Haters and Lovers of Veilguard

They removed all the rams, wolves, and random wildlife that attacks or gets in your way?
I guess that's the only thing I really liked.

I would say I liked the environment but...
In Inquisition I spent a lot of time walking around, exploring, or just looking at the scenery.
In Veilguard...I don't know...it's beautiful but if you really look at it, the places where you can go are very few and after a while it's...repetitive.

Combat is the only thing I genuinely liked both in DAV and in MEA. Peak "Skip the story, play the game" principle

Oh my gosh, they were such spoilers! I don't know why they were there! can't wait for a dev tweet to explain them some day.

I always read the missives/letters but the codex was a mess for me to get around. I didn't notice that. Could be the Lighthouse being in the Fade is kinda timey wimey?

Oh ya, the amount of Venatori Rook kills is like a third of the population of Minrathous because they made those fights respawn.

I didn't mind linear at all, the multiple layers to these maps drove me nutz though, I shouldn't have tried to get all the boxes

I will never forgive you for this. 

The environmental art is insanely good, even the damned rubble looks great. It's crazy how detailed and gorgeous the visuals are in the game. The lighting is excellent and the art really shines in Arlathan and Rivain. 

The reactivity in your background and class choice(if mage, so far) is something that stands out in a very positive way. It allows me to very briefly forget about the other aspects of the game that I do not like. 

The mage combat is actually enjoyable in comparison to Inquisition, in particular, Spellblade. It reminds me of Knight Enchanter and feels fun to play. 

Meeting Davrin was a much needed panacea when playing the game. It's a really great moment when he questions why we're taking anything Solas says seriously and why we're carrying on with an Abomination. In general, he's a good companion. Neve is also an adult who's easy to take seriously and has a cynical and sharp sense of humor. Those two and Emmrich are clearly superior to the rest of the cast. 

I like the game overall, but I weep for what they did with the Inquisitor. So much wasted potential. This is why she was left behind in Trespasser? So she could... battle darkspawn in codex entries? Really?

I am a lover, can't deny that. Over 200 hours in and still playing.

What I don't like about the game and would personally take points off the game's score are mostly technical issues - subpar face animations, subpar voice acting (except Emmerich and both female Rook), repetitive puzzles, teleporting back after falling, teleporting off water and lack of loadout saving.

The aforementioned issues are shortcomings, or shortcuts (due to rushed development), or perhaps oversights. Some of them can be patched, so there is that.

There are other aspects of the game which don't particularly please me too much, but they are there by design, they are intentional, they are what the game is supposed to be like, and I don't think they are necessarily worth taking points from the game (it would be like taking a point off the Pyramid of Giza because of its square base).
These are: the over-sanitized presentation, every society in North Thedas being all-inclusive (contrary to what we have been told), limited player agency, not able to dismiss companions, no dual wield warrior Rook (despite Taash), shallow romances, complete lack of humor/dark humor, and most conversations feeling like a therapy session.

Ya, that was rough. I've never actually argued for a previous protagonist to come back but Rook was so... Rook. And everything felt like the Inquisitor could have easily been the protagonist- Varric's death, Solas being one of the antagonists. I also was heavily in favor of them being at least an Advisor role. And then the Inqy blanket forgive Solas for everything, by association making 1 of 3 imported choices void.    (vow to stop vs redeem, they're all redeem endings)

most are avoidable if you don't need veilguard status or access to the Redeem Solas ending. Then I think you only get two dragon fights if I'm counting right?