Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. Baldingsan
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    Overall, I think it is a good game. The gameplay is the best in a Mass Effect game yet, but its thin paper characters and unsubstantial plot don’t let this game excel as great, and more importantly, as a remarkable Mass Effect.
  2. madamateur
    Nov 24, 2017
    7
    Was this game perfect? probably not, but it really didnt deserve the negative backslash it received, Sometimes bad games get positive reviews from everyone after the first few are, because people want to go with the "popular opinion", while unfortunately this Game got tore to pieces over minor flaws. it really didnt deserve this. It was a good game, and i'm sad i won't see more content forWas this game perfect? probably not, but it really didnt deserve the negative backslash it received, Sometimes bad games get positive reviews from everyone after the first few are, because people want to go with the "popular opinion", while unfortunately this Game got tore to pieces over minor flaws. it really didnt deserve this. It was a good game, and i'm sad i won't see more content for it as DLC.… Expand
  3. MorlunK
    Dec 2, 2017
    7
    I am a big mass effect fan and, believe it or not, I wasn't that disappointed with ME 3, but this game... First: The story is you commonly known good guys versus bad guys. Not that great, not that bad. Just medium quality.
    Second: The open world element is just a huge disappointment. Bioware gave us a huge map with nothing to do. The maps are beautiful, but kind of the same. Big maps with    I am a big mass effect fan and, believe it or not, I wasn't that disappointed with ME 3, but this game... First: The story is you commonly known good guys versus bad guys. Not that great, not that bad. Just medium quality.
    Second: The open world element is just a huge disappointment. Bioware gave us a huge map with nothing to do. The maps are beautiful, but kind of the same. Big maps with some side quests and main quests and looooooooooooooong walks of nothingness.
    Third: The combat system is the greatest things about the game. They've improved it so much in comparison to the other games in the series. It's more fluid this time around.
    Fourth: I hate the Mako. I hated it on ME 1 and I hate it now.
    Fifth: The graphics are good. The whole game is gorgeous and that's something a Mass Effect game must have. Beautiful places everywhere, whether it's a desert planet, a night-club or a ship.
    Sixth: The music and the sounds are good, but those things in ME 2 and 3 were better.
    Seventh: The romance and friendship factor is good.
    Final note: Even though the game launched with horrendous facial animations and bugs and the story not being that interesting, the game succeeds to keep the player going for it's Mass Effect feel, with different worlds for you to go and races for you to meet.    … Expand
  4. AFriendlyMan
    Jan 2, 2020
    10
    Just want rate this game a bit upper, cause it looks absolutely amazing in UtraHD with HDR. Sometimes i just staring at objects for minutes... Its very beautiful to explore. Unfortunately BioWare made a some mistakes... boring intro for example. Its hard to attract new generation with dialogues... so then they noticed those animations (that might they don't even care if there were anotherJust want rate this game a bit upper, cause it looks absolutely amazing in UtraHD with HDR. Sometimes i just staring at objects for minutes... Its very beautiful to explore. Unfortunately BioWare made a some mistakes... boring intro for example. Its hard to attract new generation with dialogues... so then they noticed those animations (that might they don't even care if there were another beginning) and so on.… Expand
  5. Amunozrocha
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Even with patches feels bored, it's giant but worthless, narrative Is cutted by secondary missions.graphs are ok and the soundtrack Is clumsy
  6. Split_Decay
    Apr 14, 2018
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda, cool name, for a pretty cool game, first Mass Effect game I've ever played, and in all honesty, was pretty good. I know little of the Mass Effect universe, but this game allowed me to play regardless, as it did not center itself on the idea of knowing the past installments.

    The combat was fun, and the ability to level up and gain new powers was engaging, there    Mass Effect Andromeda, cool name, for a pretty cool game, first Mass Effect game I've ever played, and in all honesty, was pretty good. I know little of the Mass Effect universe, but this game allowed me to play regardless, as it did not center itself on the idea of knowing the past installments.

