...you don't have a full cast of interesting supporting characters to carry things along scene by scene. There are some notable scenes but they are outweighed by the more mundane ones tenfold. This changes in the Tresspasser DLC, which actually has a great story that expands on the world lore...
Well, mixed. If you like checklist-y type stuff, it's a large and fun game, and the combat here is at its best in terms of gameplay in the Dragon Age department. However, the story itself is quite boring, and unlike Origins...
Too bad Shepard isn't in this game. ME2 is one of my all time favorite games. ME3 sucked ass and this one looks like it's gonna be worse. Gotta love Bioware's evolving pretension with each new release.
I'm commenting on how it feels, not how it functions. But it is nice to know that the community is trying to unearth the data that Ubisoft was too stupid to provide.
If it results in them cutting back on movelist throwing out a different move for every square inch of the battlefield then yes, absolutely.
If they develop a good movelist for each weapon then no.