Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. K5000i
    Mar 31, 2017
    1
    this is awful ,., everything bad over that last 10years of crap in games rolled up into 1 package from dlc to micros, bad story to bad mechanics ,, full price for this or replay the 1st 3 ,., play the 1st 3 & return this before it ends up in the bargain bucket
  2. TiopoxPraim
    Mar 31, 2017
    8
    "Ко-ко-ко это не МЕ", я прекрасно помню как скептики также гнобили и самую первую часть МЕ. Да, "Андромеда" не самая лучшая часть, но она отличное начало чего-то нового, тем более если считать, что игру создавала абсолютно новая студия из Монреаляl, для которой Андромеда дебют. Но у нас люди как всегда поверхностно и бездумно на всё смотрят, не имея собственного мнения. Когда здешние"Ко-ко-ко это не МЕ", я прекрасно помню как скептики также гнобили и самую первую часть МЕ. Да, "Андромеда" не самая лучшая часть, но она отличное начало чего-то нового, тем более если считать, что игру создавала абсолютно новая студия из Монреаляl, для которой Андромеда дебют. Но у нас люди как всегда поверхностно и бездумно на всё смотрят, не имея собственного мнения. Когда здешние "критики" после хейта запускают Дота & CS тут и обсуждать особо нечего.
    P.S: Я фанат Mass Effect и Андромеда смогла доставить удовольствие, и передать ту самую атмосферу МЕ, главная проблема Андромеды, что игра не до конца отполирована и пыталась одновременно собрать всё самое лучшее из прошлых игр Биоваров. Это Франкештейн которого не загримировали. Он с виду добрый, но немного отпугивает. Но в целом игра очень хороша. Имейте своё собственное мнение, может тогда Русское community станет чуточку умнее. Всем Добра.    … Expand
  3. E-Dog
    Mar 30, 2017
    2
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a sad excuse for a video game. Not only is it severely under-polished and in some instances, unfinished. But, it has seriously poor dialogue, lackluster character development and tedious missions.

    The development is so poor that even the transitions are non-existent, the character's eyes twitch in different directions, and maps just don't load on occasion. The    Mass Effect Andromeda is a sad excuse for a video game. Not only is it severely under-polished and in some instances, unfinished. But, it has seriously poor dialogue, lackluster character development and tedious missions.

    The development is so poor that even the transitions are non-existent, the character's eyes twitch in different directions, and maps just don't load on occasion. The gameplay features are poorly translated from previous games in what feels like a soul-less attempt to win over former fans. They never even address the third game which was one of the worst cliff-hangers in gaming history.

    The only reason I'm rating this game above a 0 is that I was able to sit through it in it's entirety and the game is playable. Buggy, boring, bland, and soul-less, but playable.

    This game had a massive budget and took five years to produce. This is nothing more than pathetic. Don't play this game and don't give EA games your money if this is the type of product they produce.    … Expand
  4. Agnivix
    Mar 30, 2017
    7
    (7.5/10) - Coming from a Bioware fan, Mass Effect Andromeda is an unpolished good game. It has issues, lots of them. Mainly I would point out:

    Facial animations that take away from what should have been emotional scenes; Walking animations of some characters; Loading (like how long do you have to stare at a door for it to open, sometimes so long that if there is a way around that    (7.5/10) - Coming from a Bioware fan, Mass Effect Andromeda is an unpolished good game. It has issues, lots of them. Mainly I would point out:

    Facial animations that take away from what should have been emotional scenes;

    Walking animations of some characters;

    Loading (like how long do you have to stare at a door for it to open, sometimes so long that if there is a way around that door you should probably take it. The loading moving around the galaxy map is ridiculous to the point you might not want to explore anymore.

    SAM talking about the temperature changes and mining console over and over again, sometimes seconds apart.

    Bugs, SO MANY BUGS. You can be talking with a guy and killed by an enemy mid conversation and get a corrupted save; you can be talking with a guy and he just walks over 30 feet away from you while in conversation. Doors just refuse to open unless you reload, landing animation loops. And severe hiccups in frame rate, sometimes freezing the game 0 fps for a few seconds.

    Controls seem very counterintuitive.

    Crafting seems overly complicated and severely limited by research points.

    I love companion stories, but I hate having to constantly finish a main quest, a planet and always have to go around the ship talking with everyone (sometimes multiple times) until they have nothing left to say except their usual greeting.