    The combat was fun, and the ability to level up and gain new powers was engaging, there were however some parts I wish were more fleshed out.

    Characters seemed bland in parts, not knowing their background much or the part in their role, felt a disconnection between them, that's not all of them, but some did feel as if they were there for the hell of it.

    In any game i'm all about the narrative and this game slightly disappointed me, it was lackluster and had a sort of sense in direction, but heavily focused on either building outposts or saving captives, the sense of the mysterious monoliths was interesting but that is the only strength I feel from the story.

    If I was BioWare, this is what improvements should be made, have a more condensed map, not so many planets, this is what made it feel over exhausted, I feel that a smaller collection of planets would have suited better, another improvement would be making characters more interesting, maybe have a small cut scene of their life when you meet them and have those points reflected in the game, might make is easier to be sympathetic if they say died during a mission.

    Overall, this game has some good elements, but the story and characters don't push this enough, and with the vast open worlds it makes it harder to digest.    … Expand
  7. bear00766
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Este juego no es una joya pero es bueno la historia es mucho mejor que the last of us 2
  8. danield80
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Bioware tried to make a whole new Mass Effect trilogy that would stand up to Shepard's games. However, they have failed ultimately.
    There's a long list of poorly done thing about the game.
    Starting with the characters, they are far worse than the characters of the original trilogy, way less memorable, some of them annoying and pointless to the story. Your crew (and other characters as    Bioware tried to make a whole new Mass Effect trilogy that would stand up to Shepard's games. However, they have failed ultimately.
    There's a long list of poorly done thing about the game.
    Starting with the characters, they are far worse than the characters of the original trilogy, way less memorable, some of them annoying and pointless to the story. Your crew (and other characters as well) is just a world's 'cultural' parade. Being a tanned, redhead, religious, lesbian scientist with Finnish name, Arabic surname and super thick Scottish accent will not make you an interesting character! The poor voice acting of Ryder, the protagonist, finishes the remains of the characters' hypothetical charm. Also, a 'Slavic' character speaks C2 English with thick-ašš "Russian" accent while pronouncing his name completely wrong. I'm tipping my hat.
    Secondly, the graphics. They're fine but what's wrong with the faces! They look terrible and completely soulless like in many Frostbite games. What's worse, it's their face expressions and eye movement. Taken straight from the PS2 era.
    Thirdly, the AI and combat are totally broken. It's just unloading clips and spamming super powers to finally kill those dumb enemies.
    Andromeda follows up to M3's trend - decisions don't affect the story. Nevertheless, the story itself isn't that bad. The missions and bossfights keep repeating. At least the levels are much bigger than in the older games.
    I'm a Mass Effect fan and I can say with a clear conscience this the worst Mass Effect game.
    I, somehow, drowned 50 hours in this game. It kept me playing, worked on stable fps but I feel like 7/10 is rather a very generous score.    … Expand
  9. Sidious58
    Apr 14, 2018
    5
    gioco pessimo,pessima grafica,pessima trama,pessimi personaggi,pessimi pianeti,pessimo gameplay
  10. allwititnowsuck
    Feb 25, 2019
    1
    I am a bioware fan, I almost always defend them. I can't do it this time. I don't care about the technical problems, or animations. The writing is terrible, I can't exactly put my finger on what is wrong with this game. I keep playing hoping it will get better. Nothing has happened yet that makes me want to keep playing to see where it goes, i have no interest in the conversations either.I am a bioware fan, I almost always defend them. I can't do it this time. I don't care about the technical problems, or animations. The writing is terrible, I can't exactly put my finger on what is wrong with this game. I keep playing hoping it will get better. Nothing has happened yet that makes me want to keep playing to see where it goes, i have no interest in the conversations either. It just feels like a hollow shell. If the reapers turned games into husks this would be the result.
    Oh by the way, to user named allwititnow, please pour glue all over your hands and put those hands on your face then try to rewrite your reviews, people will totally agree with your reviews when you do that.    … Expand
  11. squalledu86
    Dec 17, 2018
    9
    I was going to give this game an 8 of 10. There are performance issues throughout the whole game and even though these days I'd taken them for granted, I think they were stronger in this game. So, like many people pointed out, the fans of this beloved franchise, after waiting for a while deserved a better treatment in my humble opinion. However, I think I have to be fair, I noted that inI was going to give this game an 8 of 10. There are performance issues throughout the whole game and even though these days I'd taken them for granted, I think they were stronger in this game. So, like many people pointed out, the fans of this beloved franchise, after waiting for a while deserved a better treatment in my humble opinion. However, I think I have to be fair, I noted that in the nearly 70h of my playthrough, the game, surprisingly, didn't crash, not even once. There are many big games, I won't give out names, that though ran better than this one they would crash, I could think of more than one example. Thus, I take my hat off to Bioware/EA and raise this game's grade to 9 instead of 8.

