Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. MrAptronym
    Mar 31, 2017
    5
    There is a fun gameplay core somewhere in Andromeda, but it is buried by a by-the-numbers plot, an awful user interface, terrible writing (really spectacularly bad at times), numerous glitches, and a structure that is mostly time-wasting filler.

    As the game opens up over time you end up facing the same enemies and doing the same tasks, just with even more transport and downtime in    There is a fun gameplay core somewhere in Andromeda, but it is buried by a by-the-numbers plot, an awful user interface, terrible writing (really spectacularly bad at times), numerous glitches, and a structure that is mostly time-wasting filler.

    As the game opens up over time you end up facing the same enemies and doing the same tasks, just with even more transport and downtime in between them. The entire game feels like meaningless padding around small moments of actual fun combat. Eventually even combat loses its thrill though, as you quickly figure out an optimum strategy for your build and will never be challenged to change it.

    I think worst of all, the game completely fails to capture the spirit of exploration that I had hoped for. Universal translators, computer interfaces and even currencies carry over just fine between galaxies apparently, making very little actually seem new. Just as bad, most of the worlds you survey receive a single bland sentence as a descriptor. There is no joy in exploring the Helios cluster, only tedium.    … Expand
  2. Turdsandwhich
    Apr 16, 2017
    2
    In comparison to the other Mass Effect Games, of which I loved. This game is trash, and I do not consider it Mass Effect.

    The problems: 1. The interactions have the emotional charge comparable to that of two near-death fish. 2. Everything is way too PC. You took one of the most un-PC games and made it the equivalent of jokes at a political convention. IT HAS NO BITE. Mass Effect was    In comparison to the other Mass Effect Games, of which I loved. This game is trash, and I do not consider it Mass Effect.

    The problems:
    1. The interactions have the emotional charge comparable to that of two near-death fish.

    2. Everything is way too PC. You took one of the most un-PC games and made it the equivalent of jokes at a political convention. IT HAS NO BITE. Mass Effect was known for its bite too gamers. NOT ONCE HAVE I BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM IN TRIVIAL CONVERSATION WITH A PISTOL OR A RIGHT HOOK, ALL THE WHILE HAVING MORE SUITABLE BUT PACIFYING OPTIONS. WTF! This is not Mass Effect.

    3. This game does not make you feel BA like the other Mass Effects. Electronic Arts jacks up everything they touch. The other Mass Effects made you feel gritty and tough. This game makes you feel like you are a model of civility and wussification. It sucks.

    4. The characters have no depth. Whoever wrote their dialog is an imbecile and needs to find a bridge to jump off of (JK!). All the characters and Ryder are terrible. Is EA like Disney, slowly ruining Mass Effect like Disney is ruining Star Wars? EA is one of the worse game developers there is. Please listen to your suckiness, because you deserve it.

    5. The game lacks creativity in every place where it matters. Sure, it looks great but it has no meat and potatoes.

    6. The quests are not understandable half the time and so quickly blerted out that they are near to incomprehensible. Look I am not an automaton of action and doing, SLOW DOWN YOU IDIOTS and focus on storytelling. Tell your corporate boss to stick it in his backside if they complain about it not having enough action. We need time to develop bonds and understanding of character situations before jumping off into the next bullship busy crap.

    Advise for EA:
    Fire everyone, burn this game to the ground, forget it, and start over.
    You suck. Get better.
    I wanted so badly for this game to be good. Mass Effect is my new Star Wars and you are jacked it up too.

    (Review written after over 70 hours of gameplay)    … Expand
  3. Kotwurschd
    Apr 13, 2017
    3
    Wow. I don't know where to begin with. Mass Effect 1-3 were all great games, so I had high hopes for Mass Effect Andromeda. I didn't watch anything and bought it blind, which was a huge mistake. I trusted BioWare, but now I'm really disappointed with both BioWare and Mass Effect Andromeda. 5+ Years and you guys come up with this pile of **** I really tried to get warm with this title, butWow. I don't know where to begin with. Mass Effect 1-3 were all great games, so I had high hopes for Mass Effect Andromeda. I didn't watch anything and bought it blind, which was a huge mistake. I trusted BioWare, but now I'm really disappointed with both BioWare and Mass Effect Andromeda. 5+ Years and you guys come up with this pile of **** I really tried to get warm with this title, but the boring story, the extremely clunky controls, the graphics and the characters made me really stop playing the game. This games writer is probably one of the most boring and depressive person on this planet. Just change your job, buddy, you're clearly not made for this job. I couldn't even believe that this game is called Mass Effect. It doesn't even comes close to the quality of the Mass Effect games that have been released many years before. This game is not worthy to be called Mass Effect. It's the first time in 10+ years that I didn't want to finish a AAA game. The game is unspectacular and absolutely boring. I just stopped playing the game halfway through, which was a pain in the ass, because the game was that much boring in any aspect, and deleted it from my console. I didn't thought that I'd ever say this about a Mass Effect game, but Mass Effect Andromeda is so far the worst game of 2017. Good job EA and BioWare for ruining a great game series.… Expand
  4. Furiousmike
    Apr 2, 2017
    2
    Boredom, disbelieve, pain and agony. These were the feelings I went trough during my 47hrs playing ME Andromeda.

