>The leveling up seems dumber, the gun loadout seems dumber,
>the lack of equipment screen seems dumber, the lack of being
>able to customize squad members' armor seems dumber. The
>mission complete summary screen seems a little dumb and
>action-y.

I'm not loving the leveling system. Not yet anyway. The gun loadout is dumbed down, but let's face it... in the first one it was so hard to keep track of all of the crap you picked up that it got ridiculous. I'm getting used to it, but I see what you're saying. I do like that you can change their equipment before you go out on a mission.

Honestly, every time I see that screen with the Illusive Man when I finish a mission, I cringe a little. But like you said, minor compared to the greatness that is the rest of the game so far.