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[Dybia]

Yeah, I know that feel. Cuz I know no matter how many Shepards I play through on now. No matter what origins they have. No matter what choices I make. Every bond with a character will get broken. Every friend will be lost. I can't see real hope for any of the characters I've come to care so much about.

In short I'm pretty ****ing bummed out now that it's over.

[Rason]

 I hope there is still someone here, although it has been a month since there has been some activity. I finished ME3 the day before yesterday and this was about the only place I found that didn't bash the ending but just talked about the, to me, weird feeling afterwards.
 
  *SPOILER WARNING*  

I've been thinking a bit about what I should put down here. Maybe I'll just start with that I didn't hate the ending at all. But I did panic when I had to make the final choice. The fact that the Illusive Man's solution suddenly was the Paragorn option, and Anderson's solution was Renegade made my brain go haywire.. I've been playing all 3 ME games with the highest possible Paragorn score, so this really confused me. Result; I "alt+tab-ed" the game, went to the wiki to try to find out what I should do. But I couldn't find anything. Utterly confused and half panicking I just stumbled towards the center solution, Synthesis. I must say, at that point, I was very happy with what I got. I don't mind my Shep sacrificing himself. And when Joker and EDI hugged, I felt contempt. There was peace. I had chosen the most Paragorn like option of all. 

But then I went back online to find out what the fuzz was all about with the ending being bad and all, since my experience was different. And that was when I came across the indoctrination theory..
It simply blew me away. I found this blog; uninhibitedandunrepentant.tumblr.com/post/19344938387/mind-holy-**** . I was completly in awe after that. The idea that the writers had succeeded in indoctrinating me, the player, I consider it to be pure genius. I was stunned. I had to go to school that afternoon, but all I could do was think about what Bioware just pulled on me. I had been indoctrinaded. Wow. But then it sunk in.. Because that mend I let the Reapers win. After all those hours fighting them, I let them win.. 

When I got back I booted the game up again, this time with the sole purpose of destroying the Reapers. I was, was I mad? Not at Bioware for the masterplan, but at myself for not sticking with my Shep. I didn't want the Reapers to win, so I replayed the ending. It left me with some satisfaction, but it still felt different since I let them win the first time and had to read what other people said about it to come to the conclusion I made the wrong decision. And at that point it kicked in I guess; It was over.

I had to attend to some other stuff, but when I came back to my PC I found myself no being able to boot up any game on my desktop. They all seemed so.. pale in compairisson with ME3. I've got the Collectors Edition, and with that comes the soundtrack. I played it, meanwhile going online to read about other people's experience. That's when I found this thread. I signed up but had to wait 24 hours before I could post. It was getting late so I went to bed, fell a sleep, had the ME dreams of course, woke up, etc etc and wounded up back behind my PC. Again, nothing. To cut it short; up until this point I have been playing the soundtrack cd over and over and over for at least 10 hours total. I tried to do a ME3 re-run with another ME2 character, but it wasn't the same. My officiel Shep is an older looking guy, this one was younger. To here the same voice coming out of him, it wasn't the same, it was weird. I couldn't do it. I quit. I tried some multiplayer, to keep the score up. 1 round, I quit. I went back on the internet to read a lot of those me-me's on DeviantArt, where people tell about their Shep. Still playing the soundtrack and all. I went to Live Messenger, but there wasn't anyone who I could talk about it with. My girlfriend understands it up to some point at least. But she isn't a gamer so it falls a bit short. I started a 3rd playthrough, this time with a femshep. It works a bit better, but since this character hasn't been with me from start to finish, ME3 made some decisions for me that I don't like, so it still feels wrong. Only option I have I think is replaying the whole franchise with a femshep, try it more renegade. Problem; Because of some recent developments, I haven't got the time to devote myself to that. Then there's the thing that I have to wait until the summer for the dlc that will tie it all together. By then my galactic readiness will be dropped back to the stone age.. 