    During the opening I got very exited. I was like Hell yeah!! here we go!! Game of the year! Then the reality hit. Boring quests, facial animations that made me facepalm myself so hard my brains shot out from my ears. Boring characters, boring dialogue. See the theme here?    Boredom, disbelieve, pain and agony. These were the feelings I went trough during my 47hrs playing ME Andromeda.

    During the opening I got very exited. I was like Hell yeah!! here we go!! Game of the year! Then the reality hit. Boring quests, facial animations that made me facepalm myself so hard my brains shot out from my ears. Boring characters, boring dialogue. See the theme here? Boring, boring, boring. When I had played 10hrs I didn't want to play anymore. But I kept going, hoping that things would pick up but they didn't. I just couldn't believe what bioware had done to my all time favorite game series. Whoever decided that their "flagship" title should be handled by a support studio and some of it should be outsourced completely, is a f***ing idiot! When EA came along everything started to go downhill. Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire and ME1. Every game bioware made before EA meddling was a masterpiece, if not it came deam close.

    I don't mind few bugs here and there. There's going to be bugs in a huge game like this. It can't be avoided, but this stuttering mess is not a triple A game. We should get a refund, this game is obviously not finished. If I bought a car and it had this much problems I could get a new one from the dealership because of the warranty.

    So the gameplay.. sigh.. no tactical pausing, can't give orders to squadmates to use powers to set up combos, only 3 skills to use?!? Cover system sucks.

    I was actually going to write a lot longer and in depth review but I can't keep going. There is just too much wrong with this game, I give up. I do solemnly swear I will not buy another bioware game until they break free from the grip of the horrible abomination that is EA.

    As a reviewer I try to provide enough information to fellow gamers to stay away from horrible titles and to try out games that are actually good. This time I can't provide more than my own die hard ME1 fan opinion. I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole.

    Summary:

    Graphics: 9.5
    Everything else: Sucks ass    … Expand
  5. pawss67
    Mar 30, 2017
    5
    I bought the deluxe edition and then refunded it after beating the game. It was $100 CAD... ONE HUNDRED. I gave it a good chance, played through the main story and then did some multiplayer (which was a really fun horde mode, no sarcasm, the multiplayer is the best in the series) but... the characters were bland, the story was bland, the writing was cheesy. The animations were sub-par butI bought the deluxe edition and then refunded it after beating the game. It was $100 CAD... ONE HUNDRED. I gave it a good chance, played through the main story and then did some multiplayer (which was a really fun horde mode, no sarcasm, the multiplayer is the best in the series) but... the characters were bland, the story was bland, the writing was cheesy. The animations were sub-par but you get use to them after a while except when they make you laugh when it's supposed to be cute. Romancing the only interesting character, Vetra, you get a plastic-face Ryder when it's supposed to be touching. The voice acting was also... inconsistent.

    The only thing I liked about it was the combat, but even that got boring when you were just doing fetch-quests or annoying scan missions. It was simply.... Not a good game, at most it was a 5/10. The racist and sexist pigs behind it was a real turn off, and with literally 95% of the game being disappointingly bland, they didn't deserve my money. especially when I was able to finish it in 17 hours and have no desire to replay it, or do any of the 100% viability tedium.

    Is ME:A a horrible game? No. It's not a horrible game, it's not even a bad game, but it isn't a good one either. Wait until it goes on sale for a more reasonable price, $30.99 USD, $40.99 CAD.

