I have played Mass Effect: Andromeda four times now, so I like to think I know what I'm talking about.
My rating is 8/10, and here's why.
I have never understood all the trash talk Andromeda got when it first came out - the trash talk it still gets, three years later. Sure, it has some faults and it was buggy at first, but most of the bugs have been fixed and most of the game's best qualities totally overlooked because of the "faults".
The story is actually amazing, and greatly built. Traveling to another Galaxy in cryogenic stasis with the intention of finding out if life exists there and if the Milky Way species can adapt to it. To make history as the first species ever to travel outside their home galaxy. The graphics are amazing, the areas to explore vast and very detailed and the open world option was a very welcome add on to the game. You can drive around in your own rover and explore to your heart's content. Nothing faulty there.
The companions are great, too - funny, very different from each other, very individualistic - just like in the original trilogy. The romance options are good, I've done most of them and I especially like the romance with Jaal - the angaran, who is native to the Heleus cluster. It adds spice and depth to the romance. Friendship builds are deep and strong, and the team fight well together.
The only faults I've really felt are the face textures of the Asari, and the fact that we cannot order our squadmates to do special attacks or control them in that sense - we can only set them to attack on a specified target. But even that's better than nothing. The combat system is actually pretty amazing once you get used to it and understand how everything works.
The biggest mistake most of the people who didn't like Andromeda seems to be simple: constantly comparing it to the trilogy. It is NOT a continuation of the trilogy, so it only makes sense that it would be different in a lot of ways. It was supposed to be a new beginning for a new Mass Effect universe, not a direct sequel to the original trilogy.
I have not compared it to the previous games (which I have played more than 10 times each and totally love all of them) and liked Andromeda just fine. Heck, even loved it. The theme music and soundtrack is amazing as well, makes the playing even more fun.
I am sincerely hoping Bioware would get back to the Andromeda Galaxy, from which we only got to explore one tiny fragment, and forget the "audience". Because there ARE many of us who totally enjoyed the game and are wishing for more. 76% says they've liked Andromeda, so it is still a majority of the players. Andromeda totally deserves a sequel.
Give it a go, don't compare it to the Shepard storyline, concentrate on all the amazing opportunities you'll encounter in Andromeda and try to see it as it's own whole, not a part of something.
I have never understood all the trash talk Andromeda got when it first came out - the trash talk it still gets, three years later. Sure, it has some faults and it was buggy at first, but most of the bugs have been fixed and most of the game's best qualities totally overlooked because of the "faults".
The story is actually amazing, and greatly built. Traveling to another Galaxy in cryogenic stasis with the intention of finding out if life exists there and if the Milky Way species can adapt to it. To make history as the first species ever to travel outside their home galaxy. The graphics are amazing, the areas to explore vast and very detailed and the open world option was a very welcome add on to the game. You can drive around in your own rover and explore to your heart's content. Nothing faulty there.
The companions are great, too - funny, very different from each other, very individualistic - just like in the original trilogy. The romance options are good, I've done most of them and I especially like the romance with Jaal - the angaran, who is native to the Heleus cluster. It adds spice and depth to the romance. Friendship builds are deep and strong, and the team fight well together.
The only faults I've really felt are the face textures of the Asari, and the fact that we cannot order our squadmates to do special attacks or control them in that sense - we can only set them to attack on a specified target. But even that's better than nothing. The combat system is actually pretty amazing once you get used to it and understand how everything works.
The biggest mistake most of the people who didn't like Andromeda seems to be simple: constantly comparing it to the trilogy. It is NOT a continuation of the trilogy, so it only makes sense that it would be different in a lot of ways. It was supposed to be a new beginning for a new Mass Effect universe, not a direct sequel to the original trilogy.
I have not compared it to the previous games (which I have played more than 10 times each and totally love all of them) and liked Andromeda just fine. Heck, even loved it. The theme music and soundtrack is amazing as well, makes the playing even more fun.
I am sincerely hoping Bioware would get back to the Andromeda Galaxy, from which we only got to explore one tiny fragment, and forget the "audience". Because there ARE many of us who totally enjoyed the game and are wishing for more. 76% says they've liked Andromeda, so it is still a majority of the players. Andromeda totally deserves a sequel.
Give it a go, don't compare it to the Shepard storyline, concentrate on all the amazing opportunities you'll encounter in Andromeda and try to see it as it's own whole, not a part of something.