Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    Тот случай, когда игра как продолжение серии плоха, но как игра вполне себе.
    Проходил после всей трилогии и как масс эффект игра не очень.
    Главная проблема - плохое техническое состояние. - Техническое состояние даже в 2к21 такое себе. Ласт босса убивал в Т позе... Крит баги встречаются до сих пор. - Лицевые анимации... - Гринда много. - Эти инопланетные штуки, по которым    Тот случай, когда игра как продолжение серии плоха, но как игра вполне себе.
    Проходил после всей трилогии и как масс эффект игра не очень.
    Главная проблема - плохое техническое состояние.

    - Техническое состояние даже в 2к21 такое себе. Ласт босса убивал в Т позе... Крит баги встречаются до сих пор.
    - Лицевые анимации...
    - Гринда много.
    - Эти инопланетные штуки, по которым приходится бегать, порой откровенные лабиринты и с них горит страшно.

    + Но кор геймплей мне зашел. Бои нравились, крафт и прокачка тоже нравились.
    + Сюжетка звёзд с неба не хватает, но в целом сойдет.
    + Задница Коры. *__*
    + Есть интересные квесты.
    + Есть какое-то исследование. Можно наткнуться на сундук с лутом в неожиданном месте. Он конечно же будет нахрен не нужен, но всё-таки.
    + Пейзажи планет разнообразные и охрененные.
    + Местами персонажами проникаешься. Не так, как в оригинальной трилогии, но это присутствует.
    + Повестки несравнимо меньше, чем в дефолтных "хитах" какой-нибудь убисовт... Привет из 2к21...    … Expand
  2. claevimanus
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    I finally completed it and it's not too bad game but it's far from great. It was fun to play, story was not bad but there are very repetitive things that make game less enjoyable.
  3. RodrigoroRex
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    "Mass Effect: Andromeda": Good game, it provides a good experience for the player. 5 out of 7. Played it on PlayStation 4.
  4. Adriarro
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    One of the most overhated game I've ever played. I heard a lot about bugs and animations around the premiere, but in my opinion, that game is still very good. That game has a good story, characters, locations, side quests, and more. It's one of the few games I finished two times, and I had a lot of fun doing that.
  5. EasyGamerBoi
    Jun 10, 2021
    7
    Is it the weakest in the series? Yes. Is it a letdown after 5 years of waiting? Yea kinda. Is it still a good game though? Debatable but I think so. Graphics are still good, and BioWare fixed a lot of the bugs (and faces) that were plaguing this game at launch. Plus the combat is the best in the series HANDS DOWN. I think it’s worth a playthrough.
  6. lightningalex1
    Dec 19, 2021
    7
    When I played the game, the glitches were gone, so I will disregard them. The story is mediocre, and the characters are not as likeable as the characters from the trilogy. The gameplay was enjoyable. I liked the return of the multiplayer. Overall a good game that doesn’t live up to its predecessors.
  7. Aedra
    Apr 17, 2023
    7
    “I just think [it’s] neat.” -Marge Simpson

    This game is not a masterpiece (or even close) but I enjoyed playing it. I played a bit of it on PC and it was a miserable experience, but playing it on PS4 a few years ago was fun. I didn’t experience any technical issues on PS4, but PC was an entirely different story. The frostbite engine kinda sucks (brave statements only on this    “I just think [it’s] neat.” -Marge Simpson

    This game is not a masterpiece (or even close) but I enjoyed playing it.

    I played a bit of it on PC and it was a miserable experience, but playing it on PS4 a few years ago was fun. I didn’t experience any technical issues on PS4, but PC was an entirely different story. The frostbite engine kinda sucks (brave statements only on this account).    … Expand
  8. TheCroWolf
    Oct 28, 2022
    7
    Fun game ....open world little bit generic ...but its fun game ....but im not fan off mass effect games i think they are boring every single one of them ....but this game have better combat so i like that i will probably platinum it
  9. Godudu
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    The game is not bad. It has fun gameplay, different builds and approaches, the characters are fine and it does have bugs, but now its not even noticeable. Its not the friend simulator that the first 3 were, but the gunplay is way more fun.
  10. TianLong1
    Mar 31, 2023
    7
    Definitely not as good as the Mass Effect Trilogy in terms of story and characters, some of them I really didnt care about. The dialogue is somewhat very poor and pale in comparison to everything we are used to watch with Commander Shepard badass attitude and his interactions with others. The level of threat represented by the antagonist is not really compelling. It is not a bad gameDefinitely not as good as the Mass Effect Trilogy in terms of story and characters, some of them I really didnt care about. The dialogue is somewhat very poor and pale in comparison to everything we are used to watch with Commander Shepard badass attitude and his interactions with others. The level of threat represented by the antagonist is not really compelling. It is not a bad game because you can still explore planets and feel like a real space ship commander, the gameplay is still fun, but it lacks a lot of substance before you can call it a great game.… Expand
  11. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals
  12. Captiosus
    Apr 1, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect Andromeda was simply "OK". Doesn't live up to the high bar set by the original trilogy but is decent on its own. The story is groan-worthy and cliche and the characters and settings are pale imitations of the originals (Liam/Jacob; Vetra/Garrus; Cora/Ashley; Drack/Wrex; Peebee/Liara; Jaal/Javik; Remnant/Promethians; Kett/Reapers; Kadara/Omega; etc.). Though, honestly - and thisMass Effect Andromeda was simply "OK". Doesn't live up to the high bar set by the original trilogy but is decent on its own. The story is groan-worthy and cliche and the characters and settings are pale imitations of the originals (Liam/Jacob; Vetra/Garrus; Cora/Ashley; Drack/Wrex; Peebee/Liara; Jaal/Javik; Remnant/Promethians; Kett/Reapers; Kadara/Omega; etc.). Though, honestly - and this will be sacrilegious to some Mass Effect fans - I found I liked Peebee more than I liked Liara from the original trilogy, but that's just me.

    The BIGGEST issue with this game is that the Frostbite engine repeatedly chokes. It's as if they handed the engine to a team that had little to no experience developing for it. Constant frame rate drops, horrendous texture pop in, AI and model spawn-in broken repeatedly, textures not appearing, laughably bad character animations, constant sound effect and voice file bugs (constantly clipping or cutting out entirely), and so on. Some of these issues can be game-breaking, forcing a console restart or the need to reload a prior save. The issues are really glaring when you go over to a different game that manages a solid 30 or 60 FPS then come back to Andromeda. Oh and there is a level of laziness I feel should be noted: Almost every non-ringed gas giant throughout Andromeda is a copy/paste of a stock photograph of our very own Jupiter, only with various gray, sepia, and brown filters over them. They didn't even try to change the gas bands or even the location of the red spot storm.

    After having played newer space shooters like Destiny (which, despite its problems, is a fluid and very graphically pretty game) and recent open world games like Horizon Zero Dawn, I can't help but feel that Mass Effect Andromeda is a relic from a different time. To be brutally honest the planets in ME:A were as graphically janky as the planets in No Man's Sky and often only slightly less barren. Which is sad because we've seen what the Frostbite engine is capable of. If you're a Mass Effect fan like I am, it's probably worth a rental. But I'm struggling to justify my purchase because, unlike the original Trilogy which I played more times than I care to count across three different platforms, I doubt I'll be playing this through a second time. [For anyone wondering, 73:56:02 played, 96% completion; Adept/Vanguard Male Ryder]

    Edited extra: One of the complaints many had of the originals was that the romance scenes lacked punch because they didn't have nudity. ME:A embraces its Mature rating and goes with nudity this time around and it feels, well... meh. It's like watching a late night Cinemax softcore 30 minute show with just as much emotion (which is to say none). The romance scenes STILL lack punch as they now feel more like fan service rather than a meaningful plot device.    … Expand
  13. czaczi87
    May 1, 2017
    6
    This game isn't absolutely terrible but it isn't great neither. There is a lot of bland and forgetful content in Andromeda. Most of the side quest are like "go there, fetch that, kill a group of mobs" etc. It's repetitive and gets on your nerves quickly. Apart from that MEA has a sh*tload of technical issues and, God save me, it suffers from a loading screen disease. Throughout one stupidThis game isn't absolutely terrible but it isn't great neither. There is a lot of bland and forgetful content in Andromeda. Most of the side quest are like "go there, fetch that, kill a group of mobs" etc. It's repetitive and gets on your nerves quickly. Apart from that MEA has a sh*tload of technical issues and, God save me, it suffers from a loading screen disease. Throughout one stupid little side mission you are hurled around 3 planets and have to suffer 8-10 loading screens. It's just tiresome and not fun at all. I have to point out that I play it on a PS4 Pro with its standard slow-ass HDD. Maybe on a SSD the loading experience is more bearable.

    The only good aspects of the game are combat and some remnant designs (every other stuff is just a generic sci-fi ripoff). Mass Effect Andromeda is a mediocre game that isn't completely broken so it doesn't deserve notes like 3/10. When you compare MAE to Horizon Zero Dawn which was released just a month earlier it is a laughing stock.

    By the way, Bioware is a goddamn lazy company. A full month after the release and they only issued one lousy patch? The game is still riddled with glitches, bugs and all sorts of problems. I guess their faces are just goddamn tired...    … Expand
  14. DanielVE
    Apr 7, 2017
    6
    Graphics and combat are great, that´s why i´m giving it a 6. Game is buggy as hell. Animations are really bad, story and writing are childish. Most decisions don´t make an impact and Ryder is dumber/more immature than a high school boy. On mass effect 2´s ending, i would load save games so i could finish without any one dying. That´s how much i loved the companions. On Andromeda, i wish iGraphics and combat are great, that´s why i´m giving it a 6. Game is buggy as hell. Animations are really bad, story and writing are childish. Most decisions don´t make an impact and Ryder is dumber/more immature than a high school boy. On mass effect 2´s ending, i would load save games so i could finish without any one dying. That´s how much i loved the companions. On Andromeda, i wish i could kill Liam an peebee. The others are forgettable, except Drack. It´s a shame they killed such a nice franchise.… Expand
  15. Wran
    Apr 2, 2017
    6
    This game has real issues. Ignore the triggered anti-"SJW" crusaders. It's bad because of bad writing and animations. They've neglected the story to put more into MP and creating more action-based system. This was a bad decision.
  16. Jesp1
    Apr 5, 2017
    6
    Going to be as honest as possible. Despite the controversy it is an ok game.... Unfortunately despite the controversy it is an "OK" game.
    -I have to at least drop it one point due to the animations people have seen, because yes.... They are that bad.
    -The writing is also comically bad, if people were hating on GITS movie (for a comparison) this is many steps below it. Poor plot    Going to be as honest as possible. Despite the controversy it is an ok game.... Unfortunately despite the controversy it is an "OK" game.
    -I have to at least drop it one point due to the animations people have seen, because yes.... They are that bad.
    -The writing is also comically bad, if people were hating on GITS movie (for a comparison) this is many steps below it. Poor plot points, cheesy interactions, many WTF moments.
    -Gameplay is solid, though I miss many aspects of other games.... Unfortunately this is made worse by boring settings and quests.
    -Overall the game is a 6-7. I would be tempted to drop it lower because of the racist PoS Manveer Heir (King curry Thunder) but really its not fair to anyone else who has worked on this project. That being said it is a high 6 (or low 7). Not bad enough to not buy, but probably wait for a significant discount.    … Expand
  17. Killga
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    I have some trouble rating this. I actually bought an XBOX 360 back in the day just to be able to play Mass Effect (1) when it came out. So far the best I can say is that its presentation is quite uneven and unconsistant. Graphics are amazing at one point (say in-system travel and some places and dialogues) and at the next time they are quite awful. Take the Nexus and its crew - it justI have some trouble rating this. I actually bought an XBOX 360 back in the day just to be able to play Mass Effect (1) when it came out. So far the best I can say is that its presentation is quite uneven and unconsistant. Graphics are amazing at one point (say in-system travel and some places and dialogues) and at the next time they are quite awful. Take the Nexus and its crew - it just looks as it was left halfway unfinished (the design not the Nexus itself) and/or done by some interns. Also my female Ryder looks great at times and then its just awful. So far the story seems relatively interesting although its a bit too much "Kids with guns in space" and I feel the Kett offer nothing new so far. It has been said and critizised that all Asari and Salarian look the same - just another sign of the lackluster design Bioware has displayed all the way back to Dragon Age II (copy/paste Dungeon design).… Expand
  18. BoMBuR
    Oct 8, 2018
    6
    Bought this game on PS4. It's been a year after release and many glitches are fixed. Though, I was disappointed by generic plot, characters and design. Everything is average or worse. Looks like developers didn't get what original ME-series was about, what made Mass Effect entertaining. I really want to play another game from that franchise, but good one. It will be so sad if ME AndromedaBought this game on PS4. It's been a year after release and many glitches are fixed. Though, I was disappointed by generic plot, characters and design. Everything is average or worse. Looks like developers didn't get what original ME-series was about, what made Mass Effect entertaining. I really want to play another game from that franchise, but good one. It will be so sad if ME Andromeda would be the last ME ever.… Expand
  19. raulacho
    Dec 29, 2017
    6
    This game is a lot of wasted potentia, my favorite game ever is mass effect 2, so this one, while not bad it was a little dissapointing. Graphics and combat were amazing, but story and characters were not that good, for me that was the dissapointing part of the game. But it was fun, and i think Bioware can do a lot better.
  20. Rox22
    Apr 17, 2017
    6
    I have played all of the ME games. Even read the spinoff books and comics.

    Loved ME 1 Worshiped ME 2 Really liked ME 3 (If not for the ending, it would have been legendary) So my thoughts on Andromeda. I think it was hyped far too much, trying too hard to mimic Dragon age Inquisition in terms of marketing. This was clearly a mistake as it was no secret that Andromeda's production    I have played all of the ME games. Even read the spinoff books and comics.

    Loved ME 1
    Worshiped ME 2
    Really liked ME 3 (If not for the ending, it would have been legendary)

    So my thoughts on Andromeda. I think it was hyped far too much, trying too hard to mimic Dragon age Inquisition in terms of marketing. This was clearly a mistake as it was no secret that Andromeda's production suffered allot of issues, with most of the original creative team from the original trilogy either not coming on board or outright leaving during production. So essentially Andromeda was kind of starting from scratch. In all fairness, I think this was a good thing, after all, Andromeda was trying to establish itself as its own story, away from the original trilogy.

    Sadly, with a fresh team also means inexperience, not necessarily in ability but with familiarity with the series. It is evident that the writing is very diluted, making it the weakest in the series so far. Clearly they wanted to add allot of dialogue to the game, and they did, but quantity is not better than quality. It seems to me that either the writing team was too small, or was rushed (likely, given EA's history.)

    But, it does have some truely great moments and the writing does improve the deeper into the game you get. A shame that the game doesn't give a good first impression in that regard. It is clear that so much more is on the way as there are plenty clues and open plot points, but the game really could have used some more strong foreshadowing. It does foreshadow a bit, but too subtly.

    Visuals are ....? Character models and up close animations are really sub par for this generation. There is no excuse since the Witcher 3 clearly showed this can be done better. But it's not always bad, it seems the human models were the ones primarily affected. The Krogan, Angara, Salarians and Turians did all work pretty well in that regard. Now the environments on all worlds were gorgeous. Each world utterly beautiful and its own. However, I never did manage to get my brightness setting right. It was either too dark, or too bright.

    As for the main cast, I do feel they are underdeveloped. Drax and Jaal are pretty flushed out, Peebee is a bit annoying and bland at first, but does have some great banter and does get more interesting. Liam seems bland at first glance but is rather funny, just a shame he isn't developed more. Cora is boring and generic, essentially tje Jacob of this game. Vetra feels kind of out of place most of the time, perhaps feeling too much like she's trying to fill the shoes Garrus left but just feels like token character. Ultimately the team feels small and underdeveloped. Would be good to add a DLC character or two.