    TL;DR: The shockingly bland writing, missions, characters, and downright sub-par animations ruined the game. The sexist/racist pigs behind it made it even more refundable. The best combat of the series brings it up to a 5.5/10 in my books. I will buy it again when the price drops.    … Expand
  6. hpdr
    Mar 31, 2017
    0
    The main story is boring the writing in the dialog is bad the characters show almost no emotion and the choices you have are meaninglessness and boring the combat is fun but becomes repetitive you can no longer control your squad that was a main and unique point oft the mass effect series among other bad design choices make this game in to a mediocre version of mass effect please have aThe main story is boring the writing in the dialog is bad the characters show almost no emotion and the choices you have are meaninglessness and boring the combat is fun but becomes repetitive you can no longer control your squad that was a main and unique point oft the mass effect series among other bad design choices make this game in to a mediocre version of mass effect please have a hard look at mass effect 2 and make a more open world and dynamic version of that game exploiting the thing that made that game unique and great(combat,characters, story etc..) good luck for the next mass effect… Expand
  7. simulacra
    Apr 1, 2017
    7
    A good game as far as games go, but it doesn't measure up to the rest of the Mass Effect trilogy, or other contemporary RPGs. The game's mediocrity comes from its half-baked story, bad pacing, and uninteresting characters. There are some good moments but they're few and far between. Much of the game feels empty and unfulfilled. There's an abundance of boring fetch-quests and uninspiredA good game as far as games go, but it doesn't measure up to the rest of the Mass Effect trilogy, or other contemporary RPGs. The game's mediocrity comes from its half-baked story, bad pacing, and uninteresting characters. There are some good moments but they're few and far between. Much of the game feels empty and unfulfilled. There's an abundance of boring fetch-quests and uninspired locations. I feel like too much time was spent creating massive, sprawling planets rather than coming up with cool and interesting locales. As for the characters, Lexi, Drack, and Vetra were the only ones who caught my interest, and even they left me wanting for more. Liam and Cora are awful: Liam's always talking about how he's crying about this or that; Cora likes to drone on about her asari training. Jaal is alright but I feel like he and Liam were written because of this absurd cultural movement to feminize men. Liam's always crying and saying its okay to cry and Jaal's always talking about his feelings, because he's so liberated. Peebee is annoying. She's always saying weird and awkward things that just feel out of place. She lacks depth and never really comes together. The Mass Effect series is about story and characters. That's what makes it great. This game focuses far, far too much on exploration and discovery. It's stretched so thin that none of it feels compelling. I'm disappointed.… Expand
  8. 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
  9. falberto
    Sep 9, 2017
    8
    após 50 horas finalizei o jogo.
    Um jogo que mostra uma face da mídia manipuladora e suja, o jogo tem seus problemas mas pagou uma conta que não merecia, para mim acertou muito mais do que errou.

    É triste ver uma franquia de Scy-fy a , única nos jogos, ir para a geladeira dessa forma, espero que a EA volte atras e venha arrebentando com um reboot ou sequencia.
  10. Unbiased_Critic
    Jun 14, 2018
    10
    People are too critical of this game. It's a really fun Sci-Fi 3rd person shooter / RPG. I hated the combat at first because of the lack of a power wheel and time slowing down. After coming back to the game I really do like it and it deserves to be bought and played by anyone who loves sci-fi games. The team could have done a stellar job on a sequel given the chance, which will neverPeople are too critical of this game. It's a really fun Sci-Fi 3rd person shooter / RPG. I hated the combat at first because of the lack of a power wheel and time slowing down. After coming back to the game I really do like it and it deserves to be bought and played by anyone who loves sci-fi games. The team could have done a stellar job on a sequel given the chance, which will never happen because of how critically panned ME:A was. In any case, it's dirt cheap on PSN and is in EA vault so you can basically play it for free.… Expand
  11. AnimeKing
    Mar 31, 2017
    5
    It's an amazing experience of a turd sandwich.

    Graphics, of course we all have heard the faces look really bad, which they are, but it looks great the Andromeda galaxy looks so good. Until you start playing it. I've had a couple of times someone on my team went into 'T' pose, the rocks and flowers would remain flat on the ground. These are just a few that I can remember. Sound, It    It's an amazing experience of a turd sandwich.

    Graphics, of course we all have heard the faces look really bad, which they are, but it looks great the Andromeda galaxy looks so good. Until you start playing it. I've had a couple of times someone on my team went into 'T' pose, the rocks and flowers would remain flat on the ground.
    These are just a few that I can remember.

