What score this game deserved after latest patches?

With so many item varieties to keep track of games these days... how do you propose not having "nested" menues.  Unless you propose having only long, long lists of items to scroll through (like ME1) that you could sort, but would unsort themselves the moment you pick up something (which TW3 also does and has been a common complaint of the YouTubers I have watched play that game).

I think the nesting is OK and using the LB and RB (on the Xbox One) to switch categories is very intuitive.

A sort feature that actually works would be a plus for both TW3 and for this game.  I'm not sure what video game programmers have against using alphabetization as a means to sort things.  That is, an improvement I would make to the ME:A menu system is to have things like quests within their subgroups organize themselves alphabetically  In TW3, I would have had all the crafting ingredients and such organize themselves alphabetically based on their names.  In ME:A, I would have also designated those additional tasks that involve only one planet by planet.

(See, I don't always bite... and sometimes we can even agree on some things.)

What a luck SKyrim and FO4 are moddable and we got Skyrim UI and DEF_INV and valdacils item sorting and awkcr and and and, too bad something like this will never be possible for MEA. Imagine what could happen if the ME games were as highly moddable as Bethesdas OW games.

The unfortunate truth that got lost in the hooplah over animations and other trivial matters is that they distract from the games much more glaring flaws. Uninteresting squadmates, a villain that is less charismatic than a wet cardboard box, a story that is predictable and uninspired and makes no attempts at actual sci-fi material or themes, poorly written dialogue, a dialogue system even worse than renegade/paragon, no meaningful story mission decisions, on top of the bland worlds, knock off new aliens, and filer filled world maps.

Enough about the MET, what about MEA? Looks like it is more of the same to me from that list.

I voted 8/10, based on the game in its present state and at a discounted price. I would consider that to be a very generous rating, as it's really not great, but will pass 100 hours or so of your time in a reasonably pleasant environment. Just try not to worry too much about the plot, and if you can manage a playthrough where you never look at or utter a word to Cora (or to a lesser extent Liam or Gil), chances are you'll have a fun time.

The major disappointment will hit you when you realize you don't really want to go through it all again, unlike all of its predecessors. The introduction of Profiles has killed the replay value that the original Class system had, and none of the plot decisions carry enough weight to make you care enough to have multiple saves in what looks like a dead franchise at this stage.

And the MP gets terminally boring after 100 hours, unlike ME3 which sucked up 3000 hours of my time, and is where I'm back playing. So yeah, that 8/10 really does seem generous.

so very funny.

Saren and TIM at least get points for villains, the squadmates while hit or miss overall throguh out the franchise do have quite a few home runs, Mordin and Legion come to mind, but Jack and Javik deserve kudos as well.  I won't dispute the story issues, but the OT does try and tackle some Sci-fi material, not always very well, but the attempt is there in missions like Legion's LM or Overlord.  The dialogue is also hit or miss, but I was cringing less often in the OT, sans appearances by Kai Leng, not going to bother disputing the story decisons.  Worlds like Tuchunka, the Citadel, Omega, and Illium are far from bland.

Im' surprised players don't see what you explain. Looks like they don't realize the massive amount of items that don't become obsolete. The amount of choice in weapons and interesting crafting is just huge, no other ME can compare, an ME2 was a disaster fixed with ME3.

In my opinion they even missed one more opportunity of subsection. When you select a plan you should see only the most powerful and have on option to extend the list, or something like that.

Obviously at first contact MEA UI hurts, but quickly you realize it's better that way.

I absolutely agree with this...tho I did like the overall design of the worlds, they felt organic and fully realized and while some NPC's in these worlds were static, the worlds were very open and you had to work really hard to hit the boundaries of each one (which I did only once), but I agree with everything else you stated. My main issue was the story and it's characters  and it's overall narrative.

8.5/10

Deducting points for the lack dynamic NPCs and vehicles, side quests not feeling fully flashed out, inconsistent pacing, and really not enough enemies or enemy types to fully flesh out large scale battles in the open world that gave a similiar feeling to Me2 or ME3. The game played it too safe with the tone through out the game with none of the big revelations or events having much impact. I too would have liked more Renegade choices and I hope they allow for a more rogue playthrough in the next game. Some of the dialogue was cringeworthy but that has been in every Mass Effect game IMO.

It was however, a ton of fun to play and get lost in the Mass Effect Universe. The gameplay mechanics that are there are great! The Nomad is fun and easy to drive, the combat is the best it's ever been, the squad banter is also the best in the series. The game had a ton to do and with 4k, the game never ceased to amaze graphically. The Tempest was awesome in every way being a step up from the Normandy and I loved the galaxy map where it felt like flying from one destination to another.

I feel like their effort to make everything feel seemless is under appreciated by many. It's an element that was really missing for me in ME2 and ME3 and something I really enjoyed in ME1.

The story was also a familiar yet interesting spin on the Mass Effect Universe but it felt like the Force Awakens of ME1. For me, what was there was great and it had a great ending and epilogue. It just had pacing issues, not caused the open world, but rather in the presentation during the story missions. Alec Ryder's death lacked impact and felt rushed as opposed to Say shepard's death in ME2. It didn't need to be the same level but a funeral would have been nice. The whole thing with Meridian and Jaardan all felt a bit rushed as well. And I felt conned by all the cliffhangers. They weren't necessary nor will they ever be necessary in a video game. You can conclude almost everything and still have a sequel.

Overall, solid game. It's my favorite mass Effect in the series even though I would score ME2 higher.

I see your point/complaint, and I raise you Wicther 3's menu. I've been playing it again recently and yeah MEA's is much smoother. They both have a cumbersome UI design but at least MEA's is quick and responsive