Topic: Mass Effect 3-The ending is shite Macphisto

[Armand9]

What a fucking joke!

The endings? That's bad enough, I can live with it to a certain degree but what is fucking ridiculous is that I can't possibly get the 'best' ending/s unless I join xbox live and play the ME3 multiplayer!!!

That fucking stinks. I've got my army built to as much as i can - and apparently it's enough - but without playing the MP it's not possible to get a high enough galactic readiness, so I'm fucked. That's the biggest turd in the punch bowl everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I've played the game since the first and carried my characters forward and basically did everything as I'm a bit of a completist but fuck no, it doesn't matter, i'm still fucked cos i've no interest in paying for xbox live content and bioware/Ea shite

Thankyou, you utter c*nts.

There was a time when you bought a game and you were on an even playing field, we all spent the money and had the same game - not anymore, they've fucked gamers over for years now with DLC (or pre-release content requiring you to join xbox live) but this fucker has gone way beyond that. Bastards.

For people without broadband (yes, they exist), gaming is becoming a bit-part experience; even tho they're buying full price games they can't access major content (eg Catwoman - Arkham City). I used to work in the games industry a few years back and we used to talk about the advent of online capability for the masses and how that would/could influence game industry choices and product, while we conjectured it would produce some great experiences, ultimately it would definitely invovle getting fucked over.

Whether it be Bioware of EA who chose this MP route, they're c*nts, simple as.

[Ron]

Funny how the 1st 8 pages are about how great the game is, while more recent posts are about how crap it really was.

[stoa]

Funny how the 1st 8 pages are about how great the game is, while more recent posts are about how crap it really was.

To be honest, I still think the game was great (as was the whole trilogy). However, there are some real negatives about the third games that have been highlighted by a shitload of people. The ending (haven't seen the extended stuff yet) and that you have to play online to get the best result in single-player are the major ones. Doesn't change the fact that I had a blast playing all three games...

[Ron]

I thought the planet scanning in 2 was alright. In 3 it's just a laughable Pac Man sort of thingy. I liked 2, even though the combat was as dumb (cover based) as in 3. The fact that you could lose squad members if you didn't prepare proper added a tenseness that was quite cool. 3 was just more of the same and done worse. But in the end I don't think it was the worst #3 in a series. That honor goes to the complete fuck up called Max Payne 3.

[voodoo ray]

Anyone been arsed getting the DLC that was out the other day? I haven't, though I did get the extended endings one. But that was free!

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

What a fucking joke!

The endings? That's bad enough, I can live with it to a certain degree but what is fucking ridiculous is that I can't possibly get the 'best' ending/s unless I join xbox live and play the ME3 multiplayer!!!

Apparently not. Was just reading eurogamer's review of the DLC and someone in the comments said:

" In recent patches ie. Free Extended DLC,they lowered the Galactic Readiness,so you don't need to play MP. I got "good" ending without faffing about online. So feel free to Complete Trilogy."

Although I suppose this means going online at some point to download the patch...

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

I thought the planet scanning in 2 was alright. In 3 it's just a laughable Pac Man sort of thingy. I liked 2, even though the combat was as dumb (cover based) as in 3. The fact that you could lose squad members if you didn't prepare proper added a tenseness that was quite cool. 3 was just more of the same and done worse. But in the end I don't think it was the worst #3 in a series. That honor goes to the complete fuck up called Max Payne 3.

I loved planet scanning in 2, spent ages doing every galaxy. Not as good in 3 for me.

[stoa]

I thought the planet scanning in 2 was alright. In 3 it's just a laughable Pac Man sort of thingy. I liked 2, even though the combat was as dumb (cover based) as in 3. The fact that you could lose squad members if you didn't prepare proper added a tenseness that was quite cool. 3 was just more of the same and done worse. But in the end I don't think it was the worst #3 in a series. That honor goes to the complete fuck up called Max Payne 3.

I would say overall even ME3 was a great game. Probably not in terms of gameplay, but in terms of immersion. Bioware have managed to create a story and characters you care about. That's more than 90% of all the other games manage. There were scenes in all three games where I was staring at the screen in disbelief at what had just happened. I felt bad when someone died and I felt good during the odd moments of happiness in the game. That alone was worth paying the money for the games in my view, because I was entertained for quite a few dozen hours...

[Armand9]

Funny how the 1st 8 pages are about how great the game is, while more recent posts are about how crap it really was.

I'm not saying the game is crap, far from it, I loved it apart from certain aspects that were more to do with stupid choices by bioware/EA than the actual gameplay, that ultimately fucked up the experience.

[usernamefc]

ME3 was stupid is so many ways to the story plot.

The first, and what sums it up for me, is that they targeted humans originally as the were viewed as the best race to be reaperfied, and were difficult enemies in the past, yet in ME3 they become a joke, and every other race is far more powerful.

[Ken-Obi]

To be honest, I still think the game was great (as was the whole trilogy). However, there are some real negatives about the third games that have been highlighted by a shitload of people. The ending (haven't seen the extended stuff yet) and that you have to play online to get the best result in single-player are the major ones. Doesn't change the fact that I had a blast playing all three games...

