I am a totally die-hard Mass Effect fan! Andromeda however, is clunky and bug-ridden; the mapping is just sheerly awful – there are numerous ‘side missions’ that will not track, so you need to spend time driving around aimlessly, for stuff you may or may not find. The multiplayer can be fun for a while but it's just jumping whilst shooting really, currently have no idea what the points/rating system is. It's no more difficult than the last game except you are not allowed the same amount of gear to survive. Mp is also slow to load and prone to disconnects. Earlier review mentions the menus – in sp & mp these are non-intuitive & messy. Much has been made of the ‘cartoon faces’ – totally agree; and as to ‘crafting’ – equally as boring- this is futuristic space, gimme a gun and lemme get on with it. Oh, also it is hard to hear what other squad mates are saying, even folks you have to talk to, the main character is facing away from everyone, and I have no idea what the head bad dude is saying – either the AI SAM is talking over the top (and he's getting seriously annoying); you're in battle, or rattling your teeth out in the Nomad (aka Mako). All up, now into day 7, very tedious single player and ‘meh’ multiplayer – that'll teach me to pre-order, I'd buy it if it was on sale maybe – doubtful I'd ever replay the sp – it has no comparison to the earlier trilogy. It's pretty much DA Inquisition in space.