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    On the positive side, the game is massive. Clocked in 72h to finish. Was impressed at the amount of interesting dialogue in the world (you get the awful line here and there). While many disagree with me here, I feel the game needs to showcase that better. Quest givers sometimes have no markers, you get relevant chats with random npcs that the game never really gives you a reason to interact with. Some quests end and you assume there is a dialogue change with the quest giver or an npc mentioned in the quest and I have found that is true, but you have to actively pursue them, the game never even hints that you might get more story points if you go there. (while this rewards exploration it also means the average player will never really get the full picture or the sense that there is more)
    The story is fine, nothing groundbreaking, but a satisfying tale.    … 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. thatguyvex
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    While the game has a few flaws, including awkward animations, they don't hold back the fast paced and fun combat or enjoyable exploration portions of the gameplay. The story will be a hit or miss thing depending on whether you enjoy more lighthearted and upbeat storytelling as opposed to the dark and gritty nature of the previous entries. Characters are fun if not incredibly complex, butWhile the game has a few flaws, including awkward animations, they don't hold back the fast paced and fun combat or enjoyable exploration portions of the gameplay. The story will be a hit or miss thing depending on whether you enjoy more lighthearted and upbeat storytelling as opposed to the dark and gritty nature of the previous entries. Characters are fun if not incredibly complex, but then again, the same could be said of Mass Effect's previous casts. Overall I've sunk a good twenty five hours into the game and haven't felt disappointing by it yet. Don't be fooled by 0 and 1 score reviews that make the claim that this "Isn't Mass Effect", as this definitely is a Mass Effect game, and worthy of the name, despite its handful of flaws.… Expand
  7. 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!!!!
  8. Wiweora
    Mar 30, 2017
    0
    Mass Effect: Inquisition - grind, scan...boringgggg. Thanks .....!!!!!!!! Old Bioware team !!!!!!!! for the best games: Dragon Age Origins, Mass Effect 1,2,3!!!!
  9. Bonesilk
    Mar 30, 2017
    0
    The day when Mass Effect dead.
    First time on metacritic. i love what Mass Effect was.
    Thx for : 5% - Shoot time 15% - Ride desert on your unicorn car 45% - Scan all.... Must scan all! 15% - Jump - yay so fuuuun 10% - Bugs. 10% - Lore. What mass effect was : 55% - Lore 25% - Shoot 20% - Explore planets etc.. Dont invent bike if already some one made it. Bioware like    The day when Mass Effect dead.
    First time on metacritic. i love what Mass Effect was.
    Thx for :
    5% - Shoot time
    15% - Ride desert on your unicorn car
    45% - Scan all.... Must scan all!
    15% - Jump - yay so fuuuun
    10% - Bugs.
    10% - Lore.

    What mass effect was :
    55% - Lore
    25% - Shoot
    20% - Explore planets etc..

    Dont invent bike if already some one made it.
    Bioware like Ubisoft. THEY show wow graphics and then downgrade.    … Expand
  10. Debris44
    Mar 30, 2017
    9
    Not sure what game a lot of these out-of-the-woodwork "reviewers" are playing, but this game is ridiculously enjoyable. We all know at this point that it's not perfect, there are animation issues, a few glitches here and there, and the writing can be a bit bland in spots. However, if you enjoy science fiction in general this game will scratch that itch well. It contains many gameplayNot sure what game a lot of these out-of-the-woodwork "reviewers" are playing, but this game is ridiculously enjoyable. We all know at this point that it's not perfect, there are animation issues, a few glitches here and there, and the writing can be a bit bland in spots. However, if you enjoy science fiction in general this game will scratch that itch well. It contains many gameplay elements that will keep you busy for long periods of time. Combat is not perfect from a control standpoint, but the AI is decent and toggling powers/profiles is a blast to change up how you play. The crafting/research systems are engaging, and the exploration in this game is top-notch. Don't listen to the negativity swirling around the game, you absolutely need to give the game a chance if you typically enjoy "games like this."… Expand
  11. Raveen2112
    Mar 30, 2017
    6
    I only played for a few hours, and couldn't even bring myself to care enough to keep going. It has so many features I "should" love, but the story, animations, and controls are show crappy I couldn't go on. Even the audio sucks. People can be talking, and without subtitles on, I wouldn't have a clue what they were saying because I wasn't fully facing them when I engaged in conversation.I only played for a few hours, and couldn't even bring myself to care enough to keep going. It has so many features I "should" love, but the story, animations, and controls are show crappy I couldn't go on. Even the audio sucks. People can be talking, and without subtitles on, I wouldn't have a clue what they were saying because I wasn't fully facing them when I engaged in conversation. Basically, I agree with every negative thing I've heard. It's boring and unfinished.
    Update: After playing it for a week, I can honestly say it got much better once I figured out how to do a lot of things. It really is overly complicated. The facial mechanics are garbage for sure, and the dialog is funny it's so bad, but it is rewarding to build new colonies, and see everything evolve. Updating my rating to a 6 now that I've invested more time in it.    … Expand
  12. Bikerscout
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    Don't let the negative user reviews fool you. This is a good game. I bought this game day one for the PS4. As a huge Mass Effect fan, I've been waiting for this game, and bought a PS4 just so I could play it. Since then, I've played every night for a couple hours at a time, sometimes more than that, and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

