IF we get another Mass Effect game....

Regarding your second paragraph: bioware has stated they won't guarantee they'll have direct sequels or reuse protagonists anymore after ME3, to many things overlapping and the risk of decisions falling over each other becomes to much of a burden. They still said to hold onto our saves just in case, but I'd still be aware or at least not go in with the assumption that Ryder will get more screen time. Andromeda ended in a way where Ryder could be reused and in a way where they're not a necessity for the sequel/future game, probably the first good ending to a bioware game in a long time.

It's funny how not caring for MEA or it's direction means one has impossibly exacting standards.

Who knew?

I have played many games that scored in the mid 70s that have been great games. 70s seems to me to be the cutoff between a great game and a good game.

On Metacritic there are 72 outlets that give it above a 70 and 28 that give it less than a 70 across the 3 platforms ME:A launched on. I would call that a pretty good showing for a game that had the baggage of one of the worst endings in gaming's history.

Seems that there are indeed more reviews praising the game than trashing it, contradictory to what you stated.

I'm a bit new here, so I haven't seen it all that much yet. As I recall there was an insane amount of whining about every aspect of every ME game to date back on the old BSN.

This really is BSN reincarnate!

I took that more as "ME:A won't be another trilogy,"  but not as a "Ryder will not continue as the protagonist in a sequel."
I could be interpreting that wrong of course.   Who knows?

Looking at the previous responses, yeah, I think that's what he was saying.

Expressing doubt there will be a sequel to MEA is being "butthurt"

Andromeda is "the only way forward"

Suggesting Leisure Suit Larry would be more someone's cup of tea if they don't like MEA

etc.

If a reaper force of any size arrived on any populated planet in Heleus and started converting their citizens to reaper creatures, it'd be all over for Heleus. The Ai doesn't have jack in the way of fleets or ground troops - the strongest faction there is probably the angarans. We don't actually know their strength or numbers, but I can't imagine them taking on any reaper forces without a deus ex machina to save the day. The angarans have already been hassled plenty with other species converting their citizens. A reaper invasion would be more of the same for them.

I really prefer that Shepard's legacy be complete defeat of the reapers.  And I've had my fill of that particular enemy.  Consider, too, that if Shepard chose control, s/he'd likely have recalled any reapers chasing the Quarian Ark - or possibly sent more to build relays in Andromeda.  It would be difficult to have any reaper presence in Andromeda without affecting someone's choices in MET.  And I guess I find any reaper presence outside of The Milky Way and between-galaxy dark space to be unpalatable.


The Primus was the Archon's second-in-command, and was clever enough to offer Ryder a deal and ultimately overthrow the Archon. I don't know what the kett's next move is, but already suggested some possibilities.

-- Get a new Archon by promoting Primus or the arrival of another sent by their command
-- Rebuild their numbers in Heleus, maybe have more sent in from other areas
-- Abandon their activities in Heleus, temporarily or permanently

Even if the kett abandon Heleus, there will still be a kett presence and threat in Andromeda.

My irony meter just exploded.

106/194. That's shit.

All the respectable reviewers - reviewed the PS4 version. It's like they're the major league reviewers. While the Xbox and PC versions get the minor league, single-a reviews that carry less weight. They post under those platforms because they know they'd be buried in the PS4 reviews and would carry less weight. Easier to stand out and get clicks when they know people like you will oblige them.

It's like how people don't recognize Ichiro's Japanese hits towards his professional stats, because the quality does not compare.

There's 105 games that came out for PS4 that received better reviews in 2017 alone. This is the second time I've explained that to you now.


The trilogy would have been in the top ten.

The last comment about a Leisure suit Larry was meant as a joke but maybe uncalled for. I apologize. However no that's not what I was saying. You can express doubt all you want. It's when you twist facts to suit your narrative. Constantly complaining that we never should have left the MW, constant comparisons to Shep etc...

It doesn't. But Ryder is a good protagonist who deserves more than one game. Shep grew over time too.