I haven't even played the games, just seen a few videos and read/heard about them enough to know what they are. I didn't get into the plot, I don't know any NPC's or anything, and I am incredibly disappointed and shocked at the ending. I can't imagine what you must feel.Wow, you didn't even play the games and you knew the ending sucked. That's pretty sad, honestly. :|
BioWare says it's working on game content that will hopefully bring closure and clarity to the ending of Mass Effect 3.The whole article can be read here (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/21/bioware-addressing-mass-effect-3-criticisms.aspx).
A new letter posted by Bioware co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka addresses the issues and concerns the team has faced since the game launched earlier this month. Muzyka said the development team is working on a number of game content initiatives that will "help answer the questions, providing more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey."
Muzyka adds that some of the fan outrage has gone a little too far. "We listen and will respond to constructive criticism, but much as we will not tolerate individual attacks on our team members, we will not support or respond to destructive commentary," he said.
He concluded by saying fans will hear more about BioWare's plans for Mass Effect 3 in April.
I'm sorry guys, but I don't know why you're all freaking out so badly. In fact, the only thing I'm "dissapointed" about with the ending is that Garrus told me we were going to get drinks together in heaven and there he was walking off the Normandy in the end (I played as fem shep and romanced Garrus). Although the ending wasn't favorable, it was exactly how it had to end. The point was that the Universe is in a constant cycle and by getting the crucible to the citadel had interrupted that cycle. At that point it was either let the reapers continue their cycle of resetting balance or create a new cycle based on your decision.
And don't even give me that nonsense about your decisions not mattering. Things you did back in Mass Effect 1 played heavily into the actual events of the game. In fact, I think the scene where you shoot Mordin in the back as he tries to cure the Genophage is the most perfect scene I've ever witnessed in a video game. The raw emotion of the entire game, the fact that you had to watch as people you had gotten to know so well were killed off, the fact that your decisions weighed heavily into the survival of an entire species, all of that was perfect.
So I for one will gladly say that I enjoyed the ending of Mass Effect 3. Don't get me wrong, Bioware and EA still suck (Whole DLC situation), but I think they did right with Mass Effect. In fact, I don't think they should release new DLC with a different ending.
Well when you put it that way, I see that I was judging people's reactions to it completely wrong. I will say that I am very dissapointed with the plot holes, lack of closure, and the fact that I don't get to see the army of Elcor storming through London. That all would have been great to see and I completely agree that if that's what people are blaming the horrible ending on, then yes.
I think I was just caught up believing that everyone was pissed about the ending because of Shepard dying no matter what and only being given three choices as to how to set the universe right. Like any stuck up movie critic I was stuck analyzing the meaning of the ending rather than actually paying attention to the things that were actually wrong.
With that said, I still stand by my statement that the actual message of the ending was a good one. That organics (humans or what not) are naturally a source of chaos. We go to war with eachother, we kill, we steal, we rape and pillage, so on and so forth. To an artificial intelligence, we are too dangerous to be kept alive for too long. So this "god child" is the balancing force of the galaxy. The fact that Shepard met the child showed that there is hope in organic life, but no matter what, the cycle must continue. So as much as I would have loved to see the renegade option where you tell the kid to screw off (They should have put that in there) you still need to be reminded of the mortality of organics. That we can't live with a certain God complex and, in a sense, need to be purged to allow room for the less advanced to live their own way.
So that's my take on the ending. I completely understand that the writers done f-ed up with multiple other things, and I take back what I said about not wanting a new ending. Although I absolutely despise DLC. Thoughts?