Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. AMilkshake
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    A sci-fi Skyrim-
    A lot of bashing here for the beta state of the game, and I agree that it is definitely lacking polish.
    The core game-play, character skill tree, and shear size of the world make this game fun. The story isn't bad, but it definitely targets a sci-fi audience. A lot of jokes and dialogue are more technically thought out and implementation of the characters and side quests    A sci-fi Skyrim-
    A lot of bashing here for the beta state of the game, and I agree that it is definitely lacking polish.
    The core game-play, character skill tree, and shear size of the world make this game fun. The story isn't bad, but it definitely targets a sci-fi audience. A lot of jokes and dialogue are more technically thought out and implementation of the characters and side quests is more realistic than most RPGs. To find a worthwhile side quest you have to read through terminal logs and emails to see what the minor characters are actually thinking, and then follow their bread crumbs to start the quest.

    The game is only grindy if you let it be. Pick what weapons you want to build and what kind of loadout you want, so that you don't waste any resources. The whole premise of the game is based around being short on resources and having to acquire everything you need to gain upgrades (kind of like a survival game).

    I wish that it had the level of writing and facial animation as witcher 3, but I understand they may not have had the money or technical expertise on their team to do this so they played to the strengths of their dev team. The voice acting was a strong point imo, but occasionally the writing fails the characters.

    9/10 would be 10/10 if it weren't for the lack of polish, and 11/10 if it had witcher 3 writing and animation.    … Expand
  2. richie1984
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    This game certainly does not deserve the ridiculous hate it is getting by the angry Bioware fan mob who seem to trash everything Bioware has done starting with Dragon Age 2 (which deserved it a lot more than Andromeda does), but it also does not live up to the almost impossibly high bar of the trilogy either. The pros of the game are the vast amount of content, gorgeously crafted planets,This game certainly does not deserve the ridiculous hate it is getting by the angry Bioware fan mob who seem to trash everything Bioware has done starting with Dragon Age 2 (which deserved it a lot more than Andromeda does), but it also does not live up to the almost impossibly high bar of the trilogy either. The pros of the game are the vast amount of content, gorgeously crafted planets, fun exploration and very fun shooting/combat mechanics. The cons as most have pointed out are the poor cut scene animations and in some instances worse dialogue than the previous M.E. games though some of the dialogue is excellent and some is poor, so it's a mixed bag that overall ends of being pretty decent. Another con is the clunky UI at times as well, Bioware made doing simple things a bit too difficult in certain instances (like crafting and the quest layout), but because there is so much to do and so much going on in the game it is somewhat understandable. The male Ryder animations seem to be better than the female Ryder for some strange reason. The graphics of the worlds in the game are absolutely incredible, you will find yourself admiring the beauty and vastness of the planets often if you are like me (this is something I did in M.E. 2 and 3 as well, but with the advanced technology nowadays this game obviously blows them away on that level). There are certainly a lot of things to like about the game and I think if you are a die-hard RPG fan who loves huge games with tons of content and an intriguing premise, as well as people who love sci-fi in general I would certainly recommend the game to you. Content, fun factor, and exploration are far more important elements of RPG's than graphics and cut scene animations so because the game nails the important parts of an RPG I feel the game deserves a good rating. The cut scene animations aren't that bad either, they end of being pretty mediocre, which is unfortunate but they truly don't take away from the insane amount of fun to be had exploring a brand new galaxy and the very compelling narrative ( I mean, come on, starting a civilization on a different galaxy, that's pretty cool)!… Expand
  3. Igorq391
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    For me, this is good continuation of Mass Effect. The Campaign is very good, and side-mission are not boring. Especially travelling to other planets is great. Only shooting is not perfect.
  4. grimdm
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    Don't let the harshness of critics stop you from giving this game a try. There are certainly some issues with graphics and bugs, as well as some weirdness with the way some characters talk, but this is still a very entertaining title.

    I don't know critics are being so overly harsh about. I've been playing the game for four days now and it continues to draw my interest. I suggest you    Don't let the harshness of critics stop you from giving this game a try. There are certainly some issues with graphics and bugs, as well as some weirdness with the way some characters talk, but this is still a very entertaining title.

    I don't know critics are being so overly harsh about. I've been playing the game for four days now and it continues to draw my interest. I suggest you give it a try yourself. If you're into a game for a story, I don't feel as though it will let you down.    … Expand
  5. carmine
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    I am a long time fan of the series, and I have to say that this one doesn't disappoint. I am 20 hours into the game and my rating is 9/10. On a PC, very few graphic issues (if any), also animations are OK. The game is immense, the vastity of things to do, see, collect and kill - and people to talk to - is just staggering. Visually, it's awesome (literally, it inspires awe). Technically andI am a long time fan of the series, and I have to say that this one doesn't disappoint. I am 20 hours into the game and my rating is 9/10. On a PC, very few graphic issues (if any), also animations are OK. The game is immense, the vastity of things to do, see, collect and kill - and people to talk to - is just staggering. Visually, it's awesome (literally, it inspires awe). Technically and artistically, it's a gigantic feat.

    For now, the storytelling doesn't have the gravitas or the intensity of ME2 or 3, and that's the only reason why I don't give it a full score. But the premises are different: Shepard was a leader and a veteran already at the beginning of the story, while Scott is a young (man or woman), and the whole tone of the story reflects this difference. Imagine a school trip that lasts for 600 years, and takes you to a new galaxy. This was the Andromeda Initiative, for the protagonist, at the setup.

    Commenters may like the game or not, but to give it a score of 0 (zero???) or even 2 or 3 means, in my opinion, not to give value and credit where it's due and I suspect at least some of it is due to hate towards Bioware and its political choices.    … Expand
  6. Arknight
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    It's an enjoyable game. Really.

    It does start slow and takes a bit to ramp up, but so did Mass Effect 1. So does any good story really, because you have a whole bunch of new characters and world building to introduce in the first book of a series. BUT to reassure anyone who is here for the story I am enjoying it immensely. It's classic science fiction which seems to be building into    It's an enjoyable game. Really.

    It does start slow and takes a bit to ramp up, but so did Mass Effect 1. So does any good story really, because you have a whole bunch of new characters and world building to introduce in the first book of a series.
    BUT to reassure anyone who is here for the story I am enjoying it immensely. It's classic science fiction which seems to be building into one heck of a space opera kind of tale.

    The character creator is just as bad as the first series, so if you want to enjoy the adventures of ugly Shepard (or in this case ugly Ryder) go make a character with it otherwise use the default. It is well crafted and suits who the characters are. This has never been a strong point of the series and not exactly the driving force behind this type of game.

    The game does have bugs, yes it sure does but those will vanish with a patch or two. That's all in my opinion that drags the score down for me. Though some of these are definitely engine bugs because I remember running into similar issues in DA:I.

    In the end is this game worth it? Yes!
    It's easy to be a toxic reviewer and there seem to be a lot of those on here. I'd disregard anyone who uses crude and negative language without actually explaining themselves. I'd also disregard anyone who reviewed the game one day one of release because I'm 50 hours in and only 30% done the story. :)

    Stay strong and clear!    … Expand
  7. Jaren_Starain
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    A lot of people seem to be forgetting the team that worked on this game were mot the main team, this is their first AAA release. The most this team under bioware did with mass effect is the multiplayer in ME3, considering this i feel they did great for their first showing. Is it perfect? no, no game is perfect in my opinion, cause if a game is perfect that means there is no room forA lot of people seem to be forgetting the team that worked on this game were mot the main team, this is their first AAA release. The most this team under bioware did with mass effect is the multiplayer in ME3, considering this i feel they did great for their first showing. Is it perfect? no, no game is perfect in my opinion, cause if a game is perfect that means there is no room for improvement. Are there flaws? yes, but they are less apparent the further you get in the game. Do the human like characters(this includes asari) look derpy? yes, does it need work? yes. Are all games perfect on launch? no. From what I've seen in my life as a gamer no game is 100% perfect off the start, this isn't the days of old school where you had to get it right off the bat. With today gaming publishers can patch as they go, players just need to voice feedback. Will the flaws get fixed? pretty sure they've said a patch is on the way, or in the works. Anyways, everyone is entitled to their opinions, but atleast make informed reviews after actually playing the game. Most people seem to be trash talking the game for the sake of trash talking it, because it's the in thing to do. Now if you actually played the game and decided you didn't like it fine, personally i'm enjoying myself greatly. The campaign is fun and new, combat is sleek and fluid, and multiplayer is a blast. Is it gonna win game of the year? probably not, but i don't care. I'm just gonna enjoy exploring and killing aliens, and hopefully people will learn to give games a chance then let other people decide what they like and don't like.… Expand
  8. tekow
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    This game is not as bad as the user reviews would have you think.
    I have completed the playthrough on the story while doing a few other activities around the gameworld, and its honestly a pretty good game if you can look past the animations that will doubtlessly get fixed as BW got so much hate for it.
    The story isnt groundbreaking, but Mass Effect never had an insane story anyhow, but    This game is not as bad as the user reviews would have you think.
    I have completed the playthrough on the story while doing a few other activities around the gameworld, and its honestly a pretty good game if you can look past the animations that will doubtlessly get fixed as BW got so much hate for it.

    The story isnt groundbreaking, but Mass Effect never had an insane story anyhow, but it has a really big story that is detailed with lots of small little things to explore and figure out for countless of hours.

    Can also recommend playing as an Adept, wich is immensely badass compared to the regular soldier that many people seem to go for, the combat is excellent and the gameplay doesnt have many bugs at all.

    Absolutely worth the money I spent on it, I had a blast!    … Expand
  9. mavverickman101
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    it is a vary good mass effect game with some flaws but fantastic game play and story to back it up . still having a blast with this game i would recommend anyone to buy it
  10. bstocks101
    Mar 26, 2017
    9
    Enjoyable if you are selective
    Let's begin with the obvious: the facial animations are poor and the writing is nowhere near the standards of the previous games. There are a lot of quests that are obnoxiously "fetch-questy" but they are nowhere near essential to progression and will only bother you if you are a compulsive completionist.
    That said, in being selective about which quests I    Enjoyable if you are selective
    Let's begin with the obvious: the facial animations are poor and the writing is nowhere near the standards of the previous games. There are a lot of quests that are obnoxiously "fetch-questy" but they are nowhere near essential to progression and will only bother you if you are a compulsive completionist.

    That said, in being selective about which quests I take on, I have found myself consistently excited to continue on with playing the game. The combat is challenging with a healthy amount of enemy variety as well as drastically different weapons to choose from. A change to your load out completely changes the feeling of encounters and causes you to adjust your play-style accordingly.

    There is far too much to touch on each aspect of this game but also captures what makes it better than lots of people are saying: there are so many parts to this game and there is a lot of good to be found amongst the clutter. Bioware seemed to favor quantity over quality in this title and there is no doubt that it is the weakest game to sport the "Mass Effect" title. That said, when viewed as a stand-alone product free from the expectations of the franchise, I really believe that there is a whole lot to enjoy here. I certainly am enjoying it despite the many flaws that have been largely focussed on in the reporting of this game.    … Expand
  11. MrLegendardisch
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a decent game in the series. While writing in the first few hours may seem cringy, the story slowly launches itself to a great story, while the animations could be better, this game looks amazing. Mass Effect Andromeda tries to chip itself away from the established Mass Effect Trilogy, a Mass Effect game without Shepard is scary, true, but this game is alright. IMass Effect Andromeda is a decent game in the series. While writing in the first few hours may seem cringy, the story slowly launches itself to a great story, while the animations could be better, this game looks amazing. Mass Effect Andromeda tries to chip itself away from the established Mass Effect Trilogy, a Mass Effect game without Shepard is scary, true, but this game is alright. I don't understand the many negative reviews, to me it seems that people are jumping on the hate bandwagon without any reason, its sad, and doesn't do this game justice. Mass Effect Andromeda is good, not perfect, but good enough!… Expand
  12. Shabranickto
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect... Great trilogy. Andromeda... Great Game. See the problem is that with the end of ME3 players all around were left with a WTF happened. I was the same still am... but Andromeda is not part of that trilogy it is its own game and a hell of one. I will give you the animation on the faces and the female faces leave something to be desired, guess what we have all seen worse.Mass Effect... Great trilogy. Andromeda... Great Game. See the problem is that with the end of ME3 players all around were left with a WTF happened. I was the same still am... but Andromeda is not part of that trilogy it is its own game and a hell of one. I will give you the animation on the faces and the female faces leave something to be desired, guess what we have all seen worse. graphics and animation alone don't make the game I still play Final Fantasy(NES) and have fun doing so because the game is good remember those days. The game is Great not perfect but it is not average either, give it a chance let go and immerse your self in this game I did and I don't regret it at all.… Expand
  13. Debris44
    Mar 30, 2017
    9
    Not sure what game a lot of these out-of-the-woodwork "reviewers" are playing, but this game is ridiculously enjoyable. We all know at this point that it's not perfect, there are animation issues, a few glitches here and there, and the writing can be a bit bland in spots. However, if you enjoy science fiction in general this game will scratch that itch well. It contains many gameplayNot sure what game a lot of these out-of-the-woodwork "reviewers" are playing, but this game is ridiculously enjoyable. We all know at this point that it's not perfect, there are animation issues, a few glitches here and there, and the writing can be a bit bland in spots. However, if you enjoy science fiction in general this game will scratch that itch well. It contains many gameplay elements that will keep you busy for long periods of time. Combat is not perfect from a control standpoint, but the AI is decent and toggling powers/profiles is a blast to change up how you play. The crafting/research systems are engaging, and the exploration in this game is top-notch. Don't listen to the negativity swirling around the game, you absolutely need to give the game a chance if you typically enjoy "games like this."… Expand
  14. Matttwidale
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    If you liked mass effect 2 & 3 then youre sure to like Andromeda. Ok its character models are a bit last gen and the facial animations are as bad as youve heard for some of the characters but its still a Mass Effect story and a good one with updated battle mechanics and a fun multiplayer. Youre given moral choices to make and are involved in the lives of your companions and the worldsIf you liked mass effect 2 & 3 then youre sure to like Andromeda. Ok its character models are a bit last gen and the facial animations are as bad as youve heard for some of the characters but its still a Mass Effect story and a good one with updated battle mechanics and a fun multiplayer. Youre given moral choices to make and are involved in the lives of your companions and the worlds youre trying to create.… Expand
  15. gaymer11
    Apr 3, 2017
    9
    Ok I get the criticism that this game didn't raise the bar or meet everyones expectations, but it met mine. I wanted another Mass Effect experience and that is what I got with this game. The combat was great and had enough classic RPG choices/level advancement that I enjoyed leveling up. The romance options were solid (though more sexual fluidity, or a solid gay interest like Dorian fromOk I get the criticism that this game didn't raise the bar or meet everyones expectations, but it met mine. I wanted another Mass Effect experience and that is what I got with this game. The combat was great and had enough classic RPG choices/level advancement that I enjoyed leveling up. The romance options were solid (though more sexual fluidity, or a solid gay interest like Dorian from DAI would have been nice). All in all I really enjoyed this game and while it could have been better, it certainly does not deserve the horrible user scores it is getting IMO.… Expand
  16. richeynash
    Apr 4, 2017
    9
    I cancelled my pre-order after reading all of the criticism, but decided to take the plunge after finding a cheaper copy on Ebay -- and I'm glad I did. I loved the original trilogy, and this one feels like a welcome addition to the series. The combat's fun, the exploration is enjoyable, and I like the fact that Ryder is a different character to Shepard. I might also be alone in liking allI cancelled my pre-order after reading all of the criticism, but decided to take the plunge after finding a cheaper copy on Ebay -- and I'm glad I did. I loved the original trilogy, and this one feels like a welcome addition to the series. The combat's fun, the exploration is enjoyable, and I like the fact that Ryder is a different character to Shepard. I might also be alone in liking all of the squadmates too.

