Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. TheQuietGamer
    Jun 3, 2017
    7
    Andromeda seeks to take Mass Effect in a new direction. It does so by taking some elements from the very first game and putting the emphasis on being a new face an unfamiliar world. Exploration, discovery, and new beginnings are at the heart of the experience. All of this certainly showed a lot of promise. While it succeeds at being a new start, shoddy development and uneven execution ofAndromeda seeks to take Mass Effect in a new direction. It does so by taking some elements from the very first game and putting the emphasis on being a new face an unfamiliar world. Exploration, discovery, and new beginnings are at the heart of the experience. All of this certainly showed a lot of promise. While it succeeds at being a new start, shoddy development and uneven execution of it's many intricacies and lofty ideas make it something of a disappointment as well.

    It is likely that the reason Andromeda isn't all it could be is because it was developed by BioWare Montreal and not by the more experienced studio, Edmonton. Their technical experience is noticeably lacking. The graphics are all over the place. The game can be strikingly beautiful one moment and hideous the next as textures fail to load among other things. The character models and animations are just as bad as you've likely already heard at this point. There are also a myriad assortment of bugs, glitches, and other technical issues to worry about. Nothing game breaking, but still annoying and far to frequent, especially after all these patches. It feels like the work of an inexperienced team who didn't polish things up before release.

    The writing and characters are far from BioWare's best. The plot is a touch weak until it's final hours. Outside of those last few main story missions there's no sense of urgency. It's still a great concept, but it rarely feels like anything is at stake. Your character, team, and vast majority of people (and aliens) you meet are really laid back. With a few exceptions everybody is sarcastic and always cracking jokes. Never mind that they just traveled to another galaxy and their very existence is at stake. At least it can be a pretty funny game. Not as funny as some of the other BioWare games, but still. Plus we get that warm, happy ending we didn't receive in Mass Effect 3. There also heart-warming moments of family and friendship that are very enjoyable. The characters you'll be surrounded by are a bit bland at first and all feel like the exact same wise-cracking archetype, but as the game progresses you'll learn more of their individual traits and most of them grow on you. Still, don't be surprised if there are one or two in your squad that you don't check in with that often. The acting that brings them all to life is pretty great, even if what they're saying isn't always very well-written ("my face is tired"). I do have to give the writers credit for providing several moments of genuinely tough decision making. The removal of the paragon/renegade from the previous games actually works to Andromeda's advantage. The morally gray choices did make me pause to think.

    The gameplay side of things is one part progression and one part throwback. It's where the game harkens back the very first Mass Effect the most. For example there's the return of vehicular exploration, scanning planets is encouraged, and even the combat system is more in line with that game's offerings. I feel like the gameplay side of things fares a bit better than the writing, even if it suffers from the same fate of showing promise, delivering here and there, but falling short of what one would reasonably expect from Mass Effect. The change to a more open-world structure similar to that of Dragon Age: Inquisition has allowed the game to come with a lot of content. Each planet and hub world is filled with side-quests and other distractions. You can spend countless hours with the game and there is quite a bit of depth in it's many systems. Not all of it is all that interesting though. It's hard to care about everyone you meet due to the previously mention writing flaws and the fact that the vast majority of the people you encounter don't stick around after you complete their quest(s). A lot of the time I found myself just going through the motions, checking thing off my ever-growing to do list without investing in the events themselves.

    The combat is a particular highlight. You're given genuinely cool powers and weapons. Fights are exciting, especially during the scripted story missions. Auto-cover shouldn't have come back though. Loot collecting is held back due to a restrictive, crowded inventory system and no cache to store items. Space exploration is outright botched, but still kind of fun. Travelling cutscenes are unnecessary and make the process overly long. It's obvious that they're just loading screens. It also kind of sucks to sit through them only to end up at one of the sadly numerous barren planets which you unfortunately have to go to in order to get 100% done. Multiplayer is a big letdown. The maps are too small for the zoomed-in camera.

