Replaying Andromeda one year later. God i like this game. am i the only one?

A 7/10 game is always worth a playthrough.

At the end of the day it is the force awakens of Mass Effect still, for good and bad.

I liked the exploration and discovery aspect of the game. Really clicked with me. I am an explorer/achiever gamer type after all.

The scanner gameplay was really fun too with all the interesting tidbits you could read from scanning objects or even people in the game.

I hated the Mako. Hammerhead was slightly b better but had tissue paper shields. Nomad is just right.

I like it's multiplayer. I kinda like Drack. I kinda like it's gameplay, but here's the thing, playing an SP game with decent gameplay that has little else going for it (uninspired empty worlds, bland characters, poor story) just feels like...what's the point? ME1 had gameplay with faults, but better characters, better writing, better plot and perhaps still the best villain in the entire series, only tied with Harbinger, but still Harbinger didn't have Saren's charisma. But yeah I like the multiplayer the most, if I was to pick a single aspect from the game that's good.

My problem is being impatient vs those damn geth colossi. Also, can't aim for squat while moving.  

What Sil said...ramming colossi is the way to go, lol.

I liked smashing into things but ultimately the mako is the worst part of both games. However what was great or perhaps "better" with ME1's usage of it, was there were no illusions to the planets being empty, the game was aware, and they were short, and sweet, quick and out of the way. Andromeda made it a game. That's why a lot of people didn't even make it off Eos. It's why I can't do another playthrough. I get all excited, but then I realize literally the game is driving through empty wastelands scanning and holding triangle while listening to pointless banter.

It's not the destination, its all about the journey.

Replaying it at the moment as well. Andromeda was doomed to fall into a pit due to extremely high expectations alone, nevermind the fact it was (and still is) bombarded with things that just shouldn't be a thing in 2017 (especially 2018) as a game coming after three that didn't have said issues. I dove right into ME:A on release and enjoyed it back then - yes, even before the first animation fix (which, let's face it, didn't do a whole lot - everything is still stiff and the VA/animations in a lot of situations are nonsensical. Static NPC's also shouldn't be a thing, having full conversations with people who can stare at you sideways while typing 20words per milisecond on a data-pad that is glued to the side of their hand, or hanging off the top of their hand by a pixel, or sideways etc).

Having said that, there was so many side-missions to check out, quite a few decisions to make (albeit not all with direct or noticeable effects), some good characters (Drack & Vetra are my bai-watch team), combat is fluid (some might even say 'fun') and while the story was forgettable to a point, I still wanted to see it through to the end.

In short, it was never a terrible game, it's just not a great game. The problem is most not only wanted a great game, but a great MASS EFFECT. I don't think the trilogy will ever be toppled - it is one of few legitimate 'must plays' for any self-respecting gamer, so people had high expectations - and they weren't met. Shame, but you have to look past that to see some of the good things.

TLDR - ever hear of the 'polished turd' monikor? Not saying MEA is that, but there are people out there who will only see the turd, and others who can at least appreciate the gloss that was sprinkled on it. It has its qualities, even if they're drowning in other issues.

Multiplayer is more fun this time over. On release, I was upset at lack of Platinum, there were many bugs and gripes (eg. Krogan's having unsuitable human voices, connectivity etc), but now they've got a much larger roster, platinum is here and the bugs are few.

I said it back then and I'll say it now - I didn't/don't regret the purchase and never have/will, but I do consider it a huge shame that it didn't hit its full potential.

It doesn't, but it knocks them over.  During that time they don't shoot, but you do while backing up for another ram.