with great combat. i had no bad animations and very few bugs (which was my only complaint - that and I completed the game and now i want more). Yes the eye's were a bit weird - not as bad as everyone is making the faces out to be - but Bioware listened    Don't understand the haters, this game is awesome. This is coming from
    Beautiful and stunning graphics and a fun action packed storyline with great combat. i had no bad animations and very few bugs (which was my only complaint - that and I completed the game and now i want more). Yes the eye's were a bit weird - not as bad as everyone is making the faces out to be - but Bioware listened to the fans and fixed that
    This is coming from a from a guy who has played the original trilogy several times
    Oh well - haters gonna hate
    Keep up the great work Bioware - Here's to the next game!    … Expand
  50. Achmare
    Apr 8, 2017
    9
    Outstanding game the story can be a bit bland, but what makes this game fun is the gorgeous detailed graphics accept some sync and glitch issues. Combat is smooth and quests are fun - drack is my fav character and i always have him in my party. Feels like being apart of star trek and discovering new worlds where for me baldly go where no bald man has gone before :P.
  51. Akk3d1s
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    It seems like most jumped onto the wagon of hate before even playing it. Seriously, how many of these ratings are from people that actually played the game? Probably the same people that rated the brain-dead Doom as a 10. I have not finished MEA yet, but I have thoroughly enjoyed wandering about and enjoying a story while exploring. The game animations are not great, but you can easilyIt seems like most jumped onto the wagon of hate before even playing it. Seriously, how many of these ratings are from people that actually played the game? Probably the same people that rated the brain-dead Doom as a 10. I have not finished MEA yet, but I have thoroughly enjoyed wandering about and enjoying a story while exploring. The game animations are not great, but you can easily adjust to it. The story is good enough to pay attention, the exploration is fun and colorful, but the creative gameplay is what will keep you coming back for more. In its current state, the game is at the very least a 7. Maybe wait for a few patch fixes, but other than that, I am sure you will find something to love.… Expand
  52. BossZW
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    Ok, so imagine you had to write a sequel to the Lord of the rings and imagine you had potential as an author. You could write what you want, throw in the best of your ideas but what are the odds the crowd out there would be deceived anyway? It's kind of the same with Mass Effect Andromeda... I tried to detach from the orignal trilogy before jumping in and so far, I'm enjoying the game aOk, so imagine you had to write a sequel to the Lord of the rings and imagine you had potential as an author. You could write what you want, throw in the best of your ideas but what are the odds the crowd out there would be deceived anyway? It's kind of the same with Mass Effect Andromeda... I tried to detach from the orignal trilogy before jumping in and so far, I'm enjoying the game a lot. Maybe so patches came since the launch but I don't get so far why people are pissed off by the animations, nor by the story. I love the combat, the characters, the A.I., the ship. Everything is there to get me hooked and to make me want to go on and discover the new worlds lying out there.

    So far, the PC version I'm playing is greatly optimized and I'm running it without hiccups with a gtx 960 and i7 4770. Sure I'm not playing at highest settings but I never cared about it. It's better looking than console counterparts anyway. If you have a gtx 1060 or more, you're in for the full show, the way Bioware wants you to experience their game.

    If you like sci-fi, if you loved Mass Effect and if you're a tad open minded, go ahead and buy this gem. Sure it's a little rough around the edges and there are some distracting bugs but nothing to stop you from enjoying a great sci-fi rpg with a good cast and some sweet ideas. And please... don't listen to the haters out there. Yes, I believe that a new franchise without the Mass Effect label would have helped the game getting more praise, but in the end, the Mass Effect universe merit that you dwelve into it once more and even if some parts are clumsy or not fitting the universe 100%, they really tried to get the serie in another direction and in my book, their work mean a lot and merit to be appreciated, played and enjoyed.    … Expand
  53. PalaeNative
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    I cannot bring myself to jump on the hate-bandwagon that seems to have gotten a rolling start with this game. I am truly and honestly having way too much fun with this title to understand how all the hate is warranted.

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

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

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

    In conclusion, I cannot understand the gap in experiences that people are having with this title. It is thoroughly invoking and enjoyable, and certainly does not warrant the immense hatred it is receiving. The hate seems like a clear example of media hysteria to jump on the popular 'meme' for the day just so that you feel there are people out there who agree with you.    … Expand
  54. Bushstar
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    User score of 4.4, really? Dumping on MEA (Mass Effect Andromeda) is certainly hot right now, seems that people have lost their objectivity in the rush to jump on the MEA hate bandwagon. The attitude towards what we have been given in MEA shows how spoilt we have become, we want our cake and we want to eat it. The game is not actually bad, it was never going to match the story of theUser score of 4.4, really? Dumping on MEA (Mass Effect Andromeda) is certainly hot right now, seems that people have lost their objectivity in the rush to jump on the MEA hate bandwagon. The attitude towards what we have been given in MEA shows how spoilt we have become, we want our cake and we want to eat it. The game is not actually bad, it was never going to match the story of the original but in the universe of scifi it is not in uninteresting territory. I now have 27 hours of play time under my belt and there's plenty to get on with in multiple open worlds and it feels like I'm just getting started. It definitely plays like a Mass Effect game and it looks good. Remember how in the first Mass Effect you could roam around planets in a vehicle, well that's back and is a major part of the game, each planet you explore seems massive and is full of quests and things to shoot at. The scanning of planets and anomalies is also there and that's where my biggest gripe with the game lies, you cannot skip the animation of going from one area to another when moving around Andromeda, not the worst thing in the world. The bottom line is, if you like scifi and if you enjoyed the original Mass Effect then you will like MEA, ignore the people hating on this game, they don't actually know what they like.… Expand
  55. Edison_Trent
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    "Andromeda" in comparison with the previous game did not become worse. If it is inferior to the previous game, it is only the quality of the storyline and not such interesting characters. But the rest is a big step forward! Giant locations, a lot of side tasks for every taste, kraft weapons and equipment, options for pumping a character, exploring the cosmos, an unlimited number of voiced"Andromeda" in comparison with the previous game did not become worse. If it is inferior to the previous game, it is only the quality of the storyline and not such interesting characters. But the rest is a big step forward! Giant locations, a lot of side tasks for every taste, kraft weapons and equipment, options for pumping a character, exploring the cosmos, an unlimited number of voiced dialogues, working out an in-game universe. But to this added and problems: mediocre content quality, overloaded interface, bugs in locations and quests. But there are more advantages than disadvantages. So that the game reveals its potential you need more time.… Expand
  56. Azkrons
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Best general gameplay, combat and environments in the series.

