Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Kool_Jimmy
    Mar 21, 2017
    8
    TAKE THE HATING WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. Any user review that gives this game below a 6 has failed to fairly rate it. The game lacks polish, it's true, but the gameplay itself is tight and responsive, along with a story that is compelling enough. The graphics are great in spite of some poor animations, in honesty, are blown majorly out of proportion thanks to people expecting the worst. ThereTAKE THE HATING WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. Any user review that gives this game below a 6 has failed to fairly rate it. The game lacks polish, it's true, but the gameplay itself is tight and responsive, along with a story that is compelling enough. The graphics are great in spite of some poor animations, in honesty, are blown majorly out of proportion thanks to people expecting the worst. There are a few moments of awkward dialogue, but the voice acting itself has its strong moments at times. The multiplayer is integrated smoothly, making a welcomed return for all who enjoyed it in ME3, while capturing your gambling sense with loot boxes. Contrary to what you would be led to believe, these are not the aggravating loot boxes like those in Overwatch and Halo 5 (in short, they feel more rewarding and help to create longevity for the mode). While I see where criticism comes from, and understand that this isn't the ME4 people were looking for, this game gives you hours upon hours of gameplay, and surely is not deserving of the mountains of hate it is receiving. I recommend that give this thing a go yourself before listening to half of these user "reviews".… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. GregLilo1305
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    I never knew what mass effect was until 3 years ago when a co-worker of mine introduced me to the game. I was instantly hooked, I went out and bought the trilogy immediately. A huge portion of my life went into those games (mass effect 2 being my favorite) I couldn't get enough. I didn't even hate the ending of mass effect 3. I have always been a fan of sci-fi, even the cheesy made for tvI never knew what mass effect was until 3 years ago when a co-worker of mine introduced me to the game. I was instantly hooked, I went out and bought the trilogy immediately. A huge portion of my life went into those games (mass effect 2 being my favorite) I couldn't get enough. I didn't even hate the ending of mass effect 3. I have always been a fan of sci-fi, even the cheesy made for tv sci-fi movies. So when I heard they were making mass effect Andromeda I was instantly excited and ready for more mass effect. I played the EA trial and was hooked, nothing about the game bothered me. I pre-ordered the game and played another few hours before I even read any reviews. I have to be honest... I think people are being way to harsh. I understand that not every game is made for every person, but for a guy who likes everything sci-fi. This game just hits the nail on the head. I know its not the mass effect trilogy because guess what... Its not supposed to be... I know it shares the name, but trying to compare it to the first three games instead of rating it based on it being a game on its own is kind of dumb. the combat is awesome, the story is intriguing, and the leveling system is great. I know the graphics are not as good as some other games ( the original trilogy was nothing to brag about) but they are not so bad they ruin the immersion. I even read some one who said there was nothing to do, I spent 10 hours on one planet and still haven't done everything. The game is a great sci-fi action adventure. If you are into firefly, farscape or any other sci-fi show or movie. You will love this game just give it a chance.… Expand
  7. Dark-Days-Crew
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Firstly, it is worth mentioning that to appreciate this game and accept it as Mass Effect, you have to understand that it holds a completely different tone, setting, and background from the trilogy. Having played the trilogy at least five or six times from the first game to the last with all DLC, I can tell you this game is worth a try.
    Previously, you were Sheppard, someone with one of a    Firstly, it is worth mentioning that to appreciate this game and accept it as Mass Effect, you have to understand that it holds a completely different tone, setting, and background from the trilogy. Having played the trilogy at least five or six times from the first game to the last with all DLC, I can tell you this game is worth a try.
    Previously, you were Sheppard, someone with one of a few backgrounds which would all involve some form of terrible situation, military training through the N7 Program, and a galaxy of lives depending on literally only him to save them all from a repeating event that meant mass extinction for advanced species. The tone was dark almost from start to finish, save for a certain hilarious DLC that played off all the things people found funny in that trilogy - "I should go."
    This game puts you in the shoes of someone who only served to defend a single Mass Effect Relay from nothing with next to no military service, certainly no N7 Program either. Due to some unfortunately events, you, your father, and your sister go to Andromeda. Once there, things go a bit south, but it's immediately obvious that all is not lost and the possibility of mass extinction is not there this time. The tone is lighter, often times made clear by sarcasm and jokes. You're playing as an adventurer who is tasked with just that, adventuring and finding places to settle.

    So, down to it. To be completely blunt, the Character Customization is the first and biggest flaw to the game. With all presets not simply being a starting point but rather that being the character you get, plus or minus some head weight and hair color, there is just too much of a limitation for a game that would allow you to be you. You cannot change lip shape, brow type, eye shape, skin tone, nothing. The presets determine that for you. You cn alter a few size sliders, but nothing beyond that. Eye color, hair color, and tattoo color all are well and good, but not quite enough to make up for the lack of everything else. And if you wanted to have any sort of actual beard and not what appears to be paint smudges, you're out of luck. All the facial hair options are plain, 2D tack-ons that are an eyesore. One even looks as though the character shave three lines out, said that was good enough, and kept it like that... Unfortunately the scars are just as awful looking like strokes of paint and road rash. Some scars are repeated in different areas of the face with no change to the angle, just x and y position. This gives the impression there are more options when half are actually the same scars being moved. It's this alone that takes a point from the game overall.

    The other point lost is due to the state of the game at launch. Now, if you are a Bioware fan, you knew this would happen again. It happens with literally every game they drop. From the first Dragon Age and Mass Effect to Inquisition and Andromeda, their games launch with a ton of animation issues and characters that resemble plastic that melts on occasion. Whether or not everything will get patched in time is up to them, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed because some of these issues are simply disappointing. The only reason I can muster to defend them is the fact that their team is composed of almost entirely new members and they are working with the Frostbite engine for the first time in a Bioware game. But that still doesn't make it right.

    The people you meet range from very unique and interesting to bland and easily forgotten. But the same can be said by honest fans of the trilogy before this. Some of the characters you came to love by the end took the whole of the trilogy to really develop fully, while this is only the first game of a possible new series. It's difficult to expect this to do in one game what took the previous games a whole trilogy. Obviously you won't like certain characters, and others are meant to be disliked. But don;t go in expecting to have every single person you meet be fleshed out to the same extent as the trilogy. For what this game has, I'm actually quite pleased with the characters you see more often than not. And one in particular, Jaal, made me feel his pain in one scene early on. Liam actually evolves as a character through your dialog choices, choosing to learn from you rather than argue when choosing dialog that contradicts him. Cora has a lot of pain bottled up because of your newfound position. Drack is a 1400 year old (pre-Andromeda) Krogen, so obviously he is interesting. Vetra is also very interesting due to her protective nature towards her sister, all the while dealing in illegal trade and smuggling. Peebee.. Well, she's a goofy, flirty, and fairly guarded personality that while I enjoy her character, others may find her to be annoying.

    There's plenty here. Detach yourself from the idea that it's the same Mass Effect. As a new Mass Effect, I find there is plenty to love about this game. True fans will see passed the issues here.    … Expand
  8. ShadowshotAS
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    It has been a 600 year journey, welcome to the Andromeda Initiative you knew what you signed up for when the arks were being created and populated with 20,000 of each race known to exist in the Milky Way, your goal simple and that is to create a new home in an entirely new galaxy. You arrive in Andromeda, learning very quickly that the dreams of easy settlement are non-existent with the 7It has been a 600 year journey, welcome to the Andromeda Initiative you knew what you signed up for when the arks were being created and populated with 20,000 of each race known to exist in the Milky Way, your goal simple and that is to create a new home in an entirely new galaxy. You arrive in Andromeda, learning very quickly that the dreams of easy settlement are non-existent with the 7 designated golden worlds being nothing but wastelands and plagued with radiation or extreme weather conditions that have left the worlds either frozen across or blanketed in radiation that makes sustaining life impossible. The opening moments have you come out of cryo-sleep alongside your sibling and father with you soon coming to realize that Andromeda is no home at all and that the promise of a new home doesn't exist. The entry into Andromeda has been rough, damaging your ark known as "Hyperion" by an unknown force that inhabits the space around the golden worlds. The rough entry also rivets your siblings cryo-pod and they now are to remain in an induced coma to survive.