    Sound, It can be good but nothing that pops out at me just background noise, Until you play it for a while. The music cuts out so all I here is the sound effects for about 30sec. to 1min at a time, Voices don't match up a lot of the time with the text, and sometimes all sound is lost for a period at a time.

    Gameplay, This is what kept me coming back wanting to finish it instead of quiting. some people say it plays like Mass Effect 1 I think it plays like Mass Effect 3 but whatever, It's a cover based 3rd person shoot. The ability to choose what you want to be then level abilities of your own choice instead of like the old ones where you chose a class then get stuck with whatever you chose. I played as an engineer using the turret and keeping the overload ability. I was an Assault Rifle user, who switched to the P.A.W. which is an AR but shoots a beam, and used Sniper Rifles.
    But just like the others there are problems, and a lot of them. I've fell through the floor, got stuck in the floor, fell through the floor survived with no health and got stuck down there, for some reason my game would stutter as if I was lagging even when I wasn't online, my jumps didn't want to work all the time I either wouldn't jump or I would jump slightly and fall to my death, sometimes when they threw grenades and I hit the dodge button twice I'd still get hit even when not in range, towards the end all of these became way more frequent.
    I put out my comments on the game and some people have never seen most or any of these issues, I feel like I just got 1 of the **** copies.

    Story, Isn't bad but nor was it good it's milky way galaxy jumping to a new galaxy to inhabit, really that's it. make outposts here and there, mutiny happened , make new friends, and do just about the same stuff you did in the other Mass Effect games.

    Multiplayer, I played 2 matches, it's like Mas Effect 3 it's just hoard mode, need to get points from matches to get new better gear to go back into the matches and kill easier. In each match their are objectives like, kill everything, hack the objective, etc. it's ok but the microtransactions are way more expensive then ME3. The highest loot crate is worth 100,000 points if you buy it with money it's worth $100 just for 5 random rare items and a chance to get an ultra-rare.

    Overall, Gameplay is worth it I'd definitely say play it if you can but atleast with my experience on it, it's not worth $60 more of a $40 game.
    It's a 5/10 because you can play and these issues can be fixed it's just not worth the $60, if you really want to play it borrow it from a friend or rent it.    … Expand
  12. Protodeus
    Apr 1, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wide as an ocean, but as deep as a puddle. That's how I would describe ME: Andromeda. There is a dizzying amount of content in this game, but very little of it is rewarding, fun or challenging. I absolutely adore the original trilogy, and it is probably one of my favorite game series of all time, and I really wanted to like Andromeda. But after 60+ hrs of gameplay, I just felt bored, uninterested and ultimately angry, because this didn't feel like a Mass Effect game at all. It felt like some bro-ey, fan fiction that tried and failed to replicate what made the original trilogy so amazing.

    And this is ultimately where Andromeda falls flat on its face. The writing. The writing is, for lack of a better word, lackluster. The story is bland and uninspired, with boring two dimensional villains, a backstory that receives little to no further explanation, and characters who are completely forgettable. Near the end of the game I was actually skipping over cut-scenes because I was so thoroughly uninterested in the characters and their motivations. Your "choices" have little to no impact on the direction of the story, and there is no emotional weight behind anything that happens in Andromeda simply because it's hard to find any of it all that interesting. The loyalty missions are forgettable as well. The game also tries way too hard to be funny, and was way too generous with levity. Yes, there was humor in the original trilogy, but this was complemented by some very serious and emotional moments. It feels like nothing is taken seriously in Andromeda, so why do we care when anything important happens? The script is riddled with sarcasm that doesn't work. For instance, there is a pretty important moment near the beginning where Ryder loses a family member, and 2 minutes later he's making jokes and pretending like nothing bad happened. That is bad writing.

    That is to say nothing of the horrendous character animations, the fact that all the alien races looking exactly the same (all of the asari and salarians have exactly the same faces, with different facial markings), and the subpar voice acting. I will give the game credit for its planet environments, which are stunningly gorgeous. Elaaden and Havarl in particular are incredibly beautiful. i also love the Tempest and how you can now look out the windows to see where you are in the galaxy. But exploration soon becomes tedious and repetitive, since you basically do exactly the same thing with every planet. The UI is also terrible. The gunplay is fun and fluid, and I definitely thought it was a step up from the original trilogy.

