Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. deepone
    Mar 27, 2017
    0
    I am a huge fan of Mass Effect series and I absolutely loved the previous parts, all of them. I decided not read on any reviews to make my own opinion.
    Character creation process was really bad, all presets look awfull and customisation is bad, especially all hair options were terrible for my taste ... not a good start but whatever.
    The color palete in first few maps was off on most    I am a huge fan of Mass Effect series and I absolutely loved the previous parts, all of them. I decided not read on any reviews to make my own opinion.
    Character creation process was really bad, all presets look awfull and customisation is bad, especially all hair options were terrible for my taste ... not a good start but whatever.
    The color palete in first few maps was off on most characters, everything seemed so bleak to me, white turians why? What is worst everyone who I was talking to looked weird and unbeliavable. There was absolutely no emotion even in the most dramatic scenes, no sadnes, no fear, no joy. How would you talk if your father just died, like this?
    But I am willing to play ansi graphics games if they are fun so actually this made me sad but didnt put me off completely and I decided to play the game anyway. After 40 hour of complete boredom and anoyence I put it off. Every single quest that I did didnt interest me. Many of them dont make any sense. I dont remember a single quest I liked.
    The only NPC I remeber is peebee which I find anoying. As a completionist I tried to talk to everyone to find all quests which in this game equals ask every single colonist why did he decide to travel to Andromeda. It made me start skipping conversation, There is so much meaningless talk in this game... 90% time listen to poor voice acting, 10% game actually do something ...
    The UI is absolute mess. You cant effectively find next side quests, you cant manage your weapon and armor mods, it looks like this is some restriction due to console ports or I dont see why they wold do such terribly clumsy UI. My best mod disapeared because I got more then 50 items without warning .... but to be honest I didnt care a bit about equipment, there was no equipment for my spec. I played biotic in 40 hours of gameplay I didnt get a single biotic gear upgrade and on normal dificulty there was no chalanging fight. All Biotic abilities have such long cooldown you are gonna shoot most of the time anyway.
    Multiplayer is the same as in ME3. What I hate is that everyone has mics on by default and you cant mute them! After hearing heavy breathing and keyboard mashing in all my games and then someone farting all game I just couldnt bear it and quit playing it too, The same problem was in dragon age but they still think its good idea to turn everyones mic on. Why for gods sake!?
    Dont buy this game, its really my worst of worst gameplay experience :-(    … Expand
  2. Nemo888
    Apr 9, 2017
    4
    Not a Bioware game. It's a cheap outsourced knock off. It looks like a Rolex in the store, but once you play you realize it says Rolodex and the gold peels off.
  3. Sirus
    Mar 28, 2017
    2
    This is not the Mass Effect we were promised in E3. This is a hot mess full of bugs, awful voice acting, and terrible face animation. You can't emotionally connect with any character as their facial expressions seem like they're oblivious to their situation and surroundings. I often found bugs during combat, and the story is not as significant as the original Mass Effect series was. ThisThis is not the Mass Effect we were promised in E3. This is a hot mess full of bugs, awful voice acting, and terrible face animation. You can't emotionally connect with any character as their facial expressions seem like they're oblivious to their situation and surroundings. I often found bugs during combat, and the story is not as significant as the original Mass Effect series was. This game seemed to be made just as a cash cow by using the ME name instead of an actual entry into the ME series.… Expand
  4. CostasEco
    Apr 8, 2017
    3
    Bioware had created a masterpiece game, in a trilogy full of action, emotions and ideals, through a progressive well structured story and script, which were guiding interesting characters in a great adventure, based greatly on our own decisions. Then they did the unthinkable, by ending Shepard, a perfect team and their myth, few years ago... Now at last, Bioware came back to the loyal funsBioware had created a masterpiece game, in a trilogy full of action, emotions and ideals, through a progressive well structured story and script, which were guiding interesting characters in a great adventure, based greatly on our own decisions. Then they did the unthinkable, by ending Shepard, a perfect team and their myth, few years ago... Now at last, Bioware came back to the loyal funs with Andromeda and the outcome is far from fulfilling our long anticipation... Andromeda is a childish game with lots of action, interesting new elements, great graphics, but, lots of bugs, crappy animations, no story and especially no soul. With ugly and immature characters, lousy dialogs and boring storyline... I just finished playing the original trilogy once more and pretty sure I'll stick back there... Andromeda has nothing to offer to Mass Effect funs like me... It's only an insult to the original games... I wish Shepard could return from the deads and the Ryders to be send back to school for a few years, before trying to save humanity and the rest of the Milky Way species, from a dark (how ? why ?) future...… Expand
  5. rodericrinehart
    Jun 24, 2017
    3
    The tens and zeros are both jokes. It is IMPOSSIBLE this is a 10. It is buggy and poorly optimized, it has graphical glitches, and poor animations and textures. All facts. My opinion - its world is far inferior to Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher 3. Games need to bring a lot more now. This isn't 2006 anymore. It's clear this is not the original Bioware crew.
  6. XV-02
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    The first chunk of the game, through the first major mission, is very enjoyable. It's different from previous installments, but not bad.
    However, the first main-line mission after that signals the beginning of what can thus far only be called a tremendously uncoordinated mess. There is enjoyable game-play in here, and unlike many, I like the return to ME1 facets, but there are serious    The first chunk of the game, through the first major mission, is very enjoyable. It's different from previous installments, but not bad.
    However, the first main-line mission after that signals the beginning of what can thus far only be called a tremendously uncoordinated mess. There is enjoyable game-play in here, and unlike many, I like the return to ME1 facets, but there are serious structural issues whose origin lie at Bioware's feet.
    Most problematic is a complete lack of cohesiveness. There are emails referencing a character you can't have met before the end of the first mission. You meet one group, and, despite the characterization of that group as initially untrusting, there is no evidence of it there after. Now, It may just be that this event occurs at a rough bridge in the narrative, a poor section needed to facilitate larger things to come, but I doubt it somehow. Over all, there seems a lack of direction. The game needed a focus, and it sorely lacks that, being torn between the enjoyable notions of establishing a foothold for the people's of the Milky Way in Andromeda, and a larger narrative that would be better served by being set on the back-burner and allowed to build for future installments

