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Mass Effect 3
Stingray
Elite Ranger
in Zocalo v2.0
While I have yet to play it, I've enjoyed the plot of this series quite a bit. Today ME3 was released and it's good to be back with the crew of the Normandy. :)
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For the opening sequence, my heart rate actually increased with the anticipation! I can't remember the last time a game did that!
I've read some criticism on the web about Mass Effect 3, but I liked it for the most part. There are things that could be done better but that's the case for every game. Maybe the people complaining just had too high expectations, as mine were not high as I'm always afraid people will screw up stuff.
It was the glitchiest of the trilogy, a number of animation problems that I noticed. I'd have liked to see them do more with the Galaxy at War system. I got my readiness rating up to 86% and it didn't feel like it made any difference. I guess a replay might help in that regard.
[sp]I've heard people complaining about the ending too. I think they were expecting something with a lot of explosions. Instead we got a much more thought provoking end. I kinda liked it.[/sp]
Kinda sad it's over now though. I found the party members of both games were so well written, they almost seemed like real people you were interacting with and could care about. Now I won't see them in anymore adventures unless I replay the game again.
In fact, Hitler sums it up pretty good here (SPOILER ALERT): [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b33tJx8iy0A&feature=related[/url]
Spoiler: I was prepared to see Shepard die, I was expecting it, in fact the only ending that would have felt really bad was if they time travelled to make it never happen or some bullshit like that.
After finishing it, I didnt really feel anything. I was happy to have finished it, but I felt hollow a bit.
After thinking about it, it really does not feel like an ending at all, there are so many holes in the story, in fact, the only thing that make sense is this:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynYgr1rqEec&feature=related[/url]
P.s. those links are full of spoilers D.s.
[url]https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT4IUepvrU1pfv_B95oQj0H84DlCTUmzQ_uQh1voTUs/preview?pli=1&sle=true[/url]
Gah, and I was so sure that the people not liking the ending were overreacting..
[SPOILER] What I liked most about my story through all the games is that I did very well in ME1 and 2, but in ME3 a lot of people died through out the game (Miranda, Tali, Legion) so it was really a sad ending where everyone Shepard cared about died. :D [/SPOILER]
The Mass Effect games are all about choice, so instead of having and end where the final decision makes no real difference to the events that follow, they should allow people to choose a happy ending, or a sad ending or whatever.
I played through the series my way, if I think Shepard should live, then dammit, he should live! The first Dragonage did this excellently, so why cant Mass Effect?
Miranda and Tali didn't die in my game. It was Mordin, Thane and Legion but then I think everyone who was on the ground in the final battle died though. I know it's supposed to be a desperate situation but the games have always offered hope. The only characters I know for sure to lived are Joker, Tali and Javik because they were at the Normandy crashsite. Which is again strange because Tali was on the ground with me during the final assault. I assumed she died in the charge.
These are the two tweets that speak most for a indoctrination right now:
User 7: "Its not that the ending was taken in the wrong direction its that it makes NO SENSE. Ashley was on the Normandy? she [was] with me."
@masseffect: "Probably a good thing to be cautious of."
User 2 - then I want to SEE that he was lying. I want to get up and finish the fight with Commander Shepard. Then retire.
Merizan - augh. want. to. discuss! Staying spoiler free for now :P
Not a bad view IMO. :p
Just have to wait and see