Mass Effect: Andromeda

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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1225 Ratings

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  1. TheFreeman148
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    really not understanding the low score. Having read through user reviews I've seen a lot of BLATANT lies about this game which makes me think people haven't even played the damn game in the first place. I'm about 6 hours in and am REALLY enjoying it so far. The dialogue and characters are interesting enough and the story is pretty solid! Lots of weapon choices and options forreally not understanding the low score. Having read through user reviews I've seen a lot of BLATANT lies about this game which makes me think people haven't even played the damn game in the first place. I'm about 6 hours in and am REALLY enjoying it so far. The dialogue and characters are interesting enough and the story is pretty solid! Lots of weapon choices and options for customization for your character. The star of the show for me is the combat. It is faster than previous games, intense, and encourages strategy to take out tougher groups of enemies. I did notice these bad facial animations but it really hasn't taken me out of the experience enough to give this game a 4 like other people have. I know its EA but they have made a huge game here that you can sink 50-80 hours into. Talk about bang for your buck. I've been a fan of this series since it launched a decade ago and I truly believe this is a good successor for the series. Give the game a chance and you'll see this low score IS NOT fair on this site… Expand
  2. bowsie
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    I am really enjoying this game, I have found the first 15 or so hours exhilarating at times. I think they have really nailed the feeling of exploration, and the openness of the combat.

    Some of the prominent criticisms are not without merit - I have come across a fair few bugs and the facial animations are disappointing. The jury is out on the story and characters, although I loved    I am really enjoying this game, I have found the first 15 or so hours exhilarating at times. I think they have really nailed the feeling of exploration, and the openness of the combat.

    Some of the prominent criticisms are not without merit - I have come across a fair few bugs and the facial animations are disappointing. The jury is out on the story and characters, although I loved colonising my first planet. Some of the systems are too complex and burdensome, rather than flowing from the rest of the game.

    The quest design is not W3 standards but it is a noticeable improvement over DA:I. Having completed the first open-world planet I did not feel any of the boredom and frustration I did in that game. Any of the random encounters are worth engaging in since the combat is so fun and varied - I think the combat is so open that it produces novel and emergent battle scenarios. I enjoy the feeling of progression - from the building of colonies to the improvements in the Nexus hub-station. I think the multi-player is just fine, it is too similar from ME3 to truly stand-out, but it is nice to boot it up from inside the single-player and a good change of pace from the campaign.

    However I can honestly say that my overall experience from playing the game has been joy. I think the game has its flaws and I can see it is not for everyone, but personally I am completely enthralled by the galaxy Bioware have built and feel very happy that I have another 50-100 hours left to spend in it.    … Expand
  3. lokilaufeypurr
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    These reviews are largely overly critical.

    This game is your standard Bioware fare with all the bugs and inconsistencies that go with it. This is a brand new story, keep that in mind, do NOT compare it to the original trilogy. Go into it with the mindset of ME1. If you love the series for what it is you will love this game. After talking with multiple fans of the series everyone has    These reviews are largely overly critical.

    This game is your standard Bioware fare with all the bugs and inconsistencies that go with it.

    This is a brand new story, keep that in mind, do NOT compare it to the original trilogy. Go into it with the mindset of ME1. If you love the series for what it is you will love this game. After talking with multiple fans of the series everyone has positive reviews. It has all the feel of the previous ME games with UI set up and weaponry. The AI is surprisingly good for your teammates since you no longer can control them, which to be fair, I never bothered controlling them in the first place in the previous games, so for me that is no big loss. The only big issues seem to stem from the stutters and uneven framerate issues which I lay the blame more on the console than the game itself. (I get horrible screen tearing from even overwatch) But none of that affect the important part of the game, which is the greatly improved combat systems. The jetpack rocks. We needed it 3 games ago.... I have to say after waiting for this game, for me this met all of my expectations and then some. I can't wait to go back to it!

    Happy space hunting folks!    … Expand
  4. DarkLordReveng
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    This was a fantastic game.

    Does it have bugs. YES. So did Mass Effect 1, ME2, ME3. So did Dragon Age Origins. These large scale games often do have bugs. Thats the reality. The story is solid. This game had to introduce new players to the entire canon of information plus a TON of new information. So ya, it can start a little slow. But it gets so much better. It starts to gain    This was a fantastic game.

    Does it have bugs. YES. So did Mass Effect 1, ME2, ME3. So did Dragon Age Origins. These large scale games often do have bugs. Thats the reality.

    The story is solid. This game had to introduce new players to the entire canon of information plus a TON of new information. So ya, it can start a little slow. But it gets so much better. It starts to gain traction on Eos and by Kadara I was totally hooked. So many new questions I have which are leaving me on the edge of my seat already for the next game. Characters like Liam start off slow but they develop into really interesting characters as they go. Drack reminds me a lot of Garrus. The characters we loved from the original had 3 games to develop. Ashley and Kaiden were dull as dirt in ME1, even Garrus was great. ME2 made me love them and ME3 made them remarkable.

