I personally love this game! I too, started my M.E. Journey with Andromeda so I did not have the history of the original 3 to go off of. I recently pursued the M.E. legendary edition to get caught up with the M.E. world. I personally thought the 1st one was booooorrrriiiinnnnggg! The lack of combat skills was frustrating coming off of Andromeda. 2 and 3 I’ve enjoyed much better. Still playing the 3rd one currently.
Overall I really like Andromeda and I thought it was a great way to have remnants of the original trilogy but be it’s own thing. The story was intriguing and engaging and I’ve replayed the game several times!
I’m bummed that Andromeda didn’t get the fair shake it really deserves. It really is great game!