Was bored out of my mind today so I bought this game. The bad press turned me off and I was going to try to wait for a price drop/used copy... but then I thought screw it, I really loved Mass Effect 2 and 3, I can overlook a few things here and there. Also I need something to tide me over until I can finally find a damn Switch. Looking forward to playing this tonight!
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Mass Effect: Andromeda |OT| Ryders on the Storm
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Trickster
Member
Yeah that happened to me as well. Just sat there thinking "thanks for the spoiler"
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I was just about to post about this mission. Holy shit was that nothing but a TON of pointless legwork. I was so irritated at the end that I told the bad guy to
go ahead and kill her.
It must be "Additional Task" then because I'm pretty sure I did all the assignments under locations. I give the quality a pass when it comes to quests under additional tasks since those are filler quests with some of them being ok like Lexi's news stuff (whichcan lead to a fling).
Fatalmephisto
Member
Same issue here, it didn't show up in journal at all. Thank god a friend hooked me up with the Digital Strat guide for the game. However it does show up once you get the UV light. Yes its also a Task as well.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
VenomousCoffee
Member
The phone app for the Apex strikes has had massive problems with errors and going nonresponsive, and now the game itself has frozen twice on me today while I'm getting strike team results.
I want to love this, and I'm a huge ME fan, but come the fuck on.
I want to love this, and I'm a huge ME fan, but come the fuck on.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I like this Skyrim looking planet. Just like the hinterlands, the game does a great disservice by throwing the player into the biggest explorable planet, Eos, upfront. The first few zones should be smaller and ease the player into the game.
SmackAttack
Member
Just got the game thanks to a friend. I know I'm going Female Ryder since I went Male Shep in the first trilogy but I'm debating whether I want to use the default character or make my own.
Fatalmephisto
Member
Make your own. I would recommend.
So how long do you all think it'll be before another patch comes through. I'm playing and enjoying myself, but I'm aware of the bugs. With Persona 5 coming out in April, I'm willing to put this aside for a while, especially if it means they'll upgrade the character creator and let me take another crack at tweaking my Ryder. Options like being able to adjust the ears or even shape of the eyes would be nice.
Has BioWare said anything yet about incoming patches to boost performance, let us skip launch/landing animations, glitchy quests or anything else?
Has BioWare said anything yet about incoming patches to boost performance, let us skip launch/landing animations, glitchy quests or anything else?
Liam's loyalty mission is probably my favorite.
Really wish you could just use your vid com to turn in missions. I swear BioWare can't figure out convenient methods of travel. Having to return to a planet, land, then walk/drive to someone is pretty stupid when calling people on a phone is a thing. This has to be the most annoying thing in this game to me.
Really wish you could just use your vid com to turn in missions. I swear BioWare can't figure out convenient methods of travel. Having to return to a planet, land, then walk/drive to someone is pretty stupid when calling people on a phone is a thing. This has to be the most annoying thing in this game to me.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Call me crazy, but I'm loving this game. Screw the reviews.
therealminime
Member
Yeah this was one of the few missions I really enjoyed. I thought it did a great job of finally capturing that fun, lighthearted adventure tone that a lot of the game goes for. And the stuff they did with the level design was also very fun.
I also mostly liked Drack's loyalty mission too. He has good motivation and the mission also has some pretty fun Drack moments. Drack is probably the best thing to come out of the game for me. He's a very quality character.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
edgefusion
Member
I don't think I actually like any of the squadmates. Anyone else feel the same?
Beat the game. 47 hours. It's probably my least favorite Mass Effect game. There's very little story content buried in tons of padding just like DAI. Final battle is very representative of the encounters in the game. Waves of enemies -> push a button -> waves of enemies -> bridge appear -> waves of enemies -> push a button rinse and repeat.
The last few hours were amazing and I felt the war stuff in the end was better handled than ME3. I'm surprised the game isn't buggier. It's quite a feat considering the amount of side stuff included. Too bad most of it is running around the map on the Nomad and traveling between planet loading screens.It's like overall 7 good hours with a boring slog of 40 hours.
They were probably hoping to make a sequel considering the ending and the state of the world but I doubt it will be the case now.