    As for gameplay. It feels allot like the best parts of ME 1 mixed in with the best parts of ME 2 + 3. The Nomad is great improvement on the Mako. Curious that there aren't weapon upgrades for it. General combat is great and the ability mix and match abilities is great. Combat in gener is fun. Just a shame there isn't more variety in enemy types.

    Overall:
    Mass Effect Andromeda has allot of flaws, and has allot of bumps to iron out. But that's just it, they're just bumps and Andromeda is still a great and fun game. It succeeds in separating itself from the original trilogy but needs work to garner the same level of praise. I am hopeful, as the groundwork is now laid out.

    Side Note:
    Great ending! Wish ME 3 had one something like that.    … Expand
  21. Xelion
    Feb 8, 2019
    6
    It's much inferior if you compare it to the ME Trilogy but it's not a bad game.
    Played it on a base PS4 and performance is not that good. I played it fully patched so I expected most of the release problems to be solved but I still suffered lots of weird bugs through the game. Characters grew on me even if at first didn't look interesting at all but my problem is how planet exploration    It's much inferior if you compare it to the ME Trilogy but it's not a bad game.
    Played it on a base PS4 and performance is not that good. I played it fully patched so I expected most of the release problems to be solved but I still suffered lots of weird bugs through the game. Characters grew on me even if at first didn't look interesting at all but my problem is how planet exploration became boring, with hours just travelling from place to place so I had new waypoints to use.
    Also some freezes here and there to compensate loading times I guess.
    I think the game needed more time to be polished and it could have ended up being a much better game. I imagine that playing on a Pro, X or high-end PC should improve the enjoyment as many of the game's problems come from how bad it ran for me.    … Expand
  22. p1menta
    Sep 9, 2019
    6
    this is not a 4.9-bad game.
    there's A LOT of bugs and things that dont work as it should and even things that just doesnt work at all. it's frustrating as hell.but there are too cool things. i dont know what went wrong, but it's creal there is a sequence planned, i hope as hell they will fix everything. the story is still very good, and i couldnt not care about the races and the planets    this is not a 4.9-bad game.
    there's A LOT of bugs and things that dont work as it should and even things that just doesnt work at all. it's frustrating as hell.but there are too cool things. i dont know what went wrong, but it's creal there is a sequence planned, i hope as hell they will fix everything. the story is still very good, and i couldnt not care about the races and the planets and the people. specially your teammates. the last fight is not as good as it could be, i wanted to stay in the war. fighting against the anchont shoud be in the midle of everyone else.
    to summarize, it's an ok game, not as terrible as i thought it would be (it took me a long time to play, even though i loved so much the first trilogy, cuz everyone said this one was terrible) but it's not a good game either    … Expand
  23. Masseffect
    Mar 28, 2017
    6
    I am an absolute massive Mass Effect fan with that being said this game has most definitely captured my interest and I am going to put so many hours into this game. That being said it is by no means for everyone. The game is massive and can be repetitive at times and by no means has is it at the top of the graphics or animations game. In fact there is a ton of glitches and bugs that takeI am an absolute massive Mass Effect fan with that being said this game has most definitely captured my interest and I am going to put so many hours into this game. That being said it is by no means for everyone. The game is massive and can be repetitive at times and by no means has is it at the top of the graphics or animations game. In fact there is a ton of glitches and bugs that take away from the game experience. Some of them are small and so can be huge and make you shut off your console and come back into the game. Now even with all that this game is an experience you can jump in and just explore space and have a brand new experience in the Mass Effect universe. The combat has been updated and is extremely fun and smooth! I can use my biotic abilities to jump around the battlefield and destroy the enemy with my shotgun! Or I can just go into the pause menu and switch to my tech abilities and lay back and steal the enemies shields or go invisible and sneak around the battlefield and snipe them. You can play your way and its a ton of fun! The story line is not the strongest but I believe that it is like the original Mass Effect where it is not the best but it is building to something bigger and better to come.… Expand
  24. therainbowpigs
    May 16, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect: Andromeda is the Fallout 4 of the Mass Effect franchise. They spent so much time on the gameplay that they actually forgot to put some decent writing and characters in it as well. So instead of having a good story and sh*tty gameplay or good gameplay and a sh*tty story, it just has a mediocre story and mediocre gameplay, resulting in an over all forgettable experience.
  25. SoakerCity
    Apr 24, 2017
    6
    Political correctness and bad facial animations ruin what would have been a solid title. The first instance, by the way, of a game's politics becoming an obstacle to my enjoyment.

    Right off the bad (typo that will stay!), I could not get a face that looked like mine, a pretty standard, rather squarish-headed person of European heritage. As the game progressed, there were a few other    Political correctness and bad facial animations ruin what would have been a solid title. The first instance, by the way, of a game's politics becoming an obstacle to my enjoyment.

    Right off the bad (typo that will stay!), I could not get a face that looked like mine, a pretty standard, rather squarish-headed person of European heritage. As the game progressed, there were a few other annoyances, such as the dialogue to follow a certain theme of virtue signalling, and the now obligatory slotting of characters into non traditional gender roles. Women almost always powerful, and waaaay too many "soft" men in military, trades or settler jobs.

    Also, there was a lack of bloodthirstiness and general bad behavior by the human men in your company. Contrast these little bit characters' dialogue snippets with those of the Witcher 3, and you'll see what I mean, The men in W3 had vulgar, violent, and sexist leanings that added veracity. The men of Andromeda seemed sterile and unrealistic.

    The dialogue wheel in Andromeda just isn't good. Not enough interesting choices, and that feeling of being a dangerous and sometimes evil space sheriff from previous Mass Effect titles was gone. I played an evil man in ME 1-3, and I just couldn't get that same feeling or anything close in Andromeda. That's a big problem in an RPG.

    I won't go into the other details, I havn't yet finished the game and I probably won't. The combat is better, but there has been a lack of gore and that real feeling of impact from your weapons. It feels too HALO-y so far.

    I would have preferred a grittier Andromeda overall, more Star Wars than Star Trek, but that is a design choice that I can accept, Mass Effect is more of a high sci-fi game, and that's okay.

    Overall a disappointment, but still worth a go.    … Expand
  26. bfoore90
    May 17, 2017
    6
    I am a Bioware supporter and I am a longtime and huge fan of this series even after the way Mass Effect 3 ended. I've given Bioware and EA countless passes in the past but I can't do it this time, Andromeda is ambitious and the environments, combat and gaming mechanics are immersive but it stops there. Andromeda is not a bad game, its not a good game either. The sites, the explorationI am a Bioware supporter and I am a longtime and huge fan of this series even after the way Mass Effect 3 ended. I've given Bioware and EA countless passes in the past but I can't do it this time, Andromeda is ambitious and the environments, combat and gaming mechanics are immersive but it stops there. Andromeda is not a bad game, its not a good game either. The sites, the exploration and the graphics are where the goods are in this game. The characters however, are hit-and-miss as I found Jaal, PeeBee, Cora and Drack to be the most interesting per say. Liam, Vetra, and the countless members of the initiative that you run into bring little to nothing to the table outside of combat. I would almost compare Liam to a Jacob Taylor, boring to chat with but OK when it comes to Combat and it almost seems like they tried to make Vetra like Garrus but even at her best, she pales in comparison. The writing is also really bad, probably the worst in the series but to be fair this game was headed by Mac Walters, the guy who wrote the ending of Mass Effect 3 (where 150-200 hours of gameplay, choices, decisions come to fruition) in 10 minutes. The game takes almost no risk, carefully dodging anything related to Mass Effect 3's ending or Commander Shepard. Ryder does enough though his voice acting is in need of drastic improvements going forward. You get the vibe, especially with male Ryder that he isn't taking any of this seriously and its just hard to get behind him/her as a character when they don't bring much to the table. The main enemy, The Kett are the laziest attempt at a villian I've seen in a while. Its almost as if they took The Collectors from Mass Effect 2, threw in some of the Reaper traits in regards to the harvesting and made them look like weird Collector knockoffs. The game as a whole carries no weight, no feel, you don't get the sense that this could lead to something bigger when in comparison you knew that in the original Mass Effect you knew there was a bigger threat out there than the Geth and Saren. Its a hallow shell of everything that makes Mass Effect so good and so beloved. All in all, Andromeda is solid or an OK game but it serves as another example of EA's involvement with Bioware destroying the quality of these games in comparison to what Mass Effect 1-3 were. This game is an ambitious but lazy, hallow and almost soulless entry into the series.… Expand
  27. Vicjo
    Aug 10, 2017
    6
    The first thing I am going to say is that I am absolute fan the first trilogy, and this game had me a lot hype.
    The beginning of the game are interesting and tell you the objetive the iniciative Andromeda and the problems that appear nothing else to arrive, but the good ends here, them the story go back too slow, and in the end go back again interesting. If they story han been better    The first thing I am going to say is that I am absolute fan the first trilogy, and this game had me a lot hype.
    The beginning of the game are interesting and tell you the objetive the iniciative Andromeda and the problems that appear nothing else to arrive, but the good ends here, them the story go back too slow, and in the end go back again interesting. If they story han been better told, the game would win many points.
    The side quests are too boring, all of them are go de point A to point B a lot of times, they are desperate, besides the side quests of the remants are very very very slow, and you end up hating them. My advice, forget all side quest and only do the missions of the main history
    As an exception the only side quests are good, are the ones that tell you about the hidden story of the riddley family, and a lot of times are more interesting than the main story.
    The gameplay is the part where the game more advance respect the previous games, The new combat system, It feels more freedom, you must move aroud the enemies and it doesn´t work stay en same cover all the time, But the automatic cover system doesn´t work, and a lot of times you are out the cover without realizing. Other thing negative in the combat system is that you can´t give orders at yours partner for combine powers.
    In summary if the game had a better rhythm, the story was a better told, and the side quests were more funny, the game would be much better.    … Expand
  28. KalvinKain
    Mar 23, 2017
    6
    This is the first time Bioware screw up the Mass Effect series after Dragon age 2. I make this easy for those Mass effect fan or fist timer to decide you want to pick up this game or not. Keep in mind that this is just my opinion.

    Good *First time huge open world to explore *Lot of dialog option *Battle system is fun *Lot of Main quest & Side quest Bad *Repeating side quest    This is the first time Bioware screw up the Mass Effect series after Dragon age 2. I make this easy for those Mass effect fan or fist timer to decide you want to pick up this game or not. Keep in mind that this is just my opinion.

    Good
    *First time huge open world to explore
    *Lot of dialog option
    *Battle system is fun
    *Lot of Main quest & Side quest

    Bad
    *Repeating side quest
    *Lack of Team members command
    *Facial animations problem
    *Repeating New Aliens race design
    *Bug, Bug & Bugs    … Expand
  29. Srfrogg23
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    I keep wondering to myself "what would I rate this if I had never played the original trilogy?" I honestly don't think this game is terrible, but I don't think it's phenomenal either. It really feels like a bad case of "Spin-off-it is". Like the writers and developers were so desperate to establish the characters with these over-the-top personalities that they just come off as cliché.I keep wondering to myself "what would I rate this if I had never played the original trilogy?" I honestly don't think this game is terrible, but I don't think it's phenomenal either. It really feels like a bad case of "Spin-off-it is". Like the writers and developers were so desperate to establish the characters with these over-the-top personalities that they just come off as cliché. I suppose if you try hard enough you can squeeze any character into a stereo-type, but this is kind of ridiculous. Liam is a badly written/acted Guy Ritchie character (yeah, Liam, I get it. You're "edgy"...) and Peebee is just "that obnoxiously quirky one" (yeah Peebee, I get it, you're the upbeat plucky one with a "can do" attitude that doesn't take no for an answer...). Hopefully the character development will improve as the story progresses, but here in the beginning it's not particularly engaging. The combat is good, probably the best of any ME game I've ever played. The story-telling has its hits and misses, but can be overshadowed by the weird animations and character models. I can look past these things and enjoy the game, I suppose, but I can't recommend anyone shell out $60 for this unless you can't find anything else you'd rather spend your money on. If you do, hopefully you can look past the flaws in the character presentation and graphical issues. The scenery is gorgeous and there is the potential for some great non-Reaper related storytelling that takes place in the ME universe here.… Expand
  30. Zalabar22
    Oct 20, 2017
    6
    Under any other name this would be a great game. Given the fact that its Mass Effect makes the game trash? This game is incredibly fun, but I can see how longtime veterans could dislike it. Honestly I can see myself really enjoying this game for months to come. Its not perfect, but its still very enjoyable.

    Edit: Abandoned game, developer said screw it and moved on. Pvp is paywall rng    Under any other name this would be a great game. Given the fact that its Mass Effect makes the game trash? This game is incredibly fun, but I can see how longtime veterans could dislike it. Honestly I can see myself really enjoying this game for months to come. Its not perfect, but its still very enjoyable.

    Edit: Abandoned game, developer said screw it and moved on. Pvp is paywall rng nonsense... Such a shame, some patches and dlc could've fixed most of the issues people had...    … Expand
  31. absoluterfreak
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    I am 40 hours in and a big fan of the original ME trilogy.

    Pros: - Combat is pretty fun, and so is jumping around with the jetpack. You can mix up your skills at will, and I am having lots of fun as a soldier/sniper with biotic support powers. - The Tempest crew is likeable and interacts really well. There's lots of banter to be had and it feels very organic. Vetra and Drack are    I am 40 hours in and a big fan of the original ME trilogy.

    Pros:
    - Combat is pretty fun, and so is jumping around with the jetpack. You can mix up your skills at will, and I am having lots of fun as a soldier/sniper with biotic support powers.

    - The Tempest crew is likeable and interacts really well. There's lots of banter to be had and it feels very organic. Vetra and Drack are awesome.

    - Kadara is by far the coolest planet with lots of ME2/Omega vibes.

    - It's nice that we have a vehicle again and the Nomad is pretty cool.

    - The Tempest is pretty cool. Might even surpass the Normandy, design-wise.

    Cons:
    - well, everyone has heard this already, but yeah the animations. Or just, the technical side in general. Some characters look fine and other seem like they're fresh out of 2007. Suvi looks especially terrible, it's like her hair is an orange jellyfish. Apart from main characters, faces don't look much better than the first ME. Sara Ryder looks ok but has a little smile on her face all the time, even 5 mins after somebody's death or while stuck in a trap and facing the villain.

    - Story so far is whatever. Started off well, but loses itself among the tons of filler content. No sense of urgency or drama, no emotional impact so far, very weak villain. Could become better but I doubt it.

    - TOO MUCH CONTENT. As expected, it has the 'Dragon Age Inquisition' problem of having gigantic areas with just so many side quests. At least it makes more sense this time, being the pathfinder and all, but I still cannot be bothered to pick up every tiny fetch quest. I don't understand why Bioware/EA suddenly wants open world, and I'd prefer they cut half of the content and focus on a good story.

    - it is not possible to be 'evil'. The best you can do is play Ryder as a bit cold and logical, but you are really limited. Want to try being a dick to the Angara, or taking resources by force to be a ruthless invader of Andromeda? Well too bad because you can't. Ryder never becomes 'your' character like Shepard did.

    - SAM will not shut the **** up. After he has told you for the 1000th time that a region can be mined, or you should use your scanner, or 'radiation increases - radiation at normal levels - radiation increases' while you drive, it gets SLIGHTLY annoying.

    - When you drive across a planet, there's random enemy spawns everywhere. The nomad has no weapons (seriously, why) so you either just blast past them while Ryder says 'we should check that out', or you get out, fight them, get back in every 2 minutes.

    - New alien races are disappointing. Angara are pretty lame, look weird and don't fit into the ME universe imo. Kett seem straight out of Dragon Age. Remnant have pretty cool vaults at least.

    - 'Interrupt' actions are a joke, I had 4 of them in 40 hours of game so far and 3 of them basically made no difference.    … Expand
  32. Chenbro
    Apr 21, 2017
    6
    Hype score 8.5/10, after 50+ hours with the game 6/10.