    It isn't perfect. Some of the dialogue is a bit cheesy and clunky, but ME has always been cheesy and it doesn't ruin the game for me. Likewise, the character customisation is a little limited but, overall, I am really enjoying myself.    … Expand
  17. Ambiguous64
    Apr 8, 2017
    9
    87 hours in. Nuff said?
    Love the single player. After 3 games in this series it would be very hard to come up with a new story line but they managed to pull it off. It has more of an exploration feel than confronting the end of the world which is a nice break. I loved ME 3 but it was very bleak at times.
    The Multiplayer is great too. Less waves than before but new weapons to unlock and    87 hours in. Nuff said?
    Love the single player. After 3 games in this series it would be very hard to come up with a new story line but they managed to pull it off. It has more of an exploration feel than confronting the end of the world which is a nice break. I loved ME 3 but it was very bleak at times.
    The Multiplayer is great too. Less waves than before but new weapons to unlock and new classes to explore, while the old favourites are still there. There both is and isn't a lot of new weapons in game. After a certain point you can only do variations of existing weapons in any game, though they do expand the weapons where they can. I really like how it integrates into the singleplayer too. Makes it feel way more involved. Also it's kinda fun sending out the Apex teams on missions too.
    They use the frostbite engine which works great though they did drop the ball back in beta when it comes to the animations. Stick with the default character until that's fixed and you'll be fine though. I did restart after about 4 hours, and it took me about 20 minutes to catch back up, by skipping all the cutscenes.
    Anyway, back to the game. See you all in the MP!    … Expand
  18. BuddyCash
    Apr 9, 2017
    9
    I Personally enjoyed the game a lot of amazing times and aggravating times, it had hard decisions ( i do believe it should have more harder decisions other then the few it had) It had a fairly long campaign, enjoyable character some annoying, couple of bugs here and there but understandably for a game that as recently came out but its is still something wort buying and and you will enjoyI Personally enjoyed the game a lot of amazing times and aggravating times, it had hard decisions ( i do believe it should have more harder decisions other then the few it had) It had a fairly long campaign, enjoyable character some annoying, couple of bugs here and there but understandably for a game that as recently came out but its is still something wort buying and and you will enjoy hopefully as much as i have and will!… Expand
  19. AntiTrump
    Apr 10, 2017
    9
    MEA is not a terrible game by any means,it is also not a masterpiece. It is a great game with mostly minor issues. The abilities,combat,weapons,and enemies are on par with the original trilogy,the squadmate are all very interesting,more so than half of the cast in the originals.The story was good as well as the loyalty missions and alot of side quests as well.
  20. Japanese-Frog
    Apr 11, 2017
    9
    Seeing the (crazy) user reviews for this game made me register for the first time to give my piece from someone who isn't a long-time fan of the franchise.

    Currently the user score is 4.7.. really!? This is just bonkers and I hope most people will realise that it is due to fans who can't seem to get to terms that the old story is done, finished. Time to move on! If you want a repeat of    Seeing the (crazy) user reviews for this game made me register for the first time to give my piece from someone who isn't a long-time fan of the franchise.

    Currently the user score is 4.7.. really!? This is just bonkers and I hope most people will realise that it is due to fans who can't seem to get to terms that the old story is done, finished. Time to move on! If you want a repeat of ME1-3, play the old game and don't destroy a perfectly good game because you didn't get "The Return of the Shepard".

    Is the game perfect? No, of course not. An ever more demanding audience will obviously point at some bugs and glitches. Is it game breaking? No. Also, Bioware has been quick to bring some patches so kudos to them for that.

    The story: I like it. It is space exploration. You are the alien in another galaxy so can't just go gun-ho on every one. The squad team is nice and even if I have my favourites, I don't have any that I'd want to throw in the airlock. Some people try to compare a story developed over three games vs one and to point the obvious: it is a different story, different characters, different feel so stop comparing and enjoy for what it is: a nice game that doesn't try to take itself too seriously.

    The combat system is great: you have a lot of skills to chose from and even if you can develop your favourite build, you are not tied to it and can develop more skills to try something different or even completely respec. Combat is also very fluid and really comes to life in the multiplayer. I have spent many hours on the mp with three friends and still not getting bored because we can swap characters (and their skills) to fight differently.

    I'm certainly happy with my purchase. I don't pretend to say it's a perfect game but it gives hours of entertainment and replayability.    … Expand
  21. Biffhappy
    Apr 17, 2017
    9
    I had a good time playing Andromeda. I especially liked the new characters, who were quickly likable and relatable. Some of them (Sara, Keri, Lexi, Drack) have the potential to become my new all-time favourite characters in the ME Universe. All in all the game presents a good foundation for future adventures in Andromeda or the ME Universe in general.
    The main storyline was very well done    I had a good time playing Andromeda. I especially liked the new characters, who were quickly likable and relatable. Some of them (Sara, Keri, Lexi, Drack) have the potential to become my new all-time favourite characters in the ME Universe. All in all the game presents a good foundation for future adventures in Andromeda or the ME Universe in general.
    The main storyline was very well done and offered a lot of fun, suspense and excitement, however, it could have had "more meat on the bones" in that it felt somehow somewhat "shorter" (without having a direct comparison at hand) than what I remember of the previous ME games. Especially some plot lines that relate to the Andromeda Initiative and its background could have been answered in the game and would have made the experience more satisfying to me. As is, I am left to wonder and wait (which is not a bad thing per se) for a resolution through DLC or a potential sequel.
    The lighter tone of the game despite the dire circumstances after arriving in Andromeda was something I really enjoyed, especially in those character-focused moments (the bar fight with Drack, for example). Having played as Sara, the voice acting stood out as being very good. She had me in stitches at times. Overall, the quality of voicing the characters and bringing them to life was as enjoyably well done as in the original trilogy. Considering Andromeda is only one game, that is quite an achievement already.
    Unfortunately, the game seems to suffer from a fair amount of - fixable - bugs. I experienced minor issues where I could not finish 2 side missions due to unknown reasons and having a couple of "accidents" in cutscenes where characters or the camera was not where it should have been. Aside from these problems - personally I found only one of them really very annoying - the game suffered from performance issues, especially on the player's ship and during the cutscenes prior to the finale (the "space battle" before the mission on Meridian).
    It would have been fantastic if these issues had been taken care of before the launch of Andromeda, but considering that patches have already been issued and are in the "production pipeline" along with DLC, I am willing to "forgive" Bioware, considering how ridiculously good their games usually are (Mass Effect 2 - I am looking at you). Real people's facial animations aren't necessarily substantially better or worse than Andromeda's, in my subjective perception ;)
    Summing up, I think Andromeda is a great tale and offers a solid foundation for future (character-driven) stories in the ME Universe and generally does more things fantastically right than abysmally wrong. :)    … Expand
  22. Sixfootdig
    Apr 19, 2017
    9
    I seriously cannot understand all the hate on this title. Yes, there are a few hiccups along the way but I have completely enjoyed every minute. I love the combat mechanics, the layout of the areas, pretty much everything except of course the facial animations, but in all honesty if you are going to let that ruin a game for you, you are far too sensitive and critical, there are a millionI seriously cannot understand all the hate on this title. Yes, there are a few hiccups along the way but I have completely enjoyed every minute. I love the combat mechanics, the layout of the areas, pretty much everything except of course the facial animations, but in all honesty if you are going to let that ruin a game for you, you are far too sensitive and critical, there are a million dialogue choices and if you think they can manually match the animations to every voice line you are expecting too much. Multiplayer is very fun but is difficult at first. for 60 dollars I couldnt ask for more entertainment.… Expand
  23. NatiaGray
    Apr 20, 2017
    9
    First the bad - There are some wonky animation glitches, not gonna lie. The faces are awkward sometimes (though they've been improving with patches) and a couple of times I've had to reload an area for a quest to run properly.

    That being said - I'm having so much fun with this game! The characters are fun to interact with, the locations are varied enough to keep things interesting,    First the bad - There are some wonky animation glitches, not gonna lie. The faces are awkward sometimes (though they've been improving with patches) and a couple of times I've had to reload an area for a quest to run properly.

    That being said -

    I'm having so much fun with this game! The characters are fun to interact with, the locations are varied enough to keep things interesting, and the fetch quests I keep hearing people complain about are optional, so if you don't like them just don't do them! If I can happily spend over a hundred hours on a game and not get bored, I'm a fan.

    Little boys who can't handle a game with gay and female characters can whine all they want, it doesn't change the fact that this is a really good game.    … Expand
  24. Bradog
    May 11, 2017
    9
    I went into this game a bit worried after the negative feedback I was hearing. It does have its flaws, but overall, its a great game. Most of the negativity was fixed within the first week of release and I can say definitively that the game looks beautiful. The amount of 0-3 review scores is astounding to me and does the game a great disservice. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say II went into this game a bit worried after the negative feedback I was hearing. It does have its flaws, but overall, its a great game. Most of the negativity was fixed within the first week of release and I can say definitively that the game looks beautiful. The amount of 0-3 review scores is astounding to me and does the game a great disservice. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I enjoyed it more than Horizon (also a great game). It has been said that the game is too big and has too many side missions. Easy remedy: don't do em. Yes, there is some filler in there, but you are an explorer, so it gives some pertinence to, well, exploring. I've also read that the dialog is uninspired. Ok, some of it can be cheesy, but overall, I'd say its better than its predecessors. I'd go on to say that the voice acting is actually superior to 1-3 (which I also enjoyed). Not sure if it was an EA thing, or a Bioware thing, or hell, maybe just a bandwagon hate thing, but the scores on here are undeserved. I'm not an apologist for these companies (couldn't care less), but had to give my 2-cents on the bias scores. My definition of a good game is one that I want to continue playing after the credits roll. This game most definitely fit into that category.
    PS This is my first review. Hopefully someone finds it useful. thanks
    PPS I do agree that there are too few alien races in this game (could be a reason for that tho)    … Expand
  25. Readinguselessm
    May 14, 2017
    9
    Not the perfect gem that is Witcher 3 but still a great open world RPG. The hate this title receives probably stems from the still failed promise of the Mass Effect franchise as a whole (and ME3's ending specifically) where choices made across multiple games effect the ultimate outcome. On its own, however, it's great. As for its political themes, Bioware has never shied away from such,Not the perfect gem that is Witcher 3 but still a great open world RPG. The hate this title receives probably stems from the still failed promise of the Mass Effect franchise as a whole (and ME3's ending specifically) where choices made across multiple games effect the ultimate outcome. On its own, however, it's great. As for its political themes, Bioware has never shied away from such, but maybe some ME fans weren't old enough to realize this before? The story of refugees seeking asylum from a war-torn homeland may be unique to gamer, but it serves as an interesting reflection of today's cultural climate.... and that's one of the things sci-fi does best, places a mirror to ourselves and asks what if? The backlash against such a storyline is a sign of our political climate, not any change on the Bioware's part... regardless of who's the head of the writing team. Sure, day one had some hiccups, but the updates have patched most everything that drove down its initial score. One more note: the hoopla against the default female Ryder is ridiculously immature, and if adolescent gamers wishing to capitalize on the male gaze didn't know, you can customize the look and gender of your character all you want. In short, check this game out. It's not something that will hook you in the opening minutes (or even first hour), but given time, you'll find it being a great little itch you have to scratch. After all, the galaxy needs you, Pathfinder.… Expand
  26. RadThesis2
    May 22, 2017
    9
    A massive space opera, with interesting characters and intriguing macro story. Some weak dialogue in places, but overall the game play and visuals make this game a must. Don't let the haters decide. As Kant said, 'have the courage to form your own understanding'.
  27. gamer1111
    Jun 27, 2017
    9
    This is an engrossing game with beautiful worlds, fun combat, and a lot of likable characters.
    I would have appreciated a more complex soundtrack and wittier dialogue. However, even without those, it's still an extremely pleasurable game.
    Those who hate this game seem to fall into three categories: 1) I wish it was ME1; 2) It's too buggy; 3) I don't like gay people in my games. For    This is an engrossing game with beautiful worlds, fun combat, and a lot of likable characters.
    I would have appreciated a more complex soundtrack and wittier dialogue. However, even without those, it's still an extremely pleasurable game.