I quit the game again. To get the special Kingdoms of Amalur armorset, I downloaded the demo, but didn't touch it. So I gave it a shot. Allas; I caught myself just thinking "What terrible voice acting" "Ow these graphics look so cartoony" "Bah what a cliché beginning"  "So few options to tweak your character" etc etc.. I know it isn't fair, because Amalur is, in fact, a great game. But I just can't. Maybe in a week or two, but right now, I can't play any game. I find myself just wishing I could do ME all over again, going in without knowing the outcome, going in clean. I want the feelings back that I got when it all happened to me for the first time. Every little conversation, every interaction. It's been one hell of a ride, but now snow is as pretty as your first. 

It'll come. I'll give it another go, but right now I can't play anything. I just listen to the soundtrack, do my school stuff (upside I guess), and think and read about everything. It's not a depression, it's just, I don't know, like a girl you've been with just, broke up with an excuse that can't make you made at her, but just makes you sit, wander, think, remember. Going over your choices, wondering what just happened. I ordered the 4 books, and I am considering getting the Normandy Replica, the game guide and I'm deffinitly getting the artwork book. Don't know if it'll help, but it feels right for some strange reason. Going through the artwork book that came with the CE helped a bit, so maybe this'll buck me up some more. 

Hopefully someone is still here, I'd just like to talk about it. All of it, the things we all did, the choices we made, etc etc. Ohwell, I'll just wait and see what comes up. Thank you Atarun for starting up this thread. The reading of the posts of the other people, it helped.

Rason out

Modifié par Rason, 19 avril 2012 - 11:00 .

[HellishFiend]

Good post, though I think you meant "content" rather than "contempt"... =P

[ShadowNinja1129]

I mourned the end of ME3 for two weeks. I had the end music stuck in my head, I was just straight up sad about the ending, conflicted between the welling-up of emotions I felt completing my journey, and the disappointment and sense of betrayal I felt by how poorly the game ended. I couldn't pick up another game. I couldn't really do anything.

Then I picked myself up, made a video summarizing my criticisms of the ending, made another video summarizing my analysis of some evidence for the indoctrination theory, and finally picked up another game.

Played Deus Ex: HR, Dragon Age II, and am now on The Witcher II. For whatever reason I can't get out of my RPG mood now (fine by me, I've been playing some great games XD). Regardless, getting to play again has made me feel a lot better. But I'm still sad whenever I think about the ME3 ending. Not because it was a sad ending, but because the ending betrayed both the themes and the narrative that had been set forth for the past three games. /sigh

[Atarun]

Rason wrote...
Thank you Atarun for starting up this thread. The reading of the posts of the other people, it helped.

You are oh so very welcome.

I did feel a little bit disappointed by the way they rushed the game and especially the ending, but, just like you, I was frustrated that I couldn't find a topic adressing the depression, the grief that comes with losing Shepard. You spend hundreds of hours shaping him/her, laughing, crying, yelling, killing, loving with him/her. You share so much with Shepard... and then you watch him/her die. I really wanted to talk about that and just about every other topic was about either how BioWare should die, how the ending sucks or how freedom of expression is entitlement...

So I started my own topic in the hopes that no matter how many people would mistake it for yet another "let's bash the ending" topic, they wouldn't be able to hijack it and I succeeded on at least one level: it did make me feel a lot better to read about other people going through the same depression or lighter or worse.

I am glad it also helped you. That makes my creating the topic doubly worth it.

May we, the bereaved, always remember Shepard as s/he was. A precious friend before a savior.

One last thing: it does get better. Hold on.

[Rason]

HellishFiend wrote...
Good post, though I think you meant "content" rather than "contempt"... =P

Thank you! And euh, yeah, haha, sorry about that. English isn't my native language so some mistakes may slip in now and then =P
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ShadowNinja1129 wrote...
For whatever reason I can't get out of my RPG mood now (fine by me, I've been playing some great games XD). Regardless, getting to play again has made me feel a lot better.

Yes I think that'll be my medicine as well eventually. And I've got the same thing, I got a bunch of FPS games here but they look so "normal" now. RPG to me has always been a genre that I loved because of the interaction with the story line and your character. I've got a little list of "games to play". I'm considering either Skyrim or Assassins Creed: Revelation. As I look at it, Mass Effect is still on it though, hard time removing it =P
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Atarun wrote...

