I don't quite agree. While it is not always needed (eg. Skyrim), people generally want a story to be able to hook them in sooner rather than later. The Expanse (the show, never read the books) has a story that engages you from the very start. According to steam, I played ME:A for 22.4 hours, and I remember very little of the game in terms of characters or specific plot points. My most recent Witcher 3 palythorugh was around the same time as ME:A, and I remember some smaller side quests more vividly, so it shouldn't be a problem with my memory.







