The only sad part was going through the citadel DLC, knowing its the end of good ol' shepards story.
So thanks for giving us this adventure, and i can't wait to see what is next for Mass Effect!
LI: "... It's Been a good ride."
Shepard: " The best."
EDIT: I went to PAX East 2013 and It was amazing talking to everyone and meeting the VA of Kaiden!
Some feelings for you guys from the fans:
[quote]Amino_amore wrote...
I've been playing the ME series for 5 years now. So much has happened in 5 years, it sounds silly but I thought to myself "What would Shepard do?". I am very sad My Shepard won't have her reunion with Garrus, and that I won't see any more adventures of hers. I played well over 300 hours on it, and listened to the soundtracks many many times. I am not sad because I have nothing to show for it - I am sad because I have EVERYTHING to show for it. I left college with 360 UCAS points, joined the Royal Signals, won shooting medals and top student awards, graduated from university, conquered mountains in the Dolomites, got married, moved house and had a baby. I fear that I will never achieve this much again in such a short amount of time. "What would Shepard do" got me many places. I just wish I saw her have her happy ending too. Thank you Bioware for the memories, Keelah se'lai. [/quote]
[quote]JustGiveItUp wrote...
Preach. Through it all, in the end it's been a good ride.[/quote]
[quote]DoomHK wrote...
"The best."
I agree, OP. I can't thank the development team(s) enough for all the hard work and dedication that went into making Mass Effect what it is. Thanks guys and girls![/quote]
[quote]dirtdiver32318 wrote...
Even through all the hate I agree thank you Bioware. Also..... WHY MUST THIS BE THE END!!!! Ok I'm good now thank you guys. [/quote]
[quote]MeredithvL wrote...
Yes, Bioware, thank you!
Thank you for Citadel DLC, it is exactly what we wanted, how we wanted to say goodbye to Shepard and his/her crew (her in my case, so thanks also for that LOVELY scene with Garrus!).
And thank you for the ride. Mass Effect changed my life. Best trilogy of games ever![/quote]
[quote]Hathur wrote...
The entire DLC was a tremendous delight and probably my fondest moments in gaming in a very long time and I think even my fondest moments in the whole Mass Effect series.
I laughed, cried, was elated, heart broken, such a range of emotions...
Garrus' words put it best for me I think:
"...Been a damn good ride"
Thank you to all the hard work of the entire Mass Effect team at Bioware, past and present, for all their hard work in giving me so many moments in the series that I will remember and cherish for decades to come.
<3
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[quote]carlhott wrote...
My brother introduced me to this series a little over a year ago. Since then, I have devoured every aspect of the games. It's a crowning achievement, and one that I was very happy to have introduced to. The recent multiplayer gift packs were also welcomed. Thanks much, and see you at the next rendezvous.[/quote]
[quote]tobynator89 wrote...
Bioware is pure magic, always have been. We love you guys[/quote]
[quote]Maverick827 wrote...
In 1998 I received a Nintendo 64 and a copy of The Legend of Zelda: the Ocarina of Time for Christmas. It was the first three-dimensional game I had ever played. I was eleven years old.
I remember one day my friend mentioning that he was stuck in Goron City, not knowing how to open the door to Darunia's chambers. Thankfully I had also received the strategy guide for the game, so I was able to help. More kids were having trouble with similar issues (it was a really big game at the time) and had to seek help from other kids in between classes (and let's not kid ourselves, sometimes during classes). It felt like every kid at my school was plying Ocarina of Time that winter.
For close to to fifteen years I would always list Ocarina of Time as my favorite game. I played World of Warcraft for seven years, and met some good friends that I still talk to today while doing so. I embarrassingly got a 1.68 GPA for my first year at my university because I let WoW take precedence over school work (don't worry, I turned that around). But if you asked me what my favorite game of all time was, I would definitely respond with "Ocarina of Time." It seemed like a foregone conclusion. It was the obvious answer. Eleven out of every ten gamers will list Ocarina of Time as their favorite game. That's just math.
I was a bad WoW fan, though. I would constantly complain about pretty much everything while playing. I would hold it up next to the first MMO I ever played, Shadowbane, and just trash it. I loved Shadowbane. I would log into Shadowbane and just sit in my city and chat with my guild, because it was my city and my guild. I remember my heart pumping during sieges, trying to sneak around the battlefield and kill an enemy healer before I died (to be fair, I was an Assassin). I remember when my guild lost our city and I remember when we took it back. Whenever I discuss MMO design, I always reference Shadowbane. But even at the height of my Shadowbane reign, what was my favorite game of all time? The Ocarina of Time.
I bring all this up because just a couple of days ago, some time in the middle of playing the Citadel DLC, I happened to decide that Ocarina of Time was no longer my favorite game. I don't remember when and I didn't really acknowledge it when it happened, but it definitely happened. I almost don't want to believe it, because I've been saying "Ocarina of Time" for so long, but I know that it's true because I can't really explain in words why.
It was the same way for Ocarina of Time. Sure, I could mention something about the story, the atmosphere, the characters, or the gameplay, but that doesn't really cut it. It won't actually be the real reason, it will just be words. The truth is that there's just this big amalgamation of memories and emotions that come together and make you feel a certain way about something. Ocarina of Time is obviously still an amazing game, but Mass Effect has affected me as an adult the way Ocarina of Time did as a child, which is a thousand times more difficult.
For me, "Vigil" is the new "Zelda's Lullaby."[/quote]
[quote]Joryn01 wrote...
I remember when I first started playing these games. I had gone into Gamestop just looking for something to play. I didn't know what I wanted at the time just something new. That's when I stumbled across the first Mass Effect. I didn't really give it much more thought at the time other than it looked interesting and new. I had never even heard of Bioware at the time, didn't know anything about their previous games. I know, crazy right?
