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Welp not getting this now. So disappointing.

 

[Shift Breaker]

Damn. I was expecting this to be mixed, but some of the lower reviews seem really damning.

 

[PepperedHam]

When IGN gives it a game 7.7 (after bribes) you know the game is not that great. Heres here to picking it up for $5 during the Christmas sale.

what

 

[DMONKUMA]

LMAO at everyone latching onto the negative score and no one onto the positive.

I was expecting gamespot to be one of the sites that would have gave the game a really good score. Apparently it isn't going so well so far.

 

[A-V-B]

damn probably the last ME we will get if it ends at 70

I knew it. I fucking knew this would happen.

First Mirror's Edge now Mass Effect.

DIE, OPEN WORLD, YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS GALAXY

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Gamespot are pretty tough.

They spear headed the RE6 takedown,Gave it a 4.5/10.

As someone who likes RE6, that score is completely fair, especially when the game launched.

 

[Meowster]

Honestly about what I expected (or better than what I was expecting considering how much some publications were saying they hated it). I'm still willing to give the game a shot.

 

[aravuus]

Low 70s, here we come? Curious to read some of these when I have more time

 

[TBiddy]

Fuck the glitches. Those can be fixed. But bad writing? That's not good. I really wanted this to be good. But who am I kidding. I'm going to play it anyway

 

[vivekTO]

Game Informer

80

 

[Sanctuary]

87 let's go.

edit: I might have been a bit optimistic...

Probably going to end up in the mid 70s at best.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

So pretty much its an better than average game that some will like and some will not.

 

[mikemandey]

70-75 on Metacritic probably.. Still a good score though

My preorder is still there and no plan to cancel.

 

[sam777]

When IGN gives a game 7.7 (after bribes) you know the game is not that great. Heres here to picking it up for $5 during the Christmas sale.

Get that shit out of here. Ffs.

 

[Usobuko]

seems like 77-80 range.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Some better scores popping up.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Consensus seems that the gameplay/combat and characters are strong. Good enough for me!

 

[Trace]

One hell of a fall from grace. 3 games at 90+ and this one will be lucky to hit 80.

 

[A-V-B]

70-75 on Metacritic probably.. Still a good score though

My preorder is still there and no plan to cancel.

I mean, it's a passing grade but you don't want that. You want a good grade.

 

[jxN3]

When IGN gives a game 7.7 (after bribes) you know the game is not that great. Heres here to picking it up for $5 during the Christmas sale.

Bribes, what..? Lol.

Save this for the Youtube comments...

 

[BreezyLimbo]

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...

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SOMEONE EDIT THE HANDS FROM THE TOP GIF INTO THE 2ND GIF AND IT'LL BE LIKE THE EXACT SAME GIF, THE FACE LOOK THE SAME

 

[vivekTO]

TheSixthAxis
80

COGconnected
88

 

[Renekton]

Ouch brutal 😩 I am sad

 

[PrismStar]

Damn. I feel bad. ME is one of my favorite franchise.

 

[Femto.]

Will this be the Star Ocean 5 of the West?

 

[pahamrick]

Half praise the story, half condemn it. Not a lot of consensus on this game.

When it comes to enjoyment of writing and story, its highly subjective. What's terrible / mediocre for some is OK / decent to others.
Not surprised at the scores I'm seeing.

 

[Card Boy]

what

Bribes, what..? Lol.

Save this for the Youtube comments...

 

[Bob Dobalina]

Despite the scores, the text in the gamespot and destructoid reviews make me feel okay with purchasing this on release. Pretty excited to sink my teeth into this.

 

[Takao]

Venture Beat: 55/100

Games have to fit into our lives, and that’s not always fair. Mass Effect: Andromeda might’ve worked a decade ago on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but it doesn’t work in a world that is delivering games like Horizon: Zero Dawn, Nier: Automata, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In this reality, BioWare’s latest role-playing game is old, broken, and often boring.

Worst of all, it’s going to disappoint fans of the Mass Effect series.

Mass Effect? More like Mass Defects amirite.

