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[Morrden]

If you are having amazing sex with someone for fifty five minutes and then just as you're about to climax, they stop, punch you in the junk, and leave, your conclusion on the nights events will not be 'at least I had fifty five minutes of great sex'. It's going to be 'jesus christ what the **** just happened, my junk hurts'.

The climax matters. Storytelling isn't much different.

[Dreogan]

It's like telling a joke with a terrible punchline.

Or baking a cake with salt instead of sugar.

Or biting into a cupcake to find a poo filling.

No, in a work of fiction the ending is what is memorable. Certain parts of a journey might come back to mind, but the ending is the work's raison d'etre.

[Citizen Q]

Great use of raison d'etre, btw,

Points for style.

[VerdantSF]

Omg, I choked with laughter at these examples. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face. It's been a wretched day. Sheesh, I remember when game endings left a smile on your face...

[Citizen Q]

It's got to be overly dark and edgy now, otherwise it's just not "mature".

Silly rabbit, non-depressing, well written endings are for kids...

[ChaosMarky]

Dreogan wrote...

It's like telling a joke with a terrible punchline.

Or baking a cake with salt instead of sugar.

Or biting into a cupcake to find a poo filling.

No, in a work of fiction the ending is what is memorable. Certain parts of a journey might come back to mind, but the ending is the work's raison d'etre.

I agree

Like playing a game just to find out there's a gamebreaking glitch in the end..

There are no excuses!! ME3 is an RPG game, and storytelling is important!

[dakka dakka]

the destination is just as important as the journey.

people who say the journey is more important are fools, you should eat them!

Modifié par dakka dakka, 11 mars 2012 - 09:24 .

[QuarianHIV]

Its like Frodo throwing the ring into the lava, and the whole of middle earth explodes.

[cure1ightwounds]

It's like going a road trip to Disneyland -- then winding up in Legoland. Tell me that's not disappointing and ruinous.

[Citizen Q]

dakka dakka wrote...

the destination is just as important as the journey.

people who try and use that excuse are fools, you should eat them!

Wrex always knew how to handle a problem didn't he?

Pity he got stranded on earth while the Krogan likely destroyed themselves without his leadership due the the horrible, contrived endings.

[dakka dakka]

QuarianHIV wrote...

Its like Frodo throwing the ring into the lava, and the whole of middle earth explodes.

Am I a bad person for actually wanting that ending? 

[Citizen Q]

QuarianHIV wrote...

Its like Frodo throwing the ring into the lava, and the whole of middle earth explodes.

Very good analogy.

On the whole I thought the ending of ME should have been quite a few shades darker than something like Lord of The Rings, but not 'blowing up all of middle earth' darker.

[ChaosMarky]

And for the record, I'm all for a mature/sad/depressing end to a series! The problem is when all 3 endings are the same with the exception of the "space light" color in the end...? WTH??

they might as well say "Pick a color" rather than "Make your "difficult" decision" in the end.

[cure1ightwounds]

It's like eating a cake made of hair.

[Niraven]

It's like if that bad dream at the end of Happy Gilmore was the real ending; you know, where Shooter McGavin wins the tournament and then has a threesome with your girlfriend and your grandma while you watch.

[QuarianHIV]

Its like John Connor watching Arnold descend into the molten pit at the end of Terminator 2, and then turns around to see Skynet standing next to him.

More movie examples to drown out the ending defenders!

[cure1ightwounds]

Niraven wrote...

It's like if that bad dream at the end of Happy Gilmore was the real ending; you know, where Shooter McGavin wins the tournament and then has a threesome with your girlfriend and your grandma while you watch.

... I hate this game.

[Citizen Q]

It's like if in Raiders of the Lost Ark Indy and Marion didn't look as the Ark was opened, but afterwards human civilization was destroyed and they never saw each other again.

[Fidget6]

Not quite. It's more like having the most amazing sex you've ever had and then your partner accidentally vomits on your favorite shirt at the end. Yeah, it wasn't so pleasant at the end, and it sucks your shirt's ruined, but hey you'll still look back on that night with more fondness than regret, and if given the oppurtunity, you'd bang him/her again in a heartbeat.

[Gigerstreak]

Hell, a better ending would have been Shepard sorting his/her guns by barrel flavor. At least that would have been some sort of choice.

Modifié par Gigerstreak, 11 mars 2012 - 09:36 .

[Citizen Q]

Fidget6 wrote...

Not quite. It's more like having the most amazing sex you've ever had and then your partner accidentally vomits on your favorite shirt at the end. Yeah, it wasn't so pleasant at the end, and it sucks your shirt's ruined, but hey you'll still look back on that night with more fondness than regret, and if given the oppurtunity, you'd bang him/her again in a heartbeat.

But I wouldn't.

I still can't even bring myself to play multiplayer, let alone start a newgame+

[CyanidPontifex]

The journey is more important than the ending if the journey's good and the ending is underwhelming or mediocre. This is not the case if the journey is good/average/amazing and the ending manages to render it completely meaningless.

[cure1ightwounds]

It's like Saving Private Ryan, except Ryan dies.

[Ebannaw1]

It's like driving home from work after a hard day to play some mass effect and drink a beer but your car explodes.

[Ebannaw1]

cure1ightwounds wrote...

It's like Saving Private Ryan, except Ryan dies.

****ing mint.