    There are also, already, a number of glaring story-telling holes:

    -At one point, you speak with a member of an adversarial force while your ship deals with a navigation issue. The Ship-board computer informs you that it will need time to re-establish navigation, but instead of using that opportunity to talk with the adversary, and to expand the story, it's squandered, making an opportunity for a moment like meeting Sovereign on Virmire wasted.
    -The Player Character has a lot of background knowledge that the player isn't privy to. This leads to big questions that are unanswered, save outside of lip-service in the codex or in ham-fisted conversations.
    -Additionally, for a series which, by all rights, should be focusing on continuity, the sudden creation of a galaxy wide colonization effort that was entirely unmentioned in the original trilogy, but which took place at the same time is ridiculous, and there is little reason that this story couldn't have its roots post-ME3, leaving the reason for the colonization effort up in the air, instead of shoe-horning it in to the existing timeline.
    -Overall, from 13 hours of play, I'm not at all confident in the ability of the story to resolve its key issues, nor to satisfactorily move from plot point to plot point, which is frankly unacceptable when there are clear avenues for the narrative to follow. I suspect that there was too little in the way of sharing the game for feedback. Or at least, not a rigorous enough approach to plotting in the writing room.

    With regards to the Characters, separate from the larger story:

    -Your crew mates are hit and miss, with uneven characterization. While accusations of one-dimensional-ness are false, it seems not to be for want of trying by the writing team. If you accept that Shepard had some of the galaxy's best around them during the Original Trilogy, the flawed nature of Ryder's crew, and their slightly scruffier aesthetic is acceptable, and its nice not to surrounded by wunderkind and characters who would be the hero if the Player Character wasn't there. Their flaws are in some regards, a welcome addition. That said, they are often too leaned on for characterization. Additionally, while its nice that some characters don't have backgrounds rooted in established Mass Effect organizations like C-Sec, they have an annoying tendency to be the "I do what I think it right, and don't play by the rules" types, or the one exception, a starched shirt with poorly written abandonment issues, who's motivating scars in life don't fit with established cannon.

