Who exactly was this game aimed at?

I'm not a huge fan of the MEA dialogue. Occasionally it felt very forced and/or juvenile, especially the romance and humor.

However, this could purely be because I am getting older (and am a curmudgeon). Goofy, light-hearted humor doesn't appeal to me as much as wry wit and situational comedy. It seems like the latter is more difficult to write (although I have no idea if that is true), which may be why some folks think the game is poorly written. I personally think this is a little unfair, and I don't think the writing is poor at all. It is just that the style/focus is more lighthearted than previous games.

Imo, the more light-hearted (in your words "goofy") approach to ME:A was a much welcomed relief from the emotional roller coaster that was ME3 and the despair inducing ending therein. I was honestly depressed and terrified for the future of Mass Effect after ME3 whereas I'm incredibly excited for ME:A2 this time around.

I really liked the greenhorn feel to the crew in ME:A. These people are not professional soldiers, but rather newly minted explorers. I think the way they act fits who they are portrayed to be. Ryder is through into a situation he/she is not prepared for and has no idea how to cope with it and it fits like a glove.

Abandoning the Paragon/Renegade system was the right choice as now you can act in shades of grey instead of being an absolute angel or a fucking psychopath. I found the new dialogue system to accurately portray what Ryder would say and was never taken aback by the what he/she said.

I loved the Citadel DLC feel to ME:A. Surely not everyone does, but I sure as hell did.

More like billion, if you're referring to the total box office numbers that is. 

I was one letter off, not like you guys can't figure out typos on forums by now.

this is a truly interesting statement. There should be a poll.

I loved MEA and hated the forces awakens...

...see what i mean?

KaiserShep: Isn't that called Poe's Law?

It's derrame. It's serious.

I don't see a big issue with a young crew. What's the right kind of experience, and who has it? Citadel policy was to avoid doing anything that might lead to first contact with new aliens, and except for the humans they'd been quite successful in recent decades.

Don't say that.  Joss Whedon's writing was good and the show was entertaining.  The writing in this game feels more like Two and a half men or some other sitcom dreck.

Agree it was very citadel-y. I hope the next game takes a more serious tone but as a whole I didn't mind it that much. I thought it was kind of cute. However the squadmates weren't interesting enough IMO - Cora was my favorite because I found her derpy and funny but the rest seemed like kind of watered down versions of typical Bioware tropes.