Opinions on the characters (Especially squadmates and Ryder) of ME:A, based on their own merits. Gre

Liam: Right, so, there's a lot of hate for Liam in the fandom, but I got to admit that he was kind of my favorite squadmate, which admittedly isn't that high of a bar for me in MEA. He's totally the by-product of Bioware's attempt to make MEA a more "optimistic and light-hearted" game, which is usually a fine thing to do, but in the context of MEA's super-serious plot he doesn't make a lick of sense as a character, is way to young, and feels like a rando that somehow got put on the most important team in the Andromeda Initiative, which is fucking ridiculous. That said, I like the fact that he's super-emotional, and not in that romanticised Jaal way of showing emotion, but in a the realistic form that can off-putting and annoying, which I think is a lot more authentic. That's something that Liam's writer has historically been good at, giving his characters realistic emotional freakouts that at least leave an impact, for better or for worse. 7/10.

Cora: People have already said it. She's a boring Asari Otaku whose most interesting aspects (facing biotic prejudice) gets totally ignored. Even her dealing with Alec's death and the Asari Pathfinder's crime didn't do anything for me. Honestly, the only remarkable thing I can say about her is that she has a nice ass. Sorry feminists out there. I wish Bioware wrote an interesting female character in this game so I wouldn't have to go there. 5/10.

Drack: I actually kind of like him and was even emotionally moved at times when he talked. His struggles with age, mortality and creating a future for his people just worked as a narrative, and while he does have a couple Krogan tropes that I'm tried of he ultimately managed to still be likable. Chances are, if we get a sequel and he does die in it I'm going to cry. Can't really say the same for any of the other members of the Tempest crew. 7/10.

Vetra: She's cool and actually has an interesting backstory, but her little sister plot completely uninterested me and I feel the overall plot really let her down. A shame. 6/10.

Jaal: I wanted to like Jaal and can be admit that's probably the most fleshed out character in the Tempest crew, but I cannot help but be somewhat bored with him. I don't even really know why. Maybe it's because it felt like his writer was trying to hard to make him romantic and deep? 6/10.

Peebee: She's a watered down version of Sera and to me that's a bad thing. Plenty of people hate Sera, but at least to me she was interesting and tackled issues that I really don't see a lot in video games. Peebee on the other hand just felt so transparent and predictable as a character. Literally the moment she molested my Ryder and did her "I work alone" schtick, I knew she was going to be the emotionally-detached girl that's afraid of getting close to people but secretly wants family and friendship. It just annoyed me how blatant her character arc was and by the time she literally says to the entire Tempest crew that their her family now I just lost it. Also, her hating/not giving a shit about the Asari makes no sense and unlike Sera she doesn't have a tragic backstory or cultural context to explain it, leaving me confused and annoyed. Most importantly though, her dick-riding sex scene with FemRyder is objectively inferior to Sera's sex scene in DAI. Where's the progress Bioware! That all said, I do admit that did feel for her when it was revealed that Kalinda was abusive towards her. Sort of wish they didn't turn into a comedic rivalry thing during her squad mission though. 5/10.

Kallo: I barely remember this guy. He's not bad, just forgettable. 4/10.
Gil: The only remarkable thing about him is his surprisingly offensive baby plot. Good job Bioware! 3/10.
Suvi: Also forgettable and one-note. Well, that's not true. She actually had two-notes which were, I like science and believing in a vaguely defined God. Seriously Bioware you could of just picked a religion. Also, her face reminds me of a Vulcan and the Chucky doll. 4/10.
Lexi: What a waste of Natalie Dormer. Oh well. 4/10.
Reyes: Zevran did the morally-ambiguous-sexy-Spaniard-guy thing better in my opinion. 6/10.

Overall pretty meh. There's no one I hate in this game but no I love either. Just mostly meh all around.