So I went home and started playing it and got immediately hooked. The story and characters drew me in like nothing before. It was maybe a year after that when ME2 came out. When I heard about it I couldn't wait. Bought it the day it came out. The feeling when you see the new Normandy, seeing Tali for the first time, rescuing Archangel and finding out he was Garrus, helping Tali defeat a treason charge and finding out she likes your character. It was all incredible. I couldn't wait till the third game came out.
When I finally got to play the third game, everything came full circle. So many incredible moments throughout the game from the Thresher Maw, fighting a reaper on foot, continuing romances with someone you have comes to care for despite the fact they are fictional and continuing friendships with others you've come to like. I'll admit, upon finishing the game I felt somewhat distraught. The EC helped immensely though, filling in plot holes. I enjoyed the other DLCs as well and Citadel was in my opinion the best of them all. It centered on possibly my favorite aspect of the game, the characters.
In closing I would like to say this. Bioware had to put a lot of care and incredible talent into this game in order to elicit the type of care that people can feel towards their characters. I think part of what made me distraught with the end was the fact that it was done. The characters would not be coming back for another game and it felt like they did not get the endings they deserved. If it was any other game though, it wouldn't have really mattered but in this game the love for the characters is so strong that it just felt bad. I eventually got over it and the Citadel has given them at least in part the ending they deserved. I think this is a testament to their talent in all parts, the acting, writing and development is responsible for making these characters as loveable as they are. So thank you Bioware. Thankyou for giving us an amazing journey over the past several years. I look forward to whatever it is that you have planned next.[/quote]
[quote]Supergamingginger wrote...
The Mass Effect series isn't just a trilogy of games. It's an experience. The gameplay itself is amazing, providing the right amount of action and dialogue. The combat is deep, incorporating a squad system along with all the guns you will ever want in life. The Mass Effect Galaxy itself is massive in size for just three main games. Science-fiction fan, eat your heart out. The reason I'm drawn to these games is the story and characters. The story, rich and deep, is further enhanced by the cast of lifelike characters. You feel for them. You develop an emotional bond with these character
s.I never thought I would fall in love with a video game. Thank you, Bioware, for proving me wrong.[/quote]
[quote]blackproject18 wrote...
Mass Effect is truly a masterpiece. Before I was introduced to this series I too had no previous exposure to Bioware products. The joy of the Journey is in the ride, and what a ride it turned out to be. Never before have I had such an attachment to a series or the characters portrayed within.
The closest series I can compare to is Stargate SG-1. I followed each and every episode and grew to know each character, but it doesn't hold a candle to this. The way your character can shape the story and the story can shape your character is phenominal. Mass Effect isn't just my favorite game. The series is my favorite science fiction work, period.
Mass Effect has brought so many people on this great planet together regardless of age, gender, personal background, and geographical location and forged bonds unlike any other game I have had the pleasure of playing. Every evening I can't wait to get home and face the largest threat to the known galaxy with some of my best friends fighting at my side. One of them always jokes to his wife while on mic saying, "hold on honey, we have to save the galaxy".
The depth of lore that sparks debate and speculation adds to not only the story, but to the community as an entirety. The fans go as far as to take the series even further with fan art, tributes, and off shoot stories (role playing) all thier own the likes of which rival some of the game's own development. Each one a new insight into how Mass Effect has influenced them. I would be lying i fI said that Mass Effect hasn't influenced me as well.
"What if the mass effect universe was real, even partially? Take a walk with me down this path for a moment...
The universe is lying in wait right now, infinitely folding in and around itself. We are just reaching Mars, just returning to Luna, and grasping at the edge of our solar system peering deep into relms of existence only previously imagined.
We are all guilty of looking up at the night sky like a wide eyed child striken with awe, flooded with aspirations of frolicing amongst the stars, the cosmos our playground. What untold treasures and wonders are stowed away in our own backyard?
As we mature, advance, and evolve our Curiosity peaks, we seize the Oppurtunity, and lift the Spirit of our civilization to Voyage to the edge of the unknown to Discover who we truly are. The Human race is curious, possessing limitless potential. We need only to look into ourselves and accept the Challenge ahead. Our Endeavors will pay off, we will endure, preservere, and prosper.
Modern astronomers gaze through the lenses of telescopes, eyes fixated to monitors as data feeds stream in from radio observatories. New exoplanets are unveiled from the cold dark cloak of space even within our own galaxy. With each find, new questions are raised, theories re-written, and old notions re-defined. Dark matter comes to light, the boson particle is no longer theory, and we are on the cusp of viewing an atom for the first time.
Major coorporations are looking to the stars for new resources and revenue, mining precious metals from asteroids, harvesting regolith for helium-3, and putting boots on alien soil. New industries will emerge, technology will evolve, and we the Humans of Sol will flourish. Perhaps the Mayans were correct in their assessment, this is truely the end of an era and the rise of another.
The possibility of us being alone in the universe is rapidly dwendling. Titan holds water, Mars was once covered in ancient rivers, and exoplanets within the "goldie locks zone" of red dwarfs. How can life not exist elsewhere? Are we merely isolated, celestrial outcasts? Regardless, the fact remains, we are unique, inquisitive, and tenacous. But isn't that what makes us so astonishing?
Could we uncover something that has the potential to jump our technology forward a few hundred years? I believe it is at least possible."
-a quote from one of my previous posts
And then Bioware said, let there be space magic.
Thank you Bioware for sharing this amazing story with us. I look forward to your future developments.
-BlackProject18
-Xbox 360[/quote]
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