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[ORTesc]

I just started a new Mass Effect game, my plan was/is to go through the entire series again. The issue I have is Mass Effect 3 really left a bad taste in my mouth (as it did for many, I'm sure). I haven't even touched the game since a week after it was released. Has the game improved since then? How is the dlc? Spending "Bioware points" is going to cost about $50 to get everything. So basically, my question is, is the game worth it now? Thanks in advance.

[SNascimento]

Mass Effect 3 is an incredible game so yes. And the DLCs are good. 

[Calders]

I also think that ME3 is a great game its just the last 10 minutes that were awful, and when you know that is coming it bothers you less than it did first time round (or get the happy ending mod)

 

The DLC for ME3 is also really good and adds a lot to the story... I guess you probably had "From the Ashes" but Leviathan is also excellent.  Citadel is great fun but better to play this after you complete the main story as it fits better that way.  Omega is ok but no better than that and it doesn't really fit with the rest of the game.

[Vazgen]

Not much has changed, DLCs were released and are great but if you don't like the gameplay you won't like it because it didn't change. Oh and you can get Citadel DLC and end the game with it without going to Earth. Many people do that.

[Han Shot First]

Yes.

 

My opinion of the game now is a lot more positive than it was in ME3 thanks to the EC and some of the other DLCs. I think the EC addressed most, though not all, of my complaints about the ending to Mass Effect 3. And the Leviathan DLC adds some additional backstory on the Reapers that also improved the experience for me. I'll never think the finale of the series was great, but enough holes were patched that the endings are at least palatable for me, and I can see myself purchasing another Mass Effect game. I didn't feel that way back in March of 2012.

 

You might come away with a different opinion of the game after playing through it with the Extended Cut (it's free) or some of the other DLCs. Or you might not. Opinions on the game after the EC and other DLCs seem to be fairly evenly divided. The only way to find out where you land, short of watching a Let's Play, is playing it yourself.

[Linkenski]

Yes, if you haven't yet seen the Extended Cut it's definitely worth a whole playthrough where you save the extra new bits for the very end. While it does still ruin the relays (although now they don't explode and kill everything) and does still have those 3 strawman choices at the end there's extra closure for the characters and an epilogue cutscene that reflects on all the choices you've made a bit similar to Dragon Age Origins, and then there's the Citadel DLC which I recommend you play after beating the game.

[Mcfly616]

If I hadn't touched it since a week after release I would also still have a bad taste in my mouth.

 

 

 

The Extended Cut and DLC that followed changed things, to say the least. If you haven't played through it with all the content then you haven't experienced it the way it was meant to be experienced. The DLC improves the campaign exponentially.

[Adynata]

I'm glad the OP brought this question up as I too have not touched the game since I finished it, and I usually play ME games 3 times through at minimum. I couldn't bring myself to look at it or even get any DLCs because I was SO disappointed with the end. 

[Seishoujyo]

I don't really like the ending (but it's not that bad) but everything else in ME3 is just awesome, yes it is a really great game so you should play it with the DLC, The Citadel DLC is the best DLC I have ever played in my life, Omega and leviathan are really good too.

[ORTesc]

I don't remember being able to continue on past the ending, did something change? Everyone just knda died or was lost on some planet.

[Enrychan]

*very very low voice*

hey

ME3 is awesome give it another chance

I recommend to buy "From Ashes", "Leviathan" and "Citadel", and of course download the Extended cut

"Omega" is good but you can skip it without losing anything

[Mcfly616]

I don't remember being able to continue on past the ending, did something change? Everyone just knda died or was lost on some planet.

Technically, you can't play anything after the ending. Once you beat the game it sends you back to the point of no return (before you ever go on the last mission). Some people like to do the Citadel DLC at the point. I don't as it doesn't tie in that well with the narrative.

 

 

And if you think everyone dies and/or is stuck on some planet, you haven't played it with the Extended Cut. You should get on that asap.

[ImaginaryMatter]

What didn't you like about the game? The game play and story is the same but the ending is different.

 

As for the DLC From Ashed adds another squad mate who was widely well received, Leviathan adds some Reaper backstory, Citadel is goofy and heartfelt fanservice (I mean that in a good way, the majority of people liked it), and Omega is a glorified side quest (most people don't recommend it). The Extended Cut 'clarifies' the ending and is free -- which basically means it sort of patches over some of the bigger questions people had (how did the squadmates end up on the Normandy and why is it flying away?) and adds an epilogue which included a voice over for the ending you pick while showing slides.