    And, moving on due to dwindling character count:

    -The Galaxy map is poorly designed, taking too long to do anything, for too little reward.
    -The non-menu UI is at times fine, but is often too imprecise, or actively obstructive (Try selecting different locations on the main colonization hub),
    -The removal of the power wheel is a poor design decision, as they provide nothing to allow for situational awareness in its place, making combat more about looking around and covering your own backside than fighting.
    -The Menus are counter productive, and too deeply layered in places, and lack obvious features like the ability to compare items when looking to buy new gear from in-game merchants.
    -At the very least, outfit customization is a mess, with it seemingly not working on PC, and with the location you select armour pieces miles away from where you choose your colours, requiring you to drop out of the menu, run through your ship, and switch out parts before running back if you wish to make a change.

    Over all, I am disappointed, not in the game, because I love the world and series, but at the seeming incompetence of execution by Bioware and EA. They have no excuses.    … Expand
  7. Mydoghasfleas
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Wanted so bad to like this one, but ultimately it fell flat. It never was going to live up to the trilogy, but as an RPG it couldn't hold its own. Bad cc, combat watered down with loss of squad tactics, awful animations and technical performance, backward writing and interactions, etc.
  8. Tahvo
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    The critic reviews are really unbiased and doesnt seem to tell the truth like if they were bribed or mass effect fans that clouds the truth behind them. Just watching gameplay from this game seems waste of time 15mins and nothing special happens the story makes it seem like the characters dont have any emotions uh my father died and they just keep smiling like nothing happend. DisapointedThe critic reviews are really unbiased and doesnt seem to tell the truth like if they were bribed or mass effect fans that clouds the truth behind them. Just watching gameplay from this game seems waste of time 15mins and nothing special happens the story makes it seem like the characters dont have any emotions uh my father died and they just keep smiling like nothing happend. Disapointed to see that 40million $ later and 5 years of development whent to waste. Ou and most of the faces look like they were generated randomly with Sims 3 which makes them look ugly.

    The most of the reviews what i read the most disapointing thing is wasting time in these puzzle quest and some other get this item from other side of map which consumes alot of time. Not going to buy this since there are way too many bugs which they wont fix if the sales are low.    … Expand
  9. garrettyien
    Mar 27, 2017
    0
    I made an account on metacritic for the express purpose of rating this game a 0/10. It might be the largest disappointment I've ever encountered in my entire life. Never has something been set up for so much success to have it put so deep into the garbage can. Beyond the technical shortcomings- actually I will cover them right now. Simply put, it is worse than mass effect 3. All elementsI made an account on metacritic for the express purpose of rating this game a 0/10. It might be the largest disappointment I've ever encountered in my entire life. Never has something been set up for so much success to have it put so deep into the garbage can. Beyond the technical shortcomings- actually I will cover them right now. Simply put, it is worse than mass effect 3. All elements of the game are clunkier and **** You can jump now, I guess. For reference, this game is a mechanical (and in many ways narrative) rip off of dragon age: inquisition. They even took the font. Cora is Cassandra, Peebee is Sera, etc.

    But the reason this is a piece of **** game is because of how much it just rapes the best part of Mass Effect, which was (emphasis on *was*) detailed and carefully written characters and plots. Most of the time, I didn't know if I was playing mass effect or reading tumblr. Every **** strong character is a woman. Not to disparage women, but not all of them are great, and making it appear so is just bad and lazy and ****ty writing. I hope they close down Bioware, i don't think they should risk making another game like this,    … Expand
  10. Scarlet_review
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    if people are trying to defend it by giving this game a higher rank like a 10 to "even it out" then that should tell you everything about this game it's just no mans sky again but with more money thrown at it.
  11. Piton
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    It's terrible game, very boring quests which repeats all the time. This damned scanning every time and everything Terrible dialogs and story line. Ugly characters. I don't now , list with minuses is very big, but most disappointing thing is that i don't see pluses.
    . Very sad that i can't get money back.
    It's not triple A game. it's not ME game which i loved.
  12. darkelf
    Apr 8, 2017
    0
    I have played the game using both gender characters for many hours. And that phrasing is the crux of the issue that this game suffers under. For BioWare, virtue signaling and politics is more important than creating a good game. While the specific reasons why this game is terrible remains to be fully verified, the game suffers, unarguably.

