I am mad and depressed. i first played Mass Effect back in 2007 on the Xbox and have been waiting to see the end that I would create with my Shepard since then this and Bioware's reaction to my reaction just feels like a kick in the gut. I have played every Biowware game that I could get a hold of and not I can't stand the company. I feel like I just saw Farve throw a game where the Packers were up by 14 on purpose in the last five minutes.
How are people feeling generally?
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The Angry One
, mars 12 2012 02:59
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#178
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:10
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The only thing I am feeling about the game is how disgustingly bad the ending is, not the memory I wanted to keep of this otherwise stellar series. 99% of awesomeness completely ruined by the last 1%. Surely that is some kind of record? Other than that I have no desire of any kind to play a game that ends in tragedy. Seriously, how many games succeed on that note. That is not a question by the way.
#179
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:18
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I'm merely sad that it is over now. I had a significant emotional investment into mass effect universe and its characters, probably more than I realized. Last time this happened more than 20 years ago when I first time got my hands into Lord of the Rings books. I thought I had become too jaded and grounded in reality for anything to really evoke the wonder I felt as a child but ME series did it.
This is a story that is larger than life, and all good stories need an end. The end probably wasn't what a lot of us expected and I certainly wouldn't mind learning more about what happens after the choice but I don't feel betrayed or angry - just a bit sad mixed with a certain sense of loss.
This is a story that is larger than life, and all good stories need an end. The end probably wasn't what a lot of us expected and I certainly wouldn't mind learning more about what happens after the choice but I don't feel betrayed or angry - just a bit sad mixed with a certain sense of loss.
#180
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:24
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Worse then a weekend out partying with Charley Sheen...okay maybe not that bad.
#181
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:25
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Well, at least partying with Sheen would involve some level of 'winning' 
#182
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 06:31
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Perplexed and a bit angry. After Dragon Age II I was really down on Bioware but bought MEIII knowing different people produce it and put together higher quality games. And for most of the game I was happy, a great game really... then that terrible ending (endings, all are more or less the same) which I feel undid most of the great work in the game.
#183
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 07:12
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my opinion on the ending has flip floppeed quite a bit as the days go on. Looking at my posts its clear to see that haha. Ive gone from being ok with it, to wanting another ending, to supporting the hallucination/indoctrination theory, to thinking the ending was meh, to again being ok with it haha.
If the hallucination/indoctrination theory is true, that is cool and I think would add a lot of depth. If it isnt, I dont think the ending isnt near as bad as people make it out to be.
Going by my choice of destroying the Reapers, I did what i set out to do many years back. This is a galactic war that has played out an untold amount of times with the Reapers being 100% successful each time before. I KNEW the sacrifices going in to achieve victory would be MASSIVE. There is simply no way they couldnt have been and I respect Bioware for following through on that.
There would be no party on a forest world with space teddy bears but there would be hope. Thats what sets organics apart from the synthetics Shep even said.
Not every single Krogan or Turian or Salarian or Asari or Quarian was at the battle for Earth, and those that signed up to partake in it knew going in that it was likely going to be a one way ride. There are still plenty of untouched colonies out there with populations on them. There are still Asari on Thessia, Quarians on Rannoch, Humans on earth, Salarians on Sur'Kesh and Krogan on Tuchanka.
Shepard was fighting for them, to ensure the survival of all the sentient species of the galaxy, and he was successful in that mission. By choosing the destroy option, Shepard also freed the galaxy of the technological trappings that each civilization had fallen prey to in the past.
Shep also survives with this option. Which leads me to believe that is cannon ending. Life will find a way, the civilizations of the galaxy will rise again only this time they will do so on their own tech and accomplishments. Not that of the Reapers.
If the hallucination/indoctrination theory is true, that is cool and I think would add a lot of depth. If it isnt, I dont think the ending isnt near as bad as people make it out to be.
Going by my choice of destroying the Reapers, I did what i set out to do many years back. This is a galactic war that has played out an untold amount of times with the Reapers being 100% successful each time before. I KNEW the sacrifices going in to achieve victory would be MASSIVE. There is simply no way they couldnt have been and I respect Bioware for following through on that.
There would be no party on a forest world with space teddy bears but there would be hope. Thats what sets organics apart from the synthetics Shep even said.
Not every single Krogan or Turian or Salarian or Asari or Quarian was at the battle for Earth, and those that signed up to partake in it knew going in that it was likely going to be a one way ride. There are still plenty of untouched colonies out there with populations on them. There are still Asari on Thessia, Quarians on Rannoch, Humans on earth, Salarians on Sur'Kesh and Krogan on Tuchanka.
Shepard was fighting for them, to ensure the survival of all the sentient species of the galaxy, and he was successful in that mission. By choosing the destroy option, Shepard also freed the galaxy of the technological trappings that each civilization had fallen prey to in the past.