    Yes, it has its problems. The facial animation is not    Don't let the negative user reviews fool you. This is a good game. I bought this game day one for the PS4. As a huge Mass Effect fan, I've been waiting for this game, and bought a PS4 just so I could play it. Since then, I've played every night for a couple hours at a time, sometimes more than that, and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

    Yes, it has its problems. The facial animation is not what I would expect from a triple-A game on a next-gen console, but it's hardly as bad as people are making it out to be. Addison, one of the Nexus (Andromeda Citadel equivalent) fixture characters is probably the worst, but you don't spend much time talking to her, and honestly, it's just not that awful.

    I've seen quite a few reviews commenting on the ugliness of the women in the game, particularly the female Ryder twin. Personally, I find the female Ryder to be attractive to look at. More to the point, she looks believable. She's a space explorer, not a supermodel. Looks all come down to personal tastes, though, and if you don't like her look, you can customize her. This really is a non issue.

    Overall, this is a beautiful game, and the combat is much improved. The Nomad replaces the Mako and the Hammerhead, and is likewise much improved, though it has no armament.

    Probably my biggest criticism is that unless you're already a Mass Effect fan, there's not enough context. Biotics having a hard time fitting in, for example, need more explanation for a new player, as do things like the Krogan animosity toward the Salarians and Turians. Also, if you run a biotic character, Cora Harper, your one biotic human crew member does not offer any unique dialogue options like Kaiden Alenko did in Mass Effect in your early conversations with him. Since this the first game in a new series (?), I would have like to have seen more context to connect new players with the existing Mass Effect universe.

    This game is written with the understanding that you already know the universe, and have already played through the first trilogy, which brings me to my final criticism: it does not feel like a Mass Effect game, not initially. The class and skill interfaces are set up very differently, and the bumpers don't bring up the power and weapon wheels like the previous games did. Certainly not a deal breaker by any means, but as a longtime player of the series, it meant that I had to relearn the game, rather than just jump right in as I was able to with ME2 and ME3.

    The story takes a bit longer to get moving, but it makes sense, as it's an exploration game, rather than a military campaign with an exploration element, like the first game was. Once it gets going, though, it's a decent story.

    All in all, this is a solid game, and if you liked the original Mass Effect, then you'll probably like Andromeda.    … Expand
  13. MNSUAngel
    Mar 30, 2017
    7
    This review and subsequent score have been edited after playing more of the game. An additional paragraph has been added to the bottom of the review.

    This is my first review. I felt it was necessary given the situation. ME:A is not a bad game. It is however, not a good game. I would go so far as to say it is more of a "mass effect clone" than a mass effect game. That may seem harsh,    This review and subsequent score have been edited after playing more of the game. An additional paragraph has been added to the bottom of the review.

    This is my first review. I felt it was necessary given the situation.

    ME:A is not a bad game. It is however, not a good game. I would go so far as to say it is more of a "mass effect clone" than a mass effect game. That may seem harsh, but if you try it out, you will understand. If you are a huge fan, and have played the originals for hundreds of hours, you will really understand what I mean.

    For the people saying that there are no animation glitches - that is true. I have not experienced animation glitches, but the game does have very poor animations. First year in animation school bad. And they are plentiful. It would be one thing if they were some side character off in the distance, but this game takes about a decade or two of steps back in animation. It is painful sometimes. Like physically so.

    The characters are not as bad as some people have made them out to be. I can tell that they wanted them to feel familiar without being too similar to the characters we grew to love in previous games. But, I do think they miss a beat with poor introductions and poor followup. If you take my advice (listed below), you will see what I mean, but this tends to repeat itself.

    Combat is fun. I am playing on insanity difficulty and enjoying it. It is much more tactical and much more "cover-shooter" this way. The powers and abilities are excellent. There is an appropriate amount of depth in this system. Sometimes I feel my companions are not really helping, but I am supposed to be the real BAMF - not them - so that is fine. Nothing more to say here.

    The writing is sub par. And ultimately, it isn't what defeats the game or the experience. There have been plenty of games with poor writing that are still fun (some even make it top 100 games of all time list), and it isn't as if ME:A doesn't have a good premise or a good general story. But - and you will see this if you take my advice (listed below) - between 30% - 50% of the dialog is just... bad. I get the sense that whoever wrote it is just not cut out to be a writer, but I don't want to attack anyone. The truth is that a lot of the issues ME:A suffers from should have been noticed and fixed by upper management. In general, it feels as if the game had zero oversight. Writing is one of those things.

