31 réponses à ce sujet

[Silith]

<snip>

Great summary of both - it really depends on what you like more, another companion or more plot. Leviathan is more than a side-quest IMHO because it integrates well with the ending. If you didn't like the ending anyway, it won't get much better though. If you don't like Javik and won't take him with you on your playthrough, you don't gain much either. It depends on what you prefer more.

 

I just want to add another voice to the Citadel DLC even though you already ruled it out.

I think it is the best out of all of them, it has the most content and is just fun. It doesn't match the dreary tone of the rest of ME3, this is true, but the ME series always had its funny moments (hi, Conrad!), and the Citadel is one of them. If the interactions with your companions is something you really enjoyed throughout the games, the Citadel DLC would be right up your alley (conversely, if you didn't really care for the companions and their banter, you won't care for the Citadel DLC much either). Additionally, you get another hub and the mini-games and especially the Arena are actually quite fun. I've spent a lot of time in there just blasting away at the enemies, heh.

 

I'm one of those who play the Citadel as their ending of choice, and it has saved ME3 for me. I usually play through the game until Chronos station (sp?), then skip the last mission or most of it and go right to the Citadel DLC, with the backstory being that they're either all dead and in the afterlife, or the Indoctrination Theory, doesn't matter much. It is somewhat of a stretch but to me the Citadel DLC is a farewell to the game and serves very well as an ending.

Spoiler

Especially the last scene of the DLC - in a fourth wall breaching way, I feel like it is a goodbye from Bioware to the game/the fans: "It was a hell of a ride". Even though it slots into the story midway through, it is meant to be played after having beaten it all, IMHO. That way it has the most emotional impact.

[jtav]

Of the two, I'd recommend Javik because he provides a lot of new information, is a great squadmate, and generally provides bang for your buck. Leviathan is really good, and if you can get both do so, but the plot is basically Catalyst foreshadowing and justification.

I find Citadel very overrated. It's basically a crack/fluff fanfic with great content. It relies way too much on fandom in-jokes and just doesn't feel like ME. If you romance Thane or Jack, they have great content, but I feel like I wasted money.

[Sirzechs_Krios]

get all of them if your on ps3 there's a flash sale all the story dlc comes up to about 25$

[Drone223]

I find Citadel very overrated. It's basically a crack/fluff fanfic with great content. It relies way too much on fandom in-jokes and just doesn't feel like ME. If you romance Thane or Jack, they have great content, but I feel like I wasted money.

The nature of the DLC is light hearted since its a final send off for the cast of the trilogy.

[Ajensis]

It's a tough dilemma you're in. I think Leviathan has the best value for the first playthrough. Pretty good writing and very good atmosphere. But From Ashes is probably better if you know/think you'll be playing through ME3 at least a couple of times. By then, Leviathan's wow-factor will decrease, while Javik's presence can spice up new missions over several playthroughs.

 

The nature of the DLC is light hearted since its a final send off for the cast of the trilogy.

 

I'm sure you could've sent them off without turning them into sitcom characters. For the first half of Citadel, I rarely felt I was even with the squadmates I knew and loved

The 2nd half is good, though. Just got a really bad taste in my mouth after being so disappointed with its main story.

[Remix-General Aetius]

You make a grand total of three people I have come across who didn't like the Citadel DLC

 

that's because you never looked hard enough.

[Drone223]

It's a tough dilemma you're in. I think Leviathan has the best value for the first playthrough. Pretty good writing and very good atmosphere. But From Ashes is probably better if you know/think you'll be playing through ME3 at least a couple of times. By then, Leviathan's wow-factor will decrease, while Javik's presence can spice up new missions over several playthroughs.

 

 

I'm sure you could've sent them off without turning them into sitcom characters. For the first half of Citadel, I rarely felt I was even with the squadmates I knew and loved

The 2nd half is good, though. Just got a really bad taste in my mouth after being so disappointed with its main story.

The first half was cheesy when they introduced the clone (which has been done a million times) and the plot wasn't to be taken very seriously.