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Post by KaiserShep on Mar 29, 2017 21:39:11 GMT
With the time I've spent with the game so far, current balance of fucks to give: 0.00
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Post by Mythgar on Mar 29, 2017 21:44:30 GMT
My own amateur review. I gave it an 8/10
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 21:46:29 GMT
i think anything lower than 80 is best, bcuz srsly this is the wost game Bioware has offered us. No that is DA2.
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Post by lyvean on Mar 29, 2017 22:11:25 GMT
When there are games like Zelda, Nio, Horizon, and Nier this game is like trash, but I have to buy it cause it was the only 18+ rpg out right now Don't forget Persona 5, which now sits at 94% and is a prime example of RPG writing and deep characters. Also, you don't have to buy it. If you want mature RPGs go for Nier or Nioh or Persona 5. Do not waste money in such bad games, there are not going to fix anything if you do.
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Post by Psychevore on Mar 29, 2017 22:16:47 GMT
8.5
And that's with a full point deduction for awful graphics, bugs and sub par animation (though it's really not that bad as people say)
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Post by smilesja on Mar 29, 2017 22:17:52 GMT
When there are games like Zelda, Nio, Horizon, and Nier this game is like trash, but I have to buy it cause it was the only 18+ rpg out right now Don't forget Persona 5, which now sits at 94% and is a prime example of RPG writing and deep characters. d] That and me a XD
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Mar 29, 2017 22:22:39 GMT
A mix of everything but especially the mediocre graphics (on PS4 anyway) drag this game down to around 7/10 for me.
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Post by tziwen on Mar 29, 2017 22:25:44 GMT
Which review would you point to as a definitive/accurate overview of the game based on your own perspective after playing it? Clic bait title heh... You should go for a poor videogame journalist career... You got what it takes... Anyways... this one i picked from a PC review featured on metacritic appeal to me: "If you look at it as a reboot, a starting point for the series, there’s lots of promise in that future. The first Mass Effect had countless problems, far more than here, but that will always be remembered as a classic, despite leaving similar threads hanging. Ultimately, this is a story about laying the foundations of a civilization, and it feels like BioWare were doing the same for the future of the franchise. In that way, these RPG developers have become Pathfinders themselves." They gave it 80/100. i'ld agree. There you got your answer.
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Post by vonuber on Mar 29, 2017 22:36:44 GMT
Which review would you point to as a definitive/accurate overview of the game based on your own perspective after playing it?
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Post by Madflavor on Mar 29, 2017 22:54:12 GMT
Archengeia sums it up pretty well in his 2.5 minute review:
It's a very average game, in a time where we're getting fantastic games. This game absolutely pales in comparison to the trilogy, even ME3. What ME3 does bad, it doesn't VERY badly. What ME3 does good, it does it very good. There are moments of greatness in ME3, such as Tuchanka and Rannoch. The same can't be said for Andromeda. While I will say the final mission in Andromeda has a feeling of epicness and excitement, the rest of the game's story is boring and uninspired, that when you get to the climactic final battle, the excitement it's trying to draw from me, doesn't feel earned. So in the end I find myself not caring.
Bioware was one of the great kings of RPGs back in the day, and a company that used to innovate and set new standards for cinematic storytelling. But in the past few years, they have become stagnant, and many game companies have surpassed them. CDPR has surpassed Bioware in so many different categories, it's really not even funny. In fact it's actually kinda sad. I want to see Bioware do better, but unfortunately we're now living at point where almost all of their talent who made their past games great, have left the company and scattered into the wind.
That doesn't mean the new teams can't find their stride. But they need to get with the standards of AAA gaming, hire better writing talents, and try to innovate with their games again.
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Post by smilesja on Mar 29, 2017 23:02:34 GMT
Dunno..... So far ME: A feels like a fresh start from the MET to me.
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Post by jastall on Mar 29, 2017 23:14:57 GMT
My own review is the best review.
Failing that, Totalbiscuit's assessment of the game is very fair, not letting obvious flaws go but not picking on them relentlessly either.
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Post by colfoley on Mar 29, 2017 23:15:53 GMT
The game is already doing so much better then the OT i don't think i could ever give it an average score. I have been playing it pretty much non stop since i got it. Put around 13 hours in... And the first time I've been overly frustrated was last night.
As far as it goes my fiancee is properly hooked. She's put twenty ish hours into the game...since Sunday. So far her only complaint is the CC.
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Post by blanks on Mar 29, 2017 23:39:57 GMT
I think working on a full 1-10 scale a 7 is a perfectly fair score for this game. A 7 to me means a game that is good for its genre/series fans but isn't going to necessarily break through and win new fans.
