Is Mass Effect Andromeda worth playing?

[EvilPinata]

After a couple failed attempts to get into the series, it finally has me locked in and I plan on completing the original trilogy through to the end.

I know Andromeda had a rocky start due to the lack of polish and it's widely regarded as not as good as the original trilogy, but is there still enjoyment to be had for fans of the series?

[highfivingbears]

The Commendatore eredeti hozzászólása:

highfivingbears eredeti hozzászólása:

Is every male Krogan a discount Wrex?

How strange. I don't recall stating every male Krogan is a discount Wrex. Just one.

Oh, well. You almost got me there.

I don't recall saying you did. I was just asking a question, my dude.

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

L1qu1dator eredeti hozzászólása:

(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★ eredeti hozzászólása:

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Easily THE worst in the series due to story and 'thats stupid' designs but the exploration, graphics, and quest were fun to complete.... be prepared to hate all of your squadmates though.....

How can you hate Drack?!

highfivingbears eredeti hozzászólása:

Man, that's what I was thinking too! Drack is awesome, and Veetra is pretty dang cool too. I could understand not liking Peebee or Liam, though.

Because, although they have neat personalities, they fall flat in a lot of areas and end up saying stupid things or have very flat responses to things.

Like Veetra, they shove in your face what she is about for a long while, then dump it all and then you start getting very flat responses and then she seemed to contradict what she wanted to begin with.

Drack, started off strong, fell off when you get to the other krogans, came back up with comments about certain topics, fell off again when discussing things with the female krogan on the station.

Its one of those good on paper things, horrible executions for me.

[highfivingbears]

(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★ eredeti hozzászólása:

L1qu1dator eredeti hozzászólása:

How can you hate Drack?!

highfivingbears eredeti hozzászólása:

Man, that's what I was thinking too! Drack is awesome, and Veetra is pretty dang cool too. I could understand not liking Peebee or Liam, though.

Because, although they have neat personalities, they fall flat in a lot of areas and end up saying stupid things or have very flat responses to things.

Like Veetra, they shove in your face what she is about for a long while, then dump it all and then you start getting very flat responses and then she seemed to contradict what she wanted to begin with.

Drack, started off strong, fell off when you get to the other krogans, came back up with comments about certain topics, fell off again when discussing things with the female krogan on the station.

Its one of those good on paper things, horrible executions for me.

That's fair. I haven't played through that part of the game for a good while, so it's iffy for me.

[SMIFFY]

I might finally play it if it comes to Steam.

[Naedmi]

The most important thing I know about it was that they made an excuse for how ugly and buggy the game was due to being shorthanded, most of the team was working on Anthem while promising that Anthem will be a great game. Then it released and it was in an even worse state than Andromeda.

My answer, if it costs $5, maybe. Highest I would go is $20 if I was a fan of the Mass Effect series.

[EvilPinata]

𝙸𝚁𝚄𝙻▲𝙽 eredeti hozzászólása:

It's like Episode VII. Nobody asked for it. It could be a great franchise without. But yet it's here ...

Personally, I think Episode VII is better than the prequels by a long shot.

highfivingbears eredeti hozzászólása:

L1qu1dator eredeti hozzászólása:

Exactly! Drack and Veetra were awesome. Drack is the best Krogan of all Mass Effect.

I haven't played the first three games (except for maybe two hours of the first one), so I can't comment on that. I didn't really like the gameplay of ME1, though. It felt really clunky to me.

I honestly don't understand how the original Mass Effect got such high scores in reviews. It's a great game story wise and because of the deep characters and meaningful choices, but it's issues definitely put it at like a 75 for me.

The Mako is probably the worst vehicle to ever inhabit a video game. While playing on my Xbox 360, everytime I would enter a new area it would take textures five or six seconds to pop in which ruins so much immersion for me especially when you enter dialogue with another character and they lack so much detail. The framerate would also dip pretty heavily in firefights.

It's a great game, but not even in the 80 range for me.

Explosion Hugger eredeti hozzászólása:

The most important thing I know about it was that they made an excuse for how ugly and buggy the game was due to being shorthanded, most of the team was working on Anthem while promising that Anthem will be a great game. Then it released and it was in an even worse state than Andromeda.

My answer, if it costs $5, maybe. Highest I would go is $20 if I was a fan of the Mass Effect series.

That's what happens when you try to multi-task I guess. Instead of one of the games being at least decent, both ended up pretty bad.

