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The game takes place a long after the events of the first three Mass Effect games, in the Andromeda Galaxy.

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PC

Critic 7.6 (26 critics) · Gamer 7.2

7.4

PlayStation 4

Critic 7.3 (37 critics) · Gamer 8.5

7.7

Xbox One

Critic 7.6 (23 critics) · Gamer 7.9

7.7

Critic reviews

  • Game Skinny

    Richard Watson · Dec 06, 2017

    7.0
    Whilst not quite living up to the hype following the original trilogy, Mass Effect Andromeda provides us with a solid foundation to relaunch the series away from Shepard and the Reapers. It feels very much like a spiritual successor to Mass Effect 1 rather than a sequel to Mass Effect 3, and I can understand why this isn't what some people were looking for. Personally, I think it's what the series needs to keep going.
  • Game Debate

    Stuart Thomas · Apr 08, 2017

    8.0
    The tale is the right mixture of occasionally-interactive cutscenes and third-person adventuring to enhance the feeling that you're starring in a big budget space movie that, despite the reams of dialogue, doesn't require you to think too hard in order to keep up.
  • The Jimquisition

    Jim Sterling · Apr 07, 2017

    5.0
    Andromeda is fun… sometimes. Other times it’s a dreary slog through recycled cutscenes, infantile character interactions, and a lot of badly masked loading screens. Mass Effect: Andromeda is so full of ups and downs it might as well be my trousers at All You Can Fuck Buffet.
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    Francesco De Meo · Apr 05, 2017

    7.5
    Mass Effect Andromeda could have been one of the best RPGs ever, but sadly the game never realizes its full potential. While the gameplay experience and RPG mechanics are mostly well done, with the best combat system of the entire series, the predictable story, uninteresting characters, and generally mediocre writing make the Pathfinder's quest to find a new home for humanity not as memorable as it could have been.
  • TechRaptor

    Robert Grosso · Mar 31, 2017

    7.5
    It is a shame that the unpolished animations and technical hiccups really accentuate the underlying problems the game has. Andromeda is a good game and worth a play, but it is not a game that will light the world on fire, which is no doubt part of the overall disappointment many have for the title. There is hope, though, that the next Mass Effect title can do better. Much like the species of the Milky Way, a little blind optimism does go a long way.
  • Giant Bomb

    Brad Shoemaker · Mar 31, 2017

    4.0
    Following up on Mass Effect 3 was never going to be easy, not just because that game's ending left so many people cold but also simply because the story had been told, the book on Commander Shepard closed. For the start of a new chapter to be so bad at the things Mass Effect has traditionally been so good at raises serious questions about where the series, and perhaps even BioWare, go from here.

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Gamer reviews

  • Stealthp1ayer

    Feb 9, 2021 · PC

    6.6

    Story is amazing but they got rid of some features that made mass effect fun to play such as exploring the galaxy map. Most of the game is spent playing side quests as well as travelling long distances in the Nomad. The one thing that has remained somewhat the same is the battle system.

  • Jeff Morgenroth

    Jan 26, 2021 · PS4

    6.8

    A mediocre "Mass Effect" experience, but still enjoyable open world game. "Andromeda" takes a few bold departures from the winning formula of the first trilogy, mostly with "meh" results. Things are changed that didn't really need to be changed, though the jet pack gave me a liberating feeling of speed and dynamism; however, it also made me feel like my allies were mostly useless. The biggest sin this game makes is failing to create compelling characters, plot, or worlds for us to explore. For being in another galaxy, the Andromeda system still feels quite a bit like the Milky Way, with replacement enemies and allies too similar to the main games to make an impression. For the Mass Effect completionist.

  • Franktast1c

    Jan 3, 2021 · PS4

    9.0

    The Best Mass Effect for Me!

  • 73xingt0nXc0nc0rd

    Dec 23, 2020 · PS4

    10

    SO much better, in the context of gameplay, than Mass Effect 3!

  • Big Daddy

    Apr 14, 2020 · PS4

    8.0

    yes it's true this not Shepard legacy, it's different but somehow the same world as commander Shepard legacy, i don't know why people hate this game, i truly enjoy this game, open world exploration for different kind of planet with it own biomass, face pace gameplay, companionship, love story, loots, weapons and armor, what not to dislike, just because a little bit funny face ?? a little bug ?? give it time, it really is good, i really hope EA and Bioware continue to make this IP despite everything else

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