Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. BarelyLewd
    Mar 15, 2019
    3
    This game was awful, after the fiasco of the 3rd game, you would think Bioware would learn, but no, they double downed on there stupidity and laziness, wow Bioware, how the mighty have fallen. "I'm sorry my face is tired"
  2. Patajullo
    Jul 9, 2019
    3
    Un juego que aun a día de hoy con los parche instalados está lleno de errores por todo lados, una vergüenza y una falta de respeto absoluta hacia los compradores sacar un juego sin termina. Una pena podía haber sido un gran juego y esta saga ni los Fans se merecían esto.
  3. Tioneb-_
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Hi. Im so confuse about this game, just don’t play it if you are a mass effect lover. However, it’s not a terrible game, but very bad Mass effect.
  4. LEGENDARY_POWER
    Jul 26, 2020
    3
    I love Mass Effect so that is why I so hate this game. It is doing everything wrong. Story is boring, characters are very deep. Please back to Original trilogy and do something there.
  5. defive
    Mar 25, 2017
    2
    Bioware's devolution into just another bog standard EA dev shop spewing out mass market crap for the console kiddies continues apace. Mass Effect Andromeda is a mediocre shooter and an awful RPG, It's a confused mess of technical issues (poor animation, terrible faces), juvenile writing (it sounds like it was written by a collection of 14 year old Tumblr fanfic writers) and a vast andBioware's devolution into just another bog standard EA dev shop spewing out mass market crap for the console kiddies continues apace. Mass Effect Andromeda is a mediocre shooter and an awful RPG, It's a confused mess of technical issues (poor animation, terrible faces), juvenile writing (it sounds like it was written by a collection of 14 year old Tumblr fanfic writers) and a vast and empty open world model full of mindless fetch type side quests.

    There's very few redeeming features here - easily the worst game in the series.    … Expand
  6. Korld
    Mar 25, 2017
    2
    Not terrible story, nice graphics, I don't know what to do, I do not understand the interface construction and research. Boring collection of resources, boring missions. Repetitive. Nothing to do with the first Mass Effect. I stopped after 30 hours of game by bored.
  7. inverted720
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    People are focused on all the wrong problems with this game. The facial modelling and expressions are really not the problem here, it's a minor-minor problem really. This is another game where the main story missions are the worst part of the game. The characters are complete grade school amateurs, not explorers, and frequently make idiotic observations that will not resonate with sci-fiPeople are focused on all the wrong problems with this game. The facial modelling and expressions are really not the problem here, it's a minor-minor problem really. This is another game where the main story missions are the worst part of the game. The characters are complete grade school amateurs, not explorers, and frequently make idiotic observations that will not resonate with sci-fi fans.

    Combat:
    The combat is super weak and totally unsatisfying. The cover system is more sloppy than it's predecessors, and doesn't viscerally lock you in place. Compared to other cover based shooters, this game is sub-par by far. On harder difficulties the enemies can melt you whenever you accidentally break cover, which is super easy to do. Your NPC companions are best used as distracting meat shields while you dish all the damage. Combat is by the numbers with cover more of an annoyance than anything else. Encounters usually boil down to dying once or twice until it randomly plays better. The player just doesn't have control over the battles. Cheese tactics reign supreme here. Just hide and force the AI to chase you down a corridor. The combat is just horsesh**. Coupled with inexplicably abysmal frame rates in combat I'm just not sure what EA intended to push out the door. (I'm running a GTX 1070)

    This game amounts to nothing more than minimum viable fan service. ALL you have to do to make a successful ME game is take the best parts of ME 1&2 and turn that into a exploration game. Stop trying to make this an epic cinematic experience. These story lines are all used up. I don't need a super villain, just create a survival type game where I get to explore space, uncover mysteries, and upgrade my gear, base, ships etc...    … Expand
  8. vence
    Apr 18, 2018
    2
    This game is a generic uninspired unintelligent piece of crap RPG, they take to another galaxy and then they fall flat on their ass because they have no imagination to make anything with it.
  9. andishdi
    Apr 14, 2017
    2
    Buggy, boring, repetitive and in some cases plain broken... What has happened to this series?