    To put it bluntly, Andromeda is not interesting and is extremely shallow. This is a shell of a game built around exploration with the occasional Mass Effect reference dropped in just so they can make the gamebox worthy of the Mass Effect name. Everything about this game screams that it was rushed, it is very poorly designed, lack    Hype score 8.5/10, after 50+ hours with the game 6/10.

    To put it bluntly, Andromeda is not interesting and is extremely shallow. This is a shell of a game built around exploration with the occasional Mass Effect reference dropped in just so they can make the gamebox worthy of the Mass Effect name. Everything about this game screams that it was rushed, it is very poorly designed, lack of engaging narrative, removal of key elements from previous titles, make this game a huge chore. I would rather do laundry for 8 hours a day every day of the year than play this game. This game is not an RPG, you'd expect 5 years of development would have expanded on the great things from the original series, but no, they really set themselves back.

    Exploring planets: Interesting with the first planet, extremely repetitive after that. Driving is great as long as it has a purpose, but there is no purpose. Unfortunately, there is little variation to each planet when you break it down. Each planet is filled with the same boring enemy, same boring geometry, same boring fetch quests, all of which have no real direction. Don't bother with outposts, skip it, like 90% of the content.

    Quests: Side quests are a joke, literally every quest is a go here, now go there, now drive back there, scan this and now go drive back to the original spot. Toss in the fact that some side quests have you do that across multiple planets, you will want to shoot yourself after the 20th side quest. Quest tracking is also terrible, lack of way-points for some, and the way the quest journal has been organized is a slap in the face to modern RPGs. Your reward for side-quests, some dialogue that is skippable and experience points. The side quests lack any real weight or even story, they were tossed into the game because the designers felt they needed to fill these planets with time consuming tasks, thinking that bigger meant better. It doesn't. Loyalty missions are a joke, making the player travel from planet to planet scanning objects is a terrible way to introduce interesting story elements. Skip them.

    Main Story: Is there a main story? The Kett are boring to say the least and the Remnant are a complete after thought. The narrative pacing is so slow you often forget what is happening and end up not caring because you are too focused on clearing one of the many side tasks you have. There are a few cool cutscenes, but that is it. The main story clocks in around 15 - 17 hours.

    Remnant: Architecture is cool, the vaults are great, but nothing is ever really fleshed out. Locations marked on your map are only marked because there is a container with some goods, literally no other value.

    Multiplayer is garbage.

    Research/Development would have been cool if it wasn't so messy, how many options do we need for the same gun. Seriously, customization is cool. but Jesus, do I really need to research the same weapon five times? I stopped caring about research after the first 20 hours.

    Dialogue is pointless and unrewarding, no paragon/renegade system make conversation dull. Your decisions hold no real consequences. Relationships are very generic, listening to conversation is like watching a sloth run a marathon. Skip most of it.

    Combat is ok, the jump pack is cool, but the big open environments hurt more than help. Mass Effect made it's name on close combat interior fights, with cover, all that is gone. Whatever you loved about combat was taken out, the power wheel. squad control, etc.

    Character design and animation is very bad. Alien design is abysmal and lacks any real depth.

    It's not good and doesn't deserve to share the Mass Effect name. Honestly, no game should make me want to go back and play something that is 5 years older. Go looks at videos of ME3 and tell me that it doesn't look like it blows Anrdomeda out of the water.

    I'd type more, but my soul died a little playing this game and I do not want to relive any of those moments.    … Expand
  33. filipers
    Nov 13, 2017
    6
    Before starting this review i must inform that i have never played any mass effect game before andromeda, so i can't compare it with the original triology. This a review from an rpg fan who loves franchises like The Witcher, Elder Scrolls and Dragon age.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is not a bad game, not a 0 game definitely, but it is just a disappointing game which had so much potential.    Before starting this review i must inform that i have never played any mass effect game before andromeda, so i can't compare it with the original triology. This a review from an rpg fan who loves franchises like The Witcher, Elder Scrolls and Dragon age.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is not a bad game, not a 0 game definitely, but it is just a disappointing game which had so much potential. Let's evaluate the game in different topics:

    -Combat: Combat in this game was probably one of the best that i have ever played, it is fluid and the cover system is very good too. The skills are diverse and some of them amazing (at least in the biotic tree). Firing the weapons feels very good too. However you can only equip 3 skills, you can choose between 4 loadouts, giving you 12 skills in total, but by switching between loadouts you will have a cooldown.

    -Loyalty missions: For me those were the most interesting missions in this game, we learned a lot about the crew and they were a lot more complex than just go to pont A and kill the area or find some item.
    -Main quest: Overall i the main quest was not bad, the missions were good, but i found the alien race, the Kett, to be very bland, they didn't have personality, i would like to have known more things about these aliens.

    -Secondary quests: Unfortunately one of the most important aspects in an RPG was negleted here, the planets quests were boring, i didn't really find excitement in doing them, witcher 3 quests are way more interesting and have more depth. The people that lives in these planets and give you the quests are bland, and there are really no consequences to your actions ( an important factor in an RPG). I would like to have had more interesting quests with consequences that would affect the story of the game, however the impact of thoses quests here was very small (the ending just depends on 2 quests....)

    Exploration: You use the nomad to explore the world, and driving it actually feels good, but my main issue in this category was that the planets were very empy, i rarely had interest in exploring the few caves that the game had. Overall the exploration in this game was just...boring.

    Graphics: Overall the graphic in this game were great, the views in planets like Elandeen and Havarl were beautifull, however the facial animations in this game were bad, but for me that factor didn't really bothered me.

    The crew: Overall i liked the crew, the best were Vetra, Cora and Drack, but others like Liam and Jaal were so boring, hearing Jaal speaking almost put me asleep. Peebee was ok. However i do not know why but i never really connected with any of the characters, in dragon age inquisition i really loved the crew and cared about them but here that didn't happen.

    Character customization: very average , the character models are ugly, the hair styles are few, you cannot change your character eyes size and things like that....compared with the character creation in fallout 4 this one is leaves a lot to be desired.

    The angara: The only alien race that exists in the heleus cluster besides the kett, overall i found them boring and uninteresting.

    The soundtrack: One of the worst aspects in this game, basically theres almost just one soundtrack....the one in the main menu. There is a serious lack of song during exploration, compared with games like skyrim a and the witcher it is a joke, that is one of the reasons that i never really feeled immersed in this universe. The combat soundtrack is nothing special too. During emotional scenes there are times that there are not soundtrack at all, with the adequate song the difference would be huge.

    Overall i still could enjoy the game but it is still very far from the level of other games like the witcher 3. When i finished the witcher 3 i felt an emptyness inside me because i spent so many good hours in that game that would miss a lot, but in this game that didn't happen. Still i had some good moments in this game and i spent over 80 hours in it.    … Expand
  34. justin760
    Mar 25, 2017
    6
    This was supposed to be epic, I was so excited for it. I am thoroughly disappointed. The game isn't terrible, but it is mediocre. The mission design has been one of the big aspects critics are unhappy with, and I agree. Some of the missions, or I should say MOST of them are shallow and boring. The side quests, which are usually the bread and butter for RPG games, are hollow and lifeless.This was supposed to be epic, I was so excited for it. I am thoroughly disappointed. The game isn't terrible, but it is mediocre. The mission design has been one of the big aspects critics are unhappy with, and I agree. Some of the missions, or I should say MOST of them are shallow and boring. The side quests, which are usually the bread and butter for RPG games, are hollow and lifeless. Some of the side quests are outright ridiculous and unacceptable for an RPG in 2017. One of them had me speak to an Angaran women who was upset because her sister was missing, Literally ten feet down the path and you find the body of her sister, scan it, then return to the women and she says oh I told her not to work alone. Mission Completed. Really? Is that what Bioware considers a side quest to be? World of Warcraft had side quests with more content and that's saying A LOT.

    The primary gameplay loop is going to planets, improve the living conditions so it can be settled on, and that's it. The first planet was good even though the overall design was boring and empty. It had a sense of purpose. But that feeling you get from exploration and seeing things for the first time quickly wanes and is totally gone after the first planet. All the planets are approached in the same way, you go to these underground vaults, (which by the way all look and feel identical), do these terrible puzzle mini games, and interact with computer consoles by holding E. Its sad that the main plot point in the game, the ancient technology vaults, were copy pasted throughout all the planets. They even recycle the voice overs from Ryder and your allies. Always the same lines for every vault, "ok, remenant vault. Lets see if we can get this place running." Then at the end: "That never gets any less terrifying." I mean couldn't they have recorded like two extra lines so its not the same stuff over and over and blatantly lazy?

    Everything feels hollow in the game, even the rich Mass Effect mythos. The previous games all had such personality in the galaxy and alien races, that wonderful charm and intrigue that Bioware was once capable of producing. But in Andromeda, not even your team mates are interesting. The team banter during gameplay is GONE. The conversations that your team would have, during and outside of combat. Instead you get LITERALLY two, or maybe three different lines that they repeat like clockwork, every five minutes. Its a HUGE turn off for me, and it just seems lazy. Hearing "I wonder if the Angara would let us train with them?" over and over from Cora makes me not even want to have her come with me when I go out on missions. It just constantly pulls you out of the immersion and highlights how lifeless and hollow your team is. I'm not sure how Bioware could have gone backwards like that, considering even the first Mass Effect had better design in so many different aspects, but its sad.

    A lot of people are upset because there is really not much technical advancement from the original ME games. I mean they have had so long since the last one, what like six years? Its baffling and hard to understand how or why this game is less impressive than ME:2 or 3. I am so disappointed, this was supposed to be a classic, like Witcher 3. But just another rare miss, another game with great potential that falls short of greatness. But that doesn't mean this game isn't fun or entertaining. I was expecting to be addicted and in love with it, sadly, I boot it up and can only stand playing it for a few hours a day, and then I'm sick of it. Ill finish it, but I'm at the point where I feel like I'm just trying to get my moneys worth and playing it is almost forced. There are a lot of great moments, but many bland moments in between those few good ones. Critics bashed the beginning of the game but I actually LOVED the beginning and thought it was amazing, it lost steam after the first planet. Heres to hoping that Bioware can bring ME series back to greatness. Or maybe its time to ditch the series and move onto a new IP.    … Expand
  35. Dabandaid
    Mar 25, 2017
    6
    What a flop of a mass effect game.

    The good: Combat style, and skill point placement The bad: Everything else. I will keep the review short. If you are a mass effect fan, dont get the game it will destroy the series. The game makes mass effect 3 poor story line look good. If you are a new player to the series, go for it, but after you beat it, go buy mass effect 2 and play a good    What a flop of a mass effect game.

    The good: Combat style, and skill point placement

    The bad: Everything else.

    I will keep the review short. If you are a mass effect fan, dont get the game it will destroy the series. The game makes mass effect 3 poor story line look good. If you are a new player to the series, go for it, but after you beat it, go buy mass effect 2 and play a good mass effect game.

    Ultimately, BioWare has failed completely. I dont know if this is because EA owns them and EA has failed to make a good game in awhile or why, but this game had so much potential and it failed. Just wait till all that not free DLC is released, which may make this game decent.    … Expand
  36. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    6
    The most disappointing game of the year so far. The game has superb gameplay, but the game has really bad writing, facial animations, and an average story. Not much I can say that hasn't been said already.
  37. fooey
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    Decent, if generic, sci-fi shooter wrapped in a creepy Mass Effect skin.

    This is the game where EA decided to cash out on the Mass Effect brand by shoveling out the bare minimum they thought they could get away with. Mass Effect has unquestionably lost its standing as a top echelon franchise.
  38. ucin97
    Apr 19, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego en lineas generales (y me refiero a MUY generales) esta bien pero como esto a los haters no les gusta vamos a darle un poco de cera al juego empezando por lo malo:
    1-LOS OJOS DEL PUTO SATÁN (quien haya jugado o visto alguna escena de dialogo sabrá lo que estoy diciendo).
    2-LAS CARAS DE LOS HUMANOS Y LOS TURIANOS ESTÁN PARA DARLE CON UN BATE CON CLAVOS.
    3-VARIOS(POR NO DECIR MUCHOS) BUGS DE MOVIMIENTO Y EN ESCENAS DE DIÁLOGOS.
    4-MUCHAS DE LAS MISIONES SECUNDARIAS SON LAS DE RECADERO (ir de A a B y viceversa).
    5-¿ERA NECESARIO PONERME A LAS DEMÁS ESPECIES EN dlc's?
    Estas son las cosas más lamentables del juego , pero ahora vamos a ver las cosas buenas ( haters a mi):
    1-El crafteo y los materiales están bien implementados , así como los puntos de investigación y ni escasean ni sobran (busca y encontraras).
    2-Los compañeros de la ``TEMPEST´´ están bastante bien y tienen un sentimiento de evolución a lo largo del juego , aunque no son igual de molones que los de la primera trilogía con personajes tan memorables como Tali (nuestra entrañable ingeniera queriana), Miranda(that brunette ass), Mordin(nuestro querido medico,agente del GOE, cientifico y cantante de ópera salariano) , Liara (nuestra waifu por excelencia), WREX (quien quiere un ejercito cuando tienes un krogan y mas cuando tienes a ESTE krogan), Garrus facking vakarian ( que decir de nuestro turiano favorito que no puedas encontrar en el diccionario buscando ``PUTO AMO'') y demás personajes que se quedan en el tintero pero que TODOS son muy buenos e importantes.
    3-La misiones de la trama principal están muy bien en especial la misión final y las de lealtad del equipo pionero.
    4-El sentimiento de progresión del personaje en el juego (de ser un matao [ALERTA SPOILER] que le dan el titulo de pionero por ser de la familia y que todos duden de ti a que sean el pathfinder al que cualquier fémina [o no tan fémina ] le gustaría empotrarse y salvador de la iniciativa).
    5-Jugabilidad muy mejorada respecto a la trilogía original y mucho mas exploración ( aunque la premisa sea explorar la galaxia Andrómeda).

    CONCLUSIÓN: Juego con luces y sombras que un juego de la categoría de BIOWARE y por respeto a la trilogía original no tendría que tener.
    PD: Vamos BIOWARE tu puedes hacerlo mejor, que DLC'EA no te cambie.    … Expand
  39. lizardking420
    Feb 7, 2018
    6
    Not like the original, it's like star trek voyager while mass effect one and two were the next generation. 3 being a sh*tty unneeded add-on sequel. Games got good graphics, poor character creator but i did manage to make my female character sexy looking. Music and voice acting is terrible and nothing like the 2 original actors and amazing soundtracks. All the aliens pretty much now talkNot like the original, it's like star trek voyager while mass effect one and two were the next generation. 3 being a sh*tty unneeded add-on sequel. Games got good graphics, poor character creator but i did manage to make my female character sexy looking. Music and voice acting is terrible and nothing like the 2 original actors and amazing soundtracks. All the aliens pretty much now talk with a clear unconvincing human voice. Dialog and choices are dull and boring. Gameplay and content wise it's the same as the previous titles. You still cannot fly the ship and you scan random planets with a probe. There's a vehicle to drive like the last. Not bad for $13 if you're bored though.… Expand
  40. Hectik
    Mar 26, 2017
    6
    An honest review amongst all these **** black and white crap people are posting up.

    First off, if you are going to compare with the last 3 instalments of ME you're going to be disappointed. No doubt about it. The last 3 are masterpieces, that's why the User Score is so low because of over a thousand hearts breaking. If you're a new starter and love RPGs and sci fi, you will enjoy    An honest review amongst all these **** black and white crap people are posting up.

    First off, if you are going to compare with the last 3 instalments of ME you're going to be disappointed. No doubt about it. The last 3 are masterpieces, that's why the User Score is so low because of over a thousand hearts breaking.

    If you're a new starter and love RPGs and sci fi, you will enjoy it. It's not the best game and it's definitely not the worst.

