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Mass Effect: Andromeda | Review Thread (READ MOD POST)
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I've finished the Prologue and (was blocked by installation) before the first proper mission on Eos. I know that the things I mentioned will likely come up in side quests but the game doesn't seem that it has the writing chops to make up for its "ancient evil" main plot. There's also the fact that, as rashbeep said before, there's only 2 new alien races; one of which is a generic race of war-fighting identical men that look like they're straight out of bloody Saints Row IV.
EDIT: For clarification on that SRIV point:
I know they don't look the same but damn are they similar. Archon even has a damn cape!
Guaranteed she will as long as she went full media blackout.
killatopak
Member
From the ACG review, they said there were a few tracks that were remixed from the original trilogy. Other than that, it's pretty mediocre.
Karak's review said that it was very sparse, minimalistic, and occasionally drops out when you're exploring.
The Strokes
Banned
75 seems like a reasonable score for what I've played on the trial. Definitely will be picking this up sooner rather than later.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
She will. She's done the best thing too, form her own opinion on it.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Saw this on twitter
Don't understand this?
Funny enough, Bioware already had a fantastic setting to base a standalone game off of (the Citadel) that was never fully explored in any of the previous games.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
lol.
According to the tweet and list that keeps getting posted of ME Metacritic scores this would be their first ME that was anywhere even approaching a dud.
Do you think that they would really give up the race after tripping once?
It is incredibly hard to just come up with a new hit IP these days. It really is just flinging stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks. They would be crazy to not at least end this IP on their own terms wherever the devs had road mapped and have the time to actually prepare for what's next for them. I think that is where you see studios doing their best. When they are able to prepare and have time to work on an agreed upon inspiring idea that they think their talents could really lend to.
I'm not defending the state of the game as it is btw. I think they need a loud and clear message of what needs focus and changed for next time. Whoever that message needs to go to, they will see it now.
EventHorizon
Member
Sure those people can be proud of their work on the game. That's not the same thing as being proud of the game itself. I've worked on bad projects that were mismanaged from the top and doomed to fail. Poorly defined goals. Constantly changing specs. Management not listening to the tech guys, and telling us "Just make it work". I was still proud of my work and what I was able to do despite the problems, but in no way was I going to say I was proud of the project. I'd complain about that just like everybody else.
awwww boooo. I was expecting more from the series that brought us the godliness that is suicide mission.
Oh well, not like this year is hurting for great soundtracks.
Karak
Member
I did an entire video about my desire for Michael Hogan to voice act a private investigator on the citadel. I would die.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Dude, have you seen the new Amazon pilot for OASIS? I want a game like that! Why can't I have a game like that?!
Something slow and less focused on combat. Something intimate where you really get to know people. And a mystery that you are trying to solve while not set on a large stage.
Moreover, the environment in OASIS is very simplistic with the desert landscape and the futuristic concrete habitats and definitely something that could be very well and more easily done that most complex stages set in other game worlds.
Well said. I remember way back when the premise was found out and all of us on this board were so excited including me. So much possibility! I was stoked with the idea of carving a place out for humanity in the frontier of an unknown galaxy. Estbalish a beach head or whatever. So much potential gone to waste because the writers are inept.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
It came out in one hell of a packed quarter so waiting has never been easier.
John Kowalski
Banned
Well, this is unfortunate. Seems the game reaches beyond its grasp and fumbles the execution by adding a lot of small discomforts into an unpleasant general experience.
That said, making a new ME game and somehow growing beyond the shadow of the original trilogy seemed like it would be an impossible task, and, well, impossible it is apparently.
That said, making a new ME game and somehow growing beyond the shadow of the original trilogy seemed like it would be an impossible task, and, well, impossible it is apparently.
Bob Dobalina
Member
I'm told the game actually comes together in the ways you described, plotwise, by the second and third acts. I'm mostly bummed about the general consensus regarding the new conversation system being a dud and not allowing much player agency, but we'll see how it goes.
Yeah that sounds perfect. I don't need to save the galaxy or the entire human race to feel important, just let me affect the lives of a dozen or so people T_T
Gonna go watch OASIS now.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Its a social media post listing of the metacritic (review aggregate website) scores of all the games in the Mass Effect franchise, meant to compare and contrast Andromeda's relatively low score in the 70s with the original 3 games which were all 90s.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Why? Caveat emptor, baby. It's not like the game is fundamentally broken in the same way that some steam greenlight and early access titles are. Why should a retail chain be expected to tell a prospective customer not to purchase a decent if not amazing entry in a long running franchise? What would they even say? "You shouldn't buy it. It's only got a 75 on metacritic, so you definitely won't enjoy it," or something?
Name one sphere of entertainment where this would be expected. I can just picture it at the cinema:
"Two tickets to Paul Blart: Fart Mart, please."
"Uh... Sir, that movie is shit, with a 4 on Rotten Tomatoes. You should probably see 'Depressing Indie Drama' instead, as it's Certified Fresh."
Nah. The buyer should be responsible for making informed decisions about their purchases.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
ME1 was always the weakest of the original trilogy for me (unpopular opinion I know), so as soon as they seemed to be heavily basing it off ME1 I was disappointed.
