I have been reading the forums for weeks now and I have decided I wanted to share my ME experience. Until last year I hadn’t played single player RPG for about six years. During those six years I spent my time on WoW, having fun with my now grown kids and their spouses. I finally got tired of MMO land and bought a PS3. Heard about DA:O from my niece and got hooked, then got DA:2 and was still hooked. My 12yr old nephew came over with his Xbox and games so I could help him defeat the broodmother in DA:O and I saw his ME2. I played it on his console and wanted it for my PS3. I have never been able to play shooters very well and prefer fantasy over sci-fi but this was an amazing game I had to play and explore. So got a PS gift card loaded my PS store wallet and downloaded the game and all the DLC’s, oh will never download like that again it took all freaking night LOL.
So I began my journey, the back story DLC gave me a snap shot of ME 1 which I thought was very cool since I can’t get it on the PS3. My first play through I spent learning the mechanics and learning how to shoot LOL. Good thing it was a weekend because I ended up playing all night, because I just got drawn in. Since I have played through several times with different talents, Vanguard being my favorite then Infiltrator but I am a rogue at heart. My grandkids always want to know if they can have a turn on Little Big Planet, but then walk in and say AH! Nana is playing again! LOL Then they flash the baby blues and give them a turn.
Here I am I pre-ordered ME3 because I had fallen in love with a universe that is so amazing I can’t get enough of it. I got the game home and continued my journey. I forced myself to go to bed that night because I knew I had my twin granddaughters the next morning. But the girls and I started playing after breakfast and to be honest I didn’t turn it off until about 5am the next day, granted I didn’t get to play the whole time because 9 month old twins require a lot of attention. I was amazed and thrilled, I cried and I laughed. The first time I accidently did the Cerberus base to soon andgot to the end and thought well dang I messed up. So I played thru again paying closer attention, did everything in my log except the Cerberus Base, had an EMS of about 3800 went thru the goodbyes did my final push, got the end and the only difference was I talked TIM into killing himself and the middle choice is now available. Well dang, tried the middle choice, wow only real difference is Joker is glowing green and the reapers don’t die they just go away. Well poop back to save TIM kills himself, blah, blah, blah, now try control, well (CENSORED those words are not for public). I just sat there thinking WTF did I do wrong, so I came here in search of answers. Well guess what I didn’t do anything wrong except maybe not play MP, sorry didn’t like being a pug in WoW so why would I want to now. TBH the only thing higher EMS gets you is a glimpse of someone taking a breath. I like my single player where my mistakes only affect what I do not a group. So yes I want my FemShep to live and have a life with her LI (Garrus or Kaidan), to morn her losses and celebrate her victories. To help rebuild the galaxy. I want to know what happened to my friends.
So I think about the endings, call my son talk to him. He comes over and watches them and says hum philosophically they are cool but you are right they are all the same. When I play a game I expect the goal to fit with the ideals of the previous portion of the game. The story to me represents over coming impossible obstacles, instilling hope for the future and the will to survive. I cured the genophage and lost a dear friend doing it, I saved the council and lost yet another dear friend, I ended a war that had lasted 300 years and yes you guessed it lost another friend and I united a Galaxy even bringing along what was left of a nation that was almost universally hated the Batarians. I convince all of these beings to come to the Sol system leaving their homes and people undefended only to destroy the Mass relays (no matter what I chose) and basically stranding them in a place that for at least two species that has nothing to allow them to survive. Plus I am all of a sudden introduced to a hologram of an enemy that isn’t even hinted at in the story. Warning SPECULATION: He appears to be a VI created by a civilization 100’s of thousand years ago to help them in a conflict with other VI’s but he decides that the only way to end the chaos is by turning advance organics into organic machines(synthesis) because organics and synthetics just can’t work out their differences. Now Shepard has arrived with the crucible and opened up new ideas Star kid says but I can’t(won’t) choose you have to. Now my Shep wants to debate this wants more info but no not allowed she has just given up. HEY WAIT A MINUTE, she never gives up that is canon she my get a little tired but never gives up. So I am FORCED to choose one of the three. OK, game is no longer fun, I can’t win this just sucks. Then the Normandy crashes on a jungle planet some squaddies get out smile and fade to black. Credits, the star gazer scene and then done. I am still just so disappointed I don’t really want to play any video games right now. Well thank you for listening. Have fun, be kind and big hugs.
Retour en haut
