Conversations and Emotions - How They Work and How Will You Play?

Recently, IGN released the very first 13 minutes of Mass Effect Andromeda. I didn't watch all of it so that the whole thing doesn't get spoiled, but what I did notice is how conversations will work. We've had reports, but now we officially see it in action.

As you may know, Paragon and Renegade are now gone. In Andromeda, conversations are now based on agreeing and disagreeing with people, as well as four main emotions.

- Emotional [Heart]
- Logical [Gear]
- Casual [round swirl]
- Professional [square swirl]

You'll of course still have an arrow pattern to symbolize moving the conversation forward, and question marks for investigation, and I'm assuming that flirting doesn't have a symbol itself like DA:I, so either the game will use a SWTOR method by labeling a conversation piece as a flirt (for example: [flirt] insert phrase here) or they won't be a "flirt" option and romances will build based entirely on what you say, agree with, and tones you use.

Judging from the main tones, I'm probably going to refrain from using Professional, because I want my Ryder to be more excitable, young, fresh, curious, and excited to explore a new galaxy.

Also, after hearing the male Ryder and female Ryder side by side, I'm probably changing my mind about playing as a guy for Andromeda. I might instead play as Sara Ryder instead, which I guess makes a bit of sense seeing as I usually play male Shepard in the original trilogy because I felt that story fit male Shepard a bit better.

Let me put it this way, the original trilogy is like an homage to classic sci-fi epics and famous war films. Andromeda is a fresh new start with an emphasis on discovery and exploration. I personally found Sara's voice actor fits the whole younger, eager explorer vibe more than the male version.

That's just my opinion though. What do you guys think? Which Ryder would you play as, and how do you envision his or her personality?