    Andromeda deserves no where near the hate. The professional reviews are closer with fair concerns but also acknowledging the strengths. It does take much to see a pattern with the hate. Those that wanted a sequel to the original series hated this concept from the beginning and I won't even start on the ones who hate any game that shows the slightest bit of diversity. There are some generally insightful comments that give this a 7 and depending on what you like in a game that makes sense. But the 0 and 1s are ridiculious.

    Give this game a chance, a real chance, and if you like these kinds of games you will enjoy it.    … Expand
  5. st211
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    The same people who rated this a 1 or 0 are probably the same people who thought No Mans Sky was the best game ever.

    But seriously the game has some cosmetic things that needs patching up and isn't the most groundbreaking of the series, but a good game is still under all of this, so far the story seems cohesive enough to be good, and while the humans look a bit dumb or emotionless i am    The same people who rated this a 1 or 0 are probably the same people who thought No Mans Sky was the best game ever.

    But seriously the game has some cosmetic things that needs patching up and isn't the most groundbreaking of the series, but a good game is still under all of this, so far the story seems cohesive enough to be good, and while the humans look a bit dumb or emotionless i am hoping they fix it sooner. I throughly enjoy it so far as is. May come back and redo the review upon completion.

    I say read up on things and don't listen to all the negative, if you want a solid game, that plays well i recommend. And don't listen to all the hype behind "Oh this game is awful" read the good and bad and make a decision for yourself.    … Expand
  6. moolymangler
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    This game is amazing. Sure there are some minor issues with pop in textures and facial animations, but this is thoroughly a mass effect game. It may not have Commander Shepard anymore but the Ryders do a decent enough job of at least trying to replace him. I dont feel there were enough moments where the main character had a chance to really shine. There definitely needs to be more doneThis game is amazing. Sure there are some minor issues with pop in textures and facial animations, but this is thoroughly a mass effect game. It may not have Commander Shepard anymore but the Ryders do a decent enough job of at least trying to replace him. I dont feel there were enough moments where the main character had a chance to really shine. There definitely needs to be more done with the writing, but aside from the minor technical flaws, and the sub par writing this game is an insanely fun game. Hopefully they can make a few changes with the dlc or the next installment in the series, because mass effect is definitely one of the best video game franchises ever made.… Expand
  7. Dema9o9ue
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    This game clearly has a few issues. UI and facial animations are a bit sub-par. I honestly think the original Trilogy looked better graphically even in a side by side.

    However, the combat is the best in the series. The new cover system is pretty awful but with the added mobility options cover isn't super necessary and isn't even that fun. It's more fun to beef up your health and go full    This game clearly has a few issues. UI and facial animations are a bit sub-par. I honestly think the original Trilogy looked better graphically even in a side by side.

    However, the combat is the best in the series. The new cover system is pretty awful but with the added mobility options cover isn't super necessary and isn't even that fun. It's more fun to beef up your health and go full Krogan on badies.

    The writing is still pretty great IMO. I find the main storyline to be very intriguing and full of wonder. I also find the characters to be pretty interesting. Peebee being the most fun IMO.

    I think this game suffers most because people compare it to a beloved trilogy that is some of the best video gaming out there. Try not to compare. Take it as its own game and story and allow yourself to have fun.    … Expand
  8. Dunny2k16
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    An amazing game that everyone hates because they like to follow the bandwagon that has been going around lately. 10/10 from me. Truly breathtaking experience.
  9. Slowery
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    Playing just over 20 hours, we can say that playable, the game is not as good as the previous parts, but playable.
    At its 8 (with a stretch of course), she deserved, but only with the stretch set as a fan of the series.
  10. tenafter
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    First off let me say, I've played 30 hours and still enjoying my time with ME:A... If you are a fan of the series just think of this as Rouge One in a sense. The fresh story will keep you locked in despite the tech issues...

    Graphics: (7) Well this is hit or miss, it looks great until characters start moving in cut sense... But the voice acting is so good after a few hours you'll not    First off let me say, I've played 30 hours and still enjoying my time with ME:A... If you are a fan of the series just think of this as Rouge One in a sense. The fresh story will keep you locked in despite the tech issues...

    Graphics: (7) Well this is hit or miss, it looks great until characters start moving in cut sense... But the voice acting is so good after a few hours you'll not think about it (it's actually so bad it's enjoyablely funny)

    Sound: (10) If it is one think they got 100% right it's the sound, every gun blast, jet pack sound, chatter is dead on...

