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This is one of the best RPGs to come out in the past 5 years (imo)
TheScavenger
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I know Witcher 3 was good, and that is one of the best. But, since release I've been non-stop playing Andromeda, and it has been amazing. By far the best mass effect game, and I haven't seen that bad animations or voice acting or story. And the exploration is by far the best of any mass effect game. And the graphics to me are very beautiful.
Anyone else really enjoying Mass Effect: Andromeda?
Anyone else really enjoying Mass Effect: Andromeda?
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Watched Dan's gaming,notable streamer,he did not seem impressed and just like me he found the acting in the CS's to be real bad.
IMO it looks to be presented very similar to SWTOR which i did not find very good either.
I have been spoiled by many a Square Enix cutscenes and movies to enjoy these real cheap looking ones however having said that SE really disappointed me recently as well with the worst story CS's i have seen inside of Mobius.
So it really appears games are been slapped together like assembly line cars,very little heart felt effort put into them.
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I also think that she's a closet android
This whole "faces are ruining my immersion" thing not only is way overblown, in the grand scheme of this great game it's mostly irrelevant. It's starting to remind me of the people 3 years ago who wouldn't play ESO because you couldn't sit on chairs... alrighty then.
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It's not a bad game but it just average not bad not good, It's ok.
I do enjoy the game I really do, but something is missing from it, can't put my finger on it.
The combat in the game looks pretty good though, even if the menu system is seriously sub par
that said, is almost the same game, even the fucking map is the same, so best game in last 5 years? sorry kid nope, unless you live in a cave for the last 5 years
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kind of like,when Disney makes Cinderella 12mstraight to DVD or some crap. You know it's crap, they know it's crap...but it's Disney and the loons with kids (and some without) will buy...
Bethesda and Bioware both feel like they are resting on their old laurels too much from way back. Both their most recent games just feel like they are trying to wring every ounce out of their old-gen tech before they just HAVE to evolve to compete visually.
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Now just to put this into context I've played ME for 108 hours, ME2 for 313 hours, and ME3 for 273 hours so, obviously, I'm a huge fan of the franchise. My first play through of Andromeda took me 37 hours and I'm currently doing run number 2 but doing all the side missions I missed the first time around.
What they got right:
The Nomad. Exploration is fun and they even incorporated mining into it instead of scanning from space and using probes.
The Environments. No doubt about it, the views are incredible. The worlds are well varied and awesome to look at.
The Movement and Combat. They've done a good job of smoothing the action out, allowing you to easily move into and out of cover and also to allow a much more mobile approach to combat.
What they got wrong:
Character Models. Crazy eyes, awkward animations, comical facial expressions. They should have just motion captured this stuff and been done with it.
The Writing: Edited because of spoilers: Let's just say that one of the big plot points is a copy and paste of a previous ME game. Lazy writing.
The Writing, again. Some of the dialogue leaves a lot to be desired.
The Delivery: The voice acting isn't great with a few exceptions. A couple of characters are good but it's mostly a bit forced or contrived.
The Profiles: I'm not sure who thought this would be a good idea but allowing me to instantly respec, on the fly and access abilities from all the old classes and mix them up just destroys any replayability the game could have had. Playing ME/2/3 as a Soldier was quite different from playing as an Adept but you got to enjoy the game a different way. That's gone.
The Asari: All look the same, I don't mean alike, I mean EXACTLY the same. They all have the same face. Except for Peebee, who's been beaten with the ugly stick. Not surprising considering how annoying she is.
Not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination but far from the best ME ever. It's fun, yeah but it also has some faults. They're not game breaking faults but they are faults none the less. They detract from the overall experience.
Realistic Score:
6/10
But have to completely agree with blueturtle13, "am pleased that you found a game you are loving!" It a big world and to each his own. Glad you are enjoying it.
And even the Older Mass Effect Games look better.
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And on that note... enjoy!
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
I do love combat and all the cool powers and AI is good when put on hardcore.
On another note, the best RPG in years is another subjective assertion, I find it the best since Skyrim because I feel the same sense of getting lost in time when playing, nothing since has drawn me in so much as ME:A. There are a number of reasons for that. The options available in what to focus on, narrative quests, side tasks, exploration, furthering crafting ability, finding easter eggs and throw backs to the ME universe, there has yet to be a moment where I've felt any of this feels like a grind, or dull experience.
The story premise is another aspect i enjoy as it's not the typical we're at war set up most RPGs bring to the table. It feels much more Star trek, and less Star wars IMO. There's a sense of morality in the mission that isn't there in many RPGs, a lot of the decisions that come up are based on do we do this to make settling this galaxy faster or do we not to do that so we have a better image in that galaxy going forward.
I could write a book on how that differs from many RPGS.
I'm not sure why people who like the game have to explain that to such an extent TBH.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson