Since finishing the Citadel DLC I've found myself unable to go and finish off the other two playthroughs I have of ME3 because I just know I'll get all bummed out that it's officially over for the trilogy. It's like, if I finish those playthroughs the story is totally over and I just can't bring myself to start from ME1 again knowing that there will be an end to it. When there was still more DLC to come I felt like I could justify starting a new playthrough as there was still more to see, but now, there isn't. It's lame to get bummed out over a video game trilogy ending, I know, but yeah, anyone else feel the same way?
(N.B. - this is NOT a thread to say I'm not looking forward to the next ME game, because I am, massively, it's just with respect to this trilogy)
Anyone having trouble replaying the trilogy now that you know it's officially over?
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 11:54
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I actually wish I had any trouble.
But everytime I walk up to chat with Joker and Kaidan en route to Eden Prime, I'm in for another month of not playing anything else.
Up there with Thief and Fallout, this is the most addictive and best game franchise I've been infected with so far.
But everytime I walk up to chat with Joker and Kaidan en route to Eden Prime, I'm in for another month of not playing anything else.
Up there with Thief and Fallout, this is the most addictive and best game franchise I've been infected with so far.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 12:02
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Baelrahn wrote...
I actually wish I had any trouble.
But everytime I walk up to chat with Joker and Kaidan en route to Eden Prime, I'm in for another month of not playing anything else.
Haha, yeah, I always get a bit sentimental there and kinda decide the journey's always worth another go.
No, no problem whatsoever. More the opposite.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 12:17
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Yeah... I got a box full of other games I've been meaning to play, but I just keep coming back for another Mass Effect run.- Songlian - wrote...
Baelrahn wrote...
I actually wish I had any trouble.
But everytime I walk up to chat with Joker and Kaidan en route to Eden Prime, I'm in for another month of not playing anything else.
Haha, yeah, I always get a bit sentimental there and kinda decide they journey's always worth another go.
No, no problem whatsoever. More the opposite.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 04:13
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Nah, love it more I guess thanks to Citadel. The problem is so many other games I haven't got to play, like Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Arkham City, Silent Hill Downpour, Amalur, Red Dead Redemption.
So many games, only time for ME.
So many games, only time for ME.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 04:23
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Nope. Like every other game, this one is over, but I will still play it.
Like said before, I may be wishing I had trouble. I'm completely obsessed with Mass Effect. And I've only done comolete-Renegade and complete-Paragon, so I still need to do incompetent-shepard, neutral, etc playthroughs
Like said before, I may be wishing I had trouble. I'm completely obsessed with Mass Effect. And I've only done comolete-Renegade and complete-Paragon, so I still need to do incompetent-shepard, neutral, etc playthroughs
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 05:00
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Or is it?Wowky wrote...
Since finishing the Citadel DLC I've found myself unable to go and finish off the other two playthroughs I have of ME3 because I just know I'll get all bummed out that it's officially over for the trilogy. It's like, if I finish those playthroughs the story is totally over and I just can't bring myself to start from ME1 again knowing that there will be an end to it. When there was still more DLC to come I felt like I could justify starting a new playthrough as there was still more to see, but now, there isn't. It's lame to get bummed out over a video game trilogy ending, I know, but yeah, anyone else feel the same way?
(N.B. - this is NOT a thread to say I'm not looking forward to the next ME game, because I am, massively, it's just with respect to this trilogy)
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 06:16
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Obadiah wrote...
Yeah... I got a box full of other games I've been meaning to play, but I just keep coming back for another Mass Effect run.
Same here. I still haven't finished the new Tomb Raider or the first BioShock. I do like them, but ME is my big love. Can't get enough - even though it's finished now.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 07:36
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No, why?
I had more then 10 playthrough from complete Baldur's Gate seires, I know both endings and yet I still returning to this game.
I had more then 10 playthrough from complete Baldur's Gate seires, I know both endings and yet I still returning to this game.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 08:20
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Not for me this series will always tug at me its one of my all time favorite series and still have much to do.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 08:52
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I have just replayed the whole trilogy with all DLCs and it was super fun.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 09:16
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Kub666 wrote...
I have just replayed the whole trilogy with all DLCs and it was super fun.
Jealous.
I for one will never play Overlord unfortunately. I can't jump back into ME2 at this point, ME3 is just mechanically/physically way better, combat etc.
Also I need to buy Omega and Citadel, which will come out to 2 MS point cards, I'd have to get a 3rd just for Overlord, and that's the difference between spending $40 and $60 on MS cards. Nah.
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 09:19
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When I first beat the trilogy, I told myself I was done. But as I expected, I can't just not ever play it again, and so I'm restarting the trilogy lol
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Posté 30 mars 2013 - 09:56
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@OP - I've was having trouble for a long time after finishing #3 for the first time after it so thoroughly ignored your choices in the first two games.
Recently tho' I've replayed #1 & #2 and enjoyed them, primarily, I think, because I imagined the story ended with #2 and I didn't bother with #3.
Recently tho' I've replayed #1 & #2 and enjoyed them, primarily, I think, because I imagined the story ended with #2 and I didn't bother with #3.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 01:15
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@OP - I finished ME3 for the first time a couple weeks ago after getting ME3 on sale from Origin. Have to admit, after finishing it with the EC I really was depressed for a while knowing it's all over. It's because of all the memories.
I told myself I wouldn't play through again, but here I am on my 3rd playthrough but with all the DLC now. Also using the MEHEM endings and the cinema mod. I still get a bit sad at the endings, but it's not as bad as the first time.
Maybe because I realize that anytime I want to see these characters again I just load up the game.
I don't think it's lame to get bummed out over a video game trilogy. The journey was freaking awesome, and the characters were very well developed, they felt like family.
The fact that you're bummed out over a video game trilogy just means that it was a good trilogy.
I told myself I wouldn't play through again, but here I am on my 3rd playthrough but with all the DLC now. Also using the MEHEM endings and the cinema mod. I still get a bit sad at the endings, but it's not as bad as the first time.
Maybe because I realize that anytime I want to see these characters again I just load up the game.
I don't think it's lame to get bummed out over a video game trilogy. The journey was freaking awesome, and the characters were very well developed, they felt like family.
The fact that you're bummed out over a video game trilogy just means that it was a good trilogy.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 01:44
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I've had trouble finishing playthroughs since Citadel, but not starting new ones.
Everything is just so perfect at the end of Citadel, and I don't want that happiness to end. The Kaidan romance especially makes it difficult for me to embark on that last mission (they only had that one night to be a normal couple!).
The fact that the EC ending, especially the Normandy scene, turns me into a quivering baby certainly doesn't do much to help the issue.
Everything is just so perfect at the end of Citadel, and I don't want that happiness to end. The Kaidan romance especially makes it difficult for me to embark on that last mission (they only had that one night to be a normal couple!).
The fact that the EC ending, especially the Normandy scene, turns me into a quivering baby certainly doesn't do much to help the issue.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 01:46
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Obadiah wrote...
Yeah... I got a box full of other games I've been meaning to play, but I just keep coming back for another Mass Effect run.- Songlian - wrote...
Baelrahn wrote...
I actually wish I had any trouble.
But everytime I walk up to chat with Joker and Kaidan en route to Eden Prime, I'm in for another month of not playing anything else.
Haha, yeah, I always get a bit sentimental there and kinda decide they journey's always worth another go.
No, no problem whatsoever. More the opposite.
All of this
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 02:03
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RattleSnake08 wrote...
Obadiah wrote...
Yeah... I got a box full of other games I've been meaning to play, but I just keep coming back for another Mass Effect run.- Songlian - wrote...
Baelrahn wrote...
I actually wish I had any trouble.
But everytime I walk up to chat with Joker and Kaidan en route to Eden Prime, I'm in for another month of not playing anything else.
Haha, yeah, I always get a bit sentimental there and kinda decide they journey's always worth another go.
No, no problem whatsoever. More the opposite.
All of this
Same for me. I finish and get sentimental, and want to see all the characters all over again.
Although now with the new Citadel DLC, I just reload a save before that to see all the characters again at the party if I don't want to deal with the rest of the game.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 02:05
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Odd Bet wrote...
I've had trouble finishing playthroughs since Citadel, but not starting new ones.
Everything is just so perfect at the end of Citadel, and I don't want that happiness to end. The Kaidan romance especially makes it difficult for me to embark on that last mission (they only had that one night to be a normal couple!).
The fact that the EC ending, especially the Normandy scene, turns me into a quivering baby certainly doesn't do much to help the issue.
I know how you feel. The EC ending makes me pretty sad, so does the Citadel ending. I wish that party went on forever.
Now that I know how the game ends I figure I'll just play the Citadel DLC before Cronos and use that as my ending.
That, and there's some good fan fiction out there for endings.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 02:12
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No sooner was ME3 ejected than ME1 reinstalled..
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 02:40
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mtmercydave09 wrote...
I know how you feel. The EC ending makes me pretty sad, so does the Citadel ending. I wish that party went on forever.
Now that I know how the game ends I figure I'll just play the Citadel DLC before Cronos and use that as my ending.
That, and there's some good fan fiction out there for endings.
Oh, I've definitely read some MShenko fanfic haha.
With my last game, I did exactly what you suggested. Really, I just need to learn to get out of my head while playing. I always end up thinking about Shepard's life, all he lost, and how little time for happiness he had. And then I think about the rest of the crew and start reaching for the bottle of wine.
I just started another playthrough, and I'm going to try to force myself to endure the emotional drain all the way through to the end. I'll just make sure I don't have anything pressing to do for at least 24 hours after.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 03:44
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Trying to move on since I beat the trilogy with all the dlc I haven't played it in awhile but I plan on starting over with me1 and play through the whole series again for like the 11th time I will always come back to this series by far my favorite franchise
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 04:36
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I felt the same way, OP. At least at first. For me, something about Citadel itself seemed to make it even worse. I love Citadel, but since it was so fun and optimistic with its "hooray and on to the next adventure" conclusion, it really emphasized the sense of "the void" for me. There isn't going to be a next adventure for Shepard&Gang, after all. And that does make me sad even if I understand that it's right. I always get the same feeling when I finish a really good book.
But the thing is that everything I (we) love about the trilogy is still there. The best cure for being too bummed to play again is simply to play again, from the beginning, to be reminded of all the things that made the adventure great.
But the thing is that everything I (we) love about the trilogy is still there. The best cure for being too bummed to play again is simply to play again, from the beginning, to be reminded of all the things that made the adventure great.
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 07:25
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The ending I admit isn't the best, and with EC, it got...bebearable but I see myself making new playthroughs constantly
I love this series, and just because some bratty star kid ruined the ending, I'm not letting it gather dust
I love this series, and just because some bratty star kid ruined the ending, I'm not letting it gather dust
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Posté 31 mars 2013 - 08:52
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These are all very good points, guys. I think I am going to finish these playthroughs and then start a new one. Yeah, it's a shame that there's never going to be another adventure with Shepard and the gang, but you're all right: the adventures that are there are just too good to never experience again.
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