The last few hours were amazing and I felt the war stuff in the end was better handled than ME3. I'm surprised the game isn't buggier. It's quite a feat considering the amount of side stuff included. Too bad most of it is running around the map on the Nomad and traveling between planet loading screens.It's like overall 7 good hours with a boring slog of 40 hours.
They were probably hoping to make a sequel considering the ending and the state of the world but I doubt it will be the case now.
texhnolyze
Banned
I wake up at 5 to play this piece of shit before work.
Charge, Annihilation and free choice (I use nova). Get everything that boosts shotguns, melee, their synergy and shield generation.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I don't. The series still sells well.
BronsonLee
Member
I just took out a kett base on Eos and it had 80% glitched invisible enemies
I had to rely on the goddamn reticule turning red so I can bop people
GODDAMNIT
I had to rely on the goddamn reticule turning red so I can bop people
GODDAMNIT
Yeah a Forbes article went up yesterday with an interview with Mike Gamble about the plot aspects that weren't fully answered in this game. From his responses it definitely seems like there's gonna be a sequel.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/03/25/mass-effect-andromedas-producer-talks-me-through-the-endings-loose-threads/#6eb6fa871671
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/03/25/mass-effect-andromedas-producer-talks-me-through-the-endings-loose-threads/#6eb6fa871671
Frozenprince
Banned
This is also selling pretty well.
lastplayed
Member
I absolutely love the ambient music on Voeld, reminds me of all those trippy 70s scifi movies. It's so Mass Effect.
SolicitorPirate
Member
Do we have proof of this? Like from my personal observations, MEA does seem to be doing well, but I was wondering if we have any actual evidence or data
His Majesty
Banned
Not really, I think some of the squadmates in Andromeda are on par with the best in the series. The worst one is arguably Liam but he still serves his purpose for some lighthearted moments and banter.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Um, I think I like all of them except Liam and Peebee.
How the fudge? I'm 42 hours in and still have at least 3 planets I need to go to.
Yep same here. Been like that for some time.
I'm not going to complete any of the "task" side missions, they're useless. Waste of time. I also find research and development a waste of time. I don't acquire enough "milky way research data" to unlock the ability to craft armor or weapons. Also I never have enough of the right elements to craft armor and weapons. Why should I bother with R/D? I'm already wearing lvl 3 N7 armor and waring lvl 3 pistol and rifle.
I just need to find a great assault rile ;(
Admiral Woofington
Member
birgirpall has done a We Broke Mass Effect Andromeda.
I can only think the laughing scene of the krogan fight was from there.
I can only think the laughing scene of the krogan fight was from there.
UncleMeat
Member
Ya, I just played that one today, it's fucking terrible. Almost made me just want to quit side quest all together.
Also was the deciding what type of outpost to make (science or military) only for Eos? I've set up a few since then and they don't ask me or specify what they are, they just pop up.
I brought Drack along on that quest to find the Hackers' Sanctuary and while Ryder was laying out how things were gonna go down, he mentioned how he'd prefer it if SAM were really driven out of Sara's head. Never would have heard it if I hadn't brought him along.
There's some pretty good character writing in this.
There's some pretty good character writing in this.
SolicitorPirate
Member
Can't say I agree. What I will say however, is that the MAE crew are a much slower burn than most the OT crew.
The way they are introduced and how/when further dialogue options are accessed means that it generally takes a lot longer for them to open up to you. Once they do however, I found them really good. Also, the constant banter between them helps.
I just started this last night and was annoyed by this too. SO many missions are like this. The game is really bad for players that want to spend hours completing side missions.
Oh Cora has a side mission about the asari ark. Cool, yeah lets save them. Go to eos, scan a terminal. talk to SAM at the tempest? and bounce around a couple star systems canning debris? wtf.
I don't get this line of thinking. If you enjoy it, great. A lot of us enjoyed parts of it but it isn't like the reviews were unreasonable. There are tons of issues with the game. The hate and hysteria was unwarranted but the scores are pretty much what I would give. A 7/10 etc.
So since I finished this I've been playing ME3 again mostly because I want to play the DLCs as I never played them and lost my save somewhere. And God...why are people complaining about writing in Andromeda being bad compared to "older games" when ME3 exists? And Kai Leng...lol
ME1 is the best written Mass Effect game from start to finish including the codex, everything else is more or less on par with each other.
