Not quite optional... I only found after finishing the story of ME3 that since I had not played any multiplayer I'd been denied the best ending, even though I w

Not quite optional... I only found after finishing the story of ME3 that since I had not played any multiplayer I'd been denied the best ending, even though I was meticulous in securing the best outcomes in the single player quests, storylines, etc. It absolutely was not clear that multiplayer alone could make that difference, and I was furious. I know they released more content to improve the ending, but I could never go back, because the story was finished. A story I'd been invested in for years, and they pulled the rug out at the last second. My problem with Andromeda was that it was essentially exactly the same setup as the first trilogy but copy-pasted into a new setting, which forced them to scrap all the lore except as it pertained to what the crew brought with them. Why not a prequel, instead? That, or tell a new story.