    While things turned out mostly fine, Andromeda serves as a perfect example of why the B-team shouldn't be given the bigger jobs. In the end I liked it, but for me this is BioWare's first real letdown. Montreal just couldn't do Mass Effect the true justice it deserved.    … Expand
  2. Ozimandeus
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    The facial animations and cheesy dialogue aside, there is a good game here. But you need to be very patient to get to it. It could have been a top drawer title. It isn't but it's ok.
  3. SupR_G
    Aug 28, 2017
    7
    Played this game after the last patch was issued which fixed most of the bugs and animation issues that plagued it on day one. So none of that will be in my review. It is by far the worst of the Mass Effect games, but worth the low price the game sells for now. Graphics are good. Story is okay. Characters are mostly uninteresting. It was fun exploring and discovering new places, quests andPlayed this game after the last patch was issued which fixed most of the bugs and animation issues that plagued it on day one. So none of that will be in my review. It is by far the worst of the Mass Effect games, but worth the low price the game sells for now. Graphics are good. Story is okay. Characters are mostly uninteresting. It was fun exploring and discovering new places, quests and situations, but didn't quite have the depth you'd expect from a more traditional open-world RPG. The game is very easy, so I recommend to play on a harder difficulty for a better overall experience. Not interested in playing multiplayer. Bioware has abandoned the game and will not release any additional content, making decisions much less important at the end of the game. All in all, worth a play if you can get it in the Walmart discount bin.… Expand
  4. Alecj
    Apr 19, 2017
    7
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a good game with too much expectation and pedigree to allow that to be enough. It should have been better. It seems like corners were cut. Why? The tech issues it has are inexplicable. The lack of focus leaves you prone to meandering through the open worlds lacking that feeling of purpose the previous games in the franchise gave you.

    BUT- purely as a space    Mass Effect Andromeda is a good game with too much expectation and pedigree to allow that to be enough. It should have been better. It seems like corners were cut. Why? The tech issues it has are inexplicable. The lack of focus leaves you prone to meandering through the open worlds lacking that feeling of purpose the previous games in the franchise gave you.

    BUT- purely as a space adventure, on the merit of its combat and expansive worlds to discover, ME:A is still a fun friggin game.

    The multiplayer is exactly the same as it was in ME3 which seems, like one of several missed opportunities for the franchise to innovate much like its predecessors. Its a good enough system, but why not try some new ideas or attempt to make it even better. It truly seems like a straight remaking of a MP component that is over 5 years old.

    The characters are not as strong as the previous trilogy but i have a few favorites.

    Overall, it isnt a bad game when judged on its own merit, but place it next to the paradigm change caused by the original Trilogy, and it seems a bit middling.

    Also after a long, well funded development cycle in the care of Bioware, it should have been better.

    I still have enjoyed my 60 hours with Mass Effect Andromeda, and plan on continuing for a couple dozen more. Just dont go in with inflated expectations and you may come away having enjoyed your time with ME:A    … Expand
  5. Achtlos
    May 7, 2017
    7
    We all know this game has unforgivable technical faults, considering it's the 4th instalment in a series, running on much better hardware than the previous games. I picked this up and started playing more recently, commencing after some of the patches. (I did play the preview hours last month). The game is undeniably fun. The graphics work well presenting great vistas, just the animationsWe all know this game has unforgivable technical faults, considering it's the 4th instalment in a series, running on much better hardware than the previous games. I picked this up and started playing more recently, commencing after some of the patches. (I did play the preview hours last month). The game is undeniably fun. The graphics work well presenting great vistas, just the animations are poor at times. The dialogue choices can often feel like there's no distinction between two opposite paths. The open world "go to point A then B" is falling into the Ubisoft "Map or markers" trap. All that said, the game is engaging and the Sci Fi plot, although clichéd is very fun.… Expand
  6. Noiseblock
    Mar 21, 2017
    7
    The vast emptiness of space.

    To say it right from the start: Andromeda is not a bad game. It´s disappointing in ways it should not be, it is technically flawed in a couple of places and it is not aware of how badly it is lacking a sense of wonder. But it is not bad. However, "not bad" is simply a huge disappointment after five long years of waiting and a whole Triple-A-studio with    The vast emptiness of space.

    To say it right from the start: Andromeda is not a bad game. It´s disappointing in ways it should not be, it is technically flawed in a couple of places and it is not aware of how badly it is lacking a sense of wonder. But it is not bad. However, "not bad" is simply a huge disappointment after five long years of waiting and a whole Triple-A-studio with experience and an enormous budget working on it. Yet first of all, the positive things should be mentioned; and there are quite some important ones, even though the current hate-train is steaming away (and not entirely without reason, even though the dimensions are disproportionate).

    Combat: Let´s start with the easy plus. Combat is tremendous fun and reminiscent of Mass Effect 3, which had the most frantic, yet also the most challenging and tactical gameplay of the original series. There is a vast variety of different tools and skills to experiment with and it feels natural, simple and still challenging. The camera and perspective during these fights is also great and it helps to bring out that there actually is a diverse cast of enemies this time around; icy land-sharks, huge pitbull-looking behemoths, floating robots and a bunch of different humanoids make combat flexible, exhilarating and quite rewarding.