    Those who hate this game seem to fall into three categories: 1) I wish it was ME1; 2) It's too buggy; 3) I don't like gay people in my games.
    For those considering whether to buy this game or not, I would say....
    To the first critique: I haven't played prior ME games so I can't give a fair comparison. BUT, if you like games with massive open worlds, a well executed action-rpg combat system, plentiful romance options, and a Dragon Age-like dialogue system, you will most likely have fun with this.
    To the second critique: I haven't seen a lot of bugs with the updates.
    To the third type of neg reviewer: Get over your entitlement. A game does not deserve a low score because it fails to reflect your prejudices.

    This game should not be missed. If you haven't played it yet, go get it.    … Expand
  28. apolyakov
    Oct 19, 2017
    9
    I'm giving it 9 out of 10 after 86 hours in the game. And I still have offline content left, I didn't even try online yet. While I understand that the game must have been bugged when released, it is completely fine now. Other than that, I don't understand all the hate, it just does not deserve this hate. Besides, it is much cheaper now.

    It is the good old mass effect but with the open    I'm giving it 9 out of 10 after 86 hours in the game. And I still have offline content left, I didn't even try online yet. While I understand that the game must have been bugged when released, it is completely fine now. Other than that, I don't understand all the hate, it just does not deserve this hate. Besides, it is much cheaper now.

    It is the good old mass effect but with the open world and endless side-quests. The main plot may not be as epic as in the first trilogy, but it is the exploration and all the small details and many planets that you can settle and spend time on that make MEA as good as any game of the past. Some of the side quests are not very original and make you travel a lot, but many are interesting and rewarding and lead to some unexpected results. And what I loved the most is that you can continue exploring the universe after finishing the main plot - and there are still a lot of things to do and see there!

    Overall, I don't regret a single minute I played it and I rarely play games this long.
    Space-based RPGs rarely appear at all and it is too bad MEA received such low rankings - I'm afraid Bioware will drop the franchise.

    Definitely give MEA a try if you are a space opera fan, a game like this won't appear for many years.    … Expand
  29. jennbenn86
    Oct 29, 2017
    9
    I thoroughly enjoyed this game! I hate how much bad press this game received, considering it was still such a delight to play. Yes, I get there were some issues at the time of release, but the overall story and concept was a dream to play. It's such a pity that people feel so strongly about small issues within the game, rather than appreciating that the main components of the game itselfI thoroughly enjoyed this game! I hate how much bad press this game received, considering it was still such a delight to play. Yes, I get there were some issues at the time of release, but the overall story and concept was a dream to play. It's such a pity that people feel so strongly about small issues within the game, rather than appreciating that the main components of the game itself extremely outweigh the smaller flaws. I don't want this journey to end. I WANT to see what Meridian has to offer, I want to see what's next for the Ryder's and crew.… Expand
  30. snw
    Nov 12, 2017
    9
    Having just finished my first play-through on nightmare at 100+ hrs, I can only say that my personal experience does not agree with a 4.8 user score. Not at all. It would be interesting to see the average scores from May or so.

    Of course, getting into the game in October is quite late and there have been patches and improvements since the initial release. I cannot judge how the game was    Having just finished my first play-through on nightmare at 100+ hrs, I can only say that my personal experience does not agree with a 4.8 user score. Not at all. It would be interesting to see the average scores from May or so.

    Of course, getting into the game in October is quite late and there have been patches and improvements since the initial release. I cannot judge how the game was back then. Still, it is impossible to account for _such_ a big difference in scoring so my guess is that there was probably a lot of emotions involved.
    When MEA was released I was quite occupied with work. Having played the other ME games I knew what I would be getting myself into with a new Mass Effect game: buy game, start playing, become completely consumed and addicted to the story, must play any time I can, just one more mission, grumpy wife... All totally worth it. And so it went down. I have thoroughly enjoyed MEA. Completed all side quests that I could find and looking around for more.

    I liked the storyline, loved how the team characters developed (OK, not Liam ;)). The combat was absolutely on-the-spot to my liking with AI being pretty good. Loved these typical first encounters - first vault run, first destroyer, first architect - WTF I'm going to die!!!
    Laughed hard on many occassions with lines coming from Peebee, Jaal and Drack. And having any combination of them in the Nomad. Peebee and Cora was also good fun ;)

    So yes, the graphics are under-par. Some animation graphics simply sucked, pretty badly. And I had a couple of bugs where I needed to load a saved game in my 100+ hrs run.
    But if you're a gamer like me that buys into this combat/gameplay, story, lore and how a game feels then MEA is a great game. I gladly trade graphics - and a little stability - for any of these.

    MEA is another great game. Could it have been better? Yes, definately. Would I like and pay for more single-player DLC and sequels? Hell yes! Is MEA worth the price tag? Yes, no doubt. I would give the game a 8.5 out of 10. Seeing the current user score I have made it a 9.

    I have never taken the time to write a review. My only hope is that in some way it may help to get the game dev team and EA realize that they absolutely must make more ME content. It makes me very very very sad to read that this may be the end. Mass Effect is dear to me.    … Expand
  31. breslove
    Jan 14, 2018
    9
    This game is a lot of fun post-patches, especially if you've done yourself a solid by playing the original Mass Effect trilogy or went the further step of reading the books as well. The User Score for this game is more reflective of what EA should be rated for their pathetic leadership. The vast majority of initial issues with this game immediately after release were fixed.

    Andromeda    This game is a lot of fun post-patches, especially if you've done yourself a solid by playing the original Mass Effect trilogy or went the further step of reading the books as well. The User Score for this game is more reflective of what EA should be rated for their pathetic leadership. The vast majority of initial issues with this game immediately after release were fixed.

    Andromeda has most of what you've come to expect from previous ME games: great overall story about humankind exploring the universe and new worlds; meeting and learning about new aliens all with the conflict you'd expect of different cultures with different aspirations; deep dives into the lives of your teammates, their backgrounds, challenges and how they've come to be who and where they are at the time of this story; & actual fun gameplay action that's better than the original trilogy. This game is enjoyable & better than most similar games.

    DON'T let online trolls that trashed the game before patches ruin it for you by not giving this a go yourself. And even before the fixes, the story & action surpassed the bugs that superficial users let influence their reviews. The original ME trilogy set a high standard to live up to. Is this game Mass Effect 2, the platinum standard model of games of these genres? No, but it's arguably close because some areas are better (seamless combat controls) while yes, some other areas come up short (like 99% of other games you'd compare to ME2). Andromeda 2 could have a shot at equaling ME2. Here's hoping EA make the sequel because there's a lot of fans out there very much looking forward to more from this series in the future.    … Expand
  32. squalledu86
    Dec 17, 2018
    9
    I was going to give this game an 8 of 10. There are performance issues throughout the whole game and even though these days I'd taken them for granted, I think they were stronger in this game. So, like many people pointed out, the fans of this beloved franchise, after waiting for a while deserved a better treatment in my humble opinion. However, I think I have to be fair, I noted that inI was going to give this game an 8 of 10. There are performance issues throughout the whole game and even though these days I'd taken them for granted, I think they were stronger in this game. So, like many people pointed out, the fans of this beloved franchise, after waiting for a while deserved a better treatment in my humble opinion. However, I think I have to be fair, I noted that in the nearly 70h of my playthrough, the game, surprisingly, didn't crash, not even once. There are many big games, I won't give out names, that though ran better than this one they would crash, I could think of more than one example. Thus, I take my hat off to Bioware/EA and raise this game's grade to 9 instead of 8.

    Bottom line: The current build is playable. Though I feel sorry for those who paid full price on release, I think that if you're into Sci-Fi like Star Wars and stuff and really like core RPGs, as it's not hard to find this game on sale, this is a must buy.

    DISCLAIMER: The text above is very biased both negatively (1) and positively (2). (1): the author followed the overwhelmingly negative reception for this game at launch, this certainly influenced his experience with this game. (2): this game is literally like a dream come true for the author. While watching the BG series (I won't say the name of this series here, you probably never heard of it, despite being one of my favorites), the author couldn't stop thinking about playing a game that would be like that. Of course, that are pure shooters out there that come close to it, but the author's favorite genre is still RPG, so, in total honesty, the author have desired to play an RPG out of BG and this game goes much beyond what the author had wished. So, it is just natural that the author would fall in love with this game, and we all know that love is blind ...

    Bottom line: Is there only one bottom line? Because I'm making a second one. I had a blast with this game, I brought all my characters to level 41 and achieved a full viability for all the planets, there's even a golden trophy for that. Ok, I didn't do it for the trophy, I was moved by that which should be the true motivation of any authentic gamer: the fun of it and it alone :-) This is an RPG and its real fun to play the role of ADAM.    … Expand
  33. ilovelawforever
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Though not as grand as original trilogy it's still a great game in itself. Beautiful world's and characters that grow on you. Combat is probably the best in the series. Story is OK. Some Performance issues but rest is all fine.
  34. nickw686
    Oct 12, 2018
    9
    I've just finished the game and thought it was thoroughly enjoyable. While it's not quite at the same level as Mass Effect, the storyline was good enough to keep you wanting to progress, the characters mostly pretty fun (but not quite as endearing as the original games), and the graphics and environments are absolutely gorgeous (especially in 4k HDR, how I enjoyed it).

    The character    I've just finished the game and thought it was thoroughly enjoyable. While it's not quite at the same level as Mass Effect, the storyline was good enough to keep you wanting to progress, the characters mostly pretty fun (but not quite as endearing as the original games), and the graphics and environments are absolutely gorgeous (especially in 4k HDR, how I enjoyed it).

    The character animations are pretty terrible at times but they're not worse than some other A+ titles I've played, and are bearable, and for the most part the voice acting is good.

    Even with it's criticisms I highly recommend this game - it's one the best I've played in the last few years. I'm sad there isn't any DLC coming or any sign of a new Mass Effect game in the near future now!    … Expand
  35. Randymi01
    Jun 12, 2019
    9
    Amazing combat system with the frostbite engine. You can actually use your biotic abilities in the open without dying like in the OT. While the facial animations frankly suck ass, it didn’t really detract from my experience that much. The story was intriguing, and if you paid attention to what’s happening, is very immersive. Much of its criticism is undeserved. It’s ending was definitelyAmazing combat system with the frostbite engine. You can actually use your biotic abilities in the open without dying like in the OT. While the facial animations frankly suck ass, it didn’t really detract from my experience that much. The story was intriguing, and if you paid attention to what’s happening, is very immersive. Much of its criticism is undeserved. It’s ending was definitely better than ME3. Sad that there will be no DLC or sequel.… Expand
  36. Esat
    Aug 17, 2019
    9
    Ok it has some graphical issues but as a first time mass effect player it feels great to be on an another galaxy .
  37. Metamand
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    Its NOT any bad. BioWare fixed everything It had wrong. The story is amazing and the gameplay is awesome. Very interesting secondary missions. One of the best ps4 games.
  38. Lesteen
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    In 2017, I played 5 hours of this game and this was over. In 2020, I'm having on of my best time on it. Thé gameplay is fun, the scenario and the characters are quite simpathic. It isn't perfect, but mass effect 3 wasn't eather. Give it a 2nd chance, you'll may be surprised.
  39. Sbs123
    Dec 5, 2019
    9
    I’m reviewing this game almost 3 years later I had the game in my collection because I love Mass Effect been a fan ever since the game and been a fan of BioWare ever since KOTOR after all that time I finally decided to actually give it a chance and you know what I love it I played more than 50 hours on it and I loved every hour well except the beginning it dragged for a bit but once itI’m reviewing this game almost 3 years later I had the game in my collection because I love Mass Effect been a fan ever since the game and been a fan of BioWare ever since KOTOR after all that time I finally decided to actually give it a chance and you know what I love it I played more than 50 hours on it and I loved every hour well except the beginning it dragged for a bit but once it started it got me hooked don’t get me wrong there are still problems with game the game after the patches but I feel like if this game came out in 2018 giving it another year to iron out the bugs the glitches and making the animations better this game would have been better in the general public eyes but overall I loved the game for the ppl that only played a little bit and got turn off by the bugs and glitches I advise you to give it another chance you won’t regret it the gameplay In this game is the best in the series in my opinion probably the only bad thing about the game to me was the animations I felt like the expressions were off at times but overall play the game all of it not just an hour or two and you’ll see for yourself… Expand
  40. AHFenwick
    Feb 23, 2020
    9
    Sadly I was one of those gamers who decided to listen to the internet hordes wildly negative opinions on this game rather than try it out for myself. It didn't help that Bioware quickly cancelled any DLC and also seemingly pulled pin on any sequels in the future, cementing my belief that this title was a major bomb.
    Fortunately just recently I decided to jump off my high horse and give    Sadly I was one of those gamers who decided to listen to the internet hordes wildly negative opinions on this game rather than try it out for myself. It didn't help that Bioware quickly cancelled any DLC and also seemingly pulled pin on any sequels in the future, cementing my belief that this title was a major bomb.
    Fortunately just recently I decided to jump off my high horse and give Andromeda a shot....Glad I did. Yes shonky facial animations and boring dialogue deserve the flack they received but it is far from game breaking. Enjoyable gameplay, a wealth of missions, interesting exploration and a great story have me hooked!
    To me this is a Mass Effect title in every sense, and if you enjoyed the first Trilogy I struggle to see how you could be disappointed with this!
    Recent reports are suggesting a sequel may yet see the light of day, hopefully this is the case as this game has got me right back into Mass effect mode.    … Expand
  41. Banter100
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    Playing this game in 2020 due to lockdown and lack of games to play, after reading all the negativity about the game I went into it with very low expectations, and to my surprise I enjoyed very second of it. Graphics were stunning for a 2017 game, glad. I gave the game a chance I recommend you do to.
  42. BlackHammer69
    Jul 9, 2020
    9
    I can say that I really enjoyed the experience. Before buying the game, I was worried due to some negative comments. But when I got to play Andromeda, I racked up to 150+ hours of gameplay. Combat is great, story is just fine, some characters could be vastly improved. But all things considered, Mass Effect Andromeda isn't half as bad as prople make it sound. I really recommend.
  43. Monpek
    Feb 20, 2021
    9
    Very much enjoyed the game. I didn't play it or patched so I can't speak to how it started out but the combat is best in the series and I played it and 3 times and enjoyed it every single time
  44. Fire-Hazzard
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    I was not sure about ME:Andromeda before release but I bought it anyway. I am currently lv20 something and am enjoying the game. There has been some criticism against ME:A and some of it is warranted, The facial animations/modeling can be a bit off. There are a few annoying bugs in the game too but overall it's a good experience. Some people do not like the characters but they are bigI was not sure about ME:Andromeda before release but I bought it anyway. I am currently lv20 something and am enjoying the game. There has been some criticism against ME:A and some of it is warranted, The facial animations/modeling can be a bit off. There are a few annoying bugs in the game too but overall it's a good experience. Some people do not like the characters but they are big shoes to fill from the original Mass Effect party members, Garrus, Wrex, Liara etc. I like Drak and PeeBee in Andromeda and Liam is alright too. If you are a Mass Effect fan, i would recommend this to you, even if you never played Mass Effect games before but like the idea of it, i would also recommend it too. In short.....