    The scanning system, exploration system, and crafting system are all excellent. If that is what Mass Effect is, I am writing the wrong review. These systems are great. I believe these systems/mechanics were fleshed out very well in comparison to the problem areas. I do not know much about game development, but I do know that I would take ME:A without any of these systems if it meant the animations were at least on par with the other games, the characters were properly delivered, and the writing was better. Because those three things are more important to me than fleshed out systems like the ones above.

    My advice is to buy the game on steam and give it the hour it deserves. I believe you will see what I have come to see, and that is that this game is more of an off-shoot, or a clone, than it is Mass Effect. And it really has nothing to do with Shepard or the other Mass Effect games. This game has a great premise, I would even say a "Mass Effect Premise," but broadly speaking, it fails to deliver - on nearly everything. Its execution is its biggest issue.

    So buy it and play for an hour on Steam (if you are on console, do not purchase this game until you have tried it). If you enjoyed that hour and were not bothered by the glaring issues, then by all means keep playing. If not, refund it through Steam and write a review of the game to help other people make a decision.

    After 30+ hours, I can safely say that this is a journey worth taking. SPOILERS FOLLOW. However, I stand by what I said above. It is easy for me to look past the fact that half of the aliens that make ME's universe so amazing are missing. It is easy for me to look past the fact that animations are actually horrid. It is is easy for me to look past the fact that Bioware seems to be making their female character less attractive than the models they are based on (but not the male characters? - I thought this was propaganda but wtf it's actually not. Not to mention their personalities are lacking. Miranda, Liara, and Tali, please come back. You were all intelligent, powerful, and beautiful female characters. You were all someone my daughter could aspire to) I can even - unbelievably - look past the fact that most of the game's quests are fetch quests that are poorly written and just not very fun.

    Here's why: Because what's left is actually good.    … Expand
  14. carnesaasa
    Mar 30, 2017
    7
    I cannot believe the number of negative "die everyone in Bioware" critics for this game, is it all good? no, is it all bad? no, could it have been better? of course. There are lots of games with almost the same repetitive quests or stories, and everyone enjoys them (ring any bells? Assassin's Creed, GTA, Destiny, MGS5, etc.). Many games are just plain repetitive and this one is justI cannot believe the number of negative "die everyone in Bioware" critics for this game, is it all good? no, is it all bad? no, could it have been better? of course. There are lots of games with almost the same repetitive quests or stories, and everyone enjoys them (ring any bells? Assassin's Creed, GTA, Destiny, MGS5, etc.). Many games are just plain repetitive and this one is just another one, go there kill someone or pick something or run from the bad guys or just lose time going around, every major "open world" game does the same. Personally I liked the game, it is massive, full of dialogue (as any RPG), full of choices and beautiful worlds. I am hoping for the updates and DLC's… Expand
  15. ToddDow
    Mar 30, 2017
    3
    A mixed bag here. Old school RPG game, in both good and bad ways.

    The bad: 1. Animations are HORRIBLE. 2. Fighting is sometimes stale and "wonky", but has it's moments. 3. The main/overall story arc is promising, but poorly played out. 4. Writing and story line(s) are not good and pretty forgettable. 5. Voice acting is usually bad. 6. Bugs and glitches. 7. Starts really slow,    A mixed bag here. Old school RPG game, in both good and bad ways.

    The bad:
    1. Animations are HORRIBLE.
    2. Fighting is sometimes stale and "wonky", but has it's moments.
    3. The main/overall story arc is promising, but poorly played out.
    4. Writing and story line(s) are not good and pretty forgettable.
    5. Voice acting is usually bad.
    6. Bugs and glitches.
    7. Starts really slow, doesn't pull you in or make you care about the story or playing.

    The Good:
    1. Once you get several hours in and more things open up, the game gets a bit more exciting and fun.
    2. The old school RPG elements are pretty fun once things get going.
    3. Some of the graphics are very nice, despite the goofy animations.
    4. Fighting is sometimes stale and "wonky", but has it's moments.
    5. Plenty of missions/quests to keep you busy.
    6. Decent pacing of story and action, after you get through the bland beginning.
    7. The leveling up and crafting systems are decent.

    Overall, this feels like a game more from the early to mid 2000's than 2017, in both good and bad ways. But since we are in 2017, it just feels like a solid concept that was poorly, lazily, and half-assed executed. It could have been so much more. EA is really starting to put out a lot of games like this.

