Mass Effect Andromeda is not due until March 23, but the reviews on Metacritic are already available thanks to diligent testers. These are unusually different, ranging from “Total Masterpiece” to “Completely Useless Crap”. One review says one thing, while another review for Mass Effect: Andromeda says something entirely different.
Mass Effect: Andromeda has always had a tough time. The game was a sequel to a trilogy that was supposed to be completed and over. Mass Effect ended with Shepard’s story, and a continuation from a story perspective was neither plausible nor really necessary. Therefore, many players and critics were already skeptical when Andromeda was announced. When ugly pancake faces and silly animations made the rounds, many players finally lost interest.
Mass Effect: Andromeda – What do reviews and tests on Metacritic say?
But is Andromeda really that bad? Numerous magazines and internet portals have taken on the science fiction RPG and thoroughly tested it. And while critics often agree on many games, opinions on Mass Effect: Andromeda are partly extremely divided! Some praise it to high heavens, while others hate it like krogan scale disease!
ME: A – A worthy successor…?
The testers at Press Start believe that Mass Effect: Andromeda succeeds in “bringing back the feeling of exploration and discovery that fans have been longing for since the first part […].” The colleagues at GameStar see it similarly, regarding the game as “a massive science fiction epic and a bold new beginning for the series […].”
Or a huge disappointment…?
Less enthusiastic is the PC Games, for whom ME:A represents primarily “disappointment mixed with some great moments.” Even worse is how Eurogamer finds the game. While no rating is given, ME:A is labeled as “possibly the worst Bioware RPG to date.”
The colleagues at Rock-Paper-Shotgun are also clearly negative in their final assessment: “As a successor to the previous trilogy, it is a timid and stale narrative that relies too much on what came before and is too simplistic in its possibilities, while it is stuck in a gigantic playground full of little things.”
Or perhaps something entirely new?
Other magazines, like Kotaku, are more neutral. While they are not completely thrilled, they say: “At its core, it [Andromeda] captures the Mass Effect feel – an exciting story about humanity’s place in the universe and a perfect ship full of misfits to explore it.”
Curiously, the critics at Destructoid see the matter differently. For them, Mass Effect: Andromeda is something else: “Mass Effect [Andromeda] spends a lot of time trying not to feel like a Mass Effect game at all. If anything, it feels more like a spin-off – one developed by another studio that doesn’t know what direction everything should go. […] But Andromeda makes it pretty clear that it isn’t aiming to be like the other Mass Effects. A new beginning, not a burial – for better or worse.”
Mass Effect: Andromeda in the rating mirror – What Metacritic says
In the following table, you will find the key reviews and tests along with ratings (if available).
Computerbild-Spiele
Grade 1.95
Destructoid
6.5/10
Digital Trends
2.5/5
Forbes
8.5/10
Gamespot
6/10
GamesRadar
3.5/5
Gamestar
85/100
Gaming Nexus
8.8/10
Hardcore Gamer
70/100
IGN
7.7/10
Metro
6/10
PC-Games
78/100
PCGamer
80/100
PCGamesN
8/10
PlayStation Lifestyle
65/100
PlayStation Universe
8/10
Polygon
7.5/10
Press Start
9/10
RPG Site
7/10
The Sixth Axis
8/10
Trusted Reviews
70/100
USGamer
3/5
The Metacritic score of the game currently stands at (March 20, 12:30 PM)
Mass Effect: Andromeda is the fourth game in Bioware's Mass Effect universe, but it marks a kind of relaunch of the series. The story takes place hundreds of ye...
