I agree with many of your points, JECW. There is much about this game that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, whether that is a good sign of writing, or not is for someone else to decide/
I am the kind of person who prefers happy endings, not sad ones. Yes, we know from the first meeting with Thane that his time is short, but he is still one of the best Li's in the game (personal preference).
To add to some of your points:
JECW wrote...
All that foreshadowing, dismissed. There was hope; not hope from desperate fans reaching for any half-baked scrap of information. There seemed to be a calculated amount of information released, that no hoops were required to jump through to put together. his was a slap in the face. If Thane was always slated to die, why give any information at all? Why have Thane mention that the Hanar were working on a cure? Why put in Thane's Shadow Broker Dossier that he was an eligible transplant candidate? Why release on the CDN information about a medigel for the lungs, when that information would only be of interest to a select group of the fan base? Why recognize the "Cure Thane in ME3" banner, giving more hope to fans? If this isn't trolling, I don't know any other name for it.
I honestly didn't expect a cure, despite all the attention the devs took in slipping in these hints,from the new treatments to featuring the cure thane banner on the facebook page. It's great that they acknowledge fans like this, but I don't hink they meant to give us false hope. Unfortunately, most of us took it as hope, and it leaves us incredibly disappointed. Then, of course I remember Tali's photo, and it makes me wonder if they are screwing with us.
If in ME3 Thane's romance was "bittersweet" someone, or a lot of someones, forgot the "sweet" part. This was not "satisfying", and anyone who even tries to claim it was has no clue what they're talking about.
It certainly was not sweet. I couldn't stand the reunion scene. Making out in public like that, made me feel awkward. Also, one scene only felt like an insult. You have at least two scenes for every other li, as well as some sense of closure, since it's made clear Shepard and ME2 Li have different plans for the game. This whole thing through me for a loop, tbh.
Thane's death scene did not bother me as much as it seems to for most fans. At one point, I was a NSAS member (my user name being Shavon at the time) and I metioned what it an incredibly unpopular opinion. I thought Thane should go out in a blaze of glory, rather than an undignified death, drowning in his own body in a hospital bed. If any character in this series is worthy of this kind of ending, it's Thane. I was ticked off that right after the Cerberus attack on the Citadel ahppened, Garrus was by the wall, and commented about Mordin's death, and not Thane's. Yes, Mordin's death was gut-wrenching, but
Thane was my Shepard's lover you insensitive bird! At least Kai Leng's death gave a semi-satisfying feeling to avenging Thane's death, but none of it matters anyway.
Ultimately, every romantic sub-plot was trolle by Bioware, as well as SHepard's end. What a waste of $80
Edit: I frogot to mention the difference between romanced and non-romanced Thane's conversations really bugged me. Thane will talk about Kolyat, and several other details that don't come up in a romanced situation. This felt unnatural. Surely a Shepard who romanced Thane would want to know about Kolyat just as much as a non-romanced Shepard. That was really frustrating.
Modifié par NovinhaShepard, 13 mars 2012 - 07:34 .
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