    Graphics = absolutely terrible, buggy models,    I have played the game using both gender characters for many hours. And that phrasing is the crux of the issue that this game suffers under. For BioWare, virtue signaling and politics is more important than creating a good game. While the specific reasons why this game is terrible remains to be fully verified, the game suffers, unarguably.

    Graphics = absolutely terrible, buggy models, characters look worse than games 10 years old
    content = narrative is boring, story is unmoving, plot holes
    Bugs = frequent and game breaking
    UI = terrible, unhelpful, game does not give important information some times
    political bias = Huge, and one look at the type of people staffing BioWare these days reveals their bias that makes its way into the game.

    After the triumphant success of previous Mass Effect games, I think many people wanted this game to be another excellent addition to the series. The fact is that it falls way, way short. This game deserves a low rating, and we can hope that low ratings sends a signal to BioWare that quality is what gamers want, not content that satisfies certain fringe political extremists.

    Anyone who reviews this game above a 5 is either ignorant of what constitutes a good game or is biased in favor of BioWare's politics.    … Expand
  13. MykeAlien
    Apr 14, 2017
    0
    `This game is the perfect example of giving too much responsibility to too small of a studio. While the combat of Andromeda is excellent on higher difficulties and at times the game comes off as graphically incredible it suffers from two major drawbacks. The bugs and the writing take away from the beautiful graphics since they are seldom enjoyable since they are often paired with a bug or`This game is the perfect example of giving too much responsibility to too small of a studio. While the combat of Andromeda is excellent on higher difficulties and at times the game comes off as graphically incredible it suffers from two major drawbacks. The bugs and the writing take away from the beautiful graphics since they are seldom enjoyable since they are often paired with a bug or awkward line of dialogue.… Expand
  14. ChazzRabble
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    It's quite hard to take this game seriously with the absolutely terrible cutscenes and poorly optimized gameplay. Simply put - it isn't up to the standard it should be. That's not to say everything is bad about it, some of the combat feels quite good, and the sound design is great. But not enough for me to keep this game unfortunately.
  15. krazy85
    Apr 8, 2017
    4
    A Mass-ive disappointment. This is not just the worst game in the series, but the worst Bioware game I've every played. Forget the animations and high expectations, the only place this game delivers are the backgrounds and environments, which are breathtaking, so good job artists. Everywhere else is lackluster at best and unforgivable in some aspects. The writing and plot directionA Mass-ive disappointment. This is not just the worst game in the series, but the worst Bioware game I've every played. Forget the animations and high expectations, the only place this game delivers are the backgrounds and environments, which are breathtaking, so good job artists. Everywhere else is lackluster at best and unforgivable in some aspects. The writing and plot direction follows common tropes and feels like a scattershot attempt at bringing in new players, despite the "naughty" scenes. I realize there are tremendous risks in producing a game of this size and scope but once again I find myself playing a game which I imagine was designed for the stockholder. I wish triple A developers would stop and realize they can turn a profit without compromising a game's heart soul. Double down on creativity instead of pushing earlier releases and generating hype. EA, I know you're tired of being crapped on but when do you stop with the excuses and start letting your developers do what they do best? Quit giving us reason to loathe your company. F(*&!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  16. artimis
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    Theirs a load of problems with this title but its still tolerable. Just needs some more polishing then I believe it will be worthy of a 7/10. Its not the best, but its also not the worst. Some parts are really injoyable then get ruined by the poor voice acting or animations. the beginning is really bad then it picks up a tad about 8 hours in. Best to probably pick it up on sale. SpendTheirs a load of problems with this title but its still tolerable. Just needs some more polishing then I believe it will be worthy of a 7/10. Its not the best, but its also not the worst. Some parts are really injoyable then get ruined by the poor voice acting or animations. the beginning is really bad then it picks up a tad about 8 hours in. Best to probably pick it up on sale. Spend you're 60$ on something else like Breath of the wild, Nier automata, or horizon zero dawn, (all 10/10 games)

