TamiBx wrote...
See, that's JRPG. I'm used to dark and depressing JRPGs. Their tv shows are also very depressing. People dying in their media is like...the most natural thing ever. So I expect their games, tv shows, anime, manga to be very sad (I actually enjoy it; sometimes I need a reminder that my life isn't that bad)
But my problem with ME is that its main theme was hope and fighting for the impossible and succeeding, depending on your efforts. That was not present at the ending of ME3. So, for a ME game, it was the most depressing ending they could have made.
And I could deal with a depressing ending if we had the option of having a very good and an okay ending. There was no choice. It was horrible, horrible, and horrible: pick your color. 
True that. Although for the "my life isn't bad" kick I normally just use Eastenders or some other crapy soap. Hmm, I've never really read manga/watched anime past a few series of Gundam (because giant metal not-robots are cool) and some stuff various flatmates/girlfriends have forced me to watch. As for JRPGs, I pick one up occasionly but for a while.
I guess that one just sticks in my mind because it really, really was depressing. The only happy moment in the game was when my guy got to tell his LI that he loved her, then they had a kiss and then she bled out in his arms 5 minutes later.
I've noticed a trend in games recently towards sad/depressing story moments. It's half the reason I love games like Trine (if you haven't played it then you should, it's freaking awesome) who buck the trend and manage to have decent gameplay, story and still be lighthearted despite the seriousness of the plot.