    Edit: After playing this game some more, I sat down last night and decided to give it up. I just don't care for the gameplay and have absolutely zero connection or care for these characters. Part of the appeal of a good RPG is to be drawn into and immerse yourself into another world, and Mass Effect Andromeda absolutely fails to draw you in.    … Expand
  16. Drucifer
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    I had my doubts after all of the negative reviews this game received, but was very pleasantly surprised once I actually played for myself. I absolutely love it. The first couple of hours drag by; this is typical for modern AAA RPGs (e.g. The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn). However, once the first couple of hours are completed, the game opens up into a true open world(s) game that is utterlyI had my doubts after all of the negative reviews this game received, but was very pleasantly surprised once I actually played for myself. I absolutely love it. The first couple of hours drag by; this is typical for modern AAA RPGs (e.g. The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn). However, once the first couple of hours are completed, the game opens up into a true open world(s) game that is utterly incredible. The story lines are compelling, the characters are very likable and relatable, and the dialogue is very realistic. Conversations don't fit the typical rigid and over exaggerated format common to many games, which may not work for gamers who are more accustomed to interacting with video game NPCs than having conversations with people in the real world. After 60 hours of gameplay, Mass Effect: Andromeda has impressed me more than I had ever expected and has become one of my favorite titles. I enjoyed this game even more than the original series. The story isn't quite as interesting as the reaper concept, but the rich open world exploration teeming with fun missions to do combined with the amazing lore the Mass Effect series has built up made this one of the funnest games I have ever played. Neither me nor my wife has experienced any glitches or strange/ugly facial animations with our Ryders. It took me a couple tries to design one that I liked, but once I did I had no issues throughout my play through. It seems that a lot of the people giving Mass Effect: Andromeda negative feedback are going into the game expecting to find something bad, only instead of reviewing it objectively, they critically search for flaws to reaffirm their expectations. This type of behavior, along with people rating it who have never even played it has left a game easily worthy of a 10/10 with a user score of 4.6.… Expand
  17. Radoslavus
    Mar 30, 2017
    5
    I understand that the new ME was hyped high (space high), and that too high expectations can cloud your judgement. That's why we have those bipolar reviews. They vary from a lot of 0's and 3's to 9's and 10's even. And I totally understand that, hype does that. But what I can't understand is why a AAA unfinished game is again defended with such commitement? Clearly all the ratings that areI understand that the new ME was hyped high (space high), and that too high expectations can cloud your judgement. That's why we have those bipolar reviews. They vary from a lot of 0's and 3's to 9's and 10's even. And I totally understand that, hype does that. But what I can't understand is why a AAA unfinished game is again defended with such commitement? Clearly all the ratings that are below 5 are unfair, but on the other hand all the scores above 7 are a joke. It applies to the critics as well as the players.

    I think we lost the understanding of a AAA game, and the developers are using it every year, at least most of them. They want to drain us from cash without much effort, and the worst thing is that players let them do it.

    What I require from a AAA game, and does ME Andromeda deliver:
    1. Good and involving story and characters - I have to say not really. Story is bland and the characters are terrible.
    2. Fun and satisfying gameplay - It's good, combat is a lot of fun, scaning , exploring ect. is also ok.
    3. Graphics and animations - Bacgrounds looks stunning on different planets. Animations, lip sync ect. below any criticism. Some games from Ps 3 and Xbox 360 had better.
    4. Good music sound and voice acting - Music is good, a little worse than in ME trilogy, but still pretty good. Backround sound, fighting sound is also quite good. Voice acting is terrible, shallow with lack of emotions.
    5. Bug, glitch, crash free - I know it's imposible with so big games, but the fewer the better. I didn't have many issues, but I know from the intenet that there is a major problem.
    6. Fun multiplayer, if there is one - Lazy horde mode with microtransactions, so basically there is none multiplayer. There is only an excuse for microtransactions.