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

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

    Bottom line: Is there only one bottom line? Because I'm making a second one. I had a blast with this game, I brought all my characters to level 41 and achieved a full viability for all the planets, there's even a golden trophy for that. Ok, I didn't do it for the trophy, I was moved by that which should be the true motivation of any authentic gamer: the fun of it and it alone :-) This is an RPG and its real fun to play the role of ADAM.    … Expand
  12. naser_sadigh
    Mar 3, 2018
    5
    your oppinion about this game was great, different planets, diffferet solar systems woooow was amazing but why made it very bad!!! please make it from the first with different gameplay and planets
  13. soheilnilavari2
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    Not as good as trilogy.But still enjoyed it.it has some problems.but they are mostly bugs.
  14. molibden
    Apr 16, 2018
    8
    Game has its downs, but it is seriously really fun to play. Story is quiet interesting, game play is good. Of course it has one of the worst face animations of the decade, but does it really matters? I don't get people who rate it 1 or 0, it is stupid.
  15. AudioRemedy
    Aug 26, 2020
    3
    Intensely bland, ham-dashed gameplay with poor balance, unreliable servers, and a janky campaign. Even three and a half years after release it's still a dumpster fire of glitches and instability. The ONLY redeeming factors are a few supporting characters. That's it.
  16. Sitropy
    Jun 26, 2019
    10
    Waaaay underrated.

    I have played all mass effect games and Andromeda is still i great game, with new characters and story.
    Give it a try, if you loved the other mass effect games you will at least like this one if not more. IMO it's better than mass effect 1
  17. bersi84
    Feb 14, 2020
    8
    I m featuring an unpopular opinion here but I liked the game a lot. I never played a Mass Effect game before and wanted to try out when it was on a 5 bucks sale. I give it a 8/10 because it really immersed me into the sci fi plot which I did not expect at all and I feel like the team really put some effort into the world and its details.

    Performance had minor issues on my PS4 Pro SSD    I m featuring an unpopular opinion here but I liked the game a lot. I never played a Mass Effect game before and wanted to try out when it was on a 5 bucks sale. I give it a 8/10 because it really immersed me into the sci fi plot which I did not expect at all and I feel like the team really put some effort into the world and its details.

    Performance had minor issues on my PS4 Pro SSD but mostly some cutscenes had some issues, the gameplay itself felt fine. Loading times were also okay. I feel that the visuals were really nice. Some things like hair and face mimicks are an issue which the game is famous for but I dont think it deserves the bash, at least at the latest patch version the game is absolutely fine for me.

    The gun play is smooth. I really enjoyed all the weapons and how they felt, also the customizations are not bad. After all I think the game even is too big and gets pretty repetitive at some point which made me focus back on the main story. Still main mission and bits of sidetracking made me go for around 21hrs and they were enjoyable. Artwork is good and the cutscenes are fine with some minor issues here and there.