    Characters: This is basically the saving grace of the whole game. The characters are for the most part deep and satisfyingly written, especially the thoughtful, reclusive Vetra, and the devoted, yet seeminly unstable Liam. Bioware has managed to assemble a colorful cast of characters who beautifully bring out the strengths of each other when the writing and mission-design is on point, which it is more often then not. Generally, the characters are good and some even great, the only real misshappen one being the Krogan Drack who feels like a tired, forgettable retread of Wrex. Strangely enough, even though the characters manage to save the game to quite some extent, none except said Liam and Vetra reach the tremendous standards of the original trilogy, and even these two can´t measure up to the likes of Garrus or Mordin. (To be fair, though, none of them are the snooze-fest that was Jacob Taylor.)

    Story: The story was also not a letdown for me. While it follows the same old tracks of established, popular scifi-tropes, the depth of the quite intriguing main antagonist and the underlying sense of mystery helps to make it feel alive and gripping. It is not without fault, though, since the game actively seems to try and work against the player as it constantly bombards him/her with meaningless sidequests, distrubing the pace of the narrative. Why was such a decision made?

    Dialogue: Hit and miss, sadly, even though there is more hit than miss. It is baffeling how a game can feel like it´s written by both an experienced storyteller and an adult desperately trying to sound "hip and cool". The interpersonal dialogue is mostly good when 2 or 3 characters are having a discussion and can play to each other´s strengths, but once more are involved, it slips surprisingly fast in tiresome, often cheesy and simply bad dialogue. Imagine if the Guardians of the Galaxy were just endlessly bumbling on about trivial stuff without ever really being funny.

    Technical blunders: The facial animations (yes, this topic) just slip into "oh God, why?"-territory all too often, the walking-animations are stilted and awkward, weapon-sounds sometimes cue in too late and the pop-in is honestly atrocious in densely populated areas. Strangely enough, for all these weaknesses, the game steadily upheld its framerate, which makes this a bit more forgivable. Bioware, it is still not really acceptable with that budget.

    Sidequests: "Oh God, why?" once again. I titled this "review" the vast emptiness of space because this is what Andromeda feels like for the most part. It´s vast, it seem to be ambitious, it got hours aplenty to play through, yet there is no incentive to do that because everything feels repetitive and the planets ARE empty. Quests revolve around fetching stuff I do not want to collect for people I do not care about for goals which are abstract or feel non-crucial to literally everything. EVERY story-driven openworld I played in the last years handled its sidequests better. The Witcher 3 created whole storythreads, AC Syndicate (which is surprisingly great, btw) gave background to every assassination-target and wove every activety neatly into the plot, Zero Dawn rewards you with insight into the intriguing story etc. Andromeda does none of that. It´s like someone created this huge playground and then left it without anything to play with.

    In the end, an exiting story and neat characters helped me push through, but after five years, great predecessors and this budget, I´m not entirely satisfied with a product with so many rough edges and little genuinely exiting activities. Solid, but deeply flawed. 6-7/10    … Expand
  7. banda89
    Jul 15, 2017
    7
    Boy do people love to hate this game! Bought it the first week, only played the beginning, do to work issues couldnt play it till 2 months later!

    But here it goes. As a massive fan of the first trilogy I was hyped for thise game. It delivered in some instances and in others it was just average. The story: what is an integral part of a mass effect game? the story, right? well in    Boy do people love to hate this game! Bought it the first week, only played the beginning, do to work issues couldnt play it till 2 months later!

    But here it goes. As a massive fan of the first trilogy I was hyped for thise game. It delivered in some instances and in others it was just average.

    The story: what is an integral part of a mass effect game? the story, right? well in andromeda they seemed incapable of laying aninteresting story, All we got was a boring, uncreative story filled with not so good jokes. seriously, is this a marvel movie? too many jokes, TOO MANY UNFUNNY JOKES!!!

    Characters: I had mixed reactions with them, while I cared for some, mostly all of them irritared me. Specially Ryder. That for me was my main problem with this game, could never get behind ryder, he is not a credible leader, wouldve been better controlling his dad instead. And seriously. why the jokes? i felt i was watching goddamned avengers while listening to the conversations, too many, forced jokes upon us!! Drack I liked, Cora I liked and Peebee I liked. The rest of them where just there. Hated Liam specially.

    Gameplay is ok, wouldve liked to stop time and manage and order around your squadmates, more customizable assets on your team. at leas could we change the color of Liam's armor?

