Just started this, 5 years after launch - and three minutes after completing the legendary trilogy. It’s a good game! Not really like the OG Mass Effect, but really, can anything be? Andromeda is engaging, fun, and has some genuine wow moments. Again, totally different than the trilogy. It feels somehow lighter. And after Mass Effect 3,I needed that.
It's a very good balanced game where you have your relaxing moments traveling alien landscapes, tense combat engagements, big ass bosses, exploration, dialogues, tailoring your character etc. etc.
I think that a full scale Hanidoku or Cage Sudoku would be a bit too difficult for your average player, lol. Especially if solving the ME A versions makes their head spin already, ha ha ha
Honestly, I do a lot of sudoku, but I had a bit of a problem doing the puzzle in the trial, since the symbols aren't numbers, and they're not very distinct from each other.
I ... don't know how you could possibly find a 4x4x4 sudoku with 4 possible symbols even remotely hard even if they arent numbers. I really hope we get hit by the full 9x9x9 with very sporatic symbols later in the game .. but I'm not holding my breath.
I was a little cautious for the first one, but I had gotten a feel for them by the 2nd or 3rd. You will undoubtedly be doing the puzzle upwards of 50 times or so during the full game (assuming you dont cop out with the auto solve) you will eventually "get the feel" for them. It's inevitable.
Does anyone know how the insanity difficulty is? I found that me2 difficulty was spot on. In me3 I went shotgun infiltrator instead of sniper without using med kits as it was too easy, might have been the lack of shields and armor on most enemies compared to me2's insanity that made it so much easier.
ive been playing the trial for a few hours now and yea it has the weird animations but there are so many good things about it that made me smile and almost tear up about, im gonna get it despite the animations. if thats the only reason you womt get the game then you're missing out.
so what about animations. Games used to be judged based on how good they actually are. Rather it be the gameplay or the story. Now in 2017 when graphics are amazing people are freaked out about bad anaimations? My suggestion is to never pick up a copy of Doom 1, Duke Nukem 3d, GTA 3, or hell don't even pick up Fall Out 3. LOL
james davis The industry is changing, though. It's more works of art paired with story. It would be like people playing the playstation one, and then someone came out with an Atari game for it. Told them it was top of the line graphics. Told them it was okay because the story was better. Most gamers would frown and ask if you were cheating them somehow- gaming changes, consumers change, and industry standards change. Just as cartoon animation wouldn't be considered on par if it was in black and white today, it's not going to be recieved that well in a community that has already had a taste of the new industry standard. Personally, for me, if I wanted to play a game with 2005 graphics, I wouldn't spend 80 bucks on it. Making us spend 80 bucks for a game that has the equivalent- if not worse- character animations and graphics as a game from 2005 is NOT going to be recieved well with consumers. That's just a fact.
this^^, the game is still amazing not even including the fact that the developers have already released a patch and even said they will be releasing future patches for texture and animations
Man, I feel the same. I live in Europe. The game is about to be released tomorrow in the US and it's very hard to avoid spoilers already. Some jerks even randomly post them in comments section under videos like this one so be aware.
Feel with you Rulas 0601 the bad reviews don't matter to me, I enjoyed the hell out of the trial and are buying the game om launch!! Hekate Bleble It always sucks when people post spoilers even if they don't care other people might.. well just to keep away from the internet for some time then
I honestly don't see why all the trashing. The game is fantastic. Sure I've encountered some bugs here and there but I didn't see anything that can't be fixed with a patch... Or anything game breaking for that matter. Oh and everyone is exaggerating about the animations. The trashing will stop once everyone plays it and bioware patches the major glitches.
Do you really find ME:A so bad that liking it qualifies as "shitty taste"? Have you even played it or are you assuming based solely on a handful of videos?
Manos Alimpertis People just want a reason to complain. Those who are choosing not to play it because youtubers who are payed to have an opinion say it's bad. The combat system is so much better than previous ME's plus the voice acting, one of the biggest complaints, is actually REALLY good. There was a whole cutscene where instead of just answering a question you, as Ryder, can make the other person realize the answer themselves by asking them questions. It seemed like a fun alternative to simply "yes, I would like to do that". There is some glaring animation issues but as you said.. patches exist.
I'm new the andromeda. 3 days in. Big fan of me2 and 3. Andromeda is amazing and incredibly deep. I just try not to think about what could have been if all the og developers and writers stayed.
me too made me so excited to play it , i was far too immersed to really notice the small bugs i mean im a huge fan of bethesda games and they are notoriously buggy and no one says shit
Elite Huso from watching videos not any crashes and big issues, but yes facial expression and one instance of holding a gun backward has occurred, no day one patch but hopefully into the next few eels there will be.
Elite Huso I've had the full game for a few days now. I haven't really noticed any thing that stands out. Too immersed in the game to pay attention. I haven't had any crashes yet either. Curious what the patch will fix though. I have noticed in all comments across any video, or forum the people who complain about the game are actively seeking/looking for those. Even though I know some are there being into the game I don't notice them at the moment. I'm about 15hrs in. Work keeps getting in the way.
Sure there's glitches and visual issues with the game and people say that mass effect 2 + 3 are better but to me it feels like mass effect 1! Some of the issues that plagued me1 now are evident in andromeda. However, this is just a new beginning in a new system and until you have a base to work with you can't really do the stuff that is in me2 + me3! You need to set a foundation before building a great monument! In my mind andromeda is a great start and despite the issues that are not exactly good to see or experience the bottom line is that andromeda is a new start and it tries to remain true to its origins! I just hope that in time people will see it for what it is and not what it isn't. There's always room for improvement and it will come in time! Good luck fellow pathfinders!
can we compare the difficulties of mass effect 3 to andromeda? easy/hard in andromeda equas the difficulties of easy/hard in ME3? or should i expect hard in andromeda beeing as difficult as insanity in ME3?
The thing I realized about mass effect andromeda is the fact that you can literally in mid battle select any combat biotic or tech ability any time u want which is cool cuz I use everything
Could I get some advice? I haven't started playing this game yet because I meant to buy it for PC but acvidently bought it for PS4. Is it worth another $60 to get the PC version or is the PS4 version fine?
I'm enjoying this game a whole lot, and I think that's due to the fact that I have not played the other games, no expectations, no prejudices, just a good game
There is one time sensitive side quest on Eos. Something about researchers who are trying to make the robot dudes work for them. You have like 3 minutes to get to them to save them all, and if you dont, only one dude will survive.
thank god some wonderful person posted all the puzzle solutions in a video recently because I was done solving them myself at the second main story one
Can someone please explain how we're traveling almost instantly to solar systems without mass effect relays? I thought that was the whole point of the relays. Because we can't do it on our own yet so quickly.
WinteryRob Back in the Mass Effect Trilogy, you can already travel in between solar systems without Mass Relays. Mass relays were use to travel in between CLUSTERS. In Mass Effect Andromeda, the game is set within the Heleus Cluster alone. The Heleus Cluster has so many solar system to a point that it mimics the Galaxy map like in the past Mass Effect games hence the confusion. Back in the Mass Effect Trilogy, clusters usually have 4 maybe 5 solar system. Just keep in mind that you are technically in Heleus Cluster all the time so you don't need mass relays yet. The good question would be, how did the (spoiler alert) Kett travelled from cluster to cluster since the according to the lore, the Kett are actually all over the Andromeda Galaxy and not just present within the Helens Cluster.
I've owned the game since day one and I've put 29 hours into it and I'm loving every single minute. I'm really excited to keep getting deeper into the storyline and I love the split decisions in the game where they have you press a button real quick in the Cinematic scenes for a different outcome. That's the little things that make this game really exciting to play more of! Definitely one of my favorite game series hands down!!!
