Mass Effect: Andromeda

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Edit: Abandoned game, developer said screw it and moved on. Pvp is paywall rng nonsense... Such a shame, some patches and dlc could've fixed most of the issues people had...    … Expand
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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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