    I've played all 3 and I knew with a different development team that this game isn't going to compare. So my standards aren't set so high. Think of it as Dragon Age: Inquisition in space. Here's my breakdown:

    Pros
    - Combat is exciting and faster pace with the introduction of the jump pack and dodge ability
    - Large planet sandboxes with interesting terrain.
    - Single Player and Multi Player trophies are combined (Don't play MP? You can get their trophies by completing certain SP tasks and vice versa).
    - Large array of Weapon/armor customisation and development and Mods.
    - The Nomad Land Rover is fun to drive
    - They bring back Horde Mode from ME 3 and also Strike Teams

    Cons
    - Facial animations are crap
    - Squad mate NPCs are forgettable and have no strong link with Protagonist
    - The cover system in combat sucks and you pay dearly with it (same style they use with Ghost Recon: Wildlands)
    - Resource gathering on planets is boring and most of the time unrewarding (you spend a minute flying to a planet and finding out you get fk all)
    - The Tempest is tiny compared to the Normandy. Doesn't feel alive.
    - Glitches and bugs everywhere (most are pretty funny)

    Overall, 6. I seriously hope they learn from all these bad reviews,    … Expand
  41. jimmy_dancer
    May 3, 2017
    6
    I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this game but it is hugely flawed. I started to play (and finished it) after the first patch so my visual experience was a little better.

    Things I Didn't Like Bugs. The game is still, post patch, really buggy. People clip through walls a lot. When exiting the Nomad (your car) your companions often spawn in the air and fall down. Also there are lots    I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this game but it is hugely flawed. I started to play (and finished it) after the first patch so my visual experience was a little better.

    Things I Didn't Like
    Bugs. The game is still, post patch, really buggy. People clip through walls a lot. When exiting the Nomad (your car) your companions often spawn in the air and fall down. Also there are lots of dialogue that are not updated based on your actions (or are updated incorrectly). Saying you still need 1 more X but you have completed them. Someone saying you're not tough enough to do Y when you already completed it.
    The performance annoyed me. Having to wait for doors to open is infuriating.

    Meh Things
    The Story. Very generic.
    Dialogue was often quite cringe worthy
    Voice acting was very mixed. People need context when voice acting. Ideally being in the same room as each other but at least not recording each line separately (if that is not what was done than it is a mess). I would rather have no voicing than it done poorly. I did think Jaal and Liam were very well done but most of Scott was terrible.
    Quests - Too many fetch quests.
    Graphics - Looks quite dated. (Except some of the planet views)

    Things I Liked
    The Tempest (your ship) I thought was well done. The quests on there, the crew interactions, particularly with each other, were well done.
    The music was great.
    Some quests... most of the loyalty quests were well done and involved something a little more interesting than go and collect 7 rocks. The Drack and Liam ones were my favourite from the loyalty series.    … Expand
  42. MRMSFT
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    I have hundreds of hours in the original three games, and I consider myself a HUGE Mass Effect fan. That said, this game doesn't feel like a ME game to me. It's rehashing to say it, but the voice acting, animations, and cast all feel just, "Blah," and don't grab my attention or make me want to keep playing.
    Gone are the characters like Garrus, Wrex, Mordin, and Tali, which really made you    I have hundreds of hours in the original three games, and I consider myself a HUGE Mass Effect fan. That said, this game doesn't feel like a ME game to me. It's rehashing to say it, but the voice acting, animations, and cast all feel just, "Blah," and don't grab my attention or make me want to keep playing.
    Gone are the characters like Garrus, Wrex, Mordin, and Tali, which really made you want to explore and enrich your relationships with them. They've been replaced with what are arguably some of the worst party members ever put into a game. Sure, Drack is okay, but I've yet to feel anything like my experience in the first three games. This game may be huge and pretty open-world, but the vast empty areas with nothing but enemy spawn points, and the huge amount of fetch quests, and others which don't contribute to, or push you forward in the main quest line make it feel very much like the Hinterlands in Dragon Age Inquisition. Navigating the Galaxy Map is also a huge issue for me. It doesn't sound like much, but if you're a completionist like I am, the fifteen second animations between planets really add up and become wearisome. There are a few quests that I have truly enjoyed, but overall, I wish I hadn't purchased this game. Add to these issues all the bugs and performance issues- it really does not seem optimized at all-and you've got something I really haven't enjoyed so far. The combat is really the only greatly improved thing I've encountered so far, but that isn't nearly enough to make up for the rest of it. I'm only about twenty-twenty five hours in, so maybe something later on will help, like the ending of Dragon Age 2, but for now, I think a six is the highest I can give it.    … Expand
  43. extremext
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    The game with all its good an bad and judging by multiple expert reviewers. I doubt if the haters actually played the whole game, they're just trolling. The game is worth 6 out of 10. The score for game is 5 in reality, i will add +1 point because of Great Graphics and benchmarking reasons. At least, its another title to measure GPU performance and benchmark it. No way i will buy this gameThe game with all its good an bad and judging by multiple expert reviewers. I doubt if the haters actually played the whole game, they're just trolling. The game is worth 6 out of 10. The score for game is 5 in reality, i will add +1 point because of Great Graphics and benchmarking reasons. At least, its another title to measure GPU performance and benchmark it. No way i will buy this game or waste time playing it from start to finish. I don't recommend anyone to do either. Fixing Animations should be easy work if they had quality control. Sound like they tried to cut down costs and didn't pay their employees enough $$$. Compared to Mass Effect 3 or even Mass Effect 2, it looks like a cheap knockoff. Expect for the graphics.… Expand
  44. Filaton
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    I was kind of worried what might happen to this game after I saw DA:Inquisition. It's definitely not a 0/10 game like a lot of people are giving it in their tantrums but I definitely wouldn't rate it higher than 6/10, maybe 7/10 tops.

    Long story short, the game just feels forced in all areas. If we bypass the horrid animations, which is kind of hard to do in an RPG, it still feels like    I was kind of worried what might happen to this game after I saw DA:Inquisition. It's definitely not a 0/10 game like a lot of people are giving it in their tantrums but I definitely wouldn't rate it higher than 6/10, maybe 7/10 tops.

    Long story short, the game just feels forced in all areas. If we bypass the horrid animations, which is kind of hard to do in an RPG, it still feels like they only thought of the number of hours people would have to spend on getting through this game as a quality assurance. I would've been fine with a much more compact game if it was full of meaningful characters, events and the like, instead of this Skyrim ****    … Expand
  45. Jobbo
    Apr 6, 2017
    6
    Lets get one thing straight, this is not a bad game. Don't let some of the idiots on here giving this a zero influence you. if you liked mass effect 1-3 then you will like this. This is just more Mass effect with wonky animation problems, a 5 outta 10 story and the Ubi-soft open world formula tacked on.

    I will be honest, i wasn't a fan of the side quests. I gave up on the game when i    Lets get one thing straight, this is not a bad game. Don't let some of the idiots on here giving this a zero influence you. if you liked mass effect 1-3 then you will like this. This is just more Mass effect with wonky animation problems, a 5 outta 10 story and the Ubi-soft open world formula tacked on.

    I will be honest, i wasn't a fan of the side quests. I gave up on the game when i reached the second planet and had to fetch lost cargo from a crashed ship. I expected to run over grab it and return it but upon opening the mini map a was presented with around 10 parts that i needed to find. This is the worst kind of padding in video games. Its just mind numbing filler content that feels odd when you are in a race against time to find a new home for the human race. But that's a problem that features in 90% of games now days.

    Gripes aside though, everything else is very mass effect. Talk to Party members in between missions to find out more of there past. Maybe romance one of them if it takes your fancy. hand quests in at the new version of the citadel. Its a fine game, its just a bit ...... Samey.

    I got a fair bit of enjoyment out of the multiplayer though. Weirdly, i think this is the strongest part of the game ( being the part i enjoyed most )

    If you are in the mood for a space opera, pick it up. its a perfectly serviceable game. However, if you want a game in which to develop meaningful relationships with your party and explore broad themes in the main plot then i suggest you pick up the infinitely superior Persona 5.    … Expand
  46. Raveen2112
    Mar 30, 2017
    6
    I only played for a few hours, and couldn't even bring myself to care enough to keep going. It has so many features I "should" love, but the story, animations, and controls are show crappy I couldn't go on. Even the audio sucks. People can be talking, and without subtitles on, I wouldn't have a clue what they were saying because I wasn't fully facing them when I engaged in conversation.I only played for a few hours, and couldn't even bring myself to care enough to keep going. It has so many features I "should" love, but the story, animations, and controls are show crappy I couldn't go on. Even the audio sucks. People can be talking, and without subtitles on, I wouldn't have a clue what they were saying because I wasn't fully facing them when I engaged in conversation. Basically, I agree with every negative thing I've heard. It's boring and unfinished.
    Update: After playing it for a week, I can honestly say it got much better once I figured out how to do a lot of things. It really is overly complicated. The facial mechanics are garbage for sure, and the dialog is funny it's so bad, but it is rewarding to build new colonies, and see everything evolve. Updating my rating to a 6 now that I've invested more time in it.    … Expand
  47. Reed618
    Jul 18, 2017
    6
    I put about 34 hours in and got about 73 percent completion... much more than expected. I actually quite enjoyed it. The patches have clearly helped as I experienced only a few glitches.
    All of the issues have been discussed at length with a heavy focus on the terrible facial animations and poor writing.
    What really annoyed me though was during sidequests... someone would tell me to    I put about 34 hours in and got about 73 percent completion... much more than expected. I actually quite enjoyed it. The patches have clearly helped as I experienced only a few glitches.
    All of the issues have been discussed at length with a heavy focus on the terrible facial animations and poor writing.
    What really annoyed me though was during sidequests... someone would tell me to check my email.. then i'd need to go to a planet and talk to someone.. then i'd need to go to another planet and talk to someone else.. then i'd need to drive for ten minutes and then there'd be a battle.. then I'd drive back and talk to that person again. The quests are prolonged and dragged out unnecessarily. Towards the end of the game I was getting so tired of it. If I keep getting redirected from planet to planet so then i had to deal with loading screen after loading screen. It's bad game design and that's what pushed the score down to a 7 for me.
    The combat is great and planetary exploration and terraforming is a lot of fun too. It's disappointing (especially the characters and story) but it's certainly not a bad game.    … Expand
  48. destinyfan1
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    I wanted to write this review way later to explore and enjoy the game but then i was curious for the reviews and I saw all these mass effect fanboys . Now before i begin i didn't like the game also mush but its still fun, and I know people or gonna press the button 'not helpful' because their fanboys and see the 6 score and don't even read my review. But now enough crap and write the realI wanted to write this review way later to explore and enjoy the game but then i was curious for the reviews and I saw all these mass effect fanboys . Now before i begin i didn't like the game also mush but its still fun, and I know people or gonna press the button 'not helpful' because their fanboys and see the 6 score and don't even read my review. But now enough crap and write the real review.
    positive
    + huge worlds with still for me a lot to explore
    + some characters are interesting BUT NOT ALL OF THEM
    + combat and weapons
    + aliens and boss battles
    + however i only played co-op a 1 hour , iI really liked it
    negative
    - lame characters and horrible face animations
    - bugs
    - sometimes repetive
    - animations take sometimes a dip
    however i actually regret i bought this at full price ( but still will play it )
    it doesn't deserve the hate, almost everyone giving it a 0 for technical issues while if you ignore it , it is a pretty good game ( now its just okay ) . Also the mass effect fanboys don't like that the game takes a new step and feels like a different game, they really can't handle it
    So please read my review and ignore the 0 scores
    6,5/10    … Expand
  49. Ray67890
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    i am not a bioware fan, when i first try this game i feel the view is fantastic,but the main problem is the open world setting don't make me feel something interesting or some mission is memeroble .All i always keep doing things is that talking to AI or pick up some boring things like relic.So i think the bioware need to consider how to make a good story telling and make the open worldi am not a bioware fan, when i first try this game i feel the view is fantastic,but the main problem is the open world setting don't make me feel something interesting or some mission is memeroble .All i always keep doing things is that talking to AI or pick up some boring things like relic.So i think the bioware need to consider how to make a good story telling and make the open world more appealing .… Expand
  50. spaghetti-cop
    Apr 8, 2017
    6
    A slightly above average space opera wearing the skin of a mass effect title. Perhaps the games largest flaw is it's inability to show the player its best parts. Compelling quests are hidden behind wall or poor UI, fetch quests, bugs, and stilted dialogue. Unfortunately, Andromeda cowers in the shadow of its contemporaries, and is hard to recommend to anyone who isn't heavily invested inA slightly above average space opera wearing the skin of a mass effect title. Perhaps the games largest flaw is it's inability to show the player its best parts. Compelling quests are hidden behind wall or poor UI, fetch quests, bugs, and stilted dialogue. Unfortunately, Andromeda cowers in the shadow of its contemporaries, and is hard to recommend to anyone who isn't heavily invested in the series.… Expand
  51. dyinginbeauty
    Apr 1, 2017
    6
    After 9 and a half hours in I can safely say that this is at its core a decent role playing game offering a considerable amount of content with an engaging story, but it simply falls short by being an unpolished mess. It is glitchy, and the controls, particularly in tight areas are pretty shoddy - to the point where it is in parts unplayable.

    As a fan of the ME trilogy i had to pick    After 9 and a half hours in I can safely say that this is at its core a decent role playing game offering a considerable amount of content with an engaging story, but it simply falls short by being an unpolished mess. It is glitchy, and the controls, particularly in tight areas are pretty shoddy - to the point where it is in parts unplayable.

    As a fan of the ME trilogy i had to pick this up on day one, and approached it with an open mind - it is not as bad as some say, but it should never have been released in this state. Future patches wont make up for this... EA should be ashamed.

    The combat system is deep, more than in the original trilogy, and the story is good too. Would have been a solid game if it were finished.    … Expand
  52. Berrlett
    Oct 9, 2017
    6
    One of the positive things about this is I bought it at a 65% discount. It’s not a bad Mass Effect by any means and I don’t normally take graphical power or character face design into deep consideration if the game is good and this was good but not more. It lacked big boss fights and all you face are repetitive all throughout the game, was waiting for a final boss fight but disappointed toOne of the positive things about this is I bought it at a 65% discount. It’s not a bad Mass Effect by any means and I don’t normally take graphical power or character face design into deep consideration if the game is good and this was good but not more. It lacked big boss fights and all you face are repetitive all throughout the game, was waiting for a final boss fight but disappointed to stumble on the same bunch that harassed you through the entire campaign. The story is ok/weak, attempts at side missions were ok, fighting mechanics, conversation and narrative were ok. Buy it a more than 50% discount you’ll feel good playing.… Expand
  53. crawft
    Mar 30, 2017
    6
    You can read other reviews here about the game's problems, but I for one would like to speculate on just how awful the entire Frostbite engine is for ONLINE GAMING. Think about this: the mechanics of character interactions/collisions in FIFA, Dragon Age and in Andromeda indicate a terribly flawed system. A herky-jerky mess of character interactions. Still working my way through the singleYou can read other reviews here about the game's problems, but I for one would like to speculate on just how awful the entire Frostbite engine is for ONLINE GAMING. Think about this: the mechanics of character interactions/collisions in FIFA, Dragon Age and in Andromeda indicate a terribly flawed system. A herky-jerky mess of character interactions. Still working my way through the single player campaign and the environments have been amazing so far.… Expand
  54. dr0nzer
    Apr 1, 2017
    6
    I gave this game a real chance, spending in excess of over 40 hours in this world and I have to say... it wasn't what I expected. Having played all previous mass effect titles I can safely say that this one does not live up to the name and I feel the developers are riding on the success of the mass effect franchise here.
    There is a lot of depth in the game but it's unpolished and it feels    I gave this game a real chance, spending in excess of over 40 hours in this world and I have to say... it wasn't what I expected. Having played all previous mass effect titles I can safely say that this one does not live up to the name and I feel the developers are riding on the success of the mass effect franchise here.
    There is a lot of depth in the game but it's unpolished and it feels like this game is more quantity than quality. There are a lot of bugs which can be overlooked but the problem for me is that you don't feel like you really accomplish much in the game, after spending an hour or so in there, you leave thinking "I didn't really do much" which is true as you'll spend almost 60% of that time waiting for load screens, watching pointlessly long transfer animations whether it's landing on a planet or travelling to another system, it feels padded out and a waste of time.
    The side quest system is junk, it's comparable with Final Fantasy 15 which is just horrendous, they don't add a lot of depth and the majority are just fetch quests and stupid things, a crap ton of back tracking just to pad out the game time, I don't feel a lot of thought went into it, if there was it doesn't really show.
    Combat system is probably the only thing worth praising, it's great but it's clouded by systems that are too over complicated and not stream lined, again going for quantity vs quality.
    There are good things with the game but it gets clouded by all the junk and crap.
    This title needed another year or two in development and almost 75% of the things in this game can be toned down or outright removed as it serves no real purpose to the world or story.    … Expand
  55. Urtext
    Mar 21, 2017
    6
    It’s hard not to be emotional about Mass Effect: Andromeda. You can see this from the huge number of negative user reviews. This actually says something about the strength of the Mass Effect universe. Although Mass Effect 2 did not live up to the sci fi chops of Mass Effect 1, and Mass Effect 3 did not live up to the intensely personal and emotionally engaging Mass Effect 2, the originalIt’s hard not to be emotional about Mass Effect: Andromeda. You can see this from the huge number of negative user reviews. This actually says something about the strength of the Mass Effect universe. Although Mass Effect 2 did not live up to the sci fi chops of Mass Effect 1, and Mass Effect 3 did not live up to the intensely personal and emotionally engaging Mass Effect 2, the original trilogy remains a landmark Bioware effort. Expectations were high.