My opinion, don't listen to reviews. The game has it's issues, but overall, from the trial at least, its still super fun and engaging, oh and absolutely massive!
undead890 yeah reviews don't mean shit .just look at wildlands didn't get the best review plus people shitting on it on the net .but it's actually a amazing game one of the best out in a long long time .the same goes with this reviews are bashing it but it's a good game
I have played the trial for 10 hours. Here are some opinions if someone is interested. For the moment this game reminds me of Mass Effect 1, more than the other two. It is a more paused game than 2 and 3. You go around with the Nomad, the fights are in more open spaces, etc... The combat is pretty cool, and fun. I had to get used to it tho, because I just replayed the trilogy and it is quite different. The writing was not bad so far. Maybe not as good as the begining of the first game, but ut is too soon to jugde properly. The thing is that it is written in a lighter tone. I suppose we won't have a spooky conversation with Sovereign (what a great moment, this one). The usual bugs of a brand new game are there (like there were bugs in The Witcher 3, Skyrim, and many other role-playing games around the release date). The facial animations are mediocre. That is the truth, specially for the protagonist and some characters, like Peebee for instance. But in the end, I found it to be a very entertaining game and for sure I will buy it and play the sh*t out of it. The facial animations are a minor portion of the game. Pretty much all the rest looks good.
I'm so conflicted because everything I've seen about this game looks amazing, yet I've read reviews saying that the gameplay is amazing and the story and characters are terrible... but on the flip side I've heard the story and characters are great and the gameplay is terrible? Anyways regardless of all the hate I can't wait 'till Thursday. Fuck the haters this game looks great
Bulls3ye yeah, I have. I've completed the game now. It's definitely no where near as good as the original trilogy but I still don't think it's nearly as bad as what people say. Still a good game but it does have some technical issues that need to be fixed.
Bryan 'El chapo' Caraway Nothing about this game impressed me. I guess if I had never played Mass Effect I'd think it was cool but I'd rather go back to the trilogy. I'll finish the game when i find it in the bargain bin.
Energy efficient Conor McGregor if people say the gameplay is bad theyre just a stupid hater. The story isnt like a compelling goldmine of rich literature. But its an adequately made game. Youve got too realize, bioware is husk of what they were, so the game isnt really stellar. But its not bad.
put about 30 hours into the game and have been focusing mainly on Side missions, haven't made any decisions that I regret yet. but one thing that has helped me the most was getting my omni grenade maxed out. making it very powerful and getting extra grenades can take out a destroyer with 2 grenades and still have about 3 more.also, huge advice I ran across a remnant architect on voeld and it took me forever to kill it!!! I seriously was fighting this thing for an hour. it wouldn't open up it's circuits on its legs for me to kill, it just kept spawning more remnant observors and stuff... I eventually realized that the task description in the upper right of the screen said "eliminate remaining remnant" as I looked a little harder ( all while still fighting this damn thing) I noticed their was a remnant bastard stuck on top of the roof of the complex I was at. after I killed that it continued on with the process of it being killed by me ((opened it's legs) Giggity!).Check your tasks and read carefully it will save you a lot of headaches.Who out there didn't kill the angarian AI system on voeld what was the results?? I destroyed it, didn't really get anything other than XP.
They played with a gamepad. And this is a shooter, so no matter how much you like gamepad, keymouse will always be better in combat (ESPECIALLY if you wanna jump straight into insanity like I do)
Yeah I also enjoy keyboard and mouse for almost every game more, I think the only game I enjoyed with a controller was Salt And Sancuary. Also 4:51 look at that aim, this is exactly why controller is bad for a game like this.
Of course, but there is still that skill ceiling (regarding aiming). If two people of the same skill level were to duel (one using K+M and the other a controller) in a fast paced shooter using precision weapons like sniper rifles or semi auto assault rifles, the guy with mouse is almost always going to win because of a massive advantage in aim mouse offers. I like to make very fast twitch shots, like getting three headshots in 4 seconds with black widow from any range, so I personally could never use controller, but ofc if you don't have experience with M+K you are better off using a controller
yeah those remnant puzzles especially the 5x5 gave me a lot of trouble. I think i solved it but the game just assumed it was wrong. I even screencapped some of my solutions and asked someone if i made a mistake and they even said none.
Hey quick question mass effect follower people are saying there are only 4 planets to explore which I can totally live with but is there actually no more then 4
Ddtzilla500 A Bioware developer said at PAX that Andromeda has twelve hub worlds. I pitied the man this morning for trying to bullshit the gaming community so close to reviewers getting their hands on it. It's actually four. That's all. If there's going to be twelve total, then fuck EA for hiding it in four full-priced DLCs.
Steve Hopkins So what if there are four worlds? 1) It's in a single star cluster, meaning there is going to be a low number of inhabitable worlds in the first place. We don't have an entire Galaxy as our playground this time. And 2) Quality over Quantity. Oh, and 3) Each of those worlds is bigger than their previous game, DA:I.
Jared Masten Dude, I think you misunderstood me, I am such a fan of Mass Effect, I could really be happy with a game half the size of Inquisition. I was more pissed that the developer tried to say there was twelve.
and yea heres a million sidequests because nobody else can do anything on their own. oh other then the strike teams, who apparently have their own ships so i send them off to do the same missions over and over on some random planet for some reason, then i get a briefing that says fail or success lol but none of that affects me directly really, shouldn't they be with me watching my back? Instead i have 2 squad mates with adhd who can't stop running and jumping all over the place even though im suppose to be a recon specialist.. They stay in cover for like 2 seconds then leap out into the frey just for something to do, talk about suicidal..
I got it on pre-order. Overall so far, really fun, excellent stuff, but there are some major issues and character problems that were difficult for me to slog through, not long after I got to the Nexus. People should really be aware of those so that it doesn't blindside them and leave them with the impression that the game is ruined. Animation: Well, first off, the CC is too limited. Just keep in mind that you can't choose different feature sets once you pick a preset, and most of the presets are horrendous. So the style of nose, eyes, and ears, things like that. You can't choose a different combination of features, which is way too restrictive, but you can still make a decent looking character. It's much tougher to make a passable fem Ryder. The adaptation of the parent characters to your twin designs is outstanding, though. Facial animation is horrendous for certain side characters in particular. I honestly think somebody was high and thought it would be funny that a character lacking basic emotes or.. well, any degree of expression, was just left as is, and opened her dialogue with the line, "My face is tired." Like an ill considered response to early criticism of facial animation in the trailers or something. It's not that bad through the vast majority of what I've played, though, really, and the mains are emotive. Body animation. They basically made a one size fits all walk animation and skeletal posture for every species in the game, and whether your characters are armored up or casual. Including humans of both genders. It's weird, awkward, and amateurish at times, when there aren't special cinematic animations, basically. They all have the salarian/turian posture and walk. Really egregiously doesn't work for humans, pretty often. Hope they patch unique animation sets into the game for humans and asari, at least. Otherwise, there's a lot of gorgeous animation in the game. The environments, planets, ships, etc. are a new high water mark for BioWare, and it's not close. The sense of perspective and scale is amazing. Combat and ground mission exploration are great, which was a treat after I was worried about that before launch. The combat V.I. is much stronger than what we saw in trailers, and it's a very fun game as a whole. Dialogue: I think the banter, companion, and main story dialogue system and writing is as strong or stronger than it's ever been. I LOVE the dialogue choice and tone systems most of the time. But then you've got the Nexus, and it's like a low rent version of the citadel and the stilted expository dialogue system of Mass 1, with bad/flat writing and a terribly miscast salarian (Director Tann) who speaks exactly like his real life comedian voice actor, slow and over-acted, with long, pronounced gaps and meandering soliloquy. He's basically the opposite of what a salarian voice performance should be, and since his dialogue is written to the quick delivered, tangent prone prototypical salarian style, it's extremely difficult to sit through a conversation with him. Tann is a monster of suspension of disbelief breaking, sleep inducing boredom and wasted time. There's also a female krogan that sounds like a higher pitched turian, but she's not really a bad time like Tann. Otherwise, the games voice performances so far are fine to excellent, so there's light at the end of the tunnel. The general sound design and music are mostly fantastic. So, those are the pitfalls in my experience, but despite that, I'm having a lot of fun with the game. So don't get discouraged with the early issues. The game is mostly great fun, if uneven in presentation at places. I do recommend it, so long as you can look beyond those shortcomings. Just be aware, it gets better.