So I started my own topic in the hopes that no matter how many people would mistake it for yet another "let's bash the ending" topic, they wouldn't be able to hijack it and I succeeded on at least one level: it did make me feel a lot better to read about other people going through the same depression or lighter or worse.

I am glad it also helped you. That makes my creating the topic doubly worth it.

May we, the bereaved, always remember Shepard as s/he was. A precious friend before a savior.

One last thing: it does get better. Hold on.

It's good to hear that it will get better, haha. I was starting to worry over here =P *still playing that soundtrack cd =')*

I really think you made a special, peacefull, little place with this topic, and applaud you for protecting it / keeping it as it is. There's a need for it, although not everyone may immediatly realize it. The fact that you just went with your own feelings and started it, is admirable. There will be more people in the near future who will finish the game, and I hope, that the few who are going to be in need of this thread, will find their way and share their stories with us.

Shepard was not only a precious friend, I believe s/he was a part of us. A part of who we are made our individual Shepards to whom they where, which resulted in the adventures we experienced. And no ending thought of by a writer, can change that for us.

"A toast, to the people we care for."

Modifié par Rason, 19 avril 2012 - 12:36 .

[Atarun]

Rason wrote...
It's good to hear that it will get better, haha. I was starting to worry over here =P *still playing that soundtrack cd =')*

You might want to try not to listen to that soundtrack. ME3's music is a masterpiece of emotional manipulation if there ever was one. ^^

 
I really think you made a special, peacefull, little place with this topic, and applaud you for protecting it / keeping it as it is. There's a need for it, although not everyone may immediatly realize it. The fact that you just went with your own feelings and started it, is admirable. There will be more people in the near future who will finish the game, and I hope, that the few who are going to be in need of this thread, will find their way and share their stories with us.

Thank you. That is extremely nice of you to say.
Unfortunately, BSN has a way of burying topics at lightning speed. I am frankly amazed that you found this topic at all yourself. Most people who saw it, back when I started it, had had the incredible luck of stumbling on it on the first page during the 2 seconds it remained there. ^^'
I never dared hope someone would dig it up after it got buried so deep.

Shepard was not only a precious friend, I believe s/he was a part of us. A part of who we are made our individual Shepards to whom they where, which resulted in the adventures we experienced. And no ending thought of by a writer, can change that for us.

So true. Shepard wasn't real the way our real friends are. But s/he was someone we got to put a part of ourselves in and that made our connection just as deep and meaningful as those we have with real people.

Ultimately, to us bereavers, the quality of the ending doesn't matter as much as its existence. I would have probably liked more closure or more choice or less rush or more variety... but even the best ending ever wouldn't have changed the fact that my journey with Shepard had come to an end.

And, as somebody else said, we can replay the game, but it will be like reliving memories now. The first journey through was the real one and now it is done. Let us not think of it as a sad thing: the most precious things are precious because they have an end, because they are unique.

Let us take heart in the fact that we are many.

"A toast, to the people we care for."

Cheers!

[Peranor]

Well... Im depressed as well. But not because the game ended sadly or that characters I liked had to die. No. I'm more depressed  over the fact that the game was betrayed and shot in the back right before the finish line. And when it was lying there bleeding they just had walk up to to and set it on fire as well, just to make sure that the won't be any franchise left. That is what I'm depressed about.

[BDelacroix]

I'm not depressed, just disappointed.

[EagleScoutDJB]

Atarun wrote...

Nope, I'm not going to **** about the endings. I could and I have and will again in other venues, but that's not what I want to do here.

What I want is to find out if I'm the only one getting really down as a result of finishing ME3.

I had experienced a slight depression after ME2, but it was the easy to shake off "oh, real life is so dull" depression that I get when I finish an awesome story.

This time it's different. I've spent so many hours shaping and getting to know my Shepard... I've spent so much time getting along (or not) with the other characters, exploring and trying to unite that damn universe...
I'm mourning. Literally.

I can't even get the sad music out of my head... And I truly feel like crying.