    Gameplay: (8) It's Mass Effect at its core, but didn't improve on anything.., if this game came out in 2014 it would be game of the year... but Bioware raised the bar so high in these sorta open ended RPG's that other games (Witcher3, etc) had to meet those expectations... sadly ME:A does not but it's still a hell of a lot of fun...

    FunFactor: (9) I am having a blast with this game, I know it's s let down but if you take away the hype and the name and just play the game like a new ip you will too have a blast with this...

    P.s : Most reviews attack this games of lip sync and other tech stuff... if you play a game like Zelda that doesn't have that problem because it doesn't do all the tech things.... so is it better to not have features or to have them but not work as they should?    … Expand
  11. Zlare
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Characterdevelopment is great with many choices and skills. Rather than having a class system you can create your own class now. The world is beautiful and actualy visualy reflects your progress in main and side story in the form of outposts and the new citadel, which actualy grow and develop. The battle system is fluid and fun. The new vehicle is a lot fun and controls a lot better thanCharacterdevelopment is great with many choices and skills. Rather than having a class system you can create your own class now. The world is beautiful and actualy visualy reflects your progress in main and side story in the form of outposts and the new citadel, which actualy grow and develop. The battle system is fluid and fun. The new vehicle is a lot fun and controls a lot better than the one in Mass Effect 1.
    However the game has its flaws aswell. The face animations are pretty bad. After a few hours it didnt realy bother me anymore, but it has to be said. The story is interesting and very different. I like to compare it to a more anime like story where the characters are funny and cool, sometimes in an exaggerated but funny matter. Of course there are also plenty of serious moments in the game.

    The game is great and a lot of fun. It is not perfect but it is a solid 8 out of 10. The 10 rating is supposed to counter the clownes who gave 0-4. Most haters just dont like Biowares political opinion. Dont miss out on such a great game.    … Expand
  12. akraje47
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Resume:
    Better than ME1 and ME3. Worst than ME2.
    Not a single glitch found, amazing atmosphere, sound, climate. Each planet is unique! Nice graphics, more paced combat (which is very nice and fluid). Amazing cover system, really usefull.
    Also, unique game in current gen. There is nothing like it on market.
  13. spookydook
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    This was received as mixed on release , as the original trilogy had us all captivated for years.. Andromeda is a new adventure , with a new agenda , and after a few updates and a revisit it is a rather special game. Anthem take note ...
  14. kirpolnov
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Good adventure and game play. After a while, the game is fixed from bugs, and looks very good.
  15. TeaTom92
    Jun 2, 2020
    8
    Mass Effect: Andromeda is pretty great. I had an excellent time with this game. It isn’t perfect, and it certainly doesn’t *run* perfectly, but I never experienced anything game breaking. The development behind the game was a damn hellscape so the fact they got it this good is no small feat. I feel like it was popular and trendy to hate this game, so it was hated. EA and Bioware completelyMass Effect: Andromeda is pretty great. I had an excellent time with this game. It isn’t perfect, and it certainly doesn’t *run* perfectly, but I never experienced anything game breaking. The development behind the game was a damn hellscape so the fact they got it this good is no small feat. I feel like it was popular and trendy to hate this game, so it was hated. EA and Bioware completely shot themselves in the foot by releasing it so early, when it needed a few months of clean up. If this game released in June instead of March I’m willing to bet it would have been received a lot better.… Expand
  16. Dealek
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    Me encanto el sistema de combate, solo que siento que le falto ser mas pulido en general al juego
  17. Troublewalking
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    If your a fan of Bioware roleplaying games and Mass Effect, you should have this game. After having played this game for 4 days since release. I have not seen any of the bugs that are floating on the internet, neither has anyone else in my house playing it.. In fact, it seems the people who 0 bombed this, never played this on Xbox. As XB1 doesn't seem to have the issues in those videos. AtIf your a fan of Bioware roleplaying games and Mass Effect, you should have this game. After having played this game for 4 days since release. I have not seen any of the bugs that are floating on the internet, neither has anyone else in my house playing it.. In fact, it seems the people who 0 bombed this, never played this on Xbox. As XB1 doesn't seem to have the issues in those videos. At least not the extreme cases. It does have some animation wonkieness and the bodies stand like puppets from far angles. But all the Mass Effect games have that odd animation issues. So far it's not the best in the Mass Effect series. For me that's 2. But it's pretty good. So I give it an 8.… Expand
  18. Vheod
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    If you were thinking of buying the game, do it! Don't let the negative reviews affect you. Positive things far outweigh the negative here. I think Andromeda is quite a bit better than the original trilogy. So many things have been done better here.
    Let's begin with the positives. I'll try to keep it short.
    + Character creation. It's excellent, just what you can expect from bioware. All    If you were thinking of buying the game, do it! Don't let the negative reviews affect you. Positive things far outweigh the negative here. I think Andromeda is quite a bit better than the original trilogy. So many things have been done better here.
    Let's begin with the positives. I'll try to keep it short.
    + Character creation. It's excellent, just what you can expect from bioware. All the sliders and options are there for you to tinker. Many of the preset faces are ugly, but you can pick the best one and edit it to your liking. Scars, tattoos, hairstyles ect. The character animations overall are not bad. I found most of the hilarious ones during the prologue and only a few after that. Even the original trilogy had it's funny moments with animations, so I STRONGLY disagree with anyone having issues with animations. It's certainly not a problem here.
    + Galaxy map. Its the most extensive yet! You have all the various solar systems in there, you can mine asteroids, find anomalies, scan and land on planets! The map is also now beautifully animated and you can fly through the space which is beautiful.
    + Leveling system. You are not locked to a specific class but rather create your own class depending on what skills you choose. You have lots of ways to spec your character, and it's rewarding. Only things I miss from original mass effect are skills like hacking ect.
    + Crafting. You have LOTS of different blueprints to research and then develop. Much better than anything found in the previous mass effect games. Makes mining and exploring every corner of the world rewarding!
    + Characters and story. Writing is excellent as usual and you will certainly find the characters you love and the ones you hate. There's also a lot of variation here with different species and personalities. This game has some GREAT cutscenes! It really feels like watching scifi series or a movie. There also a lot of different things going on in the story at the same time which keeps it interesting.
    + Best combat yet! If you get tired of playing a certain way, its easy to try different tactics with the "jetpack" ability. You'll find trying other thing to than just staying in cover. And the fact that your main character can now use all, combat, tech and biotic powers together is awesome.
    + Nomad and Exploration. Finally I can drive on the planets again! My wish after the first mass effect was to get more in depth driving and exploration with mako and now I got it :) This is on of the best parts of the game. You can change between two driving modes, all terrain or speed. You can jump with the nomad, use speed burst, turn on driving lights, mine minerals using mining interface.. It's all great and what I was expecting from mass effect 2 and 3 but never got...
    +Pacing and overall gameplay. I find myself doing more talking and exploring than fighting which is amazing! This really feels like space RPG and not an linear action-rpg like mass effect 2 and 3 for example. The game is also almost as long as the damn trilogy combined.. This is all great but it's not a surprise it will drive away most casual players.