    Alongside the company of your father, Alec Ryder, you embark on a mission to survey the golden world known as Habitat 7 only to find it ravaged by a hostile alien race known as the Kett. Once you discover a forward base the Kett has set up, you soon come to learn about the another race exists in Andromeda and may be the only hope anyone has seeking refuge in the Andromeda galaxy. Known as the "Remnant", these race of advanced technological sentient have come to create massive constructs, capable of terraforming an entire planet, making life possible to live on the designated golden worlds. However with the activation of the construct, your father dies, transferring SAM and the role of Pathfinder over to you, making you the last hope for the Andromeda Initiative to actually work as intended. Using SAM and the rest of your crew members, you begin the dream of making a new home in Andromeda, finding all the arks and populating worlds with those that have awaited a new start.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is quite possibly the most suitable reboot in a franchise that defined storytelling roleplaying games, creating a whole new direction that has tons of potential. While some are completely biased on the actual suitability due to lowered graphics, i can't see anything personally wrong with how Andromeda runs and feels. Being a beloved fan of the franchise, Mass Effect Andromeda looks brilliant and feels immaculate, even with the slightly lowered graphical look and facial animation on some NPCs and your character, there is nothing i can really say that has put me off getting lost in the massive worlds that inhabit the galaxy of Andromeda. To personally say that even though i haven't finished the entire story, the current area i rest in is quite probably filled with not only emotion but perfected direction in a story i cannot wait to continue. I will update this review further once i complete the main campaign    … Expand
  9. ElTioJeremy
    May 14, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect: Andromeda nos lleva a la galaxia de Andromeda, a explorar esta y entrar en la bùsqueda de una nueva casa para la raza humana. Precisamente, la exploraciòn en este Mass Effect es un punto muy importante, ya que podremos explorar diversos planetas, en busca de recursos para craftear, podremos hacer muchas misiones en los mìsmos. La exploracion encuentro que esta lograda, tienesMass Effect: Andromeda nos lleva a la galaxia de Andromeda, a explorar esta y entrar en la bùsqueda de una nueva casa para la raza humana. Precisamente, la exploraciòn en este Mass Effect es un punto muy importante, ya que podremos explorar diversos planetas, en busca de recursos para craftear, podremos hacer muchas misiones en los mìsmos. La exploracion encuentro que esta lograda, tienes muchas cosas que hacer, en cuanto a misiones, cosas por recoger, y todo este tipo de cosas.
    Otra cosa que hace bien este Mass Effect, son las escenas de acciòn, ya que es todo muy frenètico y muy entretenido. Tanto los saltos, los dashes y los poderes, le dan un toque muy bueno al juego.
    En cuanto al rendimiento, va muy fluido. He jugado la versiòn de Xbox One y va muy bien, apenas hay caidas de FPS, y si las hay, no bajan de unos 28,27 FPS. Esto hace que sea agradable a la vista y a la experiencia.
    Un punto muy criticado del juego son las animaciones. Y es verdad. Las animaciones estan mal hechas, parece como si le hubieran dedicado poco trabajo. Pero hay una cosa que aclarar. Las animaciones dejan de ser desagradables en cuanto màs tiempo le dediquemos al juego.
    Pero las animaciones no son el problema principal del juego, ya que no afectan en la experiencia de juego. El multijugador es el verdadero problema. He jugado unas 3 partidas, porque es INJUGABLE. Al no tener servidores dedicados, hace que las partidas se caigan a cada rato. Arruina completamente la experiencia de juego.

    En conclusiòn, encuentro que este Mass Effect: Andromeda es un buen juego, muy entretenido y con muchìsimo contenido. Si juegas al modo historia, se te pasara volando la hora. Como fan de la saga Mass Effect, encuentro que este està un peldaño por debajo de los demàs, pero esto no lo hace para nada un mal juego. Lo recomiendo si quieres hecharte unas horas.    … Expand
  10. NSFDrevan
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    I don't understand the hate this game is receiving. Yeah it has its problems and some stand out more than others. However, this game has so much to offer that its still easy to sink tons of hours into. It's not trying to be Mass Effect 4, if anything it feels like Mass Effect 1 because its a whole new story with all new characters.

    Animations are weird yes, but have they ever been    I don't understand the hate this game is receiving. Yeah it has its problems and some stand out more than others. However, this game has so much to offer that its still easy to sink tons of hours into. It's not trying to be Mass Effect 4, if anything it feels like Mass Effect 1 because its a whole new story with all new characters.

    Animations are weird yes, but have they ever been amazing in any Mass Effect game? Is the Voice acting Bad? No not at all. Is there writing bad? Nope, works fine. People are trying to hard to shoot this game down, but in all honesty, its a damn good time if you just go in with an open mind and realize its supposed to be a brand new experience.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. MrNamed
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    This is a 6, in truth, but I'm being very generous because I believe the Hate Train is even worse than Fanboyism, in this case.

    I've seen a lot of passionately hateful reviews of this game during the Early Access phase. I don't trust reviews that are necessarily based on so little actual game time, especially when a certain attitude starts trending and spreading like fire across the    This is a 6, in truth, but I'm being very generous because I believe the Hate Train is even worse than Fanboyism, in this case.

    I've seen a lot of passionately hateful reviews of this game during the Early Access phase. I don't trust reviews that are necessarily based on so little actual game time, especially when a certain attitude starts trending and spreading like fire across the internet. The popular view.

    Let me be clear, the complaints are VALID. The animation flaws are obvious and far below the standards of Bioware. This was a quantity over quality issue and that is not justification for the flawed content. It's not game breaking but it does detract from the player's connection to the characters and often interupts the exposition of the narrative.

    The other issue is the character styling. Yes, this does seem to have a rather obvious political undercurrent. The character presets are essentially Everything-But-Caucasian. This is taking "inclusiveness" way, way too far. Gamers - or any media audience - tend not to appreciate being smacked with a sledgehammer of whatever political agenda. Subtle is more effective. Subtle gets a message across without bludgeoning people with it and therefore making them react negatively to it, which is what creates this backlash, which in turn triggers a counter-backlash of predictable and eroneous accusations of misogyny or racism or -phobia.

    Let's be very objective and factual about this. Video games have come from Occidental countries and cultures. That's who the culture "belongs" to. That's who created and maintained this whole industry. When you turn against these people - when you make the majority group into the enemy within their own culture, you OBVIOUSLY get a very serious backlash. It is dismissive, lazy and grossly inaccurate to describe this as misogyny or racism.

    It doesn't matter where you sit on the political spectrum - it's important to recognise that culture is culture - you can't displace and villify the majority group with heavy handed political correctness and not expect them to resist this encroachment on their territory. Again, there is a subtle and tasteful way to promote inclusiveness without making it THE PREVAILING THEME and guiding principle of a project. The end result is always ugly. It's Ghost Busters ugly. It does not work. It does nothing to promote that political agenda - it in fact damages the cause of that political agenda by instigating a strong counter-cultural backlash. So just stop it, please.

    But what else can we expect from a studio in Canada, I suppose?

    Anyway, with that political ugliness aside...

    The technical flaws in Mass Effect Andromeda have been thoroughly reported on. It is sadly true that the quality of the cutscene animations have really detracted from the story telling. It is near impossible to relate to characters like these. Combine this with dreadful dialogue... these characters don't seem to take their situations seriously, so why should we? I found myself skipping through so much of the dialogue because it consistently disappointed me, often making me feel really uncomfortable. I recall walking into an area of my ship and Liam is shirtless. The "flirtation" dialogue options are just thrust awkwardly into these interactions and often made me really uncomfortable. Not just with Liam. On another ocasion I felt homosexuality being thrust without invitation on my character. It's crude and uncomfortable.

    I read a lot of science fiction from amateurs, and ALL OF IT is better than this. So why were no decent writers brought onto the payroll? There is absolutely no shortage of them in the marketplace.

    Okay, that is a lot of negativity, but I felt it important to illustrate that I am very aware of the flaws in this game. I'd still rate it a 6 or 7 because i'm still playing it, despite those many flaws, and i'm still enjoying most of it. I acknowledge that we shouldn't have to adapt to the flaws in an AAA title game, but it's kind of worth doing. There is a lot of content to enjoy here. The open world concept was done well, in my opinion. I welcome a departure from linear progression. Some are complaing about the multitude of side quests, but how is that new? It's an RPG. Every RPG does this. They are OPTIONAL quests. Spend time doing them if you wish or ignore them if you feel they are pointless. I appreciate having that choice and at least half of the sidequests were introduced in a fairly natural way. You're a pathfinder, after all. You're heading out into the wilderness so it does make sense that settlers would ask you to scan X or collect Y, since few would be capable of venturing out into danger themselves.

    Overall this title definitely doesn't live up to expectations but that doesn't make it unworthy of your time or money. Bioware didn't completely fail ; it's enjoyable, but it's not Mass Effect quality. Bioware deserves a chance to redeem themselves. But only one chance!    … Expand
  14. QuinnTs
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Vague Spoilers:

    Due to the slow start, the game doesn't quite make it to 9. It takes about 5 hours before the game gets exciting.

    The combat is nearly perfect and the amount of class customization is vast. One cool thing to note: You can switch classes at any point.

    Some of characters are a bit annoying (Liam, Peebee, Cora) but the rest are interesting and the loyalty missions are equal if not better than the ones in ME2.

    The Nomad controls very well and has several upgrades.

    Animation is a little weird at times and the games tends to lag when you drive the Nomad really fast on the planets.

    New races (Kett, Angara, Remnant) are interesting and original.

    The game is much longer than the last 3 games and there are many, many side quests to do.

    One cool thing to do in the game is increasing the livability of the planets so you can plant an outpost.

    I found when I stopped comparing this to the trilogy and judging the game as its own game, the game felt great!    … Expand
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. TinkleCrusher
    Apr 10, 2017
    8
    I'll preface this by saying I have never played another Mass Effect game.

    I have thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. I was engaged in the story from the beginning and have not once felt like there has been a lull in the narrative. As someone who knows nothing of the back story of the Mass Effect universe I do not feel like I have to go back and play the old games in order to make    I'll preface this by saying I have never played another Mass Effect game.

    I have thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. I was engaged in the story from the beginning and have not once felt like there has been a lull in the narrative. As someone who knows nothing of the back story of the Mass Effect universe I do not feel like I have to go back and play the old games in order to make sense of what is transpiring in Andromeda.

    However, I have encountered a few bugs, some texture/entity popping that detracts from the immersion and some occasionally wonky controls. The controls feel good for the most part, not great, but far from bad.