    Most side quests are very repetitive but at least they tell you interesting thins about the world, it lacks enemy variety and there are some issues with animations and facial expression but aside from that I find it to be a very enjoyable game. I give this game an 8 but if it had more elaborated side quests and a bit more    Best general gameplay, combat and environments in the series.

    Most side quests are very repetitive but at least they tell you interesting thins about the world, it lacks enemy variety and there are some issues with animations and facial expression but aside from that I find it to be a very enjoyable game.

    I give this game an 8 but if it had more elaborated side quests and a bit more enemy variety I would give it a 10.    … Expand
  57. Drucifer
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    I had my doubts after all of the negative reviews this game received, but was very pleasantly surprised once I actually played for myself. I absolutely love it. The first couple of hours drag by; this is typical for modern AAA RPGs (e.g. The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn). However, once the first couple of hours are completed, the game opens up into a true open world(s) game that is utterlyI had my doubts after all of the negative reviews this game received, but was very pleasantly surprised once I actually played for myself. I absolutely love it. The first couple of hours drag by; this is typical for modern AAA RPGs (e.g. The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn). However, once the first couple of hours are completed, the game opens up into a true open world(s) game that is utterly incredible. The story lines are compelling, the characters are very likable and relatable, and the dialogue is very realistic. Conversations don't fit the typical rigid and over exaggerated format common to many games, which may not work for gamers who are more accustomed to interacting with video game NPCs than having conversations with people in the real world. After 60 hours of gameplay, Mass Effect: Andromeda has impressed me more than I had ever expected and has become one of my favorite titles. I enjoyed this game even more than the original series. The story isn't quite as interesting as the reaper concept, but the rich open world exploration teeming with fun missions to do combined with the amazing lore the Mass Effect series has built up made this one of the funnest games I have ever played. Neither me nor my wife has experienced any glitches or strange/ugly facial animations with our Ryders. It took me a couple tries to design one that I liked, but once I did I had no issues throughout my play through. It seems that a lot of the people giving Mass Effect: Andromeda negative feedback are going into the game expecting to find something bad, only instead of reviewing it objectively, they critically search for flaws to reaffirm their expectations. This type of behavior, along with people rating it who have never even played it has left a game easily worthy of a 10/10 with a user score of 4.6.… Expand
  58. LackInspiration
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    Wow...what a **** fest. I felt like I needed to give the review an extra point to offset the emotion. I wish people would judge a game for what it is rather than being trapped by expectation. This is a solid game, one that 60 hours flies by quickly and you are a little sad to see end. It has great characters, good writing and a compelling new setting. As for all the ****ing aboutWow...what a **** fest. I felt like I needed to give the review an extra point to offset the emotion. I wish people would judge a game for what it is rather than being trapped by expectation. This is a solid game, one that 60 hours flies by quickly and you are a little sad to see end. It has great characters, good writing and a compelling new setting. As for all the ****ing about framerate drops and face animation, wait a bit. The devs will patch the hell out of it and iron everything out eventually. I'm just stoked that Mass Effect has an avenue to keep going.… Expand
  59. Gnarcolepsy
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    Don't let the over-entitled, whiny, nitpickers deter you - while it does have some SMALL issues, this is a fantastic game. This is a review from someone who LOVES the original trilogy and has played through it and the vast majority of DLC 3 times total. 55-60 hours into single player, this game has been a memorable experience and lives up to its legacy of excellence. The story, voiceDon't let the over-entitled, whiny, nitpickers deter you - while it does have some SMALL issues, this is a fantastic game. This is a review from someone who LOVES the original trilogy and has played through it and the vast majority of DLC 3 times total. 55-60 hours into single player, this game has been a memorable experience and lives up to its legacy of excellence. The story, voice acting, characters, graphics, gameplay, writing and scope are all superb.

    The only cons I have to voice are small compared to the good. There has been a massive stink, dare I say, "uprising" against Bioware and EA about facial animations and performance not being up to par. As far as the facial animations, I have to ask these people who are so upset - When have facial animations ever really been perfect in ANY game let alone in Bioware titles? I see some small weirdness in SOME of the facial animations and it doesn't really bug me that much. It doesn't affect my immersion or enjoyment of the game whatsoever.

    As far as performance, I have not had ANY major issues whatsoever. I've played this game since the minute the early access Origin trial was released - No major bugs or FPS drops at all. To be fair I do have a high end PC, but then again the graphical settings are all on ultra and the resolution is down sampled heavily. The only bugs I have experienced are frankly funny ones that are no worse than anything I've experienced in games of this scope like The Witcher 3 or any Fallout/Skyrim game. Everything is BEYOND within reason, and Bioware is still going out of their way to address rampant criticism in both of these departments.

    Also, yes there are quite a bit of Witcher 3 style side quests that can become a bit monotonous - but guess what, you don't have to do those if you don't want to! I know I sure as hell didn't do most of that type of quest in The Witcher 3 itself, the game itself that gets it's ass kissed as the best game as all time by many(which before you discredit my opinion by implications in that statement know that I have 165 hours into the game myself). If you want more of a traditional Mass Effect experience that you've grown to know and love in the trilogy, stick to everything else - loyalty missions, the great main campaign, or enjoying the dialogue and writing in a multitude of forms. Thats what I do, which is what most of the game is. Don't just blindly follow the hunt and fetch side quests if they bore you.

    Overall, the main meat of the game is way worth your time. There are so many good things I have to say about this game. There have been so many moments of camaraderie that I've enjoyed between Ryder and crew mates that made me nostalgically think back of Shepard and his/her crew, although Ryder and his/her crew mates are entirely their own characters. That is an achievement in and of itself. The story is also great, the plot of going to a new galaxy to discover a new home for humanity with new aliens both good and bad, as well as new struggles makes for a profound story for me personally. Another noteworthy element is the combat and the vast array of weapons to choose from. Its so silky smooth that this could pass as just a pure action game under a different title. In addition, you have so much choice in your loadout and skills. The RPG element of this game ties in very nicely to that. Multiplayer is also a nice icing on the cake. It is extremely addictive, intense, rewarding, and FUN.

