I have played the original trilogy but I'm not a sucker for hype, so I'll post my objective thoughts of my Trial experience. (Heads Up: it's a bit wordy) Also please try to keep hate or hype comments to a minimum. First: character customization.. The facial slides are a lot less detailed than in Inquisition, I wasn't able to make any preset look remotely like me, so I stuck with the default. A lot more hair color options though. Second: the intro.. I went in blind, so I was pleasantly surprised with the intro of the story. You can now see out the window of your ships into space which adds to the immersion of the game (it's a nice touch that I really enjoy). I'm not really impressed with the character design of the Kett. You'd think with it being a whole new galaxy, the aliens would look a bit more "alien". The landscape of the first world is nice to look at, gives me hope for future planets I'll visit, though Eos was drab (not surprising given the type of planet it is though. Eos had one drop point to go to from orbit, hopefully there will be multiple per planet. Anyway, the rest of the intro: I love how they explain how the Pathfinder can use different class abilities, I can see plenty of ways to tie it into the story, both good and bad. Mechanics: the shooting gameplay isn't anything new, but it's solid. It doesn't have the "tap A" for cover anymore so that'll take a bit getting used to, but now anything big enough to hide behind can be used as cover so that's a plus. The jump jets! I love the jump jets. You can get the high ground easy, hover in place to shoot or use power, and dash horizontally on the ground or in the air for extra mobility (I was able to get on top of the Tempest, which the pilot didn't like, lol). A nice extra touch is if you use a biotic profile, your jump jet is replaces with your biotic powers, your dash is now more similar to a "blink/warp" which you can use to teleport through small obstacles or enemies. The powers have been redesigned visually with some new ones that add tons of options, though it's only limited to 3 powers per profile. No power wheel hud to bring up and choose multiple. Dialogue: ignoring the animation controversy going on... I like the voice acting so far, it's on par with the series as a whole so far. I also personally enjoy the new "interrupt" mechanic over the paragon/renegade choices. I can now freely interrupt without worrying about being an evil ass or a goody two shoes. Feels more organic imo. There's also a lot more lines even for minor npcs, which helps spew some exposition for those new to the series or those just curious. Performance: I played on an Xbox One. Considering I wasn't playing in 4K I still found the visuals itself to be passable. However I did notice issues in rendering textures of the face and armor when switching from 3rd person exploration to the up close dialogue camera. There are two post-processing graphics setting in the options menu which you can switch on or off. Film Grain and a light rendering setting I can't remember the name of. I turned both off, and though a fraction less pretty, the visuals are still good and I didn't have a problem with the texture rendering anymore. Overall: though I wish I had a more powerful console or PC to fully enjoy the visuals, the game itself is SOLID. The story was limited for the trial but it gave just enough of a taste to want to come back for more. Though trying to actively critique while playing, I did occasionally find myself lost within the game. Simply put, I was just having fun. Though there are things that need to be fixed, I've been convinced that I can put a tons of hours in and not get bored. It's well worth the $60, though I ended up pre-ordering the deluxe version for the SP rewards. I'm a sucker for those.