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[Lordus]

Where to start, I just finished my second play through with all 3 Mass Effects as I type now because I felt something after completing all of them this time tonight.

 

The first day I purchased all three Mass Effects; I had my doubts being around a month and a half ago buying them mid November. (I know, shoot me now. I wished I played these games a lot sooner, I don't know why I didn't).

As I started up ME 1 I thought I'd give it a chance not knowing what an epic adventure I had coming my way.

I created my character to what resembled me with the best of my ability and was thrown on the Normandy clicking my first option towards Joker.

 

Long story short I completed ME1 in just under a week wanting so much more, so I headed on to ME2.

This took me a little bit longer to finish making sure I had everyone loyal towards me and listened to every bit of dialogue presented before me.

Again, after I finished that I headed over to ME 3 knowing that my journey will come to an end. I read reviews and listened how everyone judged the ending for what it was. It was time for me to decide.

 

Talking to the Catalyst at the end of the game making sure I understood my three choices standing before me I went ahead and destroyed all the Reapers.

As the piano played, faces of friends and my LI (Liara) flashed by me, it then hit me, this was pretty damn sad.

In the end; being indoctrinated in game or not I felt depressed the following week walking around the house doing what I had to do. I didn't know this game could have such an effect on me.

 

I had so much spare time on my hands (I finished Year 12 at school, this is why I finished the games quickly) just lying there at night pondering about my personal Shepard lying there in the rubble and taking that last breath before the screen cut to black.

 

I couldn't stand it anymore, I started again at ME 1 but played as my Shepard I already created. I thought that a second play through would make me fell better, just to get it out of my system.

I couldn't stand to make a brand new save file. I was literally attached to the this digital avatar of myself (hope that doesn't sound weird).

I once again played ME 1, 2, 3 again, however I bought all DLCs for ME 2 and 3 to expand my experience further and I regret nothing, money well spent!

I pretty much played through the Paragon path again, I couldn't stand being a Renegade. It was pretty much Deja Vu.

 

As I replayed ME 3 again I threw in a few mods from the Nexus being ThaneMod, MEHEM, Citadel Epilogue mod and Anderson Extended final conversation.

 

Today, finishing the trilogy again as I sat next to Anderson, talking about having a family I actually shed a few tears as he died I shamelessly admit. The game finished with MEHEM with my Shepard being alive placing Anderson name plaque on the wall and hugging Tali as my LI. I became red by holding my grief in. The party in Anderson's apartment came and went as I tried to let it last as long as I could. Then came the ending, my ending where we all boarded the Normandy letting me view it one last time.

 

And here I am now typing and awake at 3:30am still trying to get over it, I feel even worse than finishing the game the first time. If this sounds really silly or dumb then I have no shame, this game really touched me. Even if I entered a third play through with all three games tomorrow then I'm just going to repeat myself again.

Anyway, if you got this far then thanks for reading.

I'd like to hear from you guys and to know what you guys felt at the end of the game.

[Mister J]

I haven't read any statistics, but I wouldn't be surprised if 90% or more ME players felt that way when completing the trilogy. Both a compliment to Bioware getting us emotionally invested in their stories, and a complaint about not properly concluding them.

 

The good news is: the feeling fades away in time - well to me it did.

[Ithurael]

I envy that you can use MEHEM...that is pretty much the ONLY thing that would get me to replay the trilogy...but alas...console.

 

I is a sad volus...

[WizzyWarlock]

Wow, I'd never heard of MEHEM before, but I just watched an ending on youtube and find it far better than the original. I never did like the starkid, it took the game in a weird direction.

[Reorte]

No, everyone felt really cheerful, ah, the pleasant memories of BSN and the outpourings of joy and happiness on it in the weeks and months after ME3's release.

[themikefest]

Try playing the game with the original ending. 

Spoiler

[Iakus]

No, everyone felt really cheerful, ah, the pleasant memories of BSN and the outpourings of joy and happiness on it in the weeks and months after ME3's release.

If that was happiness, I'd hate to see p*ssed off

 

As to the OP's question, how did I feel?  Betrayed, sickened, furious.  Couldn't touch the game for months afterwards.  Even after EC was released.  Couldn't pass Rannoch.  There was simply no point.  It was only after MEHEM was released I could finally complete the game again.

[q5tyhj]

How is the scene with the old man and the little girl a "secret" ending, seeing as its a completely standard and automatic part of the ending? Because some people exit after the jungle scene and never notice it? 

[q5tyhj]

Oh, also, obligatory something something write your own ending into the back of the book in crayon with the MEHEM mod blah blah blah.

 

Or, recognize that the feeling you're experiencing is what people call "bittersweet", a sign that you enjoyed the story/playing the game and it affected you. Enjoy it for what it is... then go play the game again. 

[teh DRUMPf!!]

 Sad/depressed? No. During the worst of it I felt like "Wow, that was wack" and had some lingering feelings of disappointment, but nothing real dramatic.

[ImaginaryMatter]

I was confused and underwhelmed.

 

Ultimately, I don't think I could have had a strong emotion feeling from the ending. My attachment to the story died around the end of the Thessia mission (or Rannoch maybe) and by then I'm just playing through the motions, taking in the sights, and shooting (melee-ing) all the guys.

