The short answer is no, you don’t HAVE to play the the previous games to understand and enjoy Andromeda. It was a built as a standalone game for this reason. These are completely different main characters, in a different time.
Should I play Mass Effect before Andromeda?
If you’ve never played a Mass Effect game before, don’t worry about it. You don’t need to know a shepherd from a Shepard or have an in-depth knowledge of the original trilogy to dive into Andromeda. The choices made at the end of Mass Effect 3 have no bearing whatsoever on this new narrative.
Does Andromeda spoil Mass Effect 3?
Patryn. If you know the basic state of the galaxy in Mass Effect 3, yes. You will not be spoiled.
Is it worth playing Mass Effect Andromeda?
Mass Effect: Andromeda’s best feature is easily its improved combat and movement mechanics. Of course, this isn’t what many Mass Effect fans want the franchise to focus on, so it’s good that there is a narrative worth following here as long as players come in with the right expectations.
Does Mass Effect Andromeda have anything to do with Trilogy?
Mass Effect: Andromeda takes place just before the Reaper invasion featured in Mass Effect 2. Even though the game does start in the middle of the original Mass Effect trilogy it technically doesn’t officially get going until centuries after the end of Mass Effect 3.
Do you have to play Mass Effect 3 first?
If you want to play an action game, playing ME3 first is probably your best option. There’s a lot of backstory that you will likely miss out on, but Mass Effect 3’s intro does a pretty good job of summarizing the main plot up until that point.
Can you understand the story of Mass Effect 2?
Yes – You can understand the story of Mass effect 2 even if you skip playing the first part in the series. You will stumble initially but you will come around if you don’t take the storyline very seriously.
Which is the best Mass Effect game to play?
For players that just want to experience the action gameplay of Mass Effect without worrying about the story, Mass Effect 3 is probably the best game to play first. Basically, if you really want the depth and roleplaying aspect, you’ll be missing out if you start with Mass Effect 3, but it depends how much you care.
Who are Saren and geth in Mass Effect 2?
Especially in Mass effect 2 you will often come across NPC’s which will recognize as a victory hero who defeated Saren and Geth (from Mass effect 1) and you will go like who the heck is Saren and Geth. Sometimes it will annoy you (as it did to me) a lot in fact because i take storyline pretty seriously.