    Final thoughts? Its an Ok game. Nothing special, but not worthy of a 5 or a 4 that most people are giving it. Hell most of the people here if an eye bugs out but the rest of the game was a masterpiece they'd give it a 0 out of 10 just because that one time the eye bugged out.    … Expand
  8. fubenalvo
    Apr 3, 2017
    7
    I don't care about the animations, it's okay I think. But I have bugged in unfinishable quests on two planets from two. Yep, I'm still playing and I will finish the game because I love the game and the universe. Anyway... this is a public beta now with floating AI-s 5meter above the ground, and terrible camera handling with random dialogues with NPC-s. Meh... There will be any fixes forI don't care about the animations, it's okay I think. But I have bugged in unfinishable quests on two planets from two. Yep, I'm still playing and I will finish the game because I love the game and the universe. Anyway... this is a public beta now with floating AI-s 5meter above the ground, and terrible camera handling with random dialogues with NPC-s. Meh... There will be any fixes for these? Should I wait for them? :/

    Oh and... SUDOKU? Why? Why? :(    … Expand
  9. eva3si0n
    Jan 22, 2023
    7
    Mass Effect Andromeda is one of the biggest failures of 2017. But that was in 2017. Like most, I could not play it for a long time, I threw 10-15 hours without going through and 1/3 the plot. The memories of the original trilogy were too warm. And what is happening with Andromeda now in 2020s? And surprisingly, now in Mass Effect Andromeda you can play, against the background of how theMass Effect Andromeda is one of the biggest failures of 2017. But that was in 2017. Like most, I could not play it for a long time, I threw 10-15 hours without going through and 1/3 the plot. The memories of the original trilogy were too warm. And what is happening with Andromeda now in 2020s? And surprisingly, now in Mass Effect Andromeda you can play, against the background of how the gaming industry digitized. Mass Effect Andromeda is still quite an average game in quality, but if you abstract from the original trilogy, and if not just hate the game. And really play it, then you can enjoy it. Andromeda has interesting quests, for example, all partner quests. There is not a bad (by the standards of the 3 part of the series of course) final battle. Mass Effect Andromeda needs to be given a second chance. She is completely playable now after fixing all technical problems… Expand
  10. jimjim101
    Mar 26, 2017
    7
    If you're not giving it a rage-score and you're not giving it a fan-score, this Mass Effect sequel is a firm 7. It's a good game, but not a great game - and with very noticeable flaws. In its current state, you can expect to see inconsistent texture quality, pop-in, the map looking like garbage for half a second every time you go to it, rough level geometry, and bad camera positioning (inIf you're not giving it a rage-score and you're not giving it a fan-score, this Mass Effect sequel is a firm 7. It's a good game, but not a great game - and with very noticeable flaws. In its current state, you can expect to see inconsistent texture quality, pop-in, the map looking like garbage for half a second every time you go to it, rough level geometry, and bad camera positioning (in conversations). Some people see this as "rushed", but the fact is that the quality is there - the models and textures for example are better than any previous Mass Effect game - but there's a lack of polish which speaks to an overwhelming push for features.

    What about those features? It has the usual Mass Effect/Bioware explore/fight/quest loop that keeps you moving forward until you suddenly realise that eight hours have passed. That one-more-objective addictiveness is propelled by good-quality story and cutscenes, different for the Mass Effect universe (no Reapers here, it seems!) but with a lot of influences from other sci-fi sources. It's a new galaxy with new characters, and ME3's "galactic readiness" activities have segued into basic colony-building, a vastly less boring result. There's more involved crafting than before, but the only benefits relate to combat.

    The best summary of its shortcomings is that after the publisher/developer logos come up, the first thing you see (with a complete install) is... a loading screen, not even the game splash because that's what it's loading. The combat is in the normal vein for the series: completely serviceable but not really exciting or interesting, and it keeps throwing you into it. The RPG elements are the very traditional run-here-do-that-talk-to-npc loop that you've seen a million times. It's as if the Mass Effect team suddenly forgot everything they've learned about making games (tech aside) since Mass Effect 1; or, as if the guys who made the Star Trek reboot tie-in game in 2013 had been given a heap of money to try their hands at Mass Effect.

    We'll probably look back at this as a good one that was overshadowed by a bad launch and unfortunate timing in being released so close to the well-loved Breath of the Wild. For me, it's a notch below Mass Effect 2: I'll play it, I'll finish it, then I'll never go back.    … Expand
  11. Locke_Cole
    Nov 7, 2017
    7
    Viendo las reviews de otros usuarios me llama la atención la cantidad de odio demostrado a este juego. Quizá sea porque son fans decepcionados, que no es mi situación: no soy un fan de la saga, sólo he terminado Mass Effect 3 en su versión de Wii U, y ahora esta entrega. Sin embargo si que he jugado a muchísimos juegos de rol, al ser éste mi género favorito. Y sinceramente, puedoViendo las reviews de otros usuarios me llama la atención la cantidad de odio demostrado a este juego. Quizá sea porque son fans decepcionados, que no es mi situación: no soy un fan de la saga, sólo he terminado Mass Effect 3 en su versión de Wii U, y ahora esta entrega. Sin embargo si que he jugado a muchísimos juegos de rol, al ser éste mi género favorito. Y sinceramente, puedo recomendar con la conciencia tranquila a Andrómeda, pese a sus muchísimos fallos. Eso sí, siempre y cuando no te importe el rendimiento del juego, pues es horrible y si te es muy importante no podrás disfrutarlo.