    And now the negative, which isn't much.
    - Bugs. The largest problem I had was doors. In every gaming session I ran to a problem with doors not opening at some instance. And still this wasn't anything game breaking since if you just saved and loaded where you were, it got fixed or just waiting a bit and moving in front of the door got it to open. Other small problems were facial textures not fully loading on conversations, game freezing for a sec when driving or small framerate issues. Nothing to worry about.
    - Music. This time around the music is much more minimalistic and there isn't enough of it. Some of it is great, but especially when you are out exploring there should be more atmospheric music. Original mass effect had GREAT tracks and here I think andromeda doesn't reach to the same level.
    - Graphics. While okay most of the time, I think more could have been done here. I am bigger fan of gameplay, story and characters so that's why this doesn't bother much.    … Expand
  19. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda
    A Love Hate Relationship
    Mass Effect Andromeda tells the story of the 2 Ryder Twins You can fast start as either of the 2 or customize your character Since Scott Ryder looks like an identical twin of a certain handsome game review I know, not mentioning any superken from superkengaming names... I didn’t have to edit a thing But if you do choose to customize, the    Mass Effect Andromeda
    A Love Hate Relationship
    Mass Effect Andromeda tells the story of the 2 Ryder Twins
    You can fast start as either of the 2 or customize your character
    Since Scott Ryder looks like an identical twin of a certain handsome game review I know, not mentioning any superken from superkengaming names...
    I didn’t have to edit a thing
    But if you do choose to customize, the game will make a twin version of your character who does show up in your story…
    Mass Effect fans seem to hate this entry...
    But im not a mass effect fan and I loved it.. I played the first 2 games in preparation for this one and found them to be pretty boring... Mass Effect Andromeda is more of my play style… and without having played mass effect 3, As of right now, Andromeda is my favorite game in the series…
    For the fans of the series, there’s a lot here to love as much as there is to be desired…
    And I don’t mean just the aliens…
    There are tons of missions to do here outside of the campaign, including loyalty missions like everyone loves from mass effect 2…
    But there is a noticeable lack of emphasis on your crew this time around…
    Because the story is about making a planet inhabitable for life forms to call home
    Wasn’t really interesting though…
    So lack of interesting story, boring crew members... I understand why fans of the series don’t like this game... what about the rest
    Lets get the elephant out of the room right now
    You cant romance natalie dormers character
    I should honestly stop the review right here and give it a 0/10 for playing with my heart like that…
    But they did throw some real nudity and booty in here.. So slightly forgivable... but... Natalie Dormer guys...
    How could you do this to me?
    But the worlds in mass effect Andromeda are beautiful and the campaign which takes about 12 hours one its own is actually fun to run through…
    The direction system does a great job of telling you where to go, though the command to show the point on the map frustratingly doesn’t always work…
    Not sure on the rules behind when it will and when it won’t…
    But the fact that clicking down doesn’t always show you where you’re going to is annoying…
    And many missions here are set in an open world that you can explore with the nomad, that drives perfectly…
    You also have a jump pack for hopping gaps and doing sick in air kills with your weapons that are equippable with mod slots…
    And you can upgrade these weapons as well as unlock special moves for you and your crew with the skill points you get for leveling up…
    My only issue with the campaign is the annoying scanning…
    You’re asked to scan items way too frequently, stopping the flow and excitement of missions…
    And the final stretch of the game feels recycled… and therefore feels like a grind…
    I was happy with the games ending..
    But the boring final stretch to get there almost seemed unworthy it, especially with a forgettable throwaway feeling boss fight…
    I understand why mass effect fans don’t like this game... its very action third person cover based shooter heavy... very few dialog options that matter to make this feel like an rpg…
    But if you look at this as just a game without the name mass effect attached, Andromeda is a solid experience…
    People have noted animation problems.. but I didn’t notice any in my play through, and besides a few awkward transitions, my play through was fairly clean of bugs
    And when you’re done with single player you can hop right into multiplayer where you’ll spend 15 seconds and realize you’re not going to waste your time on this garbage just like ea should have
    This mode is a lazy and boring co-op objective based wave mission mode.
    Every game developer in the world play uncharted lost planet 2 and lost planet 3 multiplayer
    IF you don’t plan on making anything like them in your 3rd person shooter
    save your time and money and don’t bother.
    Despite the disappointing multiplayer, and disappointing RPG bioware DNA elements…
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a solid experience that as a 3rd person shooter action adventure fan you shouldn’t pass up
    I give Mass Effect Andromeda
    an 8/10    … Expand
  20. kelnagryphon
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    Long term and massive fan of the original trilogy.