    I truly don't understand the degree of hate and the volume of whiny people centered around this game. It has me baffled and really disappointed because Bioware has made a great game here. In fact, I'm going to go continue playing it now!    … Expand
  60. Egocentricion
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    First of all, the game got fixed on day 1 patch. If you do a little research you will see the devs worked to repair the faulty animations and bugs, so the game was close to flawless technically wise on EU launch. (23 March)

    The game as it is has an engaging start, like able characters albeit some dialogues needed a little more fleshing out in my opinion. (Ryder and Suvi flirting for    First of all, the game got fixed on day 1 patch. If you do a little research you will see the devs worked to repair the faulty animations and bugs, so the game was close to flawless technically wise on EU launch. (23 March)

    The game as it is has an engaging start, like able characters albeit some dialogues needed a little more fleshing out in my opinion. (Ryder and Suvi flirting for example)

    The gameplay is fast and fun unlike Dragon Age : Inquisition or Mass Effect 3 (i'm not saying they aren't fun games but the combat in ME:A really brought the franchise to the next level).
    Gunplay is good, weapon and armor variety is outstanding (multiple pieces from each faction).
    Crafting is fleshed out, it's not basic nor complex, just good overall.
    The nomad handles very well and planetary exploration of each habitat is mysterious and open world like, it follows the Ubisoft Formula without throwng too much to do at you.
    The storytelling and pace of the game keeps you wanting for more and doesn't have the dreaded Citadel simulator aspect of previous games. You do go to the Nexus and the Tempest but not as much as before.
    The Remnant (ancient alien) faction is very good, their temples and underground complex remind me of action puzzlers and platformers where you need to figure out the intricacies of the puzzles with not a lot of handholding going on.
    Space exploration/scanning is back but it's less of a chore and is visually stunning, if i was to complain about one thing it is indeed the zooming around the galaxy which is a bit slow but it's a non issue just a small gripe.

    Overall, Ryder is a very likeable character both male and female, the cast and crew is very fleshed out and well made, they all have their own personalities, needs and wants and you'll never get bored reading through terminals or discussing matters with them.

    The game doesn't deserve the backlash it got especially since it was developed by a team of amateurs and freelances.
    On a positive note, their next game will probably be a masterpiece if they tune down the virtue signaling and sjw pandering and think about making a game for gamers instead of shoving that little bit of nonsense up our throats.    … Expand
  61. LinuxGuy
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    The game has flaws, but it is a good game on its own. Good enough to rip me away from Nier Automata and Horizon zero dawn. As good as HZD was, I was having a hard time completing the map because gameplay and combat becomes boring quite quickly. I plan to just rush the story for that one. On the other hand, in ME A, though the quests are sometimes stupid and just plain boring fetch quests,The game has flaws, but it is a good game on its own. Good enough to rip me away from Nier Automata and Horizon zero dawn. As good as HZD was, I was having a hard time completing the map because gameplay and combat becomes boring quite quickly. I plan to just rush the story for that one. On the other hand, in ME A, though the quests are sometimes stupid and just plain boring fetch quests, the combat is enough to keep you hooked in.

    After all the pointless fluff quests (like DA:I) you finally get to the meat of the game with good main story quests, twists, and ally quests.

    In short, feels like the old ME1 game except with better combat and more fluff for those of us who likes just being able to go around and fight enemies.

    Overall around 8.5/10 on my scale. With ME 2-3 being around 9.5.

    PS: Animations for Sara Ryder sucks for some reason. DO NOT go Fem Ryder.    … Expand
  62. snaplemouton
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda is the perfect example of why we can't get Half-Life 3.
    This game was hyped so much that people expected it to be absolutely perfect in every way, as per their own description of what "perfection" is.
    People say they care about the Mass Effect franchise but they don't. They'd rather talk about SJW or make memes out of facial expressions. All I'm going to say is:    Mass Effect Andromeda is the perfect example of why we can't get Half-Life 3.
    This game was hyped so much that people expected it to be absolutely perfect in every way, as per their own description of what "perfection" is.
    People say they care about the Mass Effect franchise but they don't. They'd rather talk about SJW or make memes out of facial expressions.

    All I'm going to say is: Stop comparing Ryder and his/her companions to Sheppard and his/her companions.

    If you intend on playing Mass Effect: Andromeda, forget about Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3 or you'll feel nostalgic about characters you spent countless hours with. Give Ryder and his/her crew the time to grow on you, like you did for the Sheppard in the original Mass Effect Trilogy. Comparing the most legendary character in the Mass Effect franchise to a character that barely woke up from cryo is more than unfair, it's insulting.

    I have 96 hours in the game so far and I haven't finished the story yet. From the look of it, am far from finishing it too. I've had fun all the way through and plan on continuing having fun with the game and most likely will play it again, multiple time.
    96 hours of fun and counting. For a 60$ game.

    I would have given it 10 / 10 if it wasn't for the animation issue and some of the weird dialogs and stuff that happen in the story, such as the Angara race magically being able to talk the Milky Way language without any explanation on how they accomplished that feat.    … Expand
  63. monkeypack
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    i like this game and i think its awesome including the quirks. i see where people are coming from when they say that are weird animations sometimes. personally im not too bothered by it. I think the entire lore world looks quite stunning and i think its a fun rpg in this scfi setting. Combat is fun too. im happy with the experience.
  64. lepatch
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    First of all let me say that you can not have a reliable opinion on this game if you have not actually played it. Not from reviews or youtube vids. You need to actually play the game. This game is exhibit A for the bandwagon hate culture that plagues the media today. Let me be clear, there are flaws in the game, highly visible and detracting flaws, but they are only a select handful ,First of all let me say that you can not have a reliable opinion on this game if you have not actually played it. Not from reviews or youtube vids. You need to actually play the game. This game is exhibit A for the bandwagon hate culture that plagues the media today. Let me be clear, there are flaws in the game, highly visible and detracting flaws, but they are only a select handful , and when you get past them or to the point where you are used to them, what is left is a monster of a space rpg adventure: beautiful unique planets to explore, some of the best companions and side quests I have seen to date, unbelievable combat. The main story is focused and well crafted with real important decision moments. All in all, despite the over publicized flaws, this game provides the basis for what I believe will be a far more compelling series than the Shepard trilogy.… Expand
  65. crewman
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    The sci-fi story and character development are awesome. The game is beautiful. Character movement could have been easier/better, and some of the UI could have maybe been done simpler. But overall, I absolutely love this game.
  66. Romanfiend
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    I am loving Mass Effect Andromeda - have been playing for a full week and I recognize it is a very different game than previous Mass Effects. Primarily you start off not being a decorated Hero, just some kid who gets thrown into the role of Pathfinder way too early. Your crew is a bunch of wet-behind the ears kids all thrown together and it leads to a lot of awkward until you get to knowI am loving Mass Effect Andromeda - have been playing for a full week and I recognize it is a very different game than previous Mass Effects. Primarily you start off not being a decorated Hero, just some kid who gets thrown into the role of Pathfinder way too early. Your crew is a bunch of wet-behind the ears kids all thrown together and it leads to a lot of awkward until you get to know each other better.