    Partiré con lo negativo: el rendimiento técnico en general y casi en todos sus apartados. Las animaciones, como mucho se ha hablado, son horribles y poco creíbles. así mismo hay texturas que no terminan de cargar y el pop up en los mundos mas amplios es abusivo. Hay momentos en que el framerate se transforma en una presentación de power point. La parte buena es que los tiempos de carga son bastante bajos. Lo siguiente no esta relacionado al rendimiento: hay muchas misiones de recadeo, que en general me dan mucha pereza. Algunos dialogos son redundante, pero esto suele ocurrir en las misiones alternativas.

    Ahora pasaré a lo que considero positivo: la historia principal es muy enganchante y está bien contada. El sistema de diálogos esta muy bien llevado, de la misma manera la personalidad de los personajes esta bien pulida, por lo que mucho influye tu comportamiento en como te lleves con ellos. El sistema de juego está bien, mucho mejor que ME 3. Tiene una buena duración, yo lo dejé a las 60 horas y aun me quedaba post-game por hacer.

    Espero realmente que haya una secuela para este juego. Me gustó pese a sus muchos fallos, pues es un universo lleno de vida, con varias intrigas y algunos personajes entrañables. Le doy un 7 pese a que lo recomiendo, por que se lo importante que es el rendimiento para la mayoría de los jugadores. No es mi caso, pero con altura de miras no puedo darle una nota de recomendado.    … Expand
  12. Knightley
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a game that I was honestly looking forward to in 2017. Although my worries appeared after the memes of the game's animation surfaced. Despite all of the backlash, I thought I'd get it and judge for myself (thank god for prime savings).
    Starting off i must admit that yes the game isn't the best to look at, it's covered in bugs, and overall lacks polish. The game    Mass Effect Andromeda is a game that I was honestly looking forward to in 2017. Although my worries appeared after the memes of the game's animation surfaced. Despite all of the backlash, I thought I'd get it and judge for myself (thank god for prime savings).
    Starting off i must admit that yes the game isn't the best to look at, it's covered in bugs, and overall lacks polish. The game itself feels like it's still in beta and didn't get put through any worthwhile QA testing. Even through all of this, I feel I had one of the better experiences with only minor framerate drops and certain characters popping in and out of locations. In addition, I got my Ryders to look somewhat decent. In spite of all this, most of the aliens manage to look pretty good while most of the humans look like plastic dolls.
    The story and writing of Andromeda is honestly not very good. As new players are thrown into a giant pile of exposition. Ryder makes way too many jokes all the time (most not funny), taking barely anything in the entire game even slightly seriously. The romances that Bioware has become so well known for are rather disappointing, as most of them happen late game or barely happen at all.
    By far the best part of the experience was the combat. There's an added layer of mobility with the new jump jets. No more class restrictions or level caps (that I know of) give a feeling of freedom that wasn't really in previous games. It may start off slow when you have nothing unlocked but it only gets better as you progress
    There's also multiplayer but I couldn't even be bothered to try it as it's pretty much horde mode with microtransactions. The menus are also confusing to navigate. There's a crafting system that is just plain not fun. I enjoyed the crafting in Dragon Age: Inquisition, so i'm curious as to why they didn't just carry over that system instead of this mess.
    Despite all of it's flaws, I did enjoy the game. In it's current state it deserves more of a 6.5 but it gets a 7 because I was feeling generous, and because of my better experience with the game. In the end it feels more like a Dragon Age game with a Mass Effect paint job.    … Expand
  13. CarmenWillow
    Apr 10, 2017
    7
    This game is like a book that has a slow beginning. Often, you can't get through the first three chapters and you put it back on the shelf. This game is like that, but if you can stick with it through the boring opening, it does get better. I actually would rate this game higher but for one glaring reason: story.
    Bioware's success with the Mass Effect series was based on its compelling    This game is like a book that has a slow beginning. Often, you can't get through the first three chapters and you put it back on the shelf. This game is like that, but if you can stick with it through the boring opening, it does get better. I actually would rate this game higher but for one glaring reason: story.
    Bioware's success with the Mass Effect series was based on its compelling story and fine characterizations. Andromeda, while not bad, simply does not live up to the writing and to the characters that we saw in the first series. The game is particularly lacking in proper pacing and dialogue for their romance arcs. There's no tension there, no sense of overwhelming attraction between characters to make the romance fun. I think Bioware got so wrapped up in being politically correct that they forgot what makes a romance a good romance.