[Bakgrind]

For me Op  had the game of ended with Shepard and Anderson on the citadel It would of been more of an emotional satisfying ending to the series.  But since it didn't those feelings or rather loss of emotion that I once felt deflated for me  due to the starchilds appearance and then having  listened to his gobbledygook I was more like  "soooo that was it ?"  kind of feeling. More of a sickly, queasy kind of  underwhelming feeling instead of  being emotionally sad. 

 

Picture this going through your mind as the credits roll

[ spoiler ]https://www.youtube....h?v=6CTnTi1Lq60 [/ spoiler ] 

[WizzyWarlock]

I laughed. No, really. They had spent years making this expansive story with so many amazing characters, then at the end it was like, "Blah blah blah, synthetics will kill organics so I made synthetics to kill organics which will let the organics live forever as synthetics, now you just have to die and make us both synthetic and organic and.. uh.. wait, what'd I just say?". I laughed out loud at the ridiculousness of it, the end of a trilogy that was epic in every sense just.. failed. Massively. It made me laugh and that's about the biggest insult I can give it.

[Swan Killer]

Good thing, you didn't finish the game when it came out. Then you'd not only be depressed, but suiciadal too because of how trashy they handled the end. No epilogoue, no slideshows, no nothing whatsoever, just a confusing piece of garbage.

[Andrew Lucas]

I cri evertim.

Seriously, the first time I finished the game I was kinda depressed, but these days? Not anymore. Fanfiction can be therapeutic.

[Lordus]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Something is pushing me just to do yet a third play through all over again ME 1 to 3.  

Is it best just to get it out of my system? It's like wanting to go back to a game that you haven't played in a while.

[Deager]

I've done 13 trilogy runs. In my case, except one time, it's been all different Sheps. I know I'll play again but I'm taking a break for more than 2 weeks this time; finally.

 

Enjoy it. If you're itching to play, and it's not interfering with real life, go play again. If you want to use the same Shep again, do it.

[Lordus]

I've done 13 trilogy runs. In my case, except one time, it's been all different Sheps. I know I'll play again but I'm taking a break for more than 2 weeks this time; finally.

 

Enjoy it. If you're itching to play, and it's not interfering with real life, go play again. If you want to use the same Shep again, do it.

Hey Deager, you're the one who made the Epilogue mod right? Thanks for that, I think you replied to the problem I was having with MEHEM.

[Andrew Lucas]

Thanks for the replies guys.
Something is pushing me just to do yet a third play through all over again ME 1 to 3.  
Is it best just to get it out of my system? It's like wanting to go back to a game that you haven't played in a while.

I have the same desire, but I don't know If I turn my good old X360 on, or if I wait for a possible remastered version. Life sucks.

[Alamar2078]

I may have missed the point but it sounds like you were depressed but overall it was a great ride and emotionally investing.  I say good job to you and the devs that crafted a story that could hook you [us] as much as it did.

 

Personally my feeling was more akin to "shock" than depression once I completed the trilogy.  I was disappointed in how things went and haven't touched a Mass Effect game since the original ending [other than YouTubbing DLCs and similar to see what changes were made]

 

As funny as it sounds a while ago [maybe a month?] I found myself really missing the mass effect universe.  I didn't miss it enough to replay the games but I did miss it enough that I wanted to come back to the community and just chat with like minded and some not-so-like-minded people.

[XAN]

You are not alone. I was in a depression-like state for 2 days after beating the game and I couldn't touch it for those two days, not even the multiplayer.

 

I was actually content with the ending (Extended Cut ofc), chose Destroy after thinking a lot, but then I felt so sad for EDI and Joker.

 

I think I became depressed because I knew this was the end for the trilogy, and I will miss the characters I've grown attached to.

[Lordus]

No doubt I'll play it again, I might take a day or two off though, once again, I'll just end up making the same choices like before with the very same character.

[Lordus]

You are not alone. I was in a depression-like state for 2 days after beating the game and I couldn't touch it for those two days, not even the multiplayer.

 

I was actually content with the ending (Extended Cut ofc), chose Destroy after thinking a lot, but then I felt so sad for EDI and Joker.

 

I think I became depressed because I knew this was the end for the trilogy, and I will miss the characters I've grown attached to.

Knowing that I can just load up an old save and talk to them again helps me. Garrus was the one I was most attached to.

Hell I just bought this figure just yesterday.

 

http://www.biowarest...nyl-garrus.html

[Alamar2078]

@Lordus:  While you SHOULD play the game the way you want to play I think you may be cheating yourself if you don't replay with at least a few different choices.  For example I would "try out" all the LIs you find even the least bit interesting.  Take along different teams in those Citadel elevator rides to listen to other sets of party banter.  Try one of each class and see how much you get hooked with their gameplay variants.  Maybe someday make a Renegade and choose all those ugly decisions you never did as a paragon -- kill Wrex, Shoot Mordin, Make Tali suicide, be TIM's best friend, etc.

 

While I may never touch ME1-3 again I think if you love the universe and are hooked on the games I'd say give them another run through as time & your "life" allows.

[themikefest]

No doubt I'll play it again, I might take a day or two off though, once again, I'll just end up making the same choices like before with the very same character.

Don't do that. 

 

Try this for a playthrough.