After the patch the ME3 ending was improved some, but still the end SUCKS!!!!!!
I hate EA and Bioware for killing one of my most beloved video games character.
The last battle on Earth lack of epicness.
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I was a huge fan of ME1 & 2 when I played them back then. However, ME3 I've started and never finished. Can't remember exactly why. Maybe because it didn't felt as good as the first two, bored me, or I didn't enjoyed how the story went and just stopped it myself.
Might give it another try before Andromeda gets released.
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The journey was fun but the ending lacked and was meh. The "star child" was just lame, no final boss fight, no epic monolog from harbinger and the army you gather doesn't make a diference if you succeed or not.
And EA is really evil for not releasing a complete trilogy with all dlc in one package.
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Agreed, it sucks when they don't release GOTY or Deluxe or Special or whatever editions, with all included.
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My only complaint about mass effect is I had to play them threw origin, and you had to by "origin points" to use to buy the DLC. And apparently the only place that was selling "origin points" was amazon of all places, I couldn't even buy them FROM Origin...
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I also just recently finished ME3, and I loved every minute of it. It's really just such a brilliant game on so many levels, and the gameplay is fun too unlike in the first 2 where it was just something you fought through to get to the juicy bits(the story and characters!).
I found the ending. Not absolute epic epicness like ME1's and ME2's, but not really disappointing either(though I'd had my expectations lowered a lot by internet backdraft).
My one complaint is DLC. ME2 also had a lot of it but I never bought any and didn't feel like I missed out on much. Here. I did. I mean, I don't know, the game was well worth the price I paid for it but in comparison to ME1 and ME2 it didn't feel as COMPLETE. It always felt like there was a bit missing. That made it all a bit less enjoyable imo.
But other than that, a really, really nice game and series.
PS: Am I the only one that's not all that excited for Andromeda? I REALLY liked the Mass Effect setting, with all its empires, cultures, history, and characters, and I feel like that's such a huge part of what made the series great, and now Andromeda is just throwing all that away. I have full faith in Bioware being able to create something good from scratch, of course, and I also adore their Dragon Age series, but I don't think it's really gonna be Mass Effect as we know and love it.
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I am excited about Andromeda, moderately. But I believe they will maintain the gameplay quality standard, so, it's going to be a fun game, for sure. And I think it's going to be a new "space opera saga", but that at some point (or points) it’s going to intersect with the original trilogy, be it a familiar race, some connecting mass relay, a Reaper or a lost Prothean colony, whatever. Kind of like Bioshock Infinite did with the Burial at Sea DLCs.
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Mhm, I agree the gameplay of 3 was fun and it's likely gonna stay that way, but it wasn't in any way exceptional. And the funny thing is I don't usually like space operas at all, Mass Effect was just the exception. So the only reasons I think I may like it are references to the original as you mentioned, and, well, blind faith in Bioware's ability as writers. We'll see I guess!
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Mass Effect is great game series, played all of the games a bit after release dates (2 weeks - 2 month) and I have been think of refreshing the experience by playing again from first to the last (I haven't played all of them with same character because I didn't keep saves after completing each game) :) The DLC part of the games was kind of stupid, especially since you can't buy all of them at once (Yup, the ME collection doesn't include all of them, wtf!?) and you just have to buy them with Bioware points...and yes, those points are really rarely on discount price so you just have to buy old DLCs with full price. Also there really aren't much to do and after playign through you just want to forget that you paid for that additional content.
Did someone mention the soundtracks?! I really loved those :D Actually I have all of them on my mobile and sometimes listen those while jogging. Or washing disches. Or whenever I have good enough reason.
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Yes, don't like that bioware points system. I did manage to get all the important DLC for ME2 at a reasonable price, like Shadow Broker. And I felt then this DLC were truly indispensable.
So, I'd like to get Leviathan and Citadel (maybe Omega) for ME3 too, as I think they add something to the game, but not at the current price. Together they cost almost as much as a full priced AAA. Doesn't make sense.