    Gameplay was very difficult until the patch, now perhaps they dumbed it down a little too far, but better that than what we had. In addition, the creators of this game fell in love with their jump jets and created what I like to call "the revenge of the shards." (If you played Dragon Age: Inquisition, you KNOW what I mean.) And the puzzles, oh please why so many puzzles so many different ways? The game should be fun, instead it literally gives me a stomach ache at times from the frustration of the puzzles and the jump jets. Bioware, I don't understand. Your forte is story, characters, plot. Why oh why did you forgo that for the lure of the "open world"? It was okay in DA:I, but here, it doesn't serve you well.    … Expand
  14. LGrekyy
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    I enjoyed the story, I liked the characters and all the elements typical for Mass Effect Series, like all political games on Nexus station. The MASS EFFECT CORE is very good for me. Biggest problem for me was openworld elements on the surface of the planets. Some quest were like created by some "random quest generator" - scan 10 pieces of something, bring 5 pieces of other thing, switch 3I enjoyed the story, I liked the characters and all the elements typical for Mass Effect Series, like all political games on Nexus station. The MASS EFFECT CORE is very good for me. Biggest problem for me was openworld elements on the surface of the planets. Some quest were like created by some "random quest generator" - scan 10 pieces of something, bring 5 pieces of other thing, switch 3 devices... Sometimes less is better. Too much of generic boring fetch quests to do, till you get to more interesting moments of the game... especially if you still remember DA Inquistion with similiar structure.… Expand
  15. SKSK
    Jul 24, 2018
    7
    The main story is good but it's pretty short and some cutscenes are badly executed. For being too rushed, the progress system doesn't work as it should. The love affairs are kinda boring and senseless. The gameplay is cool and the graphics ok.
  16. gentlebenno
    Jan 27, 2022
    7
    This is a playable game, that's just begging for an upgrade on the plot, construct, and characters. Instead we got large maps with a DA:I construct, which leads to boredom, and lots o' fetch quests. It's still Mass Effect, just not great Mass Effect, which makes it a huge disappointment about what could have been. The dysfunction of this game's development has become legendary and itThis is a playable game, that's just begging for an upgrade on the plot, construct, and characters. Instead we got large maps with a DA:I construct, which leads to boredom, and lots o' fetch quests. It's still Mass Effect, just not great Mass Effect, which makes it a huge disappointment about what could have been. The dysfunction of this game's development has become legendary and it shows. Will bioware ever make a good game ever again?… Expand
  17. Xsari
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    Andromeda is a good game but it’s not the great game it should have been. The combat is amazing but the story is lacking. Party members range from engaging to annoying. Facial animations aren’t brilliant but are now far better compared to when the game was first launched. There are a lot of open ended parts to the story that will now never be resolved. Mostly I enjoyed my time playing thisAndromeda is a good game but it’s not the great game it should have been. The combat is amazing but the story is lacking. Party members range from engaging to annoying. Facial animations aren’t brilliant but are now far better compared to when the game was first launched. There are a lot of open ended parts to the story that will now never be resolved. Mostly I enjoyed my time playing this game, its just a shame how it has been handled and now abandoned. It could have been exceptional, a lot of potential wasted.… Expand
  18. tom974
    Sep 30, 2019
    7
    Good game, lacking the aura of the original trilogy but it still is damn good to go back to this universe.
  19. Altrovarius
    Nov 30, 2019
    7
    Lo juge sin muchas esperanzas y con muchos prejuicios y solo porque estaba de oferta. Como juego de mass effect es malo, pero como juego de aventura espacial me gusto y me dio entretencion, el uso del nomad, el combate me gusraron pero para ser un mass effect le falto
  20. Luccio26
    Apr 2, 2020
    7
    Mass Effect: Andromeda received a large backlash from its audience upon release, and I can understand why if you were expecting Mass Effect 4. The game however offers the player with superior combat and great progression system that trumps all the original games.

    The Story 1.5/3 For many the Ryder family seemed doomed from the start and were never going to live up to commander    Mass Effect: Andromeda received a large backlash from its audience upon release, and I can understand why if you were expecting Mass Effect 4. The game however offers the player with superior combat and great progression system that trumps all the original games.

    The Story 1.5/3
    For many the Ryder family seemed doomed from the start and were never going to live up to commander Sheppard. You would be right as I also found the brother and sister arc to be quite predictable and without spoiling the plot as generic as you could ask for. However that didn't prevent me from enjoying the other characters. The story arcs of your followers and companions I did find myself enjoying, reading all the codex's and trying to delve into this new world. Yes missing some of the old favorite races were a miss and with really only 3 or 4 alien types that you spent your time with during the play though at times it did seem to feel repetitive. I would say comparing to the other 3 games it is the weakest Mass Effect story, however as a video game and Sci-fi story it is not a bad one and will keep any newcomer engaged.