Here's a question I've been asking myself after 15 hours into it: why does the tempest zoom into a planet after traveling to it, then back up afterwards? It's really strange, and I don't have a satisfying answer.
Thing I wished I knew - inventory is handled as a steaming pile of mess. No sorting, no equipping, and even thing you can't use during your mission takes space. I've seen people saying they spend about a third of their game time cleaning their inventory, and after playing the game, that is not an exaggeration. This was one main things they changed in ME2, and I 'll bet good money they'll change it right back for the next game... I mean, it has always the weaknesses of ME1 inventory, with none of the strength; yes to carrying multiple copies of the same weapon, no to having any room to carry it.
All the reviews up to this point had me ALMOST deciding not to try this game. That would have been horrible, because though I'm only three hours in, I am loving Andromeda and am getting very strong Mass Effect vibes from the content. The facial animations are only slightly off-putting and the occasional walk like a duck thing is very, very rare (mostly when going down stairs). This is a great game if you liked the cinematic and epic feel of the original Mass Effect games. Reviewers who have to nit-pick and denigrate things in order to inflate their sense of self importance should be ashamed of themselves.
So having a different opinion, to you, is "nit picking and denigrating". I wonder if you didn't like a game and reviewers did, what you'd call them then? "Sell outs"? Get over it buddy, not everyone likes the game. Nothing you can do about it and trying to paint those that disagree with you as the bad guys isn't going to help anything except your ego.
I feel that people who choose to put on the "hat" of a "reviewer" should at least make an effort to be fair and informative in those reviews. It can't be denied that many of the "reviewers" chose to exaggerate some deficiencies for the sake of drama and lols. Any review that concentrates almost exclusively on the animations and the montage is doing a severe disservice to those who might turn to them for actually useful advice. I don't claim to be a reviewer, and my opinion shouldn't matter to anyone else, but I can say that I wasn't personally bothered by the few animation issues that cropped up in now my first 10 hours of playing and the writing is generally average to above average, with the voice acting being quite acceptable to good. Even the worst case scenario of the brief exchanges with Addison weren't nearly as bad as most of the early "reviewers" let on for the sake of causing drama.
Cain Legacy check out ACG's review of this game. The most unbiased review out there and he says strongly that there's good game play in here if you can find it. however, for him, and a decent amount of people harping on faces and animations, is that shipping a product that regularly shows it has problems with animations and graphics and performance but manages to MAKE SURE the multiplayer ships with MICROTRANSACTIONS shows truly where the heart of the game is at. No professionalism, cash grab included. In the end, he rates it as "buy in a deep sale or rent" rather than an absolute must buy. Very unique and telling score system Sometimes it's more about the quality of the meal, not just that it has the meat and potatoes and a sweet desert.
Cain Legacy I agree with you 100% I almost said hmmm maybe I'll wait, but this game is fun. I'm loving every second. I haven't checked in a while but Ik I've put in over 22 hours in. Worth trying if you like this type of gameplay.
I just played the trial on a friend's pc for I have to wait to get a console capable of handling the game... And I was very unhappy with the quest-radar-thing. I missed my little arrow pointing me to the right direction as well as a map. I've been running in circles a lot on the first mission. Still, I love the whole game dynamics, the new feeling with jumping to higher levels for combat and also the combined skills. So, I am super hyped for my birthday when I will finally get to play the whole game!
Here are a few things I wish I knew not mentioned in this video: 1. Combo primer vs. Combo detonator (unfortunately for tech, the detonators are easier to hit and not channeled)... it`s on the icon at the corner of the skill... but read the ones you level up. They're a huge damage boost. 2. Some abilities and weapons do different things when you hold and fire rather than just firing (ie, overload, some weapons) 3. Inferno is an awesome sniper rifle, esp. with grenade launcher. 4. There`s a difference between tech power, biotic power (these two are obvious), COMBAT POWER, and just power (which is all three... I think) 5. Paying attention to your class passive and what it does; all of the sudden I had a handy glyph following me around. It also tells you that even putting points in things you'll never use might jack up your passive. 6. Leveling up teammates... should go without saying, but I only saw the option after I was through with Eos. 7. You can scroll closer to your map so that it doesn`t look like a jumbled mess 8. Research points in remnant tech and the third are scarce but milky way research is pretty abundant (because of avp) 9. Some AVPs are way better than others: take the one that drops the caches around the maps early... 10. You can put off fighting architects, at least until you got your character figured out, especially the one on Voeld (where you have to watch your radiation levels). I spent three hours trying to beat that guy (I play higher difficulty) when I had not really learned how to maximize my character's potential, yet. 11. Peebee unlocks another tech pet that`s probably better than the turret, which is clumsy. 12. You can hit T on your nomad anywhere and return to Tempest. You should routinely return, especially when your character is first established and you need to jack up your gear. 13. You can fast travel to drop points. 14. If you use tactical cloak, you can interact with items and not break stealth 15. You can switch your skill set mid fight and even set favourites in case you`re fighting an architect or destroyer and feel that a flame thrower is maybe not the optimal option. 16. You`re not always safe in cover... see architect or destroyer. 17. Tasks are not that important... if they`re not marked, don`t waste your time... 18. Nomad upgrades are pretty useful, especially boost; boost helps you climb steep inclines 19. Like he said, check merchants after avp upgrades... you want to look for good mods. 20. This game isn`t as organized as ME3 with weapon buffs, but you basically have a few types, scope, weight, barrel, and melee; some are experimental with penalties. 21. Special mods you can only use when you're building weapons. If you deconstruct the weapon you build, you get your mod back. 22. Charge up weapons might seem good, but in big boss fights, they aren't as good... just a warning. Gear yourself for the difficult encounters. 23. Last but not least: Try to complete the vault quests almost as soon as you get to a planet, because they will unlock the region more so that you aren't scouring a map twice.
I just started the game. Leveling up wasn't explained very well in-game, so I'm considering restarting. Not sure that I'll need to though. We'll see how the next 30 minutes of game play goes. One thing I wasn't very happy with, was the inability to save at any given point... frustrating. Thanks!
I love my build in this game, best biotic melee amp, charge, lance and concussive shot, that plus the Vanguard profile which gives melee shield drain is so fun
Its also platform independent. As long as you used the same EA account you get the credit. I am playing ME:A on XBox one but had DA:I on PC and Mass Effect 3 on 360.
Nice. I knew all of these but helpful to those who need some pre-game info. I been in game since launch, and I wonder how many planets there are going to be. Been putting off all the major plot stuff to do side quests, already 40+ :)
Love the game so far. Combat is so smooth and the strange animations are really not a bother I honestly rather had them focus on good gameplay and combat rather than sweet lip synching.
I actually had to reduce the difficulty down to Normal as my NPC companions kept dying at the start of most combat encounters. Not only that, but my character is NOT specced to fight robots, and I died many times against the giant Destroyer robot inside the vault, and since you can't save there, I had to run through two rooms of enemies before it every time. I managed to get through it, but lowered the difficulty after I was done as I didn't want to go through that again. Normal is suddenly too easy now for most encounters, but I'll rather have it that way than have to deal with dead team mates and frustrating robot bosses.
I almost didn't buy this game cause of everyone negative comments about it.... glad I didn't listen to them because this game is awesome!!! I don't care about animation quality too much. the amount of content in this game is crazy.when trying to gain the trust of the angarans you have the choice of going to voeld or to havarl, I went to voeld it was cool I liked it, but after I did everything on voeld I went and did havarl.... MAAAAAN I wish I had gone to havarl first because their are SOOOOO many containers and mineral crates just lying around!!!! and at a lower level these are very beneficial to your progression, I recommend goin to harvarl first then going to Voeld.