    The Good
    - Graphically great but with some texture pop-in at times
    - Drack and Peebee are cool.
    - It's Mass Effect
    - Story is decent
    - Combat is good, good range of powers and such.
    - Patches will fix some of the issues that people have trouble with

    The Bad
    - Texture pop-in sometimes
    - No guns on the Nomad vehicle
    - Some audio bugs
    - Sometimes save files won't load or will take a while, even on SSD.
    - Addison, her face is tired apparently.
    - not being able to save when you are doing a mission. Have to rely on save points (sometimes they dont work)    … Expand
  45. jctejada
    Aug 10, 2022
    8
    Picked up this game 5 years after release and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the graphics have held up. Yes, some of the facial animation issues are well documented but for me it doesn't get in the way of the gameplay. Honestly, I think the game would have done much better if it didn't have the name Mass Effect in its title. Instead, it should had been advertised as a game "based"Picked up this game 5 years after release and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the graphics have held up. Yes, some of the facial animation issues are well documented but for me it doesn't get in the way of the gameplay. Honestly, I think the game would have done much better if it didn't have the name Mass Effect in its title. Instead, it should had been advertised as a game "based" in the Mass Effect universe. It is entirely possible for 2 different games to exist in the same universe. Just look at Apex Legends and Titanfall and I'm sure there are other examples out there. This is how I look at the Mass Effect original trilogy and Andromeda, 2 different games with different protagonist and different enemies coexisting in the same universe. If you play Andromeda before you play the original trilogy you will probably enjoy Andromeda more because you will go into it more open minded. As per the gameplay... Andromeda is what it would look like if Mass Effect and Dragon Age had a baby. If you played both those games, then Andromeda will be very familiar to you. There's so much to do that you probably won't beat the game in a week, it's possible if you just stick to the main storyline but there're a lot of side missions to keep you busy for a while. The online multiplayer community is still pretty active, up to a squad of 4 PvE. With all the characters and weapons, you can unlock you will be busy for a while as well. Multiplayer is connected to the single player campaign as there are some multiplayer missions if completed successfully will reward you with stuff that you can use in the single player campaign. Currently there are no DLCs for this game but I'm hoping one day BioWare with bless us with one or two.… Expand
  46. Tean
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Эту игру по вселенной Mass Effect, нужно было назвать Andromeda: Mass Effect. Нет ощущения того что смотришь кино как в прошлых частях, зато можно устроить душевные покатушки на кочевнике по неизвестным планетам, рекомендую всем любителям приключений.Эту игру по вселенной Mass Effect, нужно было назвать Andromeda: Mass Effect. Нет ощущения того что смотришь кино как в прошлых частях, зато можно устроить душевные покатушки на кочевнике по неизвестным планетам, рекомендую всем любителям приключений.
  47. Sceptic
    Mar 31, 2017
    8
    Despite it's many technical issues,Andromeda can be very good game most of the time.The character customisation and animations during conversations and cutscenes are rubbish and are difficult to ignore.Some dialogue and voicework is also pretty poor.However,the exploration,combat,crafting,weapons,armour and vehicle are all very good,The main missions are good without being great,but someDespite it's many technical issues,Andromeda can be very good game most of the time.The character customisation and animations during conversations and cutscenes are rubbish and are difficult to ignore.Some dialogue and voicework is also pretty poor.However,the exploration,combat,crafting,weapons,armour and vehicle are all very good,The main missions are good without being great,but some of the side and incidental missions are dull beyond belief.Some of your crew are really great people,with a couple being uninteresting and whom you'll never bother with unless you have to.The worlds you visit and Andromeda's general atmosphere are excellent with a real feeling of belonging in your surroundings and is the games best part.With the time and money involved in this game,you'd expect the greatness that just eludes it.… Expand
  48. Pedropgk
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Even with clunky animations, and a basic story, the pros outshines the flaws, Andromeda have the best gameplay of the series, and some amazing worlds, and open spaces, the game suffers when you compare it to games like Horizon, Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher 3, but if you compare to the last Bioware game, the improvement is more than clear.

    I miss the characters from the original    Even with clunky animations, and a basic story, the pros outshines the flaws, Andromeda have the best gameplay of the series, and some amazing worlds, and open spaces, the game suffers when you compare it to games like Horizon, Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher 3, but if you compare to the last Bioware game, the improvement is more than clear.

    I miss the characters from the original trilogy, and the new ones are not as good, but overall, they are ok, the game have issues, but it is a must have for old mass effect fans, and Sci Fi fans in general.    … Expand
  49. Malooga
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    I got it for $15, absolutely worth it for that price. It doesn't greatly expand on anything from the ME series (aside from a decently entertaining co-op mode), but it does tackle a lot of the nagging problems. Being able to respec and change appearance early and often was cool, having "mark all as read" options on the codex...stuff like that.

    Graphics and animation made a lateral move    I got it for $15, absolutely worth it for that price. It doesn't greatly expand on anything from the ME series (aside from a decently entertaining co-op mode), but it does tackle a lot of the nagging problems. Being able to respec and change appearance early and often was cool, having "mark all as read" options on the codex...stuff like that.

    Graphics and animation made a lateral move here. Some small instances of brilliance, but overall hum-drum. Voice acting is all over the place, as is the writing. While the Turian and Krogan companions were voiced well, the Asari companion is atrocious, as are quite a few of the supporting cast and the male Ryder (play a female character and thank me later, she did worlds better).

    It's not worth $60, and you should probably kick yourself if you paid that much, but for $20 or less - even for the base experience - you can't go wrong. Especially if you're a Mass Effect nut (I'm not). 8/10    … Expand
  50. Rtheom
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Yes, Andromeda does have a lot of weird technical issues, but don't be fooled by the same people that complained about the ending to Mass Effect 3. Andromeda is a whole lot of fun and much much bigger than the previous Mass Effect titles. It takes everything right from the original games and just adds content from there. A more original story would have been nice, but I'd be lying if IYes, Andromeda does have a lot of weird technical issues, but don't be fooled by the same people that complained about the ending to Mass Effect 3. Andromeda is a whole lot of fun and much much bigger than the previous Mass Effect titles. It takes everything right from the original games and just adds content from there. A more original story would have been nice, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't having fun. However, if you're a newcomer to the series, I probably would recommend you start with the original trilogy first. This game kind of assumes you'll be familiar with them anyway in the sense that it gets you used to the combat for which it offers relatively few tutorials or other information.

    TLDR: If you've played Mass Effect before, you'll enjoy this one. If you haven't, start with the original trilogy, but you won't be doing yourself a disservice starting here either.    … Expand
  51. Narcysst
    Aug 20, 2017
    8
    I waited until all the patches were in before writing this, and before playing. I loves the first 3 ME games - although ME1 shows its age badly and ME3 had to navigate that ending (although redeemed itself with a revision and the excellent Citadel DLC). I don't think anything could live up to them (although they all had their flaws).

    MEA, which I just spend a massive 78 hours in (about    I waited until all the patches were in before writing this, and before playing. I loves the first 3 ME games - although ME1 shows its age badly and ME3 had to navigate that ending (although redeemed itself with a revision and the excellent Citadel DLC). I don't think anything could live up to them (although they all had their flaws).

    MEA, which I just spend a massive 78 hours in (about as long as the three other titles put together) definitely has it's flaws. Rather than drag out a wordy review, I just thought I'd list the pros and cons:

    CONS
    - still a bit buggy, despite multiple patches.
    - some of the narrative skips a bit - I found myself thinking I must have missed something
    - there's not the gravity of the first games - and allthough I played for a long time, there didn't seem to be the same connection to the NPCs
    - it could get a little repetitive in some ways - some of the smaller missions were a little underwhelming.
    PROS
    - massive improvement with the patches- why couldn't they have put it out like version 1.10?
    - characters do grow on you, and some that I thought I would find annoying were actually my favourites.
    - some of the stories (esp some of the side missions) are absolutely classic ME. Funny, tense, spectacular.
    - the main story does build to something pretty impressive by the end.
    - the planets look amazing.
    - the combat is far and away better than any of the other games.

    Anyway, I'm glad I played it now. I'm a bit diisappointed there won't be more to explore now the DLC has been cancelled.    … Expand
  52. Ironbat92
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Is it the worst game ever like other's have been treating it like? No, but it's no where as good as the original trilogy. It feels like Dragon Age: Inquisition with the Mass Effect skin, except more much more visceral and faster paced feel. It's entertaining and some times manages to capture the series highs, but it just can't help but be caught in the shadows of it's predecessors. FineIs it the worst game ever like other's have been treating it like? No, but it's no where as good as the original trilogy. It feels like Dragon Age: Inquisition with the Mass Effect skin, except more much more visceral and faster paced feel. It's entertaining and some times manages to capture the series highs, but it just can't help but be caught in the shadows of it's predecessors. Fine for what it is, but will disappoint those who want something as good as past installments.… Expand
  53. MadMagpie
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Folks on the internet like to be melodramatic when it comes to reviewing entertainment: "Absolute garbage," "RIP Bioware," "Worst possible game," etc. They choose not to view the game objectively and really dig into the meat of what the game offers. Rather, they prefer to destroy the game's rating by giving it zeroes across the board, which is just asinine.

    Sure, Mass Effect Andromeda    Folks on the internet like to be melodramatic when it comes to reviewing entertainment: "Absolute garbage," "RIP Bioware," "Worst possible game," etc. They choose not to view the game objectively and really dig into the meat of what the game offers. Rather, they prefer to destroy the game's rating by giving it zeroes across the board, which is just asinine.

    Sure, Mass Effect Andromeda is probably the weakest in terms of story when compared to the original trilogy. And the facial animations are definitely stiff and often humorous, but the rest of the game looks gorgeous. Texture pop-in and some framerate dips aside, the environments are great and I want to really dive in and explore.

    That's the whole point of this game after all: exploration. The original trilogy is about saving the galaxy and building up your resources to combat the Reaper threat. This one is more about discovering new worlds and is generally more light in tone. It's almost like Star Trek in that way. You'll encounter enemies that want nothing more than to take you down giving you the opportunity to experience the game's terrific combat system, but the ultimate goal is to find a habitable world and discover what the universe has to offer. You're not a soldier; you're an explorer.

    As for the characters, people compare them to the original trilogy, but they forget that we had 2 to 3 games to get to know those characters. Mass Effect 1 has also really showed its age, so if this is the start of a new series, then it's probably going to be this generation's Mass Effect 1.

    So ultimately, I'm giving this game a 7.5, but rounding up since Metacritic doesn't have the option. It's a solid popcorn movie of a game, so don't go in expecting something mind-blowing like Witcher 3. I'm a gamer. I want fun gameplay and a good story is just icing on the cake. Andromeda would be a 9 for me if the story matched. At the end of the day, I don't come home after work to read Shakespeare with a controller.

    PROS:
    + Great combat
    + Great environments
    + Interesting characters
    + Decent voice acting

    CONS:
    - Weak story at times
    - Painful facial animations
    - Sporadic technical glitches    … Expand
  54. VitaminK
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    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 characters which are entirely different. This is a new series in Mass Effect, time to look at it with new eyes.
  55. alexnode
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    It has it's shortcomings, But it is still a fun game to play and so far i enjoy it. There are vast areas to explore, quite a bit of humour, the colonisation aspect of it looks really interesting.
  56. JBHuskers
    Apr 14, 2017
    8
    For those who have played, I've got to the point where we rescue the Anggaran from exultation opening up a lot of missions on Aya. That will be my frame of reference of how much I have played the game so far.

    I have to say that I'm really enjoying my experience with the game. The overall premise of a large group of settlers from the Milky Way travelling for 600 years in stasis to try    For those who have played, I've got to the point where we rescue the Anggaran from exultation opening up a lot of missions on Aya. That will be my frame of reference of how much I have played the game so far.

    I have to say that I'm really enjoying my experience with the game. The overall premise of a large group of settlers from the Milky Way travelling for 600 years in stasis to try to establish a home in a new galaxy is interesting. Being tasked with the job of the Pathfinder to make the decisions and actions is alluring and I've been hooked on progressing through this game since I started.

    First I will start with the cons:

    - I'm enjoying building relationships with everyone on the crew, but I guess I'm not exactly seeing a huge effect on my choices and maybe if there was a way to chart and easily see the status of my relationships with the main and prominent characters would be a good thing to look at.

    - The 3rd person movement can be awkward to control at times. It's not terrible, but not exactly smooth.

    - Though there are nav points in the game, there are times were following them in a straight line doesn't get you to where you need to go. It'll lead you to a wall and you gotta walk around the entire monolith in order to find where to go. Wasted a lot of time doing that so far.

    - Not a fan of the weapon wheel. While it's nice to go back and forth between your last two guns by holding down square, you eventually will have four weapons, and it just didn't seem effortless to switch to a specific gun.

    - The world do seem kinda barren, wish there were more areas to do some exploring on the side.

