Mass Effect Andromeda Skepticism thread

Bioware did characters better than CD Projekt Red until DA:I and TW3. 

The only DA:I character as memorable as the Bloody Baron, the Von Everecs, Gaunter O'Dimm, and the Witches of Crookback Bog was Solas. Even side characters in TW3 were often more memorable than main characters in DA:I. Keira Metz and Shani had better developed romance arcs than LIs like Josephine or Blackwall, and the former were just side characters who at best were passing flings for Geralt. Was there any romance scene in DA:I with the emotional impact of TW3's The Last Wish? I'd argue no. Were there any side characters encountered in DA:I that were as memorable as TW3's trolls, Johnny, or Djikstra? Certainly not. Compare the Wicked Grace scene to the Witchers getting drunk. Both scenes are very similar but while the TW3's version manages to be humorous and endearing, DA:I's was stilted and and cringe-inducing. In DA:I the horrors of the Mage-Templar War, the Orlesian civil war, or the demon invasion are largely missing from the game, the only experience the player has with them (and barely) is after the fact through notes and such scattered on the ground, whereas in the TW3 Geralt experiences it first hand. Even DA:I's bard, which I loved, was outshone by Priscilla in TW3.

In short, CD Project Red did almost everything Bioware wanted to do in DA:I better in TW3. 

I'm no Witcher fanboy and find brand loyalty ridiculous (we're all nothing more than walking wallets to game developers), so that opinion wasn't formed out of any sort of bias. If I were to rank all of the Witcher games against all of the Dragon Age games, the Witcher 1 would easily be my nomination for the worst of the six games, and by a mile. TW3 was just a much better game than DA:I, and Bioware hasn't created a great DA game since DA:O.

That all said, I think Bioware has yet to release a disappointing Mass Effect game even with the whole ME3 ending controversy. I'm less concerned about ME:A than I am about DA4.