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Mass Effect: Andromeda | Review Thread
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AHA-Lambda
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So it IS DA:I
Yeah, that's brutal.
Tinfoilhatsron
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Eurogamer and Karak labeled it "One of the worst BW RPGS" and a "Wait for Deep Sale/Rent" respectively. And I trust those sources more than others. Sorry.
Or a 0. Both are equally likely.
It's a holdover meme from the violent days of the ME3 civil war. It probably shouldn't be getting play.
Mass_Pincup
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With the way EA marketed Andromeda I knew something was fishy with the game.
I'll try it out for myself Tuesday but those scores aren't surprising to me.
I'll try it out for myself Tuesday but those scores aren't surprising to me.
Vault Dweller 111
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That quote is exactly what I feared would happen. Totally damning. I feel like if Fallout 4 came out now it would be low 70's.
Peterthumpa
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Although I do agree that what he said is stupid, I fail to see the correlation between the current year and the act of bribing.
Milly Osworth
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What has changed in 2017?
But, I will say this, EA really went out on a limb with this game and the TEN HOUR trial this past weekend and that really takes some guts. It really showed (most of) us that the game is not good, but hey they let us try it early. I know that betas are a thing and this felt like a beta but supposedly it's the full game. It's impressive they believed in the game that much.
Now if only it were actually good...
They had to. Not giving access would have done just as much damage if not more so.
"hey remember that one feature we promised to give you with Origin/EA Access?"
Yeah
"well for this game you won't get it!"
WHY?!
We had a dude literally attacking and berating people in the trial thread for not liking it. The Mass Effect series for some reason attracts... interesting people to say the least. So yes, there is surely to be one or two people who love the game. But there are also people who love to eat capn crunch sandwiches but maybe they aren't the people we should cater our dining experiences to.
Yeah, that game and this have really cemented that Bioware is a dead company. Don't pine for KOTOR III because they would just make it a scan and fetch quest.
I didn't know it was a promised feature so it was out of the blue for me. I also don't subscribe to these kind of things regularly. Only Humble Monthly because it's so insanely worth it.
Not a complete disaster. I am convinced there is a good time in there to some degree buried underneath an unpolished/unfinished game.
Sanctuary
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So it really is exactly what many thought it would be when the game was first announced as open world; Mass Effect: Inquisition?
These reviews aren't going to sway me in terms of buying it, since I already preordered, but I might actually wait for a patch or two before playing it.
Robot Pants
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INTO THE TRASH
jk solid score regardless. i'll just wait until a sale then and probably opt for Nier this season
AHA-Lambda
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GravityInsanity
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ChasingComets
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Shoot, I really overestimated Bioware's capability to put out a consistent game on this one. Really didn't expect this to score below 8 despite the shitstorm.
No kidding. Imagine if we didn't have the deluge this year, and the big release was this.
Ouch.
SuperBanana
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Oh man. :'(
Ivory Samoan
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Despite some of the lower scores, the praise seems to land mostly on Characters, Combat and Story - I can get past the jank, it really doesn't bother me: oh, and I really enjoy the scanning; for reals.
Edit: The MP wasn't taken into account for nearly all of these reviews....and I found that to be the best thing in the game: surely it should be?
Edit: The MP wasn't taken into account for nearly all of these reviews....and I found that to be the best thing in the game: surely it should be?
Freeman76
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Looks like the haters are right this time. Bioware clearly dont know what makes their games great to us all. There must be a major disconnect between their dev team and their fans for this to happen. I know the score isnt pathetic but come on, this is ME and we are used to so much more. I thought this was a guaranteed hit so I paid 54.99 on PSN for this, excitement deflated.
PartTimeWarrior
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You're crazy if you don't think companies don't bribe review sites
It may not be cash gifts. Special edition gifts, invites to test future releases, etc. Bribes
Yeah, it's really disheartening. The ME franchise was one of last-gen's generation-defining games for me.
I'm hoping that it'll crack the low 80s at least.
Gaming media doesn't use a full 10 scale. A 5 is not average it usually means garbage. A 7 for a series that used to have constant +90 is bad.
barneystuta83
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AHA-Lambda
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Edit: nvm, the MC score was lower than I remember
Yeah, it is really sounding like most think it is average to pretty good. Many games I love to pieces have scored in that range.
Bioware Montreal did most of the lifting on this game.
Ascenion
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On a grading scale, and let's be honest that's really what a review scale is, a 6 or a 7 is not ideally what you want. It's not bad by any means but it says you could've done so much better.
Lord of Castamere
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If this ends up in the mid 70s it's definitely a rent. It's a damn shame. The 90 MC Mass Effect streak is over.
Ragnar Blackmane
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Open World is something that is really, REALLY hard to do right, and very easy to do wrong where you end up with filler or empty stretches.
Open world games can be absolutely amazing, see Witcher 3, but I really wish most studios would go back to make more linear, focused experiences than stretching themselves too thin.
I'll take master-crafted corridors and small areas over a mediocre open world any day.
@Scores: So much for the 'toxic NeoGAF hatewagon overexaggerates issues that are not important', eh. Looks like I missed a good chance to do some avatar bets.
Andromeda was developed by a somewhat rookie b-team. The majority of the Mass Effect team still remaining at EA is working on a brand new IP.
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