[Out Of Bubblegum]

Abisha eredeti hozzászólása:

o yea lot of jumping and hopping around,something you must also really like
i always wonder the ♥♥♥♥ they add this into FPS shooters i never seen a squad or special forces apply jumping for charge tactics. this industry is **** it's no wonder anthem is so a massive failure

So you have to do a lot of timed jumps in the game? Kinda like twich shooting? Oh dear. That leaves me out. I just cannot get jump timing right in games. Something wrong in my brain wiring I guess. It is on my list of games to try someday. I guess I should forget it.

[Arvaos]

𝙸𝚁𝚄𝙻▲𝙽 eredeti hozzászólása:

It's like Episode VII. Nobody asked for it. It could be a great franchise without. But yet it's here ...

Well, story wise 1 & 2.
3 is Gears of War in the Mass Effect universe with an ending similar to Lost.

[Xautos]

RyReps eredeti hozzászólása:

𝙸𝚁𝚄𝙻▲𝙽 eredeti hozzászólása:

It's like Episode VII. Nobody asked for it. It could be a great franchise without. But yet it's here ...

Well, story wise 1 & 2.
3 is Gears of War in the Mass Effect universe with an ending similar to Lost.

Admiral Anderson isn't Jack Shepard. (Dies)
Commander Shepard isn't Hugo Reyes. (Alive)
Catalyst isn't Benjamin Linus. (Not ethereal and very much alive)
Jack Harper/TIM isn't Desmond Hume. (Alive)

Not much similarity. and between them? the plug didn't need to be pulled at the center of the island but the action to stop the reapers there is little to no choice in.

[crgzero]

I see nothing similar at all to Lost in ME3. Nothing at all.

[Out Of Bubblegum]

He means the ending. The ending to Lost was WTF? And the ending to ME3 was also WTF?
Which ending was the bigger WTF? will never be solved. In both cases the writers had no ending so they just made up something that did not fit and went home. Sigh.

[Abisha]

Out Of Bubblegum eredeti hozzászólása:

Abisha eredeti hozzászólása:

o yea lot of jumping and hopping around,something you must also really like
i always wonder the ♥♥♥♥ they add this into FPS shooters i never seen a squad or special forces apply jumping for charge tactics. this industry is **** it's no wonder anthem is so a massive failure

So you have to do a lot of timed jumps in the game? Kinda like twich shooting? Oh dear. That leaves me out. I just cannot get jump timing right in games. Something wrong in my brain wiring I guess. It is on my list of games to try someday. I guess I should forget it.

if you don't jump you missing out a large part of the game mechanics they have a smash skill that request a jump smash.

i guess the devs who made the game are the age of 12 who still think they are in apenheul being in the climbing racks and find it cool to jump around like a monkey.

same can be said about devs thinking wall running is cool, all i see is total nonsens and really gives me the impression some people with some serious disability made the game.

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

Abisha eredeti hozzászólása:

Out Of Bubblegum eredeti hozzászólása:

So you have to do a lot of timed jumps in the game? Kinda like twich shooting? Oh dear. That leaves me out. I just cannot get jump timing right in games. Something wrong in my brain wiring I guess. It is on my list of games to try someday. I guess I should forget it.

if you don't jump you missing out a large part of the game mechanics they have a smash skill that request a jump smash.

i guess the devs who made the game are the age of 12 who still think they are in apenheul being in the climbing racks and find it cool to jump around like a monkey.

same can be said about devs thinking wall running is cool, all i see is total nonsens and really gives me the impression some people with some serious disability made the game.

You really can absolutely ignore that.... its a mechanic put in the game for people that want that. Just like how adepts are the mages of the series you dont ever have to even touch them to get a full experience.

Hell all I did in MEA was use a sniper rifle that i customized to regen its ammo and hit like a truck....

So to insult the devs about a playstyle that can be absolutely avoided and calling them 12.... seems kinda childish to me.

[Out Of Bubblegum]

OK. Thanks. I will give it a try someday.

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

Out Of Bubblegum eredeti hozzászólása:

OK. Thanks. I will give it a try someday.

Seriously, dont get discouraged by Abisha comments, get discouraged for other reasons explained in this thread but not that.

They are literally talking about a mechanic that is heavily focused for a certain playstyle like vanguards or vanguard adepts..... there are multiple other playstyles that have nothing to do with those mechanics what so ever.

Basically, its like complaining about mage abilities in skyrim and trying to sell it like its a big mechanic that if you dont use youre missing out on a large portion of the game.... you're not. Its just something that exist for people that want to play that way.