simfamSP wrote...
NOTICE:
IF YOU ARE:
STILL PISSED OF ABOUT THE ENDING (to an unreasonable level of course.)
CAN NOT FORM AN OPINION WITHOUT BIAS (example: Just finished ME3 and watches smudboy's analysis.)
GENERALLY DON'T LIKE BIOWARE ANYWAY (you've never really like a game after BG2.)
ARE INFECTED WITH BW NOSTALGIA (haven't played a recent BW game in years yet still refer to it as flawless.)
DO NOT BOTHER POSTING.
AND PLEASE, READ MY POST BEFORE RESPONDING.
Well I'm over my anger towards the ending. Though it still remains the biggest joke of an ending I've ever seen in a game. Not to say I haven't seen stupid or bad endings before. But I can easily say it's probably the most disappointing one. At this point it is merely regrettable Mass Effect should end like this. I'm not really mad just let down.
Also I always form my own opinions. I don't care what other people say. I like the Mako and no amount hatred towards it has changed my opinion of it. Not to say I don't consider other's opinions but I do not just go along and join the bandwagon as they say. I generally have given Bioware benefit of the doubt, but I'm not a fanatic who defends everything they make. Also I actually prefer BG1 to BG2 honestly. And while I agree with most BG2 is probably Bioware's best game even it is not perfect. As for nostalgia. Sorry but that's not something I really suffer from. My memory is good enough to remember the good games from the bad games. If I do not remember an older game very well I generally don't speak of it. I do actually remember playing Shattered Steel but not enough to comment whether it was good or bad.
But way to be condescending.
simfamSP wrote...
I hate EA, I'll put that out without second thoughts. But I also know that BioWare need EA. Their business model is evil, and it's influencing BioWare' games alot (day one DLC, and 'Better with Kinect.) But does that mean they cannot produce a good product.
What I think EA needs to do is give BioWare that extra bit of time, or a little more manpower. But overall, without those crappy endings, I think BW has proven that they can make good games under EA's influence.
The only thing that pisses me of more is the way they are handling the situation. Unlike CDPR who just say "we didn't have the money."
Well the problem is as you said: EA has influence over Bioware. I am of the belief ME3 is not up to par with the previous 2 games as a result of EA not giving Mass Effect 3 a proper budget or sufficient time to work on the game. I think that in order to actually ensure ME3 got the development it needed to meet expectations it probably should have spent a good 3-4 years in development. 2 years is just simply not enough time to work on such a game and deliver on promises made.
Sadly it's very plain to see ME3 is a rushed game. From various animations, conversation glitches, etc. There's also the lack of genuine side quests or a decent journal. Also there's still face import issues among other things that just not be present. ME3 plain and simple should not have been released as it is. Should have been delayed til November 2012. Which would probaby have helped it get GOTY awards anyways. Now it is highly doubtful due to the whole outrage over the endings. Unless critics remain so brazen as to purposefully go against their readers/viewers. Also I get the impression many of them are not fond of Ending DLC.
ME3 did it have it's moments. But it also had a lot more not so great ones. Too many of the characters feel like they were shoehorned to be in places. And I gotta be honest I feel the greater majority of ME2 characters were handled very poorly in regards to their involvement. Other then Tuchanka and Rannoch your past decisions have little or no impact. A lot of this could have been alleviated by simply making the ME2 cast temporary squadmates. Yet what a surprise they're all background characters. Game would have been immensely better if say Wrex or Samara actually could join your squad for a mission. The fact they didn't just seems lazy and ultimately lame.
In this case I am unsure whether more time would have resulted in a better presentation. A lot of the writing for this game does not seem like it was given proper thought. Too much being made up on the spot as they went along if you ask me.
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