Multiplat Mass Effect: Andromeda

[gaskin]

Yep mainly for the fact that I get way more enjoyment out of replaying 3 than 2.

 

[dwwaino]

If I were judging them on their RPG elements then I have one in front of two, but in every other regard I have two in front of one. Three always comes in just behind. However I consider the trilogy as a whole now as these days you don’t play any of them without playing all of them. That’s where Andromeda falls short. It’s no where near the epic space opera that was the trilogy. Andromeda doesn’t come close to matching the lore and the characters that were developed. However as an actual video game I maintain that Andromeda isn’t bad, it’s just not as good. Unfortunately Andromeda carries the Mass Effect title and that’s how it has to be judged.

 

[gaskin]

I never play 1 anymore although if they remastered it and gave it the combat and weapon system of 2 & 3 then I would probably play it at least once a year.

 

[00Stinger]

If I were judging them on their RPG elements then I have one in front of two, but in every other regard I have two in front of one. Three always comes in just behind. However I consider the trilogy as a whole now as these days you don’t play any of them without playing all of them. That’s where Andromeda falls short. It’s no where near the epic space opera that was the trilogy. Andromeda doesn’t come close to matching the lore and the characters that were developed. However as an actual video game I maintain that Andromeda isn’t bad, it’s just not as good. Unfortunately Andromeda carries the Mass Effect title and that’s how it has to be judged.

I never played the first 3. So Andromeda was my first foray into Mass Effect. To me MEA was the type of game that I was hoping No Mans Sky would be like.

 

[dirty2]

I enjoyed it.. didnt think it was great just a solid game.

 

[TheKanga]

Bought this for $10 as part of Black Friday sales.

Pretty happy with it so far, at that price.

 

[scaryness]

ME:A is the benchmark for a 5/10 game for me.

 

[edgie]

Jesus ****.

In what world is this a 5/10?

At the very least, it's a 7. Good game play, graphics, music, length, replayability...

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[scaryness]

Jesus ****.

In what world is this a 5/10?

At the very least, it's a 7. Good game play, graphics, music, length, replayability...

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I detest the writing in this game. It did nothing to hold my interest, they randomly crammed in humour for little reason at every turn which more often than not was cringey, and I found all of the characters bland and lacking depth which is a problem in an RPG.

I played the game to like 96% completion solely because I am a completionist and I wouldn't be able to tell you very much about the plot at all from memory. Incredibly forgettable, which is the definition of a 5/10 for me.

I'm not one who is a fan of the negative circlejerk either, I just didn't like the game so can't really defend it.

 

[edgie]

That's all true, but with video games, I think good mechanics is more prominent than the plot and writing. It's a game. You play it first, listen to it second. Some of the window dressing elements were very good too, ie the music.

I can basically recall the plot. It's Total Recall with Stargate Atlantis.

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[00Stinger]

ME:A is the benchmark for a 5/10 game for me.

**** me.

7/10 game every day of the week.

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[dwwaino]

Pretty good video that goes into the problems at BioWare and why Andromeda turned out the way it did. It's long, but even just the first ~20mins are worth it for the back story.

 

[2006_Eagles]

I'm sorry but it's nowhere near ME 2 or 3

 

[scaryness]

**** me.

7/10 game every day of the week.

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Is that on the classic 7 to 10 scale? Or using an actual 1 to 10 scale?

 

[Cyber_punk]

Just started this as my first ME game, seems pretty good. A bit of Outer Worlds about it

 

[gaskin]

Just started this as my first ME game, seems pretty good. A bit of Outer Worlds about it

Not a bad jumping in point, TBH. You won't have memories of the original trilogy to cloud your judgement of the game.

 

[edgie]

It's a fine game with some real good parts and dialogue, but it just lacks the epic scale and characters of the trilogy.

Better rootin' but.

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[dwwaino]

If you had never played the original trilogy then Andromeda isn't a bad game by any stretch.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Keen to see if they can tie Andromeda back into the new ME, even if just through some of the NPCs and side quests.

Should be possible if there is a big enough time jump from ME3 yeah?

Asari live a thousand years so Liara can still be a prominent character.

 

[gaskin]

Liara is only about 150 in the original trilogy so it is possible. Krogan live just as long if not longer so Grunt could be a possibility as well.

 

[dwwaino]

Keen to see if they can tie Andromeda back into the new ME, even if just through some of the NPCs and side quests.

Should be possible if there is a big enough time jump from ME3 yeah?

Asari live a thousand years so Liara can still be a prominent character.

600 years to Andromeda and assuming 600 years back. That would be a massive reach lol

 

[thefendoff]

600 years to Andromeda and assuming 600 years back. That would be a massive reach lol

They’ll make up a way to travel back faster

 

[gaskin]

It depends what ending from the trilogy they decide is cannon. Personally, I always go synthesis and if they choose that as the cannon ending, then they could in theory make it so all species live longer by a fair margin. Becoming part synthetic and having 600+ years of scientific and medical advancement could easily see Asari living past the 1000 year mark.

 

[edgie]

The ship in andromeda left between ME1 and 2 didn’t it?


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[gaskin]

The ship in andromeda left between ME1 and 2 didn’t it?


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Yep. They knew about the attack on the Citadel by Sovereign but not anything after that. The only one/s who knew more were Ryder and Ryder Senior through the messages sent by Liara.