Cora is like that girl who went and studied abroad for a semester.

Cora " did I ever tell you I trained with Asari commandos." Rider face palms. " yes, yes you have."

Having Natalie Dormer voice a Asari you can't romance is just a ultimate blue ball move

Not making the twin a companion was a huge mistake. Honestly, it was a huge bummer for me. I thought the twin was going to be super important when i came in, and i even expected that i was going to take control of both twins. Missed opportunity there.

I played it during the tail end of 2022 and I actually liked it, Jaal is hands down my favourite character, most of the game is what I like to call “Jaal suffers the entire time”

By the end, there was also the loose threads of the Quarian Ark and the Initiative's connection to Cerberus, which I believe were supposed to be explored in DLC but they were cancelled.

Primers and detonators were introduced in Mass Effect 3 and was a major component of why I enjoyed that game's multiplayer.

The reapers were horrifying... They were unbeatable... the reapers had me traversing the galaxy on behalf ceberus doing things I normally wouldn't do. We literally beat the Reapers by a miracle and all possible effort the galaxy could muster. If the Kett had attacked the milky way galaxy the whole lot of us would've been wiping our asses with kett faces.

The thing that really did Andromeda in for me was the hidden story behind why they went to Andromeda trapped behind the fetch quest for memories. It was really dumb and lame reason to "hide" and having the whole reason they are there be because escape the Reapers.

Ashley saved my soul with those fire grenades countless times in the third game! And edi with her clone. Truly missed the ability wheel.

The biggest problem in Mass Effect Andromeda is the lack of choices - there's only three times in the game where you get to make a decision that has a visible outcome. Every quest in Andromeda ends exactly the same regarding what dialogue you make. In Mass Effect 1 even if you don't see the consequences of your decions e.g. 'save x' or 'leave y to die' you at least get to make those choices. In Andromeda every choice is made for you, even in tiny side missions

I listen to these with a single earphone while on long shifts and boy does it make my day go by quicker. Thanks Gingy, I hope to be able to make similar videos in the future as story analysis is my bread and butter.

Imagine playing as Alec. A mature man/woman with a family he/she cares about, having to deal with one of their children being stuck in cyro and a mission that just doesn't go a lick as planned. The game would have been more Mass Effect with them, than Scott. Also if they found it hard to implement a second side character more, they could have just made them a mute.

45:58 another character that explores the dichotomy between science and faith (or lack thereof) in a very interesting way is Padok Wiks from ME3. Unfortunately, conversing with him in detail means Mordin has to have died in ME2, so a lot of players missed out on his great dialogue.

Tbh i genuinely hope ME5 will address the arcs in Andromeda. There was enough intriguing plot points for me that was interested in more

Really loving this channel lately. Been falling asleep listening to a lot of your stuff. Fantastic content and I love your steady, analytical pace in going through the narratives.

29:11 its constantly mentioned in the game that they met the exiles at kadara before the pathfinder or the nexus so thats how they know about the initiative before you meet in-game as kadara port used to be an angaran port that was taken over by sloane kelly

Andromeda is overly hated on (to an extent). Gameplay, Characters, Setting, etc are mostly fine... But I was let down by the story... They had so much narrative freedom & potential being set 600 years after 3 in another galaxy, which has rarely been done in sci-fi. Yet they barely took any story risks, repeated things done before, teased deeper things that should've been shown/explained more, & didn't make it more alien (e.g. Still had humanoid races that mostly use similar tech to us: Guns, etc)

Commenting to feed the algorithm and to hopefully get you some more views and exposure. Your videos have always been so amazingly made. No insanely loud noises or memes just great production , script and voice work. Do not take this as a negative but I have used your videos for months to help me get to sleep. That isn't in anyway a cop out. As always thanks for the work and time poured into this and moreso all of your videos. Much love from Australia.

I thought one of the reasons your character joins the Initiative is because you got kicked out the Alliance due to your father's work with AI. Making so you basically had no other choice.

Played this about a year after launch and got it for like.... Ten bucks maybe? Had a blast, long enough after launch that most things were fixed. Going back to the og three now and I really miss the jump jet lol

I cant imagine the amount of meticulous work that goes into something like this. Know that we appreciate it immensely.

Shirtless Jaal is an image that will stay with me for the rest of my life

Can’t watch this now but definitely hyped to come back later, seriously gingy, these have been some top notch videos and a joy to watch 👌🙌

1:10:13 This isn't new to Mass Effect or something that Andromeda invented. The combo system was first introduced in ME2 with Warp being able to trigger biotic explosions. The system was expanded in 3 to include Tech bursts.

H-047c was an asteroid, though. It made sense that you couldn't setup an outpost but the thing that made it fun was it was unique to the series . I actually enjoyed the variation (low gravity and strange layout).