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enjoyed me3, didn't like the stupid ending, didn't like the dlc explaining all the plot holes.
they discarded the story from the first game and destroyed it.
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I'll just say this. If the point of the game is that your choices don't matter and destiny is too strong, then it's a shitty story to tell through a video game, the only medium where the spectator has full control during the whole thing, same problem with Bioshock infinite. It's a cop out way to not have to make branching storyline.
Chrono Trigger was doing that "branching storyline depending of your choices" back in the SNES era and games like Alpha Protocol and Fallout New Vegas kept that system
ME3 was just a huge lie for fans wrapped around a neat, pretty gift wrapping.
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Don't agree. I don't think the ending is that bad, maybe a bit lacking or it felt short of the expectations built by the great journey to that spot. It doesn't make however ME3 a huge lie. Just a great game with an ending that didn't pleased everybody.
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No, the huge lie was that "your choices matter" when they didn't. Mass Effect 2 had this impressive recap when you first booted where your main choices from the first game were tallied up and changed stuff.
Mass Effect 3 boiled down the series choices to a crude resources meter, the "War assets" and many plot lines were either outright dismissed or didn't matter. Did you save the Rachni queen in ME1? Doesn't matter, there will be husk rachni queen anyway. How about the collector's base? Nevermind, it's irrelevant, just more war assets.
Mass Effect 3 was just a huge explosion of action and "happy endings" to neatly tie up a series that really could have used at least one more game to keep the story good.
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Or not a single fully happy ending. :)
Picking your last phrase, there will be more games to the series. As much as they saying it's going to be something completely new, I believe Andromeda will intersect the previous trilogy in some points (or many).
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Must play! Just waiting to get the first one so I can start at the beginning ^__^
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I did enjoy ME3, but not any of the endings (I hope you played the extended cut dlc, as it is 100% necessary)
You see, they take you through 3 games full of awesome adventures just to throw you alone in the most stupid final scene in any video game ever created. Nothing makes sense from the moment Shep gets struck by Harbinger's beam, say, the last 20 min, nor any of the outcomes make sense (nobody doesnt really know how the crucible works anyway, its all space magic, especially the bullshit synthesis ending)
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Yes, I played with the extended cut and the From Ashes DLC. "Just" missing Leviathan, Citadel and Omega, sadly.
Well, they didn't have to lay it all out to you by the end. They can leave room for subjectivity or interpretation, like in any movie or book. For instance, the reapers were like some higher power instruments of doom. In the control ending, maybe Sheppard took the mantle of that higher power. Just an interpretation.
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Good you mention Leviathan, a shitty move by bioware putting that as dlc instead of part of the main game, check it out on youtube if you wish, it gives sensitive information about THE WHOLE EXISTENCE OF THE REAPERS, oh but guess what, lets charge for it because potato
Aside from that, did you know what really happened to ME3 and why at times feels like a mess? Turns out the original writers left and they needed to work out something fast for the last game, and well, we got this.
http://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-3-series-former-lead-writer-reveals-original-ending-ideas/
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/995487-mass-effect-3/62523624
Anyway, trilogy is good, and I can't wait for Andromeda. Agree with you on the lacking bits of exploration of ME3, hope they somewhat fix that in Andromeda
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THIS WHOLE POST IS GONNA BE FILLED WITH SPOILERS SO READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
I'm a huge fan of the mass Effect trilogy. Played through all of them and loved every minute of it, it's one of the titles that made me optimistic again about the whole industry, it's been steadily being driven towards action packed and open world games and less about story and characters. Boy did that feel like an oasis at the time!
