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[Mathias]

*Update* Had to change the title from "notoriously" to "well known" since some people couldn't grasp what notorious means.

I wanted to ask this question months ago, but I felt i should wait for the dust to settle first. Since it's August, I feel most people can give an opinion on it without being too bias.

First off I don't want you to get this confused with me asking if it's THE WORST ending of all time. That there is easily up for debate, and honestly the worst ending of all time is completely subjective to the player. However the most notoriously bad ending is another story. There's bad endings out there, and some have stired controversy. But I don't think there's a VG ending in history that spawned as much heavy long term rage and controversy amongst the video game community. And maybe for that reason, Mass Effect 3 will likely be the most memorable bad ending in years to come, until something else tops it.

Modifié par Mdoggy1214, 16 août 2012 - 02:39 .

[D24O]

I herd Ultima 9 had a really bad ending.

[NinthGeorgesw]

I'm not going to comment on the ending, but the rage over ME3 won't be forgotten for a while.

[I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME JERY]

Probably. The only other ending I remember people making a big fuss about was Halo 2, and that outcry was nowhere near as big as Mass Effect 3's, at least I don't think it was.

Never really understood what the big deal about Halo 2's ending was myself.

Modifié par SergeantSnookie, 11 août 2012 - 03:30 .

[Steelcan]

Halo 2's ending was a cliffhanger. It didn't flat out suck.

[blueumi]

it has to be up there it's one of the worst

[Ticonderoga117]

SergeantSnookie wrote...

Probably. The only other ending I remember people making a big fuss about was Halo 2, and that outcry was nowhere near as big as Mass Effect 3's, at least I don't think it was.

It also gets a pass for only being the second game and not the end.

[D24O]

Yeah, Halo 2, you know had another game. I remember when my friend and I beat it, we were like "f***" but we knew there would probably be another game.

[Mathias]

D24O wrote...

I herd Ultima 9 had a really bad ending.

Well Ultima 9 in it's entirety was a betrayal, so i can't really compare Ultima 9 to ME3. I do think ME3 was worse, because the Ultima series was going down the tube before 9 came out, whereas ME3 was pretty damn good until the last 10 minutes where it suddenly went full ****** on us.

[I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME JERY]

Yep, Halo 2's was fine and offered a great story hook for Halo 3. Never understood the hate, really.

[Essalor]

Before the assault on Harbringer the writing was at its highest point. And the higher we fly, the more painful is the fall. Maybe if the writing was not so consistent before those final minutes, we wouldn't talk about the WORST ending in VG.

As a person who invested a lot in these character, probably more than in any other videogame ever, I'd have to say: yes. On the flip side, the game who made me care so much about those said characters is godlike. ME is dead, long live ME.

Modifié par Essalor, 11 août 2012 - 03:32 .

[Gruntburner]

Video games are fairly notorious in terms of endings. ME3 will be remembered for the outcry, not the ending itself. Sometimes whether or not someone likes an ending is personal opinion. MSG4 had a truly beautiful ending for some, while for others it was just atrocious in terms of theme and exposition.

[Ticonderoga117]

SergeantSnookie wrote...

Yep, Halo 2's was fine and offered a great story hook for Halo 3. Never understood the hate, really.

It was the definition of abrupt end until ME3 came out.

[Jamie9]

Halo 2 felt a little pointless to me. Halo: Combat Evolved should've just ended with some Flood escaping Installation 04, and the Covenant discovering the location of Earth.

[CarthSucks]

Have you kids ever played KOTOR 2? Cuz if you have, then you'd know the undisputed worst ending to a videogame ever.

[AlanC9]

CarthSucks wrote...

Have you kids ever played KOTOR 2? Cuz if you have, then you'd know the undisputed worst ending to a videogame ever.

This. My God, so much this.

[Ghost]

CarthSucks wrote...

Have you kids ever played KOTOR 2? Cuz if you have, then you'd know the undisputed worst ending to a videogame ever.

He's not asking if it's the worst ending of all time.

I can think of a dozen games with worse endings.

[D24O]

What's KOTOR 2's end?

[Master Xanthan]

I doubt ME3 has the worst in VG history. There are probably some games that none of us have played that have absolutely terrible endings.

[Master Xanthan]

I just thought of one that had an even worse ending than ME3. Force Unleashed 2

[blueumi]

most games with bad endings are a single title they are not a trilogy that took years for each game to come out and hours and hours of time

also adding choice in the games only to ignore them in the last game just makes it stand out as one of the worst

[Mathias]

D24O wrote...

What's KOTOR 2's end?

It's basically a cliffhanger that ultimately went nowhere cause of TOR. And no it's not worse than Mass Effect 3's ending.

[Ghost]

Master Xanthan wrote...

I doubt ME3 has the worst in VG history. There are probably some games that none of us have played that have absolutely terrible endings.

Posted from another thread.

Ghost1017 wrote...

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Kane and Lynch 2

KotOR 2

FFXII-2

Killzone 3

 

[3DandBeyond]

I think it will be remembered for having the worst ending. I can't think of any game that had worse because if the ending was bad the game usually was or it was just that the ending didn't matter so much. With most games, you win and then there's a cutscene and credits. It's not an essential part of the story, if there is a story.

Problem is ME3 was the last of 3 games with one broad story and the ending was supposed to tie up and encompass all of that and then bring it all home. IMO, it failed. So because it was quite good as a series, the ending is worse by comparison.

What's also true is many people who never even play video games knew about this. Some read about it and then learned what the endings were and also thought they were stupid, even though they didn't play VGs. That will leave a permanent mark.

I didn't play the other games in the post listed above, other than Killzone 3 and there's no comparison story wise with ME3 at all.  KZ3 was like CoD on steroids, but the story was secondary to the action.

Modifié par 3DandBeyond, 11 août 2012 - 03:59 .

[Mathias]

Master Xanthan wrote...

I just thought of one that had an even worse ending than ME3. Force Unleashed 2

Just checking if you read the OP. I'm asking if you think ME3 is the most notorious bad ending, not if it's the worst ending.