    Like pretty much everyone, I thought the ending of the original trilogy was a clusterf**k, but I loved the universe, the lore, the characters and I really wanted Andromeda to be the next stage. I joined EA Origin purely to get my 10 hour trial and I must admit that I left it pretty disappointed, the Internet criticisms, whilst    Long term and massive fan of the original trilogy.

    Like pretty much everyone, I thought the ending of the original trilogy was a clusterf**k, but I loved the universe, the lore, the characters and I really wanted Andromeda to be the next stage.

    I joined EA Origin purely to get my 10 hour trial and I must admit that I left it pretty disappointed, the Internet criticisms, whilst massively overblown, are valid, the first hour or two is rushed with fairly poor writing, my game crashed to the extent I had to pull the power cord out of the wall to reboot the xbox, Addison really does come from the hideous depths of the Uncanny Valley, and really does actually say the line "my face is tired"

    However, once the tutorial stage of the game is out of the way and everything opens up, it starts to feel like 'Mass Effect' again, the planets look absolutely gorgeous, some of the attention to detail (snow frosting on armour, sand spilling over the entry ramp of the Tempest when landed) is impressive, and the crew are perfectly lovely, likeably, interesting people.

    The biggest problem Mass Effect: Andromeda has is that it's Mass Effect, Drack is absolutely awesome, he's gruff, grumpy, angry and likes to smash things, but he's going to be compared to Wrex, who was the mac daddy, Peebee is cuter, more endearing and perhaps even geekier than Liara T'soni, and definitely better voice acted, but Liara has also existed for 10 years now.

    If this was the first game in a new franchise, we'd be mocking it like we mock Skyrim for the bugs and cr*p animations, but we'd be enjoying the world and the potential it has, but it's not new, it's 10 year old IP with a massive amount of baggage, and suffers massively for that.

    Try and enjoy it for what it is and you really will have a good time, it's not an all-time classic but there are some genuinely great bits, Andromeda is genuinely interesting, intriguing and comedic in places and doesn't deserve to be piled on in this way.    … Expand
  21. Ekoc_77
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    ??? What's going on, 4ish from users? wow, it will never get a 10 or even a 9 because is riddled with stupid glitches on the animation and framerate that amateurish, but everything else is there, compelling setting, interesting history, and lore, beautiful scenery (The remnants vaults are pure eye-candy) so yeah, around 8 makes sense, if you are a bit more annoyed by the tech problems sure??? What's going on, 4ish from users? wow, it will never get a 10 or even a 9 because is riddled with stupid glitches on the animation and framerate that amateurish, but everything else is there, compelling setting, interesting history, and lore, beautiful scenery (The remnants vaults are pure eye-candy) so yeah, around 8 makes sense, if you are a bit more annoyed by the tech problems sure a 7 perhaps, (critics landed somewhere in between) but a 4???? what nonsense is this??, I really hope people never get to behave in real life as they do on their internet "virtual" persona… Expand
  22. Diode
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    The hatred for this game is more about jumping on the "hate train", and little to do with the games own merits. You will find that the majority of negative reviews focus mainly on 3 issues; the animations, bugs and lacklustre story.