I've definitely already found myself reloading old saves after moral dilemmas! aha I'm really loving the game so far, it certainly has its faults, visually it can be pretty glitchy, but its a bioware game what do you expect aha! I am slightly struggling to get my head around the numerous weapon and armor crafting options, not sure if you've done a beginners guide on that but if not that might be a good idea for a video.
Actually I found that in Mass Effect 2, once I got all the story based DLC, I WAS able to go back and forth between renegade and paragon throughout the game and still have enough points in one of them to resolve all the arguments between my crew. But yeah that was only after I got all the DLC that gives more opportunities to build up points more. Plus I always save Jack's loyalty mission for basically the last thing I do before going to the derelict reaper. Most of the squad's loyalty missions involve them wanting to meet up with someone waiting for them or go somewhere to do something that's tied to an event happening on a schedule, but all Jack wanted to do was blow up an abandoned building, and that can wait for any old time.
I didn't read any reviews before I played it and I love it so far. Yeah it's a little buggy and the animations aren't great, but gameplay is much more important to me and it excels at that. Combat is much smoother and more fun compared to the trilogy. Bottom line is despite its shortcomings I'm still having a lot of fun with ME:A and that's all that matters.
I was so excited.. slept during the day to be awake at night for release and everything.. then I logged in and said "lemme try a multiplayer match before I start the game". 11 hrs later I got up from my chair, sore.. hungry.. and tired. Still haven't started the game yet lol.. Multiplayer is addicting.
*after playing a few hours I can see why the game is having mixes reviews but honestly I'm still having a ton of fun with the game and I want to play more.*
I went into this game with low expectations and a lot of doubt. Aside from the occasional animation glitch, everything else is great! The graphics are beautiful, the sound is phenomenal, and the gameplay, amazing. I even found myself liking the characters and story as I got to know them while the story unfolds. But both are subjective to the player. If you're going into Andromeda expecting the story and characters of the Trilogy, you're going in with the wrong expectations. This is a new cast with their own personalities and a new story. Instead of our galaxy being invaded by aliens, we are the aliens to another galaxy. I went into this with lows and it's been nothing but highs for me. And it's filled with a lot of depth and tons to do. I am loving this game.
Can anybody recommended a good assault rifle for me to use? I've stuck with the M-8 Avenger for my 10 hours in the trial, but when I get the game I want to get a better one. Any recommendations will be appreciated :)
the cerberus one (mattock) is beloved by many in me2 and 3 i personally stuck with the avenger till i got the turian one in me3 but the revenant is also quite good.
Osman Cardona that weird, I live out in Long Island in Suffolk County, rolled up at my Gamestop and picked that shit right up (all my peoples from Queens though so I represent up in there too ;))
As someone who has completed ME 1,2,3 on insanity, this time around it is not so easy. Mass Effect 1 = Play game until lv60 on easy, then do an insanity ng+ Mass Effect 2 = best to start on insanity, hardest out of og series. Mass effect 3 = a joke you can complete it blindfolded Mass effect A = rapes your corpse and burns the remains, expect long reloads, reminds me of OG Halo aliens. I expect a NG+ cycle is need with maxed rider but unsure if game has ng+.
Suggestion: look up in advance what the romance options are and what genders they're available to. Anyway, those were some great tips. I'll keep them in mind once I get the game.
Thank you for a thoughtful and informative video that you have managed, as far as I can see, to keep spoiler free. After sitting thru all the voices of doom and worry about this game ( and for that matter, all the wailing and crying over game launch bugs) it was nice to find some decent info that was unbiased and actually informed
Great video, really helpful. loving this game! played 5 hours first hit and couldnt believe how i had been playing, thats what a good game is to me not graffics issues or weird faces lol.
I'm only 4-5 hrsin but I already really like it and can't wait to play more. Especially since its a vastly more open game then before its like skyrim meets mass effect3
The consoles were easy cause I preordered the collectors guid, so all the solutions should be online except for one of them with was actually one of the harder ones but is easy for those who understand the rules like having none of the same symbols on a section which I figured out ten minutes after and it became a breeze, if only I didn't look to the book I might have learned ahead of time
I tried to keep the footage to the first few bits of the game as best as I could to avoid spoilers. - Tucker
Thanks for the advice tucker, its going to be useful when ill do the remnant puzzle
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Thanks! Very helpful advices.
Thanks for the tips, I can't wait to play it tonight, and this is most helpful, so again thanks.
Thanks for the advice, but I'm still not over the fact taht I have to wait 3 more days whilst most poeple can play it tomorrow already :(
Just started this, 5 years after launch - and three minutes after completing the legendary trilogy. It’s a good game! Not really like the OG Mass Effect, but really, can anything be? Andromeda is engaging, fun, and has some genuine wow moments. Again, totally different than the trilogy. It feels somehow lighter. And after Mass Effect 3,I needed that.
It's a very good balanced game where you have your relaxing moments traveling alien landscapes, tense combat engagements, big ass bosses, exploration, dialogues, tailoring your character etc. etc.
The glyph puzzles are Sudoku. A cute easier version of sudoku.
I think that a full scale Hanidoku or Cage Sudoku would be a bit too difficult for your average player, lol. Especially if solving the ME A versions makes their head spin already, ha ha ha
Honestly, I do a lot of sudoku, but I had a bit of a problem doing the puzzle in the trial, since the symbols aren't numbers, and they're not very distinct from each other.
I ... don't know how you could possibly find a 4x4x4 sudoku with 4 possible symbols even remotely hard even if they arent numbers. I really hope we get hit by the full 9x9x9 with very sporatic symbols later in the game .. but I'm not holding my breath.
I don't find all the symbols to be super distinct from each other so I can easily see myself not noticing an otherwise obvious error a time or three.
I was a little cautious for the first one, but I had gotten a feel for them by the 2nd or 3rd. You will undoubtedly be doing the puzzle upwards of 50 times or so during the full game (assuming you dont cop out with the auto solve) you will eventually "get the feel" for them. It's inevitable.
Does anyone know how the insanity difficulty is? I found that me2 difficulty was spot on. In me3 I went shotgun infiltrator instead of sniper without using med kits as it was too easy, might have been the lack of shields and armor on most enemies compared to me2's insanity that made it so much easier.
ive been playing the trial for a few hours now and yea it has the weird animations but there are so many good things about it that made me smile and almost tear up about, im gonna get it despite the animations. if thats the only reason you womt get the game then you're missing out.
Unfortunately too many people only judge on the facial animation, ignoring his other quality.
i won't be missing anything. I'll wait until they fix the game or never will bother with it. Other games deserve my money more.
so what about animations. Games used to be judged based on how good they actually are. Rather it be the gameplay or the story. Now in 2017 when graphics are amazing people are freaked out about bad anaimations? My suggestion is to never pick up a copy of Doom 1, Duke Nukem 3d, GTA 3, or hell don't even pick up Fall Out 3. LOL
james davis The industry is changing, though. It's more works of art paired with story. It would be like people playing the playstation one, and then someone came out with an Atari game for it. Told them it was top of the line graphics. Told them it was okay because the story was better. Most gamers would frown and ask if you were cheating them somehow- gaming changes, consumers change, and industry standards change. Just as cartoon animation wouldn't be considered on par if it was in black and white today, it's not going to be recieved that well in a community that has already had a taste of the new industry standard. Personally, for me, if I wanted to play a game with 2005 graphics, I wouldn't spend 80 bucks on it. Making us spend 80 bucks for a game that has the equivalent- if not worse- character animations and graphics as a game from 2005 is NOT going to be recieved well with consumers. That's just a fact.
this^^, the game is still amazing not even including the fact that the developers have already released a patch and even said they will be releasing future patches for texture and animations
Thursday seems so long away.. cant wait.. Fuck these region release date
Tuesday for the US, but whats worse is playing the first 6 hours and having to stop and wait days, It was just getting good :)
I feel with you.. Felt like the trial ended just as it was getting interesting
Man, I feel the same. I live in Europe. The game is about to be released tomorrow in the US and it's very hard to avoid spoilers already. Some jerks even randomly post them in comments section under videos like this one so be aware.
