Was Mass Effect 2 really that Much Better than MEA?

And? There are tons of fugly presents for all Bioware games. Look at the textures, not just the faces. The 360 simply couldn't handle much in the way of graphics. 

And her collar/outfit. Ugh. This pixelated low rez crap is all over the place in the OT.

I'd say they handled character models pretty well in ME2, even more so with main NPC's.

Anyway, point is that there are many things about Andromeda that can make your eyes bleed.

Also, I was trolling.

The graphics are better yes in ME A however there are barely any memorable faces, unlike ME 2 this goes for the asari in ME A they pretty much all have the same models for faces.

Food analogy cometh!

A ME2 dinner is one I make for myself. I go to the farmer's market (Omega), get my potatoes (Garrus), grab a handful of nice asparagus (Mordin). While there, I visit the local artists (the Batarian preacher and the vorcha), and grab a quick cup-o-coffee (Batarian bartender that poisons me). Then I jet down to international food store (prison ship), where I recruit some exotic spices (Jack). I decide to go to the meat market on campus, where the students learn to butcher meat (Okeer's lab) and I grab a beautiful side-o-beef (Grunt). Then, I realize that I need a new saucepan, so I run to the kitchen store (Citadel) and grab a nice one (Samara) and while there, get a new knife (Thane). Then, I decide I would rather steam the asparagus than roast it, so I jet on over to walmart to get a cheap steamer (Legion) to try it out. Then, I call a couple of friends (Tali, Miranda, and Jacob) and we drink wine and act silly and talk crap about our boss (the Illusive Man) while we prepare some food. I may decide to to marinate the beef, or I might sear it instead. I may peel the potatoes or go nuts and roast them with the skin on. I may add alot of spice, or temper it with some fresh herbs. Doesn't matter. The point is that there are many ways to approach these ingredients. It's not a five star meal, but it tastes good cause I invested my time and meager skills to get it just right.

MEA is like one of those boxed meals that comes to your house. The box (Tempest) arrives and you have all your ingredients in there (the crew). They are all nicely packaged (2017 graphics), and the instructions are pretty clear...so I don't have to think too much. The ingredients are already cut and prepared the way they should be for the "perfect meal". This is a good thing, since I have been running around all day since the box arrived doing endless errands that had nothing to do with dinner (fetch quests).  When I finally get home, exhausted after one of the most tedious and draining days ever, I follow the instructions, and make a nice meal that fits perfectly on my plate. No wine spills, no cut fingers, no burnt potatoes. Everything is timed meticulously and all my seasoning comes in little innocuous packages that I simply have to pour in. I eat alone while watching the news (endless politics of the Nexus). The food tastes better than anything I could have made on my own. But...it's just not as good.



Now for breakfast...

I just didn't like the fact that they incorporated the group's of talking npcs that all look the same talking as you got in DAI I think it's lazy game developing but meh it's a minor issue for me .

It's just funny to see a random krogan having a conversation flaying his arms in a corner all by himself.. >. <