Why Mass Effect Andromeda is Well written.

You mean Sofa Jockey. Insulting the mods isn't going to win you any favors.

Why can't you just hit Report Post?

Get with the times - he updated his name to SoupNazi - although maybe he's SofaJockey again.  It's not an insult, it's from Seinfeld.  Classy of you to "like" most of those posts though.

...I didn't know that was an available option till now.

Guys, please stop derailing the thread. Report to the mods, DAM each other, meet at dawn with pistols, whatever, but I hate to see threads locked down because several people can't help but bicker.

Anyway, BACK ON TOPIC...

I really think that MEA's best writing comes in the final act. The whole finale was incredible to me. It had the best pacing and everything about it felt good to me. I wish you could go back and explore Meridian after you complete that mission, though.

I understand why some people might take issue with the lighter tone of the game, but others took issue with the darker tone of ME3. That's just opinion and preference, I think.

That is the second biggest obstacle, over "Refuse", which I still count as an ending.

I actually never thought the endings were bad. I did only play after the EC came out.

The EC really did fix the ending, but Synthes still really personally annoys me.  

I think the earlier admonition to stay on topic was well and timely stated, so how about we do that?

Two things.  

1. In like 99% of situations you control the tone of your Ryder and the game.  Sure you cannot control the tone of the other characters but most people complain about Ryder's 'tone' or the joking manner, when you are perfectly capable of NOT choosing the casual dialogue.  Or the emotional.  The amount of times when Ryder can exhibit cool headed professionalism may actually exceed the times when he can be some Jack O'Neill clone.  And, as I have said playing a Logical/ Professional with a dash of Casual Ryder reminded me very much of my experiences with my paragrade Fem Shepard in the trilogy.  Someone who was military, mission, and duty first...yet someone who could still relax with their crew.  

2.  The 'tone' can come down to nothing but personal taste.  My three favorite shows of all time are Stargate SG-1, Farscape, and Game of Thrones...well three of my favorite shows...SG-1 is light hearted high adventure (very similar to MEA actually), Game of Thrones is a borderline grim dark...almost entirely humorless...world.  Farscape is a show that can get dark and serious but also be uproriously humorous at the drop of the hat.  Seriously, watch the episode 'Won't Get fooled again'.  And since I can like light toned pieces of entertainment, dark toned pieces of entertainment, and entertainment that can do both, I like Andromeda.  If Andromeda's tone/ bathos ain't for you...its just not for you...and actually Suikoden made this very point.