[PC/PS3/360/WiiU] Mass Effect 3

[Spectacular_Insanity]

I'm personally going to give Bioware the benefit of the doubt and just blame EA for everything that went wrong with the ending. Even though *coughcough*DragonAgeII*coughcough*...

Spoiler for spoilers:

That being said, I did see Shepard's death coming a mile away. It was foreshadowed so much in Mass Effect 2 that if you didn't see it coming, you clearly weren't paying attention to the signs.

If you played Paragon and romanced Liara throughout the whole series like I did, it was practically spelled out for you, but regardless it was there no matter what.

[synaesthetic]

Oh I fully expected that and even felt that it was entirely appropriate. The problems were the inconsistencies, the sheer laziness and the deus ex machina.

[Xion Valkyrie]

Originally Posted by Nixl

I have a question for those that have played multiple endings,

Spoiler for About the Crew:

So why did the Normandy jump through the Relays at the end?

I thought it was required to activate Crucible, but that does not make all that sense to me anymore. Furthermore, it happens in all the endings regardless of what happens.

There is no reason. It pretty much doesn't make sense in ANY of the endings. I'm guessing it was developed much earlier in the development process and when they were rushed to finish they changed the ending, but tacked this on anyways because they already had finished and hoped no one would notice or care.

[MeisterBabylon]

This just triggered a deep memory... Remember Evangelion?

Perhaps the next "DLC"... is a movie deal.

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

This just triggered a deep memory... Remember Evangelion?

Perhaps the next "DLC"... is a movie deal.

This is exactly what I was thinking when I saw the ending.

LOL CONGRATULATIONS!

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by synaesthetic

This is exactly what I was thinking when I saw the ending.

LOL CONGRATULATIONS!

Shotgun Sam Worthington for Shepard!

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Originally Posted by synaesthetic

Oh I fully expected that and even felt that it was entirely appropriate. The problems were the inconsistencies, the sheer laziness and the deus ex machina.

Totally. I demand that Bioware patch this with a FREE DLC.

And I didn't even think about what the Normandy was doing until I saw that guy's YouTube video above. I mean, there's no way Joker and the rest of your team would ditch you during the final battle.

I don't think we're asking that much, anyway. In Star Wars, all of our heroes lived, kicked the Emperor's ass, then threw a huge freaking party. I don't see why ME3 couldn't have at least one ending that does the same.

Spoiler for spoiler, but I don't think it much matters at this point...:

I didn't hear the hype before about ME3's 16 "different" endings, but it's bull regardless. There's really only two endings. Reapers and synthetics die or they don't. Everything else is more or les the same, minus who gets off the ship with Joker.

Okay, I gotta stop thinking about this. It's just putting me in a bad mood more and more.

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by Spectacular_Insanity

Okay, I gotta stop thinking about this. It's just putting me in a bad mood more and more.

I feel you. It's amazing how five minutes can ruin dozens of hours of excellent gameplay and story and years of anticipation.

[kikko_s]

I'm still not done raging. But the thing is, if they "fix" it with DLC, it won't be the same. What was seen cannot be unseen. Like 2 girls 1 cup. That's how bad the endings were.

[Xion Valkyrie]

LOL. It looks like the ball's in Bioware's court:

http://retakemasseffect.chipin.com/r...ct-childs-play

$25k raised so far.

[LoweGear]

I've got to try this sometime...

Edit:

While I have already stated that I'm more or less indifferent to the ending (though it would be nice if it was changed), this particular article raises some very good points about alot of stuff related to it.

Protecting Creative Risk: Why Mass Effect 3's ending should never be changed

[Xion Valkyrie]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Protecting Creative Risk: Why Mass Effect 3's ending should never be changed

The problem with that article is that it assumes the creators are like Mashiro and Tagaki, but in reality every aspect of ME is planned and constructed very similar to how Nanamine constructs his stories. Not to mention they promised a lot things that were not delivered. ME3 is a product first and foremost. Thus customers can demand what they want and if it becomes a big enough deal, then Bioware would be smart to change it.

It's not like there's no precedence for this kind of thing. Stories get retconned for commerical purposes all the time, not because of any kind of 'artistic merit'. Just look at that recent Spiderman reboot where Spiderman makes a deal with the devil to reset the Spiderman universe. There are movies where extra footage is added to (especially endings) in the DVD release where theatrical endings are different than the 'real' ending. Even books get subsequent editions where sometimes major things get changed. Great Expectation also got a happier ending after initial negative reception from the first ending.

So basically, everything comes down to money. If the customers make enough of a fuss to make Bioware think they might actually lose money from this (loss of future sales) then they will probably address the issue somehow.

Edit: Bioware has already 'patched' a novel because of fan reaction to the novel breaking canon:
http://kotaku.com/5882185/bioware-to...-to-fan-uproar

So the possibility is there.

Also, lulz image summarizing everything that's wrong with the ending:

Spoiler:

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by kikko_s

I'm still not done raging. But the thing is, if they "fix" it with DLC, it won't be the same. What was seen cannot be unseen. Like 2 girls 1 cup. That's how bad the endings were.

Eh. I was raging at the end of Fallout 3. After Broken Steel, I stopped raging. It's surprising how fast the anger fades when the object of your ire vanishes.

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

No, its EA

E - Eternal
A - A--holes

More like rEApers.

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

More like rEApers.

Looks like their onslaught went through the 4th wall.

[killer3000ad]

So true

Spoiler for Possible ending spoiler:

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

The anti-synthetic argument of the story is so racist that it is insane. The script writer of ME3 might as well be a Renegade, arguing that the only good synthetic is a dead one.

I am not falling for it. People have the right to be synthetic, or be organic, or a mix of both. I will not force any choice on the entire galaxy. I wanted to fight for the freedom of all sentient beings, and that's all I ever needed.

Choice. For all.

Choice, the right to choose. Something Bioware removed.

[Kyero Fox]

Spoiler for ending wtf:

Like does shepard forget he united the geth and quarian? Why didn't he bring that up? Then the reapers would be "well shit, guess we can end the cycle now, bye"

[Linkark07]

Gotta admit I have never seen such an uproar after the ending of a game.

[Who]

Eh... dunno how much truth there is to this:

http://i.imgur.com/xjXdX.png