'I like or love the game' (General feedback)

The game is far from perfect but I love it.

Despite having to basically repeat the whole of havarl and veold (due to a previous 1.05 bug wiping out all viability) I am enjoying going through it again, and actually noticing things I missed.

Nearly caught up to where I was a week ago.

It happened when I was finishing up havarl- ingame the turian wreckage quest reappeared, then the memory sheds reset and then I noticed all the viability was gone and I was back to starter quests all round. So in had to go back to a chapter save which was unaffected (aya).
There's no specific trigger it seems from reading around, and silly me was just using one save as I went along. Not falling for that anymore!

When experiencing virtually no bugs or glitches, this game is amazing. I've already completed three Tasks that were bugged on my initial playthrough. Without the constant hiccups, and with the improved visuals, this game has definitely moved into the top spot among ME games, for me. No, I'm not yet as invested in the characters; but if they return (at least some of them), I'm sure I'll grow to love them like the first Normandy crew.

Both the world-building and the gameplay are top-notch. I even like the CC, having truly dug into it. I'm all for improving its features (or at least expanding its content), but this CC is deeper than it superficially seems. My current set of twins look amazing, and nothing like the facial scans upon which they're based.

I've now advanced well into my NG+, with the first three worlds at 100%. After investing in the "Extra Components in Each Crafted Item" AVP perk, I've finally crafted multiple Level X pieces. (I'm level 86.) I have customized gear for my three primary builds, now. What a difference my Level X Sweeper makes over my Level IX Valkyrie! I'm glad to get back to the Sweeper, after many levels with my Valkyrie. The rest of my loadout is pretty fun, as well.

I hope people play this game once it's fully patched. In its current, "halfway there" state, it's already excellent. It's worlds better than the initial impressions/reviews indicate.

I did, but it was only once, and for one step/brief conversation. I never had anyone, but Liam, bring it up prematurely. I have two quests in my Journal, now. I want double XP!

I noticed that we can sell special items for zero credits. I'll check my inventory post-movie, and see if there's anything to sell. Maybe that's the easiest fix, for now?

The save system is annoying as hell.

I rarely die, now, having multiple effective Favorites and high-level gear. Some of the really dangerous kett encampments on Voeld can be iffy, if approached the wrong way. I imagine that "Backup Life Support" was designed for Insanity w/Level 2 Cold conditions. It's a shame that it does absolutely nothing.   At least those fights had extra drama, I guess.

Still, even without dying, the save feature is a nuisance. It autosaves invisibly, sometimes often and sometimes not. More importantly, it won't let you create a manual save for an unreasonable amount of time, afterward. It's pretty annoying for someone like me, who maintains a constant rotation of four manual saves.

I don't believe that the delay is due to the autosave still accessing the HDD, since I can always load the most recent autosave. Just let me save as I wish, BioWare!

Just started New Game Plus, Insanity Difficulty. The first go around was fun, but I'm ready to be challenged.

I'm especially excited to listen to all the banter I missed (like how the squad feels about my romance with Cora), as well as change up some of my decisions. One of the things I love about the game is not feeling tied into Paragon or Renegade.

I *was* going to wait for more patches, but I found the gameplay too much fun.

Honestly at this point the ONLY three complaints i intend on bringing up in my review is the archon and the kett/ the bugs/ the save system. What's frustrating is DA I had a lot more flaws but still the better game because these flaws are really bad. I want this to be a tier one game but in the past i have taken an entire tier from games with similar save systems. And i am having a blast with the game but that alone is almost inexcusable to me and i hope to not have to give it a tier 3 rating because of this.

Honestly, I already enjoyed it more than DAI even with the bugs. (I hate DAI's gameplay, but love its writing, lore, and world-building).

Now that I'm getting to play virtually bug-free (I hope it continues), it's been great. I hope that they make this game "right" sooner rather than later. It's too good to be marred by sketchy performance.

One thing DAI showed me is how much better a game can become after one year of support. I'd sold my game in disappointment, and decided to retire from DA as an IP. Then, as the old BSN was dying, I got drawn back in by talking with Solas and lynroy. Coming back to the GotY Edition was like playing a different game. They'd added so much, and fine-tuned the experience from beginning to end.

MEA is already really good, in my opinion. I can't wait to see what they're able to do with it, assuming good patches and extensive DLC.

OMG the save system just killed my spirit and I gave up for the night. I was doing the Kett base mission on Voeld and destroyed all the hangers with the stupid consoles (a pita w/ new waves of enemies constantly) and halfway through killing the boss and he catches me and kills me in his bubble or whatever . And the auto-save is before I enter the room! Why didn't it save right before the boss!

My DA:I is a GoTY, and I just never really found much purchase there. About the only really happy memory is Dorian and that they gave me Legacy DLC for DA2 for free with purchase of the GoTY (Legacy was awesome!). I simply do not experience negative emotions when I play Andromeda vs Inquisition where I suffered from continuous frustration.

Maybe they just toned down the OW to the level when for me personally it becomes engaging vs boring-frustrating-annoying-PoS. I love playing on almost every planet in Andromeda, while in Inquisition I skipped as many areas as I could, because I hated the pointless, silent exploration so much. I felt that I saw my valuable time stolen from me for no reason. In Andromeda I am adventuring and I am entertained. In inquisition I am supposed to enteratin myself, I supposed, creating a narrative for the area somehow and imagining things as my party closes interminable rifts and reads text messages to collect this and that... The voiced quests with quest givers but without cutscenes are hitting the right spot for me between hooking me up and it being unnecessary repetitive if they just had a talking head instead of each convo. Or if they fancifully animated each sidequest... I dunno, never seen anything like that, but I would probably skip forward past the fancy bits if it was EVERY dialogue. I like fancy bits in rare, special dialogues...

Also, while folks commented on rather mellow crew in Andromeda, I enjoy it, because the "edgy" characters that fans tend to adore bring up the worst in me, and ruin the game for me (like Morrigan and Miranda). I am so happy that Cora is likable and shares my interest in gardening, silly as it may seem. I am itching to tell her that eking a garden out of desert is going far harder and far more rewarding than she thinks... instead of screaming like I was set on fire when I saw Morrigan in DA:I and hating, hating, hating on the game that she is now apparently got to be a good mother too and OMG, likable because of it. It's just felt widely inappropriate to hate a character that is supposed to be helping the PC so much. Is it my fault that I feel that way and do not "understand" her and fall into a puddle of mush because she suffered?

Anyway... I just love mild, friendly and amusing tone of Andromeda, and the sense of wonder the OW there actually inspires in me. :)

I am starting to plot a second PT with a male lead. I think I can make it awesome with the foreknowledge I have from my first run