i recently played the trilogy and that was by far my most hated thing about 2. it didn't make sense to me not to just refine the rough-but-functional systems from 1. i'm glad I pushed past that though because I do think 2's story and characters are really fun.

I liked it at the time because I was wowed by how CINEMATIC and COOL it was but in hindsight there was plenty stupid about it. Still, the reception was mostly positive which cannot be said for Mass Effect 3 or Dragon Age II