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

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

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

    Overall I am very happy with my purchase and don't agree with the negative reviews, but I respect that this experience is very different than previous Mass Effect games and so maybe it is something people will appreciate more in time.    … Expand
  67. Bugraduk
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    Не понимаю, почему так ругают. Может потому, что не сильно отличается от третьей части как хотелось бы. Картинка хорошая, анимация лиц да, хромает, Вселенная интересная. В отличие от прошлых частей что-то упростили, что-то местами неудобно.
    Сетевая часть бодрая.
    Есть некоторые технические проблемы, но исправятся патчами. Не занудствуйте,!    Не понимаю, почему так ругают. Может потому, что не сильно отличается от третьей части как хотелось бы. Картинка хорошая, анимация лиц да, хромает, Вселенная интересная. В отличие от прошлых частей что-то упростили, что-то местами неудобно.
    Сетевая часть бодрая.
    Есть некоторые технические проблемы, но исправятся патчами.
    Не занудствуйте,!
  68. grimsfield
    Apr 9, 2017
    9
    I've played about 110ish hours at this point and I can easily say this game does not deserve a 4.7 user score. There's a lot of obvious anti-EA haters posting negative reviews here. The idea that this game doesn't even merit a 6 is ridiculous. I feel the game is worth probably around an 8 or a high 7. I gave it a 9, however, to try to offset all the ridiculously low and undeserved lowI've played about 110ish hours at this point and I can easily say this game does not deserve a 4.7 user score. There's a lot of obvious anti-EA haters posting negative reviews here. The idea that this game doesn't even merit a 6 is ridiculous. I feel the game is worth probably around an 8 or a high 7. I gave it a 9, however, to try to offset all the ridiculously low and undeserved low scores. Although I know there's already so many negative reviews, my one review won't make a dent. And as for people finding reviews helpful here... Basically if you write a positive review, the haters just mark it unhelpful--when they themselves are people who probably haven't even played the game. I find it ridiculous that people saying the graphics are bad when they're easily the best in the series. And while the animations have their issues, they are not nearly as bad or widespread as people would have you think. Recent update also fixed a lot of the major animation issues.

    Whats good about this game:
    -The gameplay is fun and feels very polished. If you played previous mass effects and dragon age inquisition, you can see this game as the natural successor.
    -It looks beautiful. Some of the best in space graphics I've probably seen in a game. On world, the detail is even higher and the game definitely feels next gen.
    -In general i think the voice acting is pretty good. I like the lead actress who plays sara. And while this games lead female doesn't share the same serious tone as her predecessor, to me it still feels right. This said, there are some questionable casting decision for voice actors. Notably the female krogan in Nexus and your turian tempest crewmate, I think her name is vetra... although its admittedly hard to think of either races as having females.. so maybe thats why they sound weird to me.
    -the leveling and power progression system feels rewarding, diverse and interesting. I also like that it does not lock you into one path and it is very easy to respec.
    -First crafting system in the mass effect franchise

    What I don't like about this game so far.
    -While the animation isn't as bad as most reviewers would have you believe, it could definitely use a layer of polish. I think its unreasonable to expect fully animated faces with expressions for every dialogue interaction in this game considering how many dialogue interaction there are, however I do think more of an attempt should have been made in certain areas. Compared to other games out now though, I don't think this game is too far from the standard. I say this after having just finished horizon zero dawn. Also, I'd love to see zeldas facial animations.... O wait, there aren't any.
    -The UI, while generally fine, has its annoyances. Its definitely better than some of the previous bioware titles though...
    -Decision making throughout the game hasn't felt very impactful so far.
    -A lot of minor little bugs, some of which have already been patched and I would bet most will be almost nonexistent in a couple weeks time with subsequent patches.

    Haven't finished the story yet, but it does not seem as epic as the previous titles in the series. At the same time though, it definitely has the Mass Effect feel and sense of exploration and discovery is very good.    … Expand
  69. directorx
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    I made an account just to make a review on this game. If you say the game is bad because of the animations you cannot be more wrong.
    If you judge an entier game on just a feather I can say the gamming community is going downhill. The game is great, the story is great, the combat gameplay is just perfect so much improvements since the mass effects 2. This is a game of the year. Honestly.    I made an account just to make a review on this game. If you say the game is bad because of the animations you cannot be more wrong.
    If you judge an entier game on just a feather I can say the gamming community is going downhill. The game is great, the story is great, the combat gameplay is just perfect so much improvements since the mass effects 2. This is a game of the year. Honestly. Most people who did review 90% just tried the trial version and barely. They have no clue what they are talking about.

    As a true gamer who played countless games (400 games on steam), who played the mass effect series over 400 hours in total.(ME1-2-3). I can cleary say it is one of the best games outhere !    … Expand
  70. AgentHusk
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    I don't understand all the haters, many people I believe haven't even played the game but reviewed it anyways to just jump on the bandwagon which is just not right. This game does have it's faults, the glitches (even though all the ones I've experienced are only cosmetic and not game breaking) can be immersion breaking, and the dialogue feels a little rushed for some characters, that's whyI don't understand all the haters, many people I believe haven't even played the game but reviewed it anyways to just jump on the bandwagon which is just not right. This game does have it's faults, the glitches (even though all the ones I've experienced are only cosmetic and not game breaking) can be immersion breaking, and the dialogue feels a little rushed for some characters, that's why I can't give this game a 9 or a 10. Because even though they don't bother me, they cannot be ignored.
    The game overall though is fantastic, for the first time in any RPG game I've played (and I have played many), I don't feel like a messenger boy, I feel like I am a leader that is actually trying to search for the golden world for us survivors to thrive on. The mechanics of the game rather you're walking, driving in the nomad vehicle, or fighting you're way through the foes you come up against, it all feels natural. character animations 'CAN' be really good at times, sometimes it 'CAN' be pretty bad, which sometimes it won't bother me, sometimes I will laugh, it still makes me wonder if they game was pushed out to early. The planets that you go to never feel the same, they have wonderful environments and each one with different survival elements that you need to come up with different strategies for each planet so you don't get caught up in it and eventually die. I won't to go on about how much I love this game, and hopefully Bioware will continue to work on this game with fixes and some optimization issues, but overall I believe this is an amazing game, and if you're a Mass Effect fan, and get past some of the off glitches that happen here and there. You will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  71. TheIrishJihad
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    With all the negativity surrounding this game i decided to do a review of my own. So here it goes.