    While this instalment of the series certainly does suffer from these issues, the game is still hardly deserving of such ridiculously low scores. Especially    The hatred for this game is more about jumping on the "hate train", and little to do with the games own merits. You will find that the majority of negative reviews focus mainly on 3 issues; the animations, bugs and lacklustre story.

    While this instalment of the series certainly does suffer from these issues, the game is still hardly deserving of such ridiculously low scores. Especially since this game has been improved upon in many other areas. The combat, game size, graphical fidelity, sound and weapon/armour modifications, have all improved.

    But none of that seems to matter because the "faces are weird"........ so it deserves a "1". Give me a break. There are so many games released with bugs and bad animations; this game is not the first, and certainly won't be the last. And I'm not saying that this should be an acceptable practice; only that ME;A is getting crucified for it when so many other games, of the same calibre or less, get a "pass" of a 5, 6 or even higher of a rating. This should tell you that these are nothing more than "hate train" reviews.

    Yes, this game is lacking in areas, but all games do, albeit some more than others. There are even design choices they've made in the game I had wished they'd done differently. However, overall, I find it fun and engrossing, despite it's flaws and short-comings.

    In my opinion, ME;A is far from a masterpiece, but also far from a terrible game.    … Expand
  23. nicoelcainri
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    I don’t understand why MEA is so bashed by the majority of the professional testers and players. Of course, the game is not perfect (patches are necessary to correct the bugs and slowdowns), but it’s really a good game. It is worthwhile: To sum up, the spirit and universe of ME are respected. The storyline is interesting (little by little). The fights and side missions are fun. The HeleusI don’t understand why MEA is so bashed by the majority of the professional testers and players. Of course, the game is not perfect (patches are necessary to correct the bugs and slowdowns), but it’s really a good game. It is worthwhile: To sum up, the spirit and universe of ME are respected. The storyline is interesting (little by little). The fights and side missions are fun. The Heleus sector is huge. The lifespan is large. Etc.… Expand
  24. MySecretWeapon
    Apr 3, 2017
    9
    This game is better than people are giving it credit for.

    What's Good -- The Overall gameplay is fantastic. The core mechanics have been highly polished, and the combat is smooth, responsive and enjoyable. In my opinion, it's better than any previous Mass Effect game in that regard. The skill system is a much greater improvement over the previous games as well. Instead of being    This game is better than people are giving it credit for.

    What's Good --

    The Overall gameplay is fantastic. The core mechanics have been highly polished, and the combat is smooth, responsive and enjoyable. In my opinion, it's better than any previous Mass Effect game in that regard.

    The skill system is a much greater improvement over the previous games as well. Instead of being tied down to a class, you get to have all the parts of every class you liked in the past. Want an assault rifle wielding, flame-throwing, singularity packing Pathfinder? Go for it! This time around, your imagination in a class gets to run free.

    The Multiplayer is back and better than before. Strike teams taking out waves of enemies couldn't be more enjoyable. The versatility in classes and skills available make each match feel worthwhile and nothing short of great fun. Even after tens of hours in multiplayer, it's still enjoyable every time.

    Finally, the Research and Development (crafting) system is enjoyable, even if a little overwhelming at first. It's really fun to be able to harvest materials through planetary exploration on the ship, mining on the ground, using mining probes on the Nomad, and through the Strike Team/Multiplayer missions, and then turn around and make your own weapons, armor, and augments. I especially enjoy the ability to modify the weapons during the creation phase.

    Assault rifles that shoot grenades? Yes please!

    The Not as Good --

    The game does have some hiccups. The story isn't as hardly driven as the previous games. If they were going for an essence of confusion and just having to kind of wing it (which is exactly what they were going for) they executed it perfectly.

    I think the problem people have is that in previous Mass Effect games, you felt that the hero chose his path and knew the risks. It really gave the sense of heroism on a grand scale. In Andromeda, you know the risks, but you're forced into the role with no choice on your part. Not that you had that choice in Mass Effect 1-3, but the illusion of that choice was there. You chose to be the hero. You didn't chose to be the Pathfinder.

    The other major complaint you've all read about is the animations. I don't know if they've patched any of it by the time you've read this, but they're janky at best some times. The facial expressions seldom match the tone of the scene and the eye movements are almost frightening. It feels to me like they did their preliminary work on animations, and then were rushed out by EA and didn't get to go back an polish them up.