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Post by panzerwzh on Mar 29, 2017 23:40:31 GMT
Archengeia sums it up pretty well in his 2.5 minute review: It's a very average game, in a time where we're getting fantastic games. This game absolutely pales in comparison to the trilogy, even ME3. What ME3 does bad, it doesn't VERY badly. What ME3 does good, it does it very good. There are moments of greatness in ME3, such as Tuchanka and Rannoch. The same can't be said for Andromeda. While I will say the final mission in Andromeda has a feeling of epicness and excitement, the rest of the game's story is boring and uninspired, that when you get to the climactic final battle, the excitement it's trying to draw from me, doesn't feel earned. So in the end I find myself not caring. Bioware was one of the great kings of RPGs back in the day, and a company that used to innovate and set new standards for cinematic storytelling. But in the past few years, they have become stagnant, and many game companies have surpassed them. CDPR has surpassed Bioware in so many different categories, it's really not even funny. In fact it's actually kinda sad. I want to see Bioware do better, but unfortunately we're now living at point where almost all of their talent who made their past games great, have left the company and scattered into the wind. That doesn't mean the new teams can't find their stride. But they need to get with the standards of AAA gaming, hire better writing talents, and try to innovate with their games again. Second it, agree with every point he rised. Honest review so far.
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Post by smilesja on Mar 29, 2017 23:42:53 GMT
Archengeia sums it up pretty well in his 2.5 minute review: It's a very average game, in a time where we're getting fantastic games. This game absolutely pales in comparison to the trilogy, even ME3. What ME3 does bad, it doesn't VERY badly. What ME3 does good, it does it very good. There are moments of greatness in ME3, such as Tuchanka and Rannoch. The same can't be said for Andromeda. While I will say the final mission in Andromeda has a feeling of epicness and excitement, the rest of the game's story is boring and uninspired, that when you get to the climactic final battle, the excitement it's trying to draw from me, doesn't feel earned. So in the end I find myself not caring. Bioware was one of the great kings of RPGs back in the day, and a company that used to innovate and set new standards for cinematic storytelling. But in the past few years, they have become stagnant, and many game companies have surpassed them. CDPR has surpassed Bioware in so many different categories, it's really not even funny. In fact it's actually kinda sad. I want to see Bioware do better, but unfortunately we're now living at point where almost all of their talent who made their past games great, have left the company and scattered into the wind. That doesn't mean the new teams can't find their stride. But they need to get with the standards of AAA gaming, hire better writing talents, and try to innovate with their games again. Second it, agree with every point he rised. Honest review so far. If by honest you mean agreeing with your own view.
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Post by kino on Mar 29, 2017 23:43:36 GMT
Mine. I listen to my opinion. For example, my personal MC number? 89, and that's because of a few glitches I ran into. Still, I'd rather be playing this than anything else.
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Post by Andrew Lucas on Mar 29, 2017 23:45:58 GMT
Yes, fight... let me see some blood, do it, BSN...
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Post by panzerwzh on Mar 29, 2017 23:49:26 GMT
Second it, agree with every point he rised. Honest review so far. If by honest you mean agreeing with your own view. Nope, my view MEA is 4/10 at best, but his review is more through with valid ideas. As a functional human brain owner, I respect that.
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Post by linksocarina on Mar 29, 2017 23:50:36 GMT
Which review would you point to as a definitive/accurate overview of the game based on your own perspective after playing it? The one I wrote that will be published in a day or two. When it is, I will give a link.
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Post by mrtijger on Mar 29, 2017 23:56:30 GMT
That doesn't mean the new teams can't find their stride. But they need to get with the standards of AAA gaming, hire better writing talents, and try to innovate with their games again. Actually, ONLY CDPR have made any, and only one at that, game that surpasses Bioware and whether that will hold true in the future remains to be seen, no one else even makes games like these with this much content and cinematic storytelling. I havent got a clue what the standards for AAA gaming are today, but looking at what is out there it seems to be to make MP player games with a few (10 or less) hours of single player action, MOBA's or card games.
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Post by smilesja on Mar 29, 2017 23:58:11 GMT
If by honest you mean agreeing with your own view. Nope, my view MEA is 4/10 at best, but his review is more through with valid ideas. As a functional human brain owner, I respect that. Meh, I prefer TB's review.
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Post by goishen on Mar 29, 2017 23:59:53 GMT
Might give a 6/10? I mean, they should just repackage this with CoD/Battlefield except with a lot less covering mechanics and a lot more space magic.
It seems like CoD and DAI and SW:TOR all got together and tried to have a baby. It just ain't gonna work.
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Post by fiannawolf on Mar 30, 2017 0:02:57 GMT
At minimum, it still has too many tech issues to get out of the 70s range. There are moments I've liked in the story so far but it hasnt reached ME1 levels for me. I really like the combat though. Will probably get more then enough time into MP.
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Post by beantony on Mar 30, 2017 0:52:03 GMT
let's wait for another three or four months, maybe it'll get a 'Foundation' update. That is, uh, if you know what I mean.
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