After everything I heard about this game I expected complete rubbish, but after I finished playing the Legendary Edition, I decided to complete my Mass Effect marathon and played Andromeda, and it turned out to be a really fun game. The Gameplay is the best of the entire Franchise, and the story may not be as good as the others, but it's still decent and the characters are very fun and charismatic.

I don't think the Kett were ment to be the overall "big bad" of the Andromeda franchise. Remember that this was meant to be the first part of a new trilogy. No, IMO the big bad were meant to be whoever created the scourge, which got revealed to be artificial.

Shepherd and Ryder may be vessels for the player but it's not like they don't have a personality of their own, even if you get to choose what they say the outcome alot of times is still something you would not have said yourself.

Since you've made videos on all the mass effect games I've been playing them in tandem with you're reviews I'm mad at missing out on these games when they first came out but glad that started now

I do believe after "we saved the initiative" party you get a storyhook regarding quarians arc (Some who, if I recall correctly, was NEVER mentioned in Andromeda up until that very moment). Also do have to say that Ryder's mother reveal, IMO, had to be sidequest - it plays well towards overall mystery of you character's father secrets. Something that you, as a player, might not care, and roleplay as you character grown to not care as well, just accepted that this secrets died with father. I also do believe, regarding kett, there was a mention in a note or audio log, that their empire goal is to spread further and unify every race they encounter. But might be wrong here.

I’m so glad I found your channel two months ago! I’ve watched almost every single one of your videos to this day multiple times. Keep up the amazing work!

I have never played this game and now it seems as if I had. Phenomenal. I love technology.

Great analysis. I for one did like a lot of what Andromeda had to offer and would be all in for a properly written sequel. As you said there are a lot of great ideas, that just need to be better developed. Shame EA and Bioware are more than likely never going back to it. :/

happy to get to watch this, waited for this after watching the other mass effect reviews i think they were all great videos and cant wait to finish this one! really fell in love with this channel and the style of the reviews. cant wait for more videos on diffrent games!

Great video as always! I personally would love to see a deep dive into the Metro games!

I think what would’ve really drove the game home story wise was if they changed the motive for leaving the Milky Way in the first place. They could’ve EASILY had it been that after the Geth Attack on the Citadel with a literal Reaper, some chose to believe Commander Shepard and that’s what funded the Initiative and why people of (nearly) every race are on these arks and the Nexus. Then it could’ve set up a whole thing about how since they know they’ll arrive what would be 600+ years later, they’d have no idea if their Galaxy survived the cycle, making Andromeda their literal only option at survival. Could’ve set up so much cooler shit and even make more sense for why there are exiles. Perhaps people who stole identities to get on the arks and start new lives in Andromeda.

Great analysis, great script, and overall great video my man.

Been waiting for this, cheers G!

Excellent work as always!! 😊

i just finished watching your other mass effect videos today, and heres andromeda! nice.

it had so much potential... i really wanted to see how they would approach a first-contact scenario.

Love your. Content just like the mass effect 3 I've been waiting for this one and here it is. Thank you man

There we go. I was waiting for this.

I always assumed the reason the ket went to exalt other species is a cultural or religious they see themselves as the pinnacle of evolution and all of our species are beneath them to them becoming exalted a honor

I remember there being a semi similar system in Dragon Age Inquisition and it was definitely an interesting mechanic. It allowed me to make my Inquisitor a hard ass who proritized the mission at hand but equally extremely faithful to the Maker which was great cause I was going for basically a Paladin and got almost exactly that.

bro great vid. very smooth presentation as well.

Just a heads up, chapters are broken due to the music tag

Ayo, new Gingy video release. Super glad to see a new video here from yah

Gingy's videos are just the best. They are the best kind of stuff to keep you sane and entertained. Gingy is to me is one of the content creators who I respect with every ounce of my body. His work is so professional and interesting with the kind of stuff he talks about being really intriguing and has made me always cherish when he posts. Thank you Gingy for another wonderful video.

I've been waiting for this, let's gooooo

Thanks so much for this video! It's very well done and you've offered an insightful and eloquent deep dive. Maybe the Jardaan will end up in the Milkyway. 🤔

Hey Gingy, great video so far. Could you do a recap of star wars kotor or kotor 2? I think it would fit the series and your narrative style perfectly

Played andromeda first then played the legendary editon...i'm now on my 2nd insanity playthrough of the trilogy

thanks for uploading. I can now stop writing in the notes app like its my therapist, now I can watch this while playing dark souls 3. keep it up :)

Really happy to watch this video really excited NGL

The story was meh, but the combat was probably the most fun I've ever had in the mass effect series. While the switch on the fly is cool idea I never really did it considering the cool combos you can make with just one build. Hey you found a secret: The shadow group backing the organization is 100% the shadow broker. Most likely the Yahg was actually a full partner to the shadow broker. When the broker realized that the reapers were coming he pulled his resources and jumped galaxies leaving the Yahg to take over. Considering the andromeda initiative takes place right before ME2 this lines up extremely well.

