So, I decided to give it another try... It was a bad idea. The story is so badly composed, I cannot even retell my dissatisfaction. So, I installed the game and finished introductory part - right up to arrival on the Citadel.
Details form a good story IMO. It is important to see not only big picture, but also to be able to come closer and look at each separate stroke. Now...
1) The beginning. Shepard is summoned to report concerning reapers for a special comission. Why? They did not interrogate Shepard before? The were not informed on Reapers capabilities? They just called a single guy to ask him/her "OMG, what to do now?!" It's ridiculous.
2) Anderson throws a badge to Shepard. It's Shepard's badge? If so, why did Anderson keep it? If it is Anderson's badge, it's kinda pointless act. I dunno, maybe for Americans it would be symbolic or something, but it's obviously dumb.
3) You cannot hold a grudge for Ashley. You like her whether you want it or not. In my case she'd stay on the Normandy and then she'd be dropped off immediately after arrival on the Citadel.
4) One of the most important decisions of ME1 - who is to present Earth in the Council - is neglected. It's Undina. Why did I pick Anderson then?
5) Considering power of Reaper's weapons shown in the opening, the Earth should be completely devastated and inhabitable when you get to the Citadel.
6) Martian storms... I was unable to understand if the storm has ended when you confront Cerberus spy, but if it is so (considering both shuttle and Normandy were able to hear you), then you spent looots of time in that complex, for those storms can last for years.
7) Why would Reapers need the Citadell at all, if they can arrive the the galaxy so fast? And why the Citadel was not the first object to be attacked after their arrival? (And please, don't tell me they were unable to get their undetected - they are everywhere, which is clearly obvious by their attacks after your scanning)
8) (from previous run) Why WMD used on Garrus' homeworld was not used on Earth?
9) I thought prothean data is barely understandable by modern civilizations. Though it seems their constructive documentation was using ISO standards.
10) I saw at least 12 ways of climbing up to the second floor of the room you meet Liara. You have only one though.
11) All Cerberus troopers you meet seem to be male. Femshep, though, is female. Also, how did Shepard guess squad identification of the guys they kicked out near train controls?
12) Why did Hacket call Liara Liara? Do they know each other that well? I'd expect from him something like "doctor T'Soni".
13) Cruisers and Drednoughts cannot enter atmosphere. Yet one ship, claimed as dreadnought, blows up hanging barely in a couple of kilometers over the city.
14) Why her explosion was so weak? If she was hit into reactor, we'd see a thermonuclear explosion (good bye, city!), if not, she'd just fall on the ground.
15) Normandy SR-2 was also marked as a ship unable to land on planets. Though we see her doing that on several occasions. Considering earth's mass and atmospheric conditions, it should definitely be one of those planets you cannot land on - or there are really not that many habitable planets you actually can't.
16) If Shepard was unaware of Archive's position, Cerberus was. So why did it take so much time for them to even start downloading data? They were widely spread through all the complex for some reason instead of getting a foothold near Archive, getting data, and getting away.
17) Of course there was an N7 armor set on the Normandy, perfectly fitting Shepard.
18) Why did that terminatrix have metal hair around her head? And how did actual hair fit there then?
19) Where from did bruises on Ashley's face come from? Her helmet remained intact, thus her face was protected. She should have her neck broken though.
20) Why was terminatrix at full health when you start shooting at her? Ashley hit her four times, she should be at about 50-60% HP.
21) Where did Shepard get shields during initial part of the game? He always carries a shield generator around?
22) Why does not completing The Arrival have zero effect on the beginning? MAybe I should be at least informed on what happened there? When I left off Shepard kinda saved everyone AGAIN and did not allow dangerous terrorists to get their hands on valuable technology.
23) Why Joker was still piloting Normandy once again? He joined Cerberus long before Shepard did!
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