It’s been so long that I don’t really remember whether or not the Geth-Quarian relationship was better fleshed out in ME1 than the Kett-Angaran relationship in MEA, but what Perky is saying is the point I am also trying to make. A lot of the good stuff in ME1 benefits from being further developed in ME2 and ME3. I remember not being that sold on ME1 the first time around but appreciating it more on the next playthroughs.
And ME1 was a 20-30 hour game if you did everything and didn’t rush through stuff, while MEA is stretched out to 60-80 hours. As I stated upthread, I think MEA would have been better received if it were concentrated.