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3/16/2018 6:35:56 PM
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Mass Effect: Andromeda was massively underrated .
I’m not going to pretend that it’s as good as the original trilogy, which I understand probably led to disappointment for some people, but I thoroughly enjoyed Andromeda from start to finish.
The Kett were an interesting enemy to face (though the archon himself was somewhat boring). The gunplay was, in my opinion, the best of the series. The Story, while it has pacing issues, and too little player influence, was enjoyable. This is in addition to featuring a generally likeable cast, with the worst new additions being boring rather than outright bad.
I’m not saying there aren’t legitimate Criticisms. The launch was buggy, some of the planets are a bit empty, the anagarans aren’t that interesting a new race, and the story can be slow at times as I previously said. These However, were not the complaints that I saw at launch. Most of them for example had no real basis in the game. for example those who said there was too much SJW stuff in the game. There was little to none, despite one of the developers being, admittedly, an asshole SJW. The other complaints blew things way out of proportion, like the facial animations, with many videos being published by you tubers about one specific scenes, but ignoring the fact that for the most part they animation was at least tolerable. Within a few patches, the problems that were there were mostly fixed. Many of these complaints appear to have been so off base, that I suspect that many of the complainers hadn’t even played the game.
I’m writing this now, firstly because the hate train has long subsided allowing for better discussion, and secondly because I’ve seen others express similar opinions here, so I’m wondering how many people agree. I for one I’m sad that there will be no DLC, and hope that EA gives bioware more resources to polish the sequel (if it ever comes) so that the series doesn’t get even more unfounded backlash.
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[spoiler]Mass effect Andromeda was nowhere near as bad as people said. While it has its flaws, it is overall an enjoyable experience, so people should give it a chance.[/spoiler]
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2 RepliesIt wasn't "massively under-rated".....but it a good game plagued by minor problems that blown WAY out of proportion. ME: A was the victim of what I consider the two biggest problems in gaming right now: publishers and hype. The entire development of ME: A was plagued by problems and mismanagement. EA forced Bioware to use the Frostbite engine (Battlefield) which is apparently really difficult to adapt to RPGs. Bioware kept cannibalizing the staff of ME: As studio to work on the (then still unannounced) Anthem. Then there were multiple changes in direction in terms of what kind of game it was going to be. So ---like Destiny 2----Mass Effect: Andromeda didn't get onto final track until about 18 months before its release date. All the work had gone into making the game world, content, and game play....and the story and character animations suffered as a result. EA and Bioware KNEW that the game wasn't ready, and it was flawed....but they pushed it out the door anyway. Then what happened is why we will never see "Half-life 3": It ran into a wall of out-of-control community self-hype. Just like No Man's Sky did. It ran into a community that had had FIVE YEARS to hype itself into the stratosphere about what the next game in the franchise would be. Like the Star Wars community you had this runaway train of self-hype and speculation about what would be next. Which Bioware did nothing to really manage. ...and that Mass Effect: Andromeda (like the Last Jedi) didn't meet. The community wanted Mass Effect 4.....and they got Mass Effect: Andromeda instead. ...and they went -blam!-ing NUTS. Turning ME: A into a target and a whipping boy for all their pent up frustration, anticipation and disappointment. So all the bugs and glitches became this convenient target for all these negative emotions and got blown out of any-and-all-reasonable proportion. When the fact is that the game had fewer bugs and glitches than you'd find in a typical Bethesda game ("Its not a bug, its a features.) But this is what happens when gamers think they can step in the "same river" multiple times....and are chasing after a particular emotional experience, instead of just looking to have fun with a good game.