    This is a game that i have no desire to put down and will dedicate hours more to in the future.    … Expand
  19. TOA91
    Apr 20, 2017
    8
    My first time into the ME Universe and after being bombarded with negative 'hype' from various youtubers, I thoroughly enjoyed the game. Everyone knows about the writing and animation issues, yes they are there and are immersion breaking at times. However the thrill of exploring a totally new universe, lore, and species both introduced in this game and the ones already established wasMy first time into the ME Universe and after being bombarded with negative 'hype' from various youtubers, I thoroughly enjoyed the game. Everyone knows about the writing and animation issues, yes they are there and are immersion breaking at times. However the thrill of exploring a totally new universe, lore, and species both introduced in this game and the ones already established was great as a first time ME player, long time Open World RPG player. In addition, the combat mechanics and movement for a 3rd person cover shooter is delicious!. The Game overall has some glaring negatives, but also some excellent pros. The high score is because the issues with animations and voice didn't effect me as much as others, but a solid platform that hopefully BioWare can build on, and fingers crossed cancerous EA doesn't meddle too much.… Expand
  20. mike242012_X1
    Jun 11, 2017
    8
    REAL REVIEW-MUST READ
    over all a great game despite what other people are saying... as for multiplayer is great and what was expected from any long time fan///story a little to much talking at the beginning but if you stick through it gets better i would actually like to say thanks for giving a good game finally for next gen
    -for people who only are giving bad reviews for a few bugs    REAL REVIEW-MUST READ
    over all a great game despite what other people are saying... as for multiplayer is great and what was expected from any long time fan///story a little to much talking at the beginning but if you stick through it gets better i would actually like to say thanks for giving a good game finally for next gen
    -for people who only are giving bad reviews for a few bugs hear and there get over it all video games have bugs now when first released that is one of the whole points of next gen consols is that fixs are fast and easier so if your one of these people DO NOT BUY NEW GAMES WAIT 6 MONTHS OR REPORT BUG AND JUST WAIT FOR IT TO GET FIXED
    mike242012    … Expand
  21. Direwolf73
    Aug 18, 2017
    8
    A struggle early was fixed with several patches and while that should not have had to be done, it was. Thus we get to the real game. Once you manage to start rollin in the old feel of Bioware games is there. The story, the relationships, the fun. The planets were lush and each was given a lot of love with some really fun moments. The story to eventually brought me in and had me just asA struggle early was fixed with several patches and while that should not have had to be done, it was. Thus we get to the real game. Once you manage to start rollin in the old feel of Bioware games is there. The story, the relationships, the fun. The planets were lush and each was given a lot of love with some really fun moments. The story to eventually brought me in and had me just as involved as the older Bioware titles. Was it original Mass Effect good no but it was no-where near the negative reviews I have seen. My biggest regret is that several of the stories that were teased at will never be completed because they were set up to be longer arcs to be answered later.

    The combat is this game was by far the most fun I have had in the Mass Effect world. I just liked the differences in this far more than the older ones.

    The biggest plus I took away from this game. The Original ME games felt like Star Wars. ME:A felt like Star Trek. Exploring new worlds, meeting new races. It felt fun.    … Expand
  22. AshGamingSquare
    Nov 30, 2017
    8
    Finished Mass Effect Andromeda today, my thoughts:

    1. The main story felt a bit short (a bit) but the side quests kept the game going 2. The side quests are amazing in the game, sometimes better than the main story with each character offering something new and entertaining 3. The music can sometimes get repetitive but does play excellent selections during intense fire fights.    Finished Mass Effect Andromeda today, my thoughts:

    1. The main story felt a bit short (a bit) but the side quests kept the game going

    2. The side quests are amazing in the game, sometimes better than the main story with each character offering something new and entertaining

    3. The music can sometimes get repetitive but does play excellent selections during intense fire fights.

    4. Flying through space is annoying, being forced to jump to every planet and sit through non-skip able cut scenes

    5. The skills and weapons provide a wide variety of choices ranging from melee to shotguns and the skill tree's does provide a small selection but improves with mix and match functions

    6. The remnant vault glyph puzzles feels tacked on and takes time and effort, which should be spent on other areas of the game. In certain cases I stopped playing the game all together because it stopped progression as it was too difficult to solve (Recommend using online guides)

    7. With each character you're getting a wide range of personalities, all worth investigating and I felt the need to talk to each and every one of them after a mission as their thoughts were so unique and quite entertaining.

    8. Each new planet provided expanding vistas to explore with little missions sprinkled in between, though some did feel a bit repetitive in mission structure and a hassle to travel to, this is made much easier after fast travel is unlocked in specific locations

    9. Throughout the story you will be asked to make game changing choices and these are quite amazing, but is asked too little, the ones they do ask I have seen change my game in some aspects.

    10. The conclusion was worth the wait, with everything trying up in a neat knot and the feeling of we did it, its over (in an accomplished way), with the exception of one enemy character (which the game uses to set up the next game perhaps)

    Overall it is definitely a game I would consider replaying if I had no other games to finish and would enjoy it again because of the characters and maybe the gameplay    … Expand
  23. shaenmo
    Feb 15, 2018
    8
    I preordered the game and even before it came out there was a lot of hate. EA listened to the fans and made significant improvements between the March release date and July with a number of patches. It only loosely relates to anything that has come before, but it is a great game. I was sad to hear that the series is now on hold,but I'm hopeful for the future. There were many improvementsI preordered the game and even before it came out there was a lot of hate. EA listened to the fans and made significant improvements between the March release date and July with a number of patches. It only loosely relates to anything that has come before, but it is a great game. I was sad to hear that the series is now on hold,but I'm hopeful for the future. There were many improvements and only one real issue that I noticed. You cannot control your squad very much at all. The story was definitely left open for the future.… Expand
  24. AWESOM-0
    Mar 24, 2022
    8
    A good game, not great but good. I get the flaws, and compared to the original trilogy it’s a downgrade, still good tho after the patches.
  25. 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
  26. Alex324
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a marvel of game great story great atmosphere, very ambitious and great design, small details in textures and times of loading implement… Expand
  27. shaggybeast
    Apr 16, 2021
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda doesn't reach the narrative heights of the original trilogy but the sheer scale of exploration and great combat and gameplay make up for it. Now, the story for Andromeda is very intriguing but I wish it delved further into the themes it tackles. Ryder is serviceable as a protagonist but is no Commander Shepard, there's a part of me that wishes we got to play as AlecMass Effect Andromeda doesn't reach the narrative heights of the original trilogy but the sheer scale of exploration and great combat and gameplay make up for it. Now, the story for Andromeda is very intriguing but I wish it delved further into the themes it tackles. Ryder is serviceable as a protagonist but is no Commander Shepard, there's a part of me that wishes we got to play as Alec Ryder (father) as he held a stoic and "cool" presence for the limited time he was present for. The gameplay and exploration however is where this game really shines. There are loads of planets to explore with their own side quests to complete, littered with stunning vistas to admire. The combat flows really well and there's a substantial level of player skill customisation and weapon customisation. All in all, Andromeda was a satisfying and breathtaking return to the Mass Effect universe.… Expand
  28. Look_Rambo
    Jan 4, 2021
    8
    Come back to the game and wow really enjoying its the world is stunning and great to explore. This game had some flaws on release but after the mess that was cyberpunk it makes this game look like god of war. Good fun and gald I returned
  29. Karrig
    Dec 6, 2020
    8
    I joined the general hate for this game, as a fan of the original saga. Now, after several years, I regret being so hard on it. I have completed the game and even tho it lacks the decissions and charismatic character/romances of the others, it still feels like a Mass Effect. I enjoyed the game till the end, and it's a pity that they didn't have more time or will to add more content andI joined the general hate for this game, as a fan of the original saga. Now, after several years, I regret being so hard on it. I have completed the game and even tho it lacks the decissions and charismatic character/romances of the others, it still feels like a Mass Effect. I enjoyed the game till the end, and it's a pity that they didn't have more time or will to add more content and make it look better.… Expand
  30. RTCWFAN
    May 8, 2023
    8
    I haven't played the trilogy and Andromeda was the first Mass Effect game I played. The first hours felt just right, but after some time it gets pretty repetitive. But it is far better than people say. Overall rating: 7.6.
  31. IamChris8
    May 13, 2022
    8
    Ich liebe SCIFI und Mass Effect. Ein tolles Game und ich kann es nur empfehlen, wenn man auf SCIFI steht. Da es im Game Pass ist, ein absoluter Nobrainer.

    Story: 8/10
    Umfang: 8/10
    Grafik: 6/10
    Atmosphäre: 9/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
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    Gesamt: 7,6 / 10
  32. TheEdgiestLord
    Apr 30, 2021
    8
    It's a better game than people will give it credit for. The vertical gunplay is super fun that doesn't lead to a over reliance on cover. The story is also fun with the Kett and the squadmates are interesting enough but don't have the staying power as say Garrus, Tali, or Liara.
  33. Draconsa
    Jan 30, 2022
    8
    I had a lot of fun with the game, got repetitive at some point but I really liked exploring other planets.
  34. 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
  35. 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.
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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.
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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.
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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.
  57. 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.
  58. 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
  59. 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.
  60. 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!
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. 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.
  64. Nataraja
    Aug 31, 2018
    6
    The game is seriously mediocre. Shooting is okay, graphics are marginally better than Mass Effect 3 and the character models out of armor are just poorly done and this is after the major patch job done to resolve the many issue it had at launch, It has bloated content and side missions are terribly dull and poorly implemented. Bioware should be ashamed of this title - Dragon Age 2 wasThe game is seriously mediocre. Shooting is okay, graphics are marginally better than Mass Effect 3 and the character models out of armor are just poorly done and this is after the major patch job done to resolve the many issue it had at launch, It has bloated content and side missions are terribly dull and poorly implemented. Bioware should be ashamed of this title - Dragon Age 2 was actually better than this game and didn't waste nearly as much of my time.

    I just hope that Anthem is not a train wreck and that there are actual stories of interest in the game. If Bioware can go back to telling great stories with plenty of tension and action then Anthem may be what Destiny should have been. But if it resembles Andromeda in terms of story, it will be another let down.    … Expand
  65. TheWaffle
    Apr 9, 2017
    6
    Andromeda starts with a promising concept: explore a new galaxy, start afresh, establish new colonies. But it fails to deliver on a number of fronts. The most galling development is that the menus and interface have somehow gotten worse. The combat system is much more clunky than it was in ME3, and you can't even coordinate your abilities with your teammates. Despite venturing to a wholeAndromeda starts with a promising concept: explore a new galaxy, start afresh, establish new colonies. But it fails to deliver on a number of fronts. The most galling development is that the menus and interface have somehow gotten worse. The combat system is much more clunky than it was in ME3, and you can't even coordinate your abilities with your teammates. Despite venturing to a whole new galaxy, the alien design is about as generic as you could imagine: humanoids carrying rifles. They're basically just humans with a bad skin condition. And the characters are as vanilla as they come. Through the first two hours of gameplay I honestly could not have told you the name of a single team member that was following me around. Everyone's motivations are bland and the character development is a far cry from Garrus, Wrex, Ashley, Tali, Liara, and all the other original cast. The scene and sound editing has sequences trampling over one another and there are a slew of minor bugs that add up to a substantial annoyance. Andromeda is a decent enough open-world game, but it's nowhere close to what I would have expected from the Mass Effect franchise. I loved the entire trilogy (warts and all), and I was even excited to see them take a chance with a whole new storyline and cast of characters. Unfortunately, Andromeda is just a buggier ME3 with worse characters.… Expand
  66. DrZomboid
    Jan 29, 2022
    6
    Played it on Series X. Still not polished, bad face acting, dull combat, ok story.
  67. star_nerdy
    Apr 1, 2017
    6
    Overall, the game was ok. What bugged me the most were easily correctable things that people didn’t think through. Here are some of the things that I think would have made the game better:

    1. Get to the planet faster. Once a system has been explored 100%, we should go straight to the planet. The animations of going from planet to planet are pretty, but it’s something that demos    Overall, the game was ok. What bugged me the most were easily correctable things that people didn’t think through. Here are some of the things that I think would have made the game better:

    1. Get to the planet faster. Once a system has been explored 100%, we should go straight to the planet. The animations of going from planet to planet are pretty, but it’s something that demos really well, but in practice it gets tiresome.

    I’ve explored the system, there is nothing new, so why should I have to click on a system, then click on a planet and then click on a landing spot? That’s 3 clicks that could be minimized into 1.

    2. Universal shop. I get it, all these planets have different shops with different things to offer. That’s cute. How about all the shops have the same stuff, except things cost more at certain shops because they have to pay extra to have it shipped?

    I hate having to run around the universe to find element zero or maybe find a mod. One stop shopping would be nice. In the real world, these shops would be talking, so they should talk in the game.

    3. Targets for every mission. Some missions have targets and some have you run around guessing and trying to uncover things. I’m sorry, I finished the story mode and am going for 100%. I hate having to go on forums and try to find where everything is.

    Maybe you can buy maps with everything on it on those planets. IDK how it’s done, but guidance on where to go next for every mission item is ideal. Running around scanning things gets super old super fast.

    4. Where are things. To piggy back on #3, some missions say find a tablet or something random. That’s fine, but it won’t tell me what planet I got the mission on. So now I don’t know the location or even planet the mission was assigned on. This gets annoying when all you have are tasks left and can’t remember where to go.

    5. Glitches. Forget animations, when you arrive on planets you arrive without a helmet and then the screen goes black and reloads with your helmet. Some planets have doors to places you need to go that won’t open. I expect glitches week 1. I just hope this is short term not long.

    6. Shorter conversations. Less is more.

    7. In the future, have actors record together! It’s super annoying to hear actors argue as part of the story and you can almost hear where audio was cut and spliced together. If they interact on script, they should record together. Audio spliced together is lazy and sucks.

    8. Character writing. Some characters do grow on you. But some…yikes. Some of the scripts are bad. The words on paper seem ok (which means heavy editing is needed), but besides that they are emotionless.

    This is a preference thing, but I would have preferred Cora didn’t have the whole Asari arc. In fact, I would have swapped Cora and Vetra’s stories. I also would have made the Krogan female, the doctor human and male and I would have made the loyalty missions more fun.

    9. Slow down! Some parts of the story were rushed. I would have appreciated if certain parts were slowed down. Getting to know Ryder and his father more, get to know the crew more, understanding the universe, how dire things are, why some people are on the planet and out of stasis and others aren’t, etc. The story should have been slower.

    I had to purposefully slow myself down because you can gun through the story in 10 hours if you’re not careful.

    10. Make simple what you can. I think the game was too busy trying to be too much. A simple story about everyone being stranded and lost, trying to get everyone united, terraforming planets, but finding out there are reasons why your scientists were wrong on the planet would have been nice.

    So many good missions could have been made with this. You could have had western style missions bringing order to outposts. You could have had missions where you’re connecting outposts. You could have seen outposts grow due to connectivity and taking down Kett bases. Then, you find out there are alien things in the grown you can unlock and then you find out they can fix the planet. You do this on one planet and then your dad dies. Then, being the only one that knew what he did, you are tasked with helping other planets.

    Overall:
    There was potential and there still is potential. I’d argue that Mass Effect Andromeda would benefit greatly from better writers. I’d happily write or help plot what happens next. There’s plenty of potential, but you have to keep things simple.

    Also, stupid running around missions are super old and annoying. Don’t have me run around to scan things to then tell someone what I found. That’s super lazy and cheap. Make it mean something.    … Expand
  68. Explofion
    Apr 4, 2017
    6
    I loved the first trilogy and this Mass Effect is a complete different kind of game and this is good. The only problem for me is every things they made differently is bad or boring.

    -Animation: First when you start the game you are welcomed with broken animation everywhere, but this is just a minor problem, it can be fixed and this is Mass Effect it should be good even with that.    I loved the first trilogy and this Mass Effect is a complete different kind of game and this is good. The only problem for me is every things they made differently is bad or boring.

    -Animation:
    First when you start the game you are welcomed with broken animation everywhere, but this is just a minor problem, it can be fixed and this is Mass Effect it should be good even with that.

    -Game play
    Next step, Gunfight. I really don't understand why we cannot stop the fight to control our partners actions. All is very very action, I don't like the new system where you can't equip more than 2 powers but have to switch to different profile. The fight are always dashing everywhere trying to cover.
    Some gunfight are difficult, boss fights where nicely organized.
    So for the gameplay I don't liked it but it's not bad it is just my personal feeling about it.

    Exploration:
    The exploration is good, a mixed between Mass Effect 1 for the Mako and Dragon Age inquisiton (I loved it) for the out post system and the tower to activate to find a final cave or whatever secret thing. The system with the five (I think) planet to colonized is rewarding because you can feel the evolution of it talking to people in the main Hub and by destroying the threat it will became (almost) peaceful place to live on.

    Story and characters:
    This point was the most important and I'm very very very very disappointed about it. No spoiler ahead but the story is boring af, the end was terribly... Average. I almost feel like every characters on the Tempest were cliché (Good point for the Sera from Dragon Age disguised in Asari).
    I tried to do a maximum side quest possible before the main quest but I was blocked waiting to receive mail from my team mates to continue their side quests. Like seriously? And then I did one mission and everybody sent me mail so I was submerged with side quest all of a sudden..
    I'm going to start a New Game + but I'm not as excited has I'm still am when I start again the first trilogy or even a Dragon Age game.

    Conclusion: Returning into the Mass Effect universe feels good. The Andromeda initiative is a good concept for a game, the main story of exploring planet and the exploration itself is nicely done. The gunfights are what they are you like it or not but you can't say it's bad. But thanks to a lot of bug and a poor story telling I cannot say I'm happy with this game and I'm very sad of it.
    But your opinion will be the best so try the game if you never played any Mass Effect you can start here and you will discover one of the biggest and best universe of the video game history.

    Final Point: I personally don't think that the open world fit well here and really don't know why because I liked it with Dragon age inquisition. But a good linear game is better than an average open world one.

    Sorry for bad English.    … Expand
  69. Kubasa_Undead
    Jul 3, 2017
    6
    First of all I wanna say that I'm a die-hard fan of Mass Effect's franchise and that fact makes it very hard for me. So. let's start with saying that this game definitely did not live up to my expectations. It still is a solid game but there are a lot of things missing or made completely wrong. It's very sad because I was really waiting for this release for a long time. But let's get toFirst of all I wanna say that I'm a die-hard fan of Mass Effect's franchise and that fact makes it very hard for me. So. let's start with saying that this game definitely did not live up to my expectations. It still is a solid game but there are a lot of things missing or made completely wrong. It's very sad because I was really waiting for this release for a long time. But let's get to the game itself, it's as I said- solid. It has most of the modern open-world game mechanics and it works pretty good. My overall experience was great, I've had fun playing it. I just think that it shouldn't be called Mass Effect because it doesn't feel like it.… Expand
  70. Elonmusk69
    Nov 30, 2021
    6
    The game has very good graphics and an excellent story in my opinion but the npc's are a pain whenever you have to do a mission they just follow you and don't have a mind of their own but the conversations are lackluster and the driving is better than it was in previous games but still not very good the game had very high potential with the overall story and the new universe but it justThe game has very good graphics and an excellent story in my opinion but the npc's are a pain whenever you have to do a mission they just follow you and don't have a mind of their own but the conversations are lackluster and the driving is better than it was in previous games but still not very good the game had very high potential with the overall story and the new universe but it just didn't live up to it a good game but still dissapointing… Expand
  71. sebassbruu
    Mar 26, 2017
    5
    Horrible experiencia de juego. Una lastima, por que el sistema de combate me habia interesado.
    Y la historia? apenas me llama la atencion
    (y mejor ni hablo de la cantidad de bugs y el horrendo trabajo de diseño y animaciones)
    En fin, otro juego mediocre hecho por una empresa triple A.
  72. stavrosperi
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    It hurts me that they use the mass effect name-my favorite video game trilogy ever-for this game.It is mediocre at best.The official reviews are quite forgiving and if it wasn't called mass effect the scores would be even lower.