    Barely 10 hours in a have a folder brimming with random moments and characters who look they're wearing someone else's skin. Last night the game got some broken and confused I had to reload in order to continue with mission (only after wasting about an hour trying to find out why I couldn't    Buggy, boring, repetitive and in some cases plain broken... What has happened to this series?

    Barely 10 hours in a have a folder brimming with random moments and characters who look they're wearing someone else's skin. Last night the game got some broken and confused I had to reload in order to continue with mission (only after wasting about an hour trying to find out why I couldn't progress).

    You could compare this game to the previous in the series, some won't think that's fair and I would agree you have to take this on it's own merits but it's worth noting that almost everything the previous titles did that is present here... They did it much better.

    This is fairly dull story, you'll care very little for the characters and the ultimate conclusion (if you can call it that) is not particularly satisfying... The controls are very clunky, load times are slow and it is not pretty by current gen standards. The music is better than I think most give it credit for but it is still too muted and not as epic as it could be. The game feels like lots of people had some great ideas but went off into separate rooms and developed them alone then tried and ultimately failed to put them all together.

    Finally... The argument from many is that all these things will be patched and we'll have a shiny piece of brilliance once finished... But the point is this game was released, sold for £50+ and so should work off the bat. The other is "making games is hard, how can they expect to find all the bugs?", were it only a few bugs I don't think anyone would be that rattled... It's the sheer lack of polish that is offensive, as is if they didn't even bother to test it or simply didn't care - oh, and plenty of other developers make games of this scale without even a fraction of the issues or freakish looking characters.    … Expand
  10. Afinati
    Apr 8, 2018
    2
    Apart from poor character dialogue, inconsistent character animations, an archaic and half-baked inventory management system, boring choices and consequences, uninspired new setting, and indefensible backdrop (Bioware placing their flagship title under a C team and putting all the talent in a greed-driven ploy to take on microtransaction cash via Anthem) ... this game has a serious problemApart from poor character dialogue, inconsistent character animations, an archaic and half-baked inventory management system, boring choices and consequences, uninspired new setting, and indefensible backdrop (Bioware placing their flagship title under a C team and putting all the talent in a greed-driven ploy to take on microtransaction cash via Anthem) ... this game has a serious problem with corrupting save files. I played this for twenty-two hours before I encountered finicky save files. If I load from the menu, I get stuck at the loading menu perpetually. If I try to load from autosaves sometimes, none of them will load. Now, I've run into my latest manual save corrupting.

    Mass Effect 2 remains my favorite gaming experience. I replayed each of the original trilogy at least three times each. I love them so much. But I was turned away by this title's bad press for a whole year. Finally giving it a chance now, I am sorely disappointed. I keep having to convince myself to return to the last half hour or hour before the corrupted saves. I keep having to literally force myself awake during NPC dialogue and during the long drives in the Nomad between lame quest #1 and lame quest #2. I loved Dragon Age: Origins so much, but Inquisition was suuuuuch a drag with all of those soulless fetch quests and that's what we get here. Having to do the same ones again??

    I might have given this a higher rating if EA hadn't declared that they're done with the title. I expect no patch. And when [read: "if"] I get to the end and discover what all the fuss is about this missing Quarian Ark?? Why would I want to do this to myself? Please do not support this developer. Zeschuk and Muzyka are gone. The days of Jade Empire and KotOR and DA:O are sooo far behind us.    … Expand
  11. Fresky
    Jun 5, 2019
    2
    The game is fun but when in first 20% of it you have bugs where you cant finish quests, and also cant move back or forward as doors wont open at certain point then i would call it unplayable and a scam. None of it will be fixed as nobody is working on it. Enjoyed it but ultimately shame on you EA and Bioware.
  12. kingofkoopas
    Mar 27, 2017
    2
    My review was taken down for stating that the male character looks like your typical "man" of today, emasculated and queer looking. Everyone else is focusing on how ugly the women are and that does not get taken down. The real thing that they don't want you to realize and wake up from is that men should not look like the main male character from this game.
  13. damman
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    I canceled my bestbuy preorder, I was hoping for a better game well it's back to For Honor and Horizon Zero Dawn. I remember playing Masseffect 2 on PS3 it was nice but this game is meh. Good luck playing a game with dumb A.I. that just stand there and die. This is not a real Mass-effect game.
  14. Blackout542
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    I love the Mass effect series and wanted this game to succeed, its broken right now and on PS4 pro Its a stuttering mess at around 25 FPS. At first I was like, ok so its not the best looking game but whatever, then it drops frames??? Really??? **** that this company failed me and trashed the franchise. I'm so heartbroken it hurts.

