While I really enjoyed ME2, the combat felt like a dip from ME1 as the ever present need to cater to the Call of Duty audience in this era of gaming, hurt the fun that I felt in the previous title. With no need to ever switch weapons I found myself using the Assault rifle for every engagement and barley touching abilities. While there were more companions than ME1, this seems to hurt more than help, as some companions were simply redundant, and I felt no connection to more than half of the crew. Relationships didn't feel as natural in ME2 vs ME1, being Fem shep, I had no interest in any of the available love interests. After having a relationship with Liara in ME1, she felt distant and a missed opportunity in this game as after becoming the shadow broker, she is no longer of importance to you.