ME1 is the best written Mass Effect game from start to finish including the codex, everything else is more or less on par with each other.
Yah, Mass Effect 3 has some really dumb shit in it. It has been actually called out on it too. The ending just overshadowed most of those complaints.
The hate an hysteria exist because the internet cannot do nuance. At all. But you are right about the driver for that hysteria is on point.
It's a product of the "we are scared you are going to trade the game quickly" era. The game is often tedious. I said it before but it doesn't respect your time much. It's not a game I would recommend to someone that can only play 2-3 hours a day because in that time you'll never feel like making any progress.
You won't like Peebee's mission if you thought this was annoying. Addison's mission requires you to have an outpost on every planet so you need to clear a huge chunk of pointless fillers quests to do it.
matrixman92
Member
this game is absolutely killing the way I play games which is to do everything possible in an area before moving on. Its really bugging me you cant complete everything on eos before moving on
LegalEagleMike
Member
So far I like all of the squadmates/companions. Only other Bioware game i can say did that was Dragon Age Origins.
moustascheman
Member
Is it me or does melee feel a lot worse in this game than in me3? Like, in terms of damage and viability, it's definitely better than me3 since you have way more movement options and melee generally does more damage now. But in terms of animation and weight it just doesn't feel as good to use as me3, partially due to the lack of the three hit combo, weird lock system compared to me3, and no heavy melee. For example, the n7 slayer feels way better to use than a ryder with a sword, even though ryder is a lot more effective. I really hope in the next mass effect they can bring those things back.
BronsonLee
Member
Yeah Kai Leng singlehandedly stopped me from finishing Mass Effect 3 because good fucking lord
ME1 was definitely the trendsetter. I think ME2 has better character moments like with Garrus and Liara, but 1 is still ace.
100% Viability my first planet. Screw EOS, it sucks. I still haven't gone back to finish it. I have zero drive too. I want to see the rest of the game.
Clocking in at about 26 hours and 24% complete atm.
The game is fun, it has problems but its a blast when it gets it right.
Clocking in at about 26 hours and 24% complete atm.
The game is fun, it has problems but its a blast when it gets it right.
DeadlyParasite
Member
Phew, 79 hours later with 97% completion and I beaten the game on Insanity. What a ride, can't wait to see what the story DLC will be but given the certain nods throughout the game and the epilogue I think it's fairly obvious where they'll go.
My only complaint with the game is that beyond the beginning and the end of the game there was very little pronounced music, and what little planet music there was happened to be very subdued. Something easily fixable in the next game. But I enjoyed a lot of the main themes.
Now I've got an empty void in my life that can only be satisfied by waiting for another new BioWare game.
My opinion could change over time but for now my game rankings are:
1. Mass Effect 1
2. Mass Effect 3/Andromeda
3. Mass Effect 2
My only complaint with the game is that beyond the beginning and the end of the game there was very little pronounced music, and what little planet music there was happened to be very subdued. Something easily fixable in the next game. But I enjoyed a lot of the main themes.
Now I've got an empty void in my life that can only be satisfied by waiting for another new BioWare game.
My opinion could change over time but for now my game rankings are:
1. Mass Effect 1
2. Mass Effect 3/Andromeda
3. Mass Effect 2
Sterling's_Gold
Member
I think it's premature to be certain that a sequel will be made. We have no info on sales at this point, and some retailers have already discounted this game.
Comparing it to DA2 is pointless, since that game was likely much, much lower budget and was developed in like a year. It may have not been super successful, but it likely still made a nice profit. DA2 also reviewed better than Andromeda.
There is also the matter of EA having the Star Wars license. It's not a stretch that we may see a push for Bioware to leave SWTOR behind and focus on a new Star Wars rpg, which could potentially get in the way of further ME titles.
Comparing it to DA2 is pointless, since that game was likely much, much lower budget and was developed in like a year. It may have not been super successful, but it likely still made a nice profit. DA2 also reviewed better than Andromeda.
There is also the matter of EA having the Star Wars license. It's not a stretch that we may see a push for Bioware to leave SWTOR behind and focus on a new Star Wars rpg, which could potentially get in the way of further ME titles.
Fatalmephisto
Member
There are a bunch of filler quests for sure, but a lot that do impact your choices. Just look at the codex and what you have done so far under the Story so far category.