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Let's Not Write Off Mass Effect Andromeda Yet

HPP: In the wake of all the news about Mass Effect Andromeda's faults, one brave journalist wants to remind us why we really love these games in the first place.

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derkasan3025d ago

I guess we'll know on Tuesday.

RedPill863025d ago

EA access showed more than enough. Glitches from ME3 still exist and it's a new engine..These guys couldn't code their way out of a paper bag. It's awful. Avoid it completely.

Krysis3025d ago

It's weird I have not run into a single glitch or bug. I mean the facial animations are a hot mess but no bugs for me. Oh and ME 3 and Andromeda were coded by 2 totally different studios. I wonder how many people just follow the hate mob cause that's what's cool these days

OpieWinston3025d ago

Armchair Dev right here... Yeah because coding is so easy. And the facial animations problems are because of the character customization on the Ryders. Then again I haven't seen anything that was really that bad in my playthrough.

I'll continue exploring the Andromeda galaxy and putting quite a few hours into this game.

RedPill863025d ago

I see we have some Profesional liars here.

You cannot jump and boost without some kind of bug happening 50% of the time. Saying you haven't seen a bug proves to all of us you don't know what a bug is OR your standards are so pathetically low you probably shouldn't talk as you're giving people false hope.

Rebel_Scum3024d ago

A new engine doesn't mean everything "broken" or glitchy in the old engine is fixed. Some might be, some might not. Rather than act like a dick why not give more context into your comment as to why they should avoid it rather than shit on the developers.

Right now your comment reads like a rant with no base argument to support it. Saying "some kind of bug happens" means nothing to back yourself up either.

UltraNova3024d ago

I wont give up on the game, I ll just get the GotY edition, hopefully it will get better by then.

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Tankbusta403025d ago (Edited 3025d ago )

I'm going in optimistic, really hoping for the best.

Captain_Tom3025d ago

There's nothing wrong with hoping for the best. But hope should never distract you from reality, and the reality is this looks like a massive f*ck up.

Pintheshadows3025d ago

It feels like it as well. It's a shame as they have the most RPG elements in here since ME1, but everything else just feels a bit average.

And I am wondering where the likeable characters are as well.

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Tankbusta403025d ago (Edited 3025d ago )

@captaintom

From the people I've talked to that have played it on EA access they say the combat is good etc, the facial animations I can live with being bad. Nobody knows the whole story so claiming it's terrible is an over reaction. The Internet is full of that. If you remember correctly mass effect one had awful controls and other problems and the game was still good. Internet outrage is often over blown which is why I am optimistic.

opinionated3025d ago

I'm going in pessimistic lol. If it's not as bad as people are crying about then it will be a pleasant surprise.

Captain_Tom3024d ago

@Tankbusta40, Cupofjoe, and seemingly everyone else

I am not at all concerned about the animations. I am concerned that literally everything about this game screams lazy cash-in.

Almost no new races, the old ones are just as shallow as ever, and the game is more linear than ever,

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krontaar3025d ago

Too late. Bring on persona 5!

_-EDMIX-_3025d ago

Both.

I was never buying Mass Effect simply to look at.

Antnee5343025d ago

Idk anymore I just heard the choices you make in this game won't effect any future games. That instantly takes away from what made the 1st three some if the best games last gen

_-EDMIX-_3025d ago

Buddy I could care less

for god sakes some of the choices in the first game like Ashley or Kirilenko or light-skinned black guy vs. dark skinned black guy were pointless!!!!

I only made my choice based on liking Keith David lol

I don't could care less about the stupid system that they had in place just focus on making a damn good game , the dumb gimmicks that they had with that was almost pointless.

Captain_Tom3025d ago

Then what did you like about ME?

It's combat was solid, but not special. It's graphics were good, but not great. It's story was decent, but not the best.

The choices and characters are what made the series. If that's not what you liked, I am curious as to if you even really liked it lol

Pintheshadows3025d ago (Edited 3025d ago )

So basically, you didn't like the one thing that made Mass Effect feel truly unique?

And you're going as far as to call it pointless. You're full of it.

And it's Kaidan. I have to wonder if you have actually played the games at this point.

_-EDMIX-_3025d ago (Edited 3025d ago )

"It's combat was solid, but not special. It's graphics were good, but not great. It's story was decent, but not the best."

To you

Did you think of the points you made are fact? They are subjective views.

I liked enough for the story and narrative to continue the series.

I fully understand it wasn't the greatest story ever told in a game , I very much understand it's combat was nothing like Resident Evil 4 or Gears of War.

Have you not recognized​ that people are not playing games as simply to play only the best and ignore all else?

That would be like suggesting someone to only watch Scorsese films and nothing else or to watch Citizen Kane and nothing else.

I don't need to fight you or convince you that I like to series, it is my personal opinion to play the series for the reasons that I like.

I don't need to convince someone of that.

The choices in the characters are technically what made the series for YOU

it was a take-it-or-leave-it for me, I enjoy how the characters were presented and I'm actually completely fine with a reset with different characters.

I'm not sure why you're having a hard time understanding that not everybody is liking the exact same things in this series as you , I'm not even sure how that's a surprise. 😂😂😂

How old are you?

@pin- "So basically, you didn't like the one thing that made Mass Effect feel truly unique?"

To you...

That was never the reason why I actually played that series.

Maybe you did..

That's nice I find it strange you guys are having an extremely hard time understanding that people have different views than you guys that you think that all art with robotic and we all needed to like the exact same things for the same reasons?