    The 0-10 scale is obviously flawed. But I cannot bring myself to review this game anything lower than a 6. It has its problems, but within the American grading system, 0-5 signifies a failing (non)effort. Despite some noticeable bugs, I did not encounter any game-breaking ones (your mileage may vary). ME: A was rushed, but it is not a literally broken game.

    This is not high praise. In fact, ME: A is a bad game, and if you value your time, you should not play it. When I play an RPG, first and foremost I expect some engagement with the story and the characters. An RPG is not only about its systems; its about role-playing within the given constraints of the game. And I cannot role-play with ME: A’s clichéd, uninteresting plot and terrible, forgettable cast. Even if you look over the problems with animation (it’s truly horrible, watch on Youtube for entertainment) and voice-work (the talent were phoning it in); the writing itself is untenable. There is no forward momentum. The gameplay systems function in a workmanship manner independent of context: combat is fine, the quest system sets up an addictive gameplay loop. But there is no soul to the game that makes you want to engage with these systems. And that is ME: A’s major sin.    … Expand
  56. SFCspectacular
    Apr 20, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect Andromeda

    Release Date: 21 March 17 Price: $59.99 System: PC, PS4, Xbox ONE The prospect of having a memorable space adventure is exciting to some gamers. Furthermore, many gamers crave action RPGs. One would think if you combined the two this would be an awesome game. Couple this with the storied history of the original Mass Effect trilogy and you’d be puzzled as to why    Mass Effect Andromeda

    Release Date: 21 March 17 Price: $59.99 System: PC, PS4, Xbox ONE

    The prospect of having a memorable space adventure is exciting to some gamers. Furthermore, many gamers crave action RPGs. One would think if you combined the two this would be an awesome game. Couple this with the storied history of the original Mass Effect trilogy and you’d be puzzled as to why Bioware produced such a disappointing game.

    If you’re wondering what makes Mass Effect Andromeda tick then look no further. Stay tuned for this review of Mass Effect Andromeda.

    Mass Effect: Andromeda is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare Montreal and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.

    Story

    Mass Effect: Andromeda begins in 2185, between the events of the second and third games in the original trilogy. The four Citadel Council races and the Quarians launch a strategy called the Andromeda Initiative. Each race sends 20,000 citizens on a one-way, 600-year journey to Andromeda aboard their own transportation vessel, called an Ark, and selects a leader, known as a Pathfinder. Shortly after waking from hyper sleep you take control of one of two twins: Scott or Sara Ryder. So begins your arduous journey to populate the new solar system.

    Gameplay

    Mass Effect Andromeda plays well for the most part. As a third person action RPG you’re able to run, boots jump, and use powers called biotics. Unfortunately the clunky menus and confusing interface will have you confused. The player can adjust the look of their character, but any attempt will result in a weird mannequin looking monstrosity. The combat might be the best part of this game. The joy of linking your biotics together with your teammates is satisfying and beckons you to enjoy more. Unfortunately due to the lack of a crouch button, constant glitches, and horrible optimization destroys all joy you might feel.

    Graphics

    By now the unanimous opinion on this games graphics is quite clear. Horrible is too nice a word to address this section. Bioware must have been asleep during facial animation classes. As of the time of this video the game has been patched, but still plays and looks like crap. Bottom line is the graphics should be the last thing a triple a title lacks.

    Music/sound

    The music in this game is forgettable and the voice acting is ten times as deplorable. Once again Bioware and EA must have out sourced these areas to drunken bums because that is the amount of care it seems they gave to this area. You’ll be better of playing your own music and imagining the dialogue.

    Playback

    The good news is Mass Effect Andromeda is filled with things to do. From your main mission of populating the Heleus Cluster to the loyalty missions this game will have you busy for a long time. There are more than enough planets to help colonize and the loyalty missions help you flesh out and get to know your shipmates. This has been the hallmark of the Mass Effect series so there should be no surprise at its generous offerings.

    Summary Score

    Many gamers waited years in anticipation for this new iteration of their beloved franchise. Instead they were given what some would call a shell of the old games. Marred with controversy, bad graphics, and empty promises Bioware has failed to deliver the Triple A Space RPG adventure many were promised. Mass Effect isn’t a bad game, but on the other hand nor is it an outstanding game. Many other games have faced the same woes, but not in such a huge combination of follies. Mass Effect Andromeda gets a 6.5 out of 10.    … Expand
  57. Sylentmana
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    There are many problems with this title, but I found myself enjoying the game none the less. Unlike many who played this game, I am not a fan of the past Mass Effect games. When it comes to sci-fi I'm not particularly fond of the dark and bleak atmosphere of those those game. Mass Effect Andromeda seems to go in the opposite direction.

    The story is one of optimism and discovery rather    There are many problems with this title, but I found myself enjoying the game none the less. Unlike many who played this game, I am not a fan of the past Mass Effect games. When it comes to sci-fi I'm not particularly fond of the dark and bleak atmosphere of those those game. Mass Effect Andromeda seems to go in the opposite direction.

    The story is one of optimism and discovery rather than extinction and doom. Even the interiors of ships are different. Where the Normandy was all black and orange, the ships in Andromeda are white and blue giving them a clean and sleek sci-fi look, which I like. I personally found the story and most dialogue to be interesting despite a few moments of incredibly bad writing. These moments are cringe-worthy to be sure, but when it shines, it shines brightly.

    Unlike most Bioware games, the combat is definitely the best part of this game, and this is from someone who doesn't really like shooters. There are a lot of ways to customize your character's combat abilities and you can change up your roles so if you find you don't like one role, you don't have to worry about starting a new character to try out another. The combat is fast and fun and allows you to mix in gun play, melee, and biotics (space magic) to sow chaos across the battlefield and make your enemies cry like babies. This is somewhat surprising considering the lead combat designer is a massive white-hating racist. I guess talent and being a decent person do not need to go together.

    The environments are also quite beautiful and diverse ranging from jungles to deserts to icy snow-covered tundras. Tearing across them in my not-Mako was pretty fun, though it quickly becomes clear that they are really just empty albeit beautiful set pieces.

    The game does have a number of issues that have been pointed out by many others. The character animations are often awkward and janky, which is par for the coarse from a Bioware game. The facial animations are where the most laughs will come from. Some range from robotic to downright bizarre, but always gave me a good chuckle. Many may find this immersion breaking, but I've always been able to compartmentalize these sorts of things from my immersion, so it wasn't really an issue for me. Luckily, I have not encountered any game breaking bugs during my play-through.

    The side-quest structure is also nothing to write home about, with them often resembling MMO fetch quests. Fortunately, while not very interesting, these quests do give at least a sense of progression toward the goal of colonizing the galaxy.

    All in all, the game speaks more of what could have been. It's wasted potential is glaringly obvious even to those who never played the original trilogy. The game ultimately feels rushed and it is apparent that Bioware did not hire the best to work on this game, settling on the merely average. The Mass Effect legacy deserves better than this as do its fans. It is merely an average game that objectively deserves a 5/10 but I gave it a 6 simply because of the personal enjoyment I squeezed out of it. Perhaps next time, Bioware will focus on hiring and retaining the best people for the job rather then hiring to meet diversity quotas. After all, diversity for diversity's sake does not a good game make.    … Expand
  58. steve0178
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    I was a Mass Effect 3 multiplayer veteran who primarily bought this game for the MP aspect. Since most reviews I'm seeing are referring to the SP portion of the game, i thought I'd throw my opinion out there for anyone interested in MP. MP is not terrible, but it's not nearly as good as ME3 MP was. Overall, if feel much clunkier. The button layout has changed, which makes it lessI was a Mass Effect 3 multiplayer veteran who primarily bought this game for the MP aspect. Since most reviews I'm seeing are referring to the SP portion of the game, i thought I'd throw my opinion out there for anyone interested in MP. MP is not terrible, but it's not nearly as good as ME3 MP was. Overall, if feel much clunkier. The button layout has changed, which makes it less intuitive in my opinion. Gone is the platinum setting, so only bronze, silver, and gold remain; however, the waves seem harder. The same basic character progression is in place (six skill levels, first 3 with one skill, and the next 3 with 2 skills of which you choose 1). Leveling points are the same as well. I'm not sure how points for purchasing items in the store compare, as I have yet to make it through a bronze level 10. The weapons are more limited, but they will likely release more with DLC packs or updates. The maps feel like a step back from ME3. In fact, everything kind of feels like a step back from ME3. Overall, not a bad game, but I might have to stick with ME3 MP, which is really sad seeing as we've been waiting for this for 5 years.… Expand
  59. D-Squared
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    The game isn't bad nor is it good. It just exists. The gameplay is fine. No issue there on my PS4. However the writing is lackluster and the story is uninspiring. The animations feel pretty lazy and the only thing they bothered to properly animate to an A+ were the "Love scenes" which is sad. This game is not worth its retail pricing. Its worth maybe $25-30. Its just disappointing when IThe game isn't bad nor is it good. It just exists. The gameplay is fine. No issue there on my PS4. However the writing is lackluster and the story is uninspiring. The animations feel pretty lazy and the only thing they bothered to properly animate to an A+ were the "Love scenes" which is sad. This game is not worth its retail pricing. Its worth maybe $25-30. Its just disappointing when I have to ACTIVELY search for positives in a game that I wanted to be good. Unfortunately the best I can say is that its, "Meh alright I suppose..."… Expand
  60. k2fntsy
    Mar 23, 2017
    6
    This is what EA wants. It's not Mass effect, it's SPACE BATTLEFIELD- Boring Single Play and Mega Funny Multiplay. I like battlefield a lot for good multiplay only, but it's not I want from Mass Effect.
  61. Lowenklee
    Mar 24, 2017
    6
    I purchased Andromeda a week ago, and began downloading right away ...it's a week later and I'm still downloading.

    Average speed 80KBps, game is currently at 68%. To be clear, my internet *is* slow (advertised at 3mbps down. It's not) ...but it's also the fastest connection available for purchase in my area. It's not a money issue. It's a crappy American ISPs and digital download only    I purchased Andromeda a week ago, and began downloading right away ...it's a week later and I'm still downloading.

    Average speed 80KBps, game is currently at 68%.
    To be clear, my internet *is* slow (advertised at 3mbps down. It's not) ...but it's also the fastest connection available for purchase in my area. It's not a money issue. It's a crappy American ISPs and digital download only issue.

    It's just not worth the frustration.

    As for the game, what little I've been able to play seems lovely. I57500k, 16GB DDR, GTX1080 and everything runs beautifully, looks wonderful too. Judging from the first couple hours, don't play it as ME4 but instead as its own standalone thing and I think it'll be fine.

    Final score averages the pain in the butt to be able to play vs the actual game play once it’s running.    … Expand
  62. alexanderroyal
    Mar 25, 2017
    6
    As many have said the subpar animations are a huge distraction. Combined with a bland story and characters, Mass Effect Andromeda falls short of its predecessors
  63. asevans48
    Mar 25, 2017
    6
    As far as things go, some of the earlier Deus Ex games were worse. I started gaming with those and Mass Effect 1 which, by today's standards is not great. To compare, the first game is a lot like the current game but worse in some aspects. Neither game is terrific for today's gamers or machines. However, BioWare is ambitious and quite open with a great deal of promise if EA will get out ofAs far as things go, some of the earlier Deus Ex games were worse. I started gaming with those and Mass Effect 1 which, by today's standards is not great. To compare, the first game is a lot like the current game but worse in some aspects. Neither game is terrific for today's gamers or machines. However, BioWare is ambitious and quite open with a great deal of promise if EA will get out of the way. EA may be why MEA is basically ME1 with a coat of new paint and a few improvements. I gave ME1 a 7/10 by the way because the animations were appropriate to the time.

    This game has its ambitions:
    - Large Universe
    - Sets up a story line
    - Come back from the ending of ME3 (a game that was actually phenomenal despite the ending)

    This yields some positive traits:

    - Multiplayer has improved and is heart pounding at times.
    - The new galaxy is large and ready for some sort of plot. Hopefully it isn't the same plot.
    - There is more of a plot than ME1 but the game is still as open.
    - The sound quality has improved.
    - What appears to be a new visual engine or massive upgrade shows signs of promise in the future. This game should have been refined for another 6-12 months.
    - Combat is better than ME1 even if the game is exactly the same in tone.
    - The game drops some of the more boring aspects of ME1 despite maintaining them in a faster paced way.
    - Hardcore and the level above actually give you a run for your money at times as the enemies are harder to kill.
    - The AI is not strong but at least playing combat missions does not fell like shooting at ducks at the fair. This improves on ME1.
    - If you liked ME1, then MEA offers better world exploration and AI with some better visuals.

    The ambition and EA also yield a ton of negative traits:

    - Combat has degraded a bit from ME3 but that is probably due to the open world ME1 style.
    - It is 2017, not 2008. This game looks like something ported from N64 to the age of Xbox. That is a regression from ME3.
    - Color schemes are ugly at times. The puke green is just off putting.
    - Character interaction is still not great. Conversations are not as shallow as people giving themselves away but still need work.
    - In an age of tens to hundreds of GB of RAM, terabyte hard drives, the i7, and graphics cards that are better than processors, we are still given very little to do on a planet and poor AI. The game improves on the routine side quests of ME1 but not by much. AI is still like it was in ME3.
    - The character creation is a mess and quite limited compared to ME3.
    - ME is still a massive sex romp in space. Let's move on from the original Battle Star Galactica to the much better 00's remake. Space porn was better to those in the 1970s.
    - The plot feels repackaged
    - Way too much faked liberalism. I think women intentionally outnumber men. It feels like this was a business decision from a bunch of Canucks tempered by Bioware to leave out certain folks who would not really qualify for a real space mission. It is written into the story poorly. I believe in equality but forced equality makes for awful story lines. If you really want integration just integrate your workforce and the writers will carry their personalities to the story in a more relaxed and real way. I am surprised there wasn't a statement about women being just as good as men.

    Mostly, the negative traits come in the form of animation and poor character interaction, the EA push to publish, and repackaging, I think EA fell into the common EA trap of reproducing the same plot type, with the same story telling because they think every game is just a business. They seem to be telling BioWare to really just *** off and do it their way. In case EA forgot, they are really bad at making games. It is why they make more money in sports games and why Bethesda is superior. Leave Bioware the *** alone. Art is a business but it is still art and must still move. Sports moves on its own.

