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[Arken]

If it makes you feel better, there's a large group of people dedicated to letting Bioware know just how bad the ending was.

The main concerns are.

- Lack of closure: With the Relays destroyed it is impossible for the armies to get off Earth. Our choices with the genophage, and the quarian/geth war mean nothing if those factions never get to return home. The Normandy crash landing on the jungle planet also makes no sense for multiple reasons. The main issue is that Joker abandoned the fight for no real reason. He just got up, and left which is out of character for Joker.

- Plot holes: A destroyed Relay is supposed to destroy the system it is in. It doesn't make sense how destroying the Relays can bring peace. Saying that this explosion is different doesn't make sense. If a nuclear bomb goes off, it doesn't matter what triggered the explosion. The explosion is releasing all of the energy that was trapped inside of it, and that energy being released is what causes the destruction. The Mass Relays were shown to be releasing energy so it directly contradicts the Arrival DLC. It wasn't a different type of explosion. A different type of explosion wouldn't have released any energy at all, because that's what's dangerous. It was a retcon.

- Hologram kid/Star Child/Destroyer of Narrative Coherence: His character not only destroys whatever emotional pull the kid on Earth might have had, but it is extremely goofy and childish. His very existence makes the plot of Mass Effect 1 meaningless. The fact that a small child is telling me he's god is laughable. Seriously, it was impossible for me to take that kid seriously.

- No epilogue: We didn't see the consequences of our choices.



Mind you, there were other things wrong with Mass Effect 3 in terms of storytelling and consequences for out choices.

- Rachni Queen
- Romances with either Thane or Jacob
- Romances with Mirana, or Jack
- The fact that war assets have literally no visual effect. I don't see my war assets in action
- The entire Earth sequence both beginning and end.
- The Mars mission
- Every single scene with Kai Leng
- Arguably everything after Thessia
- The weak cameos for Mass Effect 2 squad members
- Etc.


The ending is just distracting people from everything else that negated our choices, or was just cheesy.

Still, I could have lived with all of that if there was a satisfying ending waiting for me.

[rivqa]

As you can see, you're not alone!

[JediMasterAlex1138]

Brian.V3 wrote...

Whatever you do for the love of god don't touch TOR.

What does TOR have to do with how bad Mass Effect's endings were? I admit that I'm not crazy about what they did with Revan, but it does not even approach the Mass Effect endings in terms of inconsistency. To the OP, if you loved KOTOR as I did, there's a very good chance that you'd like TOR as well.

[eddieoctane]

Welcome to the line, brother.

[MinatheBrat]

I felt the same way, for the same reasons.
And then the realization of betrayal of trust from a company that you believed would do right by you and the story of your Shepard, and the Galaxy you helped shape.
Then the anger that you're this torn up about a stupid video game.

[aj2070]

I posted this elsewhere but this was pretty much my exact reaction to the end of Mass Effect 3:

Modifié par aj2070, 05 avril 2012 - 04:16 .

[JXS nWp]

going into ME3, i knew there was a good chance that shepard was going to have to make the ultimate sacrifice but it was going to be MY choice.
It really feels that one of the central themes, "choice", was taken away.
Bioware/EA marketing slogan, "take earth back" seems a bold lie since no matter what you do, earth gets fragged as well as the rest of the galaxy and your crew being stranded permanently.

Modifié par JXS nWp, 05 avril 2012 - 04:17 .

[kalasaurus]

Yeah, I felt pretty shattered after I found out all of the endings were the same. Different implications, sure, but the ending cutscene doesn't even try to explain how our choices shaped the galaxy. A giant "reset" button and a lot of emptiness and guessing.

[Bloodhound66]

This one feels your pain. Find the underlining in all the humerous memes and marauder shields. Its all we have for now.

[TheWerdna]

I feel your pain. Unfortunately the thread dedicated to everyone giving out hugs as a resauly of the endings disappeared a few weeks ago.

[cbutz]

Welcome, unfortunately it gets worse as time goes on. You start to think about the ending and how it won't make sense. You'll go through the stages and reach a point where many are now, disappointment, laughter at the ending , bad writing etc. As of right now we are all waiting on what happens at PAX. After that either we will be happy, or we'll have to put our money where our mouth is and not buy any dlc until the ending is fixed. Most won't buy an EA or Bioware product.

[yuncas]

Yup, it's pretty terrible.


I don't have much more to say beyond that.

[Mushufasa1512]

The OP describes my experience exactly.

[goose2989]

Alchemist4 wrote...

OP post your review in the Fan Review sticky up top. And to the list of fan disappointments.

[crazychris153]

Hey man I know what you mean about the ending, I was quite like you when I got there and to make it worse, for having my opinions on the ending as so extreme several people I knew at school ganged up on me and smashed my opinions into the dirt. That is the reason I joined retake mass effect 3. You are not alone, "Hold The Line!"

[WarChicken78]

Welcome to the party.

[Plasma Prestige]

 Your reaction is shared among many. While the immediate shock and depression wears off, the lingering disappointment does not. 

[SuperVulcan]

I'm sorry to hear that, OP.

[shnellegaming]

I would suggest cutting and pasting this into some of the stickied threads for ME3 reviews, Critiques up above at the top that the devs created.

And you aren't alone.  I felt the same way.  I avoided all talk about ME3 before I bought and finished it.  The ending was a total sucker punch.  I've never felt that much depression and despair from a piece of literature or media in my life.

Modifié par shnellegaming, 05 avril 2012 - 05:05 .

[Whiskey Jay]

OP I hate to say it but as time goes by you probably won't feel much better about it. I beat it forever and a half ago and I am still bitter at how they finished the game. Here's hoping they right the wrongs. They can if they want too.

[buffyslayer12]

i have a similar story. the forum helps if you avoid the trolls. (although you may find yourself here way more than you want to be... hoping... for news to make the pain go away. {i have been here for almost a month } )

[Agiyosi]

buffyslayer12 wrote...

i have a similar story. the forum helps if you avoid the trolls. (although you may find yourself here way more than you want to be... hoping... for news to make the pain go away. {i have been here for almost a month } )

My wife has started saying, "You're reading about Mass Effect AGAIN?" The disappointment is dug in like a tick.

[The Divine Avenger]

III_wAR wrote...

Its funny how many times sick/puke and the ending of mass effect 3 have been mentioned together.

lol so true, gotta laugh or you'll cry

welcome to the club OP have a seat & we'll get you a drink & maybe some cup cakes

Modifié par The Divine Avenger, 05 avril 2012 - 05:12 .

[The Divine Avenger]

Don't forget OP we are all here for eachother & together we'll HOLD THE LINE

www.facebook.com/DemandABetterEndingToMassEffect3

If you feel as strongly about the ending as us then join the fight

[Nobrandminda]

Thank you OP, for reminding me why I'm still on these forums.

For reminding me that it is without arrogance or impertinence that we demand a better ending.

For reminding me that Shepard deserves a better ending.

For reminding me why I hold the line.