Sarah Astner

Haven't encountered too many bugs on PS5 but frame rate drops. Roughly 20-25hrs in. Actually cannot believe all the 5 star reviews? The only open-world games that deserve this kind of rating (for me personally) are Red Dead Redemption 2 and Witcher 3. Major CONS: - Aloy is still an annoying, arrogant brat. Worst main character in a game in a long time. I was really hoping she'd changed a bit... but nope. - The side questlines are completely forgettable in terms of storytelling. - The main questline - so far - is also not very compelling and there's now extremely silly elements added to the story. I just feel like skipping most dialogues and continuing exploring. - There's a few new machines, but a lot are just recycled and the most effective combat now is just hitting weak spots - so not a very nuanced gameplay; the first game left more room for different playstyles. - The new crafting and upgrading + storage system is a pain. - You cannot skip certain cutscenes / conversations except alltogether - They removed whistling? Why? It was such an important part of the stealth gameplay. Major PROS: - The open world is stunning and makes me want to explore. - Beautiful graphics, albeit a bit heavy on the particles and saturation. - The side characters are interesting (yet get way too little development and story) and the facial animations just insanely well done. Conclusion: All in all, not a game I feel like replaying after finishing. I should've probably waited for a sale.

2021 review: So, I recently decided to do another playthrough on PS4 before diving into MA Legendary Edition. I didn't play MA 1-3, so this was a fresh start for me. I cannot understand why it got such a bad rating? I feel like a lot of the reviews you find online are not genuine and purely based on hate due to the launch, the hate on Bioware in general or because it was different to what they expected after MA 1-3. But that's not fair. A lot has been extensively covered, so I'll make it really short. This is what I really liked about MA: Andromeda: - The beautiful environment. I mean, the worlds are just beyond breathtaking. It deserves a photomode, unfortunately it never had an official one. - The RPG system - it truly is a roleplay game, with many impactful choices to be made. And you see a great change in every single world you discover and progress through. - The gameplay is really nice and skilltree extensive; I love that you can customise your own playstyle and it's truly fun to blast through enemy lines. - Questing is fun and none of the quests felt repetitive or boring The characters, including their loyalty missions, are epic. Some more so than others, but overall I had a great time with them and their interactions between each other. - The voiceovers are excellent - The story was compelling from start to finish, with some goosebump moments. Unfortunately many questions were left unanswered because they decided to abandon MA: Andromeda for Anthem (lol). I mean...what do you want more from an RPG? It's pure entertainment, with a very solid story and amazing characters. I enjoyed it just as much as playing through DA: Inquisition (if we leave out the DLC) and completed almost the entire thing with sidequests and exploration. The facial animations might have been a mess on launch, but they are good to decent now. Some cutscenes might still be a wonky, but the majority was fine. I didn't encounter any visual bugs or gamebreaking bugs whatsoever. It might not be a Witcher 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2, but it's totally worth checking out - especially now - and is a jackpot for all the science fiction and RPG fans.