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

    Pros:
    Exploration
    multiplayer is fun
    combat is fun.
    atmosphere (some areas, then usually gets ruined fast)    … Expand
  17. Ormegasm
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    It feels like the C team made it, quick tip Bioware don't give a bunch of new hires one of the most iconic franchises in the industry because they will put out a sub-par product. Mechanics are terrible the animation is laughable it crashes all the time and the story is piss poor. only thing I enjoyed about it are some of the new characters and maybe 3-4 of the choices throughout the story.
  18. Dzhon_Mil
    Mar 22, 2017
    3
    Boring and half-baked. For an RPG, the character creation is limited and the so-called "choices" seem meaningless. Why even have a dialogue wheel? And I'm tempted to skip the cut-scenes, the writing is so bad and the characters, themselves, are so dull. Some of the scenery is pretty, but overall the game just feels sterile.
  19. Lord_Alaric
    Mar 27, 2017
    0
    Just. Horible.
    This is not Mass Effect game. This is not what the fans were waiting for, nor "just a good game for newcomers". Sure, you've killed Dragon Age, for two times ina row now, but good god, the latest ME game was already not very good, and then you're giving us this peace of space junk? Pffsht. Nope.
    EA, please, stop killing good companies and franchises. Just stop
  20. Ghibli
    Mar 26, 2017
    0
    Ok i hate that I have to say this but this game is absolutely horrible. I hate myself for convincing myself that it wouldnt be that bad and purchasing it. There are so many myriad things wrong with it besides the whats already been so let me list it out.

    -horrible animation and characters models (characters just look like clowns all over) -numerous bugs that impact gameplay (enemy    Ok i hate that I have to say this but this game is absolutely horrible. I hate myself for convincing myself that it wouldnt be that bad and purchasing it. There are so many myriad things wrong with it besides the whats already been so let me list it out.

    -horrible animation and characters models (characters just look like clowns all over)
    -numerous bugs that impact gameplay (enemy models stuck, easily getting stuck in walls etc)
    -open world is horribly underdeveloped and doesnt mesh well with gameplay (its mostly empty space with very little detail, and for a game that requires for battle cover you quite often get caught out in battles with no cover)
    -story is very underwhelming
    -squadmates are absolutely useless, they just wander into enemies and rarely take cover and also bug out. also you cant utilize their powers anymore as they the system has been scrapped
    -squadmates are super boring, they more or less just hand them to you as compared to say mass effect 2 where there are complex introduction missions and backstories
    -quests are horrible (more or less fetch quests)
    -UI is horrible, navigating via maps and quests is a huge chore, no quicksave, the list goes on and on
    -crafting system is clunky and troublesome
    -just overall low production values (i.e alot of new enemies are just old enemies with different colours and names)

    There are numerous other problems to list but Ill stop otherwise itll just go on and on. Its like ea/bioware hired a bunch of kids said "heres some money" design a game that looks close enough to the mass effect series where we can just market it enough to sell it to the public...this is basically exactly what happened in real life as the game is obviously rushed, underdeveloped and just an all round disgrace to the gaming industry much less the mass effect series.    … Expand
  21. RageQuit151
    Mar 28, 2017
    2
    Warning do not buy this game it will leave you with buyers remorse!! THIS IS NOT A MASS EFFECT GAME AT ALL!

    Only once before did I have to force myself to play a video game till the end. (infinite warfare was the previous game) I love bioware they have created great games in the past that i loved balders gate, knights of the old republic, dragon age series, and my all time favorite out    Warning do not buy this game it will leave you with buyers remorse!! THIS IS NOT A MASS EFFECT GAME AT ALL!

