Would you agree Mass Effect Andromeda was a monumental flop?

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#1  Edited By kangarbloodyroo
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I know it has been more 1/2 year since MEA launch but I am still saddened by what could have been a GOTY contender but instead we got a monumental flop. I am sure the game looks okay in some planets especially Kadara however the game just didn't have that living and breathing feel like the original trilogy. The world felt barren and the crew members simply wern't interesting enough. And to make matters worse, all thanks to the SJW feminists who can't stand the sight of a woman more beautiful than them (not that difficult to be honest), we're left with butt ugly things like Cora Harper whom from some angles I can't tell whether shes a male or female.

Of course, that is not to say the game didn't have their good moments. Firstly I greatly enjoyed the combat. Plenty of fun to be had there. Kadara was an amazing planet and some of the sidequests were done quite well. But...Would it have been to much to ask for:

1. Mesmerizing universe like Mass Effect 1,2,3

2. Interesting and likeable characters

3. A decent looking female romance option

P.S. I forgot to mention, even after you establish an outpost, you can't even watch it grow into proper infrastructure, I mean how lazy could they be?

P.P.S I played a male Ryder and that scene where you talk to Reyes while enjoying a drink in Kadara, seriously it felt like Bioware was deliberately shoving a gay romance scene down my throat. I felt a bit uncomfortable.

They may as well have called the game Mass Social Justice Warrior Issues Simulation Effect

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#2 deactivated-5c1d0901c2aec
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I honestly haven't had the chance to play it yet. I'd like to try it before the year end to give my own thoughts on the game.

It seems numerous fans though were let down by it; at least judging from what I have read online. I can't make any judgements about it personally though.

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#3 SecretPolice
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:P

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#4 kangarbloodyroo
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@jumpaction said:

I honestly haven't had the chance to play it yet. I'd like to try it before the year end to give my own thoughts on the game.

It seems numerous fans though were let down by it; at least judging from what I have read online. I can't make any judgements about it personally though.

2017 so far hasn't exactly been too exciting of a year,,,unless you own a PS4. I'd say its worth being a priority if you don't have a ps4 to play games like Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted The Lost Legacy

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#5 deactivated-5c1d0901c2aec
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@kangarbloodyroo: I haven't got a PS4, though personally I'm not all too find of Uncharted. That's only based on my experience of Uncharted 2. It wasn't my cup of tea. :(

Horizon Zero Dawn looks like something I would like to try. I disagree though in that I think this year has been great. :)

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#6 Phazevariance
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I tried to play through it, but after about 4 hours I just got bored, or forgot to ever go back to it or something. Now it's just going to sit waiting for the next game drought for me to come back and try it again.

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#8 goodzorr
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@jumpaction said:

I honestly haven't had the chance to play it yet. I'd like to try it before the year end to give my own thoughts on the game.

It seems numerous fans though were let down by it; at least judging from what I have read online. I can't make any judgements about it personally though.

Exactly the same for me. I believe I have 10 hours free via EA Access. It's installed, but I haven't booted it up once yet.

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#9 deactivated-5c1d0901c2aec
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@goodzorr: There are just other games on my plate so it keeps getting pushed aside. :/

I just started Divinity: Original Sin 2 and sure by the time I have any amount of free time next, Mario Odyssey will already be out.

That's not to mention the backlog of other games like Thimbleweed Park, Samus Returns and Steamworld Dig 2 that I want to play also. I can't keep up!

I want to give Mass Effect a fair shot though. I'll approach it with an open mind.

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#10 speedfreak48t5p
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Yeah, if you have a problem with women who aren't "beautiful" being in games, you're pretty pathetic.

But yeah, the game sucked. lol

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#11 nepu7supastar7
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@kangarbloodyroo:

In a marketing sense, yes. But after actually playing it, no. I actually really enjoyed it! A solid 8/10 from me!

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#12 Heil68
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I am still having fun with it.

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#13 aigis
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Naw, its going to get goty, just you wait

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#14 Ant_17
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Yes, i would agree.

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#15 mjorh
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Nah

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#16 PinchySkree
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When publishers buy out an IP and churn out mediocrity to farm the idiots then discard the husk.

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#17 TheEroica  Moderator
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It was an insanely unnecessary disappointment...

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#18 Flubbbs
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Its $15 on Amazon right now and thats still too much

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#19 ArchoNils2
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You are really late to the party TC

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#20 darkangel115
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I don't think it was a monumental failure. I mean i really can't think of a game that came out this year better then it. It just wasn't as good as the original trilogy. ryder was no shepard, as you said the squadmates weren't as interesting. the combat was great but the switch to more open world wasn't. Open world = repetitive all the time. I missed interesting missions. The MP also wasn't supported good at all. On the plus side the combat is great and it was fun while it lasted. People overblew things like animations out of proportion.