    First off I'll start by saying I was a huge fan of the original Mass Effect series. But coming into this game I recommend you don't expect more of the same or you might be disappointed. Mass Effect Andromeda is a new start for the series and in my opinion its a great start at that    With all the negativity surrounding this game i decided to do a review of my own. So here it goes.

    First off I'll start by saying I was a huge fan of the original Mass Effect series. But coming into this game I recommend you don't expect more of the same or you might be disappointed.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a new start for the series and in my opinion its a great start at that despite some bugs which I'm sure Bioware will patch soon.

    In typical Bioware fashion the characters are what makes this game great. Despite the at times wonky facial animations the characters are very well done. Conversations and interactions are deep and engrossing. My first talk with Suvi was particularly impressive. Bioware once again has outdone themselves with character development. And despite overwhelming disappointment in the graphics by many reviewers I find the game beautiful in 1080 and 4K.

    Exploration is expanded greatly. The planets are huge and have much to do. Quests vary from mundane to exciting. The sheer size of the maps can be overwhelming at first but over time became much more manageable. The advancement of colonies is particularly interesting and your control over their direction adds a level of involvement unseen in previous ME games.

    Combat really shines. Tight and intense firefights left me wanting more as combat can be scarce at times but overall very satisfying.

    The inventory system takes some getting used to but its not a major problem.

    Overall Mass Effect Andromeda is a step in the right direction after the completion of Shepards storyline. The story is epic and engrossing. Minor graphical issues aside the game is beautiful and the worlds deep and meticulously developed. Gameplay itself is a major upgrade over previous installments and really shines.

    In closing don't feed into all the negativity. If you are a fan of scifi amd Mass Effect I strongly suggest trying the game and making your own decision. Many of the criticisms of the game are picky and overblown in my opinion. Mass Effect Andromeda wpuld receive a perfect score from me if it wasnt for some bugs that crop up from time to time. But overall a great game and well worth the 60 bucks. Another great job by Bioware.    … Expand
  72. DarkLordReveng
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Andromeda lays a great foundation and if you move past the limited and gated trial and actually play the game its fantastic. Even most the reviewers have pointed out EA made a mistake only allowing review of the first 10 hours. I agree with them. I have completed 98% of the game and it took me over 77 hours ( I did a lot of very optional side content). Some of the side quests lead to someAndromeda lays a great foundation and if you move past the limited and gated trial and actually play the game its fantastic. Even most the reviewers have pointed out EA made a mistake only allowing review of the first 10 hours. I agree with them. I have completed 98% of the game and it took me over 77 hours ( I did a lot of very optional side content). Some of the side quests lead to some uprising gems like the birth of the first child in the new galaxy. On a desert world defeating the water mafia makes sense to make the planet more viable.

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

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

    So I have been confused how off the bat there was so many 0 - 3 with such negative comments. Until I started clicking around a bit and realized these were account created specifically to bash this game. This tactic has been used before. No surprise there is a very loud, very angry group who hate Bioware or have a vendetta against this game who are making a very concerted effort. The positive comments are rolling in and the major reviews have made the key point that is a great game with some challenges and glitches to be fixed. That is accurate. This game is a solid and worth an open minded play through.    … Expand
  73. Maelzrael
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    It's everything Mass Effect one was supposed to be. I am having a blast. The combat is great. The story is actually interesting. I like ryder so far, the main character. The first 4 hours were not very engaging but the game has opened up a lot after that and I'm looking forward to all the discoveries my crew awaits!
  74. Ricar123
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Animaciones faciales blablabla... bugs blablabla... historia pésima misiones secundarias malas blablabla... destrucción de la saga blablabla... no está Sephard blablabla...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Apenas lags, apenas "trabadas" todo genial.

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

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

    Mal optimizado de verdad? Otra mentira más derrumbada.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Se juzga un libro por sus primeras páginas? Pues con eso digo todo    … Expand
  75. VitaminK
    Sep 3, 2017
    10
    Too many fanboys giving this game a 0 or 1 which is really doesn't deserve even if you had high expectations. People with too high expectations from the previous series and complaints about bugs that will be ironed out. The game is solid, combat is fun, characters aren't as great as previous series but too many people are comparing the 2 separate series's characters which are entirelyToo many fanboys giving this game a 0 or 1 which is really doesn't deserve even if you had high expectations. People with too high expectations from the previous series and complaints about bugs that will be ironed out. The game is solid, combat is fun, characters aren't as great as previous series but too many people are comparing the 2 separate series's characters which are entirely different. This is a new series in Mass Effect, time to look at it with new eyes. After patching and putting 50+ hours into it I'm still not done or bored.… Expand
  76. Zelmar
    Apr 24, 2017
    10
    So it is a rare occasion when I decided to step in and write a review. The game is amazing and is head and shoulders above ME 2 and ME 3. The game is beautiful and gorgeous, with tons of voiceover. There are so much love and details in the game that it really sad to see tons of toxic comments and poor marks. The game is huge, and fun to play, there are some repetitive quests but they areSo it is a rare occasion when I decided to step in and write a review. The game is amazing and is head and shoulders above ME 2 and ME 3. The game is beautiful and gorgeous, with tons of voiceover. There are so much love and details in the game that it really sad to see tons of toxic comments and poor marks. The game is huge, and fun to play, there are some repetitive quests but they are even stored in a separate folder and have zero influence on anything and are there for completionists (as chests are in Assassin Creed). It totally delivered on all I expected from it and above from a Mass Effect game. The only advice I would like to give is not to rush in but just give yourself to immerse yourselves in the world and pay attention to detail.… Expand
  77. GeezerBahl
    Mar 28, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect: Andromeda has everything that made the previous three ME games great. The character interactions are awesome as always, love the new ship, planets look amazing, the more-involved side quests (similar to Witcher 3)... By far the biggest improvement is the combat and skill portion of the game. Love the complete flexibility and mechanics of combat. I've only run into a coupleMass Effect: Andromeda has everything that made the previous three ME games great. The character interactions are awesome as always, love the new ship, planets look amazing, the more-involved side quests (similar to Witcher 3)... By far the biggest improvement is the combat and skill portion of the game. Love the complete flexibility and mechanics of combat. I've only run into a couple of issues so far (PC) - but that seems to happen with most games these days on first release (Fallout 4, Witcher 3 etc.). Overall I'm very pleased with this game and see myself playing multiple times.… Expand
  78. Almostpilot
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    I've never been an ardent fan of the ME series despite playing 3 games. MEA surprised me, the game is very good. Graphics, sounds, gameplay and even history I found interesting. Of course there were some problems but nothing that would prevent the game from being used very well. In addition future updates will correct and improve the game. If you have not played MEA sure you are losing theI've never been an ardent fan of the ME series despite playing 3 games. MEA surprised me, the game is very good. Graphics, sounds, gameplay and even history I found interesting. Of course there were some problems but nothing that would prevent the game from being used very well. In addition future updates will correct and improve the game. If you have not played MEA sure you are losing the best game of the entire series.… Expand
  79. Talbis
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They got Natalie Dormer to play a character. They don't allow me to date Natalie Dormer's character. Rest is okay. Works well, is fun. The whole animations thing is exaggerated... But man, Natalie Dormer! And I can't date her? What's the point of living? :)… Expand
  80. ROLANd1405
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    It is pretty easy, you can believe the circle jerk, or you can actually play the game.