    Only once before did I have to force myself to play a video game till the end. (infinite warfare was the previous game) I love bioware they have created great games in the past that i loved balders gate, knights of the old republic, dragon age series, and my all time favorite out of all of them is mass effect. So you know im not jumping on the hate train, it's not that at all, this is a horrible game i wasted 75 dollars on and i wish i could tell you otherwise, i honestly do wish i could give this game 9 out of 10 or perfect score of 10 out of 10, but this is the biggest **** show of a game I've seen since duke nukem forever. 5 years they had this game in development, and the product they put out Bioware should be ashamed to even put Mass Effect label on this. The game is beyond frustration to play half the time your in the menu system trying to look at your map and then go through the quest log to select a quest and to follow it through, but what they don't tell you is if you talk to any other character and if they give you a quest, it will knock your current track quest out and not even track the new quest that was just giving, it just goes blank. Then you have to repeat the god damn process of all over again, just to track the quest you originally wanted to complete. ITS NOT WORTH IT EVEN IF IT WAS FREE STAY CLEAR 2 OUTOF 10    … Expand
  22. kartosha
    Mar 30, 2017
    1
    Andromeda is still the same Mas effect if any spacecraft belongs to the universe of StarWars **** the name and what happens? A huge disappointing!!!!
  23. Temper
    Mar 27, 2017
    0
    You have to be a pretty big bandwagoning, clueless, ignorant fanboy to still back this game after the amount of negative feedback it has gotten from countless reviewers and for valid reason too. This game deserves no praise whatsoever. It has taken BioWare 5 years and 40 million dollars to create something so lacking and atrocious. This is an AAA game we're talking about that looks asYou have to be a pretty big bandwagoning, clueless, ignorant fanboy to still back this game after the amount of negative feedback it has gotten from countless reviewers and for valid reason too. This game deserves no praise whatsoever. It has taken BioWare 5 years and 40 million dollars to create something so lacking and atrocious. This is an AAA game we're talking about that looks as though it belongs in the early 90's. I don't recommend anyone buy this game as the expressions on characters are horrid, there are way too many glitches, the writing is way too comical to be taken seriously, the characters are stale and unlikable, and the story in general is so bland you'll find it hard to have the motivation to finish it. I had to stop after an hour, just because of how excruciatingly painful it is to play. 0/10. I wish I could give it a -10/10. Unacceptable.… Expand
  24. kamgeforce
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    Disgrace, BIoWare is dead. Inquisition struck a lethal blow and andromeda is just chopping up the corpse. I was one of those who looked past the ME3 ending because it was overall a good game and the multiplayer was surprisingly awesome. But this thing? Thats not a triple A rpg title. Deal with it, you will be compared to Witcher 3 whether you like it or not. If W3 was worth 60 euros atDisgrace, BIoWare is dead. Inquisition struck a lethal blow and andromeda is just chopping up the corpse. I was one of those who looked past the ME3 ending because it was overall a good game and the multiplayer was surprisingly awesome. But this thing? Thats not a triple A rpg title. Deal with it, you will be compared to Witcher 3 whether you like it or not. If W3 was worth 60 euros at lunch, andromeda is worth maybe 10... All the tings Bioware was known and loved for is not here? Characters, dialogues, story? All shallow and boring. Dont know where the budget went, definitely not into the animations, you heard it and its true, they´re beyond **** The talent left BioWare long ago, all thats left are feminazis making sure you have enough lgbtq **** in the game for the sake of "diversity" and racist producers spamming anti white agenda on social media. Glad I torrented this **** I didnt experience the mp, but I will pass. R.I.P. BioWare, I will remember all the fun I had with Star Wars, Baldurs Gate, Dragon Age prior to Inquisition, Mass effect prior to this **** and Jade Empire.… Expand
  25. Vasco
    Mar 28, 2017
    4
    OMG Bioware, what did you do?? Why did you ruin one of the best Sci-Fi series I've ever played?
    - The story is just awful and badly written.
    - The characters are not likeable.
    - Too many bugs and technical issues.
    - The animations look broken.
    The game does not look like a great blockbuster any more, not it is like a mediocre Unisoft open world game. Shame on you!
    Made a refund.
  26. 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
  27. Soluafin
    Apr 7, 2017
    4
    Honest review incoming - no BS, emotions, or political whatever.