    The Gameplay: 3/3
    This is by far the best combat system of any Mass Effect game. It gets rid of the rigid cover system that I feel plagued the original games. It does this by giving you greater movement in combat, and more fun powers to help build your own class. You can really make it your own in this game unlike the others which had a focus on your selecting your play-style before you begun the game. The game allows you to change up builds on the fly, trial different builds as your progress through the story and doesn't lock you down to I guess give new players a chance to enjoy the game for what it is without restarting. I feel like the classes (if you can call them that) feel more balanced they they did in the other games from start to finish. Biotics generally felt like Gods toward the end and hit like wet noodles at the start. But in this game you can really flesh out other avenues in combat to balance out weaker abilities until you can spec into them. Really clever and increases viability. The crafting system is great and encourages you make new weapons and armor as well as discover new alloys to make them in game.

    The Art Design 1/2
    This game looked beautiful running on my xbone S. I had played this post patch where there were issues with facial expressions and a lot of the physics seemed off. I enjoyed the sky boxes on all the planets with all of them seeming different to the other. The character models for me were not as bad as what people made them out to be, however they weren't up to what most triple A titles at the time were delivering

    Sound/Music 2/2
    All of the weapons felt great and that was thanks to the sound team. Whether it was the Biotic powers or the assault rifle firing it all felt believable and gave it weight. The voice acting I felt was just as strong as any other Mass Effect Game. I did enjoy the characters as I said at the start (although could have been more) and the music focusing on the eeriness of space was a perfect fit.

    My final rating for this game is a 7.5/10 and I would recommend those who skipped because of the backlash it received. I would say for a standard play though, completing most of the side missions for your companion and completing the mains story you're looking at around 45 hours. For completionists you're looking at 60-70 as there are a lot of collectibles and extras.    … Expand
  21. Mauriciojw
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    I've never played a Mass effect game before, but the review's of the original game and it's sequels are very good, so I decided to give this one a try. So, here's what I think about it:

    POSITIVE ASPECTS: The alien world's are very well crafted, which makes the exploring off Frozen or Sandy, rocky or treefull planets very exciting. The characters from different races and with different    I've never played a Mass effect game before, but the review's of the original game and it's sequels are very good, so I decided to give this one a try. So, here's what I think about it:

    POSITIVE ASPECTS: The alien world's are very well crafted, which makes the exploring off Frozen or Sandy, rocky or treefull planets very exciting. The characters from different races and with different personalities, makes every talk with them very interesting. You're character is fully customizable, and you can also chose what he or she will say, which makes the game a very personal experience. NEGATIVE ASPECTS: They're some glitches in the gameplay, mostly when driving and besides, for what I've readed, the experience is not so profound like in other games of this series. Plus the fact that there are some annoying part's in the game, like when you are solving those riddles and the menu is also a mess (It's very difficult to find what you're searching for). The facial animations are poorly done, and the map's, despite of being beautiful, are very empty. For that, I change my score from 8 to 7.    … Expand
  22. helZNate
    Aug 4, 2020
    7
    Due to the current lockdown situation I've just played all 3 Mass effect games back2back (thanks Back compat) and thought I'd give ME:A a shot and I'm glad I did.

    It's had 6 patches I think and they've mostly fixed the issues that plagued the release; although the characters are a bit weak compared to the original trilogy and the character animations are completely fixed. Gameplay is    Due to the current lockdown situation I've just played all 3 Mass effect games back2back (thanks Back compat) and thought I'd give ME:A a shot and I'm glad I did.

    It's had 6 patches I think and they've mostly fixed the issues that plagued the release; although the characters are a bit weak compared to the original trilogy and the character animations are completely fixed.

    Gameplay is really tight, looks amazing, performance is good on the OG Xbox 1 and they've gone back to their RPG routes from the 1st game; of which there's a steep learning curve to get to grips with the RPG mechanics, so I'd advise a WIKI on standby.

    The only major downside from is the font is ridiculously small; a common theme this gen and I wish devs would get to grips with, as we're not all sitting 2ft away from our screens.

