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Mass Effect: Andromeda's Animations Are Somehow Worse Than Mass Effect 3's

GameRevolution: "Perhaps the most benefiting of this are established IPs such as Uncharted, Gears of War, and DOOM who have been able to further realize their imaginative worlds with the benefits of much more powerful hardware. With Mass Effect getting its first current generation release, many were hoping for similar advancements. However, the results aren't quite what fans were expecting. Yesterday, EA dropped the embargo for first impressions of Mass Effect: Andromeda among reviewers. While there are many disagreements on what's good and bad about the game across the more than a dozen previews, there's one thing that just about everyone can agree upon: the animations are awful."

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Mikerob20073020d ago

yep ive just canceled my pre order today based on how bad its looking. Ill wait on reviews now to see if its worth getting or not.

PlayableGamez-3019d ago

I am playing the trial right now.
So far I am enjoying the game.

Unspoken3019d ago

Beautiful 4K HDR 60fps. Thank you nVidia.

Kaneki-Ken3019d ago

This is what happens, when you don't the original Bioware team /devs doing Mass Effect. Sad, I was actually hype for this game but I guess I have to wait for updates if that can even fix the damages

colonel1793019d ago

I went for Persona 5 instead of Mass Effect until they release a huge patch fixing all the animations

ABeastNamedTariq3019d ago

You understand that won't be done, right? Just like Skyrim and Fallout didn't get a patch to fix their hanky animations, MEA won't.

QUIMICOMORTAL3019d ago

The writting was on the wall, the moment they showed those gorillas disguised as female characters!

R6ex3018d ago

Glad I didn't pre-order!

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MilkMan3020d ago

Said this when I saw the first trailer. They move like sh!t

chrisx3020d ago

I can see 6/10s and some 7s written allover this. What a pity

Relientk773019d ago

Same, I'm staying far away from this one

aaronaton3019d ago

6's and 7's usually have average animations, these Mass Effect ones are below average even for an indie developer.
I think we're gunna see a mix bag, mainly 5's but with some odd 8's (fans wearing their rose tinted glasses)

GrubsterBeater3019d ago

I'm really happy I listened to my gut and stayed away from this game. Something about it made my gut scream at me that something was off about this game. From the announcement I felt this way, it just felt... off.

CocoaBrother3020d ago

When my die-hard Mass Effect friend says he doesn't want this game, it worries me a bit; considering he's played all the Mass Effects at least 5-7 times each. We still have some hope left

INMATEofARKHAM3019d ago

You don't really play Bioware games for gameplay or animation but for the writing (and to a lesser part) the voice actor's who breathe life into that writing... and those are just as bad as the animations. Thats the part that really seems off to me.

Full Disclosure: I've been on the outside looking in since the ending of ME3 so there's no lost sale from me.

Summons753019d ago

Even the writing and the voice acting are very bad. The story is just poorly written and all over the place, the voice acting ranges from pretty good to "holy crap I can do better voice acting and I'm not trained at all...also that's not what a Korgan is supposed to sound like". The animations add a huge disconnect accenting the poor writing and bad VOs and the combat is highly unpolished.

PlayableGamez-3019d ago

@Summons75
Yeah the voice acting is not bad...
I think you many other people are overreacting.

meka26113019d ago

The voice acting is bad in the game; played the trial last night and it's just cringe worthy. I played going in thinking the same as you, graphics don't matter if the dialogue is good and it's not. It's like the creators didn't know how things work because some things they say are just dumb. Plus during certain sad scenes the voices just sound aloof about it. Also your squadmates point out all things to you, even obvious stuff.

Pintheshadows3019d ago (Edited 3019d ago )

It isn't just the voice acting. It is the combination of stilted voice acting, janky animations, and dreadful writing that all amalgamate together. We're past this for crying out loud. This feels like a regression in quality in every way. Lazy, and showing a lack of ability to look forward and improve. This simply doesn't compete in today's gaming landscape. And frankly, the people downplaying these issues may have more of a leg to stand on if this wasn't a pillar of the series.

People keep saying, 'oh, Mass Effect was never known for its animations'. The thing is though, the last Mass Effect game came out 5 years ago. The industry has moved forward in leaps and bounds since then. Certainly in terms of quality of writing, voice acting, and all around animation. And I would expect a franchise as big as Mass Effect to move forward as well. Things like this stick out like a sore thumb these days. Kudos to you if you can still enjoy it, but the writing alone is intelligence insulting to me. The second I heard cliched dialogue and the same generic action hero lines repeated over and over I knew something was wrong. Like this was written by a bunch of average fan-fic writers.

This is Technomancer level stuff, and that is a budget game made by a tiny studio.

UnHoly_One3019d ago

Inmate!!

I thought I was the only one still holding on to my "boycott Bioware because of the ending of ME3" grudge. lol

INMATEofARKHAM3018d ago

Unholy, nope. Never going to forgive them... Granted, at this rate it doesn't much matter because they sure as hell aren't the same studio.

UnHoly_One3016d ago

I won't lie. I kind of want to go back and replay the trilogy, then decide if I should get this one.

I really loved Mass Effect before it ended.

INMATEofARKHAM3016d ago

I doubt I'll ever play it again.... The ending just killed it for me.

UnHoly_One3016d ago

I understand.

But it's been 5 years, so maybe it's time for me to give it a shot.

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SaveFerris3020d ago (Edited 3020d ago )

Those gifs. I'm dying.

The Ryder in the 'wake up' one makes the scene.

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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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VenomUK154d ago

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

anast154d ago (Edited 154d 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.

Ristul153d 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.

TricksterArrow153d 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_drake153d ago (Edited 153d 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.

ZeekQuattro153d 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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IAMRealHooman195d ago

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

anast195d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine195d 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.

anast195d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman195d ago

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

anast194d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman194d 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.

thorstein230d 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.

LordoftheCritics230d ago (Edited 230d 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.

XBManiac229d ago

Veilguard has better graphics.

neutralgamer1992230d 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.

OtterX230d 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.

H9230d 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

TheNamelessOne230d 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.

anast230d ago

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

TheNamelessOne229d ago

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

raWfodog229d 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.

lellkay230d ago

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

pwnmaster3000230d ago (Edited 230d 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.

Armaggedon230d ago

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

MatrixxGT229d ago

Wow, two worlds…red ringed my 360.

Armaggedon229d 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.

matt139230d ago

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

thorstein230d ago

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

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