    And for the pros of the game:

    - Though many are blasting the dialogue, I have really enjoyed all of the interactions with my crew on the Tempest. Sometimes I'll spend a good deal of time on my ship just running around talking to everyone after completing a major event.

    - While the movement can be awkward at times, I'm pleased with how well the combat works overall. Wasn't initially a fan of the automatic cover system, but it's grown on me over time.

    - The weapons and the abilities for combat have a great variety.

    - I like the upgrade system for yourself and your team. I like how it branches off to give you a choice later on too.

    - I really like how you can scan to earn research points which you can then develop and build weapons with. It's actually much better than buying from merchants until you get a perk for lower prices.

    - I haven't gotten too far into establishing a ton of outposts yet, but I'm intrigued with how it unfolds, with the new species in the new world mixing in with the species of the Milky Way and how they will work together. Just the overall notion of starting over in a new world is fun.

    This game isn't perfect, but it isn't the 0 that so many people are giving either. People just like to be negative to be negative and you have to wonder if they actually put more than an hour into the game or even played it at all. It takes a while to fully get going and be able to branch out into different missions. It's pretty linear to start, but most RPG's are. I've fully enjoyed all the time I've put into the game and I'm just getting started.    … Expand
  57. Greyking
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    While very few games will ever live up to the glory of Mass Effect 2. Andromeda is an adequate side story in the series. Yes, the animation is wretched and has the appearance of an Xbox 360 game. However, the colony building, crafting, and customization options are almost on par with Mass Effect one. And all true Mass Effect fans know that even though Mass Effect 1 was a legendary game, itWhile very few games will ever live up to the glory of Mass Effect 2. Andromeda is an adequate side story in the series. Yes, the animation is wretched and has the appearance of an Xbox 360 game. However, the colony building, crafting, and customization options are almost on par with Mass Effect one. And all true Mass Effect fans know that even though Mass Effect 1 was a legendary game, it was super rough around the edges.

    However, I must take points off for the terrible soft cover system. It makes taking cover tricky, and it's very easy to come out of cover in a firefight. Also Losing the ability to actually control your squad members is a bummer also. However, you can have them direct their attacks. Lastly this game glitchy. It certainly needed more time for polish.    … Expand
  58. Eterna
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Flawed but a solid entry into the series. If you're a Mass Effect fan you will find the experience enjoyable. Tech issues are indeed a problem at the moment, but it's nothing a patch or two can't fix.
  59. Panhodny
    May 4, 2017
    8
    ME: Andromeda is really not that different from the previous installments in the series (especially ME3), so the scathing reviews are a bit of asurprise. It seems like all that most people needed to trigger their latent feelings about Bioware was for reviews to validate their opinion. I cannot find any different explanation for the fact that Andromeda gets trashed for things that wereME: Andromeda is really not that different from the previous installments in the series (especially ME3), so the scathing reviews are a bit of asurprise. It seems like all that most people needed to trigger their latent feelings about Bioware was for reviews to validate their opinion. I cannot find any different explanation for the fact that Andromeda gets trashed for things that were equally wrong in the previous games (lack of new races, occasional meh dialogue, banging everyone) and Bioware games in general. The last time that Bioware did something (fairly) original was Jade Empire - Dragon Age is a derivate of the Lord of the Rings (and not even a good one, more like "movie fan" LOTR than someone who had actually read the book - even though the game itself is good), Mass Effect is basically Star Wars - what I mean is that any reasonable gamer doesn´t go to Bioware for originality. There´s always going to be pretty archetypical characters, bad guys, dialogues, ton of "romances" etc. Andromeda does not deviate from this much, however, overall I actually found it MORE original than its predecessors. I really liked the feeling of settling a new galaxy and discovering new places, and I actually really enjoyed the dialogue options, especially "logical" - it´s something you don´t see very often and it is a really nice alternative to the boring "good guy / bad guy" dichotomy.

    The people who give it 0´s here are a little crazy too - have you actually ever played a 3/10 game? That would mean absolute boredom, control problems, horrible writing, prohibitive tech issues etc. Review scores should not be relative, nobody cares how much you love Bioware or what exactly you expected - some poor soul will come here and think that Andromeda is a 4.7 game, which it really really isn´t :))    … Expand
  60. Enforcer122
    May 5, 2017
    8
    Despite what people said, I decided to take a risk on getting this game and over all, I'm glad I did. Is it the best Mass Effect title? No. That has to go to Mass Effect 2. But it is an exciting, entertaining game that I had many late nights playing till gone 2 in the morning. The combat is insanely satisfying. The upgrade tree, class selection and weapons all come together to allow you toDespite what people said, I decided to take a risk on getting this game and over all, I'm glad I did. Is it the best Mass Effect title? No. That has to go to Mass Effect 2. But it is an exciting, entertaining game that I had many late nights playing till gone 2 in the morning. The combat is insanely satisfying. The upgrade tree, class selection and weapons all come together to allow you to tailor it to your style. Jaal and Drack were the stand out characters in terms of depth, the rest were good but felt pushed to the way side.

    Glitches and dialog are really what let this game down. It turned from the ultimate space nerds dream to a bit more of a bro shooter. The dialog at times is really awful and cringey. Glitches were also a problem, one such glitch was so bad I had to turn my PS4 off just to get out of it. It also glitched on the end level which set me back hours. However this wasn't a huge problem as I enjoyed the combat, which really held the game up. 75 hours of gameplay later, and I certainly feel like I got my moneys worth.    … Expand
  61. KcWright
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    While ive only played about 7 or 8 hrs Mass effect Andromeda is most definitely a Mass effect game all the trappings you'd come to expect are here. Full disclosure i am playing on a ps4 pro and haven't came across any bugs yet. This game is great exploring feels and looks great the combat has been improved from the original trilogy in my opinion the voice acting is good the only problem iWhile ive only played about 7 or 8 hrs Mass effect Andromeda is most definitely a Mass effect game all the trappings you'd come to expect are here. Full disclosure i am playing on a ps4 pro and haven't came across any bugs yet. This game is great exploring feels and looks great the combat has been improved from the original trilogy in my opinion the voice acting is good the only problem i have is the faces and not every npcs face is bad just the humans. Its the eyes that really are jarring but overall i would recommend this game… Expand
  62. falberto
    Sep 9, 2017
    8
    após 50 horas finalizei o jogo.
    Um jogo que mostra uma face da mídia manipuladora e suja, o jogo tem seus problemas mas pagou uma conta que não merecia, para mim acertou muito mais do que errou.

    É triste ver uma franquia de Scy-fy a , única nos jogos, ir para a geladeira dessa forma, espero que a EA volte atras e venha arrebentando com um reboot ou sequencia.
  63. iddqd4
    Jul 29, 2019
    8
    Поиграл в игру спустя два года, и видимо за это время техническую часть подтянули, и она больше не мешает ознакомится и оценить замысел и реализацию. В итоге у Bioware вышел свой Gears of War только с диалогами и квестами, экшен часть очень добротная, стрелять и укрываться не надоедает до финала, да и сюжетная часть написана не плохо. Задания особой оригинальностью не блещут, но диалогиПоиграл в игру спустя два года, и видимо за это время техническую часть подтянули, и она больше не мешает ознакомится и оценить замысел и реализацию. В итоге у Bioware вышел свой Gears of War только с диалогами и квестами, экшен часть очень добротная, стрелять и укрываться не надоедает до финала, да и сюжетная часть написана не плохо. Задания особой оригинальностью не блещут, но диалоги вполне на уровне. Эпик в конце присутствует. По итогу 7.5 из 10. Пройти вполне можно.… Expand
  64. AlphaBootis
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    This game is a solid foundation for a new series. It offers all the story, atmosphere and game-play Mass Effect is known for.
    My non-rush play-through lasted for well over 4 days of doing little more then playing this game so there is plenty of content as well to give you bang for your buck.
    The internet is being the internet again having steamed up some sort of negativity train    This game is a solid foundation for a new series. It offers all the story, atmosphere and game-play Mass Effect is known for.
    My non-rush play-through lasted for well over 4 days of doing little more then playing this game so there is plenty of content as well to give you bang for your buck.

    The internet is being the internet again having steamed up some sort of negativity train surrounding this game but I felt at no point felt disappointed, certainly not to the degree that I needed to be vocal about it.
    To me this is a must play for any die hard fan of the series, the majority of criticism's like that overplayed harping on the facial animations can for the most part (operative) be ignored.

    Pros:
    - Looks Good, feels fresh.
    - Superb world design.
    - New story that's obviously building towards something big.
    - Connecting with (most) new characters on an emotional level is easy.
    - Gameplay feels fairly smooth and polished.

    Cons:
    - Occanially severe framedrops and freezes.
    - Default Sarah Ryder's facial features/motions are off the mark. (even for Bioware standards)
    - Played version 1.04, non-ciritical bugs and glitches are still very present, experienced no progress halting issues myself.    … Expand
  65. hierax
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect: Andromeda i sa good game. Its not the Megablockbuster some people got hyped for, but its not as bad as stated by the people on the hate train. If you liked the older ME games, you will like this one too. Similar gameplay, good graphics, nice sound, so far nice story. I didnt see any bugs so far (5h gameplay). Yes, the face animations are bad, sometimes, and the possibilitiesMass Effect: Andromeda i sa good game. Its not the Megablockbuster some people got hyped for, but its not as bad as stated by the people on the hate train. If you liked the older ME games, you will like this one too. Similar gameplay, good graphics, nice sound, so far nice story. I didnt see any bugs so far (5h gameplay). Yes, the face animations are bad, sometimes, and the possibilities in the character creator are not as much as in other games. If you run downstairs, the running animation gets weird. But often does this happen ? And do you really care ? 99% of the game are executed well, and i wont bash this game because of some small optical problems you got for some seconds in your playtime. I think its a solid 8/10.… Expand
  66. Xani_
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    Very good and MASSIVE game.
    40 hours, 30% total progress and I'm not even bored yet.
    I've created custom male character, so I have no issues with animations.

    Not truly a Mass Effect game, but good game in ME setting. My score: solid 8/10
  67. ArcturusDrake
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    i can say after 30 hours in this game is great, though yea there are bugs but most games these days have bugs, yea it's not as good as 1 or 2 but im yet to find a game other then DAO/DAA, that i find more fun (NOTE: im yet to play witcher 3).

    Gameplay: 10
    story: 6.5
    Art/graphics: 7 (sometimes drops to a 5)
    multiplayer: 9
    Characters: 8.5
    animation: a janky 6.5
  68. naufri27
    Mar 21, 2021
    8
    A esta entrega le mató un lanzamiento lleno de bugs que estropeaban la experiencia de juego. Hoy en día, en cambio, es un juego que sin tener corregidos todos sus fallos, es muy bueno. Es más, es la evolución natural del primer Mass Effect, con una exploración más pulida y unos combates con multitud de opciones. El argumento, siguiendo la línea de Bioware, se aventura en imaginar uno deA esta entrega le mató un lanzamiento lleno de bugs que estropeaban la experiencia de juego. Hoy en día, en cambio, es un juego que sin tener corregidos todos sus fallos, es muy bueno. Es más, es la evolución natural del primer Mass Effect, con una exploración más pulida y unos combates con multitud de opciones. El argumento, siguiendo la línea de Bioware, se aventura en imaginar uno de los grandes hitos de la humanidad, el primer contacto extraterrestre, con momentos épicos y emotivos.… Expand
  69. FingerWithGun
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    Ok, so seeing all these people, giving 0 to the game because of "poor animation" or "poor optimization" (PC reviews on the PS section LOL), I decided to write a review myself (Yes, I'm a Mass Effect fan but I tried to stay impartial while writing this review).

    Pros: +It's still good old Mass Effect. Now, when I finished the game after about 30 hours of gameplay, I can say I'm not    Ok, so seeing all these people, giving 0 to the game because of "poor animation" or "poor optimization" (PC reviews on the PS section LOL), I decided to write a review myself (Yes, I'm a Mass Effect fan but I tried to stay impartial while writing this review).

    Pros:
    +It's still good old Mass Effect. Now, when I finished the game after about 30 hours of gameplay, I can say I'm not disappointed. The atmosphere is the same, the feeling of discovering something new is the same, the joy of defeating herds of enemies is the same.
    +Graphics are awesome. Played it on PS4 Pro and saw no lags, fps drops or anything like that. Loadings were rather quick and every planet looked gorgeous and rather unique.
    +Gameplay is so much better than in older games. Played the whole game as a biotic class, so can't really tell about other classes, but it was so fun to jump around and slam enemies' faces with different abilities.
    +Quests (Main Questline and Loyalty missions) are awesome and fun. Especially loyalty missions. Getting to know every crew member by the way of completing tasks for them, smashin faces in a bar with a fellow-krogan or helping an alien buddy meet his family. Although if you don't do side quests, you will finish the game pretty fast and won't get a full experience, but it works with any open-world game, doesn't it?
    +Characters are so good. As I have already said, each of them is unique and by completing tasks for them you get to know each one from a different side. Drack is my favourite character in the entire series now.
    +Voiceover is still excellent, Voice actors did a very good job and that's another plus for the game.

    Now to the cons:
    -The introduction was rather stretched and boring. But getting further into the game it only became better and better, and now, having finished it, I think it worth every penny I spent.
    -Dialog system became worse. I missed the "renegade-paragon system" from earlier games, so I didn't like much a new system, but that's just my opinion.
    -Extra quests are rather repetitive and boring, However they are completely not important for the plot and you can take them if you want to get some more experience points or credits.
    -Unfortunately only one ending, so my actions didn't really affect anything in the end. But nevertheless I enjoyed having a choice and developping colonies on different planets,

    Now to a couple of contradictory points. The main problem why most people give 0 score to the game is "terrible facial animation". Let me get this straght: it's NOT terrible, it's decent. I played as a default male protagonist and his facial animation was good as well of lots of other characters. However, a female protaginist's facial animation really seemed strange to me. But again, to create an ugly character and then to complain about his facial animation is not the right thing to do either.
    Next popular reason to cry about the game is bugs. No, there are hardly any bugs in this game. However during the whole play-time I met a couple of disappointing bugs that made me restart the game but overall it didn't spoil the impression.