    Played on my PS4 Pro using a 1080p TV
  15. 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
  16. alekobug
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    FPS issues, bad writing (cringe), and bad animation/textures. I pre-ordered this **** because I was a Mass Effect fan. Well, lesson learned.

    You can watch ME3 graphics comparsions in youtube.
    You don´t care for graphics, just the story? Bad news coming! Brace yourself!
  17. nhand42
    Jun 16, 2018
    2
    Ugh, what a stinker. This game is goddamn atrocious.

    * worse graphics than original Mass Effect released 10 years ago * awful script, awful writing, awful dialogue * your choices seem to have no effect on the story or characters * quests are meaningless and shallow * voice actors need to get new careers - indie devs can do better Only grace is the combat which isn't terrible -    Ugh, what a stinker. This game is goddamn atrocious.

    * worse graphics than original Mass Effect released 10 years ago
    * awful script, awful writing, awful dialogue
    * your choices seem to have no effect on the story or characters
    * quests are meaningless and shallow
    * voice actors need to get new careers - indie devs can do better

    Only grace is the combat which isn't terrible - though not good enough to redeem the game.

    A pathetic effort from Bioware. Not worth $5. Not worth Free. Don't waste your time.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    2
    A complete disaster on every level. The gun-play is solid and the game can look great at times. But holy crap does the game have tons of bugs, a terrible story, awful characters, and boring game-play.
  20. Turdsandwhich
    Apr 16, 2017
    2
    In comparison to the other Mass Effect Games, of which I loved. This game is trash, and I do not consider it Mass Effect.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (Review written after over 70 hours of gameplay)    … Expand
  21. Furiousmike
    Apr 2, 2017
    2
    Boredom, disbelieve, pain and agony. These were the feelings I went trough during my 47hrs playing ME Andromeda.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Summary:

    Graphics: 9.5
    Everything else: Sucks ass    … Expand
  22. goomshill
    Mar 24, 2017
    2
    If you stripped out the 'interactive movie' elements like characters, animation, storyline, music of both Mass Effect Andromeda and The Witcher 3, you'd be left with two games quite similar in quality and ambition- not at all compelling from a gameplay standpoint. When a role playing game becomes mostly a cinematic, it demonstrates the necessity of being well written, well animated andIf you stripped out the 'interactive movie' elements like characters, animation, storyline, music of both Mass Effect Andromeda and The Witcher 3, you'd be left with two games quite similar in quality and ambition- not at all compelling from a gameplay standpoint. When a role playing game becomes mostly a cinematic, it demonstrates the necessity of being well written, well animated and well acted. And thats where a Andromeda fails miserably and a game like The Witcher shows you how its done. I didn't enjoy either game as a 'game', but if you're going to try to be a movie, don't be awful at it. Nothing excuses this botched execution, not when its the title's selling point.… Expand
  23. Pupunator
    Mar 25, 2017
    2
    In a galaxy far far away Andromeda existed for billions of years that created this horrendous title called Mass Effect Andromeda with potato head like models. Since Im playing this on PS4 it lags like hell specially those over rendered CGI background lighting, texture everything else is unpleasant the only thing enjoyable is the gameplay though its pretty much like a basic TPS shooter gameIn a galaxy far far away Andromeda existed for billions of years that created this horrendous title called Mass Effect Andromeda with potato head like models. Since Im playing this on PS4 it lags like hell specially those over rendered CGI background lighting, texture everything else is unpleasant the only thing enjoyable is the gameplay though its pretty much like a basic TPS shooter game with jumping jetpack joyride feel of the game. Though nothing is innovative when I say nothing is innovative nothing is new! and from my perspective that the game isn't developed by BIoware but by some interns who got their idea from potatoes because your Pathfinder looks like a potato specially Sarah Ryder. Alright! less ranting and more to technicalities of the game.

