Like I said in another thread:
First, he keeps saying that critics offered high ratings to the game. Problem is that most of those "critics" are not really critics (for various reasons that you all know) or have not finished the game at all, thus don't know what we're talking about. This is related to another point that the Dr. makes too, stating that we all think that the game is awesome, thus it's not that bad as we seem to be saying. While it's true that we all agree that it's a wonderful game, it's also true that
the last 10 minutes are SO terrible, inconsecuential, and with so many plot holes and inconsistencies, that it breaks not only Mass Effect 3, but the whole Mass Effect trilogy. That should give you an idea about how bad it is.
He also mentions that the game is art. I agree with the good Dr., but it's also true (as many people have explained in the past) that:
1) It's not free art, it's commercial art. If the vast majority of your paying customers (no, not the critics) consider that the game is not satisfying or that it's not up to what they expected or what was announced, they have the right to ask for a change, as long as they're reasonable.
2) The
ending of ME3 fails even as art, as a satifying story.
This guy explains why infinitely better than anything that I could write up.
He also seems to think that what we want is that the story didn't end. No, no, and no. What we're asking is a better ending for the story, worth of the Mass Effect brand. Not an infinite adventure, but some proper
endings, as it was promised thousands of times before the game's release.
Finally, what really breaks my heart is that he says that
"Some of the criticism that has been delivered in the heat of passion by our most ardent fans, even if founded on valid principles, such as seeking more clarity to questions or looking for more closure, for example – has unfortunately become destructive rather than constructive.". It seems that he hasn't read the forums as all. If he did, he would know that, surprisingly, we have been pretty civil and constructive, with almost zero rage posts (not even worth mentioning!), and giving them
thousands of valid alternatives to correct or improve the ending.
Like I said in another post, they can keep posting that same PR stuff trying to win more time or whatever, and risking themselves to lose a lot of customers when they lose their interest for anything that they could say, or they can have an open dialogue with us and directly tell us what they are considering to do with the ending.
Anyways, thanks for taking your time to write that blog entry
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