    Unfortunately everything about this game reeks of laziness and lack of polish. It's like Bioware had no idea what made the original games so beloved, and tried to make a cheap imitation that has neither the soul or the depth. There are no amazing moments like Virmire, Tuchanka, Rannoch or the Suicide Mission. There are no moments where you have to reflect on your decisions. And because of this, the player has no emotional investment in the story or its characters. I got so bored near the end that I began skipping cut-scenes just to finish, because I didn't care anymore.

    It's really unfortunate that Andromeda is so mediocre. EA was given an IP with so much potential, and they squandered it. Is Andromeda a bad game? Not necessarily. There is still some fun to be had, and I enjoyed exploring the galaxy in a way. But if you're a fan of the original games, you will probably be disappointed because this game fails to match up to them in almost every way. An RPG with a bad story and uninteresting characters is going to fall apart, and that's exactly what has happened here. Just going back and playing the original Mass Effect, listening to Vigil speak on Ilos... there just is nothing in Andromeda that matches it. It's hollow, cheaply made, uninspired, bland and revels in its own mediocrity.

    What an absolute shame.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Kabooz
    Feb 21, 2018
    10
    Honestly the game I experienced is far from a lot of the negative hype this had received. 25+hrs in so far and the game has been fluid, animation in a general aspect is clearly above anything to be considered average in today's games. Most importantly it plays like or similar enough to what makes the Mass Effect series successful. Hopefully with given time another addition to this storyHonestly the game I experienced is far from a lot of the negative hype this had received. 25+hrs in so far and the game has been fluid, animation in a general aspect is clearly above anything to be considered average in today's games. Most importantly it plays like or similar enough to what makes the Mass Effect series successful. Hopefully with given time another addition to this story will be a step forward from a gameplay aspect. Undoubtedly recommend this game.… Expand
  16. Kimblock
    Mar 4, 2020
    0
    On my opinion in comparison with the original trilogy of Mass Effect, andromeda sucks.
  17. Majtres
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    I’ve played for something like 12 h and stopped because this game is such a piece of s*** that causes me headache!! No dubbing in Italian (I’m italian) and that’s the first mess. The technical sector sucks, I don’t like the location, it has constantly framerate problems, too many same characters. It’s boring. I will definitely not buy a Game from EA and BioWare for a while from now. ReallyI’ve played for something like 12 h and stopped because this game is such a piece of s*** that causes me headache!! No dubbing in Italian (I’m italian) and that’s the first mess. The technical sector sucks, I don’t like the location, it has constantly framerate problems, too many same characters. It’s boring. I will definitely not buy a Game from EA and BioWare for a while from now. Really bad job guys!!!!… Expand
  18. jctejada
    Aug 10, 2022
    8
    Picked up this game 5 years after release and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the graphics have held up. Yes, some of the facial animation issues are well documented but for me it doesn't get in the way of the gameplay. Honestly, I think the game would have done much better if it didn't have the name Mass Effect in its title. Instead, it should had been advertised as a game "based"Picked up this game 5 years after release and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the graphics have held up. Yes, some of the facial animation issues are well documented but for me it doesn't get in the way of the gameplay. Honestly, I think the game would have done much better if it didn't have the name Mass Effect in its title. Instead, it should had been advertised as a game "based" in the Mass Effect universe. It is entirely possible for 2 different games to exist in the same universe. Just look at Apex Legends and Titanfall and I'm sure there are other examples out there. This is how I look at the Mass Effect original trilogy and Andromeda, 2 different games with different protagonist and different enemies coexisting in the same universe. If you play Andromeda before you play the original trilogy you will probably enjoy Andromeda more because you will go into it more open minded. As per the gameplay... Andromeda is what it would look like if Mass Effect and Dragon Age had a baby. If you played both those games, then Andromeda will be very familiar to you. There's so much to do that you probably won't beat the game in a week, it's possible if you just stick to the main storyline but there're a lot of side missions to keep you busy for a while. The online multiplayer community is still pretty active, up to a squad of 4 PvE. With all the characters and weapons, you can unlock you will be busy for a while as well. Multiplayer is connected to the single player campaign as there are some multiplayer missions if completed successfully will reward you with stuff that you can use in the single player campaign. Currently there are no DLCs for this game but I'm hoping one day BioWare with bless us with one or two.… Expand
  19. Malooga
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    I got it for $15, absolutely worth it for that price. It doesn't greatly expand on anything from the ME series (aside from a decently entertaining co-op mode), but it does tackle a lot of the nagging problems. Being able to respec and change appearance early and often was cool, having "mark all as read" options on the codex...stuff like that.