    Graphics in this game is very bad indeed its really bad that makes my eyes experienced a low stance katana katana slash from William. Its poorly designed that you won't admire it. In Final Fantasy XV despite of its under developed game play and customization the graphics are really top notched.

    Gameplay is the same nothing is innovative if they call jet pack is something innovative then you guys are wrong jet pack feature is already seen in various shooter games and oh dashing mid air looks cool? I bought a game with nothing new Metal Gear Solid V is even better than this.

    Story is by far the worst in the Mass Effect Trilogy heck its even worst than Nioh. Dialogues are poorly written that it makes the character sounds like a Persona high school student even the narrative in the cutscenes, In comparison to a Yoko Taro story telling this is rubbish like how many team does Bioware/EA has to write a story?

    This isn't worth $60 I suggest if you love RPG specialist JRPG's wait for Persona 5 you'll be wasting your time in playing this game    … Expand
  24. Nightscape
    Mar 23, 2017
    2
    Played through the demo and cannot recommend a purchase for Mass Effect, RPG, or shooter fans. This game not only feels incomplete but is also exceedingly boring and outdated.

    What genre first comes to mind when you think of the original Mass Effect (2 and 3 to a lesser extent)? RPG. This is not. This is Mass Effect: Battlefront. The decisions you make feel petty in the grand scheme of    Played through the demo and cannot recommend a purchase for Mass Effect, RPG, or shooter fans. This game not only feels incomplete but is also exceedingly boring and outdated.

    What genre first comes to mind when you think of the original Mass Effect (2 and 3 to a lesser extent)? RPG. This is not. This is Mass Effect: Battlefront. The decisions you make feel petty in the grand scheme of things and you cannot control your squad mates in any meaningful way. This feels more like a single player shooter MMO with some RPG elements thrown in.

    If it is trying to be an RPG, characters, story, and dialog are paramount. All fall flat here. RPG players live in a post-Undertale society and expect intelligent, emotional writing. This feels as though it was oriented towards elementary and highschoolers, which seems strange for a mature-rated game. You are supposed to feel immersed in an RPG - you are supposed to embody the protagonist. Regardless of what gender you choose, you feel like a fool with the logic, choices, and writing in the game. I really kept wondering if anyone on the writing team had ever stepped foot in a university. If you are working for one of the most beloved RPG gaming companies, you should be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in your field. This feels as though BioWare hired temps or used an evolutionary algorithm to write this. Think of the most cliché game or movie you have seen, this is what you get here.

    Graphics; where do I begin? Again, if you are hired by a "prestigious" company like BioWare to make games, you should be an SME in your field. This game is littered with wonky looking characters and models. This game looks outdated for Mass Effect 1. The human models are anthropomorphically inaccurate. The humans seem more similar to australopithecine rather than homo-sapiens-sapiens. We live in a post-Witcher 3 world, we as Millennial and younger consumers would rather have you take your time and make an incredible game than try to rush (not sure how five years is rushed) something to market. The cultural landscape has changed, we are not Baby-Boomers or gen-Xer's trying to keep up with the Joneses, we prefer quality over quantity.

    If you are looking for an average shooter with some decent scenery, I still would not recommend this. EA and BioWare do not live in a vacuum; they have to compete in the market with other companies whom have made much better RPG shooters (Borderlands, for example). I would not recommend supporting BioWare or its publisher (meaning, do not spend your hard-earned cash on their products) until they can make a competent game.

    Since Mass Effect 2 and 3, BioWare made the decision to move away from what had been their primary demographic, RPG players, to more mainstream individuals that prefer generic shooters, sports, and action games - and this even lets them down. Nothing special to see here in any form. Save your money for a company and a game that deserves your support, such as Horizon Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild, Nier Automata, or Persona 5.    … Expand
  25. muertefx
    Aug 28, 2019
    2
    Dead game, you can't even release dlc and finish the story. Good bye bioware, puppet of EA.
  26. the_cringe
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    I¨m a big fan of ME1 and 2 so I called in sick for work and prepared to spend the whole week playing ME: Andromeda. Never mind that, a few hours in and already felt sorely disappointed. Called my boss and said it must have been food poisoning and I already feel better. He is a gamer too and knew immediately what was up and laughed his ass off at me for looking forward to this "mess".
  27. ghastmine
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    So let me get the only true positive out of the way, This game is absolutely gorgeous with the environments and actually uses frostbite to it's potential for once. But beyond that it's all flat. Even if you don't look at this game as a Mass Effect title it still sucks. So let's get too the negatives