    In summation, the game feels like ME1 9 years later but with slightly better visuals and AI. That is just wrong. However, it does set things up nicely to a degree. Because of the positives, this game is a 6 and not a 3.    … Expand
  64. Gyer
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    Technically very poor - a lot has been mentioned about the poor animations, but what struck me most was the terrible lip syncing and awful facial textures - all the human characters look like they have mud splattered all over their faces. On the plus side, it plays just like all the previous mass effect games, so the gameplay is still fun, and the multiplayer is an expanded version of ME3Technically very poor - a lot has been mentioned about the poor animations, but what struck me most was the terrible lip syncing and awful facial textures - all the human characters look like they have mud splattered all over their faces. On the plus side, it plays just like all the previous mass effect games, so the gameplay is still fun, and the multiplayer is an expanded version of ME3 MP, so that's a win. I had such high hopes for this game as I am a huge mass effect fan, so the fact that the game is graphically so poor is a huge let down.… Expand
  65. Interesting_inc
    Mar 27, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect was promised to be the best of the Mass Effect franchise, we were promised that we were gonna see, hear and feel Mass Effect Andromeda in a way that we've never done a Mass Effect game before. This was gonna be the one that made up for the ending of mass effect 3, but BioWare did not deliver on the promise they made, the game feels more like Dragon Age: Inquisition which is notMass Effect was promised to be the best of the Mass Effect franchise, we were promised that we were gonna see, hear and feel Mass Effect Andromeda in a way that we've never done a Mass Effect game before. This was gonna be the one that made up for the ending of mass effect 3, but BioWare did not deliver on the promise they made, the game feels more like Dragon Age: Inquisition which is not as bad as people might think, Dragon Age Inquisition was a great game and if they made it better I would've been satisfied but BioWare didn't deliver on anything except for the graphics and gameplay. The gameplay was better than previous game as well as how the game looked except for the facial animations. The story is weaker than previous games as well as the characters, the multiplayer stayed the same as before. If you are all about combat and multiplayer horde mode than this is the game for you, but if you want to enjoy the story and have fun with the characters you will not find this here in this game, In simpler words the story and characters were average at best and the music was not spot on It just didn't feel right, as for bugs I only had one bug in the game and It didn't take away from the experience and neither did the facial animations for me because I care more about the story. It is obvious that this game was not ready to be released yet and I am disappointed that BioWare didn't make this game they it should have been in the years they had to make it. This game is a 6 out of 10 despite it's story and characters being weak it looked beautiful most of the time(excluding facial animations) and the combat was fun if not for the combat this game would've been a 4 out of ten and I am hoping that BioWare fixes this with patches and free DLC because this game was not worth at the price they sold it. If you like to enjoy a story and have fun with characters this is not the game for you, on the other hand if you enjoy combat and multiplayer horde mode you will enjoy it.… Expand
  66. RowanBlack
    Apr 9, 2017
    6
    The few shining moments in this game are not enough to save the experience. I was so excited to start this game I brought my wife in to experience the opening with me, I expected more, rarely have I experienced a AAA game with so little in the way of story development in the beginning.

    Once you get into the game you will occasionally find a questline that provides an enjoyable    The few shining moments in this game are not enough to save the experience. I was so excited to start this game I brought my wife in to experience the opening with me, I expected more, rarely have I experienced a AAA game with so little in the way of story development in the beginning.

    Once you get into the game you will occasionally find a questline that provides an enjoyable experience, but those are few and to often entirely missable. Few low quality quests would have greatly improved this game.

    The combat system is fine and combat can be an enjoyable activity.

    Sadly only a major content update will save this game. Hopefully lessons will be learned and the next installment will bring the magic back.    … Expand
  67. Explofion
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    I loved the first trilogy and this Mass Effect is a complete different kind of game and this is good. The only problem for me is every things they made differently is bad or boring.

    -Animation: First when you start the game you are welcomed with broken animation everywhere, but this is just a minor problem, it can be fixed and this is Mass Effect it should be good even with that.    I loved the first trilogy and this Mass Effect is a complete different kind of game and this is good. The only problem for me is every things they made differently is bad or boring.

    -Animation:
    First when you start the game you are welcomed with broken animation everywhere, but this is just a minor problem, it can be fixed and this is Mass Effect it should be good even with that.

    -Game play
    Next step, Gunfight. I really don't understand why we cannot stop the fight to control our partners actions. All is very very action, I don't like the new system where you can't equip more than 2 powers but have to switch to different profile. The fight are always dashing everywhere trying to cover.
    Some gunfight are difficult, boss fights where nicely organized.
    So for the gameplay I don't liked it but it's not bad it is just my personal feeling about it.

    Exploration:
    The exploration is good, a mixed between Mass Effect 1 for the Mako and Dragon Age inquisiton (I loved it) for the out post system and the tower to activate to find a final cave or whatever secret thing. The system with the five (I think) planet to colonized is rewarding because you can feel the evolution of it talking to people in the main Hub and by destroying the threat it will became (almost) peaceful place to live on.

    Story and characters:
    This point was the most important and I'm very very very very disappointed about it. No spoiler ahead but the story is boring af, the end was terribly... Average. I almost feel like every characters on the Tempest were cliché (Good point for the Sera from Dragon Age disguised in Asari).
    I tried to do a maximum side quest possible before the main quest but I was blocked waiting to receive mail from my team mates to continue their side quests. Like seriously? And then I did one mission and everybody sent me mail so I was submerged with side quest all of a sudden..
    I'm going to start a New Game + but I'm not as excited has I'm still am when I start again the first trilogy or even a Dragon Age game.

    Conclusion: Returning into the Mass Effect universe feels good. The Andromeda initiative is a good concept for a game, the main story of exploring planet and the exploration itself is nicely done. The gunfights are what they are you like it or not but you can't say it's bad. But thanks to a lot of bug and a poor story telling I cannot say I'm happy with this game and I'm very sad of it.
    But your opinion will be the best so try the game if you never played any Mass Effect you can start here and you will discover one of the biggest and best universe of the video game history.

    Final Point: I personally don't think that the open world fit well here and really don't know why because I liked it with Dragon age inquisition. But a good linear game is better than an average open world one.

    Sorry for bad English.    … Expand
  68. Aarianne
    Apr 6, 2017
    6
    Now that I've had some time to dig into this game, I figured I'd weigh in about what is good/bad about it. While this game ends up not being the incredible game to me I hope it would have been, I don't think it is a complete disaster by any means. Just for reference I play on a PS4 Pro.

    So what don't I like? The random glitches that pop up during playback. For example, on one    Now that I've had some time to dig into this game, I figured I'd weigh in about what is good/bad about it. While this game ends up not being the incredible game to me I hope it would have been, I don't think it is a complete disaster by any means. Just for reference I play on a PS4 Pro.

    So what don't I like?

    The random glitches that pop up during playback. For example, on one quest it didn't play the audio for the npc I had to confront and bam, I get the decision wheel. Talk about immersion killing. There were also a lot of times with random distorted visuals in areas of the screen (only during single-player). These usually required me to close the application before it would go away. And I'm not sure what is with Ryder's crew, but I just don't care for most of them. Even half the time their loyalty missions felt pretty underwhelming as far as stories go. In multiplayer, I can't say how many times it would randomly crash the game completely. Over a week has passed and not one patch? The earlier ME games had me excited to play when I got home, not so much with this one. No reason to mention facial animations as that has been beaten to death already.

    So what is good?

    The visuals are awesome, when you actually explore the planets you can get some amazing views. I like the flexibility of building your custom ability sets. It really allows you to cater to your specific play style. Combat was fast and really fun once you find the build that works for you. Multiplayer was a fun distraction as well. If it didn't crash as much, I'd would play it a lot more. Space travel was what I expected. I hated scanning entire planets in the prior ME games so a quick scan with some great visuals was fine with me.

    I'm still not sure about those forward stations...

    TLDR; While still a fun game to play, it could have been much better if they delayed the release a few more months. After they finally patch some existing bugs, I think it will be the game I expected. Still worth playing if you liked the ME series, but if you're on the fence give it few months to work out the bugs.    … Expand
  69. AtticusMarkane
    Apr 17, 2017
    6
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a solid entry in the series. It has some issues, but for the most part they are cosmetic. The unfortunate thing is that the elements of the game that truly shine require you to invest your time, explore the worlds, and complete the game.

    This is a game about discovery and once you start looking you begin to see that the developers have laid the foundations for    Mass Effect Andromeda is a solid entry in the series. It has some issues, but for the most part they are cosmetic. The unfortunate thing is that the elements of the game that truly shine require you to invest your time, explore the worlds, and complete the game.

    This is a game about discovery and once you start looking you begin to see that the developers have laid the foundations for another great series. Sprinkled throughout the quests and lore in the game it is obvious that there is a lot of intrigue going on; What happened to the Milky Way? Who is the Benefactor? Where did the Scourge come from? Who made the Remnant? What makes this all more delightful is that with the foundation left by the original series, there is room for countless theories and endless speculation on all these questions and I expect the answers we get will be great.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is a game laboring under the burden of a herculean legacy. Unfortunately because of this it means that it will be picked apart and compared to the nostalgic memory of its ancestor. When you boil it all down, I feel that Andromeda sets the stage for a series that truly has the potential to outshine its predecessor.    … Expand
  70. System1988
    May 22, 2017
    6
    I bought a PS4 Pro in order to play MEA in all its glory. However the game failed to not only stand as tall as its predecessors, but also close to the minimum standards they set. Before going any further I would like to make crystal clear that I am extremely liberal with all genders and I actually favor equality among them. I just don't want gender politics in my games! I also want toI bought a PS4 Pro in order to play MEA in all its glory. However the game failed to not only stand as tall as its predecessors, but also close to the minimum standards they set. Before going any further I would like to make crystal clear that I am extremely liberal with all genders and I actually favor equality among them. I just don't want gender politics in my games! I also want to mention that I usually have 3 tiers of scoring a game which I will explain below:

    TIER 1 - How does it stand among all videogames - 4/10

    MEA is a decent 3rd person shooter with many bugs and glitches as well as a childishly writen and mostly boring storyline that picks up pace and interest in the final 2 hours. NOT what you want from a ME game. It is a half-finished product that plainly depicts the panic the studio had with how almost all aspects of the game would look, from character appearance (yes the facial animations) to the entire story. Most importantly the game killed the main gameplay mechanic that made sense, the dialog wheel, going from Paragon/Renegade to "emotional development choices that in the long run affect your character". Never noticed that. Finally, and I will explain this more in later Tiers, the game is destroyed by amateur attempts to infuse it with sociopolitical propaganda, mainly feminist, something that was both unecessary and insulting to the gamer community. Studies show that people who play videogames are generally "Smarter" so why don't just go with that instead of cramming into our throats politics we already know and respect and that should ALWAYS stay out of the entertainment industry? MEA is Bioware's greatest missed opportunity, a poor game compared to many other AAA titles you can play.

    TIER 2 - How does it compare to other games of the genre 5/10

    ME 1,2,3 set a high bar. The trilogy however taught Bioware nothing of how important the story is to any game. Even if I took this out, the game fails to reach even the standards itself created. It was a game about exploration instead of an inwards-looking, character development storyline, ok let's try that I am game, I am open to new things. However the exploration part was reppetetive, uninspired and generic. I expected to explore a Galaxy and find at least 4-5 new species indeginous to it, same as ME 1. I got 3, and all boringly executed and writen mostly. The Agara could have been more fleshed out and less naive, the Remnant are interesting at first only to get squashed by repetitiveness and the Kett are an ugly and hilarious enemy to be against. I simply never felt threatened by them. With this fact us players were left with the need to look for entertainment in the characters and not the repetitiveness- emptiness of Andromeda. But the characters, with the exception of Peebe, Jaal and Drack were UNINTERESTING and most importantly, intentionally posing as feminist political cues. Simply put, the entire crew of the Tempest exists as a character empowerement of Sara Ryder. There are simply no powerful males in there. Drack is no A male, just a grumpy old man to respect, not antagonize, Liam is the less interesting, wining excuse of a human being, Cora is steel cold and irritating. Vetra is quicky reduced from a powerful female to a caregiver mother figure that overprotects her little sister, Gil is a guy that struggles to find his pace with a platonic relationship with his lady friend and so on. One could say that comparing them to characters like Garrus and Liara is unfair since we had 3 games with them and they grew on us. But that is not true, they were all amazing, even from the very first game. In ME 1,2,3 I wanted to go back to the ship and talk to my complanions as much as possible. In MEA I wanted to be out of the ship as much as possible in order to take breaks from conversations I knew I had to listen to because I paid 70 euros for them. That is not how a ME game should feel like. Finally, the Arks' storyline is a missed chance to flesh the story more.

    TIER 3- What does it "do for me" as a fan? 7/10

    Ok, let's take a breather. We waited for this game patiently for 4 long years. Let's take some of the good stuff out of it and remember it as a "slow" origins story isntead of a complete one. Peebe is AWESOME. I kept going back to the Tempest just to get as much out of her as possible. Incredibly satisfying choice for a romance as well, by far the most well writen and that says a lot for the rest of the crew. The Remnant story, although mired by repeating themes (the final 2 vaults were a chore, not a wonder) they open the game to sequels in an extremely interesting way. Drack was a laugh and Suvi and Kallo simply adorable. Ryder is descently writen and stands almost as tall as Shepard as a leader, fighting her way not only though a very bad storyline that does not do her justice but also an amazingly executed internal fight with herself, her family and the terrible truth of Mikly Way's ultimate fate.    … Expand
  71. RaFfr0
    Aug 28, 2017
    6
    I preordered this game a long time before release because obviously i thought it would be like the ME Trilogy, but i was wrong. Despite all of the bugs, glitches and animations, the story was so bland, the characters were forgettable and only the combat was good, maybe the best in a ME game, but that doesn't do much when you have so many negative points.
  72. CoreGamer1408
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    It has bugs performance and technical issues so that damages the the rating. I played it for 100 hours and 98% completion rate all in SP. Did the writing story and new characters feel as impactive as the older games? Nah not even close more like TV soap opera level of acting and writing, oh well.

    The game seems to have a lot of copy/paste side quests and exploration padding. I could    It has bugs performance and technical issues so that damages the the rating. I played it for 100 hours and 98% completion rate all in SP. Did the writing story and new characters feel as impactive as the older games? Nah not even close more like TV soap opera level of acting and writing, oh well.

    The game seems to have a lot of copy/paste side quests and exploration padding. I could spend literally several hours messing about here and there and not have any main story update. That did leave a disjointed broken feeling when getting back to the main story. Mining, research, upgrades strike teams and inventory management got to be a micro mange time waster drag.

    Exploring new worlds was a load of fun. Lots of reading to do like the good old Mass Effects to keep the lore junkies happy. The flashy jet pack based combat and flashy driving was fun fluid and fast and never got old.

    Pandemic retry and well this has not aged well. Seeing Mass Effect related stuff is always cool. The gameplay and combat is now kind of ( DAI ) repetitive and shallow. Already knowing the story and game world nothing any more new to see here sadly. The mystery box level or writing was really so much time wasting BS. MEA was a missed opportunity for sure. Looking like it was made by less talented people. compared to who made the previous three ME games.    … Expand
  73. angelknives
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    Hard to believe this is made by Bioware. If you had told me this was a studio's first shot at an rpg, I would've believed you. There is definitely things to be enjoyed in this game, but it fails utterly as an rpg. There are no meaningful choices, you do not define anything about your character and the relationships with the companions don't change meaningfully either. The saddest thing isHard to believe this is made by Bioware. If you had told me this was a studio's first shot at an rpg, I would've believed you. There is definitely things to be enjoyed in this game, but it fails utterly as an rpg. There are no meaningful choices, you do not define anything about your character and the relationships with the companions don't change meaningfully either. The saddest thing is the lack of diversity in the planets. It feels like most of them are just some variation of 'desert', and I don't think it started like that, looking at concept art.
    Just as bland are the companions, with most of them just being the bargain bin versions of the OT characters. The romances are equally disappointing. A couple of them have some nice scenes, but nothing on the level of other recent Bioware romances.
    The game play is fine. Just fine. But I can't get over the fact that a game about space exploration has so little to explore.
    The main story is incredibly shallow and you've seen it all before (in the other ME games!). Near the end they hint at some bigger things to happen (one hidden behind a boring collection quest), but those teases are left for a sequel I don't see happening.
    Besides these issues, it's painfully obvious this game needed more time or better leadership. From things like the asari all having the same face, to the lack of a personality for Ryder, to the state this game was launched in, all make it clear Bioware was rushing near the end.