    It is not without flaws, no doupt about that, but overall it is a very good game that might surprise you if you give it a go. It starts slow, maybe to slow (Well if you love RPGs you will not be bothered by that much.) but after you leave for the first time with the Tempest it gains momentum pretty    It is pretty easy, you can believe the circle jerk, or you can actually play the game.

    It is not without flaws, no doupt about that, but overall it is a very good game that might surprise you if you give it a go.
    It starts slow, maybe to slow (Well if you love RPGs you will not be bothered by that much.) but after you leave for the first time with the Tempest it gains momentum pretty fast but only if you want that, you also can spend countless hours with exploring.
    It is huge and beautiful, with countless options.
    If you liked ME1, you will probably love this game. If you new to the universe go in it without bias, even if this ridiculous 0 points reviews makes that hard for some. Zero and one points reviews are simply ridiculous if it comes to this game, have no doupt about that. I respect people who give 4, 5 or 6 points because the game is not as they wanted or expected it to be, but 0 or 1 points clearly show that there is a bias that leads to such a score in the first place.    … Expand
  81. kinom
    May 29, 2017
    9
    Worth the wait and a fine new starting point. The writing and character development are different enough that you don't feel like they're trying to recreate a new Shepard, which is what I was wanting for this game.
  82. raorian
    May 10, 2017
    8
    not the masterpiece of storytelling I was hoping for but a great game non-the-less
    Hopefully Andromeda 2 will be a 10

    "Your review must be at least 150 characters long."
  83. Delsana
    Apr 1, 2017
    7
    Apparently a 7 which to me is above average but not good or great, is apparently akin to "mixed".

    Anyway, this game is worth playing, no doubts there be it rent or full price, it's a sci-fi rpg and there's few of those. But BioWare has **** up their past 5 games in one way or another or many, so eh. DLC could save this game, and it could use some Witcher 3 style expansion dlc or    Apparently a 7 which to me is above average but not good or great, is apparently akin to "mixed".

    Anyway, this game is worth playing, no doubts there be it rent or full price, it's a sci-fi rpg and there's few of those. But BioWare has **** up their past 5 games in one way or another or many, so eh.

    DLC could save this game, and it could use some Witcher 3 style expansion dlc or something to bring out more of it, but the main issue is that it is a singleplayer mmo. If you focus on the main story then a lot of the issues won't be experienced outside of bugs and animation issues (I wore a helmet so Iw ouldn't be bothered by most of them) but you'll find a content drought at times when talking to characters as you find dialog doesn't really develop into more options or changes, especially the Nexus, and most outposts are repetitive and have no new content outside of EOS. Even vaults become a bit repetitive as only the first few are really "exploration", but regardless of all that it's still worth playing and it's still an experience I don't regret.

    So 6.5-7 out of 10 is my score.

    Metacritic isn't reliable as a source of 10 vs 0 because no one really using the full scale, but the positive and negative meters show a significant difference but still show people can enjoy it.    … Expand
  84. Meik
    Apr 18, 2017
    7
    I don't understand all the Hate this Game gets, its not that bad, the Only Problem i have with it is that its not great either.
    Its a solid Game just not as Great as ME1-3 were for me.
  85. parallax_84
    Sep 30, 2017
    6
    I waited a long time for this game, i wont say that totally dissapointed me there are a few good things like the combat mechanics and some characters and locations but nothing more. The bad thing is the main history and main missions, they are boring and very repetitive, the side quests are useless.
    Im never gonna buy a game from bioware knowing that they put all their efforts in a the    I waited a long time for this game, i wont say that totally dissapointed me there are a few good things like the combat mechanics and some characters and locations but nothing more. The bad thing is the main history and main missions, they are boring and very repetitive, the side quests are useless.
    Im never gonna buy a game from bioware knowing that they put all their efforts in a the new IP anthem( a f**king MMO) and let Mass Effect die.    … Expand
  86. Zyion
    Apr 2, 2017
    5
    This game has some serious flaws. Most of which could be fixed in several months as modders start repairing what Bioware broke. It isn't a terrible game, but it certainly feels sub-par when compared to the other Mass Effect games.

    The flaws in the combat system shine the greatest when playing on the hardest difficulty as you will often be cursing the things that get you killed the most.    This game has some serious flaws. Most of which could be fixed in several months as modders start repairing what Bioware broke. It isn't a terrible game, but it certainly feels sub-par when compared to the other Mass Effect games.

    The flaws in the combat system shine the greatest when playing on the hardest difficulty as you will often be cursing the things that get you killed the most. It is here where it feels like a serious downgrade from previous Mass Effect games. The only commands you can give to your squad is to either follow you or go to a location (which is very clunky and doesn't work as expected half the time). You can't order your squadmates to use their abilities at crucial times, you just have to hope the AI is smart enough to realize the correct time to use them (spoiler, they usually don't). Most of the enemies tend to gun for your character instead of your squadmates, so they aren't even very useful as decoys. And cover feels particularly worthless as almost any enemy will bum rush your location to flank you. Any semblance of tactics in this game have been completely overshadowed by the major focus on Rambo style combat that is pain in the butt to do at higher level difficulties.

    As for the side quests (or Task missions), here is my advice, don't do them. You will spend more time aimlessly roaming massive landscapes looking for randomly generated quest objectives than you will getting your butt kicked by a Revenant Architect on insane difficulty. They don't offer much in the way of story and the rewards you get in no way outweigh the effort put in to completing them.

    As many have said, the majority of the facial animations are bad. There are some moments where they are good, but most of the time the non-essential NPCs look like zombies with crazy twitching eyes. This is only made worse by the fact that your camera zooms in on the NPC you're speaking to, making the poor facial animations even more apparent than if it was zoomed out (like in other Mass Effect games).

