Low key my favourite of the trilogy.

Not without faults but I feel that mechanically it's the closest to to what I think the trilogy wanted to be.

A few nitpicks are - the map still sucks.
There are a ton of neat weapons to try but the game doesn't really want you to? Guns are hella expensive and require upgrades on top of it, you also can't freely change your loadout during missions and are severely limited by carrying capacity.
Galaxy scanning ia somehow worse - hot and cold with reapers on your tail got dull very fast.

I really liked the story - there are a few sore spots like the Metal Gear Reject and a couple beats at the ending but overall I felt there were good dramatic beats and most of the cast recieved a satisfying arc conclusion.

I liked that none of the endings are perfect, it felt true to the theme of the game.

Citadel DLC was a breath of fresh air, it's very wheadon-ish but I think it works well as a pallet cleanser and a momentarily pause before shit goes down.

I have some hot takes about choices and romances in the trilogy but I'll keep it for the Legendary Edition.