    All in all I can't say I had NO fun with this game, but I couldn't be bothered to replay it and that's never happened to me before with a Bioware game.    … Expand
  74. Kire_92
    Jul 30, 2018
    6
    At the core this is a good game, but some design decisions and what feels like a lack of development time ruins what could have been a great game.

    There is a lot of quest and stuff to do in this game, but unfortunately it focuses more on quantity instead of quality. Most quests are boring and most things you do feels like chores instead of entertainment. It might be fun on the first    At the core this is a good game, but some design decisions and what feels like a lack of development time ruins what could have been a great game.

    There is a lot of quest and stuff to do in this game, but unfortunately it focuses more on quantity instead of quality. Most quests are boring and most things you do feels like chores instead of entertainment. It might be fun on the first planet but after that most quests feels boring and repetitive. And it’s not only the quests that are repetitive, it’s also the enemies and the creatures on different planets. And in a game that focus a lot on exploration this repetitiveness is a lot more noticeable.

    The combat is also not very fun in my opinion, even though it feels a lot better and is not as stiff as the other Mass Effect games. But the cover system feels very clunky and the fact that you are limited to only 3 active abilities when there are around 20 to choose from makes me frustrated and wishing for more options to have FUN in combat. In its current state the combat feels very bland and lacking things to make me feel entertained.

    With that said I actually I still enjoyed the game even though it have a lot of flaws. I never found any major bugs that annoyed me and I was fine with the facial animations that a lot of people have criticized the game for. What made be appreciate the game is the overall setting and tone of the game and I liked the story and the characters, and in my opinion that is the most important part of a Mass Effect game. I managed to quickly feel immersed in the world and loved the first hours. But the repetitive nature of the game made it worse and worse the longer I played. After playing it for some time I kind of wished that the game was over so that it wouldn’t taint my experience anymore. Luckily the main quest managed to stay varied and therefore I found the game enjoyable until the end and I do not regret purchasing it... but the developers could have made it a lot better than what we ended up with.    … Expand
  75. DarkDoom
    Dec 5, 2019
    6
    Пустая, местами скучная, но играбельна. Требуется полный перезапуск и переосмысление франшизы!
  76. MadnessisRising
    Mar 13, 2019
    6
    This is not a bad game it's just the worst Mass Effect-Game. I really had fun playing it. But compared to the Mass Effect Trilogy, some things went terrible wrong.
    - the face expressions
    - the overall look of the worlds (only 2 were interesting in my opinion) - the charakter-writing (again only 1-2 chars were pretty interesting) - redesign of the asari (what the hell went wrong with    This is not a bad game it's just the worst Mass Effect-Game. I really had fun playing it. But compared to the Mass Effect Trilogy, some things went terrible wrong.
    - the face expressions
    - the overall look of the worlds (only 2 were interesting in my opinion)
    - the charakter-writing (again only 1-2 chars were pretty interesting)
    - redesign of the asari (what the hell went wrong with them they look awful?!)
    - bad story or teammate-missions
    - only two (if you want literally one) new specie(s)
    - boring exploring (I mean why i should scan al those plants and stuff?!)

    Anyway the gameplay was really funny and also the tech-system was well programmed. I would buy it again (but only if it's on sale ;D)    … Expand
  77. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    A decent game that, technical issues aside, mostly suffers from the comparison to the "gaming-royalty" level trilogy that came before it. Andromeda is not amazing or truly impressive in any way but it is a good side-story in the Mass Effect universe.
  78. dariasevsk
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    В предыдущие части не играла, но эта мне понравилась, красиво, атмосферно, не очень понимаю почему ее так не любят
  79. Roberoquer
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    There is a good game here but it´s buriend under a mess. The story has some interesting moments and characters but the overall plot feels quite convoluted and uninspired. The exploration is fun and the combat is very good. Sadly the multiple bugs and subpar graphics make the experience disappointing. This could have been great.
  80. D3nver30
    Jun 30, 2022
    6
    This game is like P*rn
    The story suck but the action is really great, I really enjoyed the combat mechanics and the exploration in this game
  81. DanielKei
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    The Mass Effect trilogy was one of gaming's finest entries. Bioware, in creating Commander Shepard and his memorable allies in an iconic war against an alien species threatening to destroy all life, took a massive risk in creating a new Mass Effect game outside of the original trilogy. If I had picked up this game, having not played the original titles, and it was simply named "Andromeda",The Mass Effect trilogy was one of gaming's finest entries. Bioware, in creating Commander Shepard and his memorable allies in an iconic war against an alien species threatening to destroy all life, took a massive risk in creating a new Mass Effect game outside of the original trilogy. If I had picked up this game, having not played the original titles, and it was simply named "Andromeda", would that change how I viewed the games strengths and shortcomings? Possibly. During the 30 hours I spent in Andromeda, I attempted to play it, ignorant to the ties it had with one of the greatest game series of all time.

    Andromeda is a big game. Its scale is enormous, but it fails to utilise this with anything particularly meaningful outside of the main questline. Lazy dialogue marrs contextually significant conversations, poor facial animations mean conversing with other humans feels a bit of a chore sometimes, and a strange lack of music or ambience in its hub areas means large parts of the game genuinely feel devoid of life. Poorly developed enemies mean there is no real feeling of threat other than in combat, and Andromeda unfortunately tells a lot more than it shows through characters' choices and actions. Andromeda also suffers greatly from lacks in sub-context, subtlety and nuance. You play as a good guy, and there are characters that will help you stop the bad guy. This is fine, if there are multiple layers around it. There aren't really with Andromeda.

    Positives? Combat. Combat is genuinely fun and fluid, and the many customisable options mean that taking on hordes of enemies never feels like a job. Andromeda has beautiful, vast environments that you can traverse on foot or the Nomad (Mass Effect's multi-terrain vehicle). Exploring these gorgeous worlds is fun, and hopping out of the Nomad to kick some baddies butts before getting back in and driving off to complete side quests is mostly satisfying. Andromeda just fails to connect this to anything particularly interesting.

    Part of the original Mass Effect trilogy's strengths were in its wonderfully realised characters, and the loyalty missions which enabled you to build meaningful relationships with them. Fortunately, Andromeda's cast of characters is good, and getting to know your allies, as well as assisting them in their character driven missions is a real joy. You can form romantic partnerships with some of your crew, and there's some genuinely heartwarming moments if you invest yourself.

    The main issue with Andromeda it never becomes better than "good". At its worst, it's average. At its best, it's fun. It's a game that will give you hours of entertainment, exploring beautiful & dangerous alien worlds, and killing its inhabitants. Andromeda is just far too static and slow the rest of the time. RPGs have evolved, and side quests are no longer acceptable if they all involve travelling from point A to point B, killing or finding something then returning. Conversations should not feel skippable, and villains must have either some charisma, or a genuine reason for existing other than being another obstacle. There has to be tension; threat. Unfortunately Andromeda does nothing to really elevate itself above being an enjoyable space opera.    … Expand
  82. JamesDrawsThngs
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    Mass Effect: Andromeda is one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. This was the last thing Bioware needed after the divisive reception of Mass Effect 3. It was a game that was looking to make good on the original vision of the first Mass Effect game, running on cutting-edge new technology, and featuring a whole new cast of characters for players to potentially fall in loveMass Effect: Andromeda is one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. This was the last thing Bioware needed after the divisive reception of Mass Effect 3. It was a game that was looking to make good on the original vision of the first Mass Effect game, running on cutting-edge new technology, and featuring a whole new cast of characters for players to potentially fall in love with. Despite having some genuinely good ideas and moments, it does not live up to the standards set by the original trilogy. A lot of this game's issues can be explained by its hellish development cycle, but it doesn't help make the game rise any further than average.

    ME: A's biggest problem lies within its story and characters. A large scale number of humans travel all the way to the Andromeda galaxy, only to discover that their potential new homes are under the threat of a race of beings called the Kett. As Ryder, you set out to explore the galaxy with a rag-tag group of misfits to create habitable new worlds for people to colonize while also dealing with this new threat. It's story overall feels like a retread of the original Mass Effect, complete with similar plot points, cast of characters and a heavily predictable twist ripped straight out of Mass Effect 2. It makes the game lack its own real identity and just feels like a far less interesting version of the first game. The cinematography takes a considerable nose dive as well, whether it be from the uninteresting way standard conversations are shot to the general technical issues. Of course, there were the infamous character animations which caused this game to get memed into oblivion, and while those moments were hilarious, once they were patched they didn't fix the issues with its overall presentation. The new characters you come across don't leave much of a lasting impression either, save for a select few. Add to that the fact that the game often forgets about technology and lore set in place by the previous games and that your overall choices do not have any greater effect on the narrative (there sure as hell will never be a sequel to this). Even Mass Effect 3 was more impacted by your choices than this. To be completely fair, though, There are a few genuinely fun moments sprinkled throughout the game and a few of the characters like Drack, Jaal and Liam did win me over. The environments in this game can also look downright beautiful. Sadly, they don't make up for an underwhelming narrative.

    How about the gameplay itself? Well, I can certainly say that it is the best part of the game, but not without its own issues. The core shooting mechanics are, quite honestly, the best feeling in the franchise. Clearly the most amount of attention went into the movement and gunplay. It feels and sounds great, and there's a solid selection of weapons to be had. You also have access to every character class and their special abilities right from the get-go, and you can also save these classes and abilities as shortcuts. However, I personally never utilized these shortcuts since I tended to stick with a winning combination that can absolutely decimate everything in my path. It's like getting the Crissaegrim in Symphony of the Night. As soon as you are given the best possible means of winning, there is absolutely no more reason to experiment. Unfortunately, the side missions found on each of the planets are not nearly as interesting, and many of them suffer from the same problem as most Ubisoft titles: a bunch of the same busy work scattered about to fill out the map make it seem like there is a substantial amount of content. This game also sees the return of vehicle exploration since ME1 (Hammerhead from ME2 doesn't count). Thankfully, unlike the Mako from ME1, the Nomad here is very fun to maneuver around in. You can also mine for resources on the ground like in ME2 and 3, but its far less important this time around.

    As a Mass Effect game, it is by far the weakest of the series. On its own merits, its decent open world game with some solid shooting and a mediocre story. It's a massive disappointment to many long time fans such as myself, and it doesn't leave me with much hope for a future game (should there ever be one). I only have this game for the sake of owning it as a Mass Effect fan. Everyone else would do best to ignore it and just play the original trilogy instead.    … Expand
  83. 18Xq8Rtutehc
    Jul 30, 2020
    6
    This game is the biggest miss of this generation. I am a huge fan of the Mass Effect Trilogy (I even love ME3 without restrictions). This game pales in comparison. It is competent enough, and probably doesn't deserve all the hate it got, but the story is so forgetful (I barely remember any story beat one year after playing it, while I still remember all major beats from the trilogy).This game is the biggest miss of this generation. I am a huge fan of the Mass Effect Trilogy (I even love ME3 without restrictions). This game pales in comparison. It is competent enough, and probably doesn't deserve all the hate it got, but the story is so forgetful (I barely remember any story beat one year after playing it, while I still remember all major beats from the trilogy).
    Apart from the story, the combat, side missions, and visuals are so generic. The soundtrack is forgettable.
    It is not the WORST GAME EVER by any means, and I recommend people check it out.    … Expand
  84. LuizH
    May 2, 2021
    6
    Esse jogo tinha um potencial para ser fantástico, mas ficou no mais ou menos... Enquanto a trilogia original é inesquecível, esse é só pra passar o tempo e olhe lá...
  85. massivexploder
    Sep 9, 2020
    6
    The game can be fun at times. It seems as if the game was written by middle schoolers. laughable and corny characters. The open world is not too bad. The action, upgrades and experimenting with builds is definitely where this game shines. The romances are piss poor hands down worst part of the game and absolutely unnecessary .
  86. tjhillman
    Sep 8, 2021
    6
    Combat and world building is excellent, facial animations and storytelling not so much.

    I played this on the PS5 and the input lag makes the game borderline unplayable unfortunately (unlike the Legendary Edition which is smooth). It’s a shame because the game looks great and the combat should be brilliant (massive upgrade from ME1/2/3), but it’s input lag breaks the experience. We’re it    Combat and world building is excellent, facial animations and storytelling not so much.

    I played this on the PS5 and the input lag makes the game borderline unplayable unfortunately (unlike the Legendary Edition which is smooth).

    It’s a shame because the game looks great and the combat should be brilliant (massive upgrade from ME1/2/3), but it’s input lag breaks the experience.

    We’re it not for the major technical issue, I’d give this a 7.    … Expand
  87. datguytoxic
    Jul 10, 2021
    6
    This game looks like a hot garbage. EA, please don’t force devs that you bought make games on Frostbite, they don’t know how this engine works! Dunno what’s my opinion about the plot and characters because I dropped this game after 20 mins cuz of the reason I wrote in my review!
  88. Eliador100
    Nov 21, 2021
    6
    I've played this game several years after the premiere and unfortunately this is not the mass effect I remembered. The maps are vast with many points you just want to explore, but usually there is nothing interesting. The story is not that epic that made me leave this game after ~10 hours of playing, while other games from the series I finished several times.
  89. Makaveli
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    I got this game the 17th of March and I just cant play this game anymore.. I usually finish all my games before I review but this game is just too boring.. I was expecting a good story with awesome characters.... there is none of that which I think should be the primary focus in a Mass Effect game.. Yeah the facial animations are crap but i still play games from the 80s so it's notI got this game the 17th of March and I just cant play this game anymore.. I usually finish all my games before I review but this game is just too boring.. I was expecting a good story with awesome characters.... there is none of that which I think should be the primary focus in a Mass Effect game.. Yeah the facial animations are crap but i still play games from the 80s so it's not something i really care about.. I can understand that it breaks immersion but there is no immersion breaking anyway because the story and characters suck so they my as well have no face animations..

    When you play a game it's suppose to grab you and make you want to continue playing. This game actually did the opposite for me, I rather go to work then play this game..

    The combat is a bit improved over the other mass effect games but that is not saying much considering recent other games have much better combat..

