almightydavidbc27 wrote...
I finished the game a couple days ago, and although I haven't been on the forums in quite some time, I was, let's say, compelled to come back and post about my experience with the ending. Let me preface by saying I've been a member here since 2007, and I've never considered myself a flamer or a negative poster all in all. I'm going to give a rundown on why the ending to the second game was perfect, and why the third game was so offensive. So, here goes.
The second mass effect had the perfect ending, the best ending I'd ever seen in a video game. It was a complete culmination of everything you did the whole game. Every squad member was involved (unlike other games where I always wondered what everyone else was doing as the galaxy is on the line lol). Let me describe what it was so perfect in my opinion.
The entire game was about building your squad and preparing for this suicide mission. All the hard hours scanning planets for resources, and doing loyalty missions, and talking with your squad was rewarded in a direct way. Every upgrade was shown to keep your crew members alive during the initial run. The loyalty missions meant everyone was there 100% and lived through things they wouldn't live through otherwise because you had inspired them. And in choosing people to lead the teams etc you had to know your guys to know who should do what, otherwise people would die. And if you did all those things right, you got out of a suicide mission with everyone alive (aside from Mordin sometimes dying for no reason). The game responded to your direct input throughout your playthrough, I had never felt so accomplished than seeing my choices directly alter the story. The end cutscene where everyone sees they really lived through something, and you get ready for the reapers, I was on board. It was remarkable, wholly remarkable.
Now, about Mass Effect 3. I couldn't feel more opposite about Mass Effect 3's ending. Let me say that before the final 5-10 minutes it was the best of the bunch. The combat was stellar, the tone was maintained, I cried when Legion died. I was ok with losing people in the battle. It happens. the 4 or so people that sacrifice themselves along the way, I was ok with it, it hurt but it was fair.
You spent the entire game readying the galaxy for one last final stand. Ending centuries old disputes, bringing the galaxy together under a common goal. It was astounding to see it all unfold. And then it was like none oof it mattered for the end. We never got to see the krogan fight side by side with the turians, or the geth save a quarian about to be killed, or see all those assets put to work against the reapers. We got to see the upgrades, why can't we get some benefit. And it would've been cool to see how each race effected the fight, based on their strength rating, instead of some random magic number bar that has no real direct effect in the story.
More than that is that Mass Effect has been your game, your choices, and your endings. All 3 endings in this game are practically the same, just different light shows. There is no real payoff for filling your bar all the way, or winning over every race, or anything. You get the same result regardless. A dead shepard, a dead anderson, and no closure. Even worse you destroy the mass relays NO MATTER WHAT?! What is the point of saving galactic civilization if you're sending us back to 21st century times. I didnt defeat the reapers. I want to see all the races head back to their devastated worlds to rebuild, maybe with a glimmer of hope, as we all stand united. You know, lessons learned, a future to be held.
Mass Effect 3 was amazing in the way in tied up all these loose ends, incorporated 2 games of prior characters and happenings, and developed things further. Unitl the end. Once again, we see the normandy outrun the blast given off by the crucible. It damages the normandy. So, did I just destroy every ship in the galaxy? How many millions or billions of beings just got slaughtered above earth? How are all these now stranded millions supposed to get by living together on a devastated earth?
What was the point of Wrex saving the Krogans future, fixing the genophage, reclaiming the Quarians homeworld, and breathing life into the geth if none of them get to continue on? It renders all the previously listed stories null and void. Tali has spent 3 games waiting for this moment, and now she's stuck on earth or some random planet? For that matter I don't even know what happens to my squad members, i would have loved some dramatic cutscenes during the climactic battle of them risking their lives. and even worse, how the hell do any of them magically appear on the normady before it crash lands on some planet? They were all on earth before, did they get magically beamed up?
And finally, I worked hard for a happy ending. i cried during those see you on the other side conversations. I never got to see them or me on the other side. i want the chance to live, remember, and retire away with the love i built for 3 games. Why can't that be an option. If you do everything perfect, and have two previous imports, there was no reward for all the hard work and dedication we put in.
I can't understand how bad the ball was dropped, when you exceeded expectations so amazingly. I sincerely hope that you come out with a DLC addressing the issues listed above. I'd pay for it. I just want the ending i earned.
Thank You.
In a nutshell this is pretty much exactly my feelings on the subject. Well put together.
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