    To conclude, I'd like to say to all people who are not sure about buying this game. If you are a mass effect fan like me - you will most probably like it. If you are new to the series - it's likely you'll enjoy it too. Just buy it on consoles or a really good PC. If you buy it for a cheap laptop, then it's your problem. Ok, it's a great game, really enjoyed it, solid 8/10.    … Expand
  70. HaloFever
    May 22, 2017
    8
    Update: the 1.06 patch to Mass Effect Andromeda fixed the most annoying glitches with the game. Some visual and audio issues remain. It's almost criminal how EA has treated this game, and a couple more months of quality control would have greatly helped this game's reputation. If you are new player and can download the patches, you will have a much better experience than any did at launch.Update: the 1.06 patch to Mass Effect Andromeda fixed the most annoying glitches with the game. Some visual and audio issues remain. It's almost criminal how EA has treated this game, and a couple more months of quality control would have greatly helped this game's reputation. If you are new player and can download the patches, you will have a much better experience than any did at launch. The game remains the low watermark of the Mass Effect franchise, but it is better than most of the turkeys the big game companies have been churning out this generation.

    Continuing the trend of disappointing sequels this generation, Mass Effect Andromeda comes in as the worst entry in the series. As much as I played it and enjoyed parts of it, I cannot ignore the utter boredom of scanning things and roaming mostly empty open world areas. I also cannot ignore the bugs, mostly because about once a day a bug would break the game and I would have to load a save game. I picked up the game after the first patch and recently played after the second patch. These are just band-aids and Bioware should be embarrassed about this product. EA, the publisher, should never have released the game in this state.

    The gameplay is actually pretty fun. You can jump, dash, claim cover, and use a variety of powers and weapons. If not for the bugs and terrible, utterly awful inventory and load-out system, this would play like a typical well polished AAA game. The story isn't bad either, and the grand finale rates with the best in the series. The ending is followed by a nice epilogue perhaps in response to the negative reception to Mass Effect 3's ending. The connection between the player and this new world seems real, and reaching 100% viability for the Milky Way colonists seemed worth doing. This is very much a Mass Effect game.

    The story also isn't very good. The dialogue is objectively terrible. Try as you might, you cannot make the main character seem competent. At some point I had to give up and just play as douche. For romance, I picked squadmate, Peebee, with equally cringeworthy dialogue. The only compliment I can give is that the voice lines were well delivered. (That is when the voice lines aren't played over each other because that's also a bug.) The story is also hampered the game's need to have you drive around an open world area. Remember how Arkham City forced you to drive the Batmobile whether you liked it or not? At least that Batmobile had guns. The Nomad in Adromeda has no weapons and ascends hills about as well as a WWI tank. The worst part is that driving around hardly seems worth the effort to find another identical base with another identical set of enemies to clear out. Simply put, the story problems with Andromeda start at high level and continue down into the most minute interactions.

    The greatest sin of Andromeda is perhaps its laziness. The addition of alien races is lazy. You have two new races that are both humanoid and less alien than most of the creatures in the first three Mass Effect games. The main enemy, the Kett, is also lazy. They have no personality and seem to serve as an enemy for the sake of serving as an enemy. You can forget about the political manipulations of the first three games or talking down enemies with deft dialogue options. This is clearly the effort of the B team. Mass Effect fans should be offended. I know I am.    … Expand
  71. closedsocket
    Apr 9, 2017
    8
    Do not let the lack of polish ruin the game for you.

    This is a worthy successor to the original Mass Effect trilogy and does a great job at introducing the new setting and problems that will be faced throughout the Andromeda games. There are a few things that are different from the original trilogy that some players may like or dislike. First is the absence of the paragon system,    Do not let the lack of polish ruin the game for you.

    This is a worthy successor to the original Mass Effect trilogy and does a great job at introducing the new setting and problems that will be faced throughout the Andromeda games.

    There are a few things that are different from the original trilogy that some players may like or dislike. First is the absence of the paragon system, which I found liberating. The choices I made actually felt like I made them. I did what I thought was best for my team without the guidance of trying to stay into preset parameters of good and evil. The second is the ability to change classes on the fly. No longer are you required to pick a class and stick with it throughout the whole game. I believe the way they implemented this in the game, and made it part of the lore, was really well done. Third is that you can no longer can really command your companions, you have no choice over their equipment, you can tell them to attack and that's really about it.

    Now that some of the bigger changes are out of the way, I will just hit on what I liked and disliked about the game.

    The game play is the best in the series. I mean the running, jumping, shooting all feels very satisfying. It plays like a full blown cover shooter now, and less like a KOTOR game. It works very well and everything fills natural, but if you were into more of the RPG element of the game, then that's all just about gone. Combat is fast and fluid with abilities having to be mapped to active buttons, there's no pausing and wheeling a specific ability or weapon, it's all done in real time. The game is VERY open. You have main story missions but the game spends no time opening up the galaxy and saying go explore, create your own path. Unfortunately, I believe this hinders one of Mass Effects previous best points - the story telling. If you choose to just follow the main story, which is possible, you miss a lot. I mean a lot. Andromeda's best missions, and most fleshed out story telling, are side quests (particularly the crew relationship quest lines) and it's a shame that in Biowares haste to make an open world game, they allow the user to bypass the best parts of the game.

    Now for the facial animations. The facial animations aren't bad, especially if you are playing the male Ryder, but they aren't great either. I do think Andromeda's lack of polish is what holds it back from being the GREAT game it could have been, but the animation is average. It's somehow worse than Dragon Age Inquisition which is three years older and much worse than the great animation of Witcher 3, but it's not so bad that it's distracting (or at least you shouldn't be distracted by it).

    In conclusion Andromeda is a solid game, that misses being great because of a lack of polish. It's still fun, and should make you excited for the next game, if you truly like the franchise. It's worth playing.

    gameplay stats: Game beat with an 88% completion in 55 hours on standard difficulty.    … Expand
  72. Khaosom
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    While far from it's predecessors this game is no where near as bad as they say. The game play is fun, the leveling system is amazing probably the best in the entire series, and the story isn't terrible. These people complaining about the game are more complaining that its not commander shep and the original crew. The graphics were the only b big issue. And people didn't pan fall outWhile far from it's predecessors this game is no where near as bad as they say. The game play is fun, the leveling system is amazing probably the best in the entire series, and the story isn't terrible. These people complaining about the game are more complaining that its not commander shep and the original crew. The graphics were the only b big issue. And people didn't pan fall out new vegas with it's game breaking glitches etc.… Expand
  73. AHappyMetroid
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a good game, not great, but definitely not 4.5 score worthy. It has a bigger emphasis on exploration which I can see some people not liking, but it fits the setting and story and I grew to like driving around the car. The lore is quite interesting and all the characters are likable. The shooting aspect also works well and is fun. It can have some glitches ( IMass Effect Andromeda is a good game, not great, but definitely not 4.5 score worthy. It has a bigger emphasis on exploration which I can see some people not liking, but it fits the setting and story and I grew to like driving around the car. The lore is quite interesting and all the characters are likable. The shooting aspect also works well and is fun. It can have some glitches ( I encountered 2 through my time of playing, but neither game breaking). I enjoyed my 50+ hours playing through the story and I do think it's worth picking up if you are a Mass Effect or sci-fi fan.… Expand
  74. davidkind2222
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. May the **** begin. Since the beginning there was daoubt, that the so called "Fans" wolud pounce on any **** detail of this game. Now, after the release you can read the comments about bad writing and animation from people who either haven´t palyed the game or haven´t finished it. The accusations against bioware have become stereotypes themselves.The rest is just a dull, negative hype against a game that which is neither particularly great nor particularly bad. It´s just good. Of course, for Bioware - Standards this can not be enough. But much of the criticism is so much over the top, so hysterical and one-sided, that the people need to ask themselves, if it´s just the evil. evil Bioware who does all the mistakes. But no ... that won´t happen. Couse the people are always right, aren´t they.… Expand
  75. dkmattew
    Jan 18, 2019
    8
    Good game. A few worse after mass effect 3. Crumpled ending. But i take a lot of fun.
  76. elMorseman
    Jan 1, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A somewhat underrated and unfairly maligned game, it’s not quite up to par with the ME trilogy, no could it or should it be; those games setup and concluded a story with all the familiarity that comes with, so if you’re looking for more Shepard, Reapers and Galaxy in peril, this ain’t it. Its more Star Wars than Empire Strikes back for better and worse.

    This is a new story with a new protagonist and a new galaxy so you’ll need to get reacquainted.

    It has its issues: The story takes a while to get underway and can be a bit uneven/awkward for the first couple of hours, however it gets a lot better

    Character expressions are understated and tend towards the bland with a few exceptions, - but nowhere near as egregious as initially reported

    Dialogue leans towards painfully cringeworthy but evolves towards pretty amusing and often brilliant as the game goes on

    Not enough new races - the new denizens of the galaxy feel a tad familiar but there are some cool twists here n there.

    Like it’s predecessors (with the exception of ME2) side quests range from dull fetch quests and awful missions to the occasional ingenious moment, no real changes there.
    Cinematics are few and far between replaced with a sort of 3rd person convo framing, not really up to ME standards Choices/morality are ok, not spectacular but no awful - on a par with ME1/3 - the changes are interesting but could do with more development

    There are still some bugs in the game that can be distracting but won’t break immersion all that much.

    Some questionable design issues - the mission marker can’t differentiate between floors leading to a bit of milling about initially

    The storyline is serviceable and indeed enjoyable though with the same weaknesses/contrivances as ME3, it won’t revolutionise story telling but let’s be honest ME plots haven’t been all that since Drew Karpyshin left the game and BioWare.

    Where this game shines for me is combat, atmosphere and exploration, exceptionally, polished, well integrated and addictive;

    The music isn’t perhaps as memorable as ME1 or 2 but it’s cleverly understated and tends to get under the skin, on a number of occasions I found my heart pounding in fairly regular combat due to the way it’s handled, filters rising as you near the combat zone, and because of the lack of bombast you feel rather than hear it, brilliant stuff!

    The combat and profiles system is utterly brilliant! Real blast, slick and exciting throughout with a brilliant sense of verticality, the AI can be a bit dodgy but it’s an exception rather than a rule

    Exploration is a blast and very attractive, it goes a long way to make a lot of dull side quests worth doing. The Nomad and scanning (omnitool) are really welcome additions as is the welcome return of expanded skill trees, though a bit of balancing would make them more of a risk/reward rather than a no downfall feature, especially in the endgame.

    All in all, it’s not even the best ME game, but it steps towards the right direction for the franchise, enhancing and improving upon shoddy first iterations (Mako, ME2 skills) and certainly improves upon ME3 which I found to be a mix of huge set pieces that were great peppered with some godawful side quests, infuriating melodrama and mind bogglingly boring side quests. It’s not a war game but an exploration game with insanely good combat mechanics and fascinating exploration that’ll have you coming back for more.
    I can see flashes of brilliance throughout the game despite the blemishes and I get wistful about what might have been, they did well to get it this good all things considered and it is a very enjoyable game. This coming from a big fan of ME1 and ME2, NOT ME3 7.5-8/10    … Expand
  77. 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.
  78. Britmatt81
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Love this game and plenty to do. The environments are breathtaking and feels like you are getting a great game. Yes the faces are a bit poor and i have encountered a few bugs but these are minor and i can easily ignore them.
  79. 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
  80. ajohnson12
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Haters gonna hate.

    The game isn't perfect, it's not Mass Effect 3, but the people here saying it's equivalent to No Mans Sky have no idea what they're talking about. I don't have the time for a full review, but after ~20 hours I find the quests fun, the characters fairly believable, and the overall vibe to be my kind of optimistic sci fi fare. The Tempest (the ship) is just as    Haters gonna hate.

    The game isn't perfect, it's not Mass Effect 3, but the people here saying it's equivalent to No Mans Sky have no idea what they're talking about.

    I don't have the time for a full review, but after ~20 hours I find the quests fun, the characters fairly believable, and the overall vibe to be my kind of optimistic sci fi fare. The Tempest (the ship) is just as capable as the Normandy, and while your crew isn't quite as memorable as the ME3 crew, they're still pretty dang fun to hang around.

    Bioware would be well advised to hire talented and experienced writers and video game voice actors in the future (their absence is felt here), but giving this game a 4 is not realistic, even if it's not as good as The Witcher 3 or even Mass Effect 3 by comparison.

    Overall, this game is worth playing.    … Expand
  81. Thilus
    Sep 19, 2017
    8
    TL;DR After all the updates (update 1.10 to be exact), Mass Effect: Andromeda turned out to be a well-above average game, that doesn't quite live up to the Mass Effect standards, but holds its own as an "independent" title.

    First off, I didn't play ME:A just after the release, due to the negative reviews. Bugs, graphical glitches, stability problems - nobody wants that, obviously. But a    TL;DR After all the updates (update 1.10 to be exact), Mass Effect: Andromeda turned out to be a well-above average game, that doesn't quite live up to the Mass Effect standards, but holds its own as an "independent" title.

    First off, I didn't play ME:A just after the release, due to the negative reviews. Bugs, graphical glitches, stability problems - nobody wants that, obviously. But a couple of months back EA offered the players a 10 hour demo version. I downloaded it, played through a few sittings and, well, I became a Pathfinder. Even if the game was a dreadful PoS riddled with bugs right after it hit the shelves, in the long term it turned out to be a very decent action RPG, offering a lot of content.

    PROS:
    - Exploration! This part is outstanding. I love exploring games and here I really felt like I was exploring another galaxy. Devs really put their minds to it, creating strange, new worlds that seem almost life-like.
    - A lot of content. I clocked almost 70 hours with the game and that says a lot. There are some quest fillers, that just send you on pointless errands, but there are also several interesting side-quests that bring some quality to the quantity.
    - Vast world. Not only there is a lot to do, there's also a lot to see. There are five explorable planets, and four of them are really big. This makes exploring so much fun, because you never know what else you just might find.
    - Combat. Since you're gonna shoot aliens a lot, it would be nice if combat was smooth and fun. And it is. Lots of guns, lots of powers, lots of customization choices. I really enjoyed it.