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#21  Edited By deactivated-5cd08b1605da1
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Comercially, probably. But I dont care. I was having second thoughts about buying it after the underwhelming reception but I decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. I'm enjoying it very much, and for the first time in the series the gameplay isnt crappy. Story and characters arent that bad also and the "SJW" thingy that people were pointing out isnt really that prevalent like it was in Dragon Age Inquisition. The only prob are the romantic options but I dont give a sh*t. Graphics are good and the sense of exploration is incredible.

Overall its a fun game. Dont get the hate, even by long time Mass Effect fans. I played the original trilogy and I dont see whats so different about Andromeda other than actually having good gameplay this time around

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#23 Dr_Vancouver
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I played the first ME on 360... and haven't played any of the sequels cuz #1 was so bad. So bad. And from what I've read aboot the sequels my decision holds up. Maybe the sequels have gotten incrementally better, but spraying air fresheners in the bathroom only makes it smell like lemon poop. Still poop.

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#24 hrt_rulz01
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It's nowhere near the level of the previous games, but I still enjoyed it overall... so I wouldn't class it as a "flop". But yeah, it was definitely a little disappointing in some areas.

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#25 BassMan
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It is still a good game. I finished it after they patched it. Obviously not as good as the original trilogy, but a 7/10 from me.

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#26 lamprey263
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While I enjoyed it enough to play through it to completion, that was about it. I've no desire to go back. It was a big wasted potential. I think fault lies on the decision to use the ME3 MP team, Bioware's A-team was working on Anthem, that pretty much explains what happened right there. I don't buy their excuse of scapegoating EA.

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#27 DragonfireXZ95
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I do want to go back and finish it since I paid for it, but honestly, I became so bored, I just stopped around 24 hours in.

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#28 johnd13
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It disappointed me as I had very high expectations. Mass Effect on next-gen hardware, going open world felt like it was going to be a GOTY contender indeed. But it failed not just comparing to the original trilogy but simply being a truly great and memorable game. I did enjoy it for the most part and consider it a decent enough game. Though the extremely negative reception it had from the majority of gamers who jumped on the hate bandwagon effectively rendered it a huge flop.

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#29 Jebus213
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Kinda late aren't ya OP?

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#30 GarGx1
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@aigis said:

Naw, its going to get goty, just you wait

Warner Brothers have already bought and paid for Shadow of War to win over all GotY again. ;)

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#31 Archangel3371
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No I wouldn't say that it was a monumental flop but it was disappointing given how great the previous games were. I still enjoyed the game though.

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#32  Edited By stuff238
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The map system/lack of it sucks.

I am still stuck on the first planet because the arrow is pointing me in the wrong direction constantly. I have gone back and forth over this planet looking for the 3rd whatever to blow up.

It is infuriating. I have not touched the game in months because I am sick of driving around this maze of a planet. Whoever designed this planet and mission needs to die. Seriously.

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#34 slaveknight09
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rushed development = cash grab ended up being a worthless piece of crap.

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#35 onesiphorus
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It is actually a disappointment.

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#37  Edited By hayato_
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I'm playing it right now since I bought it for $20 and its not as bad as I've read.

I give it a solid 7/10. The UI is terrible and the crafting system is unnecessary weird. It suffers from open world syndrome that every game this gen has seem to adopt imo, but I'm having fun with it

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#38 eNT1TY
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I thought it was pretty decent with a great cast. On max settings with 21:9 aspect ratio it has some nice vistas.

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#39 Vaasman
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Flop? Probably. Monumental? Not really.

Sure it had some infamous meme-tastic hype going around, and it wasn't well received. But it still did okayish with critics, and I'm sure it sold plenty on the name. Doubt they're going to jump right back in but it's not like they murdered the franchise or anything.

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#40 clone01
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@sts106mat said:

It was truly shite

I haven't tried it yet. My friend really liked it, but I've heard a lot of people echoing your sentiments, too.

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#42 360ru13r
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Marketing and commercial failure? YUP. Failure of a game? Nope. The game wasn't perfect but it had it's moments. Mass Effect Andromeda could never really live up to the hype of what people wanted from it. I mean at some point the hype vs reality was so far apart that it was all be predestined to miss the mark.

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#43 heguain
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First thing I will play besides Witcher once I buy a GPU.

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#44  Edited By texasgoldrush
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The real flop is Bioware abandoning the game outside of patches. That was fatal. Having no DLC was the last straw for much of the fanbase.

Bioware is now finished at being a leader in the western RPG genre.