In that environment, it is counterintuitively refreshing to get something like Mass Effect: Andromeda that feels like its story might fit well in a cheap paperback extended-universe Babylon 5 novel at the grocery store.Īfter Ryder wakes up from their 600-year sleep and begins fighting with new aliens, you quickly discover that your trip to this new galaxy isn’t going as planned. These days, most futuristic sci-fi comes with apocalyptic connotations. Science fiction may often seem like the default genre of all video games, but it’s quite rare to get something that feels like it’s in the tradition of Star Trek. For example, the concussive shot you get early hurls at your enemy with a cool curve-ball effect, and when it lands, it often flings foes into the air.ĭuring the campaign, fighting was easily the most fun I had with Andromeda, even if it’s not what I came to the game for. It also helps that a lot of the powers look smashing or have devastating damage animations. It helps that you character has a jump pack that enables them to burst forward, backward, left, or right at any time. Or you can also play as a sniper demolitionist, or any number of other combinations.Īndromeda makes you feel cool. But you can also play it as a Gears of War-style cover shooter where you have Force-like powers to lift enemies out from behind obstacles. I focused most of my upgrades into capabilities that enabled me to charge into combat and then do melee strikes and shotgun blasts. Depending on how you customize your Ryder, encounters can play out in a number of varied but satisfying ways. As in the earlier Mass Effects, you are a mix of super-soldier and quasi-Jedi who can rush into just about any situation, smash numerous enemies, and survive. After 600 years of travel in cryostasis, your character - you choose either the male or female Ryder - wakes up … and it’s immediately time to shoot some new aliens. You leave Commander Shepherd, the hero who ended the last trilogy as a mythological savior (and a band of hot aliens) behind in the Milky Way. Andromeda takes Mass Effect and its conceits to a new galaxy.
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