    If this was a standalone game made by whoever and was an original work, it'd probably score a 5 or 6. However since this is a continuation of a series from the same studio, there are expectations to meet and a precedent already set. Because of that, the game scores lower with 4. I'll explain in a bit more detail further    Honest review incoming - no BS, emotions, or political whatever.

    If this was a standalone game made by whoever and was an original work, it'd probably score a 5 or 6. However since this is a continuation of a series from the same studio, there are expectations to meet and a precedent already set. Because of that, the game scores lower with 4. I'll explain in a bit more detail further on.

    First off, the good:
    - A lot of this game looks great. The art and design of worlds and environments is pretty sharp and it makes exploring the open environment a bit more appealing.
    - The combat system is a bit more fun to play with than it was before. Although you have less abilities at the ready, you have more flexibility on what those abilities will be, and the combat is pretty fast paced and fluid so that it keeps you busy and engaged, depending on playstyle/abilities chosen.

    Okay, that's it for the good. Now for the bad:
    - We'll start easy: the music is boring. The soundtrack is tedious, uninspired, and simply falls flat most of the time. Compared to the previous ME games (sequels get compared to their predecessors), where the music set the mood and 'feel' for the game, Andromeda feels hollow by comparison.
    - Inventory management is stupid. Only your main character can equip and use gear/weapons, apparently no one else is allowed to use anything but what they bring with them. This is ridiculous because there is a LOT of weapons and items in the game, but they really all just go to a single character. And there is a limit to how much you can carry. It's an irritating mix to give a player loads of items, restrict them to using them on only one character, and set a limit to how much you can carry. Alone, most of those are fine, but all put together it makes loot annoying.
    - The UI is awful. A lot of the menus aren't intuitive at all, some are a bit misleading, and some information just isn't readily explained. It's annoying and there's no reason it couldn't have been simpler or follow typical game norms.
    - Bugs. Lots of bugs. I'm sure this will be fixed with time, so take that into consideration if you're reading all this and thinking of buying. But as of now/launch, there's tons of bugs in this game. Things appear and/or disappear, you can get locked in dialog while something attacks and kills you, characters float through objects, characters stand in a T pose during dialog, etc etc etc. Like I said: lots.
    - Animations are terrible. Not just facial animations, though those are terrible also, but just animations in general are bad. Running looks robotic. Most of the idling animations for characters are either really bad or don't exist. Various interacting animations fail to match up or even just load correctly. Facial and body animations during dialog are laughably bad, with most characters in conversations just standing still with arms at their sides the entire time like some kind of mannequin. Eyes seem to move at random moments and in random directions during dialog, so that sometimes characters look like a lizard on the lookout for a fly to eat. They sometimes even fail to face whatever they're talking to/about, which looks pretty silly and really takes you out of the game.
    - The dialog is truly awful. Not only does much of it seem like it was written by a twelve year old girl writing fan fiction, but much of the voice acting is completely flat, either lacking the emotion you'd expect in the situation, or having more emotion than seems fitting. Also, dialog options themselves are a disappointment, with very VERY few dialog options feeling like it had any significant impact on anything at all, AND with many dialog options being present different from the voice lines. For example: You select a convo option titled 'to hell with that', and your character not only never says those words, his response was actually in an agreeable tone and not a 'to hell' tone at all.
    - The writing and characters are just bad. The original ME games had amazing characters, a full fleshed out universe, and a compelling plot to chase after. Andromeda has none of those things at all and here's why it loses more points than it would have it didn't have Mass Effect in the name: they completely ignore a lot of the Mass Effect canon. I won't bother with examples, but suffice to say if you're fan of ME and it's lore, you'll notice these things and be disappointed. It's one thing to have a horrible story, but it's another to not even try to maintain the universe built in the previous games. The antagonist is transparent and uninspired, the new alien race additions are boring and generic. And overall, the story really does feel like fan fiction written by a twelve year old girl (two guys getting naked with each other for no rational reason at all, for example). Also some obvious politicking with subjects like bigotry and gender ID. Which would be okay if it fit, but it doesn't.