    The game is "okay" but I expected much better from a Mass Effect game.    … Expand
  90. WildFire15
    Mar 26, 2017
    5
    It doesn't seem to matter what Mass Effect Andromeda gives you, whether it's a return to a more open world to explore like in ME1, characters to delve into or critical choices to make, it's impossible to get over how poorly made the game is. It feels like it was cobbled together to a point of functionality and then left with no polish, making the game ugly and clunky to control and that'sIt doesn't seem to matter what Mass Effect Andromeda gives you, whether it's a return to a more open world to explore like in ME1, characters to delve into or critical choices to make, it's impossible to get over how poorly made the game is. It feels like it was cobbled together to a point of functionality and then left with no polish, making the game ugly and clunky to control and that's before the terrible animations get in the way. The aesthetic is still nice, but it's constantly impeded by poor use of the Frostbite engine.
    Beyond that, the excitement of exploring simply isn't there as it feels like you're checking off a list rather then going out and finding things.
    At the end of the day, Mass Effect: Andromeda simply isn't good enough to bare the series' name and both EA and Bioware should be ashamed of it.    … Expand
  91. HitmanStryker
    Mar 28, 2017
    5
    Mass Effect Andromeda; People are hating this game based on some of the characters rendering and animations, (especially women charters) as well as some of the writing. After playing twelve hours of the game I find myself with mixed feelings. The game is engaging on many levels but the good is outweighed by negative points that this game suffers from. First is the graphics, while some ofMass Effect Andromeda; People are hating this game based on some of the characters rendering and animations, (especially women charters) as well as some of the writing. After playing twelve hours of the game I find myself with mixed feelings. The game is engaging on many levels but the good is outweighed by negative points that this game suffers from. First is the graphics, while some of the graphics are on point in regards to the scenery and environment, some of the female characters look as if they are dead, no emotion, no facial expressions, and some of the characters voice actors sound as if they are just going through the motions instead of acting. The writing of the characters responses are laughable, like when the human character in charge of the Nexus says, "My face hurts..." or "You'll be a Pathfinder when you Path-find something"

    In retrospect Mass Effect 3 had better character expressions and animation that Andromeda. Bio-Ware had five years to work on this game, one would think the game would look better, not worse. This game could have been awesome. The way it was released make it mediocre at best.    … Expand
  92. Bitek
    Feb 26, 2018
    5
    I do not know about original game on the release date but the game that i have after all the updates is good. the graphics are nice. I do agree with some reviewers that facial animations look last generation. I guess I got spoiled after playing games like Witcher 3. anyways, I own PS4 Pro and there are some noticeable slowdowns on my console. The game is ok but i find that missions that iI do not know about original game on the release date but the game that i have after all the updates is good. the graphics are nice. I do agree with some reviewers that facial animations look last generation. I guess I got spoiled after playing games like Witcher 3. anyways, I own PS4 Pro and there are some noticeable slowdowns on my console. The game is ok but i find that missions that i played so far are a bit repetitive. go from point a do something, then go to point b and do something and then go to point c to do something and repeat. I do not feel connected to the main character, there is just something off that i cannot pointed out. The big plus of the game is the music. It is awesome. it definitively does not deserve 0s or 1s or 2s but it is not perfect 10 either. i would say 7 is about right for this game. you will enjoy this game but this game does not feel anything like original Mass Effect trilogy.… Expand
  93. YendorNostrebor
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    Art is not a democracy. It is a tyranny. We bow down before Shakespeare, Nina Simone, and Margaret Atwood because they are absolute monarchs of their craft and art. Please Bioware, hire the best.

    It is breaking my heart to write this.
  94. Th3Dud3
    Mar 24, 2017
    5
    This lift off is simply not good enough.
    It should offer a new approach to the series and will set up a path for new adventures in the ME Universe.
    Sadly its not that good, as the ME Series before was. I dont want to cry about the animations - they are not good for an AAA title. Just compare this game to AC Series, or other games and it should be equal or better. Especially when    This lift off is simply not good enough.
    It should offer a new approach to the series and will set up a path for new adventures in the ME Universe.

    Sadly its not that good, as the ME Series before was.
    I dont want to cry about the animations - they are not good for an AAA title.
    Just compare this game to AC Series, or other games and it should be equal or better.
    Especially when it's about feelings, rpg, and character presentation.

    But thats not the major point, even it is jumping into your face during the game.
    The major point is - it's soulless.
    I try to sum it up:
    - characters are not interesting enough
    - the world is huge but has no "exploration" feeling
    - conversations are simple
    - the experience is average to nearly good.
    - the action is lifeless and nearly a bit boring.

    And this makes over all the game pretty bad.
    This series was amazing and has so much potential.
    It turns out that is droping like Dragon Age.
    Don't expect to much, when you buy it right now.

    Buy it when its cheap, my advise.
    Right now, i am not satisfied at all and a bit sad to see what 5 years later came out.
    As a fan, i am sad.    … Expand
  95. cossayos
    Apr 2, 2017
    5
    I'm about ten hours in, so this is not a final verdict.

    What this game lacks is immersion. I wanted to lose myself in it and instead it feels like a grind. With the first three titles I was immediately hooked on the story and the characters and spent hours exploring the Normandy and if my companions had anything new to say. Not here. You see, I can live with the often criticized    I'm about ten hours in, so this is not a final verdict.

    What this game lacks is immersion. I wanted to lose myself in it and instead it feels like a grind. With the first three titles I was immediately hooked on the story and the characters and spent hours exploring the Normandy and if my companions had anything new to say. Not here. You see, I can live with the often criticized dialogue. It's not as bad as some make it out to be. I also had no runins with outright cringeworthy animations. To be fair, previous games of the series weren't big on that either.

    The game just feels bland compared to the previous titles. 10 hours and I didn't have a single memorable moment or conversation with my crew. It's also the little details, such as only three outfits being available to choose from. Long sleeves, short sleeves and jacket. Admitted, and as I said, a small detail, but it points to the lack of customisation of your character that's rather obvious right from the start and the creation menu.

    Combat, well, I feel mostly reminded of ME1. The AI seems to be dead on arrival and you go through the usual dropped in hordes you have to shoot up. Jetpack is a nice addition but it doesn't save the day.

    Some here have compared the game to DA:I. I can only say, I'd wish. With DA:I exploring was fun and there was always something new to discover. With this one, the environment is huge but largely empty.

    It's not outright bad. And I can only advise the ones who hook their reviews on terms like SJW or anti white racism to get a life. But it's bland, mediocre. I will finish it in time. Not as fast as the previous titles, but I think I will. If that changes my impressions of the first ten hours, I will write a new review and add a new score.    … Expand
  96. StanleyPain
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    I really, really wanted to like this game. There are a lot of things to love about it. It's a cool hybrid of the planetary exploration of ME1 (which I really liked, personally) with the faster paced combat that ME3's multiplayer brought to the mix. Much has been made about the game's weak voice acting (which is true) and the bizarre, awful facial animations and general characterI really, really wanted to like this game. There are a lot of things to love about it. It's a cool hybrid of the planetary exploration of ME1 (which I really liked, personally) with the faster paced combat that ME3's multiplayer brought to the mix. Much has been made about the game's weak voice acting (which is true) and the bizarre, awful facial animations and general character portrayals (which is also true), but as much as I wanted to really get into ME:A, the technical problems this game has right now are just making it a hot f-in mess, and I'm just being brutally honest. The texture problems, characters morphing in and out of scenery, team mates getting stuck, important dialog that doesn't trigger until 1-2 minutes AFTER the important thing happened you needed the dialog for, and your character randomly freezing in mid-action are just a handful of what is wrong with this game. With a patch or two, ME:A could be a generally solid sci-adventure. But, man..I am sincerely disappointed. This goes beyond just the aesthetic problems; personally I can live with the weirdly bad animations and such...but the game has to be PLAYABLE and the second time I got killed because I literally lost control of my character while the game merrily kept going I just really had to be intellectually honest: this game not only needed more time in the oven, but was released in an inexcusable state. I am really bummed. I hope they fix some of this crap soon, cuz I feel pretty ripped off on this one.… Expand
  97. GreenZombie
    Dec 19, 2017
    5
    As a stand alone game, I enjoyed it very much. As a Mass Effect fan, this game failed to connect. The depth that we look forward to just wasn't there. The game was glitchy and had too many issues. For being pushed back 5 months from the original release date, I had hoped that they would put more effort into this. It basically killed the Mass Effect series, and that's what makes me sad.As a stand alone game, I enjoyed it very much. As a Mass Effect fan, this game failed to connect. The depth that we look forward to just wasn't there. The game was glitchy and had too many issues. For being pushed back 5 months from the original release date, I had hoped that they would put more effort into this. It basically killed the Mass Effect series, and that's what makes me sad. Mass Effect is one of my favorite universes in the Science Fiction realm alongside Star Wars, Star Trek, and Battlestar Gallactica. This particular game failed to meet those standards with character development. It felt like one big giant side quest, but not a full game on its own. The sad thing is, there was so much opportunity to make this into something great. They were exploring a whole new galaxy. They could have had so many new alien species. They traded that for a half baked alien species and full frontal nudity. Oh well.… Expand
  98. linkenski
    Apr 3, 2017
    5
    Mass Effect: Andromeda - the game that didn't need to be but was made anyway. After the disaster that was ME3's ending controversy which was just as poorly handled as the ending in question BioWare decided to listen to fans and make another entry in the series as a form of new beginnings since the canonical end-point of 3 made it impossible to continue the story of the original setting inMass Effect: Andromeda - the game that didn't need to be but was made anyway. After the disaster that was ME3's ending controversy which was just as poorly handled as the ending in question BioWare decided to listen to fans and make another entry in the series as a form of new beginnings since the canonical end-point of 3 made it impossible to continue the story of the original setting in any organic way. The idea became to go to the neighbour galaxy with a select few species from the original trilogy, a new protagonist and a new set of circumstances. A lot of it has actually been potentially promising but whenever the game shows shimmers of hope about its more original themes it discards them in favor of telling a tired and safe, watered down version of Mass Effect 1's plot. It's Mass Effect: The Force Awakens, all with a Mary Sue protagonist whose unsure and sometimes immature characterization (as a result of being 7 years younger than Shepard) is completely at odds with the incredible power-level the story grants him (or her). The coolest thing regarding the outset of the plot is that you have a sister and a dad who are both customizable to some extent and a few surprises down the road, but ultimately it doesn't mean much because it's still just a retelling of ME1; you have a the Neo-Geth, Neo-Reapers, Neo-Council, Neo-Saren all hidden under different names and art-directions such as the bony aliens called "The Kett" and the ominous, almost otherworldly force that threatens all existence called "The Scourge". The game actually has a cool central theme about colonization that diverges from its ME1-ness, but it never doubles down on this. Instead it feels like 3 different game visions in one package that don't go well together.

    One other huge part of this game, arguably the largest, is that this game is Mass Effect Inquisition. Good luck spending 40 hours exclusively on just doing one unrewarding quest after another. BioWare attempted to make these types of quests more satisfying by increasing the amount of times the result in properly executed cutscenes with character-focus and choices but ultimately even the best of those questlines come up short when they abruptly end as the Journal ticks the objective as completed after an inconclusive dialogue led by a vague "good job" comment from either Ryder or his friends.

    Speaking of friends, as always you've got a new cast alongside the protagonist and a ship they fly on. This is arguably the point where the record breaks and where the game dips below the point of merely "good enough". Granted, some companions are more fleshed out than others, almost every single one of them are introduced in the most nonchalant and indifferent way possible. You're given no reason to care about any of them because they have no story-related relevance that draws you in to wanting to know them better. Rather, you're going to have to take the initiative yourself to learn more about them through very stilted conversations (moreso than ever before) that eventually reveal a Loyalty mission and some forced endgame scenes to make their stories feel complete. While the loyalty missions are fine but nothing special, their endgame conversations feel forced because, much like the intro, it shows how aimless the game's direction is that these character never quite seem to have a reason to even be around you in the first place, and it doesn't help that from the RPG-standpoint your only interaction with these characters is how you level them up. No customization, very barebones tactical commands and barely any recognition about how well you know certain characters.

    It all comes together (or rather, it doesn't) in a finale that feels completely seperate in flavor to the rest of the experience, like an almost Platinum-games styled final level where everything is super linear, action-y, your squadmates join you and they try to bring in every factor that has been prominent in the game... but this happens on a side of a main story that is laser focused on a "villain vs hero" story that just doesn't connect in a cohesive fashion with the themes of colonization, Ryder being inexperienced or him spending time with his friends.

    That's the game in a nutshell. Andromeda simply does not seem to have a mission-statement. Its problems can all be traced back to its premise: It asks us "can we find new meaning away from the original Mass Effect by going to another setting?" and the answer is "we can, but it's not going to prove anything beyond that." I enjoyed my time with Andromeda but was often forcing myself just because I liked the previous games, and a day or two later I think Mass Effect as a franchise may have run its course when BioWare blew it back in 2012 with the third game's brand-damaging ending.    … Expand
  99. mike299
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    nice combat system, buggy and unpolished, kinda repetitive, dialog wheel not representative of what the character says, soundtrack is average, all and all a typical Bioware game. Nothing Memorable about the characters or story. Haven't try multiplayer yet
  100. MerodeTalks
    Jun 27, 2017
    5
    Mass Effect: Andromeda is a massive disappointment. It stumbles in almost every department possible and is a chore to play. After going through 1/2 of the game I don't know why I continue playing it. Is it because I have gotten it as a birthday gift from my wife, or because I've invested so much time already and don't want to see it wasted?

    I'll start with saying I have loved every    Mass Effect: Andromeda is a massive disappointment. It stumbles in almost every department possible and is a chore to play. After going through 1/2 of the game I don't know why I continue playing it. Is it because I have gotten it as a birthday gift from my wife, or because I've invested so much time already and don't want to see it wasted?

    I'll start with saying I have loved every previous Mass Effect. Yes, third game's ending was disappointing but it was still a great game. I have especially loved how every piece of tech was explained in codex with serious respect to laws of physics. Yes, it was all made up but with intelligence and in a way that made it believable. I have appreciated it as a cosmology fan.

    And here comes ME: A (whenever I use "AI' I mean 'Andromeda Initiative'). The tech used in this game would put Protheans, Reapers and almost everybody else to the shame. No need for mass relays, they are now installed on board (what about it being point to point tech?). AI has somehow acquired Geth telescopes that are able to see Andromeda Galaxy's systems that are 2 millions LY away in REAL TIME? Normandy was supposed to be astronomically expansive but somehow some agency supported by some multi-billionaire has built IN SECRECY a Citadel clone (just as huge) and four huge arc ships and sent them to Andromeda. They also have advanced Artificial Intelligences, some integrated into human brains. Black holes in ME: A cause lensing effect on objects between you and them (some new laws of physics right there).

    Sweet mother of mercy, has nobody in New Bioware played any ME game before? I mean, I know it's sci fi but all of the things I have mentioned are not explained and beyond hardly believable. The explanations the writers have come up with are piss poor and are just mash ups of 'techy' and 'science' buzz words. Nothing is left of meaningful explanations from previous installments. This game would have been received much better if it had nothing to do with Mass Effect as it clearly doesn't want to play by Mass Effect's physics and science rules.

    The story is non-existent. Whatever writing there is, it's so bad and disconnected from reality I won't even talk about it. Foster Addison is especially bad and I can't stand her, nobody would - I'll even go as far as saying people with such personality don't exist.

    I also don't like how this game tries to push 'social agenda'. I'm only halfway through, but I have already seen transsexuals, gay technician, single sex families talking about adoption, a character with two mothers. That would really be alright if this game had more characters but this way, heterosexuals and heterosexual marriages are really in minority in this game or not AT ALL vocal. It's not the point however - in a game with such bad writing and story I'm pissed somebody spent so much time coming up with such meaningless arcs instead of working on better quests and story.

    Going back to what is meaningful - story is so far horrible and boring. The game doesn't feel like Mass Effect AT ALL. Side quests are terribly bland and almost always come down to going somewhere and pressing TRIANGLE. It would be alright if they had some cool story behind them but its usually something along the lines: "Help us find ship parts - scan 10 ship parts spread on the map, kk? thx bye". Most of the time they don't have follow ups and you don't see any result of doing them or consequences. Dialogues are delivered with single emotion - both in voice and in animations (which are horrible, but you already know that).

    Soundtrack is non-existent, literally. I have not yet heard a single track throughout my playtime (above 30 hours). Even main menu has some barely audible ambient.

    Graphics as in models and shaders are okish. Animations are unbearable or simply non-existent.

    The only redeeming qualities of this game are shooting mechanics and jet pack. Jet pack is almost the only thing carrying this game - it's super fun to use. If only inventory, research and crafting weren't such convoluted mess, I would love experimenting with more guns.

    Mako, ekhem, Nomad is quite irritating. Has anybody playtested it? It's slow, jetpack barely lifts it off the ground and it has issues going up almost any hill (you have to switch it into different mode then, but it slows down considerably). Mako from ME1 feels like mobility demon compared to Nomad.

    I would sum it all up this way: ME: A is a little below average game. I would enjoy more almost any other game. It's unforgivable that such monstrosity was dealt to ME franchise. I have thought that people might not like it, but me as ME fan would like it at least a bit. It's not true and don't try to convince yourself. Unless you get it for free, don't buy it - you will only damage your opinion about franchise. If you decide to play it, skip all side-quests, they are not worth it.    … 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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