    Conclusion --

    This game is not a perfect game. It doesn't live up to the storytelling standards of the previous trilogy, and it has its faults; as most games do. But what it does right, it does really right. It's an absolute joy to play and when I'm not playing it, I'm wishing I were.

    Give this game a chance, If you liked the trilogy or sci-fi RPG's in general, you'll enjoy this game.

    8.75/10    … Expand
  25. arcayos
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    I originally stalled my purchase of the game due to the number of bad reviews . After playing the game I realised that the bad reviews were by angry people with bias and sometimes childish ratings. 0/10? No game is 0/10. I give this game a 7.5/8. The animations at times are bad but it doesn't distract you from the story because the voice acting is fine (abit dodgy on some characters).I originally stalled my purchase of the game due to the number of bad reviews . After playing the game I realised that the bad reviews were by angry people with bias and sometimes childish ratings. 0/10? No game is 0/10. I give this game a 7.5/8. The animations at times are bad but it doesn't distract you from the story because the voice acting is fine (abit dodgy on some characters).

    The music needs to be turned up a notch, it seems too backgroundy when it comes to cut scenes that need that umph from the music.

    The story regarding path finding is great but the detail within that is pretty poor.

    The characters all have strong backgrounds which you can spend a lot of time getting into.

    The fighting is good, the open world and quests are mainly good.

    The customisation of weapons and gear is good yet confusing interface at first.

    The questing interface sucks tbh and could be much clearer. Having to press start to select the map is annoying rather than having a pre assigned button.

    I like the worlds , the different aliens, the idea of colonising planets making them habitable is great.

    I made my own Sarah Ryder as the preset version of her is rather ugly lol, they gave her a huge mouth for some reason. There are at least two good looking females in me:a Cora,and the asari dr beginning with k.... and The Scottish ginger aired one Suri?

    Overall the scale and graphics plus the path finding story, customisation, vibrant planets and worlds make this game a 7.5/8 out of 10. Detail of the story , animation bugs and interface damage it's score but not enough to make you think it's terrible and unenjoyable.    … Expand
  26. arcanum2240
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    Don't listen to the hate, and notice that most of the 0/1 star reviews state that they didn't even play enough to get past the intro. Took a couple of points off for the technical issues, but these definitely aren't enough to actually get in the way of the game.
  27. djl3485
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    This review is based on a complete playthrough of ME:A.

    ME:A is a good intro for a new trilogy in the Mass Effect universe. It has some problems most likely due to the inexperience of the team making it. This is a learning experience for them all and hopefully, the DLC and following sequels will build upon what was started here. People also seem to hung up on the original trilogy cast    This review is based on a complete playthrough of ME:A.

    ME:A is a good intro for a new trilogy in the Mass Effect universe. It has some problems most likely due to the inexperience of the team making it. This is a learning experience for them all and hopefully, the DLC and following sequels will build upon what was started here. People also seem to hung up on the original trilogy cast and keep comparing the new cast to them which is a shame because each character has its own story to tell with why the joined the Initiative. The initial start is slow but the game takes off after the first planet.

    I've read some reviews say that your decisions do not matter which I disagree with. You can see the effects of some of your decisions at the end and other decisions you won't be able to see their effect until the sequels come out. All in all ME:A is a decent game but the bugs/glitches prevent it from being great, luckily most of these issues can be fixed with patch updates (aka Skyrim).

    Pros:
    Good companions with good back stories.
    Good voice acting like always.
    Gameplay is great, along with the inclusion of jet packs.
    Multiplayer is fun, if you enjoyed MP in ME3 then you'll love it here.
    Unlike other people I had no problem with the Nomad, in fact, I enjoyed it and it was a big improvement over the Mako.
    Beautiful worlds.
    I liked the new research/development figure but a storage could have been added for your materials.

