Mass Effect Andromeda: 12 Critical Reactions You Need To Know

1. It's By Far The Worst Game In The Series

"As a Mass Effect game, Andromeda falls well short of the nuanced politics, morality, and storytelling of its predecessors. For me, the series has always been about compelling characters and harrowing choices, so to find such weak writing here is bitterly disappointing...While I did catch glimmers of the original trilogy's greatness, that shine was often dulled by lifeless dialogue, tedious missions, and even technical shortcomings." - Gamespot

"Mediocre writing and tepid quests add up to what is probably BioWare's worst RPG yet." - Eurogamer

"After the outstanding trilogy that created this universe, Andromeda is a disappointing follow up...Without consistently strong writing or a breakout star in its cast to carry it through the long hours and empty spaces, however, disappointments like a lack of new races, no companion customization, and major performance problems and bugs take their toll." - IGN

"Place the resulting experience next to infinitely more finessed open-world games like The Witcher 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn - or even the original trilogy - and Andromeda compares very poorly indeed. Not a disaster, but definitely not the fresh start this series needed, or the one fans have been waiting patiently for." - Gamesradar

"At this point Andromeda is probably sounding pretty terrible, and if you only play these games for the plot and characters it kind of is. What makes the game so confounding is that the majority of the other stuff is great...depending on what aspects most appeal to you, Andromeda is either a mild disappointment or an affront to all you hold dear." - Metro

And finally, it's the news some fans feared after playing the trial: Andromeda is almost universally regarded to be the series' low-point to date.

While many did add that they still enjoyed the experience and had few qualms about sinking a massive chunk of time into it, it simply pales massively compared to the three prior titles (yes, even the third one).

As for what these reviews might mean for Andromeda's sales and the direction of the franchise moving forward? Only time will tell.

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