    To sum up. Andromeda would ba a fun game for players new to ME franchise. Of course it would be also a pretty good game, if Bioware was a newcommer. But they are not. They spend the last 4 years, with a decent budget and a know how, to deliver a dissapoitement, not only to the fans of Mass Effect trilogy, but also to other players with a common sense. It's not the worst game in the world, it's not a AAA game either. It's a product below the level of a studio that Bioware once was. A shame, I was counting on them.    … Expand
  18. crawft
    Mar 30, 2017
    6
    You can read other reviews here about the game's problems, but I for one would like to speculate on just how awful the entire Frostbite engine is for ONLINE GAMING. Think about this: the mechanics of character interactions/collisions in FIFA, Dragon Age and in Andromeda indicate a terribly flawed system. A herky-jerky mess of character interactions. Still working my way through the singleYou can read other reviews here about the game's problems, but I for one would like to speculate on just how awful the entire Frostbite engine is for ONLINE GAMING. Think about this: the mechanics of character interactions/collisions in FIFA, Dragon Age and in Andromeda indicate a terribly flawed system. A herky-jerky mess of character interactions. Still working my way through the single player campaign and the environments have been amazing so far.… Expand
  19. Fire-Hazzard
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    I was not sure about ME:Andromeda before release but I bought it anyway. I am currently lv20 something and am enjoying the game. There has been some criticism against ME:A and some of it is warranted, The facial animations/modeling can be a bit off. There are a few annoying bugs in the game too but overall it's a good experience. Some people do not like the characters but they are bigI was not sure about ME:Andromeda before release but I bought it anyway. I am currently lv20 something and am enjoying the game. There has been some criticism against ME:A and some of it is warranted, The facial animations/modeling can be a bit off. There are a few annoying bugs in the game too but overall it's a good experience. Some people do not like the characters but they are big shoes to fill from the original Mass Effect party members, Garrus, Wrex, Liara etc. I like Drak and PeeBee in Andromeda and Liam is alright too. If you are a Mass Effect fan, i would recommend this to you, even if you never played Mass Effect games before but like the idea of it, i would also recommend it too. In short.....

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

    The Bad
    - Texture pop-in sometimes
    - No guns on the Nomad vehicle
    - Some audio bugs
    - Sometimes save files won't load or will take a while, even on SSD.
    - Addison, her face is tired apparently.
    - not being able to save when you are doing a mission. Have to rely on save points (sometimes they dont work)    … Expand
  20. RagnarX213
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    Stop it you nerds. This game doesn't deserve a 4.6 user review score. You're over thinking it baby brains. If you think mass effect games are fun, then play this: it's a Mass Effect game.
    Stupid user reviews on here almost convinced me not to buy the game. I find this game to be very fun to play, you really feel like a total space man! The story fits into the mass effect universe,    Stop it you nerds. This game doesn't deserve a 4.6 user review score. You're over thinking it baby brains. If you think mass effect games are fun, then play this: it's a Mass Effect game.
    Stupid user reviews on here almost convinced me not to buy the game. I find this game to be very fun to play, you really feel like a total space man! The story fits into the mass effect universe, it's not Sheppard or the reapers but cmon shut up, it's still same awesome sleek futuristic mass effect universe with all those very entertaining shoot outs and goofy characters. The way people have made the game sound in reviews, youd expect to hit R2 and not have the gun fire. It's not that bad. Yes some goofy facial animations and occasional bugs but nothing to give the game a 0 over. Therefore I give this game a 10 you cacabums
    +it's definitely a Mass Effect game dood
    +the nomad jumps
    +Awesome shootouts
    +tons of skills for u choose big guy
    +sexy jutsu
    +fun guns
    -no Miranda    … Expand
  21. JohnRowShay
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    When you start your journey in M.A Andromeda, one cannot help but allow that 12 year old imagination to take over. You know, like when you used to pick up a broom and take the head off, and pretend it was a wizard's staff and put yourself smack bang in the middle of an epic moment on a battlefield? When I got my hand on the game, I closed the blinds in my apartment, turned my TV and soundWhen you start your journey in M.A Andromeda, one cannot help but allow that 12 year old imagination to take over. You know, like when you used to pick up a broom and take the head off, and pretend it was a wizard's staff and put yourself smack bang in the middle of an epic moment on a battlefield? When I got my hand on the game, I closed the blinds in my apartment, turned my TV and sound system on high, and let the immersion begin. However here in lies some of M.A's biggest faults, "Immersion".

    I am sure anyone reading this review already knows what I am referring to (bugs, comical facial expressions or lack of expressions). The environment that you are thrown into is beautiful. From the very first planet you try to make habitable, to the exterior and interior of your ship, to the combat system, it is all absolutely perfect. But humans are naturally programmed to recognize facial expressions and body language, so much so, that it makes up the majority our our interpretations of the subjects intentions and emotions. I hear in the voice acting what the writers are trying to tell me, but it doesn't gel with the characters facial expressions or lack there of.

    The story line is acceptable. I feel for some characters and not for others. For example, when I return to my ship after having done all I can on a planet, I fast forward through the conversations with some of my team as I have no interest in their story. Whilst there are some characters that I care about, and even one character that I tried to stay faithful towards, but I fell into temptation with another female character and hit the "sure, let's fool around" command.

    For exploring you are given a mean looking 6 wheeler rover to explore planets with, along with a satisfying build tree for skills, weapons and armor. You do not however get to build armor for your teammates which is a bit of a let down, and their skill tree is a bit limited, but you can still make them stronger in the begging in certain areas to choose whether or not to party with tanks, snipers, etc.

