Poll: ME3 EC didn't fix anything
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I'm kind of scared that the story of the game matters so much to you people.
When LOST finished with a lousy ending, I didn't feel as if it ruined the show for me, nor did I go demanding a different ending, though I suppose I didn't pay for it either.
I'm reluctant to ever get the Mass Effect games because, I dunno, I keep getting the vibe from people that the story is what matters most in it, and that to me, is a bad sign.
When LOST finished with a lousy ending, I didn't feel as if it ruined the show for me, nor did I go demanding a different ending, though I suppose I didn't pay for it either.
I'm reluctant to ever get the Mass Effect games because, I dunno, I keep getting the vibe from people that the story is what matters most in it, and that to me, is a bad sign.
I would point out that they said it wouldn't change the fundamental ending and would just expand on the events that happened. While I think the ending is better then it was before, I still don't think it's the ending the players and story deserved. BUT it's probably the best you'll get from a shitty corporation like EA who apparently have no idea how to market games. It's now moving on time and looking forward to a new game... Maybe a game like Wasteland 2 currently in development. Also if you don't like EA wrecking your favored franchises I would simply stop buying their games. They'll get the picture or no longer be top dog in Triple AAA video gaming.
My Shepard may have died, but with the synthetics option and knowing all are ok I'm fine. I'm glad the cute scenes filled up some of the games plot holes, plus its free. They didn't have to make the dlc, nor did they have to make it free but they did. So I am very pleased with the enhanced scenes.
Of course it didn't fix anything, were you expecting it to? Silly.Adam Jensen said:
One thing I loved was the starchild's explanation of what the Crucible was. "It's little more than a power source!" BWHAAAA? that makes even less sense than space magic.
Or how about "How does synthesis work?" "I don't have enough time to explain that one to you."
The dumbest thing is that in all 3 endings (original) ending it's implied or strait up shown that they rebuilt the Mass Relays, but the little kid and the grandpa in the post credits still talk like space travel is some unheard of thing
The EC didn't even deliver any character closure. Unless you mean those where are they now flash cards at the end. But that stuff could all be guessed at anyway. I wanted it to feel like something, ANYTHING, I did in any of the games mattered at all towards what happened at the end, but nope. It's the same old bullshit. The only thing it did was give some explanation as to why your squad members where on the Normandy in the first place. Even though HOW they got on the Normandy wasn't the stupid part of that scene.
Mass Effect 3 was all in all a nightmare of stupidity and plot holes and ANYONE thought that 5 minutes of still photo cut scenes would fix it?
But hey, to Bioware's credit,they didn't make anything worse. I mean how could they?
I'm in the "I'm not feeling lucky tonight so Ima cut my losses and go home with a couple bucks missing from gambling" mood about it."
Oh sure, it fixed plenty, such as Garrus and Tali getting on the normandy actually AND being able to get off world AND civilization being saved.
But, pretty much the whole point of the games is that Shepard dies, inevitably. I picked Destroy, we don't need some race millions of years ago telling us that we "can't" live. Also the Geth could be repaired.
EDIT: I should also mention that some of our choices actually mattered, it showed that curing the Genophage and saving wrex mattered. It also showed the Quarians getting along fine.
Oh sure, it fixed plenty, such as Garrus and Tali getting on the normandy actually AND being able to get off world AND civilization being saved.
But, pretty much the whole point of the games is that Shepard dies, inevitably. I picked Destroy, we don't need some race millions of years ago telling us that we "can't" live. Also the Geth could be repaired.
EDIT: I should also mention that some of our choices actually mattered, it showed that curing the Genophage and saving wrex mattered. It also showed the Quarians getting along fine.
It's their lore but our story. It's not a book or a film where you just experience the story. Here you shape it pretty much for 90 hours and then get an ending that doesn't care.Z of the Na said:
The story doesn't require you to explain who the reapers are, because it's what makes them scary. The story doesn't require you to make 3 choices disconnected from the overall narrative, your choices and your allegiance (for those who were doing Paragon/Renegade runs it's all the same now).