StatickMatti Here in Mexico the release is in March 23 too, im very excited for that day no matter what people are saying about the game
Feel with you Rulas 0601 the bad reviews don't matter to me, I enjoyed the hell out of the trial and are buying the game om launch!!
Hekate Bleble It always sucks when people post spoilers even if they don't care other people might.. well just to keep away from the internet for some time then
What do I press to switch gun from left to right on Xbox 1
Just found out for anyone like me who missed this ....push right stick in
I honestly don't see why all the trashing. The game is fantastic. Sure I've encountered some bugs here and there but I didn't see anything that can't be fixed with a patch... Or anything game breaking for that matter. Oh and everyone is exaggerating about the animations. The trashing will stop once everyone plays it and bioware patches the major glitches.
Manos Alimpertis Yes. The same I said about NMS when everybody was trashing it. There is no problem when you have surplus money and shitty taste.
Do you really find ME:A so bad that liking it qualifies as "shitty
taste"? Have you even played it or are you assuming based solely on a
handful of videos?
Manos Alimpertis
People just want a reason to complain.
Those who are choosing not to play it because youtubers who are payed to have an opinion say it's bad.
The combat system is so much better than previous ME's plus the voice acting, one of the biggest complaints, is actually REALLY good.
There was a whole cutscene where instead of just answering a question you, as Ryder, can make the other person realize the answer themselves by asking them questions. It seemed like a fun alternative to simply "yes, I would like to do that".
There is some glaring animation issues but as you said.. patches exist.
I'm new the andromeda. 3 days in. Big fan of me2 and 3. Andromeda is amazing and incredibly deep. I just try not to think about what could have been if all the og developers and writers stayed.
Is there anyway to play the game in the uk right now ive bought it and used the trial but release here isnt until the 23rd!
Hey does the game end after the campaign? Or can i do side missions after i beat the game?
I do too I love the 10hrs I got to play with the trail didn't mind some bugs
me too made me so excited to play it , i was far too immersed to really notice the small bugs i mean im a huge fan of bethesda games and they are notoriously buggy and no one says shit
I have to agree like for the bugs it has it so much better then the bugs
Jose Diaz every games have bugs but any crash or technical problems?
Elite Huso from watching videos not any crashes and big issues, but yes facial expression and one instance of holding a gun backward has occurred, no day one patch but hopefully into the next few eels there will be.
Elite Huso I've had the full game for a few days now. I haven't really noticed any thing that stands out. Too immersed in the game to pay attention. I haven't had any crashes yet either. Curious what the patch will fix though. I have noticed in all comments across any video, or forum the people who complain about the game are actively seeking/looking for those. Even though I know some are there being into the game I don't notice them at the moment. I'm about 15hrs in. Work keeps getting in the way.
Sure there's glitches and visual issues with the game and people say that mass effect 2 + 3 are better but to me it feels like mass effect 1! Some of the issues that plagued me1 now are evident in andromeda. However, this is just a new beginning in a new system and until you have a base to work with you can't really do the stuff that is in me2 + me3! You need to set a foundation before building a great monument! In my mind andromeda is a great start and despite the issues that are not exactly good to see or experience the bottom line is that andromeda is a new start and it tries to remain true to its origins! I just hope that in time people will see it for what it is and not what it isn't. There's always room for improvement and it will come in time!
Good luck fellow pathfinders!
can we compare the difficulties of mass effect 3 to andromeda?
easy/hard in andromeda equas the difficulties of easy/hard in ME3?
or should i expect hard in andromeda beeing as difficult as insanity in ME3?
The thing I realized about mass effect andromeda is the fact that you can literally in mid battle select any combat biotic or tech ability any time u want which is cool cuz I use everything
Can it be midnight so i can play the best 7/10 to exist? Ive been suffering from withdrawels since my trial ran out on thursday
Could I get some advice? I haven't started playing this game yet because I meant to buy it for PC but acvidently bought it for PS4. Is it worth another $60 to get the PC version or is the PS4 version fine?
Thank you so much! I have some things to chew on when I start playing tonight. Can't wait to jump in.
I'm going to binge play it tonight along with a few others, thanks for the tips!
I'm enjoying this game a whole lot, and I think that's due to the fact that I have not played the other games, no expectations, no prejudices, just a good game
Biotic vanguard worked like a charm in hardcore
There is one time sensitive side quest on Eos. Something about researchers who are trying to make the robot dudes work for them. You have like 3 minutes to get to them to save them all, and if you dont, only one dude will survive.
do enemies randomly respawn after the story is done or by leaving and coming back? and can you explore the game after the story is done?
you can explore post game, there are a few side quests that aren't playable after the end of the story
Corey Mckee there are drop ships that come and drop them off
Phillip Male awsome thanks! 😀👍
The game has a very intelligent way of "replenishing" enemies.
Ixil Pierce yeah by dropship! 😊
thanks very much for the tips, helped me alot
thank god some wonderful person posted all the puzzle solutions in a video recently because I was done solving them myself at the second main story one
Can someone please explain how we're traveling almost instantly to solar systems without mass effect relays? I thought that was the whole point of the relays. Because we can't do it on our own yet so quickly.
WinteryRob Back in the Mass Effect Trilogy, you can already travel in between solar systems without Mass Relays. Mass relays were use to travel in between CLUSTERS. In Mass Effect Andromeda, the game is set within the Heleus Cluster alone. The Heleus Cluster has so many solar system to a point that it mimics the Galaxy map like in the past Mass Effect games hence the confusion. Back in the Mass Effect Trilogy, clusters usually have 4 maybe 5 solar system. Just keep in mind that you are technically in Heleus Cluster all the time so you don't need mass relays yet. The good question would be, how did the (spoiler alert) Kett travelled from cluster to cluster since the according to the lore, the Kett are actually all over the Andromeda Galaxy and not just present within the Helens Cluster.
Hey this was actually pretty helpful, thanks for putting this together!
remnant decryptions are the mass effect version of sudoku. and i found them very simple to solve.
I've owned the game since day one and I've put 29 hours into it and I'm loving every single minute. I'm really excited to keep getting deeper into the storyline and I love the split decisions in the game where they have you press a button real quick in the Cinematic scenes for a different outcome. That's the little things that make this game really exciting to play more of! Definitely one of my favorite game series hands down!!!
from the sound of those decisions you have to make in the late game the song used for the launch trailer makes a lot of sense.
mixed reviews not with standing i am really looking forward to this game. just waiting on my new card 👍
My opinion, don't listen to reviews. The game has it's issues, but overall, from the trial at least, its still super fun and engaging, oh and absolutely massive!
im playing it now, brilliant game
undead890 yeah reviews don't mean shit .just look at wildlands didn't get the best review plus people shitting on it on the net .but it's actually a amazing game one of the best out in a long long time .the same goes with this reviews are bashing it but it's a good game
Game is awesome 8 out 10
+Mike Camz totally agree. It's not as good as the original series, but still leagues above most other games on the market.
I have played the trial for 10 hours. Here are some opinions if someone is interested.
For the moment this game reminds me of Mass Effect 1, more than the other two. It is a more paused game than 2 and 3. You go around with the Nomad, the fights are in more open spaces, etc...
The combat is pretty cool, and fun. I had to get used to it tho, because I just replayed the trilogy and it is quite different.
The writing was not bad so far. Maybe not as good as the begining of the first game, but ut is too soon to jugde properly. The thing is that it is written in a lighter tone. I suppose we won't have a spooky conversation with Sovereign (what a great moment, this one).
The usual bugs of a brand new game are there (like there were bugs in The Witcher 3, Skyrim, and many other role-playing games around the release date).
The facial animations are mediocre. That is the truth, specially for the protagonist and some characters, like Peebee for instance.
But in the end, I found it to be a very entertaining game and for sure I will buy it and play the sh*t out of it. The facial animations are a minor portion of the game. Pretty much all the rest looks good.
These puzzles are like math class all over again.