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

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

    It's not worth $60, and you should probably kick yourself if you paid that much, but for $20 or less - even for the base experience - you can't go wrong. Especially if you're a Mass Effect nut (I'm not). 8/10    … Expand
  20. RealMuthaF
    Dec 26, 2017
    7
    Considering all the hate this game's got, I've decided to write a few words in its defense.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is not a bad game. Having spent 69.5 hours in its campaign and 5 more in multiplayer, I mostly enjoyed my time. Hell, if I didn't, I wouldn't have played this long. The game's got good graphics (especially the vistas), improved combat and this advertised sense of    Considering all the hate this game's got, I've decided to write a few words in its defense.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is not a bad game. Having spent 69.5 hours in its campaign and 5 more in multiplayer, I mostly enjoyed my time. Hell, if I didn't, I wouldn't have played this long. The game's got good graphics (especially the vistas), improved combat and this advertised sense of exploration, of being a pioneer. And it works. While the original trilogy was about a massively populated universe where humans are just another race, in Andromeda the whole Milky Way expedition is around 100.000 souls, the resources are scarce, and it's up to you to find a new home.

    Now I can't deny Andromeda also has plenty of issues, which I would structure into three main categories.

    Gameplay:
    While the combat has become much more fluid and agile with the welcome addition of jump jets, I found it irritating how close the camera was to the character with weapons drawn, severely limiting the field of view. Some other decisions like having to leave the planet every time you board the Tempest, some abilities dependent on power cells, and the lack of tactical pause are also questionable.

    Story:
    Let's be honest, the old ME games could not boast any original story. It was just a dude assembling forces to fight giant space prawns. For 3 games straight. Here the main plot mostly mirrors the first game, with the protagonist being the only one able to interface with some derelict tech from an ancient race (Protheans/Jaardan) while fighting enemies who represent a much larger ominous force (Reapers/Kett). While things are pretty straightforward, the game does manage to set up things nicely for the much larger populated galaxy with the huge Kett empire lurking within. I would say, however, that the antagonist is very boring, there was plenty of cringy dialogue, there could have been more original races, and that the squadmate roster is inferior compared to the old games.

    Engine:
    I bought the game in version 1.10, with improved animations and fixed bugs. There still were occasional crashes, freezes, glitched animations and quests, but it wasn't really bothersome. I do imagine though, that if these were much more abundant at game's launch, I would have been pissed.

    To sum up, the fact that ME Andromeda was basically broken at launch is inexcusable for any AAA blockbuster and a continuation of a popular franchise, and I understand where the hate was coming from. Still, in its current state and for the current price (got it for like 20$) it's well worth picking up. If you are a fan of the old MEs, or RPG's and Sci-Fi in general, I would honestly recommend it.    … Expand
  21. 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
  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. 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
  24. Windolicker
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    The SJW diversity crowd strikes again; it oozes from this game. These people suck at writing. They are obsessed with emotions, not offending their leftist friends, and will not take any risks. They aren't outside the box thinkers. It is just another IP in a long list that has been run into the ground. Because we have to hire based on what people look like and not based on merit. That's myThe SJW diversity crowd strikes again; it oozes from this game. These people suck at writing. They are obsessed with emotions, not offending their leftist friends, and will not take any risks. They aren't outside the box thinkers. It is just another IP in a long list that has been run into the ground. Because we have to hire based on what people look like and not based on merit. That's my observation anyway.… Expand
  25. elMorseman
    Jan 1, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A somewhat underrated and unfairly maligned game, it’s not quite up to par with the ME trilogy, no could it or should it be; those games setup and concluded a story with all the familiarity that comes with, so if you’re looking for more Shepard, Reapers and Galaxy in peril, this ain’t it. Its more Star Wars than Empire Strikes back for better and worse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    All in all, it’s not even the best ME game, but it steps towards the right direction for the franchise, enhancing and improving upon shoddy first iterations (Mako, ME2 skills) and certainly improves upon ME3 which I found to be a mix of huge set pieces that were great peppered with some godawful side quests, infuriating melodrama and mind bogglingly boring side quests. It’s not a war game but an exploration game with insanely good combat mechanics and fascinating exploration that’ll have you coming back for more.
    I can see flashes of brilliance throughout the game despite the blemishes and I get wistful about what might have been, they did well to get it this good all things considered and it is a very enjoyable game. This coming from a big fan of ME1 and ME2, NOT ME3 7.5-8/10    … Expand
  26. Thilus
    Sep 19, 2017
    8
    TL;DR After all the updates (update 1.10 to be exact), Mass Effect: Andromeda turned out to be a well-above average game, that doesn't quite live up to the Mass Effect standards, but holds its own as an "independent" title.