🤔🤔🤔

I chose to have Ashley live and clearly I didn't care enough on about his character to even care to remember his name. Lol 😂😂😂

Are you guys so salty that there are people that played this entire series that don't feel the same way?

Get over yourself please, I'm not sure why Fanatics of the series turn into religious zealots if you don't see things the same way.

No.

I never played the Mass Effect series for the meaningless choices. I even bought all three Mass Effect series through different ways because I could care less about how the story was. Over.

I own the first mass effect on PC but not for steam, I own Mass Effect 2 Steam and I own rhird Mass Effect on PlayStation 3.

I didn't even care to have any of that information transfer it over it was not important enough that it controlled the entire game for me.

For me bud, FOR ME! LOL no hard to understand.

Pintheshadows3025d ago (Edited 3025d ago )

Well, all I am saying EDMIX, is that by ignoring that side of Mass Effect you missed a lot of the detail and nuance that I experienced by playing through all 3 on multiple different saves. I'd even go as far to say that you should make a concerted effort to go back and play them all just to see the excellent little changes that are otherwise non existent.

'I never played the Mass Effect series for the meaningless choices.'

Then we are at an impasse, as that is one of the stupidest statements I have ever seen on this website. Call me a 'fanatic' all you want but that is one of the f'ing pillars of the entire Mass Effect franchise. Next you'll be telling me that you didn't care for any of the characters in ME2.

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For All Its Flaws, Mass Effect: Andromeda's Approach to Romance is Something ME4 Can Learn From

While Mass Effect: Andromeda was let in several key areas, one of its approaches to romances is something Mass Effect 4 should consider revisiting.

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VenomUK162d ago

I hope Mass Effect 4 ignores the inferior prequels and instead closely follows the far superior Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dragon Age Inquisition.

anast162d ago (Edited 162d ago )

Mass Effect 4 should just make Mass Effect 1 but better with current tech. Fans would be happy. As far as romance, they should take notes from the Witcher and Cyberpunk.

Ristul161d ago

Later Bioware games have to little build up. You can have a normal conversation and all of a sudden BAM! The character you talk to becomes super flirty.

TricksterArrow161d ago

Reminds me of Baldur’s Gate. I wanted to practice some magic and Gale made it super weird. Not even gonna mention Astarion.

gold_drake161d ago (Edited 161d ago )

iii dunno about that.

the only really great and funny dating partner, is that outlaw guy anyways haha he was funny as hell.

other than that, i found every character to be very annoying.

ZeekQuattro161d ago

Shout out to Keri the Asari reporter. Current relationship status be damned as she's game either way. Anything for a good story. 🤣

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman203d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast203d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine203d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast203d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman203d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast203d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman202d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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BioWare Thinks Mass Effect Andromeda Was Better Game Than Reception Suggested

BioWare thinks Mass Effect: Andromeda was a better game than what reception suggested; taught the studio not to shoehorn open-world without any meaningful content in it.

thorstein238d ago

I played it and it wasn't as bad as people said. Is it in the 8-10 range? No.

It's a 6-7, which means it's a solid game.

LordoftheCritics238d ago (Edited 238d ago )

Veilguard and Andromeda are of similar level to me.
6 to 6.5 ish

Though I think i enjoyed Andromeda's combat and sense of scale a little bit more.

XBManiac237d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992238d ago

I agree with you It was a 6.5 type game. Gameplay was solid everything else was lacking. Playing at launch with all the issues was just absurd. EA could have let the developers keep patching and fix the game but they stopped just like they did with anthem. It’s crazy to think multi billion dollar publishers can’t afford to keeping patching their games get medium size developers can support the game for years

But when you have android wilson running the company what else can we expect.

OtterX238d ago

Except 6-7 doesn't translate as solid. 6 means a bit flimsy, but still good/enjoyable if you can look past the flaws. 7, a little less flimsy, and enjoyable. 8-10 would be "solid".

But I get your point. I skipped the game entirely, so I don't have an opinion on it.

H9238d ago

I played this game back when I wanted to give every game I bought a fair chance and finish it, it was the reason why I stopped doing so, god the game was bad

TheNamelessOne238d ago

I actually enjoyed Andromeda. It wasn't a 10/10, by any means, but I played it years after the fact, after a lot of patching, and I had a good time with it.

anast238d ago

Same, I enjoyed it too. I might even replay it soon.

TheNamelessOne238d ago

Might do the same, honestly. Went through the trilogy a couple months back.

raWfodog237d ago

I liked it as well, and also played it for the first time over a year after it was released. The original trilogy was a better story overall IMO but I still enjoyed Andromeda.

lellkay238d ago

The game is so unbelivably bad, it's laughable.

pwnmaster3000238d ago (Edited 238d ago )

It really wasn’t. Well for me nd I’m a big fan of the series.
Was it mass effect standard? No
But overall I thought it was a decent game.
6-7/10.

Armaggedon238d ago

You might want to try playing a truly bad game. Go boot up two worlds or gollum to get the perspective you need

MatrixxGT238d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon238d ago

Lol. Its one of the only games that I have experienced buyers remorse with. The only one I can think of is riders Republic.

matt139238d ago

So delusional, the title was an embarrassment to the original trilogy. it’s the equivalent of 2042 to the battlefield franchise.

thorstein238d ago

2042 had a redemption arc and what exists now is a pretty good FPS.

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