The biggest problem with Mass Effect's dialogue

My personal opinion to the OP:

They tried too hard.

I saw someone post up that things were different when it came to the Citadel DLC because we were dealing with characters we had had 3 games (or 2) to get to know. Whereas, in ME:A, we have a new cast of characters who are relatively two dimensional. Cracking jokes and trying to be like Garrus or Wrex. When in the MEOT, the game was seasoned with humor. Instead of being a bunch of sarcastic idiots.

Context and self awareness are very important to achieve a more uniform atmosphere.
IE: ME1-Wrex to drunken General, "You're drunk." General, "You're ugly, but at least I'll be sober in the morning."
Tali and garrus in the elevator. she asks garrus about leaving c-sec. he says he likes it. she says.
"I'm glad that the imminent destruction of all organic life in the galaxy has improved your career opportunities"....or something close to that.
(While you're debriefing the Council on the Noveria mission, if you've killed the Rachni Queen)
Turian Councilor: "Do you enjoy committing genocide, Commander?" Shepherd: "Depends on the species, Turian."

Point is, ME1 had the same kind of one liners, but they were more spread out over the game. They were brief moments of levity in a game that had more serious tones.

Yup. Also if people can accept corny dialogue like this then they need to stfu about Andromeda.

Edit:Btw I love that scene.

No, you're the Pathfinder.  You have the enhanced implant, you're the only one who can set destinations on the ship.  There is a chain of command on the Pathfinder team, Pathfinder at the top, and then everyone else.  Whoever is in that role deserves the respect of that role.  At least from the actual members of the Pathfinder team.  Also, Peebee and Drack are only there at your invitation and can be told to go kick rocks at any time.  You don't need to earn anything, that would have been a condition of coming aboard your ship.

If someone wants to tell me you didn't earn this or whatever.  Fine, we can have that conversation, which would have added more to the game.  If you wanted to sit there and take it, fine.  If you wanted to air it all out right there, fine as well.  Should have been the players choice though.

The car chase and trying to hack the door immediately come to mind.

i loved that scene cause of the tense right before in the vault. It is a stress reliefer.
ALso Andromeda;s tone is different to that of of the trilogy. it IS more lighthearted.  You may not like lighthearted but it suits andromeda in my eyes. For the record i prefer the trilogy's darker tone but even that had some very light hearted scenes.

Which is another reason why you like the dialogue.

I find it kind of hilarious to say if you enjoyed movie X or Y you need to STFU about game X or Y taking that path. Simply STFU yourself. How does that sound? Two can play the game of exchanging absolutes and accusing the other side of being a troll, hater, fanboy, etc.

It's even more hilarious, since in this poll you're absolutely in the minority, since only 8 people voted for jokes all around. The 8 most vocal defenders I would guess.

To many unnecessary jokes, hard to take characters seriously, dialogue also doesn't come out how it's shown in screen various times, etc etc. equates to me having no interest in replaying the game.

You can't even avoid most of it, sure you can "limit" it, but there's various moments where npcs say stupid crap. I didn't realize one of my favorite franchises was going into the comedy route, pointless for video games if you ask me.

That's because most of the jokes aren't funny - that's part of the problem... humour is really hard to pull off to the point where everyone agrees it's funny or not - they should have realized how divisive attempting to shoehorn it in everywhere would be.

That's because most of the jokes aren't funny - that's part of the problem... humour is really hard to pull off to the point where everyone agrees it's funny or not - they should have realized how divisive attempting to shoehorn it in everywhere would be.

hyperbole?? not as many jokes. i was certainly was not laughing as much as you imply