It’s not hyperbolic to call BioWare’s closure a sucker punch. Last month’s news sent waves throughout the gaming world as players and those in the industry have spent weeks mourning the studio, talking about its highs, compromised lows, and everything in between.

Falling… somewhere on that spectrum, take your pick, is Mass Effect: Andromeda, the series’ last mainline entry. Originally released March 21, 2017, for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the game served as a soft reboot that could continue the series after Mass Effect 3 wrapped Shepard’s tale. Unfortunately, it had a famously troubled development , and other afflicted games, you can see the cracks where, if the creative vision stayed fully consistent and resources were there, an arguably stronger game would be.…