[RoboticWater]

I can only say that it depends. Personally, I found the poor writing to be more widespread than just the ending. I won't deny that ME3 had the best parts of the trilogy but unlike others, I thought that those short bits were mired in lame fetch quests, shaky writing, and a generally rushed atmosphere.

 

It's really up to you. If your "bad taste," is merely from the ending, then ME3 is probably worth another look, especially if you thought it just lacked clarity. My problems are a bit more thematic, so Extended Cut or no, I'm not going to enjoy the last 10 minutes.

 

The DLC is great but again, you have to decide if a few good missions make up for the rest of the game. If you don't think there's much to make up for, then go ahead, the DLC is just a competent expansion on the main game.

[ORTesc]

I think the entire game felt rushed, at least back when I played it. From the Tali picture being a stock photo to the way the ending left you with a color coded option that really didn't seem to care about the previous games. It really just felt like Bioware was completely disconnected from their fan base. I know that doesn't exactly answer the question, but it's really hard to pin point exactly what I felt was right and wrong 2 years out. I do appreciate the responses though, I guess I'll give it another go once I get through the first 2 games again.

[Lee T]

I'm in the same boat. I have yet to play ME3 a second time and it has kill all desire to kill to play the previous games again. I sometimes ponder about getting Leviathan and Citadel but then I think : why give them another 30 bucks to maybe dislike it less... I really wish I could get over it.

[Element Zero]

That sucks, my friend. I felt the same for a long while. I did eventually come to terms with the state of things. I will never like the ending of the series, but I didn't want to allow it to ruin the whole series.

The free Extended Cut helps a bit, polishing the turd that is the ending. If that helps some, maybe then you consider checking out Leviathan on discount.

[mCmuFFeL]

I highly recommend you the DLC "Leviathan" and "Citadel".

Then install the "Mass Effect Happy Ending Mod" together with the "Citadel Epilogue Mod" and everything will be fine.

There are not perfect, but still better than...

 

[goishen]

I would recommend that you buy all DLC's, even though Aria didn't pull out the long knives in the way that I wanted her to.  I wanted someone of questionable moral character.  Someone that even 120 (or so) hours into the game, you weren't really sure if you liked her.  Hell, you weren't really sure if you trusted her. 

 

But meh.  

 

I would recommend all the DLC, especially the Citadel because it'll give you all the goodbyes you could ever want.

[ORTesc]

What is so special about Citadel?

[Element Zero]

The Citadel DLC gives you the chance to say goodbye to these characters, the chance that many felt we were denied in the main game. It is pretty phenomenal, honestly, though not to be taken seriously. It has a cheesy, tongue-in-cheek plot, and a ridiculous premise, but is just the sort of fan service the game needed after that ending.

I'm generally not in favor of fan service, but this DLC was worth it. Every time I cringed at something cheesy, I did it with an out loud laugh. The Citadel allows you to spend one on one time with every living member of your Normandy crews (yes, plural) should you choose, as well as getting the whole band back together for one final, cheesy adventure.

It also gives you access to some sweet weapon mods and two of the most badass guns in the game.

[Rittmeister64]

The Ending still sucks, as does the dialogue with Caspar the suicidal ghost.

I wouldn't play it - unless you install a fan-made mod to fix the ending.

Works only on PC though.

There's 2: MEHEM - the mass effect happy ending mod, and a more true to the original ending mod called JohnP's MEHEM.

[goishen]

Plus the chance to end the game with a fish crushing surprise.  That apparently, everybody wanted to eat at.  Even Tali.

[Tonymac]

ME3 is only worth it if you like to play MP.

 

ME3 single player is a dogfart gone totally rancid unless you MEHEM or MEEM the endings out.  None of the DLC fixes the ending, and is therefore not worth it.  I did review all of the DLC on u-tube, and was not impressed.  Had the Citadel  DLC affected the end, then it might have been worth it.  Had they made ME3 feel more like the Citadel DLC, then it would have been a good game - but that means it would have been written differently.

 

They tried to patch the endings up with the EC (Extended Cut).  It was a weak attempt to fix a weak game, while sticking with the "artistic Integrity" helicopter trick.  All I can do is hold my wallet, give no more money to Bioware, never preorder anything from them ever again, and hope they can get the magic back.  

 

Time will tell.

[Han Shot First]

I think the entire game felt rushed, at least back when I played it. From the Tali picture being a stock photo...

 

I think that one was the result of bad decision making on the part of the devs, rather than a lack of time or resources. As evidence for that I present Diana Allers. Would it make more sense to model this completely new character that served no real purpose within the story, or to use the resources giving an existing fan favorite a proper reveal?

 

Tali getting the stock photo treatment came about through poor decision making rather than resource limitations.