Things you feel "Mass Effect: Andromeda" does well

Except in the sense that it's an RP decision that's actually worth the discussion.

Fun with our krogan granddad was done pretty well I think. There should always be a krogan squad member in every ME game.

Definitely off-topic, but I agree. Sloane us a known quantity. Her ambitions don't reach beyond Kadara. The Collective are a huge threat. I think people would've been burned in a sequel for going with their "good buddy" Reyes. I think supporting the Collective is the naive and idealistic choice; the one made by people who couldn't see through that thin, transparent veneer of Reyes and his thugs.

Anyway, there are at least 5 threads devoted to that discussion.

That's the sort of choice and consequence I'd love to see.  No illusions about him being a shady b*stard.  Of course, if he get's out of line in a sequel, that just means he ends up sharing a plot with Sloane.

Haha! I love the shady bastard. I'm glad he always lives. That means he'll be back in the future. I just don't trust his organization. They're too damn smart, and already too widespread. We could crush Sloane with APEX and the Pathfinders if she ever went bonkers. I think the Collective will be a much tougher nut to crack. Either way, it's not like they're gone just because they didn't get Kadara. They simply lack that particular advantage.

This game has a ton of good threads. The implementation might've bern iffy due to dev cycle challenges, but the good stories are present.

Making it is one thing... being unable to use it because it's someone else making it is quite another.  It's ammo, so there is no reason why a soldier Shepard should not be able to stock up on warp ammo just as easily as incendiary while on the Normandy and use it.  At least in ME:A, any class of Ryder and use any consumable.  Also, in ME:A you can set up your squad mates to use an ammo type at all times... so that's no different than Liara having warp ammo.  Warp ammo isn't really needed in ME:A since we don't face off against separately denoted biotic barriers.  The enemies show up with armor or shields.

The ammo consumables are unlimited... General Merchants will always have them in stock and all you need are the credits to buy them.  Credits can be obtained in a number of ways... mining and selling minerals, killing bugs and selling those crafting supplies, selling whatever you collect from remains.  There is no limit on the amount of "grinding" (by killing various enemies) you can do in the game, so, technically, there are no limits on anything you can buy. 

For me, it would be more of a pain to be committed to one ammo type during a mission because I would have to get back to a loadout station to change it.  We were always able to change ammo types on the fly in the OT (in ME1, all mods could be changed on the fly.  In ME2 & ME3, we could change them if we were of a class that had more than one of them as a talent).  If we could not have changed them on the fly, I would certainly have not found them as useful.  IMO, it would be even worse to have weapons committed to a single ammo type because then I'd have to craft multiples of my favorites in each type of ammo.  Also, there are currently augments for electrically charged weapons (so you can already effectively make a "disruptor" weapon without using an ammo type).  So, all you're really doing by your preference is removing my ability to switch between different ammo types  on the fly just because you don't use it that way.

Also, I don't consider it any more difficult to call up the weapon wheel in ME:A than it was to call up the power wheel in the OT.

As I said, I would increase the 3-clip limit to accommodate the smaller clip weapons.

I liked Andromeda's combat. I still think the jetpack in its current form was a mistake, and that it either needed more time in the oven or that it should have been removed, but by and large the gameplay was fun (tech powers being able to detonate biotic explosions was fucking stupid though). I'm indifferent on the classless system, it allowed for more freedom, but perhaps there should have been some additional benefits in place the entice people to specialize their builds like in previous games to balance it out a bit more. It just doesn't make sense to me for Ryder to be able to be able to master everything, even with SAM's help.

I appreciate the direction they tried to take the dialogue system, giving the player more agency in picking Ryder's tone and general outlook, but I don't think the end result delivered on the premise of enhancing player choice.

I liked the Tempest, even though I think its layout is a bit nonsensical.

The Nomad was way more fun to drive around than either the Mako or the Hammerhead. I just wish it had some sort of armament on it, considering how frequently you run into enemies while driving around.

H-047c was awesome. I wish there were more places in the game that gave the same sense of "I'm actually exploring an alien environment". It reminded me of the sense of wonder I felt while exploring some of the UNC planets in ME1.

Vetra's voice. I used to scoff at people who would wax poetic about Garrus' voice, but I totally get it now.

On that subject, I liked the romances more than I thought I would. Particularly Suvi's and Vetra's, although there were some really cheesy lines in both of them that gave me a moment of pause.

I wish she had a less conspicuous hairstyle. I feel like I can’t use it without having awkward interactions. There’s a mod that gives her the tightly bound hair (#9 or 10). It fits the character well, but definitely looks different. If I weren’t on PS4 I’d use the mod. It also makes Cora look a little softer; Gil clean-shaven and more Studly McSquarejaw; etc...

Hahaha! Oh no, MEA is trying to make me gay! I hadn’t ever heard that particular one. The flirt option for Gil disappears almost immediately for me. I agree about the lower pressure flirting. I think of Sara and Liam as an example. Sara can dive in almost immediately, and looks pretty thirsty. Liam even says, “We just met”. I like that I can let those things develop a bit more believable than in prior games.

MEA is a long enough game that the relationships are actually believable, in terms of pacing and timing. They develop slowly and steadily; and several of them have content throughout the game. (I’m thinking of Liam, Cora, Jaal and PeeBee.)

I dig the combat, it was snappy and all the powers were interesting.

Classless: I'm mixed on this, i like classless but I think the implementation sucked.3 active powers, a crappy change power system and you basically learn everything seems kind of pointless for a classless system. Uncap # of active powers, have a level limit or something that its harder choices instead of ill get it eventually it becomes do I want barricade or one more passive. If you only were going to max out 8 powers you'd have harder choices, and honestly I think you do get more replay with limits. I don't need to replay to see a tech summoner class i can just do a couple missions with 3 tech powers 2 of which give me drone things.

Weapon upgrades: conceptually i liked it and it was fairly solid, but I think the research side was kind of wonky. 1, out side a couple exceptions, ultra rare was just better but since you had access to them all it really wasn't ultra rare it was just slightly more expensive to research. 2. While powers I think should be a character defining choice weapons should be changed on the fly, and the research points to cots meant not really, you picked a couple guns and armor and stuck with them throughout the game as you didn't have the points to level more. alos shotguns were too good. And i love shotguns, but i prefer my choice not to just be the best one. Sniper rifles on insanity felt way weak after a certain level to me.

The worlds were great, I don;t have a issue with any of them.

Boss fights: while yes you learn how to do it the architect fights were awesome.

The story: not great but solid.

The nomad, was a ton of fun to drive, I don;lt get the complaint about the worlds being too big an dhaving to travel across them. 1 there was fast travel, 2 it was fun.

While I didn't like the crew or team(except drak and to a lesser extent pee bee) or ryder, the next rung out of characters I liked or liked to hate. Addison, Tann, sloane all great characters.

All in all I think this game does most of it well. Slightly different which is really fresh. Getting rid of corridors and classes are of course a godsend.The Music, ambience, Worlds are great. Combat is easily the best so far in ME. Exploring the remnants is as fun now as the first time. I have so many tools to build my Ryder from. The MP is fun as well. There are so many interesting characters out there. And the missions. Some really great choices and consequences.

Hatoful Boyfriend proves that gamers will be compelled to flirt with anything the game allows, even if it's impossible for them to be attracted to the object of affection. It's like that scene in Roger Rabbit when Judge Doom taps the wall saying "shave and a haircut". They'll be forced to jump out of the wall.