Well, didn't say ME lacked tedium. But just seems like ME2 has too much stripped off, and the zones are too much of a box. Am doing a crap playthrough where I will make Garrus, Miranda and Mordin loyal (plan to kill him in 3) and just have everyone else die as much as I can. May put the old games down for a bit, and browse my GOG collection for something to try - Starpoint Gemini 2 is looking tempting