Re: GAME OVER
@Abex81 wrote:
@EgoMania wrote:Well if you look at ME1-3, I think it's a fair statement that ME:A offers more content on release especially. Maybe ME1 is a close call but my playthroughs on ME2 and ME3 are definitely shorter than in ME:A.
I think they just wanted to add something more because that's what people are asking but didn't have the time or resources to commit to doing something better. That's just my guess. So is it filler or are they side quests? People will have different opinions on that. I've found that some of these quests actually give some more background that makes it certainly more than just filler, like finding out that only so many people can live on Aya and because of the Milky Way presence some Angara had to leave. That certainly made it more than just filler.
And sure some of the quests are very standard fare, but is it really that bad I wonder?
I don't know what kind of people asked for filler content, i must have missed something. The OT was universally acclameid both by critics and fans and sold very well across all platforms.
And fetch quest were almost non-existent, very few and short and nobody asked for more.
Also 100 hours of Andromeda bloatware cant compare to any game of the trilogy due to replay value. In the OT choices really matter, you could have dead squadmates, paragon and renegade choices changed the story.
After one PT in Andromeda i'm already tired, while i did at least 4-5 playtrough per each game of the trilogy.
Also seeeing how bad it has been received, maybe next time they should stick to their roots of mature story telling and stop pandering to everyone that raises the voice a little.
To answer your question, yes it is that bad in my opinion.
I stopped playing 2 weeks ago, and i am now playing Horizon and Nier and no sidequest is boring as Andromeda's. I took off my nostalgia tinted glasses and now i see the game for what it is. A mediocre game.
I still think it can be saved, though, it has potential. I'm sticking around to see if they can get their s**t together with a more linear, more story centered dlc. Not holding my breath though.
Now now, I didn't say people were asking for filler content, just saying that from their point of view they were throwing certain players a bone with these extra quests. Keep em busy you know. Nothing more than that.
Personally I am already on my 5th playthrough and I don't have the same experience. By the looks from your comments though you are a PS4 player. As a PC player who has played various MMOs I think I can safely state that there lies a big reason for having a different opinion on this. I would suspect that I wouldn't like how ME:A was done if I played on a console.
To be honest, I do enjoy the open world aspect when it comes to exploring and doing the vaults, but I really do prefer the mission approach that we had in previous installments, also for the companion missions. I think that in that sense there is a big difference between missions and quests and ME:A is more quest oriented and the previous ME games more mission oriented. I do prefer the old style approach more. It's probably also a reason why I feel less engaged with the story and characters but was able to do many playthroughs.
I do suspect though that within a month or so, I'll be done with ME:A for a while. Then it'll be waiting on dlc or playing other games again. All in all I enjoy quite a bit in ME:A but I cannot even remotely contend that I feel as connected to the story and characters as I did to the original trilogy. So I enjoy ME:A for what it is, but I do not feel drawn into it as I did before. That's for sure.