    There are also allot of unskippable cutscenes in the game. I understand that allot of them are there to hide loading screens, but the one place they should be cut down on is in the galaxy map. While it was cool to look at first, it quickly became annoying as you have a cutscene every time you try to look at a new planet. The galaxy map should be an interface to get you where you need to go in the most efficient way possible, not a starfield simulator that adds unnecessary padding to an already long game.

    Customization in this game is worse than the previous Mass Effect games. The character creator is arguably worse than the one from ME1. Your character will basically end up looking like one of 9 different faces as you can't choose to switch out eyes, ears, nose, or mouth. The sliders allow you to change to change the size and position of individual facial parts, but your character basically ends up looking like a deformed variant of one of the 9 faces. And the locking of certain skin tones from certain faces is also a major bummer as it even further cuts down on the customization. Your squadmates are also severely lacking in customization options. In previous Mass Effect games, you could change their loadout, select different skins, and have more than 3 active abilities to choose from in their skills. The only options your really get with your squad is choosing which skills to max out first.

    I've been a fan of Bioware games since the first KOTOR, and Mass Effect Andromeda is probably one of the biggest letdowns that they have produced to date.    … Expand
  87. asdfasdf12456
    May 19, 2017
    8
    Despite of the numerous bugs, I still enjoy the game because of its nice gameplay and graphics, especially the hilarious animation. If you don’t care the story and just want to have a laugh, this game is very suitable for you. Most of the animation in this game is hilarious. Female Ryder will hold a nice smile every time when you see her talking to other NPCs. Some lines are so funny forDespite of the numerous bugs, I still enjoy the game because of its nice gameplay and graphics, especially the hilarious animation. If you don’t care the story and just want to have a laugh, this game is very suitable for you. Most of the animation in this game is hilarious. Female Ryder will hold a nice smile every time when you see her talking to other NPCs. Some lines are so funny for example, “My face is tired from dealing with ….everything”. This line literally kills me.

    After playing this game, I feel very happy and have a very positive mood, thanks to this game. :D    … Expand
  88. Ciristan
    Aug 18, 2017
    9
    Excelente juego, me gustó mucho. Soy seguidor de la trilogía y en este han mejorado muchas cosas respecto a los otros. Es un juego que tiene para muchas muchas horas de diversión.
  89. Sev_Overkill
    Jul 13, 2017
    3
    Having played the original trilogy on 360 and PC for over 600 hours I was highly disappointed by Andromeda. The dialog, story, voice acting were all very much sub-par, the animations are very janky, turning the characters into hideous caricature of people, and are much worse than the original mass effect, let alone any game that came out in the last 3 years. Even months after launch withHaving played the original trilogy on 360 and PC for over 600 hours I was highly disappointed by Andromeda. The dialog, story, voice acting were all very much sub-par, the animations are very janky, turning the characters into hideous caricature of people, and are much worse than the original mass effect, let alone any game that came out in the last 3 years. Even months after launch with multiple patches, constant bugs still plague my game, with quests not finishing, enemies getting stuck under maps or on roofs, and teammates disappearing into the map geometry.

    The gameplay is decent, but not enjoyable enough to be the reason to play the game, many of the missions are repetitive and boring, very MMO-esque, with many of them being fetch quests, or gather X resource to give someone. The companion missions are slightly better, but the voice acting and dialogue let them down badly.

    Your companions are shallow and hard to connect with, and at no point did I ever feel any emotional attachment to any of them like I did to garrus or wrex in my initial play through of the first mass effect nearly 10 years ago. There script simply never made care about my crew; who they were, their motivations, or what they wanted to do.

    The romance side of things is totally awful, and plays out like a young adult/teen romance novel you find at the bottom of the bargain bucket at bookstores. Simply awful.

    The mutiplayer appears to exist to simply tick the multiplayer box on the checklist, its shallow, repetitive, and a total disconnect-fest. Mass Effect 3's mutiplayer was a fun deviation from the single player, and actually made an impact on your single player play through, Andromeda's is anything but that.

    The game totally lacked polish, and needed at least another 2 years of work on it to be a good game, let alone on good enough to be called a mass effect game.    … Expand
  90. EastOfEden
    Jul 13, 2017
    3
    The story is boring. The quests are boring too. There is no feeling of exploration , no role playing. This is a shooter. However multiplayer is buggy as hell , abilities may or may not work , mainly due to lag. No servers means lag is with you always unless you hosts.
  91. mortarion14
    Oct 2, 2017
    1
    govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno!
  92. Guldan666
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Ой я люблю стремать гавноедов) Вы умудряетесь за обе щеки уплетать дерьмо и при этом булькать)Пацаны с набитом ртом не говорят)) А вы все "О нееет. Не обижайте мой Mass Effect Андромеда) Блин)Ток фанатам No Man Sky угодили этим шедевром)Ой я люблю стремать гавноедов) Вы умудряетесь за обе щеки уплетать дерьмо и при этом булькать)Пацаны с набитом ртом не говорят)) А вы все "О нееет. Не обижайте мой Mass Effect Андромеда) Блин)Ток фанатам No Man Sky угодили этим шедевром)
  93. poplo220
    Nov 26, 2018
    9
    Un año después de su lanzamiento, jugado con el parche 1.10 y pasándomelo dos veces empleando unas 120 horas en total en el vídeojuego, soy capaz de decir que efectivamente es un buen juego.

    Dejando de lado los problemas en animaciones, que obviamente molestan pero para nada suponen un gran problema en la experiencia en la partida (pese a las actualizaciones lanzadas las animaciones    Un año después de su lanzamiento, jugado con el parche 1.10 y pasándomelo dos veces empleando unas 120 horas en total en el vídeojuego, soy capaz de decir que efectivamente es un buen juego.

    Dejando de lado los problemas en animaciones, que obviamente molestan pero para nada suponen un gran problema en la experiencia en la partida (pese a las actualizaciones lanzadas las animaciones siguen estando muy flojas), pero estos videojuegos no se juegan por los gráficos precisamente, las animaciones en títulos de una misma categoría, como Fallout 4, cuyas animaciones son igual de malas.

    Una vez comentado lo más controversial de esta entrega, vayamos al gameplay en sí, tiene el mejor modo de combate de toda la saga: fluido, entretenido y flexible (la pega es que solo se pueden usar 3 poderes cuando hay una gran variedad de éstos)
    En dificultades más elevadas, tales como el nivel más alto de dificultad (el locura), el combate se hace pesado pero también supone un reto en el cual hemos de usar la estrategia si queremos avanzar.