Does anyone here relate to what I'm experiencing? I'd love to know. ^^

Also, if you think I'm being a weak and pathetic whiner, fine. Your are entitled to your opinion. You can also keep your own mean opinions to yourself, I assure you. I'm looking for like-minded people (if they exist), not judgemental pricks.

That's pretty much how I felt.  I finished the game late one night, it left me so angry I didn't sleep much that night, and I was depressed for a few days after.  It brought me to tears when ever I tried to talke about, didn't mater if it was talking to someone or just typing something on a forum.  I still feel that way every once in a while, but now it's less about the ending and more about the way Bioware has handled the situation.

Modifié par dbollendorf, 19 avril 2012 - 02:05 .

[BoogieManFL]

Atarun wrote...

Nope, I'm not going to **** about the endings. I could and I have and will again in other venues, but that's not what I want to do here.

What I want is to find out if I'm the only one getting really down as a result of finishing ME3.

I had experienced a slight depression after ME2, but it was the easy to shake off "oh, real life is so dull" depression that I get when I finish an awesome story.

This time it's different. I've spent so many hours shaping and getting to know my Shepard... I've spent so much time getting along (or not) with the other characters, exploring and trying to unite that damn universe...
I'm mourning. Literally.

I can't even get the sad music out of my head... And I truly feel like crying.

Does anyone here relate to what I'm experiencing? I'd love to know. ^^

Also, if you think I'm being a weak and pathetic whiner, fine. Your are entitled to your opinion. You can also keep your own mean opinions to yourself, I assure you. I'm looking for like-minded people (if they exist), not judgemental pricks.

It made me sad because it answered no questions and added a dozen more.

 But worse yet it greatly reduced my desire to replay the series, or even just ME3. I know people who were beginning to get interested in checking out the series, but the cataclysmic tsunami of negativity surrounding the ME3 ending completely put a stop to that interest.

Modifié par BoogieManFL, 19 avril 2012 - 01:17 .

[PorcelynDoll]

It's been a month and I am still depressed and I still cry. I cried yesterday when I read that 4chan leak and people were posting that it may be fake but it was what we were getting in EC DLC. It crushed me a little more.

[Atarun]

The more people keep mistaking this thread for (or intentionally hijacking it into) a "let's bash the ending" thread, the more I'm wondering... How many of you are just deflecting? Blaming everything on the ending when you're actually one of us?
Us, the bereaved, the mourners, who would grieve for Shepard even if BioWare had delivered the stellar ending they had promised.

Maybe no one. But who knows...

[Rason]

Atarun wrote...

You might want to try not to listen to that soundtrack. ME3's music is a masterpiece of emotional manipulation if there ever was one. ^^ 

 

Yes it's phenomenal isn't it? I love the "A future for the Krogan" piece. After reading your post I decided to indeed switch back to my regular music, and it's working. Let me guess, you did the same thing at first, playing it over and over? =P

 
Unfortunately, BSN has a way of burying topics at lightning speed. I am frankly amazed that you found this topic at all yourself. Most people who saw it, back when I started it, had had the incredible luck of stumbling on it on the first page during the 2 seconds it remained there. ^^'
I never dared hope someone would dig it up after it got buried so deep.

The wonder called Google, haha. I was just searching and came across the term "Post Mass Effect Depression" =P Eventually the word "depressed" landed me here =) I'm glad it did.

Ultimately, to us bereavers, the quality of the ending doesn't matter as much as its existence. I would have probably liked more closure or more choice or less rush or more variety... but even the best ending ever wouldn't have changed the fact that my journey with Shepard had come to an end.

And I think that's just the major problem a lot of players are having. I guess throwing stuff at BioWare is just a valve for a lot of people to release some steam.

And, as somebody else said, we can replay the game, but it will be like reliving memories now. The first journey through was the real one and now it is done. Let us not think of it as a sad thing: the most precious things are precious because they have an end, because they are unique.

Completly agree, like I said; There is no snow as beautifull as your first. (although I put a typo there in my first post =P )

Modifié par Rason, 19 avril 2012 - 05:01 .