The Extended Cut is a must - I was just as upset at finishing the game with the original ending and the EC pretty much pacified me somewhat, the ending was far, far improved.

[Ken-Obi]

I would say overall even ME3 was a great game. Probably not in terms of gameplay, but in terms of immersion. Bioware have managed to create a story and characters you care about. That's more than 90% of all the other games manage. There were scenes in all three games where I was staring at the screen in disbelief at what had just happened. I felt bad when someone died and I felt good during the odd moments of happiness in the game. That alone was worth paying the money for the games in my view, because I was entertained for quite a few dozen hours...

Personally, the game was GOTY material - except that the ending pretty much destroyed any chance of being viewed in the most positive light.

[Upinsmoke]

Just picked this up, bit gutted as i've played 1 and 2 on 360 but it red ringed a while back so i wont be able to continue my saves. Ah well. I know all about the ending, well not how it ends, but the fact its supposed to be shit, not too arsed though, had to get the third at some point after lovin' the first and second, i believe the game is good until the end? Haven;t the released a dlc to change the ending>?

[OsirisMVZ]

The extended ending only extends the ending.

[Okkervil]

Just played through Leviathan. Solid, if unspectacular DLC.

[pepe_carra_stevie_nando]

Has anyone played the Omega DLC? If so, is it worth it?

[Twelfth Man]

Has anyone played the Omega DLC? If so, is it worth it?

Yes I want to know this too please.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Omega DLC was slaughtered by Eurogamer, and I'm inclined to miss it out. BioWare really dropped the ball with this third installment. almost tempted to buy the DLC for 2 and just go back and play that.

[voodoo ray]

New DLC sounds pretty crappy. "Don't fuck with Aria?" Doesn't sound like they took their own advice there.

[pepe_carra_stevie_nando]

I'm going to get it at some stage just to see what it's like. The one thing they should have had in the game to gain the different merc groups is taking back Omega.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

C&VG have just put up an article talking about the new DLC for ME3 - apparently they've hired ALL the writers at once to try and save their best for last with the DLC - hold out for that if you really want a good add-on, as it will surely be better than the few so far...

[OsirisMVZ]

My friend downloaded the Omega DLC and then livestreamed it for a few of us. It is fucking terrible. Truly. There's no tension at any point, Aria goes on about "freeing her people" when she basically oppresses them through mob rule anyway. There's the new female turian squadmate who is in your team for probably less than 30 minutes game time.

Spoiler

and then dies anti-climactically towards the end anyway, with barely anything of her character shown to the player. So why should anyone give a shit?

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They reuse a load of armour and animations from ME1 and 2, there's no epic music or feel to the thing. You don't get any bonus items, and worst of all, Aria stays in that club on the Citadel after the DLC is over anyway! So what was the point to the whole thing anyway.

At least with the Lair of the Shadow Broker dlc, Liara stayed on the Broker's ship and gave you bonus stuff.

Glad there's been some official reviewers slating it. I'm fed up of paid-for reviews praising shite over and over again.

"I am Omega." Fuck off love, you own a nightclub.

[stoa]

Are there any other singleplayer-DLCs other than this and the extended ending? Not at the moment, right?

[Okkervil]

Are there any other singleplayer-DLCs other than this and the extended ending? Not at the moment, right?

Leviathan is a single player DLC and is also out. Its okay.

[Red_Isle_Chap]

My friend downloaded the Omega DLC and then livestreamed it for a few of us. It is fucking terrible. Truly. There's no tension at any point, Aria goes on about "freeing her people" when she basically oppresses them through mob rule anyway. There's the new female turian squadmate who is in your team for probably less than 30 minutes game time.

Spoiler

and then dies anti-climactically towards the end anyway, with barely anything of her character shown to the player. So why should anyone give a shit?

[close]

They reuse a load of armour and animations from ME1 and 2, there's no epic music or feel to the thing. You don't get any bonus items, and worst of all, Aria stays in that club on the Citadel after the DLC is over anyway! So what was the point to the whole thing anyway.

At least with the Lair of the Shadow Broker dlc, Liara stayed on the Broker's ship and gave you bonus stuff.

Glad there's been some official reviewers slating it. I'm fed up of paid-for reviews praising shite over and over again.

"I am Omega." Fuck off love, you own a nightclub.

Ouch. Just when i thought things couldn't get worse for them, i read this...

[OsirisMVZ]

There's actually been some opening news come out today that they're planning on one last DLC and they've got ALL their writers working on it.

Supposed to be based in the Citadel, and solo-player only, ie. no squadmates, just Shepard like in the Arrival dlc for ME2.

[Red_Isle_Chap]

There's actually been some opening news come out today that they're planning on one last DLC and they've got ALL their writers working on it.

Supposed to be based in the Citadel, and solo-player only, ie. no squadmates, just Shepard like in the Arrival dlc for ME2.