    So what's wrong with the game?It has lots of problems, but the most important is that It lacks soul and it lacks love.The things that the trilogy had and dragon    It hurts me that they use the mass effect name-my favorite video game trilogy ever-for this game.It is mediocre at best.The official reviews are quite forgiving and if it wasn't called mass effect the scores would be even lower.

    So what's wrong with the game?It has lots of problems, but the most important is that It lacks soul and it lacks love.The things that the trilogy had and dragon origins had, while inquisition and Adromeda don't have.It feels like the games development was just a job that had to be done.

    Bioware is done.It's another company now, it's just the name that's the same.The same thing applies to this game compared to the trilogy.Sad but true.

    What is very good imo is that 2017 had the best start as far as gaming is conserned since many a year.Persona 5,Nioh, Nier Automata, Horizon dawn, Breath of the wild..These are rare gems. Very very strong opening for 2017, hope that this continuous, the industry was plugged by playing safe,take no risks ,no innovation,no love games like Andromeda.

    Whatever great games are released though, mass effect will always remain the series that a developed the strongest emotional attachment to.    … Expand
  73. crusher351
    Sep 4, 2018
    5
    Mass Effect Andromeda; a game that caught a lot of flack to bad technical glitches when released. Now, to be clear, I started playing this game after the last patch was released, so a lot of the glitches were taken care of. After putting almost 50 hours into the game over the last few months, I can safely say that it's better than people give it credit for, but comes nowhere close to theMass Effect Andromeda; a game that caught a lot of flack to bad technical glitches when released. Now, to be clear, I started playing this game after the last patch was released, so a lot of the glitches were taken care of. After putting almost 50 hours into the game over the last few months, I can safely say that it's better than people give it credit for, but comes nowhere close to the original trilogy.
    One of the improvements to the game play is the combat. It is much quicker and very fluid. The characters are kind of a double edged sword. They have some depth but they never get to the same level as the characters from the trilogy do in terms of engrossing you and making you want to learn more. There is honestly not much more to write about the characters because they are so bland. The whole idea of the research and development of weapons, armor, and mods is good in theory, but its still much easier to just buy the equipment from vendors in game. One of the best features was that you didn't have to pick a certain character type to play as, but could choose between combat, biotic, and tech powers at will. Some things that were not so great included the somewhat long loading screens and freezes that happened. The freezes were most frequent when driving the Tempest, which besides that, is fun to do. Of course you can't talk about a Bioware product without talking about the story and the quests. The main story is pretty good, but doesn't have the same depth as you would hope. It all feels very generic in a way, and that can be disengaging for a player. The big problem when talking about the quests, are the sheer amount of fetch side quests throughout the game. Some add to the story, but most are a waist of time. I know open world gaming is the future, but I would have liked them to have done more with it. There are so many worlds when you look at the galaxy map, but you can really only explore six or so worlds.
    Overall, this game is fun to enjoy for one story play through, but it really doesn't have the replayability of the original games. Since they are not going to release any DLC for this game, there are a lot of questions that may never be answered.    … Expand
  74. Technoraze
    Mar 30, 2017
    5
    First mass effect game ive played and initially i was hooked. Great story but the gameplay is pretty much like all ea games, not very well programmed. Movement is not fluid like in some of the high end games. Quite a few technical issues here. I loved the whole concept of the game but sadly its been let down. My biggest issue is the way ea have to use this stupid card/box system in allFirst mass effect game ive played and initially i was hooked. Great story but the gameplay is pretty much like all ea games, not very well programmed. Movement is not fluid like in some of the high end games. Quite a few technical issues here. I loved the whole concept of the game but sadly its been let down. My biggest issue is the way ea have to use this stupid card/box system in all their games. It sort of works for Fifa with fut cards but in games like this and battlefield, no. Game is overly complicated and they should take a leaf out of massive entertainments book with weapon upgrades/modding (the division).
    Overall i did like the game but only as a budget game as i feel it lacks too much to warrant an A game rating.    … Expand
  75. Drachmalius
    May 3, 2017
    5
    Right in the middle of the scoreboard. Nothing too terrible, and nothing to make it stand out. You play through it, find some things enjoyable, but it's overall meaningless. There's a lack of polish that I normally wouldn't mind, but the writing and characters are so unremarkable that it needed something to redeem it.

    If you're a die-hard Mass Effect fan, pick this up at $20 or less or    Right in the middle of the scoreboard. Nothing too terrible, and nothing to make it stand out. You play through it, find some things enjoyable, but it's overall meaningless. There's a lack of polish that I normally wouldn't mind, but the writing and characters are so unremarkable that it needed something to redeem it.

    If you're a die-hard Mass Effect fan, pick this up at $20 or less or get it from Gamefly for a weekend if that's your jam. If you're a newcomer to the series, don't start with this one. You'll get a bad first impression of the series. I'd only recommend this if you really want to play through it and be ready for when Bioware hopefully releases another good game in the series...basically out of obligation to a game series that used to be great.    … Expand
  76. sw980
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    Bioware,Bioware,Bioware.......
    Mass Effect Andromeda has just released,and the community already has negative things to say about the game.
    The Frames per second are even worse than ME3. And what have you done to the animations? Look on the internet what funny GIFS you can find about the animations. And the story..... it get's to repetitive! I know this is a short review, but also    Bioware,Bioware,Bioware.......
    Mass Effect Andromeda has just released,and the community already has negative things to say about the game.
    The Frames per second are even worse than ME3.
    And what have you done to the animations?
    Look on the internet what funny GIFS you can find about the animations.
    And the story..... it get's to repetitive!

    I know this is a short review, but also based on my personal experiences, i have no choice but to turn MEA down and give it a 5.    … Expand
  77. Garren
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    the game suffers from very bad facial animations that kinda ruin the emotions in the game. I hate seeing a big emotional speech coming from a guy who's just dead in the eyes and shows no emotion at all. For a game that has over 1200 speaking charecters that's pretty bad. Another problem seems to be the new galaxy map ..... sometimes you spend a good ten seconds just traveling to planetthe game suffers from very bad facial animations that kinda ruin the emotions in the game. I hate seeing a big emotional speech coming from a guy who's just dead in the eyes and shows no emotion at all. For a game that has over 1200 speaking charecters that's pretty bad. Another problem seems to be the new galaxy map ..... sometimes you spend a good ten seconds just traveling to planet that end up having nothing to do but look at it which quickly gets you praying their is a anomaly on it so you can scan it and launch a probe so you can't at least say you got 4 seconds of actually doing something besides just looking at a planet with no anomaly....... then their is the epic amount of side quests, not a bad thing I guess but again the emotionless charecters really make you wonder why you should care. I haven't seen too many bugs but this is a big game so they are definitely there but these can be patched ..... the facial animations not so easily. In the end it feels like bioware rushed this out the gate instead of delaying it again to finish everything right. I personally have enjoyed the main story so far with a bit of weak writing but still the story is still good in my opinion and yes I will probably play it again when they hopefully fix everything… Expand
  78. al0324
    Mar 22, 2017
    5
    Game plays like Dragon age Inquisition, which isn't the history of how Mass Effect trilogy plays. The ME trilogy sets the tone that you're already an elite soldier, carving your way thru space to save it. The writing is simple but fun. The mechanics, again, simple, but fun. It eventually evolves into a much more action packed game with story elements cut through it. The camera angles,Game plays like Dragon age Inquisition, which isn't the history of how Mass Effect trilogy plays. The ME trilogy sets the tone that you're already an elite soldier, carving your way thru space to save it. The writing is simple but fun. The mechanics, again, simple, but fun. It eventually evolves into a much more action packed game with story elements cut through it. The camera angles, story, and protagonist really makes ME what it is.

    But ME:A... really plays like DA:I, with open worlds, tons of crafting, kind of docile characters and character development. It drops you in very "ho'hum" - not as much buildup as ME1, ME2, or ME3 intros. It's a very long drawn out intro/tutorial that i couldnt first put my finger on it, but once it dropped me into open world, made me realize it's DA:I but in space.    … Expand
  79. VgilAntikz
    Apr 14, 2017
    5
    If you love Mass Effect...don't buy this game at full price, wait until it hits the 15 to $20 range so that way you won't get too disappointed when you play it, definitely not for your collection, and feels like that time you wake up in bed with the result of some very bad choices when you went out and got pissed drunk the night before.
  80. OwlCloud
    Nov 2, 2017
    5
    A bitterly disappointing follow up to one of the most important trilogies in gaming history. There was so much to be excited about when information about this refresher to the Mass Effect series began to surface.