I'm so conflicted because everything I've seen about this game looks amazing, yet I've read reviews saying that the gameplay is amazing and the story and characters are terrible... but on the flip side I've heard the story and characters are great and the gameplay is terrible? Anyways regardless of all the hate I can't wait 'till Thursday. Fuck the haters this game looks great
Bryan 'El chapo' Caraway You go girl!
Bryan 'El chapo' Caraway u have seen the facial animations and the uglines of female charCters?
Bulls3ye yeah, I have. I've completed the game now. It's definitely no where near as good as the original trilogy but I still don't think it's nearly as bad as what people say. Still a good game but it does have some technical issues that need to be fixed.
Bryan 'El chapo' Caraway
Nothing about this game impressed me. I guess if I had never played Mass Effect I'd think it was cool but I'd rather go back to the trilogy. I'll finish the game when i find it in the bargain bin.
Energy efficient Conor McGregor if people say the gameplay is bad theyre just a stupid hater. The story isnt like a compelling goldmine of rich literature. But its an adequately made game. Youve got too realize, bioware is husk of what they were, so the game isnt really stellar. But its not bad.
I don't know why, but this made me more excited despite the criticism I've seen in the reviews so far.
put about 30 hours into the game and have been focusing mainly on Side missions, haven't made any decisions that I regret yet. but one thing that has helped me the most was getting my omni grenade maxed out. making it very powerful and getting extra grenades can take out a destroyer with 2 grenades and still have about 3 more.also, huge advice I ran across a remnant architect on voeld and it took me forever to kill it!!! I seriously was fighting this thing for an hour. it wouldn't open up it's circuits on its legs for me to kill, it just kept spawning more remnant observors and stuff... I eventually realized that the task description in the upper right of the screen said "eliminate remaining remnant" as I looked a little harder ( all while still fighting this damn thing) I noticed their was a remnant bastard stuck on top of the roof of the complex I was at. after I killed that it continued on with the process of it being killed by me ((opened it's legs) Giggity!).Check your tasks and read carefully it will save you a lot of headaches.Who out there didn't kill the angarian AI system on voeld what was the results?? I destroyed it, didn't really get anything other than XP.
ive got alot of side quest that i have finished but with the game needing a good patch i cant realy finish em.
Really helpful video, thanks!!
A little question: did you play with a gamepad or via keyboard/mouse? In your opinion, what of those is better?
They played with a gamepad. And this is a shooter, so no matter how much you like gamepad, keymouse will always be better in combat (ESPECIALLY if you wanna jump straight into insanity like I do)
Thanks man. I'm more into keyboard/mouse style for every game.
Yeah I also enjoy keyboard and mouse for almost every game more, I think the only game I enjoyed with a controller was Salt And Sancuary.
Also 4:51 look at that aim, this is exactly why controller is bad for a game like this.
Just Petrusion its all preference really. If I'm better with a controller, then controller will be better than mouse and keyboard.
Of course, but there is still that skill ceiling (regarding aiming). If two people of the same skill level were to duel (one using K+M and the other a controller) in a fast paced shooter using precision weapons like sniper rifles or semi auto assault rifles, the guy with mouse is almost always going to win because of a massive advantage in aim mouse offers.
I like to make very fast twitch shots, like getting three headshots in 4 seconds with black widow from any range, so I personally could never use controller, but ofc if you don't have experience with M+K you are better off using a controller
I have not had the feeling that choices really matter in a short term sense until now and i'm >70h in the game.. do you guys experience the same?
don't worry i'll just switch to trask so he can unlock the door
lol and what are you gonna do when Bandon kills him?
Gaston Castro Vivoda probably go to tatooine, get my main mech HK-47.
Ronan osachoff I never fell in love with a comment so fast when I saw a Kotor reference
maxmote23 then you are pure of heart
Fuck yeah, that game was beast, especially when you got calo nords armor and gave it to carth
What is the name of that assult rifle?
Mattock is the one I mainly used when getting this footage
yeah those remnant puzzles especially the 5x5 gave me a lot of trouble. I think i solved it but the game just assumed it was wrong. I even screencapped some of my solutions and asked someone if i made a mistake and they even said none.
all good man thanks for the video and tips
how am i abme to go into high radiation zones or really cold zones
Hey quick question mass effect follower people are saying there are only 4 planets to explore which I can totally live with but is there actually no more then 4
I heard there was closer to 10 and the planets themselves are ENORMOUS!
Watch the IGN Exploration video, where they talk about what you can explore
Ddtzilla500 A Bioware developer said at PAX that Andromeda has twelve hub worlds. I pitied the man this morning for trying to bullshit the gaming community so close to reviewers getting their hands on it. It's actually four. That's all. If there's going to be twelve total, then fuck EA for hiding it in four full-priced DLCs.
Steve Hopkins So what if there are four worlds? 1) It's in a single star cluster, meaning there is going to be a low number of inhabitable worlds in the first place. We don't have an entire Galaxy as our playground this time. And 2) Quality over Quantity. Oh, and 3) Each of those worlds is bigger than their previous game, DA:I.
Jared Masten Dude, I think you misunderstood me, I am such a fan of Mass Effect, I could really be happy with a game half the size of Inquisition. I was more pissed that the developer tried to say there was twelve.
and yea heres a million sidequests because nobody else can do anything on their own. oh other then the strike teams, who apparently have their own ships so i send them off to do the same missions over and over on some random planet for some reason, then i get a briefing that says fail or success lol but none of that affects me directly really, shouldn't they be with me watching my back? Instead i have 2 squad mates with adhd who can't stop running and jumping all over the place even though im suppose to be a recon specialist.. They stay in cover for like 2 seconds then leap out into the frey just for something to do, talk about suicidal..
Lmao
I got it on pre-order. Overall so far, really fun, excellent stuff, but there are some major issues and character problems that were difficult for me to slog through, not long after I got to the Nexus. People should really be aware of those so that it doesn't blindside them and leave them with the impression that the game is ruined.
Animation:
Well, first off, the CC is too limited. Just keep in mind that you can't choose different feature sets once you pick a preset, and most of the presets are horrendous. So the style of nose, eyes, and ears, things like that. You can't choose a different combination of features, which is way too restrictive, but you can still make a decent looking character. It's much tougher to make a passable fem Ryder. The adaptation of the parent characters to your twin designs is outstanding, though.
Facial animation is horrendous for certain side characters in particular. I honestly think somebody was high and thought it would be funny that a character lacking basic emotes or.. well, any degree of expression, was just left as is, and opened her dialogue with the line, "My face is tired." Like an ill considered response to early criticism of facial animation in the trailers or something. It's not that bad through the vast majority of what I've played, though, really, and the mains are emotive.
Body animation. They basically made a one size fits all walk animation and skeletal posture for every species in the game, and whether your characters are armored up or casual. Including humans of both genders. It's weird, awkward, and amateurish at times, when there aren't special cinematic animations, basically. They all have the salarian/turian posture and walk. Really egregiously doesn't work for humans, pretty often. Hope they patch unique animation sets into the game for humans and asari, at least. Otherwise, there's a lot of gorgeous animation in the game. The environments, planets, ships, etc. are a new high water mark for BioWare, and it's not close. The sense of perspective and scale is amazing.
Combat and ground mission exploration are great, which was a treat after I was worried about that before launch. The combat V.I. is much stronger than what we saw in trailers, and it's a very fun game as a whole.
Dialogue:
I think the banter, companion, and main story dialogue system and writing is as strong or stronger than it's ever been. I LOVE the dialogue choice and tone systems most of the time. But then you've got the Nexus, and it's like a low rent version of the citadel and the stilted expository dialogue system of Mass 1, with bad/flat writing and a terribly miscast salarian (Director Tann) who speaks exactly like his real life comedian voice actor, slow and over-acted, with long, pronounced gaps and meandering soliloquy. He's basically the opposite of what a salarian voice performance should be, and since his dialogue is written to the quick delivered, tangent prone prototypical salarian style, it's extremely difficult to sit through a conversation with him. Tann is a monster of suspension of disbelief breaking, sleep inducing boredom and wasted time. There's also a female krogan that sounds like a higher pitched turian, but she's not really a bad time like Tann. Otherwise, the games voice performances so far are fine to excellent, so there's light at the end of the tunnel. The general sound design and music are mostly fantastic.