    The online game play allows you to do something different in between quests which I thoroughly enjoy. It also gives you in game single player rewards for your main story which is a nice touch.

    Look, I think the only thing that holds this game back is the bugs on the characters faces, body language and some game play. Otherwise this game has amazing game play features, good story line, relate-able characters, a fantastic and gorgeous open world galaxy to explore, and replay value.

    M.A Andromeda is detailed, there is lot of l.o.r.e to imerse yourself into, the quests and interesting and even though some side quests can be repetitive, there is still a great satisfaction clearing a planet of all quests. M.A is a great game and shouldn't be judged by reviews, but rather by keeping an open mind and realizing that if you had fun as a 12yo pretending to be a wizard in your own mind, then you can easily become a pathfinder in the Andromeda Galaxy using a PS4 Pro and 4K TV.

    Enjoy comrades.    … Expand
  22. pizzafort
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    I love how many people who rated this game 10/10 blame hate. As if all the majority negativity is due to hate alone and as if gamers care about hating something more than having a good game. Personally I love Dragon age 2 but when that game received numerous negativity, I actually know where they r coming from and it is not hate that dictate the score.

    Overall this game can be just    I love how many people who rated this game 10/10 blame hate. As if all the majority negativity is due to hate alone and as if gamers care about hating something more than having a good game. Personally I love Dragon age 2 but when that game received numerous negativity, I actually know where they r coming from and it is not hate that dictate the score.

    Overall this game can be just described in one word- Amateur. In Story, character, graphics etc. the only reason I give it a 3 is due to its redeeming combat mechanic. Maybe all this got to do with the amateur staff they hired, some of them have zero experience in gaming but a whole lot of achievements in their political movements.    … Expand
  23. arostislavna
    Mar 29, 2017
    1
    Uninteresting Plot, Characters, Design and a plethora of technical flaws.

    Infinite load screen (You must quit and restart repeatedly until it loads), enemies stuck in place, stop-motion movement, characters will do unusual things on the tempest, sky box will fail to load after you make Veold 100% viable, NPCs talking behind you and you cant hear them, & frame rate drops. Now let me    Uninteresting Plot, Characters, Design and a plethora of technical flaws.

    Infinite load screen (You must quit and restart repeatedly until it loads), enemies stuck in place, stop-motion movement, characters will do unusual things on the tempest, sky box will fail to load after you make Veold 100% viable, NPCs talking behind you and you cant hear them, & frame rate drops.

    Now let me tackle this multiplayer, shall we? It's Prison of Elders in a Mass Effect package on Peer-to-Peer networking! I have played one stable game since release.

    Do yourself a favor and don't buy this crap.    … Expand
  24. BabyRants
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    7/10, And here's why. The controls are bumpy and don't feel right on PS4. The Graphics are stunning for ME, but yes, I do believe they've killed ME with this. EA, I love you. You've made the sims, ME, Battlefield, Dragon Age, but on March 21st, You killed another game series.
  25. Viking171986
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    The good, The bad and the wtf. A 100% completion with a i7 and gtx 1080.

    The good: 1) Sound effects in this game i.e gunfire sound legitimate and believable for the setting. 2) there are some good plot points, but you need to navigate around 20+ hours of pure garbage to get to, 3) Jumping is a nice change. The bad: 1) Facial animations. Every other reviewer is hitting this topic    The good, The bad and the wtf. A 100% completion with a i7 and gtx 1080.

    The good:
    1) Sound effects in this game i.e gunfire sound legitimate and believable for the setting.
    2) there are some good plot points, but you need to navigate around 20+ hours of pure garbage to
    get to,
    3) Jumping is a nice change.
    The bad:
    1) Facial animations. Every other reviewer is hitting this topic no need to go into more detail. I'm
    playing on max settings and the original trilogy had better animations.
    2) No mini map or radar. this is a space exploration game are you telling me your wrist watch
    scanner (Not an omnitool that's clear) can't give you a map?
    3) The new cover system is janky and all over the place.
    4) Companions are useless and combat ineffective at the best of the times.
    5) Wildlife diversity.
    6) 3 abilities can only be used at a time.
    7) Space Saduko.

    The WTF!

    1) Who in the name of the goddess screened or hired these voice actors? Seriously did EA/Bioware blow their whole budget on a hack actress from GOT? The guards from Skyrim have more emotional depth than 99% of the characters in the game. It's so bad that I skipped through almost all the cutscenes but left the subtitles on so I wouldn't miss the non-existent plot.

    2) Character creation..................Did you even try EA/Bioware?!?

