...That was no closure. If you consider that closure then I'm not sure what game you played lol. What happened to all the races in the end? With the Mass Relays gone, how did galactic civilisation fare? What happened to the Quarians? After all without the Mass Relays, all of their fleet is stuck in front of the Earth, it would take many, many generations to reach back to their homeworld.

There was no closure at all. The whole universe reset? Really? Is that what happened? If so, then I'd like to see how it turned out. How are the races now? Why the hell does EDI who already is a synthetic, have the synthetic skin thing that's present on organics if you choose the Synthesis option?

http://jmstevenson.wordpress.com/2012/03/2...-mass-effect-3/
This guy explained it best. It was not a closure, it opened up more questions than it closed, if it even closed any.
Respecting the maker's decision and appreciating it is rubbish. You certainly as hell would not appreciate shit music or shit art. If some guy came on stage and started playing music that's shit, would you respect his decision and appreciate the music that you so undeniably believe is shit? Look, they are selling a game, they are not making it to please themselves, they are making it to please an audience. If your audience thinks it is shit, then it is shit. Period.

The blast of all mass relays literally "wipe out" all races aka the whole galaxy, that's why I'm saying its a "reset" .

EDI represents synthetic while Joker represents organics, and you cant expect to synthesis both of them in 5 minutes, right?

I judge ME as a whole game, not only looking at the ending and certainly its one of the better games that i had played so far. Again, i prefer the makers original idea than any "fan services" that they put up just to "pleases" the fans base.

If you're talking about fan service, there's already plenty of it in this game.
Really? So you united the whole bloody galaxy just to wipe it out at the end? WHOOP-DE-DO! WOW!
I, the Catalyst, created the Reapers to annihilate advanced organics before advanced organics creates synthetics so advanced they wipe out all organics. But obviously since you're here this won't work any more, therefore, I will let you... DESTROY ALL THE RACES YOURSELF! OH MY GOD SHEPARD YOU ARE BLOODY BRILLIANT. Also, your "wipe out" makes no sense. If it was a total wipe out, then why are the Humans and whoever came out of your ship still alive? Please. If anything, a total galaxy wipe out would destroy everything. Like the big bang all over again. Also, yes, I do in fact, expect them to synthesise in 5 minutes because that's what the Catalyst was supposed to bloody do. It was supposed to send out a chain reaction of events that changed everything effectively immediately. It was not an over time effect otherwise the Reapers would destroy everything anyway. But that's not the point, and that was not what I was getting at. I never expected them to do a Dragon Ball fusion. I'm just wondering why in the Synthesis ending, Joker got that synthetic look but EDI doesn't look any more organic. Makes no sense. Yet more proof to add to the pile of BioWare rushed this ending out.

Be it as it may, my experience of Mass Effect is brilliant but in my memories, it will be the game that had the shit ending.

This post has been edited by hahli9: Apr 3 2012, 12:39 PM

That's why you see the scene where Normandy is escaping the blast.

As for EDI, maybe she can start pour out juices from her body? You cannot say she remains as synthetic just because her exterior didn't change much. Eg Reapers are synthesis beings yet they have machine body

The wipe out ends the Reaper cycle and provides a zero start for the synthesis group (Joker and Co).

They didn't escape the blast. You quite obviously see the blast catch up to them at the end.

Err, the crash landed scene?

Hey thanks for the link Hahli ^^
Hmm. I think the fan base is now split into a couple of groups -

• Fans who take the ending at face value and absolutely abhor it
  
• Fans who take the ending at face value and are actually happy with it
  
• Indoctrination Theory subscribers
  
• others
  

I am a firm believer of Indoctrination Theory, so yeah.



[WARNING: The Prestige references ensue]
Ahah. But we haven't seen "The Prestige" yet. We have seen "The Pledge" (Mass Effect - your everyday ordinary RPG game), "The Turn" (Indoctrination Theory - take the ordinary something and make it do something extraordinary) but not "The Prestige" (that is why everyone's still baffled).

Quoted for reference -


PAX Friday April 6th?




Or maybe I'm just over-thinking things. Perhaps BioWare is not that awesome?

Yeah, the blast caught up, hence crash. Otherwise there's no other reason they would crash amirite? ~_~
Unless you know, you thought Joker thought it would be a good idea to crash the Normandy on some planet in the middle of nowhere just because he felt like it.
And in the end the Synthesis option still makes the least sense. In Mass Effect, you helped the different races see past their differences and unite for a common cause. Then you go LOL LET'S MAKE EVERYONE THE SAME. HURHURHURHUR! Stupid.


Maybe we're overthinking things. Maybe we're not. But I really hope we are not. I really do.
But the sad part is, no one wins in the end.

This post has been edited by hahli9: Apr 3 2012, 01:14 PM

Said many times, those choices you made are the paths towards the ending. They don't really affect the endings.

...And that's the problem isn't it?
Also, they do affect the endings. They might not have major cinematic differences but they do affect the endings. I have no idea whether you've even played the game at this point and are just a massive troll.

If you choose to Destroy then no more synthetics, no more reapers. Only organics.
If you choose to Control then everything is as it was, except Shepard is now Lord High Executioner (+1 to those who get reference) of the Galaxy.
If you choose to Synthesise then you just... Went against all you've accomplished in Mass Effect lmfao.

This post has been edited by hahli9: Apr 3 2012, 01:21 PM

My crazy thought is Hudson intentionally cut out the Destroy ending (hence leaving players in the dark) just to incite all these reactions. They are uncharacteristically calm and that's quite suspicious.

Argh that's what I think too. They intentionally cut it out so that people would buy the DLC true end later. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Unless it's free. And they just needed the post-game release time to complete the true ending. In which case everyone would be happy and BioWare would retain it's reputation.

This post has been edited by hahli9: Apr 3 2012, 01:24 PM

I doubt they (BioWare) would charge for it. That would be prepostorous. Now EA on the other hand...

For a while we are discussing the synthesis ending, right? How come suddenly out of it?

The IT does look interesting, although will feel kinda sad since all these while we are wandering in Shepard's mind

Come and join us!

Huh!? Then why suddenly talking about your choices don't affect the endings, as in plural?
Whatever! Join the Indoctrination Theory!

Now let us discuss the significance of the Mass Relays exploding in terms of Shepard's mind.

This post has been edited by hahli9: Apr 3 2012, 01:40 PM

I'm just saying they didn't play a major role since 3 endings are very much the same

I wish they could let us play as Reapers though, Harby is fun since he can jump around controlling

For me they're not even the endings actually .

So, you're okay with EA selling you a game with no endings?

I am honestly curious.

As long as they release it later (for free). I'll keep my rage until then.