errr, I'm not really defending the ending. I agree the ending was poorly made, but the closing story they put up was not that bad.

In short, they need to put more scenes to elaborate more on the endings

that's pretty sums up the entire argument from the "ending suck!!" folks really.

found a better answer according to Mass effect wiki..''Sovereign claims that the Reaper race is "infinite"; has "always existed"; and has no creators. Being a mechanical race, these claims are irrational, but still Reaper psyche is logically bound (It is possible that the Reapers were once organic and merged themselves with machines). ''

More or less.

Bioware didnt even bother

haaha this was posted in the official forum today. RGBed.

This post has been edited by Fhaarkas: Apr 4 2012, 10:07 PM

^ really2....TOO SIMPLE simple simple simple simple simpleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

my precious ME trilogyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy noooooo

I can't believe there's so much improvement over the previous mass effect. The graphics is really awesome (but the animation can have a rework).

ME3 has one of the best story telling mechanism over ME1 and ME2 for me. It's sad it has to end but i'm impressed albeit the bad ending.

AI still felt like dull
but the story mechanism is definitely good! only the endings, WHY THE ENDING LIKE DAT

The last battle was really tough for me with all the banshees, marauders and brutes swarming me. That's the only battle that makes me sweat. Perhaps you should elaborate more why is the ending sucks?

For me the game is really awesome, i mean the casting, voice-overs and visuals. It's like watching a movie. I've played all series and this is the best cinematography i've seen to late. Of course my opinion .

watt?? I played the final sequence like running water not knowing that I already reached the Reaper

ending is bad cause there is lack of closure especially with ur squad mates which u have such bonds with, introduce something totally new in the final 5 minutes and the ending is totally against what we have been fighting for (the main themes of ME) as well as was totally not like Shepard...
^ thus i am a indoctrination theory believer...
the ending also introduces plotholes such as the mass relays not causing supernovas, why was the normandy running away etc...


i would say the MGS series (especially how MGS4 closes off the series) beats the ME trilogy... mostly due to how the closing was done in ME3... the journey throughout ME3 was great especially the krogan's subplot...

This post has been edited by evofantasy: Apr 5 2012, 01:12 AM

Although quite a tough battle for me also, its a step down from the final ME1 and ME2 battles where in ME1 you fight your way through the citadel to bring down Saren in the tower and the giant human/reaper in ME2 - here, it's just hordes of the toughest monsters.. all mashed together in one map.. not very creative at all.

The production values for voice acting and visuals in the ME series are really top notch for sure.

The biggest problem of the ending for me - normandy out running a coloured explosion and crash landing in a jungle with a squad mate i chose for the final mission.

No comment on the child-reaper-maker hologram and the 3 choices as i'm not sure what to make of those for now - its either the most brilliant or the stupidest story element ever in gaming history. This will depend on how bioware intends for us to 'continue the legend of Cmdr Shepard with downloadable content'.

yeah the last 1-2 hrs of the game is bad...
especially before the final stage where u talk to ur squadmates?
it kinda throw off the momentum and the speeches weren't tat complete to act as a closure thus leaving up halfway...

before tat, the game was one good experience for sure...
i alt-F4 when i saw Tali suicided by response and reloaded lolx

Finished my 2nd playthrough after a back to back me series pt. This time i took the time clearing the content and maximizing my military strength. I didn;t import me2 toon the first time around and my god, i've never seen a game so bleak. It was death after death and i was already emotionally drained before i even reached earth. But replaying me2 and importing that toon made an entire difference to the whole experience.

I didnt quite like the first time i experienced the ending - the control ending to be more specific. But this time however, the ending feels a lot better or rather more fittingly. The story, after a through playthrough unfolds a lot better too. I chose synthesis (didn;t get this choice during my first pt) cause it fits into the story of my Sheperd and i think its the most 'happy' ending at the moment. Especially, considering that i lost so many crew members during my first PT - Miranda, Tali, Mordin etc. The way the story ends quite abruptly is actually quite fitting because it leaves you just enough time and room to ponder about things and let your imagination take over. It's not perfect but i'm more or less happy with it.

Personally, i'm not as upset as i was after my first pt. It makes me happy that most of the guys are alive and safe. There is closure but obviously this varies from one person to another. I think a lot of things have been resolved; i helped cured the genophage and avoided the utter destruction of a race in the geth/quarian conflict. The deaths of Thane and Mordin were both tragic and poetic. I really appreciate the small talks with my crew - the time out session with Garrus was nicely done and the tali romance is particularly adorable. Can;t believe i let her die the first time haha.

Anyways. if the indoctrination theory has any legs whatsoever then i throw my hats to you Bioware for pulling off one of the biggest twist in the gaming world. It actually makes sense now that i think about it.

For me, the speech before the final battle delivered by Admiral Hackett was supposed to be delivered by Shepard. I know Hackett position is higher but i feel it's more awesome if would be delivered by Shepard himself.

The ending sucks the most because your choices doesn't matter. All your choices accumulated throughout ME1 and ME2 does not have any closures.

I agree that they should rework on the new ending and i know it's the 3rd series in a trilogy that they need to close the iconic Shepard in Mass Effect universe like what Assassin's Creed did. New ending should provide more scenes on the consequences or results of the choices we made and provide close up for Love Interest as well.

Interesting. I found it quite the opposite. A lot of the decisions i made had impact in me3 and did have closures - some were left unanswered but most did end up fulfilled.

'Mass Effect 3' Ending: DLC Will Not Change Finale Says EA, Survey Shows 58% 'Hate' Game's Conclusion

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I found most of the major ME1 and ME2 choices are focused around the genophage (keep maelons cure) and quarian/geth conflict (tali, legion) - the rest are resolved with e-mails, short cutscenes and mostly war assets. Plus theres also dlc consequence from project overlord - a cameo appearance if you spared the characters life..

Really liked how the conrad verner quest is handled and linked to another sidequest in ME1 (which can be easily missed in flux/chora's den) - cheesy ending but its nice.

Other major decisions that doesn't seem to have impact beyond war asset points - saving or sacrificing the council (me1), saving or destryoing the collector base (me2).