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[vandoug]

If you agree that the main course of ME trilogy is about how Shepard found out the Reaper threat, strove along the way, and finally ended the 50000 year civilization extinction cycle, then you probably agree that the endings in ME3 are not so bad. 

My understandings is that BW tries to employ the war assets rating mechanism to reflect the decisions and choices players made along the course, and then in turn, contribute to the ultimate endings.

I noticed the typical  complains about the endings include the followings:

1. The endings negate players efforts. Decisions and choices made by players do not mater in the end.

That probably is true if you are expecting all your efforts lead to a fairy tale ending, and you are only satisfied by a "happy ending". A side note, the choices I'm talking about here refer to those before the final battle. The final three choices provided in the end are BW's vision of possible solusions to the crisis. 

2.  No closures whatsoever.

I think BW tries to explain the logic behind the plot via the god-kid's mouth, and constrain the possible solutions so they can execute the endings. It may not be the best idea, but the endings do tell or imply how the crisis is ended, whether humanity and other civilizations are preserved, and what is Shepard's final fate.  It is the most important closure to this regard in my opinion.

3. The mass relay network is destroyed no matter what you do.

I think it is a reasonable price to pay for such an epic feat - stopped the 50000 year civilization extinction cycle.  We can imagine giving some time, civilizations across the galaxy will be connected again. And don't forget this is a dark Sci-Fi fantasy.

5.  Plot holes. The logic and motivation behind the Reaper plot is not sound enough.

If you're talking about the foundion logic behind the plot, then it's not just about the endings but the whole series. Are you trying to say the entire ME series are bad?

I agree that confining the final solutions to the Catalyst's vision without allowing any challenge is a really bad idea.  This is the biggest problem I think the endings have.

there're plot holes here and there.  Overall, I think BW did a quite decent job in terms of closing the series.

If you just want to rant without reasoning, I believe there're too many threads elsewhere for you just to do that already. 

Modifié par vandoug, 14 mars 2012 - 02:10 .