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Mass Effect: Andromeda

BioWare Montréal

2017•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 42 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, expansive shooter, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

72 / 100

560 ratings

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About This Game

A new adventure awaits in the Mass Effect universe. With stunning visuals and a new galaxy to discover, BioWare delivers the next generation of space exploration. Commander Shepard's story may be over, but there are many more stories to tell in the Mass Effect universe. Mass Effect Andromeda will be set in a new galaxy, with new characters, new quests and a whole load of new consequence-laden decisions to make. Mass Effect: Andromeda takes you to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way. There, you'll lead our fight for a new home in hostile territory - where WE are the aliens. Play as the Pathfinder - a leader of a squad of military-trained explorers - with deep progression and customisation systems. This is the story of humanity’s next chapter, and your choices throughout the game will ultimately determine our survival in the Andromeda Galaxy. As you unfold the mysteries of the...

Summary: IGDB

Story

Mass Effect: Andromeda starts around 2185, as the Andromeda Initiative embarked on an ambitious goal to settle the Andromeda galaxy by traveling in large vessels known as arks. A coalition of Milky Way races — which includes humans, asari, turians, salarians and the krogan — participates in this 600-year expedition and placed in cryostasis to ensure that they do not age during the trip. Prior to the journey, the Initiative had identified 'golden worlds' in Andromeda's Heleus cluster, locations that are deemed highly viable for habitation. Each ark consists of a team that are led by a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

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Details

Developer: BioWare Montréal
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 21 March 2017
Series: Mass Effect
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 19h rushed, 42h normally, 124h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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