Mass Effect 3: The Process

[Zortack]

So true.

 

[LazyAza]

I didn't hate the ending as much as other people but yeah alongside the already disappointing game overall certainly wasn't the high note I was hoping for the trilogy to end on.

 

[digital warrior]

It's funny 'cause it's true.

I could use a Garrus body pillow now.

Mine has Tali.

 

[RaeAlethea]

I'm deeeep in depression. With a touch of denial. I'm seriously considering making a Kaidan pillow to make it all hurt just a little less.

Care to make a second?

I'm currently using my boyfriend as a substitute Kaidan pillow, but of course he doesn't measure up Its hard, but we just have to focus on everything that made Mass Effect 3 amazing and not focus on the last 5 minutes. I say that, but I'm still in depression.

 

[UltraXan]

I don't know why so many people are upset about the endings! Sure, there wasn't much variety between them, but I found the endings to be fairly good! But hey, that's just me.

 

[bz316]

Who else is starting to feel like how awesome the rest of the series is (including ME3 up until the last 10 minutes) was nothing more than an elaborate practical joke to raise our hopes as high as possible in order to laugh at how spectacularly they could be crushed...?

 

[tzimize]

People are just afraid to let go I guess, I for one, was a bit sad, but all good stories need an ending...

All stories need an ending.

All good stories need a good ending. Relatively subtle difference.

I would be HAPPY if it ended. The game industry is even worse than the movie industry when it comes to actually finishing stories. The ending should be the culmination of everything that has been leading up to it. Threads should be tied up, conclusions made.

Ever read the Mistborn trilogy? There is some FLAWLESS storytelling for you. The purpose of the story is so good and even if the ending can be said to be extremely bittersweet it ended. And it ended good. ME3s ending was a fucking disgrace.

 

[soren7550]

I'm deeeep in depression. With a touch of denial. I'm seriously considering making a Kaidan pillow to make it all hurt just a little less.

Care to make a second?

I'm currently using my boyfriend as a substitute Kaidan pillow, but of course he doesn't measure up Its hard, but we just have to focus on everything that made Mass Effect 3 amazing and not focus on the last 5 minutes. I say that, but I'm still in depression.

Are you me? Because I'm pretty sure I'm me, and that's what me is doing.

Could be an evil twin I suppose, but you can't be evil, you like Kaidan. Does that make me the evil twin then? That can't be though, since I too like Kaidan. GAAAAAAAAAHHH!

*goes back to Good Mass Effect Stuff comfort zone*

 

[Inkidu]

Yeah, I've moved passed depression and on to acceptance. I learned to appreciate the endings. Could have done some things better, but overall, I've put up with worse.

 

[Caylith]

FINALLY, a shower scene with Erin! All my dreams have come true!

Wait, what?

 

[Burst6]

Yah the ending was pretty shit. But here something that will at least make it interesting if true. http://social.bioware.com/forums/forum/1/topic/355/index/9727423/1

Basically it states that the entire part with the citadel was an indoctrination test set by the reapers in Sheppard's death coma, its an interesting read the theirs allot of evidence to support it.

Still pisses me off though cause that means it's incomplete and they will charge us for the ending. Not cool man, not cool.

Wow.. that actually makes sense.

It explains why the generic pistol never ran out of ammo and didn't need to reload.
It explains how, when you get to the illusive man, the wards still have the lights of cars moving in them.


You better make the DLC free bioware...

 

[NoaNeumann]

I'm just going to leave this changing the ending petition here....
http://www.change.org/petitions/bioware-corp-we-want-a-dlc-that-changes-the-last-minutes-of-the-game?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=share_with_facebook_friends

 

[Beesejar]

I think the final stage is Vengence

 

[Tomo Stryker]

Ya, the disappointment is already gone, it was replaced by denial and rage. Now I'm just depressed because all my trust and previous faith in Bioware is completely gone, in one not so subtle stroke.

Great job Bioware, you now have one less buyer in your next game. Cheers!