ME2 was sublime. One of the best games I've ever played. The combination of solid gameplay, roleplaying and the epic story really felt amazing to me. That suicide mission music & you leading the squad you'd built carefully... nothing has come close in terms of story for me since.
I'll wait until this drops to a reasonable price at Christmas... I'd say I'd buy a decent sequel, but something tells me if this does poorly EA are more likely to fund that Remastered Trilogy they've been denying for years.
ME2 was sublime. One of the best games I've ever played. The combination of solid gameplay, roleplaying and the epic story really felt amazing to me. That suicide mission music & you leading the squad you'd built carefully... nothing has come close in terms of story for me since.
I'll wait until this drops to a reasonable price at Christmas... I'd say I'd buy a decent sequel, but something tells me if this does poorly EA are more likely to fund that Remastered Trilogy they've been denying for years.
What? It's not a retailer's job to inform a customer on reviews for something they purchase. "Ohh by the way the reviews for this movie are really bad, you probably don't want to watch it".
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Oh, thought there was a deeper meaning behind this.
Are you telling us you like Paul Blart
Gamespot was pretty mean by giving the game a 6, this is insane, I don't believe it is that bad, from what I've seen it's probably an 8 but nothing less. Sure the animations are wonky and the missions generic but that doesn't justify a 6...
I really hate that they made an open world game out of mass effect, they should have just stuck with the ME3 concept and create a great compelling game with the same engine.
I really hate that they made an open world game out of mass effect, they should have just stuck with the ME3 concept and create a great compelling game with the same engine.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
I would have thought that the subtitle I gave the fictional sequel would be indication enough of how I view those films lol
bananafactory
Banned
Kinda unreal to see so many write Bioware off after one lukewarm product. Especially when GG just went from Shadowfall to Horizon.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Good thing you've played through the game like they have
witchedwiz
Member
i'm... perplexed..
with all the shit this game is getting on gaf and on other forums, i'd expect a lot of review under the 7... either people are wrong, or there's some serious moneyhatting ongoing...
with all the shit this game is getting on gaf and on other forums, i'd expect a lot of review under the 7... either people are wrong, or there's some serious moneyhatting ongoing...
It's honestly a damn shame what happened here.
I saw someone in the last thread compare it to Destiny ending up in the 70-range on Metacritic but that's just not a fair comparison. Destiny is an MMO-lite. It constantly changes over time and it was nearly undeniably a mess in its first few months.
Mass Effect: Andromeda is going to stay Mass Effect: Andromeda. They might fix some things here and there but it's incredibly unlikely that it makes the jump Destiny did with House of Wolves and then The Taken King.
Like I said before, I think Bioware absolutely needed this to be 90+ on Metacritic due to the backlash against ME3 and the wait between games. This has to be an incredible disappointment for them.
I saw someone in the last thread compare it to Destiny ending up in the 70-range on Metacritic but that's just not a fair comparison. Destiny is an MMO-lite. It constantly changes over time and it was nearly undeniably a mess in its first few months.
Mass Effect: Andromeda is going to stay Mass Effect: Andromeda. They might fix some things here and there but it's incredibly unlikely that it makes the jump Destiny did with House of Wolves and then The Taken King.
Like I said before, I think Bioware absolutely needed this to be 90+ on Metacritic due to the backlash against ME3 and the wait between games. This has to be an incredible disappointment for them.
Idk fart mart sounds like a good time
It doesn't matter, I've played No Man's Sky and that got a 7 from GameSpot, I can't imagine a world where this crap is better than Mass Effect, even if it has problems.
That's Gaf (and the internet in general) for ya. Despite carrying the name, the new Bioware has almost none of the original talent that made the original trilogy, the new team will hopefully learn from their mistakes here and make a dope sequel.
I'm still looking forward to getting my hands on the game, Metacritic scores be damned.
Playing the game doesn't matter if you wanna give it a score?
No doubt about it. Then again if the development of that game was as terrible as most people think they probably expected it and tried their best to save the game.
What? So you wish people could avoid the rampant negativity of the internet but you want GameStop to enforce that negativity in the real world instead?
Real talk, when I was around 16 years old, I stopped a guy from buying a copy of Sonic 06 at a local Gamestop. The dude literally turned and asked me if I thought it was a good game and I told him, "Nah man, that game's terrible..." dude walked out of the store and the guy behind the register told me point blank, "If you ever ruin a sale for me ever again I'll have you banned from this premises."
He wasn't there for much longer after that.
What the fuck? From the way some people in this thread (and in general) are talking you'd think Bioware is releasing Super Big Rigs 64 or something that bricks your console as opposed to a competent (mediocre at worst, good at best) game, albeit a disappointing new installment of an storied franchise. One that you're even likely to enjoy if you're a fan of the genre or the setting.
Seriously what the fuck? This is missing a sarcasm tag, isn't it?
I see that it is. The fact so many can't tell is pretty...telling.
Seriously what the fuck? This is missing a sarcasm tag, isn't it?
I see that it is. The fact so many can't tell is pretty...telling.
The writing of the reviews with scores 8 and above don't seem to be in-line with one another. Like, the opinions/thoughts expressed in the writing don't match up with the score given.
ME1 being the weakest is the majority opinion, even here. It's just that there are some very vocal fans of the first one who tend to contribute a lot more than others in discussions. ME2 won game of the year when it was released, and is generally regarded as being the high point of the series.