There are definitely some issues with Andromeda, like the lack of any clear progress in terms of animation and the overall feel of the gameplay. It feels like they are essentially using the same base as the previous games, but improving the textures. Facial animation, especially, is a big disappointment, since they'd mentioned that as being an area of focus. There's just barely ever any emotional displays in the characters' faces, other than some of the ridiculous FemRyder gifs that have been floating around. At best it's the same quality as the previous games, in some cases it's not even as good. Some random NPCs in Witcher 3 had better animation/emotional displays than main characters in Andromeda. That's fine for a small-time dev working on their own dime, but a Bioware game bankrolled by EA? Come on, son.
Having said that, I really like the game. The exploration aspect feels really good, I think they nailed that better than anything else. The cast of characters is alright, even if some of them aren't so hot, in general they get the job done and are memorable enough. ME1 is still the GOAT in that regard, though [Liara + Garrus, squad mates 4 life]. The diversity of locations and art direction have been pretty strong, too, so far, especially Havarl with it's perpetual night and overgrown, glowing vegetation. The Remnant vault on Eos was really good, too.
If nothing else, it's pulled me and made me want to play more.
