People need to stop praising ME1

But you didn't go there for the perfect Krogan, you went there for Okeer.  He was the one on the list.

The fact Andromeda is unable to shake off the ghost of a ten year old game is all you need to know.

W3 vs Andromeda is an example of a trade off of the resource allocation rather than one stretching out to close the gap. W3 allocated resources towards cinematic fidelity and interactions with the environment, where BioWare allocated the resources towards preserving playstyle diversity, player character customization, and preserving the party feel, and party interaction saturation.

the very attempt to have realistic, but less flexible customization, was an effort to improve cinematic fidelity, while preserving players ability to create their character, not pick up the only doll available. Just like NWN1 stumbled at transition to 3D, ME:A is stumbling in trying to compromise. But NWN1 grew into better games graphically, so will the animation challenges vs customization challenges will eventually get refined.

but!

until CDPR or someone else delivers a game with a similar party and the main character customization features, while maintaining the high cinematic fidelity of the animations and a party play and commentRy staurTion interesting for any type of the main character and party composition at any given period in the game, while maintaining environment interactions on the higher writing investment, and provides upgraded gameplay, it is an example of a trade off, not one product that is fully superior to another.


Until there is a game that is truly like Mary Poppins, perfect in every possible way, it is always a trade off, and it is up to an individual player to pick what matters and what appeals the most.

That's not good comparison or way of thinking. Of course people are going to bring up the old games because they are in the same universe. There is no ghost about it since ME1 is still alive in MEA.

You just have a real lack of a critical eye if you gladly swallow ME:A and bitch about a game that did almost everything better 10 years ago. Even the animations are better lol

Short ? Usually it takes 23-24 hours for me to finish ME1; even if you will cut small side-quest, it will be still around 20 hours.
How much time you need to beat Andromeda main story ? 12-14 hours ?...

I agree it should be farring better, but calling ME1 a ghost though. Just no.

Why not? The original trilogy has loomed over this new game since it was announced. Just an expression.