    The development was quite obviously plagued by uncertain decision making, as the game we were left with feels like a very distant whisper of what might of been. Put simply,    A bitterly disappointing follow up to one of the most important trilogies in gaming history. There was so much to be excited about when information about this refresher to the Mass Effect series began to surface.

    The development was quite obviously plagued by uncertain decision making, as the game we were left with feels like a very distant whisper of what might of been.

    Put simply, everything feels empty. From the cringe worthy dialogue to the lackluster story focus, it was just plain awful. Even the narrative threads that initially spark our interests are concluded by a bitter tinge of disappointment.

    Sure, the gameplay mechanics are fun and the presentation is absolutely stunning - but that's not why we pick up a Mass Effect game. The open world nature of Andromeda was a forced agenda and it suffers because of this. It thins out any sort of drive a player has to complete what should be an epic quest drenched in mystery.

    To long running fans of the franchise, it's safe to say there was a faded effort to write a passionate love letter to the original trilogy. One can feel it, but it all rings hallow while an obviously synthetic heart attempts to pump life into the game.

    The characters, even the ones with great potential, felt lifeless and lost among the wreckage. They feel utterly disconnected to their conceivement, which was the game's ultimate downfall. The day a BioWare game doesn't endear us with at least a handful of it's cast, poor story or no, is the day a BioWare game fails. Looking at you Dragon Age 2.

    As I alluded to earlier, there are moments here when the game that this should have been breaks through. One moment with a favorite character of mine, Kallo, in which he remembers his pre-voyage comrades is a touching, beautifully written and wonderfully acted moment. This moment, this feeling, is what should have and could have been the core of how us star crossed adventurers should have felt throughout the entire adventure; hopeful, lonely and yet driven to succeed.

    But all is lost in the lack of a real threat and / or mystery to unravel. Instead, replaced with the desire to market an 'open-word' which seems to be the unfortunate buzz-term at the moment.

    Mass Effect Andromeda is terribly unfocused, cringe inducing and utterly disappointing.    … Expand
  81. TheBakerNation
    Jul 30, 2020
    5
    For a game which main focus is storytelling and character development, it does a horrendous job. The facial animations are dull to say the, the characters are boring and the story is predictable. Yet the setting on a new galaxy, the soundtrack, the landscape and most importantly the combat make it fun to play for a few hours. 5/10.
  82. Valkillmore
    May 31, 2021
    5
    Uninspired Pee Pee Poo Poo, not good don't buy unless you liked Days Gone..
  83. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 29, 2021
    5
    Atmosphere: 6
    Enjoyment: 4
    Gameplay: 6
    Graphics: 6
    Music: 5
    Story: 4
    Total: 5.17
  84. GsPlayer
    May 15, 2017
    4
    As the 810 reviewer, I understand this wont get read much. But the game was such a disappointment, I couldn't help but put a review in.

    The tone of the game is just terrible. Travelling to a new galaxy should bring high levels of excitement and 'fear of the unknown' to the characters. Instead, it's self-consumed whinny wimps, asking for you to make them feel better everywhere you    As the 810 reviewer, I understand this wont get read much. But the game was such a disappointment, I couldn't help but put a review in.

    The tone of the game is just terrible. Travelling to a new galaxy should bring high levels of excitement and 'fear of the unknown' to the characters. Instead, it's self-consumed whinny wimps, asking for you to make them feel better everywhere you turn.

    Ryder talks like a civilian and lacks any true leadership skills or toughness, although he/she is a good smart ass at times.

    Driving around in the future's worst off road vehicle is just brutal. And made three times worse given you have to listen to your team member's P@ssy Whinny Wimpy Self Absorbed banter the whole time.

    Gameplay is long and tedious, and outside of a handful of good battles the shooting is easy and repetative.

    Im just finishing the game in hope of the next game being better, and to see if any of my choices actually matter to the ultimate outcome.    … Expand
  85. Kenmei
    Apr 3, 2017
    4
    I got the distinct impression that Bioware didn't learn anything from the failures of Mass Effect 3, beyond the crappy ending. Andromeda is a very disappointing next step in the Mass Effect world and has no baring on the original series. What was supposed to be a new beginning for the series gets off on a very mediocre note filled with tons of bugs and glitches and just generally boringI got the distinct impression that Bioware didn't learn anything from the failures of Mass Effect 3, beyond the crappy ending. Andromeda is a very disappointing next step in the Mass Effect world and has no baring on the original series. What was supposed to be a new beginning for the series gets off on a very mediocre note filled with tons of bugs and glitches and just generally boring gameplay. And while there are some very good moments sprinkled in the game, there are far too many mediocre/bad ones that those moments can't rise to the surface.
    The story is a mix bag. With a slower beginning/middle and decent end part. While the ending is very open to another game in the series, there were tons of unanswered questions left open from the main important quests you could do. While there's tons of potential for DLC there, it's a wonder what Bioware will actually do here. Especially about half of the life forms from the Mass Effect universe aren't in this game (I'm particularly upset there are no Quarians in the game world so far). The two new races are a mixed bag as well. The Kett being very similar in look to the Protheans from the first game and the Angarans not being very interesting honestly. And your crew is also shortened up by quite a bit with only 6 choices to choose from, and 2 of them being regular humans. No one stands out in this group like Garrius or Tali from the first series but there are some good ones here. The best parts of the game are the crew interactions with each other and how witty and clever it can be while driving over planets. And some of their loyalty missions are great, including one that I personally felt was the best mission since ME2. But on the flip side there's also some very boring characters, including the new female Turian who is just boring and doesn't contribute much to the story.
    Gameplay hasn't changed much from the ME3, with the addition of a jetpack that is kinda neat. However the jetpack got me stuck a few times, which leads to the biggest problem with the game: the bugs and glitches. I personally didn't have too many problems with this until the mid point of the game where it became almost crippling. Tons of lag and pop-in, doors not opening, glitched cutscenes, freezes, you name it. I had just about every bug type known to gaming hit me during the last half of the game and it almost caused me to quit the game. It feels like the game wasn't finished with testing before it was released. And this is supposed to be with a patch to fix these things.
    In the end, I can't recommend this in it's current state because of the bugs and glitches. There are things here that fans will like and the few missions that I loved and the crew interactions are pretty much the only reason why I'm giving this game the score I did. However it's a broken mess that needs patching asap to fix all the problems before answering any questions there might be about story continuation or even a ME:A2. Because Bioware has shown they didn't learn anything beyond not making a crappy ending when they went from ME 3 to this. And I'm losing hope with them that they're figure it out for the sequel.    … Expand
  86. pnathan28
    Mar 29, 2017
    4
    This game is a massive disappointment. I am a huge Mass Effect fan, having played the first 3 games multiple times and in comparison Andromeda falls woefully short. First, the combat is smoother and faster but they have removed direct control and customization for squad members. The facial animations are HORRENDOUS and really take you out of the game, but the environments are done prettyThis game is a massive disappointment. I am a huge Mass Effect fan, having played the first 3 games multiple times and in comparison Andromeda falls woefully short. First, the combat is smoother and faster but they have removed direct control and customization for squad members. The facial animations are HORRENDOUS and really take you out of the game, but the environments are done pretty well. The writing is also mediocre at best, given that Mass Effect writing hasn't always been high literature but at least it was funny, charming and enough to get you invested in the story. I'm already 25 hours into Andromeda and i just cant get myself to care about the stories and the characters. My biggest disappointment were the mundane fetch quests that just littered the game. It seemed like a majority of the quests were a simple go here find 3 of these and sent you off to all corners of the map, and it got really old really fast. Which is really sad because there is a good game in here somewhere, the areas are massive and there is plenty to explore.… Expand
  87. Vitality4Gamers
    Mar 26, 2017
    4
    I have enjoyed aspects of the game and nowhere near the level I would of expected. Many areas are without proper polish and the formula doesn't seem to have improved. At one point I am looking at an image of the universe that is flat (obvious skybox), poor detail and ruins the atmosphere; this sums up the game..
  88. partyintheback
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    If Gameloft made a Mass Effect title, it'd look a lot like Andromeda. While this game offers more exploration than Mass Effect 2 and 3 - and I welcome that, it also offers some of the lousiest characters ever to appear in a Mass Effect. Both lead characters, the male and female Ryder, are abysmal. From shoddy animation work, to poorly detailed character models, to unacceptably poorIf Gameloft made a Mass Effect title, it'd look a lot like Andromeda. While this game offers more exploration than Mass Effect 2 and 3 - and I welcome that, it also offers some of the lousiest characters ever to appear in a Mass Effect. Both lead characters, the male and female Ryder, are abysmal. From shoddy animation work, to poorly detailed character models, to unacceptably poor dialogue and voice acting, this is a disappointing outing all around. The Bioware of today is not the Bioware we knew and loved - it's merely a shell of its former self. Dragon Age II was the beginning of the end and Andromeda is the end.… Expand
  89. peabuddie
    May 25, 2017
    4
    Let's all just agree that Shepard is a hard act to follow. Any thought of going into this thinking that it's going to be like the trilogy is unrealistic. It IS Mass Effect but in a way we haven't seen before.Having completed the game I have lowered my score from a 7 to a 4. It is just that bad.
    So first the negative:
    I'm with the rest when it comes to the menus, they are a mess and not    Let's all just agree that Shepard is a hard act to follow. Any thought of going into this thinking that it's going to be like the trilogy is unrealistic. It IS Mass Effect but in a way we haven't seen before.Having completed the game I have lowered my score from a 7 to a 4. It is just that bad.
    So first the negative:
    I'm with the rest when it comes to the menus, they are a mess and not very intuitive. There are WAY too many menus, It's ridiculous.
    Planet scanning: there are 4 steps of fancy graphics just to scan the planet. Why? When will publishers learn to quit wasting our time. YOLO and I don't want to spend it going through 4 stages to scan a planet. Also apparantly there are anomalies detected even after I've scanned the entire system and found every thing and scanned every planet. If there is still something out there where is it? How did such a simple mechanic become so cumbersome?
    Remember how you could set up your team's load out? Well, if you still can I haven't been able to figure out how. 20 hours in and I don't even know what weapons my team is using.
    Again too much talk, I'm still trying to get past simply competent when it comes to combat because I've experienced so little of it.