    So a solid 7 from me.    … Expand
  23. Art2020
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    The game felt rushed and the playing character was so ugly it bothered me thru the whole game. Prepare for a Dragon Age Inquisition in space. One thing was great with this game: the combat. Its real fun and action packed.
  24. 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 Xbox One.
  25. Loganrun
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    I’ve been playing this game recently and it is not nearly as bad as people made me think it was. It’s flaws are there don’t get me wrong what with the awkward faces and what not but most of its issues I couldn’t see. There wasn’t many bugs like I thought and the crew while kinda generic at times I found to be pretty interesting. The combat is quite fun and the game has some fantasticI’ve been playing this game recently and it is not nearly as bad as people made me think it was. It’s flaws are there don’t get me wrong what with the awkward faces and what not but most of its issues I couldn’t see. There wasn’t many bugs like I thought and the crew while kinda generic at times I found to be pretty interesting. The combat is quite fun and the game has some fantastic looking environments. Its open world gameplay is a little generic and kinda unnecessary. The story’s not as good as the original trilogy but it’s decent and has a good premise but it’s not a premise that’s focused on enough and is soon replaced with another plot line. And the game has kind of a lack of music that can make things feel dead at times. Overall though I will say this game is flawed and not nearly as good as the original trilogy but it’s not god awful. I think it’s got some redeeming qualities that make it a generic but still quite decent game. If you want to try this game and see if you like it for yourself I say go for it. Just get it on the cheap if your not 100% your gonna like it.… Expand
  26. CloudStrife05
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    It was an ok game but fell so short of the original Trilogy. It's a damn shame to but I am not surprised as EA always managed to mess things up in the end and rush products out. Hoping they stop that.
  27. WillGoss
    Sep 1, 2023
    7
    It's my first Mass effect ( I KNOWWWWW), but tbh, the game was good ! Not excellent but enough for me to make me want to play the other 3 games. The story is good, the characters are well made ( Peebee hehehe ) and the open world was very fun to explore ! Overall, I think that if you never played any of the game in the franchise, you should start with this one, to have a better experience!
  28. Jecht_342
    Mar 23, 2017
    6
    This game is interesting, beautiful, and fun, when it works. However, it rarely works. It has crashed on me 12 times in 12 hours, and objects are constantly popping in and out of existence. I'm also getting an error where the map is showing the Hyperion while I'm on Eos. Crew members are talking to party members that I haven't recruited yet. Plus, I'll activate the same line ofThis game is interesting, beautiful, and fun, when it works. However, it rarely works. It has crashed on me 12 times in 12 hours, and objects are constantly popping in and out of existence. I'm also getting an error where the map is showing the Hyperion while I'm on Eos. Crew members are talking to party members that I haven't recruited yet. Plus, I'll activate the same line of dialogue many times when out in the world, and sometimes characters just stop talking out of nowhere. I know that a lot of people aren't having the same errors I am, but this is the buggiest experience in gaming I've had in years.… Expand
  29. Zuganug
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    Excepting the horrible ending of ME3, I played and loved ME1, 2 and 3. I took a chance pre-ordering this new installment, and I don't think the gamble paid off. Let me say that I'm evaluating the game based on meeting a pretty high bar set by the previous games. That being said, the previous games sold around 14 million copies, or something like $700 million in gross sales. That, combinedExcepting the horrible ending of ME3, I played and loved ME1, 2 and 3. I took a chance pre-ordering this new installment, and I don't think the gamble paid off. Let me say that I'm evaluating the game based on meeting a pretty high bar set by the previous games. That being said, the previous games sold around 14 million copies, or something like $700 million in gross sales. That, combined with several years to work on this, should lead customers to accept nothing less than an outstanding title. This isn't it.

    I do think they kept the great ME 'feel' and some of the visuals are great. I'm NOT going to get into the many bugs with the game, as many others have already elaborated in great detail, except again to say that several years of lead time combined with the incredible profits of the last series IMHO should absolutely mean no significant bugs.

    So let me say that I feel like this game tried to figure out what to be and instead of coming out with something innovative, seems to have just copied features from other games. The Vaults and robots in the first planet are straight up ripoffs of Borderlands, all the way down to some of the visual elements.

    There are actually, IMHO, far too many options for combat, tech, and biotic powers. Plus the weapons and augment slots, and now crafting, this game seems like it's just trying to be like other games.

    As good as some of the visuals are, the overall look, stories, voice acting, and animations already fall far short of Witcher 3, which was done FAR better by FAR smaller studio with, I'm sure , a FAR smaller budget.

    I had high hopes for this, but this game falls far short.    … Expand
  30. DukeJon
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    Good

    - combat
    - world exploration
    - scope

    Bad

    - facial anims
    - glitches and bugs
    - dull characters
    - lousy dialogue
    - ugly faces on characters
    - unable to play as a white person. racist bigot for a game designer. SJW handprints everywhere.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. games(TM)
    Jun 14, 2017
    50
    A new low for the Mass Effect series. [Issue#186, p.71]
  2. Gamers' Temple
    Apr 20, 2017
    82
    Overall, despite its shortcomings Mass Effect: Andromeda was an enjoyable experience for me. The first few hours feel like a grind, but you will be rewarded for sticking with it. The game is dragged down a bit by all of the reading that must be done and some overly long conversations, but this is rather typical for the genre. The game really shines when you're exploring an alien world and battling the local fauna, and when you get down to it that's what you really want out of a space-based RPG.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 15, 2017
    80
    It can't match up to its predecessors, but Andromeda is a thrilling adventure nonetheless. [May 2017, p.73]
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