MEA Official Reviews Thread (Polarized 9.5-5.0 7.6av)

According to VG the preorder numbers for the game on Xbox and PS4 physical are also extremely low. Guess they finally killed it.

Frankly, while TW3 was a masterpiece

As much as I'd like to see ME from Obsidian it's not an option, EA doesn't outsource anything.

Absolutely.  I've read a few of the reviews...I keep going back to IGN (they posted the final Cora romance scene...if you see their Ryder, you can instantly tell what they thought of the game...they were trolling) because Bioware was using THEM to promote their title, and IGN was quick to strike once the embargo was up.  

Really, in the end, this comes down to the guys at the top...odd phrasing, but true.  Aaron Flynn first.  He made the calls.  They announced the game too early, let the hype build to the point of unrealistic expectations, teased but REFUSED to reveal an significant information until near release, and did little to ease the fears of the fans.  They were insanely nonchalant about their release.  Sure, THEY were excited, but we had no idea why.  'Oh, you're going to LOVE this...but we can't tell you what that is...you'll just have to...OH THAT WAS AMAZING...wish you could have seen it, sorry, just wait, trust us...SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNN.'



Honestly, this game looks a bit rushed.  Unpolished...once I get my hands on it tomorrow, I'll know more, but the thing is...had this game come out LAST YEAR...it might have been a point higher.  Had the game NOT been announced TWO YEARS (or more) in advance, I think it'd be an 8.5 average...but this was NEVER, EVER going to score a 9.  Reviewers and part of the fanbase are NEVER going to let the ending of ME3 go.  In a time when people are being unfriended, and blocked because of differences in political opinions, we have people threatening rape and murder upon game developers and participants due to perceived slights that have gone WAY beyond the personal.  

So, I also hope this is an ice cold shower for Bioware before EA punts them and takes the franchise for themselves.  They CAN do better...they SHOULD do better.  Lets see if they have the will to do so.  This is Mass Effects 'DAII Moment'.  Fingers crossed.

Also, they REALLY should stop trying to ape the Witcher.  They are what they are...TRYING to be the other won't work.  Just be Mass Effect.

Generally no. Some outlets may go back and publish new articles specifically focused on revisiting the technical aspects of the game if the developers make enough noise about having fixed them, but for the most part, what you see now will not change.

Played more Eos yesterday, and I did see some issues, for sure, but I don't feel that early access was enough to be sure. We will see. That said, why they keep trying to do open world is beyond me, band-wagon jumping. Concentrate on the story, give the exploration feel like ME 1 if you must, and stop trying to be TW3 or 2 or whatever.

Played more Eos yesterday, and I did see some issues, for sure, but I don't feel that early access was enough to be sure. We will see. That said, why they keep trying to do open world is beyond me, band-wagon jumping. Concentrate on the story, give the exploration feel like ME 1 if you must, and stop trying to be TW3 or 2 or whatever.

Frankly, while TW3 was a masterpiece, I want games where I get to at least partially create my protagonist. Making it my Shepard, or my Hawke makes me enjoy the game a lot more.

It just looks like Bioware Montreal wasn't up to the job. Next time, if they want to move it from Edmonton, they should just hire Obsidian. It might have technical issues up the wazoo, but at least it will have a good story.

Haters are all over the ****ing place. YouTube, Google, everywhere. It's getting worse by the day. You would believe the amount of dislikes the romance scenes have. The game will be released tomorrow, and the hatred, from these terrible, toxic people, have clouded over my excitement for this game for the past several days. I can't take it anymore. If the game has problems, fine. No game is perfect. But take it WAY too seriously. They are too harsh. They are spreading like locusts.


I know what you're gonna say. "It's the internet, and you shouldn't take it seriously." You're right. It is the internet, because they are the very irrational trash most of the internet is made out of.


UGH!





I..I don't even think I'm excited anymore. It's like....all the reviews, and comments are taking all the excitement away from me in place of a bad mood. I'm angry, and sad at the same. I'm angry towards THEM, and I'm sad because they won't stop. How can I enjoy a game when 100's or 1000's of ***holes reign supreme, with all their bullshit comments all over my mind. It's like their sole purpose were to be the buzzkills of the internet, because they won't stand somebody being excited, claiming that person is just a "stupid fanboy."

You know what it's like witnesses something you enjoy so much, being thrashed by so many angry people, and there's nothing you can do about it? That's me right now. What the hell is wrong with people? What did Mass Effect do to deserve this?


And people are unfairly comparing it to games like the new Zelda game, and Horizon: Zero Dawn, as if they put such high standard before playing Andromeda, because of those games. Putting such a high standard could lead to disappointment, so they screw themselves over. Why would I compare Andromeda to games that have absolutely nothing to do with Mass Effect? Graphics? Maybe, but with every little detail to the point where it becomes unnecessary and irrelevant? The only standards I have for this game, come off of playing the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Haters are all over the ****ing place. YouTube, Google, everywhere. It's getting worse by the day. You would believe the amount of dislikes the romance scenes have. The game will be released tomorrow, and the hatred, from these terrible, toxic people, have clouded over my excitement for this game for the past several days. I can't take it anymore. If the game has problems, fine. No game is perfect. But take it WAY too seriously. They are too harsh. They are spreading like locusts.


I know what you're gonna say. "It's the internet, and you shouldn't take it seriously." You're right. It is the internet, because they are the very irrational trash most of the internet is made out of.


UGH!





I..I don't even think I'm excited anymore. It's like....all the reviews, and comments are taking all the excitement away from me in place of a bad mood. I'm angry, and sad at the same. I'm angry towards THEM, and I'm sad because they won't stop. How can I enjoy a game when 100's or 1000's of ***holes reign supreme, with all their bullshit comments all over my mind. It's like their sole purpose were to be the buzzkills of the internet, because they won't stand somebody being excited, claiming that person is just a "stupid fanboy."

You know what it's like witnesses something you enjoy so much, being thrashed by so many angry people, and there's nothing you can do about it? That's me right now. What the hell is wrong with people? What did Mass Effect do to deserve this?


And people are unfairly comparing it to games like the new Zelda game, and Horizon: Zero Dawn, as if they put such high standard before playing Andromeda, because of those games. Putting such a high standard could lead to disappointment, so they screw themselves over. Why would I compare Andromeda to games that have absolutely nothing to do with Mass Effect? Graphics? Maybe, but with every little detail to the point where it becomes unnecessary and irrelevant? The only standards I have for this game, come off of playing the Mass Effect Trilogy.