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

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

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

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

    All in all, ME:A is an enjoyable piece. If you're looking for another groundbreaking ME title... well, you might just going to wait a tat longer, but if you're searching for a good sci-fi AAA title with no strings attached, then ME:A should deliver.    … Expand
  27. rosnk30
    Jan 19, 2021
    7
    First of all I concluded it with 40% (without much effort), and other 60% of game is destined for secondary mission (boring missions). MEA has great graphics and gameplay content but storyline's sometimes is confused a lot.....

    Game's too short too....
  28. TonyKontana
    Aug 8, 2018
    0
    Максимально никчемная игра в которой плохо все. Плох сюжет, плохи персонажи, плохи квесты, плохи игровые механики, плоха графика (анимация). Эта попытка сделать игру одним своим существованием унижает фанатов серии Mass Effect.Максимально никчемная игра в которой плохо все. Плох сюжет, плохи персонажи, плохи квесты, плохи игровые механики, плоха графика (анимация). Эта попытка сделать игру одним своим существованием унижает фанатов серии Mass Effect.
  29. VmsCritic
    Jan 27, 2018
    8
    This is the first Mass Effect game I've played. I was addicted in the first hours of the game due to the history content and the beautiful graphics, planets environment. I struggled in the beginning to understand the level mechanics and I found it difficult to unlock new weapons. At the end of the game with improved weapons the game improved a lot. The best campaign is the last one..., itThis is the first Mass Effect game I've played. I was addicted in the first hours of the game due to the history content and the beautiful graphics, planets environment. I struggled in the beginning to understand the level mechanics and I found it difficult to unlock new weapons. At the end of the game with improved weapons the game improved a lot. The best campaign is the last one..., it really felt like a cinematic experience.… Expand
  30. SrPepe
    May 28, 2018
    8
    PROS:
    -Tiene un increíble mundo abierto, y los mapas son grandes con mucha exploración y varias misiones.
    -El combate es muy cómodo y divertido, al igual que los combos. -Las misiones son divertidas, en especial las misiones de lealtad. La misión final es bastante buena en comparación a las últimas dos de BioWare (ME3 y DAI). -Se fue el sistema de Rebeldía y Virtud horrible de ME3, por    PROS:
    -Tiene un increíble mundo abierto, y los mapas son grandes con mucha exploración y varias misiones.
    -El combate es muy cómodo y divertido, al igual que los combos.
    -Las misiones son divertidas, en especial las misiones de lealtad. La misión final es bastante buena en comparación a las últimas dos de BioWare (ME3 y DAI).
    -Se fue el sistema de Rebeldía y Virtud horrible de ME3, por lo que las decisiones tienen consecuencias que se sienten en el jugador.
    -La mayoría de compañeros y personajes secundarios son bastantes buenos, tienen una personalidad formada y producen sentimientos en el jugador.
    -Las pequeñas referencias a las antigua trilogía son la gloria.

    CONTRAS:
    -Los modelos faciales dan pena y muchas escenas no jugables son desastrosas. La única escena digna de un juego de PS4 son curiosamente las de sexo.
    -Las decisiones son muy pocas, si bien te hacen pensar un poco, se supone que al ser un juego de rol la historia se moldearía mucho más.
    -Todavía sigo esperando que el combate de ME sea como el de DA, y puedas usar a los compañeros. La movilidad y la dirección de estos en combate es mala.
    -Si bien el propósito de los Kett era bastante bueno, el Arconte nunca me pareció una real amenaza y es un villano super olvidable.
    -El acompañante humano (Liam en este caso) sigue siendo basura. Al igual que Kaidan, Jacob y James; Liam no logra destacar, nunca lo llevas a las misiones, no tiene personalidad y esta ahí como un extra más.    … Expand
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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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