    For 5 bucks I think this was absolutely worth the try despite all the bad critics. I really enjoyed the game as a sci fi fan.    … Expand
  18. SnowShad0382
    Mar 5, 2023
    8
    Me ha gustado el juego, lo evite por mucho tiempo ya que estaba decepcionado que no se continuara con shepard, sin embargo esta entretenida merece una oportunidad y algunas cosas que mejorar para una nueva generación de consolas.
  19. xKindred1
    Jun 9, 2018
    8
    I have been a fan of mass effect since day one, and although this is my least favorite in the serious, this game has been given a lot of slack, some deserved, most not. The worlds in this game have such beautiful detail, especially havarl, the characters have great story arks, yes there is filler and there is some emptiness but overall i recommend this game as it is involving and charmingI have been a fan of mass effect since day one, and although this is my least favorite in the serious, this game has been given a lot of slack, some deserved, most not. The worlds in this game have such beautiful detail, especially havarl, the characters have great story arks, yes there is filler and there is some emptiness but overall i recommend this game as it is involving and charming despite it's faults… Expand
  20. alexslork
    Dec 5, 2020
    1
    time. I don't care about the technical problems, or animations. The writing is terrible, I can't exactly put my finger on what is wrong with this game. I keep playing ho
  21. TBGA
    Jun 19, 2018
    8
    I got this game just recently off of a PSN sale, and went in with a cautious attitude, expecting all of the negatives from past reviews I read to come true. They didn't. Now, to be fair, the game has been updated and had bug fixes so my experience may differ greatly from others who bought the game on release or in its first year. It is safe to say the game is in a better place and in myI got this game just recently off of a PSN sale, and went in with a cautious attitude, expecting all of the negatives from past reviews I read to come true. They didn't. Now, to be fair, the game has been updated and had bug fixes so my experience may differ greatly from others who bought the game on release or in its first year. It is safe to say the game is in a better place and in my humble opinion, extremely fun, with a big galaxy to explore in single player along with a robust co-op multiplayer.

    What I hate:
    .AI companions are for the most part left to their own devices with you only being able to tell them where to go during firefights.
    .Sometimes the characters hair look so terrible, as well as the textures for them.
    .No PVP in multiplayer.
    .Lack of new aliens.
    .No Paragon or Renegade options (I think, have to go further)

    What I love:
    .BIG UNIVERSE!
    .Fun combat.
    .Awesome Multiplayer that anyone with a love for co-op survival/hero shooters sort of games will enjoy.
    .Great story so far
    .The Nomad vehicle is FUN.
    .Customizing your characters, vehicle and weapons.
    .Fun cast of characters.
    .You do not have to pay for anything with real money in multiplayer now. You want something? Play the co-op and make those credits.

    I would recommend this to anyone with a love for Open World games, exploration, third person shooters or a love for sci-fi. It really gets to much hate, game is fun!    … Expand
  22. TheLedPonty
    Aug 19, 2018
    1
    Отвратительная игра, сделанная "на коленке" пьяными программистами за бутылку пива. Позор всей серии Mass Effect. Надеюсь, что сотрудников BioWare Montreal уволили за такой низшевый продукт.
  23. ilovelawforever
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Though not as grand as original trilogy it's still a great game in itself. Beautiful world's and characters that grow on you. Combat is probably the best in the series. Story is OK. Some Performance issues but rest is all fine.
  24. fishbone76
    Sep 21, 2018
    5
    Had they announced just a neat sci-fi adventure that doesn't belong to the Mass Effect universe it wouldn't had me so dissapointed.
    I played it from the first day and was offered an unpolished buggy game. Had they had the guts to delay the game for another year or two to fix and add the contant they actually had planned for this game it would have been better recieved.
    I did play the    Had they announced just a neat sci-fi adventure that doesn't belong to the Mass Effect universe it wouldn't had me so dissapointed.
    I played it from the first day and was offered an unpolished buggy game. Had they had the guts to delay the game for another year or two to fix and add the contant they actually had planned for this game it would have been better recieved.
    I did play the game through once. I played the ME trilogy through several times and still do so from time to time.
    I tried to play Andromeda again just a couple weeks ago but couldn't find any motivation so I quit after I arrived at the first big main planet.
    There are only a few characters I did like and care for.
    All Asari look the same except for one or two.
    The combat is good.
    The graphics are up to date.
    The story is okay but the main missions are mostly the same just with a different planet setting.
    The main villain looks anything but threatening.
    This game is a slap in the face for every Mass Effect trilogy fan.
    I want Shepard back.    … Expand
  25. Mindurbidniss
    Dec 27, 2022
    3
    To start, the game is incredibly ugly. I mean PS3 ugly. Flat, muddy textures make the "hdr" options a mockery. Add that to emotionless mannequin like faces and it's really hard to get invested in anything going on in the opening of the game. The plot is as generic as any other. Humanity's in jeopardy, need a new planet to live on yada yada. The irony is, because the plot is so rote, thereTo start, the game is incredibly ugly. I mean PS3 ugly. Flat, muddy textures make the "hdr" options a mockery. Add that to emotionless mannequin like faces and it's really hard to get invested in anything going on in the opening of the game. The plot is as generic as any other. Humanity's in jeopardy, need a new planet to live on yada yada. The irony is, because the plot is so rote, there never seems to be any sense of urgency or anything at stake. I think my biggest issue with the game is just how low budget it all feels. Almost like the made for TV film equivalent of what was at one time an awesome masterpiece of a blockbuster. Even the combat is that basic bullet sponge exchange.