    Graphical problems yes, they are there but I don't really care that much.
    Character models, expressions ( there aren't any they are all blank faced models), horrible, but whatever.
    When not in combat I can't get away from the feeling that I'm playing an electronic barbie house. It's too much Mass Effect the Social Game for me. Way beyond anything in the trilogy.

    It doesn't give clear enough information on how to do basic things. Healing is completely different as an example, but I don't recall ever being told how to heal. I just ended up figuring it out after x amount of hours. Considering the difference, it's rather important strategic information when your in the middle of a fire fight. And that's just one example that extends to crafting, resources, etc.

    Too me the resource gathering and crafting is a slow and painful process. I have found no joy in it thus far. It's frustrating. The separation of research and crafting uhhg ain't nobody got time for that. Does Bioware think that we live and breath their creations? so much of this game seems so self-involved of the devs. Like they live in a world where everyone has 20 hours to figure out their cumbersome systems for doing things and we're supposed to like it. Games are meant to be fun, not tiresome.
    It seems that EVERYTHING is way more complicated and time consuming than is necessary.
    .
    The creative decisions above and many more are mind boggling. They just make no sense.
    The writing is the worst writing of any bioware game ever. It is amateurish, immature and boring. Absolutely nothing about Andromeda's mission makes any logical sense on any level.

    There is plenty to do (way too much actually) and much of it may keep your attention. There are interesting worlds and situations and pretty environments. The combat IS fun, I just can't get enough of it.
    The ships are cool, the Nexus is cool as far as concepts go and there is plenty to see and explore. There is some fun to be had here.

    If you want to try this game out, first say your goodbyes to ME as you know it. Let Shepard rest and enter a new world in the ME universe. The cheaper, more amateurish, emptier universe. A universe that exploits the once mighty name of ME and Bioware.    … Expand
  90. rickxy007
    Mar 31, 2017
    4
    I have waited for this game to be released for 5 years. And It obviously raised a lot of anticipation, having to live up to one of the most successful and well developed game franchises ever. However, after playing roughly 3 hours of game, I simply ejected the disc, and I suppose I will never play it again. The customization options for the main character appear to be a collection ofI have waited for this game to be released for 5 years. And It obviously raised a lot of anticipation, having to live up to one of the most successful and well developed game franchises ever. However, after playing roughly 3 hours of game, I simply ejected the disc, and I suppose I will never play it again. The customization options for the main character appear to be a collection of stereotypical hair styles, from the "afro" to the "buzzcut", though most of the options remind me of a japanese emo boy band. In comparison with Skyrim, for example, Andromeda has maybe 1/10 of its customization options. Graphics seem last generation as well, it doesn't come even close to The Witcher 3, and it pales in comparison to Horizon: Zero Dawn. Character personalities are the same old formula, the tough female soldier (just like Cassandra on Dragon Age: Inquisition - another flop by the way), Liam is a photocopy of Kaiden (Mass Effect trilogy), not to mention the "mama's boy look" of the main character.
    The game would't be that disappointing had it not attempt to continue on a galaxy that brought so many joyous moments, and that is now stained by this sad excuse of a spin-off.
    Controls are weird and uncomfortable, the map system is abhorrent, the compass is confusing and the dialogue options are almost as lame as Fallout 4 (no one will ever beat that one). Combat is equally displeasing, not for the AI (which is lacking to say the least), but because there is no way to crouch or cover at will, and you depend on the AI (which is lacking, to say the least - part 2) to do it "semi-automatically".
    There has been a tendency to "actionize" RPGs, and games such as Horizon: Zero Dawn (to a certain extent - it is all in all an action game), Andromeda and Fallout 4 have become hybrids, as if sale volume has become the sole purpose for game development. Developers are trying to make an action game, or a FPS "look like" an RPG by adding dialogues and a couple of customization options, though the essence of a true RPG is not there. No options matter, because you will reach the same ending.
    And this is exactly what Andromeda is. A lame FPS which does not deliver as one (not even close to Titanfall or Destiny), and it isn't a RPG either (such as The Witcher 3). it is a waste of money, time and a total disappointment delivered by one of the most (or a tie with Ubisoft) profit centered companies out there, which fell from being the most beloved RPG company in the world to a third class FPS developer. (along with Square-Enix - another flopping company with its God of War-Like Final fantasy 15)    … Expand
  91. jcanfis
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    I will try to review this Game on how well the different parts work together.
    This game had a lot of good opportunities and the foundation for a good start. Unfortunately the overwhelming amount of small annoying bugs, rushed developments and bad choices breaks the flow of the game on the players immersion in a terrible way.
    Negative: - UI is suffering from a lot of bad decisions    I will try to review this Game on how well the different parts work together.
    This game had a lot of good opportunities and the foundation for a good start. Unfortunately the overwhelming amount of small annoying bugs, rushed developments and bad choices breaks the flow of the game on the players immersion in a terrible way.

    Negative:
    - UI is suffering from a lot of bad decisions (Profile Swap is not swapping weapons, inconsistent button settings, overcomplicated menus like quest tracking)
    - missing save options can get players pretty angry
    - stuck several times so badly that i had to return to orbit.
    - you know about the animations :/
    - planets feel huge and empty
    - dialogues are a pain
    - story copycat from ME3. Once again assimilation :/
    - scan simulator 2.0
    - decisions have no impact
    - you can read or hear about important news but often you are not seeing them/taking part in them on the nexus
    - Quest design

    Positive
    - Great object animations in space
    - Nice quest start with the environment. Explosions on Nexus starts quest. Firework on the sky
    - Combat feels fast paced and clean
    - The Tempest is looking awesome !!!
    - Loading times
    - I like the profile switching (without the weapon part mentioned above

    Resume: Overall i think a more linear approach would have been a better decision. The quality of the different development parts differs greatly. Many of the problems and bugs can not be patched (Quest placement, Dialogues). Sorry but this game is good in concept but the lack of practise in this development team shows.
    Q&A not existing.

    On my Rating:
    Andromeda got a 4 from me although it might have been a 6. My main reason for only giving a 4 is because of a very personal emotional dislike of a story/dialogue option.
    The conversation with my twin in coma did disturb me so much that i walked away from my console and did not want to play for some time.    … Expand
  92. Toophat82
    Apr 5, 2017
    4
    Bottomline it's not mass effect we love or wanted instead it's DAI but in space. So think about it they simply recycled and reused the same formula from last RPG they worked on and developed before Andromeda which was Dragon Age inquisition. The Story, characters, dialogue, ui, and etc all sub par to bad. Only improvements was the huge worlds and combat itself which unfortunately isBottomline it's not mass effect we love or wanted instead it's DAI but in space. So think about it they simply recycled and reused the same formula from last RPG they worked on and developed before Andromeda which was Dragon Age inquisition. The Story, characters, dialogue, ui, and etc all sub par to bad. Only improvements was the huge worlds and combat itself which unfortunately is hindered by the bad UI that is limited and tailored for multiplayer period as only allows three abilities are allowed during combat no matter campaign or multiplayer mode. Alot is missing from originals too like races, weapons, having meaningful choices and consequences, squadmate loadouts, and renegade/paragon system and there isn't enough new to make up for it either. They even ruined special anmo along with biotic and armor piercing not even in game too. Game is also very buggy and lacks polish along with alot of what made mass effect and bioware rpgs special in first place.

    In Mass effect Andromeda Good luck finding white males and males period in any powerful or meaningful role in game you quickly find that all mission givers and characters that are in power and meaningful in game are overwhelming female with the lesser being minorities or aliens if male at all. While White males are nowhere to be found in game except as cannon fodder or for mockery. This game not only is too extremely politically correct but ractist against white males and white people in general to the point that its too obvious and sickening to loyal fans who love the franchise and have been loyal since it started.

    There is diversity done right like mass effect 1 through 3 and then there is ME andromeda not the way you want to do diversity in games as people play games to get away from their personal lives and have fun. The designer of game clearly wanted to get political and personal on a level that is bad for business given fact that majority of gamers will be of male gender to begin with and most likely a good amount white too when it comes to the RPG genre too not smart at all for a business.    … Expand
  93. sadamo1
    Apr 6, 2017
    4
    This is not a fully baked game. The game play isn't snappy at all. "Cumbersome: is a better word to describe it. Controller inputs are "drifty" so when you point Ryder in a particular direction there seems to be too much momentum. Also, the graphics are almost laughable for an XBox One game. The characters graphics in the first three were much better which is an enormous stepThis is not a fully baked game. The game play isn't snappy at all. "Cumbersome: is a better word to describe it. Controller inputs are "drifty" so when you point Ryder in a particular direction there seems to be too much momentum. Also, the graphics are almost laughable for an XBox One game. The characters graphics in the first three were much better which is an enormous step backwards. You would almost have to try to mess them up given the advanced power of a third generation console. All in all I'm disappointed so far. I have heard that the "updates" will improve the game but this is a perfect example of a developer bringing a product to market well before it is ready. Even worse, it is not like there was a huge lead time issue here. It had already been several years since ME3. Why not hold the release until you are ready? Really disappointed so far, especially considering this is one of my all time favorite franchises.… Expand
  94. Young_Nacho
    Dec 11, 2017
    4
    This is just a mess all around. The writing is painfully uneven, with good moments being overshadowed by cringeworthy dialogue. The story is bland, and the characters are the most uninteresting group of **** ever. The gameplay is passable but not good, and the animations are as bad as everyone says. This is not the game fans deserved.
  95. Merostin
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    This deserves no Mass Affection.

