MrFob wrote...
To the OP:
Ok, first of all, what is artistic integrity? If someone makes a movie and later makes a directors cut, is that compromising the artistic integrity? If writer writes a book and then writes a sequel, that does not adhere what was established in the first one (similar to what the ME3 endings did), that changed things and does that compromise artistic integrity? When Raphael or Michelangelo made alterations to their sculptures and paintings to get the end result we see and admire today because their patrons demanded it, does that corrupt artistic integrity? I find the whole concept very flimsy and an argument on a flimsy basis is never a good idea.
2. How important is artistic integrity and why? Why shouldn't changes be made if they improve the end result? This is a point that IMO is very specific to entertainment art rather then really abstract art. You could argue that the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series compromised the artistic integrity of the original series but still, millions of people enjoyed it immensly and I ask you, is that such a bad thing?
3. And here comes the crucial point, we (as in the fans) do not change the ending! We are telling the artist (BW) that we are not happy with it and that we'd like to see a change/addition. If the ending were to be changed, it would be solely and only BW's decision to do so and they would be the ones to implement the change. It would still be their artistic vision if they wished to do so. We are asking for that, but we are not proposing to take the prerogative to change it away from BW. On the contrary, we would no one else to do it.
Here is a horrible little story for you: If Leonardo Da Vinci after finishing the Mona Lisa would have taken a huge read brush and painted one big line over the whole painting in the end, I am sure people would be really unhappy and would like for that line to be removed. Now ignore the fact that for a painting this is much harder to do than for a video game. If anyone but Leonardo would remove that line, I'd also cry "foul" but if people urge Leonardo to do it and he takes pitty on them and does it, in my view, that would be perfectly fine. (at this point, I'd like to apologize for the horrible analogy but I am just trying to get my point across here).
Of course, you can disagree on this and say the read line has to stay, that's fine but at that point I'd like to say that this already shows that "artistic integrity"" is not something objective that everyone has to view in the same way.
If BoiWare wants to listen to the upset fans, they are damn well free to do so in my opinion. You call us entitled for asking, I am saying it is entitled to say we should not due to some abstract concept which is absolutely subjective.
Well said.
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