So, those are the pitfalls in my experience, but despite that, I'm having a lot of fun with the game. So don't get discouraged with the early issues. The game is mostly great fun, if uneven in presentation at places. I do recommend it, so long as you can look beyond those shortcomings. Just be aware, it gets better.
Good to know about the conversation options because I've been all over the place with them so far.
what armor are you wearing tho
Here's a question I've been asking myself after 15 hours into it: why does the tempest zoom into a planet after traveling to it, then back up afterwards? It's really strange, and I don't have a satisfying answer.
Thing I wished I knew - inventory is handled as a steaming pile of mess. No sorting, no equipping, and even thing you can't use during your mission takes space. I've seen people saying they spend about a third of their game time cleaning their inventory, and after playing the game, that is not an exaggeration. This was one main things they changed in ME2, and I 'll bet good money they'll change it right back for the next game... I mean, it has always the weaknesses of ME1 inventory, with none of the strength; yes to carrying multiple copies of the same weapon, no to having any room to carry it.
All the reviews up to this point had me ALMOST deciding not to try this game. That would have been horrible, because though I'm only three hours in, I am loving Andromeda and am getting very strong Mass Effect vibes from the content. The facial animations are only slightly off-putting and the occasional walk like a duck thing is very, very rare (mostly when going down stairs). This is a great game if you liked the cinematic and epic feel of the original Mass Effect games. Reviewers who have to nit-pick and denigrate things in order to inflate their sense of self importance should be ashamed of themselves.
Is this some new internet edge lord thing I don't know about?
So having a different opinion, to you, is "nit picking and denigrating". I wonder if you didn't like a game and reviewers did, what you'd call them then? "Sell outs"?
Get over it buddy, not everyone likes the game. Nothing you can do about it and trying to paint those that disagree with you as the bad guys isn't going to help anything except your ego.
I feel that people who choose to put on the "hat" of a "reviewer" should at least make an effort to be fair and informative in those reviews. It can't be denied that many of the "reviewers" chose to exaggerate some deficiencies for the sake of drama and lols. Any review that concentrates almost exclusively on the animations and the montage is doing a severe disservice to those who might turn to them for actually useful advice. I don't claim to be a reviewer, and my opinion shouldn't matter to anyone else, but I can say that I wasn't personally bothered by the few animation issues that cropped up in now my first 10 hours of playing and the writing is generally average to above average, with the voice acting being quite acceptable to good. Even the worst case scenario of the brief exchanges with Addison weren't nearly as bad as most of the early "reviewers" let on for the sake of causing drama.
Cain Legacy check out ACG's review of this game. The most unbiased review out there and he says strongly that there's good game play in here if you can find it. however, for him, and a decent amount of people harping on faces and animations, is that shipping a product that regularly shows it has problems with animations and graphics and performance but manages to MAKE SURE the multiplayer ships with MICROTRANSACTIONS shows truly where the heart of the game is at. No professionalism, cash grab included.
In the end, he rates it as "buy in a deep sale or rent" rather than an absolute must buy. Very unique and telling score system
Sometimes it's more about the quality of the meal, not just that it has the meat and potatoes and a sweet desert.
Cain Legacy I agree with you 100% I almost said hmmm maybe I'll wait, but this game is fun. I'm loving every second. I haven't checked in a while but Ik I've put in over 22 hours in. Worth trying if you like this type of gameplay.
I just played the trial on a friend's pc for I have to wait to get a console capable of handling the game...
And I was very unhappy with the quest-radar-thing. I missed my little arrow pointing me to the right direction as well as a map. I've been running in circles a lot on the first mission. Still, I love the whole game dynamics, the new feeling with jumping to higher levels for combat and also the combined skills. So, I am super hyped for my birthday when I will finally get to play the whole game!
You can turn off the speech option symbols in settings. It helps you ignore the feeling of choosing a path
Is it 9 pm Pacific time yet(on the 20th)?
Gerald McFarlane nope
It was rhetorical...I'm impatiently waiting
Here are a few things I wish I knew not mentioned in this video:
1. Combo primer vs. Combo detonator (unfortunately for tech, the detonators are easier to hit and not channeled)... it`s on the icon at the corner of the skill... but read the ones you level up. They're a huge damage boost.
2. Some abilities and weapons do different things when you hold and fire rather than just firing (ie, overload, some weapons)
3. Inferno is an awesome sniper rifle, esp. with grenade launcher.
4. There`s a difference between tech power, biotic power (these two are obvious), COMBAT POWER, and just power (which is all three... I think)
5. Paying attention to your class passive and what it does; all of the sudden I had a handy glyph following me around. It also tells you that even putting points in things you'll never use might jack up your passive.
6. Leveling up teammates... should go without saying, but I only saw the option after I was through with Eos.
7. You can scroll closer to your map so that it doesn`t look like a jumbled mess
8. Research points in remnant tech and the third are scarce but milky way research is pretty abundant (because of avp)
9. Some AVPs are way better than others: take the one that drops the caches around the maps early...
10. You can put off fighting architects, at least until you got your character figured out, especially the one on Voeld (where you have to watch your radiation levels). I spent three hours trying to beat that guy (I play higher difficulty) when I had not really learned how to maximize my character's potential, yet.
11. Peebee unlocks another tech pet that`s probably better than the turret, which is clumsy.
12. You can hit T on your nomad anywhere and return to Tempest. You should routinely return, especially when your character is first established and you need to jack up your gear.
13. You can fast travel to drop points.
14. If you use tactical cloak, you can interact with items and not break stealth
15. You can switch your skill set mid fight and even set favourites in case you`re fighting an architect or destroyer and feel that a flame thrower is maybe not the optimal option.
16. You`re not always safe in cover... see architect or destroyer.
17. Tasks are not that important... if they`re not marked, don`t waste your time...
18. Nomad upgrades are pretty useful, especially boost; boost helps you climb steep inclines
19. Like he said, check merchants after avp upgrades... you want to look for good mods.
20. This game isn`t as organized as ME3 with weapon buffs, but you basically have a few types, scope, weight, barrel, and melee; some are experimental with penalties.
21. Special mods you can only use when you're building weapons. If you deconstruct the weapon you build, you get your mod back.
22. Charge up weapons might seem good, but in big boss fights, they aren't as good... just a warning. Gear yourself for the difficult encounters.
23. Last but not least: Try to complete the vault quests almost as soon as you get to a planet, because they will unlock the region more so that you aren't scouring a map twice.
I just started the game. Leveling up wasn't explained very well in-game, so I'm considering restarting. Not sure that I'll need to though. We'll see how the next 30 minutes of game play goes. One thing I wasn't very happy with, was the inability to save at any given point... frustrating. Thanks!
Great vid? Did you go to EA or just Access?
how u made ur nomad black????
The nexus has a shop where you can customize the nomad.
ohh i pre order it and got the gold one but i was hoping there's more colors im glad there is and thx
I love my build in this game, best biotic melee amp, charge, lance and concussive shot, that plus the Vanguard profile which gives melee shield drain is so fun
As someone who's only played 3 and really enjoyed it, do you think I should get Andromeda? Because I'm also thinking about pre ordering Shadow Of War
Are there any loyalty rewards for playing ME 1, 2 or 3?
That Guy There is for multiplayer: if you have ME3 and DAI linked yo the account you play, you'll get extra packs at the start.
Nice one, thanks mate!
Its also platform independent. As long as you used the same EA account you get the credit. I am playing ME:A on XBox one but had DA:I on PC and Mass Effect 3 on 360.
Nice. I knew all of these but helpful to those who need some pre-game info. I been in game since launch, and I wonder how many planets there are going to be. Been putting off all the major plot stuff to do side quests, already 40+ :)
nice work!
