BioWare’s Mass Effect: Andromeda was hit with controversy before its release and even harder after it. A lot was expected from the game and critics were quick to jump on it. MEA took a lot of heat for bugs and bad facial animations and even I jumped on the  band wagon . I have been thinking a lot since it happened and I keep coming back to this question, “Why do we attack some games while we let others get a free pass?” Most games have bugs and glitches when they are first released. Developers usually always deliver new games with a day one patch to address issues that may arise. So what causes us to see the problems of some games and not others? Part of the reason is because we have high expectations for triple A titles. We expect games like Call of Duty , Madden , Mario and Zelda to never have bugs. Their long history of success with sequels should mean that by now the game should be perfected. We tend to give new games with bugs the benefit of the doubt but little to ...

BioWare has put out some great games over the years. I played through the original Dragon Age and fell in love with Dragon Age: Inquisition . I also really enjoyed playing the Mass Effect games so when Mass Effect Andromeda (MEA) was announced I immediately jumped on the hype train. But before the official release the internet blew up with criticism of the facial animations in game. Not only were people complaining, they also harassed a woman who was thought to have worked as lead animator. It got so bad that BioWare had to respond denying her involvement with the title. Crazy internet trolling aside the complaints got me thinking, as a consumer how do I justify spending $60 on a product with clear faults? When you make a purchase of anything you expect the best quality money can buy. If you buy a toaster that does not work, you send it back. If you buy a shirt that is ripped you send it back. But when you buy a game that is graphically broken you keep it?  The old...