Liked game first PT not so much second.

Hi, Frank.

That fresh "new" layer of paint is fine after the first playthrough. It's why I try to play games on 2nd or 3rd runs to really look at everything I can as I'm no longer letting its newness get in the way, I wasn't able to do this as the game just isn't good enough to have that replay value to begin with so I've already given it crap based on that.. When it comes to bioware games in general, I really think multiple play throughs is one of the best ways to judge a game, it's also a good way to get people to question why one would play something they hate so much, but really, the more hours they have it just means they have more to critique. I've got 2k of bullshit I can call out on destiny.

From what I remember you'll be perfectly fine doing only story in TW3, in fact, with the way xp scaling works you might actually level faster when you don't do anything but main story.

I don't know if that will help with the burnout though...

Agreed I do a second PT but usually when the devs are done with the game. I love open world but the problem with it, is that I just can't overcome my OCD and have to do everything, collect everthing, talking with everyone EACH time I play the game. This get quite tiresome. I remember when they said they brought back exploration because they wanted that ME1 feel back but my problem is that I was never fatigued by ME1 however I do feel that problem here with ME:A. Maybe the exploration was mainly focused on planets with secondary quests or those areas were smaller. I can't point my finger exactly why this happened and why ME1 had the right formula for me.

I'll be honest as much as I was enthusiast about the open world I'd say it would be ideal at least for me if they scale down a little bit. This does NOT mean I want the shooting corridors back but I'd find smaller explorable areas packed with quests to check out a better alternative. They really need to get rid of that MMO feeling which ME1 didn't have albeit having some open worldness to it.
After 20 years of gaming I reached the conclusion that I prefer LESS content of SUPERIOR quality instead of MORE that have fetchquesting in it.
I do believe now that (having considered the budget limitations) less is more in gaming if what is delivered is done so in superior quality.

I would have said the opposite. The number of sidequests is about 50 in total? Not a whole lot for an open world game. They are fairly basic but I found them all enjoyable because many quest givers are quirky fun characters. I would compare the presentation to W3 in that regard. What you are asked to do is the usual stuff but they all have cutscenes and are immersive. To me anyway.
HZD's open world is very streamlined. There ARE a lot of collectibles. The map looks Ubisoft grade littered with points of interest. And collectibles are NOT worth the trouble. But I enjoyed every second of doing everything there is to do in the game regardless because the gameplay is super fun. It's way shorter due to the limited content than DAI or W3. If I subtract the time wasted in screenshot mode, took me 70h max. That's with me roaming around at a very leisurely pace. It's really a 50h game. That's nothing for an open world title. For me that's actually a perfect number for this type of game.

I was the exact same. I loved the game my first playthrough and told everyone to buy it and play it lol but then as I started my second playthrough, I was like you and saw all the faults and I got annoyed and upset and started complaining

One thing about Bioware games is that i play the s**t out of them because of the various choices - race, gender, love interest. I will often play the games back to back - and then wait a few months and come back and play again. In this case though I will wait for the next patch before I play it again.... I am totally getting a kick out of the game and I look forward to taking a deeper look next go-round as Sara with Reyes as my LI

Same here. I felt more in control of the story during my second play through as well as character arcs. For me the game was actually better the second time around.

I've got two and a half down, loved the first, second run I felt the same, lack of different choices made it too much the same. In the ME series the conversation wheelhad such a polar opposite in your choices that it made for a different play-through, so more replay-ability.  In the DA series, playing different races in the different PT gave different experiences.  In ME:A it was just that the conversation wheel choices didn't feel much different and no matter how I played it, my Sara was still felt like she was a kid that fell into a role.  

I really wish so hard that we could have played Alex, or the mom, a character with more experience and less monotone.

I can't even finish the third playthrough.  I'm gonna wait until the next patch.  

Overall travelling in MEA takes WAY TOO LONG !
Need to go back to ship, then to the bridge, leave the planet, choose desination, flying, choosing planet, flying again, finally drop-off...
I know this is a cover for loading, but it takes TOO LONG, especially if you have to do this 2-3 times just to finish one small side-quest.
I lost "immersion" already on EOS... open-world doesn't work for me too, just big empty place with a lot of fetch quests.

I am not as big of a fan of ME as I am of the  DA series and yes, my husband thinks I am a total nutjob for playing the same games repeatedly. I doubt I will play MEA any more or less that the other ME games - which was 2 or 3 times. Don't get me wrong the ME games  were all fun but I never bonded with the characters to the same degree as i did with with DA... Alistair, Morrigan, Flemeth, Leliana, Oghren, Varric, even Hawke....

Although not finished my first play through, I am actually enjoying Ryder as a character and I am looking forward to seeing how Andromeda will evolve as a series. I see MEA as a foundation upon which lots can be built upon - deepening relationships, character development, new species, new worlds, new enemies, lore, discoveries... I think the fact that MEA wasn't universally loved may be a blessing in disguise  - maybe it  allows the series to grow with less pressure on expecting greatness - I think that's a huge challenge for any company to top a blockbuster  - to improve on and surpass a 9 or 10/10 game,movie or book is a tall order indeed!

As much as I am enjoying the game - I am not sure I will ever understand the wonky animation and how the game was released in that condition. The fact that the patch came out so quickly saved the game for me  -  allowed me to play and enjoy it. I have not had any glitches or other  problems with the game. I wonder though, if given the sky high hopes fan had for the game coupled with the animation resulted in even more  harsh criticism that maybe it objectively deserved in comparison to other games and companies....???? At any rate, for me I have had a ton of fun so I will definitely be playing it again...