breslove

This game is a lot of fun post-patches, especially if you've done yourself a solid by playing the original Mass Effect trilogy or went the further step of reading the books as well. The User Score for this game is more reflective of what EA should be rated for their pathetic leadership. The vast majority of initial issues with this game immediately after release were fixed. Andromeda has most of what you've come to expect from previous ME games: great overall story about humankind exploring the universe and new worlds; meeting and learning about new aliens all with the conflict you'd expect of different cultures with different aspirations; deep dives into the lives of your teammates, their backgrounds, challenges and how they've come to be who and where they are at the time of this story; & actual fun gameplay action that's better than the original trilogy. This game is enjoyable & better than most similar games. DON'T let online trolls that trashed the game before patches ruin it for you by not giving this a go yourself. And even before the fixes, the story & action surpassed the bugs that superficial users let influence their reviews. The original ME trilogy set a high standard to live up to. Is this game Mass Effect 2, the platinum standard model of games of these genres? No, but it's arguably close because some areas are better (seamless combat controls) while yes, some other areas come up short (like 99% of other games you'd compare to ME2). Andromeda 2 could have a shot at equaling ME2. Here's hoping EA make the sequel because there's a lot of fans out there very much looking forward to more from this series in the future.