I've been waiting for this, and even now I'm not ready to see this game again...

great job the best vid I have seen to cover this😃💯💯👍👍

I've been patiently waiting for this one

1:10:10 Andromeda introduced primers and detonators??? It did not, it only introduced having a symbol on the power indicating whether it was a primer or a detonator

The benefactor is mostlikely the Illusive Man and that is the plottwist of the quest with the Memories

@Gingy I have to say I love these video essays so much. If I might offer up a request/suggestion, maybe try the Dragon Age games out for a spin. Edit: The first and last game are fantastic with a fairly unimpressive second game

Need those caption dog. I'm hard of hearing but love your vids. I'm not sure if it's your fault tho.

Personally I liked Andromeda but your arguments were valid. I too think it should get a second game. Maybe getting to play more as the other Ryder from the first game. Or finally getting to have an interaction with your mother. The cliffhanger of the fifth Ark's distress signal is also intriguing. And finding out who the Benefactor is would also be nice.

Great video as usual Worth noting Mack Walters, a 19 year veteran, & one of the last original BioWare members, just left the company around 2023/01/23rd The EA lid inches closer to closing on another great developer

It’s biggest mistake was being marketed as a continuation of Shepard’s story.

Yo, thanks for playing this and telling me about it. Now I never have to

Played Andromeda recently and enjoyed it a fair amount. My biggest problem with the game though was the YA novel/CW tone of the writing half the time. Also fuck liam, genuinely a terribly executed character.

Honestly I love their combat system, story wise they could’ve done loads better but I really like their combat system

Dear Gingy, This Channel is SENSATIONAL!!!

The question to me is: How did you do all the Romance scenes? Save Games? Or is it possible to do them all in 1 or 2 playthroughs?

Average is the most positive thing I've ever heard anyone say about this game

I honestly still can’t get over what a bad choice it was to switch engines. It’s not even the weird facial animations, or the weird walk animations, but that every scene looks like it’s only 80% rendered.

I love how you could just fit your entire analysis into the thumbnail

very detailed. Well done!

I feel Ryders dialogue options are too passive, no matter what you choose Ryder comes off as a push over. The combat is the most fluid out of the franchise. But its too easy. I like the modularity, but it also makes the MC seem less personable. Being able to switch combat profiles mid fight, makes the game too easy and narratively make your character feel like a "Mary Sue".

I just recently did another play through of mass effect andromeda and the ony thing i can say that i abolutely love and hope they develop more for the next title is the free flowing movement and the combat they have in the game. i feel like the movement system of andromeda was extremely well done and i really hope they continue using it with the new mass effect game

Great review!

It wasn't the bugs that killed this game, it was everything that had anything to do with the story that really killed it.

This game had so much potential, but it was to rushed and to unfocused to actually hit the mark. I know that the news on the new Mass Effect is semi teasing the original trilogy, but i also wouldn't mind if they went back to the Andromeda series and built a stronger, better game, with better writing a more coherent story and actually making you like the characters.

Love this stuff guy

found this a bit late but to answer a question if you have all the Veteran pathfinders and the turian one the Hyperion has a much smoother crash landing on Meridian. if you dont its a bad landing with casualties.

would love to watch a story analysis of the Dragon age games!

I honestly think the reveal of the Nexus was absolutely perfect for the story. The Hyperion was supposed to be the last Ark that reconnected with the Nexus and after everything going wrong with habitat 7, The crew of The Hyperion were LOOKING for something that was going to be like the citadel. They even say upon approach that they hope the other arks fared better than they did getting to the nexus. Mass Effect has always had an affinity for the grandiose reveals so the expectation going in is that youll turn the corner and the Nexus would be full of life and activity, but having nothing when you first find it adds to the additional feeling of dread that's tied into the existentialism of leaving everything behind to explore a new universe. There's no music, no activity, not even radio chatter because much like the hope you had that was squashed on first contact, the nexus is effectively dead at this point. I think the subversion of expectation and lack of any sounds of life plays in extremely well with the reveal

Great vid Gingy, found ur channel like 2 days, have watched a few vids of urs and u now got a subscriber. Andromeda was very flawed but there was some good in their, and I agree the characters are really where the gold is. Part of me wants it to get a 2nd chance and see the storyline continued and another part just thinks to leave it and not taint it or the brand further

I played Andromeda for the first time recently, and I quite enjoyed it. I understand the disappointment too, though, as its definitely incomparable to the OG trilogy, but I'd love a sequel to this game. I feel it has potential, and hope it isnt entirely abandoned. Would love to see the Jardaan expanded on, the mystery behind the benefactor/the death of Jien Garson being revealed, and to fully understand the Scourge!