    CONS:
    - Bugs. Even in ver. 1.10 there are still some irritating bugs. The game seems to have problems with loading assets on-the-fly, so sometimes you might get stuck, because something suddenly appeared next to you. Same goes with quests. Some of them are semi-broken and you have to search for a workaround. That's not cool.
    - Animation and models. Though devs worked on making animations a little more bearable, they are still pretty bad at times. Same goes for the game models and facial expressions. I saw all the SJW comments and I think it's BS. The reason behind ugly animations and models seems to be a little more straightforward - the game was simply rushed. When you look at companies like CD Projekt or Blizzard, you know they aim for quality. They always say, the game will be there, when it's there. But with EA - they're just money-grabbers, so no wonder ME:A feels unpolished. It was released probably 6-12 months early, which sucks, since ME:A 2 is now on ice, because of the bad publicity ME:A received after the release. A shame, really.

    All in all, ME:A is an enjoyable piece. If you're looking for another groundbreaking ME title... well, you might just going to wait a tat longer, but if you're searching for a good sci-fi AAA title with no strings attached, then ME:A should deliver.    … Expand
  82. Clusterfuffle
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    I'm about 10hrs in and it's been okay, gets better as you progress. The overall story is good if the dialogue is a bit cheesy. The animation isn't great. The worlds are gorgeous and there's lots to do. Combat is fab once you get used to the auto crouch (please change that Bioware). Finally, I hate those hardcore SJW's also but so far their input is non existent. Not understanding theI'm about 10hrs in and it's been okay, gets better as you progress. The overall story is good if the dialogue is a bit cheesy. The animation isn't great. The worlds are gorgeous and there's lots to do. Combat is fab once you get used to the auto crouch (please change that Bioware). Finally, I hate those hardcore SJW's also but so far their input is non existent. Not understanding the scoring for this one.........but then again everyone liked that bucket of sh*t MGS5.… Expand
  83. TempesMia
    Mar 31, 2017
    8
    TLDR; It's not quite what I wanted it to be, but I'm having fun so it gets this score for me.

    I'm enjoying it. Let's get it out of the way: yes the character animations are cringy at worse, very blah the rest of the time. Yes the character creation was super disappointing and I kinda hate how my sisRyder looks. But I've been enjoying the combat and hanging around this new galaxy. The    TLDR; It's not quite what I wanted it to be, but I'm having fun so it gets this score for me.

    I'm enjoying it. Let's get it out of the way: yes the character animations are cringy at worse, very blah the rest of the time. Yes the character creation was super disappointing and I kinda hate how my sisRyder looks. But I've been enjoying the combat and hanging around this new galaxy. The story doesn't have the complexity or intensity of, say, kotor, but it's still interesting enough to keep me engaged, and it really does have a bunch of *really good moments*. I don't *love* all the members of my crew, some are falling flat (looking at you Cora), but others are more interesting, and I've only gotten a few steps into my relationship with Suvi so it's too early to say how interesting the romancing gets. I'm a little overwhelmed by the million little sidequests which, if I were to do them all, would make it feel like an eternity between story points, but at least they're not mandatory. Just wish they'd spent their energy on fewer quests / no multiplayer and put it into other aspects of the game. Oh, and because the mako was terrible, gotta say I love the nomad! I love a vehicle I can drive crazy reckless in and not crash, that's pretty practical for someone who drives like a Montrealer.    … Expand
  84. vizzle311
    Apr 13, 2017
    8
    Note: this review is post-patch

    Been a long time Mass Effect fan and while it has some frustrating aspects, it's still a stunning technical achievement and an awesome sci-fi game. Why there hasn't been more talk about the presentation, graphics, and especially the galaxy exploration mechanic is beyond me. The first time I started really exploring it was stunning and intuitive. Also,    Note: this review is post-patch

    Been a long time Mass Effect fan and while it has some frustrating aspects, it's still a stunning technical achievement and an awesome sci-fi game. Why there hasn't been more talk about the presentation, graphics, and especially the galaxy exploration mechanic is beyond me. The first time I started really exploring it was stunning and intuitive. Also, you more than get your money's worth in overall content, it's almost overwhelming at first how much there is to do and I'm a veteran of big open world games. The combat is great as well once you get used to it and figure out your favorite loadouts and skills. You can tailor all combat encounters to your own personal style and I love that.

    The main negatives for me are the story which so far has been just cookie cutter sci-fi stuff, especially the enemy designs and the whole "aliens who left behind monoliths guarded by robots" thing. Really Bioware?? Also, the menus are so convoluted it makes you want to punch a wall and the intricate systems are not explained up front whatsoever. I don't remember in previous Mass Effects having to constantly research online to figure out what the hell I'm doing.

    Overall, if you're a Mass Effect fan you will find something to like in the game and it will most definitely keep you busy exploring. It's on par with anything out there as far as graphics, exploration, combat, and sheer size. However, don't expect the greatness level of ME:2    … Expand
  85. alexmann152
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    First off I am a MASSIVE fan of Mass Effect. I can tell you everything you could want to know about C-SEC, Bartarians, and Krogan Culture. After playing a lot of Mass Effect Andromeda I can safely judge the game. Although I did enjoy the combat, the story, and loot system, and many of the missions- there are flaws I should point out.

    The good - Story is decent - Characters could be A    First off I am a MASSIVE fan of Mass Effect. I can tell you everything you could want to know about C-SEC, Bartarians, and Krogan Culture. After playing a lot of Mass Effect Andromeda I can safely judge the game. Although I did enjoy the combat, the story, and loot system, and many of the missions- there are flaws I should point out.

    The good
    - Story is decent
    - Characters could be A LOT worse
    - Combat is AWESOME, by the far the best in the series
    - Open worlds look great and are a lot of fun to play around in
    - The game sometime shows great mass effect moments
    - Loving the loot system

    The bad
    - The series lore has greatly suffered
    - Characters are far cry from the original games
    - Antagonist sucks
    - Open world design kills any chance of a really strong story
    - So many bugs and glitches

    1. The lore: I love the lore of Mass Effect- it is what made the original games so special. The multiple species and cultures, the myriad of political issues- and how you fit in to it all really sold the experience. ME.A lacks that great lore present in the older games. Much of the lore is just thrown out! For instance- the first Korgan you meet (the highest ranking Krogan on the "nexus") is female. Anyone who knows about the Krogan knows that they are way overprotective of their woman and thus you only ever see one, it's their culture. And that is thrown to the wind here. That's not the worst though, The worst part is everything is gone- no more hanar, quarians, geth, drell or otherwise. Instead we get the 3 council races, humans, krogans, and 2 boring new species. So while all the "important" species are there all the little extra lore bit are just gone forever. This all leads to the game feeling less grand and expansive than it should.

    2. The animations- I think they are actually worse than in ME.3 and that's saying something.

    3. Glitches and bugs- the world is half baked at best. I've never seen such an unfinished game.

    4. The story- Although I like the story it is still a pale comparison to the originals. The originals were often not open world at all or only had some slight open world features. This allowed Bioware to focus on writing and story and it paid off for them. In the orig games you got tight, exciting, and well crafted missions- Here you get the classic main story wall of "I don't trust you until you do 5 fetch quests" and then you get a a good well crafted mission. Even though the open world is great to look at and fun to play in- it all comes at the cost of a strong story. Personally I would rather have a great story than big open worlds.

    5: Characters: None of the characters are bad, but none are great either. There is no Garrus, Tali, or Wrex level characters here. Everyone is passable and somewhat interesting- but they lack originality and diversity. Don't get me wrong they have TONS physical and sexual diversity (I get it Bioware) but no diversity in personality types.

    6. The setting: I think Andromeda could have been a great setting but they don't use it at all so it isn't. They added and ENTIRE galaxy to the lore but only add 2 species? No political drama, no crazy new tech, no great new lore, or big huge choices- nope just 1 bad guy species and 1 good guy species and the two are at war and that is it. I would have rather seen them stay in the milky way and continue to story past 3, or even do a prequel. At least with the milky way we get the established lore we all love.

    Conclusion: It is clear what bioware did here. They focused their efforts on a big and breathe taking open world, and great combat at the expense of story telling, good mission design, and great lore. Mass Effect never had the best combat or great big open worlds- it had a great story, great characters, and awesome lore. Bioware has taken what was once weak and risen it up to greatness while letting what was already great wither and die. I hope this isn't the end for Mass Effect but I am guessing it will be. A sad day for gaming    … Expand
  86. VmsCritic
    Jan 27, 2018
    8
    This is the first Mass Effect game I've played. I was addicted in the first hours of the game due to the history content and the beautiful graphics, planets environment. I struggled in the beginning to understand the level mechanics and I found it difficult to unlock new weapons. At the end of the game with improved weapons the game improved a lot. The best campaign is the last one..., itThis is the first Mass Effect game I've played. I was addicted in the first hours of the game due to the history content and the beautiful graphics, planets environment. I struggled in the beginning to understand the level mechanics and I found it difficult to unlock new weapons. At the end of the game with improved weapons the game improved a lot. The best campaign is the last one..., it really felt like a cinematic experience.… Expand
  87. heatonx23
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    How are so many people giving this such a bad rating? I concede, the human animations and writing are sub par, but so what? The combat and gameplay are excellent, and the open world is gorgeous. I am new to the ME franchise, so maybe there is just a lot of bitterness that comes with a 4th installment in a series in comparison to the original that was fresh and exciting at the time. And I'mHow are so many people giving this such a bad rating? I concede, the human animations and writing are sub par, but so what? The combat and gameplay are excellent, and the open world is gorgeous. I am new to the ME franchise, so maybe there is just a lot of bitterness that comes with a 4th installment in a series in comparison to the original that was fresh and exciting at the time. And I'm sure over time people have forgotten all the flaws with the previous installments. But honestly, this game does not deserve a zero, that's absurd.

    I'd be willing to bet even the people giving it zeroes actually like this game. Unfortunately people are morons, and I guess they were expecting an immortal game blessed by the tip of God's penis. Instead, because there are a couple flaws like facial animations to latch onto, trolling this game is the "cool" thing to do. Grrr EA, how dare you make a really good game and not the world's most awesomest game ever! Zeroes for you!

    Long story short: Ignore the trolls. If you're on the fence, just wait for the price to drop, but I definitely think it's worth picking up at some point.    … Expand
  88. MelThorn
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have some good things to say. I also have some not-so-nice things to say.

    Overall, I have fun playing Andromeda, and that's the big question I tend to ask myself before I play a game: Will I have fun? Yes, Andromeda is fun... but is it as fun as the Shepard trilogy? Eh... I'm conflicted, but mostly, I can't say it is. Good.... but not fantastic. If I was to give the Shepard trilogy 10/10 (and I would), this would be 8.

    I'll first go into my negative issues, then my positives.

    CONS:
    1. The main story's basic idea-- traveling to Andromeda and settling there-- isn't a bad one. In fact, I was excited for the great Milky Way pilgrims. I also loved learning about the angara. The problem is the villain. He's basically Corypheus, another Big Bad who's evil for the sake of being evil. I knew from the moment I met him, I'd beat him by the end by sacrificing nothing whatsoever. It was pointless to see him as a threat. And just like in Dragon Age Inquisition (which Bioware promised this game is nothing like), he wants you because you have a power he doesn't. This is all sounding familiar, and I'm kind of bored of it by now.
    With that said... after I concluded the story, I was smiling when talking to my crew, and I felt proud of my accomplishment. Even if it felt very feasible before I did it.

    2. The lack of seriousness in conversation. Shepard's Mass Effect had an impact because of its cinematic drama. Now every character acts like a smug, college-grad D-bag, from the School of Nathan Drake. I HATE that smartass attitude, and it makes me want to punch every person who talks like it. It made me like the characters A LOT less.

    3. Not a big fan of the combat. It's not bad... but it's not as fun as ME3's (in my opinion). I played an Infiltrator in all three MEs, and loved it. ME3 especially, thanks to slow-mo targeting. That slow-mo targeting doesn't exist in Andromeda, and made sniping COMPLETE HELL, because enemies move CONSTANTLY. Without bullet time and "concentration" mods, sniping isn't nearly as fun as it used to be. As you're aiming, you're getting rained on by bullets and can die in an instant. Even with tactical cloak, it can be annoying. I miss ME3 Infiltrator. I also hate the cover system. In the snap-to-cover system in original games, I at least knew I was IN cover.

    4. I usually play a gay male character. There was only one guy to romance, and we didn't even get a sex scene. It faded to black. Kind of insulting, to be honest. I read "hip gyrating" and "moaning" was in this game. Guess that's for the straight people only.

    5. Animations aren't great. They aren't the worst I've ever seen either, and I think their terribleness was highly over-exaggerated-- but they still look "off". The weird thing was, the animations suddenly, out of completely f***ing nowhere, became AWESOME in the final story mission. Everyone moved more fluidly, including Ryder. it really threw me off my guard. I couldn't even pay attention to the dialogue because I was so amazed. Why didn't the rest of the game look like that? I saw that and said "that's what I want!"

    PROS:
    1. Exploration. I loved this a lot more than the main story. I loved it so much that I saved it until after the main story. In fact, I went through the main story looking forward to the exploration. It was worth it.

    2. The new race, angara, and their history. Jaal is by far the best character in this whole game, and I loved getting to know him. I took him on almost every mission.

    3. Conversation options based on personality. At first, I hated the idea of being rid of Paragon/Renegade. Now, I really like the change. People aren't black and white. Neither should Ryder be. You can still do "d**k-ish" things, just in different ways.

    4. A lot more skills and abilities than the previous games. One thing I love in RPGs is experimenting with options, and man does Andromeda have a lot of those, skill-wise. I can literally be any kind of Pathfinder I want. I recently made myself a construct-obsessed engineer who carries a really big f**king gun.

    5. Loyalty missions making a comeback. I love those. Even if they don't feel as impacting as ones in the past.

    6. It wasn't overly long. This is a complaint for some, but I hate 100+ hour games, because it lowers replay value. I never replayed DAI because it was just too damn long.

