Mass Effect: Andromeda is out now. Read the latest news on Mass Effect Andromeda’s gameplay, price, platforms and trailers.
It was a long wait, but Mass Effect: Andromeda is now available in the UK, taking players to a whole new galaxy for another sprawling sci-fi space opera. This page is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the game, from price and platforms to DLC and even upcoming bug fixes. And if you want to know what we thought of it, take a look at our full review.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda was released on 21 March in the US and 23 March in the UK. It’s out on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
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At the time of writing, Amazon UK is selling Mass Effect: Andromeda for £44 on PS4 and Xbox One while the physical PC version is just £41.99 – though a digital code for PC is a little more at £49.99
Meanwhile, GAME has the PC version at £42.99, but PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners will pay £49.99.
You can also buy digital versions of the game from the PSN , Xbox , and Origin stores, but these are all at full price, and unlikely to be the best value options.
We know there will be DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda, but with few details available we cannot yet tell you what they will be. BioWare did confirm via Twitter that there will not be a season pass to cover the add-ons, as has been the case with previous Mass Effect titles.
While Mass Effect: Andromeda is a great game, there is one area where it falls on its face: facial animations. Even before Andromeda was released in March, there were signs that the facial animations were a bit… questionable.
During a gameplay video released months before launch, protagonist Sarah Ryder pulled a few interesting faces during a conversation with squadmates. BioWare said at the time that facial animations were important to the game, and that it’d be fixed before launch.
However, as we all know, it wasn’t. The game is full of awkward facial expressions, walking glitches and a other issues that make the game feel a little unpolished. Although BioWare initially stayed quiet on the issue, BioWare manager Aaryn Flynn has penned a blog post talking about the feedback that gamers have provided, and what the company plans on doing about it.
In short, bugs will be fixed – in time. Flynn noted that the company is releasing an update to the game that fixes a number of bugs and improvements requested by fans, including the ability to skip ahead when traveling between planets, extended inventory limits, better eyes for human characters and more. The update should include preliminary improvements to the facial animations, although deeper improvements should be roll out by the end of May 2017.
