End's debrief:
no spoiler edition
Beat it this morning. Took me <25 with all sidequests and the D1 DLC. Xbox 360. Vanguard.
I had to swap discs roughly 10 times. Tedious but bearable. Most of you probably have the Origin version and are better off in that regard.
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I was hoping they'd make the Normandy one level. Nonetheless I love the upgrades. Both appealing and fun to run around in. Always made sure to stop in with Joker and EDI just to hear what they were saying. It is kind of annoying to know that you might miss some reputation points due to randomly(?) occurring conversations.
As for the gameplay itself, putting the whole 'one button does all' bit behind, yeah, it felt pretty good. Felt it needed some mercs. SMG has some recoil. Unreachable targets (by biotic charge) are always annoying but reasonable.
The main plot has a tendency of being predictable, and every now and then I was a little disappointed.
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up to answering any questions. feel free to pm to talk about spoilerish stuff.
And yes, I agree with you on the ending.