MetaCritic metascores: Reviewers: 75 - Users: 4.7

Paul Tassi's at Forbes, I guess.

See, that's something people refuse to accept. The comparisons to the original trilogy is quite stupid and people ignore the purpose. Andromeda has alreaDy been said it's a "spin-off" meaning it has absolutely no direct ties to the original. It still retains the mass effect name only by it still being in the same universe (and I can't stand the "why call it mass effect then?" As what else do you call something in the ME universe? If it were called mass effect 4 then you could bitch, but as said it's not a direct sequel to 3. I'll also add, it being a spin off with no ties to the original gives it more freedom to experiment. It's why they probably opted to try an open world aspect set on exploration rather than the corridor style that ME2 and 3 was. Hell, Andromeda is more RPG than action, that's a first since mass effect one which I enjoy a lot. 2-3 were great, but I think it naive to see them better than andromeda in the rpg department when I see them as what started getting ME involved more into the action aspect.

cant forget those who says andromeda has awful characters, even though they haven't had two more games to build on them like the original did..........plus Andromeda has a better start on characters than ME1 did. I still remember half the squad mates essentially being CoD exes pretty much with little actual personal information.

Flawed BioWare still delivers something to the table, Dragon Age 2 is an example of that id argue.

I'm enjoying ME:A so much. I'd give it 8.5. If they patch the CC and somehow fix facial animations, it will be 9.0 for me.

I play on PC, and have most on Ultra, 2k resolution with my gtx 1070. So far, I've only had some minur bugs, so Idk why people keep talking about bugs and tech issues .

I too find TotalBiscuit's review to be the fairest (maybe because... his reviews on many games usually mirrors my own thoughts).

To quote him: ME:A scores a solid 7/10 if there ever is one. 7/10 means good but flawed.

It's a long one, but pretty thorough. I am getting the game for the PC later, for now, just unplugging my friends PS4 and returning it to him.  There is a strange issue with my widescreen monitor and the game itself. I have done all sorts of changes and it still goes back to that black screen with just the HUD appearing.

IMO it is a solid game 8/10.

I've never played a Bioware game before where I didn't care to continue the story and was bored only 10-15 hours into the game. MP is fun enough, if only resembling ME3MP's terrific quality in the vaguest of senses.

Probably makes it a 5 or 6/10 here. Largely in line with the Gamespot one.

Total biscuit made a WTF abpout technomancer.
Apart from the fact that he kept losing to this game which was easy even on hard he was wrong about everything. Lost all my trust to him after that. He is a terrible player

+1 for this.  His review covered all the bases essentially.

I disagree.

1. The reason you're looting the kett before you've barely laid eyes on them is because the kett establishes from the beginning that they are hostile and attack on sight. Speaking as someone who hasn't completed the game yet, the kett are a mystery that is gradually revealed as the story progresses on.

2. The reason you're running "errands" for the angaran is to earn their trust and turn their opinion of you by proving yourself to be an ally that will help them out. Even if you skip out on the minor missions, you still have to earn their trust through the story mission before they'll even let you into their city.

3. I consider the remnant and the kett to be interesting mysteries.

I have my complaints about how the game handled first contact including with the angara but I don't think it did it terribly.

Someone never played Jade Empire.