    -Bad writing: Unlike the trilogy (which had some bad moments but it never was all the    So let me get the only true positive out of the way, This game is absolutely gorgeous with the environments and actually uses frostbite to it's potential for once. But beyond that it's all flat. Even if you don't look at this game as a Mass Effect title it still sucks. So let's get too the negatives

    -Bad writing: Unlike the trilogy (which had some bad moments but it never was all the time) this game has terrible writing, Some of the dialogue in this game will make you cringe on how bad it is.

    -Glitchy: This game isnt as glitchy as say Sonic 06 but this game really is filled with quite a few

    -Terrible story and choices: Mass Effect is widely regarded for your choices and the story, that's what made the games so memorable and high replay value, However this game abandons all of that for a combat focused approach and also doesn't even try to excite you or build up the story.

    -AI: Earlier i mentioned the combat was alright, well here's the thing that ruins that, the AI is retarded and also glitchy so it ends up ruining the combat because some enemy is being weird.

    -UI: Oh yeah quick note, this game has a terrible UI system and it bothers the combat.

    -Length: The game's main story took a new Mass Effect fan 15 hours to complete, Let me explain this to you, Resident Evil 7 a game that is a metroidvania and also not open world took people 12-15 hours and even that game had good pacing up until the end, So yeah that's sad. Now if you're looking to do side missions sadly none are really good and there's not that many as the original trilogy because the development team tried quality over quantity but failed at that and screwed up at both so you're probably gonna get bored trying to 100% this game, And lastly as ill mention with story this game doesn't have a high replay value (maybe twice) so unfortunately you're not in for the many wonderful hours like the original trilogy offered.

    -No memorable characters: If you take this game serious (and are not making memes of it) there really isnt any memorable characters.

    -Face Animations: Yes the biggest complaint we've all heard, Honest to god it feels like Bioware hasn't even seen normal conversations because they feel so weird and awkward. I mean even Mass Effect 1 which came out 10 years ago had better animations.

    So there's many things i missed however these were the majors flaws because i couldn't fit all the minors ones really, If you're getting this game you better get it really cheap because honestly it's not even worth it. The only good thing i could see to come out of this game is multiplayer but with the path it is on right now i doubt that will be anything, And to end this review even if Bioware and EA managed to fix the glitches, animations, and AI this game would still not be worth it because of the fact we live in a world that has games like Breath Of The Wild and the Witcher 3 which have set the bar high, and if Bioware isnt willing to step up their game they should just drop the IP.    … Expand
  28. warofted
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    Game play is okay. Solid but nothing spectacular that will blow your mind. Characters are blends, lacks personality and character like in the previous trilogy. In the previously trilogy, they did a good job making me feel personally attached to every characters. Life and death in the original trilogy matters for me to a personal and emotional level, and I cried when I had to sacrificeGame play is okay. Solid but nothing spectacular that will blow your mind. Characters are blends, lacks personality and character like in the previous trilogy. In the previously trilogy, they did a good job making me feel personally attached to every characters. Life and death in the original trilogy matters for me to a personal and emotional level, and I cried when I had to sacrifice anyone. Even though I haven't finished this game, but if I have to sacrifice any crew mates, I would not shed a tear for these mediocre and boring characters.… Expand
  29. KillerCrowe
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    Game glitches often. It has bad animations. Story is not the best. Enemies shoot through walls. Where did all the money go for this game? This is terrible. Bio Ware Took a step backwards in video game evolution with this game. Defiantly not worth $60. Waste of money.
  30. Alucardio
    Mar 22, 2017
    2
    This is Why you just can't trust Any studio regardless of track record when it comes to pre-orders. BioWare played on our Mass effect heart strings and hoped to make a killing with preorders before we tried out a this subpar game. Why WHY do I still pre-order games!!
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  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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