    7. There's a lot of stuff to do. I mean a LOT. Maybe even too much.

    8. The vaults are f**king awesome.

    Overall, I do really like Andromeda, a lot. But I can't say I love it yet. They left options open for future sequels and DLC, and honestly, I'm more excited about those and what comes in the future than I was at completing the main story. I want to see how my choices carry out later on. If they have me excited for that, then they did make me invested, and that's all I ask. The game is definitely not bad enough to warrant a "zero out of ten."    … Expand
  89. TheLewdOne
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    I dunno, I liked it. The faces are really the only thing that bothers me, and they aren't NEARLY as bad as people are saying. The graphics are better than ME3 as well but weird human faces and a few FPS issues in crowded areas are too eye catching for people to realize this.

    Oh yeah, and the character creating was majorly disappointing. Other than that, fun characters. Engaging    I dunno, I liked it. The faces are really the only thing that bothers me, and they aren't NEARLY as bad as people are saying. The graphics are better than ME3 as well but weird human faces and a few FPS issues in crowded areas are too eye catching for people to realize this.

    Oh yeah, and the character creating was majorly disappointing.

    Other than that, fun characters. Engaging combat with an emphasis on movement. Good premise. Story on par with the original Mass Effect. Some questionable NPCs, some great NPCs. Cringey sex scenes but alright romance. Pretty much Mass Effect 1 with tighter gameplay, but released in a much more competitive market. If the masterpiece that was Witcher 3 hadn't come out, this game would probably be much higher rated.    … Expand
  90. thatguyvex
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    While the game has a few flaws, including awkward animations, they don't hold back the fast paced and fun combat or enjoyable exploration portions of the gameplay. The story will be a hit or miss thing depending on whether you enjoy more lighthearted and upbeat storytelling as opposed to the dark and gritty nature of the previous entries. Characters are fun if not incredibly complex, butWhile the game has a few flaws, including awkward animations, they don't hold back the fast paced and fun combat or enjoyable exploration portions of the gameplay. The story will be a hit or miss thing depending on whether you enjoy more lighthearted and upbeat storytelling as opposed to the dark and gritty nature of the previous entries. Characters are fun if not incredibly complex, but then again, the same could be said of Mass Effect's previous casts. Overall I've sunk a good twenty five hours into the game and haven't felt disappointing by it yet. Don't be fooled by 0 and 1 score reviews that make the claim that this "Isn't Mass Effect", as this definitely is a Mass Effect game, and worthy of the name, despite its handful of flaws.… Expand
  91. bryan016
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    I have spent hours in Andromeda and so far I really like the game. I wouldn't compare this to The Witcher 3 but comparing this game to Fallout 4 I would say this game is better in every way. I would say Andromeda has better voice acting and even better animations. I'm not sure why this game is getting so much hatred? Is the game perfect? No, but I found this game to be very similar to theI have spent hours in Andromeda and so far I really like the game. I wouldn't compare this to The Witcher 3 but comparing this game to Fallout 4 I would say this game is better in every way. I would say Andromeda has better voice acting and even better animations. I'm not sure why this game is getting so much hatred? Is the game perfect? No, but I found this game to be very similar to the previous Mass Effect titles and I would even say this game is better than Mass Effect 3.

    Pros:

    Graphics are really good given the size of this game. I do think they could have spent a little more time one the characters faces and customization options. However, once you get your ship and get out in the world the graphics really look good. I'm not sure why so many people are talking about the animations, they really not that bad.

    Soundtrack: Loving the soundtrack for this game. It fits the setting and brings the mood in for this sci-fi RPG adventure.

    Story: Not bad, I'm not sure why so many are hating the story. It's not that bad, in fact I think it's better than ME3. Once you go to your first planet, the story really gets better.

    Cons:

    Character customization could have been better

    Some of the animations could have been better as well as some of the textures.

    Some voice acting moments just felt plain and lacked emotion.

    Overall, I think a few patches could fix some of the game moments. I would recommend this game to anyone that liked the previous Mass Effect titles. I don't think it's as good as ME2 but I like the game so far. There are tons of content in this game for 60 dollars. It does take some time to get to it but if your looking for a game to get lost in. This is one of them.

    Also, I've read some of the fellow reviewers on here and they haven't even played the game. They are just ranting. There is no way this game deserves anything less than a 5. This game has so much to offer and do, it's a shame that so many are just rating this game 0's just because.    … Expand
  92. DayZ_Tabloids
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Did you like Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2? Do you want to play more of the same, with some weird graphical challenges, bad face animations, solid co-op, and a passable story? If yes - then this is for you. If not - then this is not for you. I'm happy with my purchase, but it's my kind of game. Otherwise I'd recommend picking it up at $40.
  93. SrPepe
    May 28, 2018
    8
    PROS:
    -Tiene un increíble mundo abierto, y los mapas son grandes con mucha exploración y varias misiones.
    -El combate es muy cómodo y divertido, al igual que los combos. -Las misiones son divertidas, en especial las misiones de lealtad. La misión final es bastante buena en comparación a las últimas dos de BioWare (ME3 y DAI). -Se fue el sistema de Rebeldía y Virtud horrible de ME3, por    PROS:
    -Tiene un increíble mundo abierto, y los mapas son grandes con mucha exploración y varias misiones.
    -El combate es muy cómodo y divertido, al igual que los combos.
    -Las misiones son divertidas, en especial las misiones de lealtad. La misión final es bastante buena en comparación a las últimas dos de BioWare (ME3 y DAI).
    -Se fue el sistema de Rebeldía y Virtud horrible de ME3, por lo que las decisiones tienen consecuencias que se sienten en el jugador.
    -La mayoría de compañeros y personajes secundarios son bastantes buenos, tienen una personalidad formada y producen sentimientos en el jugador.
    -Las pequeñas referencias a las antigua trilogía son la gloria.

    CONTRAS:
    -Los modelos faciales dan pena y muchas escenas no jugables son desastrosas. La única escena digna de un juego de PS4 son curiosamente las de sexo.
    -Las decisiones son muy pocas, si bien te hacen pensar un poco, se supone que al ser un juego de rol la historia se moldearía mucho más.
    -Todavía sigo esperando que el combate de ME sea como el de DA, y puedas usar a los compañeros. La movilidad y la dirección de estos en combate es mala.
    -Si bien el propósito de los Kett era bastante bueno, el Arconte nunca me pareció una real amenaza y es un villano super olvidable.
    -El acompañante humano (Liam en este caso) sigue siendo basura. Al igual que Kaidan, Jacob y James; Liam no logra destacar, nunca lo llevas a las misiones, no tiene personalidad y esta ahí como un extra más.    … Expand
  94. countofhell4321
    Apr 8, 2017
    8
    MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA My short review based on the PS4 version v1.04 ( latest missions i was played on v1.05 ) :
    femRyder insanity difficulty, 100+ hours, 100% Evaluation on all planets, 4 completed romances ( from reserved save file )
    Attraction: mediocre Playability: good Content: excellent Music / Sound: mediocre Tone : good On the positive side : - awesome gameplay and    MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA My short review based on the PS4 version v1.04 ( latest missions i was played on v1.05 ) :
    femRyder insanity difficulty, 100+ hours, 100% Evaluation on all planets, 4 completed romances ( from reserved save file )

    Attraction: mediocre
    Playability: good
    Content: excellent
    Music / Sound: mediocre
    Tone : good

    On the positive side :
    - awesome gameplay and skill/power system
    - balanced weapons and powers
    - Nomad
    - various and good looking planets
    - jetpack
    - The Remnant units and Vaults, puzzles
    - Boss fights
    - Loyalty missions, romance scenes and conversations

    Negative:
    - graphical glitches and bugs, quest breaking bugs, sound bugs and glitches, weird sounds or no sound, frame rate dips etc.
    - too many boring side quests
    - shallow main story compared to ME1, ME2

    76/100    … Expand
  95. mildewman
    May 20, 2017
    8
    Playing version 1.07, its a bit buggy and lip animations and motion cap is kinda broken, but still one of the best games ive ever played. (my only previous ME experience is 15 mins of ME3 which i hated)
  96. mromalv
    Apr 8, 2017
    8
    Update: just finished it, awesome game, **** sick ending.

    This user score is a joke. I'm sorry but I can't help but assume that anybody who is scoring this less than a 7, is either trolling or did not play the game, I'm 15 hours in and it's an 8 without a doubt. How do the graphics hold? well, animations are bad, there's just not denying that, but actual in-game graphics are quite    Update: just finished it, awesome game, **** sick ending.

    This user score is a joke. I'm sorry but I can't help but assume that anybody who is scoring this less than a 7, is either trolling or did not play the game, I'm 15 hours in and it's an 8 without a doubt.

    How do the graphics hold? well, animations are bad, there's just not denying that, but actual in-game graphics are quite good.

    Now, the elements that should matter the most in a Mass Effect game are, quite frankly, great. Combat is insanely fun, the story is interesting, characters are likable and dialog is kind of silly, but the good kind of silly.

    Do yourself a favor, don`t let toxic people ruin something great for you, I can sincerely from the bottom of my heart and soul recommend this game.    … Expand
  97. 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
  98. glauciobg
    Apr 8, 2017
    8
    A verdade é que o mercado de games e a imprensa que influencia esse mercado vive de "ondas". E a onda agora é o retorno aos jogos japoneses, em especial ode à Nintendo. Se Fallout 4 fosse lançado hoje, por exemplo, seria odiado pela mesma imprensa que o elogiou. A onda agora é gostar de uma pegada mais "cartoon", com enredos espalhafatosos e, na minha opinião pessoal, adolescentes demais -A verdade é que o mercado de games e a imprensa que influencia esse mercado vive de "ondas". E a onda agora é o retorno aos jogos japoneses, em especial ode à Nintendo. Se Fallout 4 fosse lançado hoje, por exemplo, seria odiado pela mesma imprensa que o elogiou. A onda agora é gostar de uma pegada mais "cartoon", com enredos espalhafatosos e, na minha opinião pessoal, adolescentes demais - ate infantis. The Witcher 3 seria considerado apenas aceitável se fosse lançado hoje. Eu lamento.
    Mass Effect Andromeda tem uma série de pequenas falhas, não inova onde precisaria para se destacar, mas é um bom RPG ocidental scifi (o único em algum tempo e o melhor, considerando seus concorrentes nessa geração). Depois do mais recente patch (1.05), o jogo se tornou bastante funcional - embora ainda tenha problemas com framerate. Não merece uma nota maxima, mas também não merece ser defenestrado do modo como a tal imprensa especializada está fazendo. A Gamespot dar um 6,0 pra esse jogo é algo além do ridículo.
    Isso certamente tem a ver com a comparação feita com seus sucessores. Mass Effect 3 não foi uma obra de arte também, diga-se de passagem. No fim do dia, eu acho que um jogo precisa ser comparado com o que existe por aí hoje, no mercado dele e no momento dele. E Mass Effect Andromeda não merece ser tão criticado, enquanto jogos que parecem desenhos animados para criança são considerados obras prima como estão sendo.    … Expand
  99. TheFreeman148
    Apr 4, 2017
    8
    so many haters on this game its ridiculous. Scanning through some reviews have showed me that people have been flat out lying about some of the game's features. This game is no where near a 0 or 1 or 2 or anything below a 5 for that matter. While it isn't perfect and has some flaws such as poor UI, bad animations, and long load times this is still a good game. Having put multiple daysso many haters on this game its ridiculous. Scanning through some reviews have showed me that people have been flat out lying about some of the game's features. This game is no where near a 0 or 1 or 2 or anything below a 5 for that matter. While it isn't perfect and has some flaws such as poor UI, bad animations, and long load times this is still a good game. Having put multiple days into the original trilogy I can say that this is a solid follow up to the trilogy. There is so much content here, so many quests, so many planets to mine and explore, so many weapons and solutions for combat. It sickens me to see these flat out fake scores on here. I can understand why some people might be disappointed because some of the things here do feel like they were rushed out but that isn't even close to making this a terrible game. If you are a fan of the original like me, give it a chance. I did and was pleasantly surprised.… Expand
  100. frumo
    Mar 13, 2018
    8
    I held off on this game for a year due to all the negative metacritic reviews (and because i absolutely hated Dragon Age inquisition) when i finally gave it a chance i was shocked. i came into it expecting little had i bought it at launch, before all the negative press like DAI i may have been more disappointed but overall this game is pretty fun. yes the overall story is not up to parI held off on this game for a year due to all the negative metacritic reviews (and because i absolutely hated Dragon Age inquisition) when i finally gave it a chance i was shocked. i came into it expecting little had i bought it at launch, before all the negative press like DAI i may have been more disappointed but overall this game is pretty fun. yes the overall story is not up to par with the previous games but some of the side quests are, plenty with interesting stories and solid voice acting. The companions are not as cool this go around, not even close but there are a few interesting characters enough to fill your squad. the combat is very similar to ME3 but polished. the constant crafting mining and resource gathering gets old fast but i personally always hate that stuff while developers seem to love it. All in all for the price now this is a great game even at full price i think it would be worth a play through. don't go in expecting a Mass Effect masterpiece, because it really isn't but it is a fun game and a return to the ME universe, think dragon age 2… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 61
  3. Negative: 1 out of 61
  1. Power Unlimited
    Oct 19, 2017
    78
    It might be the biggest, most complex and action packed game in the franchise, but Mass Effect: Andromeda is also the least convincing one. The dated facial animations, the inconsistent writing quality and the regularly occurring bugs take you out of the experience too often. On top of that, BioWare has not used the concept of a whole new universe to its full potential, which often makes it feel like Mass Effect: Andromeda has not left our Milky Way at all.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jul 7, 2017
    70
    While it’s underwhelming in places, there’s a lot to like as you venture into the weirder parts of Andromeda. Frequent technical issues hamper the experience a bit, as does an uninspiring main story. [June 2017, p66]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jun 6, 2017
    81
    A welcome, if slightly patch return for Mass Effect. The script has problems, but combat is bloody brilliant. [May 2017, p.62]
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