10 Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of The Generation

Was it ever going to be anything else? It's fair to say that the continuation of one of gaming's most beloved franchises was highly-anticipated. It's kind of incredible then, that Mass Effect: Andromeda is better known for its memes and gifs than it is the game itself. Andromeda is the biggest letdown of the current generation, and possibly of all-time.

Everything developer Bioware said about the game pre-launch was enough to have us salivating; the tried and true Mass Effect formula but with more worlds; the return of the Mako; more alien lifeforms; and a family-oriented story tied into a space opera. It sounded perfect.

What we got was a boiled-down version of that with a handful of dull planets, a forgettable story, and a game that ran very poorly. Now, it seems likely that a rushed development cycle, poor management, and the difficulty of the Frostbite Engine are largely to blame for Andromeda's shortcomings, but that doesn't change the simple fact that it was a heartbreaking disappointment through-and-through.