Shep also survives with this option. Which leads me to believe that is cannon ending. Life will find a way, the civilizations of the galaxy will rise again only this time they will do so on their own tech and accomplishments. Not that of the Reapers.
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#185
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 07:14
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Frustrated. I genuinely want to like ME3. The ending literally brings the rest of the game down.
Bioware dragging their heels on the matter doesn't help.
Bioware dragging their heels on the matter doesn't help.
#186
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 07:14
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The Angry One wrote...
Ever since seeing the ending a couple of days ago I've been in a depression I can't shake.
The characters and world I loved for 5 years destroyed in the final 10 minutes of a great game and all that.
Am I weird for still feeling sad? For the tears to still well up when I see my Mass Effect boxes?
I would talk to somebody about it. It's just a game, I am disappointed with it , but from your other posts, I think you might be a little to wraped up in the fantasy.
#188
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 08:38
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I am annoyed at how melodramatic people are about the endings while they are ignoring the rest of the game which is a masterpiece.
#189
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 08:51
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KotorEffect3 wrote...
I am annoyed at how melodramatic people are about the endings while they are ignoring the rest of the game which is a masterpiece.
I think this is a fair point. The ending was upsetting because the last few minutes seemed to betray the tenets of player agency and character based story, but it was far from the worst ending in a video game ever. There's even a poetic sort of beauty to parts of it, but it misses the closure with the characters we were all looking for and, that, I think, is the biggest reason it is so hard to swallow.
If they leave the ending as it is, as it is within their rights to do, I'll be a little upset, but I'll respect the decision.
And, you are right, the rest of the game is a masterpiece. No if's, and's, or but's.
#190
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:06
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KotorEffect3 wrote...
I am annoyed at how melodramatic people are about the endings while they are ignoring the rest of the game which is a masterpiece.
I haven't seen a person yet say the game was bad.
Everyone just thinks the end blew chunks and want only THAT fixed.
#192
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:08
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The stress of school has actually helped in this case...but it's still damn depressing. Even just looking at the cover of ME3...it hurts my heart.
#193
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:09
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Normal. The endings are terrible, but I've kind of moved past it, I've got other stuff that needs to be done. Hoping that Bioware announces something to fix this. Some of the initial ideas behind the ending are good, but the final product and execution are, quite simply, very, very bad.
#194
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:09
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I've lost a little fire. Even Dragon Age isn't as exciting, though probably because the rogue I rolled is so poorly balanced that I wipe out on every other random wilderness encounter.
I'll start up Mass Effect 3 with my Paragon Shep eventually. Even with the endings, there are some moments I'd love to relive.
I'll start up Mass Effect 3 with my Paragon Shep eventually. Even with the endings, there are some moments I'd love to relive.
#195
Posté 13 mars 2012 - 11:33
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Surely Bioware made a huge mistake here. They underestimated the fallout that an ending like that could cause. Everyone feels the same way, I have no interest in any more play throughs, considering my plan was to enjoy everything ME3 had to offer.
The teasers, trailers, Emily Wong's report on LA's invasion, the pure joy from ME1 and ME2 got everyone so excited. The Mass Effect characters and story is simply the greatest sci-fi story told. Better than Star Wars. This was the only game I was looking forward to for 2 years and I was in awe as I played through ME3. By the time I was in London and got to talk to my current and past crewmates, receiving Liara's gift, I was so excited for the ending. I fully expected Shepherd to die in the end. But what played out was a kick in the teeth.
There is no way Bioware could have anticipated this to happen, they've unintentionally put their ME fans into such a depression. I don't want to touch ME1, ME2, or ME3 anymore, not even multiplayer. Hopefully my mood changes soon, cause if I knew this would happen I would not have played ME3 or at least shut it off after the conduit.
I fully believe the ending was a hallucination and more is coming, but Bioware better make a definitive announcement soon and do some damage control because a majority of people are now getting to the end and 90% of a million people are going to feel like they were severely screwed.
The teasers, trailers, Emily Wong's report on LA's invasion, the pure joy from ME1 and ME2 got everyone so excited. The Mass Effect characters and story is simply the greatest sci-fi story told. Better than Star Wars. This was the only game I was looking forward to for 2 years and I was in awe as I played through ME3. By the time I was in London and got to talk to my current and past crewmates, receiving Liara's gift, I was so excited for the ending. I fully expected Shepherd to die in the end. But what played out was a kick in the teeth.
There is no way Bioware could have anticipated this to happen, they've unintentionally put their ME fans into such a depression. I don't want to touch ME1, ME2, or ME3 anymore, not even multiplayer. Hopefully my mood changes soon, cause if I knew this would happen I would not have played ME3 or at least shut it off after the conduit.
I fully believe the ending was a hallucination and more is coming, but Bioware better make a definitive announcement soon and do some damage control because a majority of people are now getting to the end and 90% of a million people are going to feel like they were severely screwed.