[The Angry One]

PorcelynDoll wrote...

It's been a month and I am still depressed and I still cry. I cried yesterday when I read that 4chan leak and people were posting that it may be fake but it was what we were getting in EC DLC. It crushed me a little more.

Good to know I'm not alone in still feeling that down about this.

Atarun wrote...

The more people keep mistaking this thread
for (or intentionally hijacking it into) a "let's bash the ending"
thread, the more I'm wondering... How many of you are just deflecting?
Blaming everything on the ending when you're actually one of us?
Us, the bereaved, the mourners, who would grieve for Shepard even if BioWare had delivered the stellar ending they had promised.

Maybe no one. But who knows...

No. I'd still be sad at it all ending, but if it had been a satisfying ending instead of this trainwreck I wouldn't feel like this.
Besides, grieving? We should've had our "happy" ending. I don't care what anyone says. We earned it, Shepard earned it.

Modifié par The Angry One, 19 avril 2012 - 05:03 .

[Grimwick]

The Angry One wrote...

PorcelynDoll wrote...

It's been a month and I am still depressed and I still cry. I cried yesterday when I read that 4chan leak and people were posting that it may be fake but it was what we were getting in EC DLC. It crushed me a little more.

Good to know I'm alone in still feeling that down about this.

+1

[Ultra Prism]

I was upset for three days then ... enraged for the disappointing endings that we all got

[I am KROGAN]

Anyone who gets invested in any sort of storyline similar to this is bound to feel a little down in the dumps when it's over. I felt the same way after beating ME3 OP. Felt the same way after Return of the King was rolling through credits.

It's just thinking that it's over, and you wont see any further development on the characters you've grown to like so much. It's just good storytelling.

[Akeotwawki]

Hell, no you're not alone. We reacted this way because we did EXACTLY what the game designer's intended - become emotionally attached to the game. I was deeply depressed for at least 3 days. Then it made me angry. I got online and discovered I wasn't the only one who felt this way. It led me to sign up to join my first forum!

I had this conversation with someone else today, and said that this is what happens when some guy in a suit makes business decisions about a game without being emotionally invested in it himself. There's no way the people who have created and loved the game for years would have trashed the ending like they did. It's also the stupid reason they tacked a multiplayer onto an RPG, trying to turn it into a cash cow.

I say BOYCOTT the multiplayer and dlc's until we see what they deliver in the summer!!!

Modifié par Akeotwawki, 19 avril 2012 - 10:43 .

[Baa Baa]

It's been about 3 weeks since I beat it and I still feel a little torn from it

[SimonTheFrog]

I went through several stages.

Now i don't care about the ending anymore. I just play the rest and ignore the fact that it is all going to blow up later. It works somehow.

But i still feel very strongly about how all of this has been handled by BioWare. Their lies and PR insults.

[shadowreflexion]

 The game was rushed. I'm on a save where you take control of the turret on the barricade on earth. Right when you finish shooting, there's a cut scene where two fighters fly overhead and drop bombs. As the camera pans to follow them, can someone please explain why in the hell they fly directly into the beams in the background? Not fly over them or through them, but directly into them. WTH?

[daecath]

Not at all. I actually cried when they announced the new DLC, since they way they announced it, I knew that was the end of any potential this game had, the last nail in the coffin. I have mild chronic depression (dysthymia), and this ending has pushed me into a depressive episode. Yay, thanks BioWare. Thanks for making such a great series that I cared about, and then ****ing on it at the end.

[zarnk567]

shadowreflexion wrote...

 The game was rushed. I'm on a save where you take control of the turret on the barricade on earth. Right when you finish shooting, there's a cut scene where two fighters fly overhead and drop bombs. As the camera pans to follow them, can someone please explain why in the hell they fly directly into the beams in the background? Not fly over them or through them, but directly into them. WTH?

Well you see those beams were space magic, and people are not killed when by them...... just teleported into an alternate universe where there is a space child waiting for them. ExplainedB)

[Evo_9]

I was depressed after finishing mass effect 2.

What a pointless piece of garbage that game ended up being.