    3) Plot. This was a totally shoehorned politically driven plot and it doesn't even try to hide it. two examples are on Eos and a Nexus follow up. 1st example and spoiler alert once you set up an outpost on EOS this after the first two were slaughtered by the kett if you set up a military base people on the nexus will actually have a protest.....really?!? 2nd example while doing a misc side quest you are given the option to share natural gas with exiles and you companions will try to make you feel bad for fracking..........Political Bias aside the plot drags and gives you no incentive to make any decision it is linear, there is no real choice in the game that will change the outcome. After 40+ hours I have no urge to playthough again to find out, for a Mass Effect game passing on a New game + option should be a red flag. it's just an all around bad plot in a majority of the game with no pacing or depth.
    4) Playing on a Brand new pc i7 with a 1080 I ran across very few game breaking bugs but more than a dozen times I was forced to hard stop the game in order to fix some i.e getting stuck on invisible walls, falling through the ground, cutscene bugs (getting killed by an enemy while talking to an npc in the cutscene. It's clear there was no quality control in this game at all because running into any bug on an average of every two minutes. Fallout 4 on launch felt better.

    In closing this is my first review and I don't have an editor to proof read but I had to write a review for this game because this trend of pushing personal politics and feelings into games at the expense of a quality product is no longer acceptable. EA doesn't care that much is obvious but I expected more out of bioware the company that brought us Dragon Age Origins, Kotor 1-2, 99.5% of the Mass Effect Trilogy. This abomination is not a Mass Effect game. I could take a poop and put the Mass Effect Logo on it and it would have more character depth than this game. RIP Mass Effect.    … Expand
  26. Shabranickto
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect... Great trilogy. Andromeda... Great Game. See the problem is that with the end of ME3 players all around were left with a WTF happened. I was the same still am... but Andromeda is not part of that trilogy it is its own game and a hell of one. I will give you the animation on the faces and the female faces leave something to be desired, guess what we have all seen worse.Mass Effect... Great trilogy. Andromeda... Great Game. See the problem is that with the end of ME3 players all around were left with a WTF happened. I was the same still am... but Andromeda is not part of that trilogy it is its own game and a hell of one. I will give you the animation on the faces and the female faces leave something to be desired, guess what we have all seen worse. graphics and animation alone don't make the game I still play Final Fantasy(NES) and have fun doing so because the game is good remember those days. The game is Great not perfect but it is not average either, give it a chance let go and immerse your self in this game I did and I don't regret it at all.… Expand
  27. Si3g
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    O jogo é bom no que se refere a gameplay e aos gráficos em geral,no entanto o game falha em entregar aquilo que fez a série ME uma franquia de sucesso. Problemas como a animação dos personagens, história fraca e uma interação entre os protagonistas que não convence, tornam esse o pior Mass Effect da série, Ainda assim MEA é um bom jogo que vale a pena ser conferido
  28. Dust_Hustla
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    In a nutshell, terrible controls and frame rate issues ruin the multiplayer. Single player is marred by fetch quests and, well, nothing that screams "play me" over any of the other games currently out there.
  29. pnathan28
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    This game is a massive disappointment. I am a huge Mass Effect fan, having played the first 3 games multiple times and in comparison Andromeda falls woefully short. First, the combat is smoother and faster but they have removed direct control and customization for squad members. The facial animations are HORRENDOUS and really take you out of the game, but the environments are done prettyThis game is a massive disappointment. I am a huge Mass Effect fan, having played the first 3 games multiple times and in comparison Andromeda falls woefully short. First, the combat is smoother and faster but they have removed direct control and customization for squad members. The facial animations are HORRENDOUS and really take you out of the game, but the environments are done pretty well. The writing is also mediocre at best, given that Mass Effect writing hasn't always been high literature but at least it was funny, charming and enough to get you invested in the story. I'm already 25 hours into Andromeda and i just cant get myself to care about the stories and the characters. My biggest disappointment were the mundane fetch quests that just littered the game. It seemed like a majority of the quests were a simple go here find 3 of these and sent you off to all corners of the map, and it got really old really fast. Which is really sad because there is a good game in here somewhere, the areas are massive and there is plenty to explore.… Expand
  30. chenson87
    Mar 29, 2017
    5
    Fun at first with a lot of promise but ultimate a bug filled mess that should not be called a AAA game. Buggy save system and the autosaves make you repeat long portions of fights. I fight with the aiming system more than i fight with the enemies. Not much payoff for trying to do side quests. This game could have easily been an 8/10 however the bugs and terrible controls hold it way back.Fun at first with a lot of promise but ultimate a bug filled mess that should not be called a AAA game. Buggy save system and the autosaves make you repeat long portions of fights. I fight with the aiming system more than i fight with the enemies. Not much payoff for trying to do side quests. This game could have easily been an 8/10 however the bugs and terrible controls hold it way back. It never should have been released in this state.… 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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