I honestly hope we get a andromeda 2. While it did have problems, both gameplay and storywise, it's nothing I feel couldn't get fixed in a sequal with a proper budget and development time. I liked the new world, I liked the new characters, I liked the gameplay. And it did the most important thing I feel ME should do. After a several hours while watching that movie me and the crew spent so long setting up, it made me sit back and think "this is my crew" and that feeling, that smile, is the same one I had when we took that photo at the end of the citedel DLC. I feel like that feeling is something that's just so Mass Effect, I can't explain it very well. Ill admit to the problems, but I still go back to play this game amd still hope one day we go back to andromeda properly. Also Vetra is second best girl(tali is number 1) and I will die on that hill.

43:27 - Not true, Samara turned you down in ME2.

Omg I forgot about the "Kill me now" that kallo says. So good.

1:10:10 A minor nitpick but, combos were a thing in ME3. It doesn't get emphasized; you mainly only see it described in the ability tree.

I would have rather just HAD an asari commando as like a representative to the pathfinder team.

Currently on my 2nd play through, and I quite enjoyed it on my first run. Obviously. Like everyone else, it felt like a whole in my metaphorical chest after the ending of the Trilogy. I missed my Shepard and the old squad. I wanted to go back see what happened to all of them post Reaper War, go on a new missions with them, and watch all or at least most of them get a happy ending (Giggity) But after a little while Andromeda grew on me. And just enjoyed it for what it was. I didn’t let nostalgia get in the way and needlessly compare Andromeda to the Trilogy, or Ryder to Shepard. And bash it for it daring to be different. That’s stupid and childish. (That doesn’t excuse the poor execution because EA rushed BioWare to release it just so they can quickly get started on Anthem. And we all know how that genius move turned out) Andromeda, Ryder, and everyone else is it’s own thing now. I like them and the story is serviceable. The gameplay has never been better it’s a hell of a lot of fun. And you can switch profiles/classes anytime you want? That’s always awesome. And I thought it was pretty neat that they added the player being able to change their Ryder’s appearance any time they want. Say what you want, but Andromeda is no where near as bad as a lot of people made it out to be

Not sure how many would agree but I would love to see a next gen Console version of this game

After Mass Effect 2 we all thought we'd be playing in and exploring this universe for the next 20 years. They painted themselves into a corner with the third game ending. Only wanted to do a trilogy so I suspect this was an attempt to continue it and start a franchise.

id love to see you do a video on the infamous games, its a pretty overlooked game in terms of its story and i think it deserves some love. great video man keep it up

1:37:50 - a TON of lore about the Kett is conveyed through logs found around the game. So is the case of exhatation - which was very much about being raised to the level of kett, who were, in their view, the pinnacle of progress. In general - the race was driven mostly by religious zealotry and getting exhalted was being 'christened' into it. An honour of sorts. EDIT: I also think they wanted to pull DA:Inquisition stunt and have the actual ending in a DLC. Kind of like in DA base game the main bad-guy just shows up at your door and wants to fight for no reason whatsoever.

While the companions had the most strength in Andromeda, they lose a lot of touch when compared to the previous crew because they ARE the previous crew: two human allies, one a gung-ho soldier and the other a Biotic with an unorthodox past, a Turian that does the right thing but doesn't want to play by the rules or regulations, a battle worn Krogan warry of his place in society, and an antisocial asari archeologist. The only exception to this is Jaal, but even then, his "fish out of water" and gloomy outlook on the Kett War is a little to close to Javik's endling-depression. Granted, most of their "loyalty missions" are fairly unique, but the base of their character's foundation is very obvious from the beginning. Still, Andromeda had a very good combat loop (when not glitching) that, while not as "boots on the ground" as the previous games, did offer some unique combat experiences. Also, the idea of being able to access ALL abilities, from soldier, engineer, and biotic, was pretty cool and made me feel like the Pathfinder wasn't just a title. I also really liked the Architect boss fight, but wished they came up with other remnant designs other than the big tripod.

I finished this game 3x but haven't touched it for 3 years, your video reminded why I loved this game so much and why I found the hate around it very disproportionate. This game, in spite of its flaws, is a very good game and as a huge fan of the mass effect trilogy I still find it in its place as part of the franchise (can't wait for ME IV).

This should have been called mass effect Blandromeda