    En lo referido a la historia, la doy un 9/10, se presenta una situación muy interesante un antagonista al que odias desde el momento 0, y un gran lore que te mantiene intrigado en esta nueva entrega, así como las nuevas razas y facciones que surgen.

    En lo referido a los compañeros y la relación con ellos, bueno, he jugado todos los mass effect, y todos me los he pasado más de 2 veces, y sinceramente, hablando de manera personal, la relación con los compañeros es más o menos semeja a lo que vimos en mass effect 3 (con la excepción de Liara y Garrus), no están muy curradas y se nota que se centraron mucho más en la acción, los romances bueno, en DA:I estuvieron más currados, pero mass effect tampoco esque fuera aquí una saga donde puedas crear tu historia idílica de amor.
    Lo que si voy a decir es que hay personajes con una clara carencia de personalidad, como Cora, que es la más sosa y cutre sin duda.
    Algo que si lo diferencia de la trilogía original, es que al contrario de éstas, el juego presenta una gran cantidad de toques cómicos en la historia, mientras que en la trilogía era todo mucho más serio.

    Lo que más molesta de este juego es que se presentan una gran cantidad de preguntas que quedan sin respuesta y que para nada pega hacerlo en otro juego a parte, estaba claro que tenían planeado sacar una gran cantidad indecente de DLC's made in EA, pero debido a las grandes críticas que sufrió el juego cancelaron todo y a los que nos gustó, pues nos fastidiamos.

    En resumen, no es el mejor mass effect, pero iguala la calidad del 3 sin duda, las misiones repetitivas es algo que aparece en todos los juegos así que no me molesto en debatirlo.

    El mass effect 3 destacaba en unas cosas y este en otras, pero al final es la misma calidad, dejando de lado las animaciones, cabría destacar que tiene un montón de planetas, un montón de contenido de exploración, y es sin lugar a dudas el mejor gráficamente (en cuanto al environment)

    Si te gusta BIoware, y te da igual ver algún que otro fallo en las animaciones, lo recomiendo porque es una gran experiencia.

    Fue un buen juego, mal pulido que fue infravalorado injustamente por cosas que vemos en todos los juegos. (Bugisoft, Bugthesda, etc)    … Expand
  94. Rock3nh3im
    Mar 22, 2019
    10
    After the Anthem Desaster, ist ME:A a Beautiful, 100% Finish, with all better Things, how: Characters, Skills, Weapons, Crafting, World and ME:A is even funnier than Anthem with all the mistakes. and and...

    After Anthem, becomes ME:A 10/10 ^^
  95. ar1urius
    Dec 10, 2017
    2
    First Dragon Age Inquisition and now this. Bioware is dead. Probably they will close the studio in a couple of years (as is the custom with EA as soon as they canibalise the companies they had bought.)
    ME1, 2, 3 was magnificent. DA Originis was outstanding DA2 was a mistake but DA Inquisition and ME Andromeda are just painful to play hwen you see how gamemaking is going downhill.
    Going    First Dragon Age Inquisition and now this. Bioware is dead. Probably they will close the studio in a couple of years (as is the custom with EA as soon as they canibalise the companies they had bought.)
    ME1, 2, 3 was magnificent. DA Originis was outstanding DA2 was a mistake but DA Inquisition and ME Andromeda are just painful to play hwen you see how gamemaking is going downhill.
    Going back to Andromeda - I'm 75 hours in and completed about 35 % of the game. Most of that time is a painfull, unfulfiling grind and fetch quests. Now I feel like I just run a marathon and simply cant make myself finish this game.
    I wont buy an EA game ever again and the new Anthem game coming from Bioware will be its last - mark my words.    … Expand
  96. Robar3
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    Gros coup de frayeur suite au test, mais ambiance extra, gameplay au top, même si la technique reste dans les choux au niveau de certaines animations ( on est en 2017 quoi!!).
    Bref à conseiller
  97. pirokar1
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno govno!
  98. Medunamun
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Animasyonlar konusunda şahsen takılmadım, şayet dragon inquisition karakter modellerinide hiç iç açıcı bulmamıştım. Teletabi gibi yüz animasyonları oyundan soğutmaya yetmişti.

    Lakin ME Andromeda da ki sorun ise oyun aşırı sıkıcı. Akıcı bir oynanış olmaması. İlerlemeli senaryo dan ziyade düşman dalgalarına karşı defans yapma oyunu gibi geldi bana. Diğer konu ise ana gemide boş boş    Animasyonlar konusunda şahsen takılmadım, şayet dragon inquisition karakter modellerinide hiç iç açıcı bulmamıştım. Teletabi gibi yüz animasyonları oyundan soğutmaya yetmişti.

    Lakin ME Andromeda da ki sorun ise oyun aşırı sıkıcı. Akıcı bir oynanış olmaması. İlerlemeli senaryo dan ziyade düşman dalgalarına karşı defans yapma oyunu gibi geldi bana. Diğer konu ise ana gemide boş boş koşturmacalar ve git getir görevleri. Oyun sizde antipati kazanmak için tasarlanmış. Sanırım istedikleri, oyuncuların kendilerinden başka mass effect beklememeleri. Yapmak istemiyorlar belli. Dükkanı kapatsınlar madem öyle?!    … Expand
  99. Zuben7
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Én főleg ezeket a felvonulásokat nem értem. Minek? Betegség ellen szoktak ilyesmit csinálni. Ha szerintük ez természetes, akkor minek művelik? A heterók sem csinálnak ilyet, mondván hadd tudja meg a világ, hogy mi heterók vagyunk. Szóval igen, már a csapból is ez folyik, és ez szerintem nagyon fölösleges. Még az időjárás jelentésben is benyögik folyton, hogy melegfront várható.Én főleg ezeket a felvonulásokat nem értem. Minek? Betegség ellen szoktak ilyesmit csinálni. Ha szerintük ez természetes, akkor minek művelik? A heterók sem csinálnak ilyet, mondván hadd tudja meg a világ, hogy mi heterók vagyunk. Szóval igen, már a csapból is ez folyik, és ez szerintem nagyon fölösleges. Még az időjárás jelentésben is benyögik folyton, hogy melegfront várható.
  100. Nessly1991
    Dec 4, 2019
    0
    Tried this game with free month of origin acces i got and i am pretty happy i didnt spend mony on it.Game is just not fun at all.Confuzing menu,confuzing map,Nothing is clear what you need to do.Animations are very bad and half a time there is just bad animation with no voice.
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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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