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

I find the attempts to justify the endings extremely pathetic. Look, if 95 (honestly it's probably more) percent of people didn't like your ending, and almost all of those people went through the the other games and this one so they obviously like this sort of thing, YOU'VE MADE A COLOSSAL FUCK UP.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

Huh, it's like Dragon Age 2 all over again. Well, for me. That's more or less what I did.

Its worse than DA2. Atleast DA2 game some information on what happened afterwards.

ME3 has single line "Shepard is legend". Yeah. Ok.

OT: Me, I am steady on the acceptance by now. And by that I mean I dont care if world ends in 2012. In fact I'm kinda hoping it does.

You mean ME3 has even less than "Hawke and friends ran away"?

Holy fuck that's bad.

Spoiler: Shepard and his friends...

are a story told by a grandfather to a child.

Really.

Not making this up, that's the ending of Mass Effect.

...Wait, you're kidding.

No, you must be fucking joking.

Yeah, that's it. It's a joke...Right?

........Right?

Oh god please tell me you're joking.

...You're not joking are you.

That's actually the ending.

That's actually the ending to fucking mass effect. That's actually the ending to my favourite rpg series of all time.

...Yup, I'm gonna go kill myself now. See ya.

No, wait I gotta survive high school. I know a nuclear plant pretty close to here. I'm gonna see if I can make a nuclear bomb TO KILL EVERYONE WHO DID THIS.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

Huh, it's like Dragon Age 2 all over again. Well, for me. That's more or less what I did.

Its worse than DA2. Atleast DA2 game some information on what happened afterwards.

ME3 has single line "Shepard is legend". Yeah. Ok.

OT: Me, I am steady on the acceptance by now. And by that I mean I dont care if world ends in 2012. In fact I'm kinda hoping it does.

You mean ME3 has even less than "Hawke and friends ran away"?

Holy fuck that's bad.

Spoiler: Shepard and his friends...

are a story told by a grandfather to a child.

Really.

Not making this up, that's the ending of Mass Effect.

Yep.

Spoiler

That includes detailed descriptions of the sex.

That is just horribly disturbing.

Oh god I don't think I can do the romance scenes anymore.

Well..They somehow managed to ruin the entire series. I'm gonna see what I can do about that nuclear bomb plan

 

[Danpascooch]

Huh, it's like Dragon Age 2 all over again. Well, for me. That's more or less what I did.

Its worse than DA2. Atleast DA2 game some information on what happened afterwards.

ME3 has single line "Shepard is legend". Yeah. Ok.

OT: Me, I am steady on the acceptance by now. And by that I mean I dont care if world ends in 2012. In fact I'm kinda hoping it does.

You mean ME3 has even less than "Hawke and friends ran away"?

Holy fuck that's bad.

Spoiler: Shepard and his friends...

are a story told by a grandfather to a child.

Really.

Not making this up, that's the ending of Mass Effect.

The moment I saw that, I couldn't help imagining

Spoiler

The guy turning to the kid and saying "Hey kid, did I ever tell you about the time the Shepard TOTALLY had sex with a Quarian?"

That ending was disturbing for multiple reasons.

 

[Goremocker]

Probably won't buy the game... too poor. played the first and second though. Liked em. So I looked up the endings to 3. Eh... Don't see the big issue. The community seems a tad too crazy over it. Why does every ending need to be the happy ending like,"and then Garrus and Shep got married and lived happily ever after". I like that ending, but it's nothing special.

 

[Steampunk Viking]

I can see where everyone is coming from but, honestly? I was expecting worse from the comments.

I think, if taken as "that literally happened", then it's okay, if taken metaphorically and interwoven with existing philosophy, it's a thought provoking end. However, I personally favour the indoctrination theory as it makes much more sense.

Or, something I prefer even more to either of these ideas, Drew Karpyshyn's original ending:

http://www.oxm.co.uk/39736/revealed-the-mass-effect-3-ending-bioware-canned-before-release/