They took a gamble with Andromeda and unfortunately, it didn't pay off. I could appreciate that they tried a different approach with the character of Ryder, rather than re-tread familiar ground and make them into another Shepard. Shepard was his/her own character, you didn't need another. Was it a good game? I didn't believe so, but was it a poor game? I don't think it was that either. The multiplayer was enjoyable and I reckon that with more development time and more polish, it would have gotten a far better reception than it did. Probably didn't help that it was a victim of the "SJWs ruin video games" rhetoric that's been making the rounds across the internet.

I also feel that quite a few people were still a little sore from the Mass Effect 3 debacle, though I wouldn't attribute that as being a major cause - but a contributing factor all the same. Some gamers find it difficult to move on. The music was pretty solid too, with this track (and scene where it was first used) being particularly memorable to me:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsTkQ2Kq5nQ[/youtube]

As an aside, I want to point out that Clancy Brown was underused. Ryder's father represented Shepard in many ways, the passing of the torch from the experienced badass veteran to the young newcomer rookie with much to learn. In time, Ryder will become like Shepard - if they even bother with the franchise again. Alas, poor quarian ark. Also it just occurred to me that I'd forgotten one minor thing: Fuck that evil cloud thing that chases after you in that vault place, I'm not playing Silent Hill Downpour.