Far, far too late to be honest. They've royally fucked up the series with the abomination that was 3 and the decision to make everything you choose mean utterly fuck all.

It's been ages since i've finished 3 and to be honest it still fucking annoys me no how badly it was done. Only Tuchunka (can't spell) was done really well, the rest of it was all pretty bland and poor. Such a shame.

[Malaysian Kopite]

I've just finished it.

What just happened?

[pepe_carra_stevie_nando]

I've just finished it.

What just happened?

That is the million dollar question that everyone has been asking since it came out.

[Drinks Sangria]

I've just finished it.

What just happened?

'I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened. Bioware.'

[Ron]

'I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened. Bioware.'

[Redman0151]

I've just finished it.

What just happened?

You got slapped in the face by Bioware and told all those decisions you've made over the past 3 games and all those relationships you forged made the sum total of fuck all difference and you just get to choose what your favourite colour is and see what happens.

[Malaysian Kopite]

I actually feel that it was still a great game. The problem with the ending was how unspectacular it was compared to the rest of the series as well as it being necessary to play online to get the 'best' ending.Combat has improved for me from ME1 and 2.Its much more difficult this time around with more varied enemies. I thought all the missions were decent with the exception of Geth/Quarian ones,the Citadel coup and Mars. THere's still the problem of not having much to do with your money. I liked ME2's planet scanning system better. There wasn't a final boss in this(which was daft) or enough squadmates. That was poor as I loved interacting with squadmates and getting to know their history. I guess that's a con of bringing back old faces.The decisions you could make in the game feel quite significant as well.I found it daft though that I wiped out most of the Quarians and not a single person mentioned it afterwards.

Overall its nowhere near as good as ME1 or 2. But maybe because its still a Mass Effect game, I felt it was good game. Disappointing, but much of the loss/hopelessness was well explored.Still a great trilogy.

[OsirisMVZ]

The Tuchanka "set" was a great bunch of missions, where all the lore and decisions you had made over the previous two games came together, and aside from the pointless death at the end (come on the game has been out 9 months, hardly a spoiler) it's well worth doing.

Everything else fell apart. I couldn't give a shit about the Quarians vs Geth thing, and Thessia, Sur'kesh and Palaven were just one mission each, so there was no scope or scale to judge those council races by in the same way that doing 3-4 missions on Tuchanka did for the Krogan.

[stoa]

I actually feel that it was still a great game. The problem with the ending was how unspectacular it was compared to the rest of the series as well as it being necessary to play online to get the 'best' ending.Combat has improved for me from ME1 and 2.Its much more difficult this time around with more varied enemies. I thought all the missions were decent with the exception of Geth/Quarian ones,the Citadel coup and Mars. THere's still the problem of not having much to do with your money. I liked ME2's planet scanning system better. There wasn't a final boss in this(which was daft) or enough squadmates. That was poor as I loved interacting with squadmates and getting to know their history. I guess that's a con of bringing back old faces.The decisions you could make in the game feel quite significant as well.I found it daft though that I wiped out most of the Quarians and not a single person mentioned it afterwards.

Spot on in my view and part of the reason why I think people are going overboard with their criticism of the third game or even the whole trilogy. Yes, the ending didn't change according to what you have done in the previous games, but I'd say that's pretty understandable. There were just so many things going on in all three games, that it would have been hard to come up with various endings according to what way you went at certain points. There is a saying that goes "Der Weg ist das Ziel" in German. I don't know where it's from or if there is an English version, but it basically means that often it's not that important what you see once you've reached the end of a long way. It's more important what you've experienced ON the way. I just feel that the ME-trilogy is exactly that: a great journey towards a (rather bad) ending, but with shitloads of great experiences along the way (even if they don't influence the outcome that much). I still had endless fun with all three games and the little stories that are being told...

[Malaysian Kopite]

The Tuchanka "set" was a great bunch of missions, where all the lore and decisions you had made over the previous two games came together, and aside from the pointless death at the end (come on the game has been out 9 months, hardly a spoiler) it's well worth doing.

Everything else fell apart. I couldn't give a shit about the Quarians vs Geth thing, and Thessia, Sur'kesh and Palaven were just one mission each, so there was no scope or scale to judge those council races by in the same way that doing 3-4 missions on Tuchanka did for the Krogan.

Someone died after Tuchanka? Really?

[Drinks Sangria]

Someone died after Tuchanka? Really?

They can do, depending on your choices.

Spoiler

Mordin died on mine.

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[Malaysian Kopite]

They can do, depending on your choices.

Spoiler

Mordin died on mine.

[close]

On mine too, but that was on a different planet though wasn't it? Although it was part of the Krogan arc. I'm sure it was on some garden planet?

[pepe_carra_stevie_nando]

On mine too, but that was on a different planet though wasn't it? Although it was part of the Krogan arc. I'm sure it was on some garden planet?

It was on Tuchanka. It was when he

Spoiler

went into that tower to release the Genophage cure.

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[Malaysian Kopite]

Oh, couldn't remember that.