My biggest problem with the ending was: where the FUCK was the big Mass Effect ass decision that this series is known for? You get to choose who the space president is I guess, but there were like zero decisions that I actually had to think about before choosing. I want to lose squad members like in Mass Effect 2, or choose to save a group of civilians or a group of politicians like in the original. There was no meaty decision to chew on, which was a total bummer

Yeah, I agree - I didn't even realise this until you mentioned it! Obviously they want to avoid the original trilogy "diamond shape" story telling thing, but as a result they made a "plank shape" one.

@zackweiss: My problem with that decision is it had the dialogue tones on it, which basically told you what to pick if you'd been playing your Ryder a specific way. I want a grey-grey decision that requires some actual thought on my part and allows me to rationalize out why my character would pick a particular option.

The only time I ever got there in Andromeda was when I had to choose between saving Raeka and saving Drack's scouts. That was an actual hard decision with pros and cons to each option regardless of how you were playing your Ryder. We need much more of those in the next game.

This was basically my reaction. I just did not understand how easily the Archon waltzed in and grabbed the Hyperion. Just...what?

I don't like the Kett in general. I want Bioware to abandon them completely.

@nickhead:

I think you'll be disappointed...there's a lot more kett to come I think, as they were set up as the de facto rulers of Andromeda, or at least big parts of it

Well I realize I'm the minority within the minority but frankly I loved this game, especially the buildup to the ending. Getting to take control of your sibling was a great little beat, even if I was screaming at Scott to pick up a fucking assault rifle. The final combat encounter felt a little drawn out, but I'm here to teleport punch fools so I still had fun with it. Also seeing all the people from the story choices you made show up felt very *on the nose* given the reception to the end of ME3, but it also felt completely natural. Your entire team jumping into the chaos at the end was a very nice touch.

It's weird to say, but ME:A is both my favorite ME and also the only one I probably will never replay. Because of the Paragon/Renegade system of the past games, I never felt super connected to my Shepherd as much as I was acting out a role. Finished Paragon, now let's play Renegade. In ME:A I actually had to think about how the Ryder I was playing would genuinely react in each situation, and as a result she actually evolved as a character over the course of the game. I can't imagine a Paragon or Renegade Ryder ending up with Peebee, but because of the way her personality interacted with and helped shape the person my Ryder ended up becoming over the course of the game, she was the obvious choice.

I really hope they make another one of these. Can't wait for some DLC.

@ll_exile_ll: Late to the party but just wrapped this up yesterday and I exposed Sarissa but also kept her as Pathfinder and Dunn survived