On behalf of the Mass Effect fan base;
Thank you for bringing more clarity to the Crucible narrative by releasing free DLC for the fan base:
Dr Ray Muzyka wrote..."With the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut we think we have struck a good balance in delivering the answers players are looking for while maintaining the team's artistic vision for the end of this story arc in the Mass Effect universe."
The Crucible narrative will now forever be cemented into the Mass Effect lore.
EA you have just performed a Checkmate, congrats!
Sincerely,
Fans of Mass Effect
With This News, We Can Surmise a Few Things:
- EA and Bioware support artistic integrity by respecting the Mass Effect narrative in its original entirety.
- EA and Bioware feel that it's not the public's right to demand that the fiction of the Mass Effect Universe be altered just because they disagree with narratives conclusion. If changes were made to the fiction; they felt the repercussions will send devastating ripples throughout the entire industry.
- EA and Bioware have allied with Pro-enders, the media, and the public regarding the ending.
Why The Ending Simply Works:
1. Shepard, war torn and exhausted, leaped into the crucibles energy source sacrificing his life to intertwine existences between synthetics and organics.
A few hours ago, this is how my tale ended after five years of Mass Effect; and I was quite satisfied with the ending.
2. The writing team behind Mass Effect 3 was able to elevate the narrative premise by weaving a philosophical debate about the relationship between organic and synthetic coexistence. The entire story throughout the third addition is laced with the ideas of life, harmony, and self preservation.
More than ever, the story has morphed into a game about big themes and big ideas.
Just some of the thoughts explored throughout this game...
EDI and free will, Synthetic dominance, Lineage, Genophage, Causality, Geth/quarian conflict, Determinism, Legacy - Miranda's father, Synchronicity and Kaiden, False Theology-Asari Prothean Gods, personal fulfillment, etc.
Compared to the previous installments that may have skimmed over some of these topics, all the philosophical and sociological debates/conflicts in this iteration have the main goal of bolstering the main theme of Mass Effect 3,
The existence of The Creators vs. The Created.
3. Two camps are formed because of this instance. The story the writers wish to tell, and the fans who feel entitled to observe the story they themselves envisioned.
The writers, it seems, realized the message that they wanted people to take from this third installment. This had the team shifting the narrative focus to a more elevated dynamic.
The coexistence of Synthetics vs. Organics.
4. To this end, Mass Effect 3 succeeds in weaving a narrative from beginning to end. To say otherwise is disingenuous.
Philosophical themes trounce the Neanderthal-dopamine induced urges people wish to see in this addition. Especially in the end game where this theme becomes the stories main focal point.
Honestly is a cameo appearance from Wrex for the 50th time really going to add anything to the finality of this story? No.
5. Unfortunately I find a Star Wars Syndrome happening with this series. A fan base digesting every bit of corn fructose they can gulp down. Needing everything to be spelled out; desperate to know every last bit of information.
Why must one need to see Tali's face? Why do we need to know a detailed history of the Protheans? How come we need to see the Rachni and Krogan attack the enemy? Isn't the struggle of loss and war already inferred multiple times throughout the story? The focus of the end game is obviously being developed on a much deeper/different theme.
Midichlorians anyone? You do not need to know how exactly the force works...
This desperate need to dig up plot holes and inconsistencies from the hard core is entirely unhealthy for the series and its fans. All stories have inconsistencies, stories you tell to your friends are punched up exaggerations of what really happened. Your Facebook account is not a mirror image of the life you lead, but the life you wish you lived.
You had the chance to say goodbye to the entire main cast in one way or another. Multiple times is it mentioned/inferred that all races are about to battle the Reapers.
Needing to know a detailed resolution of what happens to everyone in the galaxy only dilutes the escapist reality the writers created.
Some things are better left to the imagination. Less is more and allowing the mind to explore possibilities is one of the great strengths of human thought.
6. In the end, it would seem the Bioware writing team effectively succeeded in what they wanted to say in the Mass Effect saga. This is something I can respect. Instead of appeasing to the vocal mob; they finished the story on their own terms.
Mass Effect became a tale about cultural synthesis. The Mass Effect team was finally able to find this series a voice. Knowing this, makes me content that I have finished this series in its entirety; in the way it was meant to be seen.
And I enjoyed every minute of it.
Industry Supporters of the Ending:
Forbes: http://www.forbes.co...ith-free-dlc/2/
BioShock Creator Ken Levine: http://www.digitalsp...ken-levine.html
Penny Arcades Ben Kuchera: http://www.penny-arc...the-series-mass
Kotaku: http://www.kotaku.co...ver-be-changed/
Colin Moriarty: http://www.ign.com/v...3-opinion-video
ThumbCulture: http://thumb-culture...n-mass-effects/
Destructoid: http://www.destructo...ew-223218.phtml
Daniel Starky: http://www.destructo...wn-223966.phtml
Shack News: http://www.shacknews...effect-3-review
Garnett Lee: http://www.shacknews...-gdc-remainders
Jeff Cannata: http://www.shacknews...-gdc-remainders
Game Informer: www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/21/hey-bioware-while-you-39-re-at-it.aspx
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