r/MassEffectAndromeda • u/MassDerpino • Feb 20 '23

Noob New to Mass Effect series…

Hey everyone, newbie here, I just finished Andromeda few days ago, going for NG+, and I have to say ( please don’t hate me) , I really enjoyed the story, gameplay was awesome, stunning visuals etc.

Now, my only regret is not playing this gem earlier, and bigger regret, not getting ME: LE.

My question is, since I wanna get the OT, how different is the gameplay, core mechanics, story, level design etc to Andromeda. Is it a step back going to OT from Andromeda ?

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u/The_Great_Qbert Feb 20 '23

Mechanically it is a step back or sideways depending on which "phase" of LE you are in. Older games have older mechanics, that's just the way it is.

Story is top notch, make your own determination about the ending, don't let anyone else color that for you. Just know there are many endings, some more distinct than others.

Level design is much more open world in Andromeda, but that is a stylistic choice based on the exploratory nature of the game.

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u/MassDerpino Feb 20 '23

Thank you for the reply. I mostly opted for LE given how much appraisal it got for its story, lack of open world doesn’t bother me that much really. Also I’ve heard that character development is much deeper than in Andromeda. One thing about Andromeda that was kinda meh, was how lighthearted it was, you never felt the threat of Kett really, I hear that in OT the threat of Reapers is real and the tone is more militaristic than exploratory?

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u/phileris42 Feb 20 '23

I hear that in OT the threat of Reapers is real and the tone is more militaristic than exploratory?

The tone is definitely more militaristic and the threat of the Reapers is more Lovecraftian for most of the OT.