Mass Effect: Andromeda features 100+ planets, only ‘a handful’ can be explored

[Buster's Uncle]

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/3/14807204/mass-effect-andromeda-100-planets-exploration-discovery-video-gameplay

Mass Effect: Andromeda features over 100 planets, but only ‘a handful’ can be explored
Unique characters and quests await on each explorable world
Polygon
by Philip Kollar   Mar 3, 2017, 3:00pm EST

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As Mass Effect: Andromeda nears its March 21 release date, developer BioWare has been releasing a series of videos detailing different aspects of the game. This week’s video is all about exploration, which seems to be a bigger focus in Andromeda than any previous Mass Effect game.

The video notes that there are over 100 planets (and other strange space anomalies) to discover in Andromeda’s Helius cluster. Planets and moons in whatever system you’re in will actually be visible outside of your ship’s windows, which is a cool touch.

While over 100 planets may sound like too much space, the video notes that only “a handful of beautifully crafted worlds” can be landed on. Each of the planets you land on will offer unique characters, sidequests and challenges, however.

The video above showcases one example: Elaaden, a harsh, desert world where even the hardy Krogan who have settled there are struggling to survive. The video shows off just how open these worlds are, and how you’ll use the Nomad all-terrain vehicle to traverse them.

Depending on your actions on Elaaden, you can lead to “increased viability” for the planet as a whole. This means you’ll be able to build an outpost and further upgrade the Nexus space station that sits at the heart of Andromeda’s story.

Mass Effect: Andromeda launches on March 21 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PCs. You can read more about the game in our hands-on preview from last month.

[Unorthodox]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/14/mass-effect-andromeda-review-opening-hours/

Yeah, about that. The first few hours of Andromeda are a gruesome trudge through the most trite bilge of the previous three games, smeared out in a setting that’s horribly familiar, burdened with some outstandingly awful writing, buried beneath a UI that appears to have been designed to infuriate in every possible way.

And then of course the first rando you speak to says, “You’re the Pathfinder! They’ll listen to you! My husband’s been arrested for a crime he didn’t commit!” There are like twelve people on this space station, but no, BioWare can’t not be BioWare, and awkwardly cranks out its most generic and over-used side quest right out the gate.

huh....

I'd kinda sorta been looking forward to this one?  Maybe not...

[Spacy]

Ya, I was debating this one for spring break fun....