Love the game so far. Combat is so smooth and the strange animations are really not a bother I honestly rather had them focus on good gameplay and combat rather than sweet lip synching.
5:25 you have a time sensitive side quest on Eos right at the start of the game.
biggest thing i learned. DONT sell crafted weapons if they have Augs, you can get the aug back by deconstructing it
I actually had to reduce the difficulty down to Normal as my NPC companions kept dying at the start of most combat encounters. Not only that, but my character is NOT specced to fight robots, and I died many times against the giant Destroyer robot inside the vault, and since you can't save there, I had to run through two rooms of enemies before it every time. I managed to get through it, but lowered the difficulty after I was done as I didn't want to go through that again.
Normal is suddenly too easy now for most encounters, but I'll rather have it that way than have to deal with dead team mates and frustrating robot bosses.
8:54 that gun glitch though.
I almost didn't buy this game cause of everyone negative comments about it.... glad I didn't listen to them because this game is awesome!!! I don't care about animation quality too much. the amount of content in this game is crazy.when trying to gain the trust of the angarans you have the choice of going to voeld or to havarl, I went to voeld it was cool I liked it, but after I did everything on voeld I went and did havarl.... MAAAAAN I wish I had gone to havarl first because their are SOOOOO many containers and mineral crates just lying around!!!! and at a lower level these are very beneficial to your progression, I recommend goin to harvarl first then going to Voeld.
is there an archievement for completing the game on insanity difficulty?
Julián Díaz & Noches Well yes/no, you could finish the game on Insanity or finish 5 multiplayer matches on the highest difficultly
Foxy Plushie I get it, thank you a lot, i guess i will take insanity mode, i do not care much about multiplayer anyway XD
I've definitely already found myself reloading old saves after moral dilemmas! aha I'm really loving the game so far, it certainly has its faults, visually it can be pretty glitchy, but its a bioware game what do you expect aha! I am slightly struggling to get my head around the numerous weapon and armor crafting options, not sure if you've done a beginners guide on that but if not that might be a good idea for a video.
What's hard is playing as the twin Ryder dor that one mission and fighting 4 kett on insanity without any powers and only one grenade lol
Wish I'd known that some missions get bugged if you snipe from a distance. "Finding the Periphona" I'm looking at you...
Actually I found that in Mass Effect 2, once I got all the story based DLC, I WAS able to go back and forth between renegade and paragon throughout the game and still have enough points in one of them to resolve all the arguments between my crew. But yeah that was only after I got all the DLC that gives more opportunities to build up points more. Plus I always save Jack's loyalty mission for basically the last thing I do before going to the derelict reaper. Most of the squad's loyalty missions involve them wanting to meet up with someone waiting for them or go somewhere to do something that's tied to an event happening on a schedule, but all Jack wanted to do was blow up an abandoned building, and that can wait for any old time.
I didn't read any reviews before I played it and I love it so far. Yeah it's a little buggy and the animations aren't great, but gameplay is much more important to me and it excels at that. Combat is much smoother and more fun compared to the trilogy. Bottom line is despite its shortcomings I'm still having a lot of fun with ME:A and that's all that matters.
oh man those puzzles are cool i do sudoku puzzles all the time
Do you need PS Plus to play Multiplayer?
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE TIPS! Was just about to start playing and I was glad I didn't go in blind
I was so excited.. slept during the day to be awake at night for release and everything.. then I logged in and said "lemme try a multiplayer match before I start the game". 11 hrs later I got up from my chair, sore.. hungry.. and tired. Still haven't started the game yet lol.. Multiplayer is addicting.
SaneNoMore Zombieeeeeee!
*after playing a few hours I can see why the game is having mixes reviews but honestly I'm still having a ton of fun with the game and I want to play more.*
Can you land on Habitat 7 after your initial visit?
Lightfootlee I've been playing the trial and it seems like you can due to important points you can't enter when you're there the first time.
Australian Shogun thanks for getting back to me mate I appreciate it
Lightfootlee No drama bud enjoy the game!
This game is tougher than the original trilogy. I was on normal difficulty and i was still losing shields in like 4 sec
I went into this game with low expectations and a lot of doubt. Aside from the occasional animation glitch, everything else is great! The graphics are beautiful, the sound is phenomenal, and the gameplay, amazing.
I even found myself liking the characters and story as I got to know them while the story unfolds. But both are subjective to the player. If you're going into Andromeda expecting the story and characters of the Trilogy, you're going in with the wrong expectations. This is a new cast with their own personalities and a new story. Instead of our galaxy being invaded by aliens, we are the aliens to another galaxy.
I went into this with lows and it's been nothing but highs for me. And it's filled with a lot of depth and tons to do. I am loving this game.
Glad you enjoyed the game and didn't let the low expectations stop you.
Can anybody recommended a good assault rifle for me to use? I've stuck with the M-8 Avenger for my 10 hours in the trial, but when I get the game I want to get a better one. Any recommendations will be appreciated :)
the cerberus one (mattock) is beloved by many in me2 and 3
i personally stuck with the avenger till i got the turian one in me3 but the revenant is also quite good.
The shadow sniper rifle. Seriously it's a continuous beam, you don't have to aim down sights. My MP Krogan Mercenary has one.
Mordin Solis Thank you! Will be sure to try out!
Ertwin123 Thanks man! Definitely going to try that out for single and mp
Thanks - good stuff!
Interesting! Thanks guys!
definitely glad about the side quests. 6:15 THAT WAS CLOSE!!!! ha ha. thanks for the video and I look forward to more
I am installing my hard copy deluxe edition right now :) gamestop released copies at 9 p.m. here. too excited. all nighter ahead.
Thanks for all the tips Tucker, I'm waiting outside my Gamestop right now in my car. 13 minutes to release. So freaking hyped!!!
StephySon How did ur gamestop get a midnight release? prob more pre orders there
Osman Cardona I live in New York hehe actually I picked it up at 9, just finished downloading
StephySon No way me too! SHYT I live in Queens but my gamestop didnt hve a midnight event gotta wait tmrw till 10am for it to open fuck !
Osman Cardona that weird, I live out in Long Island in Suffolk County, rolled up at my Gamestop and picked that shit right up (all my peoples from Queens though so I represent up in there too ;))
StephySon Awesome well enjoy buddy !
As someone who has completed ME 1,2,3 on insanity, this time around it is not so easy.
Mass Effect 1 = Play game until lv60 on easy, then do an insanity ng+
Mass Effect 2 = best to start on insanity, hardest out of og series.
Mass effect 3 = a joke you can complete it blindfolded
Mass effect A = rapes your corpse and burns the remains, expect long reloads, reminds me of OG Halo aliens. I expect a NG+ cycle is need with maxed rider but unsure if game has ng+.
Suggestion: look up in advance what the romance options are and what genders they're available to.
Anyway, those were some great tips. I'll keep them in mind once I get the game.
Thank you for a thoughtful and informative video that you have managed, as far as I can see, to keep spoiler free. After sitting thru all the voices of doom and worry about this game ( and for that matter, all the wailing and crying over game launch bugs) it was nice to find some decent info that was unbiased and actually informed
Just got the game about 20 minutes ago and downloading it right now!!
Great video, really helpful.
loving this game! played 5 hours first hit and couldnt believe how i had been playing, thats what a good game is to me not graffics issues or weird faces lol.
I'm only 4-5 hrsin but I already really like it and can't wait to play more. Especially since its a vastly more open game then before its like skyrim meets mass effect3
I have the game and I love it!
All of those sudoku books are finally going to pay off :D Having studied some of the more advanced solution algorithms, I think I'll do fine ;)
Invest in extra holsters, even if you only choose to use 2 guns both will increase the maximum weight you can carry for weapons
The consoles were easy cause I preordered the collectors guid, so all the solutions should be online except for one of them with was actually one of the harder ones but is easy for those who understand the rules like having none of the same symbols on a section which I figured out ten minutes after and it became a breeze, if only I didn't look to the book I might have learned ahead of time