Ok, kind of see the (no spoilers allowed) in the heading, but seems like reading this thread that has totally been ignored, and frankly so it should be, as how can people really discuss this topic without talking about what happened. Would think most people posting have played and hence why posting here.
That said. Here is my issues with the ending. I don't much mind what happened to Shepard, its a valourous act, and in keeping with the man/woman that shepard has always been. I like that its ground breaking in a game, and while its been done in book and film I don't recall it ever happening in a computer game. A shocking or sad end is not always a bad end, but it needs to be done right, and this just wasn't. There is no closure to it. Cut scene of Shepard's loved ones and crewmates sharing a drink and remembering his deeds. Something done in his/her honour etc. Something that showed something other than nothing with no idea of what happened to others involved largely. This is ok I guess, as people "could imagine it", but its not ideal to end something this way.
Things that were badly wrong with how it ended. Like others I had squadmates on the final mission with me (EDI) that then were magically on the ship even though they had been there when the reaper beam hit me.. I mean WHAT!? How does the rest of the crew go from being on the ground talking to me to suddenly being in FTL?? What??
And I save the two most annoying things till last. Three endings that are one thing, though I call it two endings. As lets be honest one of them I can't see anyone picking really if they just made a peace treaty with the geth and quarians, and the geth are helping the quarians to quickly adjust to planet life. And the final straw was the mass relays. In the DLC "Arrival" for ME2 we learnt that a mass relay will destroy a solar system, or at least life in it, and yet all the choices we can pick will do the same for the ending? That means every planet and all life on them in any system with a mass relay is done for... thats earth, all the fleets in obit, and just about all the other races we want to save and all their home planets. I mean seriously, WHAT!!!!!!! Not to mention even if it didn't do this we just stranded all the fleets in earth orbit, impossible distances from their home worlds... Awesome we get the quarians their home worlds back and then strand them from getting there forever. WHAT!!!..
Lot to fix here in my eyes Bioware. Maybe you won't do it, and maybe you won't do it for free if you do. you should really. I should say that I loved the games overall from ME 1 to ME3... Just a horrible job on ending it sadly, and I'm utterly staggered that no-one in the beta testing stood up and went "Err, guys this ending really blows, and we need to look at it."
Oh, and PS to the guy ranting about suicide and the military. I served in the military and thats just so much RUBBISH. History is littered with men and woman that have given thier lives in combat saving or trying to save the lives of others. What do you think medals are often awarded for? Not to mention men have been ORDERED to their deaths countless times in history, often with both the ones giving the orders and those receiving them knowing not only is it going to happen, but that the other outcome will be worse if they don't.
Modifié par huntsman35, 18 mars 2012 - 12:54 .