    Cons:
    Graphic bugs/glitches - Yes they are there but they are not game breaking. Skyrim had worse bugs/glitches when it was first released. I didn't have as many bugs/glitches that some people seem too.
    U/I- It's not horrible but it isn't the best either. Once again it isn't game breaking.
    Writing - While the voice acting is good the writing was hit and miss...some convos were plain awkward.    … Expand
  28. JonasCroft
    Apr 2, 2017
    10
    Although some buggy gameplay and lack of optimization put into the game, it really shows up that Bioware can bring a great fresh new start to the Mass Effect series. The graphics and gameplay are incredible, and in mine experience, I kept entertained for a good amount of hours. Besides, the planet's exploration isn't boring at all: you have a lot of things to do, and the loyalty missionsAlthough some buggy gameplay and lack of optimization put into the game, it really shows up that Bioware can bring a great fresh new start to the Mass Effect series. The graphics and gameplay are incredible, and in mine experience, I kept entertained for a good amount of hours. Besides, the planet's exploration isn't boring at all: you have a lot of things to do, and the loyalty missions is a good aspect added to the game. The game's story is so powerful, and I really enjoyed (like the previous ME games) the choice system, that makes players think twice before responding. Overall, the game is a great restart to the series, and makes us curious for what's next. Everything I was expecting from this game was impressively done. I'm truly anxious for the next game.
    A small update to this review (that I found important to add) - This version in particular (XOne, I mean) needs to be updated, as well the PS4 one. I think Bioware needs to optimize better this game better on the consoles, as I said before, but in a form they can reach a constant 30-fps gameplay. XOne has it's lows, but impressively, can keep up and maintain it's fps where PS4 can't - that's impressive.    … Expand
  29. Mrvictor
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    OH MY GOODNESS USERS RATE THIS A 4.6??? That is outrageous we have truly become a nation of crybabies. This is a terrific game! Im roughly halfway through and I am having blast! The overall story is different and refreshing and the story behind the Kett is pure genius. There are a few bugs, but nothing to seriously detract from gameplay. Not like Skyrim. which I enjoyed, but it hadOH MY GOODNESS USERS RATE THIS A 4.6??? That is outrageous we have truly become a nation of crybabies. This is a terrific game! Im roughly halfway through and I am having blast! The overall story is different and refreshing and the story behind the Kett is pure genius. There are a few bugs, but nothing to seriously detract from gameplay. Not like Skyrim. which I enjoyed, but it had missions that were unplayable because of bugs and that game got sky high reviews! Not to mention numerous other RPGs I have played that all had as much or worse bugs and got much higher reviews! The worst bug Ive seen is Peebee one of the characters leaning on a table that isnt there once or twice. Oh and by the way the worlds are HUGE and unique, there are tons of missions (I have like 15 different missions waiting on me right now). I cant imagine anything that could happen over the rest of the game that would change my mind. My favorite game ever is the Witcher 3 and this game isnt quite that good, but its not far behind! My only quibble is I prefer 1st person to 3rd person and I think this game would be much more fun and replayability would be higher if it was a FPS. But thats just s small thing. BUY IT… Expand
  30. Cale
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    To hell with the hate and hype, welcome to an objective review.

    I haven't noticed the strange facial expressions outside the occasional NPC staring at me dead-eyed. I mostly take games as they are, no matter how strange, so it isn't even a nitpick for me. Graphics are fantastic, but aren't as good as I was expecting. I've seen games whose cutscenes make you wonder if they recorded    To hell with the hate and hype, welcome to an objective review.

    I haven't noticed the strange facial expressions outside the occasional NPC staring at me dead-eyed. I mostly take games as they are, no matter how strange, so it isn't even a nitpick for me.

    Graphics are fantastic, but aren't as good as I was expecting. I've seen games whose cutscenes make you wonder if they recorded it with a live cast, but ME:A's graphics are below that level.

    Definitely like the jumpjet mobility. Jumping into something's face, hovering during the aim and giving them a face full of buckshot (aka Shotgun Angel) is one of my favorite things, and something so far limited to Halo 5 and Destiny (that I've played).

    LOTS of weapon diversity. I always carry one Remnant tech weapon once I could get it, as they act like ME1 weapons. Heat management is a small price to pay for unlimited ammo.

    Didn't like the sudoku-like puzzles. At least they aren't randomized and you can just look up the solutions.

    Mining is still tedious, but now has an annoyance factor and is far more time-consuming compared to ME2/3. You're reminded by your AI that you can mine an area every time you open the mining interface in a place you can look for resources. You then wander around in that area looking for the resources through the interface. Sometimes you find the resources in nodes out in the open. I wish that it was more frequently like that.

    The auto-cover system while usually adequate was somewhat a nuisance. With no manual override, I found myself out of cover at the worst times, my character standing there like a jackass getting killed as I tried to trigger going back into cover without success. There is also no crouch or prone function, automatic or manual, which can greatly reduce high ground advantages.

    Having the 'do/get stuff' button being the same as the melee button means that if one enemy dropped something while you're swimming in enemies, you can't melee. Not cool.

    Cryo, disruptor and incendiary ammo are now consumables, meaning I rarely ever use them as there are far better uses to the harder to earn credits. I miss cryo ammo, OP as it was.

    Sometimes, voices will play at the same time, making it hard to understand what was said. More than once, it was important enough information to have me running in circles of confusion.

    When you need to use facilities aboard the Tempest, you have to take off and go to orbit. Nit-picky, but it bothered me.

    It would have been very helpful to have a way to access the map without hitting the menu. Another minor complaint to be sure, but a nagging one.

    Strangely, the music is typically subtle and light. It could have used a bit more impact to it from time to time..

    All said, it's worth buying. It is the Mass Effect universe, the story is awesome. It is every bit as good and bad as the original trilogy, and hopefully, people won't force this new tale to live in their dark, nostalgic shadow.    … Expand
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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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