    Honestly can't recommend spending any time with this game from what I've played so far. Although it may be worth experiencing for under $10. I guess it just follows that trend of once great licenses dropping the ball this decade.    … Expand
  26. GarethB
    Oct 21, 2018
    4
    In comparison to mass effect 2, this is boring and uninteresting. It was a struggle to get through and while the base mechanics work the writing and plot is meh...and the game was clearly rushed out the door when I had first bought it the animations and glitches were terrible. RIP Bioware..... EA strikes again.
  27. nickw686
    Oct 12, 2018
    9
    I've just finished the game and thought it was thoroughly enjoyable. While it's not quite at the same level as Mass Effect, the storyline was good enough to keep you wanting to progress, the characters mostly pretty fun (but not quite as endearing as the original games), and the graphics and environments are absolutely gorgeous (especially in 4k HDR, how I enjoyed it).

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

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

    Even with it's criticisms I highly recommend this game - it's one the best I've played in the last few years. I'm sad there isn't any DLC coming or any sign of a new Mass Effect game in the near future now!    … Expand
  28. Jvbcdtm3
    Nov 4, 2018
    5
    Story:5
    Graphics:7
    Details : 2
    Gameplay:5
    Mechanics:6
    Sounds:6
    Characters:5
  29. Sillence
    Nov 10, 2018
    3
    Broken game. Had some promise but it is so glitchy and the animations are terrible. I lost save states to glitches multiple times in the first few hours. Loved every other game in the series, but this was a huge letdown.
  30. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    This hurts me to write this about a Mass Effect game, since I absolutely loved the previous trilogy. This game was one of the most disappointing games I have ever looked forward to, I actually cancelled the pre order just a few days before it came out because of all the flaws people noticed in the early gameplays. But I came around to it after a long time, and I am glad I went with my gutThis hurts me to write this about a Mass Effect game, since I absolutely loved the previous trilogy. This game was one of the most disappointing games I have ever looked forward to, I actually cancelled the pre order just a few days before it came out because of all the flaws people noticed in the early gameplays. But I came around to it after a long time, and I am glad I went with my gut feeling the game was a flop, it wasn't the worst game I have ever played but my God MA has fallen. The gameplay was good I will give it that, but the worst thing I found about the game was the dialogues, they were too cheesy and not funny at all, when ever the characters communicated I wanted to tear out my eyeballs, the characters not one was interesting, the story has promise, but ended up being ridiculous and somewhat repetitive to the previous games in the worst way possible, also not to do with the actual game itself, but one of the game workers caused a lot of issues due to his racist attitude towards white people which put me off not only the game, but video game industry (BioWare) itself, due to them doing so little about it for a long time. The game not only made me lose hope in the new MA series, but the company itself, shame on them.… 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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