I support this thread and the grievances listed within.
When I witnessed what Bioware had decided to subject to us as the “end” to such an epic trilogy, I faced a myriad of emotions. I was flabbergasted, confused, bamboozled, blindsided, taken aback, but most of all I just felt disappointed and hollow. I refused to believe that this was how my favorite videogame saga just ended. I even went online to see if there was anything I did, any detail I missed, in order to witness the “true” ending. Unfortunately, I was fully prepared… these were the “wildly divergent endings” that were promised to us.
Let me just say that I’m not against bittersweet endings. If written well, I even welcome them! However, this ending was
not bittersweet. It was just bitter, if you can even call it
anything. The recurring theme of Mass Effect was hope and determination! Our mission was to defeat the Reapers, end the cycle, and preserve galactic society. I was hoping that all of our hard work, difficult choices, relationships, and the individuality we crafted for each of our Shepards throughout three games amounted to something! We weren’t even given satisfaction! We are given the worst kind of ending that can ever be given to a saga; one that raises more questions than answers, loose ends all over the place, with no coherent narrative or purpose (not to mention plot holes everywhere)! I would have hoped one of my Shepards would have been able to turn the tide against this war, giving the galaxy a fighting chance against the Reapers while rewarding him with a life together with his LI. Another one of my Shepards would have sacrificed herself if it meant stopping the Reapers! One of my Shepards might have not been fully prepared to stop the Reapers, but he sure as heck would have gone down fighting! <--
These were the “wildly divergent endings” I was hoping for. Instead, we received three variations of the same conclusion, with minor
tweaks to how you experience said conclusion based on your galactic preparedness. I was hoping to see what my choices resulted in. Would Wrex lead the Krogan to a cultural renaissance? Will the Citadel races unite with one another and rebuild their shattered societies together? Will the Quarians and Geth truly live in peace? And what about Shepard? What is his/her future like (if s/he survived)? This game answers NONE of that!
If these endings hold up, replayability is ruined. I’ve considered going back and playing the trilogy over, but I’ve simply lost the will to do so. To put it bluntly, there is no point. If I were to play ME3 over again, which I probably will, some things will definitely change. I won’t recruit Allers. I don’t like her, so she’s not allowed on my ship. I don’t need her press anyway, so what’s the point? Khalisah? Meh, I’ll just proceed to knock her out. I don’t need her on my side since it won’t matter. The Batarian Fleet? Instead of grudgingly allying myself with Balak, I’ll just do to him what I’ve wanted to do since ME1; shoot the frakking jerk. It doesn’t matter, anyway! The galaxy’s doomed no matter what we do!
So Bioware, I
hope and
pray that you read our grievances with an open mind and accept them as legitimate. I know you are used to arguments over petty matters such as Tali’s face, but this is something the vast majority of us seem agree on. I’ve seen one of these “change the ending” threads grow to over 1,000 pages over the span of five days! Given the general flow of BSN, that kind of growth is unbelievably rare! I need not even mention the general sway of the numerous polls concerning the matter. Please don’t brush us off as “emotional fans.” A lot of us have been loyal to you for over 5 years and, I’m not gonna lie, many are hurt over this. Please change the ending. We ask this because we care.
Edit: Fixed transfer, format, and coding errors. Serves me right for typing it in Word, I guess. But I already lost this once writing it in BSN, it was
not going to happen, again. Lol
Modifié par Omega Torsk, 14 mars 2012 - 08:52 .
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Not sunshine and bunnies, but settling down, rebuilding with the help of your crew, etc... I truly wanted that. But, for the sake of this movement...I have to just ask for anything we can get. Even if its just clarification, you know?
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