Why MEA did not work for me

"Better than a complete action shooter" is not exactly a vote of confidence.

Which is nothing but a shrug moment for Peebee. Totally inconsequential, like so many things in this game.

where's that coming from? Pee bee in my game took that hard. Listless, dejected etc.

Really? Saying mad is the smallest word for what I am and saying she has to buy a new escape pod is not laying into the stowaway. She needs to understand that not everyone will put up with her nonsense, but for some reason, Ryder can't get in her face and let her know. The same with what happened on Eos. Where was the option to lay into her, as you say, for knocking Ryder to the ground?

As I posted before. I would have left the asari on the planet. My Shepard would have thrown the thing into the lava. My Ryder would turn her over to Nexus security to explain why she thought it would be a good idea to use Initiative property for her personal use while putting the pathfinder and the other squadmate in danger as well as the crew of the tempest.

 On paper, yes, you have four distinct dialogue options: professional, casual, logical, or emotional.

Tonally, though, the difference between those dialogue responses are pretty minuscule from each other. They all sound pretty much the same. At times, the lines do not even seem to fit their label. I got to Aya yesterday, and picked the "professional" option back on the ship, and it sounded more like what I'd expect of a "casual" response. =?

And there is a lot of auto-dialogue that consists of more than just natural conversation-movement or progression of the scene. Lines like "Would we be treating [the kett] any differently if they showed up on earth armed to the teeth?" define Ryder's character in a pretty significant way without our input.

Is it better than what other RPGs do? Sure, I guess, but not better than what we know of previous BioWare works.

Truer words were never said.

Although, a renegade interrupt to push Liam out of the airlock during his LM would have been priceless.  

"Buh-Bye Liam, go meet your car halfway." 

Not just Ryder, but the IQ as well.