Unlike many people I see commenting I refuse to separate one game from another, as you said it was a journey and it always meant to be that way, not standalone titles. The emotional response you have to them is precisely because of this! Seeing Wrex rule Tuchanka? Sobbing like a little girl with Mordin cause "Had to be him. Someone else might have gotten it wrong"? The Hospital scenes with Thane and the Virmine survivor? Liara's growth from a naive "fledging" to a full grown badass? MShep and Garrus bromance? Tali's possible suicide if you got the Quarian fleet destroyed? Sooooooo many awesome and emotional moments with those awesomely fleshed out characters(mad props to all the voice actors, the casting was FANTASTIC!). And that is why the ending never bothered me. Yeah, sure, your previous choices are practically thrown out the window but they did affect your WHOLE experience, every single moment of this game can differ depending on what you choose, not in the grand scheme of the war for survival but in how everyone around you is shaped and how the events play out, even when they're pretermined. Plus the "troll" ending was perfect for my Mshep, he always valued free will above all else and had hope when everything was failing so refusing to take any of the 3 choices(Can't Destroy cause of geth and EDI, can't control because of free will, can't synth because of free will again) while entrusting the fight to practically the rest of the evolved galaxy fit like a glove. Doesn't matter if they were wiped out, the good guys aren't always meant to win directly, their sacrifice and legacy ended the cycle on one of the next generations, hopefully in a different way.
I tried playing it once more a few months after I finished it but was completely unable to do so, it just wasn't MY shepard anymore. I already had my journey with him and it'll always be one of the fondest memories of my gaming life.
As for the DLC I'm actually gonna disagree with most people here. Yes, Citadel is awesome but it's mainly a comedic one, you have some fun with it, see a little more of some characters, have some more time with ones that are normally very briefly in the game but thats about it, it doesn't really add much story wise. However Leviathan is pretty important lore-wise so if you choose to pick up one of them I'd say grab that. Omega I don't even remember...
Just gonna leave this AMV here too, personally I think it's one of the best out there capturing the feeling that game gave me and the song choice might not be to most people's taste but lyrics wise it's just perfect.
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Couldn't have said it better, your feelings towards the game are exactly the same as mine. And I do feel too that Leviathan adds more to the game story wise, than the other DLC. Still going to try to get Leviathan, Citadel and Omega (in this order) if some promo comes by, while I play the MP part of the game. If not, well, their loss, life goes on (have a huge backlog to play).
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Just finished single-player on Mass Effect 3.
I am a huge fan of the Mass Effect saga. The story, the setting, the characters, the locations, the gameplay, the mechanics, all is great in this trilogy.
Mass Effect 3 was on my "to be played" list for a long time. Was hoping that it would get to Steam, but that wasn't the case. So, I took the opportunity with a recent promotion and bought the game to play on Origin.
Mass Effect 3 only confirmed my love for the Mass Effect saga. And was sure about this the first minute I stepped into the game, even if I knew there was a lot of negativity about the ending or its final moments. Couldn't care less. The trip towards that ending was... my God... what a journey.
As for the ending itself, well... can't tell what all the fuzz was about, at least, in its current state (don't know what it was missing at launch). IMO, the ending fits perfectly in the saga story wise, makes sense and is in synch with the path that lead to it. Maybe the choices you make through the make don't have a real impact on the available choices you have at the end, but I feel that this was like an inevitability (kinda like "Sheppard's destiny") and that it was a design choice. You still have options by the end, though.
Of course I have complaints about Mass Effect 3, nothing is perfect. But those are not about the ending. Well, one is: it ended.
My other complaint is mainly about the DLCs. Bought the game on promotion roughly 3 years after its release. I wish I could play all the content, but no, I will not, because I'm not paying what they are asking for the 3 DLCs I'd like to play. No way.
Then, there are some small details I’d like to be different, like (A BIT OF SPOILERS AHEAD) ...
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Remember Mako on Mass Effect 1 and Hammerhead on Mass Effect 2, vehicles for planetary exploration? Missed one of these on Mass Effect 3, as there is none. This was a design choice I disliked.
As a final note, after finishing single-player, now I'm playing co-op multiplayer. I'm not really a multiplayer huge fan, having enjoyed few multiplayer experiences through my "player history" (Killing Floor and Bioshock 2 MP come to mind).
Well, adding Mass Effect 3 MP to this small list of multiplayer experiences worth my time.
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