This is the core problem with the ending, not the fact that it's not explained well. Moreover they've already done a great ending for a game with multiple choice in Dragon Age: Origins.
Defeat the Blight, maybe die, maybe have an unhappy romance but it was your story.
I had higher hopes than this.
Yes, so many questions they leave unanswered. I can deal with the fact that my Shepard dies, and my favorite characters as well. I don't get how they promised us the resolution wouldn't equate to a 'magic reaper button'.
Say Tolkein died before writing the last novel in LotR, and Stephenie Meyer wrote the conclusion. This is basically what happened to the Mass Effect franchise. To many sparkles, and ooh shinies for the kiddies who only care about pew pew rather than lore and story, style and consistency, etc.
Say Tolkein died before writing the last novel in LotR, and Stephenie Meyer wrote the conclusion. This is basically what happened to the Mass Effect franchise. To many sparkles, and ooh shinies for the kiddies who only care about pew pew rather than lore and story, style and consistency, etc.
I already did, after my Shep tells the star child to fuck off, the reapers finish the cycle of extinction and go away again.Z of the Na said:
The Yawgh Find liaras Capsule, proceeded to fast forward technology and rape the galaxy under submission, then after 10k years they go out of the Milky way and fuck the sleeping reapers while they sleep.
Welcome to Yawgh Universe.
The way I see it, the ending is still bad, but they expanded it enough to at least be functionally bad. Sure, it made the entire series one big plot hole, but at least it's filled with delicious custard instead of soul crushing despair. Before the ending was like sauerkraut, a bitter and impenetrable glop that exists only to ruin the good steak of the rest of the series. Not only that, but we were told that not liking the stuff is only indicative of our bad taste! Now, the ending is kind of like Taco Bell: it's equally mysterious and definitely bad, but at least I find it satisfying.
It's a shame they didn't flesh out the fourth option with multiple outcomes depending on military strength though.
And there still isn't a final boss.
Oh well. It's fixed enough for me to be willing to play through it again with my other Shephards, which is a damn sight more than what I was expecting, lemmetellya.
It's a shame they didn't flesh out the fourth option with multiple outcomes depending on military strength though.
And there still isn't a final boss.
Oh well. It's fixed enough for me to be willing to play through it again with my other Shephards, which is a damn sight more than what I was expecting, lemmetellya.
I smell an MMO. Even though Knights was doing shite.Adam Jensen said:
Think about it, the Galaxy needs repairing, who are they to call upon? People who feel like being: Quarians, Turians, Krogan, Elcor Etc. Hopefully its more action MMO than turn based other wise it's fucked for sure.
Its a compilation of the insults that were hurled at anyone that didnt like the endings during the massive shitstorm a few days after release date.TheKasp said:
Compiled from official bioware representatives.
Major gaming sites.
and several news items that popped up after EA won the golden turd award for worst company.
Ok, I did that.Z of the Na said:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6376514/1/Mass_Effect_New_Origins_V2
The thing is, I shouldn't have had to. I didn't pay 80$ for a game where I have to make my own ending.
I watched the video's, and didn't really change anything for me as I was perfectly content with the original endings and didn't really understand the gigantic shitstorm that happened afterwards. I was able to piece almost all of it together and come up with explanations that seem fine in my eyes. I don't remember coming across a "plot hole" that couldn't really be explained easily. Especially when I adhere to the suspension of disbelief that people don't really take into consideration sometime. Seeing as how you're playing a game, where there are crazy aliens/synthetics, the fact that you died and were rebuilt as a terminator essentially and can throw kinetic energy at people.
But hey that's just me, I know you can't please everyone, that's crazy talk
I'm fine with people not liking it, different strokes you know?
But hey that's just me, I know you can't please everyone, that's crazy talk
I'm fine with people not liking it, different strokes you know?