    Just wait until it's on sale - it won't be long.    … Expand
  28. pa2jynxx
    Apr 3, 2017
    7
    At first, I found Andromeda more than a little lacking and felt that the narrative was very easily derailed if you strayed even slightly from the expected script. Whole sections of the story made little sense based on my previous actions and I regularly found myself confused by a new series of events only to wade through the necessary exposition conversations after I had completed theAt first, I found Andromeda more than a little lacking and felt that the narrative was very easily derailed if you strayed even slightly from the expected script. Whole sections of the story made little sense based on my previous actions and I regularly found myself confused by a new series of events only to wade through the necessary exposition conversations after I had completed the events they should have preceded. Needless to say, I was quite frustrated as I played through the first dozen hours of the game.

    Once I reached about 33% completion, however, the tone of the game changed and it became a true successor to the original trilogy. The latter half of the game is much stronger than the first half and it eventually culminates in an exciting and satisfying finale that leaves plenty of room for sequels.

    I began a second play-through to see how it felt once I knew what I was doing and it was a LOT more streamlined and intuitive than my first fumbling steps in the Andromeda galaxy had been. Consensus: don't get discouraged. Andromeda has a rocky start for some but it gets much better as it progresses and is worth the effort. Pay attention to what the game is asking you to do and don't head off on your own too early or you may find yourself wondering what's going on. Fans of the original trilogy should come away with a positive experience overall and a desire to see what awaits Ryder and the crew of the Tempest.    … Expand
  29. ZicX
    May 9, 2017
    4
    Buying it used for 20$ last week , finished it on 83% around 44 hour gameplay.
    Dont waste your money for this game, at least not for a full price. This game only worth 20$ at max.
    So buy it used or wait for the price drop. I dont need to write what is good or bad about this game , its already have been known. So the verdict is , Decent combat/gameplay , and other aspect (crafting    Buying it used for 20$ last week , finished it on 83% around 44 hour gameplay.
    Dont waste your money for this game, at least not for a full price. This game only worth 20$ at max.

    So buy it used or wait for the price drop. I dont need to write what is good or bad about this game , its already have been known.

    So the verdict is , Decent combat/gameplay , and other aspect (crafting ,UI,story,graphic,etc) is just mediocre or bad.    … Expand
  30. CoryB23
    Apr 6, 2017
    4
    ME 1&2 = Wow! ME 3 = WTF is up with that ending, yo? ME Andromeda = Why Bioware, why? This game really tries to do the franchise justice but, in a lot of areas, it comes up short. Graphically, if you've played the game and seen any reviews, ME:A does have some good graphics but, the character animation is hit or miss: that is, when it's good it really does pull you in but, when it'sME 1&2 = Wow! ME 3 = WTF is up with that ending, yo? ME Andromeda = Why Bioware, why? This game really tries to do the franchise justice but, in a lot of areas, it comes up short. Graphically, if you've played the game and seen any reviews, ME:A does have some good graphics but, the character animation is hit or miss: that is, when it's good it really does pull you in but, when it's bad, you can't help but feel massively disconnected from your character. To be quite frank, I do have buyer's remorse for picking this title up. Ultimately, Bioware tried to do a good job but, some how messed it up to such a degree that it doesn't stack up to the original trilogy. Best to wait for the the ME Trilogy to come out for PS4 and pick that up. After 50+ hours and about 23% of the game completed, it doesn't feel like I'll be finishing it any time soon but, at this point, it is starting to feel like an exercise in repetition and, there just haven't been that many "Holy crap, that was awesome!" moments, in other words, the story does slow down and gets boring. If you enjoyed, the first 3 ME's then you should be able to get into this one but, don't invest too much of yourself into this game because you're gonna be left feeling a little disappointed. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this game to most of the people I know and, I would probably wait until Christmas to pick it up - it should be about 30 bucks by then and at that point, buying a used copy of ME: Andromeda would be worth it (maybe...let's see if Bioware's patches help the game out any).… 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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