    I keep it short:

    ME1, ME2, ME3 are about story, characters, species and relations between the latter two.

    ME Andromeda tries to be the same, but it also includes new gameplay layers due to its focus on an outdated openworld concept. The result: It fails at both ME's core elements (see above) and at being a great openworld game.

    Sad, but true.
  96. LucasGreen
    Mar 30, 2017
    4
    So to begin this game is a great game if it had come out during the Xbox 360 days. Yes to everyone the game play is tedious with no way to tell where you are going. The story is decent but could use refinement. and finally the cut scenes are terrifying with graphical glitches. This is Mass effect by the big dogs at Bioware I expect a better game from them not what honestly feels like a AASo to begin this game is a great game if it had come out during the Xbox 360 days. Yes to everyone the game play is tedious with no way to tell where you are going. The story is decent but could use refinement. and finally the cut scenes are terrifying with graphical glitches. This is Mass effect by the big dogs at Bioware I expect a better game from them not what honestly feels like a AA title put out in the dry summer lull where bad games go to die.… Expand
  97. MrWax
    Apr 6, 2017
    4
    I gave it a four. It really is a 5 or maybe 6 game, but I deducted 1 because of the hurt I felt with the disappintment. This is what happens when executives take Excelsheet-decisions, as in opposed to letting the creative and real gamedevelopers decide what is best for the game.

    So much potential in the predecessors, in the the universe they've built, and in the obvious huge budgets a    I gave it a four. It really is a 5 or maybe 6 game, but I deducted 1 because of the hurt I felt with the disappintment. This is what happens when executives take Excelsheet-decisions, as in opposed to letting the creative and real gamedevelopers decide what is best for the game.

    So much potential in the predecessors, in the the universe they've built, and in the obvious huge budgets a game like this carries. Still, 50-60 hours in the game and I am slowly realising that it is not going to get any better.

    Bugs I forget. Graphics is only so-so important to me. This game just lacks playabilty, and the story is a boring one so it doesn't make it better. In all, it just feels like no love has been put in this game. Not the love a creator has for his work, so this game probably lacks just that ... Someone with a vision. This, I think, is to much influenced and shaped by a board or people who don't game themselves.

    Dammit.    … Expand
  98. ZMannZilla
    Apr 9, 2017
    4
    Mass Effect Andromeda has a lot of hurdles to overcome, the biggest being "the new chapter of an epic IP famous for a deep rich storytelling experience". I went into ME:A trying to be fair and remembering that this was supposed to be a whole new story set in the Mass Effect universe. This means I was able to find wholly unique reasons to dislike it on its own merits.

    While the game    Mass Effect Andromeda has a lot of hurdles to overcome, the biggest being "the new chapter of an epic IP famous for a deep rich storytelling experience". I went into ME:A trying to be fair and remembering that this was supposed to be a whole new story set in the Mass Effect universe. This means I was able to find wholly unique reasons to dislike it on its own merits.

    While the game wasn't entirely terrible, here are the other hurdles I had to get over to find the little nuggets of fun:

    - BLATANT palette-swapping: You can look at so much and tell which Mass Effect things they were either smooshing together or baltantly lifting. Peebee = Liara/Jack, Jaal = Javik/Garrus, Remnant = Geth/Proteans, and so on. There's also a lot of things that make the game feel like Dragon Age Inquisition wearing a Mass Effect skinsuit - Architect (read: dragon) battles, the crafting system, and the strike teams thing come right to mind.

    - So... Much... Busy work: There are way, WAY too many missions in this game that boil down to "go to 3 places and do a thing", and/or include "go to 3 or more planets to do things", because spending 30% of your total mission time sitting through transitional animations and load screens counts as play time, I guess?

    - The scanner is just obnoxious: What seems like it should be a cool feature ends up becoming the bane of your existence, as you'll waste so much time (which again, apparently counts as play time) trying to find the tiny thing that's making your controller vibrate.

    - The entire "twin sibling" thing: Without spoiling anything, I felt like they did nothing good or fun with this otherwise intriguing concept

    - Lame payoffs: Again, no spoilers, but SO MANY stories and missions in this game end with lame payoffs, and the cheesy unsatisfying conclusion of the final battle, followed by a sudden cut to credits, should take the crown away from the end of ME3 as the worst official ending in the series.

    - Obvious sequel setups: Not to nitpick, but ME1 didn't actually leave any gaping cliffhangers in its subplots. By contrast, ME:A leaves you hanging SO HARD on multiple fronts.

    - Planet Kadara. Just... ALL of it. Movement in Kadara is unnecessarily clunky, between the "switch from city to surface" thing and the doors that open way slower than literally every other door in the galaxy. But hey, it adds play time! This game deserves Hell just for turning its version of Omega into the most annoying place to spend any time. Honorable mention: Planet Havarl can also go sit in the corner and think about what it did.

    - And yeah, blah blah bugs, blah blah bad faces, blah blah et cetera, honestly this stuff didn't bother me nearly as much because I already knew about them and frankly, that's just AAA gaming these days.

    OK, so I got through all that... what was good about it? What kept me playing to the end? Here it is:

    - The angarans are actually kind of cool: I really like the new race they introduced. The angarans have a unique culture and philosophy that make every encounter with them engaging, as well as a history so in tune with the colonial/expansionist undertones of the plot that their inclusion adds so much towards making the struggle feel real and important.

    - Decent combat: I really enjoy having the freedom to build my Ryder in whatever direction feels good (even if I basically just made another by-the-book Vanguard by the end of it all). The combat isn't without its problems but at least this way you can really develop your own unique personal Ryder. I never actually used the profiles system but I'm sure it was pretty cool.

    - Romance options out the wazoo: There's multiple choices for everyone here. Multiple gay options, multiple straight options, even options if you just want to be a horny Captain Kirk type and get randy with anything that has a heartbeat. They even added a krogan romance option. Sort of. Yeah, I went for it. Then reloaded my save.

    - Dat sarcastic dialogue tho: It's not exactly genius-level dialogue, in fact in places it's clunky and horribly read. But trust me, if you choose the "casual" response whenever possible, you're gonna have a good time. In a lot of ways, it feels like the writing team from the Citadel DLC had full creative control over Sarcastic Ryder.

    All in all, I highly recommend that casual fans of the series wait for this one to hit bargain bins. Hardcore fans should... lol, we already bought it, and we're gonna buy the next one too. We're in an abusive relationship with BioWarEA. They steal our money and insult us constantly, but at least the sex is fun.    … Expand
  99. CTDave
    Apr 10, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ******MILD SPOILERS******

    I was a huge fan of the original trilogy, though I was critical of the final 20 minutes of the ME3 to the point where I stopped playing the games entirely until the ending got patched up.

    I went into playing this game with some expectations, as BioWare had done an awesome job on Dragon Age: Inquisition and had seemingly redeemed themselves in my eyes, and thus, I relinquished $90 for the deluxe edition of Andromeda. I sincerely wish I hadn't. I should have waited until Black Friday to scoop the game up on sale.

    The game is unoriginal and liberally borrows/steals from the original trilogy. Essentially, this is Mass Effect, just with: slightly upgunned graphics; a slightly new galaxy (where it seems physics really took a holiday); gender swapped, carbon copies of old squad mates; even the new enemies, the Kett, are essentialy dumbed down Reapers.

    It was a tough to slog through the first 8 hours, where I'd give the game a 3/10, but then the game opens up and BAM! 7/10. The next 30 hours were a delight to sit through...

    But then, 80 hours and far too many fetch quests later, the game has left too many threads open for the sequel rather than wrapping things up. After 80 hours, you begin to really see that the graphics were not where they should be with the current power of consoles, with too much texture pop-in, frame rate drop, and weird animation glitches. The game beat me down via poor design.

    They had 5 years and $40 million to get this done. They relied far too heavily on name recognition to get them through, and have lost me as a day 1 buyer. I will wait until their new titles go on sale before laying down my hard earned cash on them again.

    My final score is 4/10. Sad given that I really wanted to like this game.    … Expand
  100. MattKingsbury
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    "Disappointing" is the only way I can describe Andromeda. Being such a big fan of the original trilogy, I was highly excited to play the latest addition...and it's a massive step backwards. The biggest flaw is its plot and characters: the plot is not original and the "twist" can be seen from miles away. The characters range from tolerable to utterly unbearable. The writing is poor and the"Disappointing" is the only way I can describe Andromeda. Being such a big fan of the original trilogy, I was highly excited to play the latest addition...and it's a massive step backwards. The biggest flaw is its plot and characters: the plot is not original and the "twist" can be seen from miles away. The characters range from tolerable to utterly unbearable. The writing is poor and the dialogue is cringeworthy at times. Facial animations when I played made it impossible to empathise with the characters. The score is solely based on the graphics, combat and some of the music from the score, which when combined together provide for a small glimmer of light in this black void of a game. Back to the drawing board for BioWare.… 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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