 

[zoobzone]

67 Metacritics lets go.

 

[Aretak]

So some solid gameplay mechanics let down by lazy quest design and godawful writing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPPgFa0MfEU

 

[TatteredHat]

That's... not a good showing at all. Especially now with so many games coming out that are scoring higher, it's not really looking good for Andromeda.

 

[A-V-B]

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SOMEONE EDIT THE HANDS FROM THE TOP GIF INTO THE 2ND GIF AND IT'LL BE LIKE THE EXACT SAME GIF, THE FACE LOOK THE SAME

That's a horrific, genius idea. Make sure it zooms in on her face the same way.

 

[PepperedHam]

I wasn't asking for clarification about what you said, I was asking for clarification about you

 

[StrongBlackVine]

70-75 on Metacritic probably.. Still a good score though

My preorder is still there and no plan to cancel.

That is not a good score. This IP has a standard to live up to. I would not even call that a good score for new IP to be honest.

 

[Mexen]

And so the run of unanimous 9+s ends with Andromeda

 

[vivekTO]

Forbes

85

 

[Ulong]

Imagine living living in a fantasy world where you believe game reviewers will take bribes to up the score of the game, and then still give it a mediocre review, because of the bribes.

 

[TI82]

This quote from the GS review is the most damning IMO

That would be its tedious missions. Far too many open world quests--even some that feel important or come packaged in an interesting premise--devolve into multistep "go here, hit a button" errands. There's always another navpoint somewhere across the map or an NPC who needs exactly three items or a crucial datapad that's unexpectedly missing when you arrive. I frequently felt like an intergalactic errand boy, mindlessly scanning everything in sight so my omniscience AI partner could do whatever the situation required and give me a new waypoint to reach.

in particular:

I frequently felt like an intergalactic errand boy, mindlessly scanning everything in sight

THIS is what I was talking about in the trial thread, and was told it wouldn't happen in the main game it's only a few quests etc. It's an issue. The sidequest designs in this game is very uninspired to say the least.

 

[Zaventem]

low 70s. The age of throwing out 8s like candy is over.

 

[Milly Osworth]

8 is such a safe rating. It's good, but not great (7 is average remember). You decide!

 

[alt27]

55

http://venturebeat.com/2017/03/20/mass-effect-andromeda-review/

"MEA is EAs godfather 3"

 

[AHA-Lambda]

I mean, it's a passing grade but you don't want that. You want a good grade.

Exactly. Let's face it that's a low score on the AAA scale

 

[oti]

Venture Beat: 55/100



Mass Effect? More like Mass Defects amirite.

That's the kind of stuff I want to read. I'm sure the game is "competent", but in a greater context if one has to allocate their free time it doesn't seem worth playing it.

 

[Grassy]

Well someone likes it at least...

Stevivor.com - 9.5

Andromeda is superb, easily jettisoning Ryder and crew ahead of Commander Shepard and his team. It’s clear BioWare has learned lessons with the original Mass Effect trilogy, offering something even better and far more cohesive with this new series. Its only misstep is a slow, labouring tutorial that lasts the better part of five hours; though, after 60 more, it seems like nothing more than a distant memory. Offering deep, engaging characters, a new lore for a new galaxy (but enough interconnected so franchise fans don’t feel left out) and a stellar storyline, gamers of any background will find something to do in the far off reaches of the universe.

 

[ironcreed]

For many the issue is. nothing magically changes later. It just continues on at that level or higher through the entire game. Coupled with extraordinary bad writing...uhg. But each to their own man. If folks love it awesome.

I hear you. If it is indeed that bad then that is a pretty big blow for an RPG such as Mass Effect. I am just going to dive in and see what can be salvaged from the wreckage and hope I enjoy some of it. As I surely have seen some great footage.

 

[sjay1994]

Seriously? We are in 2017 and we still got people going "reviewers have been bribed?"

Come on son.

 

[Milennia]

im a sucker for this series and have been waiting far too long for this, considering that im reading half and half regarding story opinions ill prob like it

 

[Acquiescence]

Welp, in comparison to the original trilogy, it's not reviewing particularly favourably is it. Something obviously went wrong during the development process.

On the bright side, 2017 had to cool off a little with the onslaught of great games.

 

[raven777]