I just finished the game and at the end, I was thinking, that's it? It takes effort to almost blot out 100+ hours of game time over five years in the last ten minutes. And those last ten minutes almost do that.
My biggest beef with that ending is that it's thematically incompatible with the rest of ME3, let alone the first two games. Even if we assume the indoctrination theory is true (which I don't), you can't really pull that kind of stunt in the ME universe. I expect space opera from my space opera, not 2001: A Space Odyssey mashed up with Neo meets the Architect from the Matrix.
I am not really sure if any DLC patch can ever fix such a 'broken' ending, unless they completely retcon it or incorporate the indoctrination theory in to the game. Even then, I really don't know how good they can make it. This is such a letdown.
(This is not to say that I didn't enjoy the game, I did. However, those last ten minutes are not disappearing from my memory any time soon.)
EDIT: So burnt out by that ending that I went and bought The Force Unleashed. I hear it has a decent story, and I need some good space opera to forget about ME.
My biggest beef with that ending is that it's thematically incompatible with the rest of ME3, let alone the first two games. Even if we assume the indoctrination theory is true (which I don't), you can't really pull that kind of stunt in the ME universe. I expect space opera from my space opera, not 2001: A Space Odyssey mashed up with Neo meets the Architect from the Matrix.
I am not really sure if any DLC patch can ever fix such a 'broken' ending, unless they completely retcon it or incorporate the indoctrination theory in to the game. Even then, I really don't know how good they can make it. This is such a letdown.
(This is not to say that I didn't enjoy the game, I did. However, those last ten minutes are not disappearing from my memory any time soon.)
EDIT: So burnt out by that ending that I went and bought The Force Unleashed. I hear it has a decent story, and I need some good space opera to forget about ME.
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This message last edited by AliasRY on 26/03/2012 at 11:57:11 AM
Mass Effect 3 and the Ending From Hell (massive spoilers if you haven't finished the game)
- 18/03/2012 07:13:16 PM
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The ending was extremely terrible considering the rest of the game.
- 18/03/2012 08:27:24 PM
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It is possible to reconcile the Quarians and Geth. They end up sharing Rannoch. *NM*
- 24/03/2012 04:25:18 PM
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Yeah, you need to make a Paragon choice in the final conversation.
- 27/03/2012 02:12:18 PM
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Rewriting/destroying the Heretics and Tali and Legions loyalty from ME2 also count. *NM*
- 01/04/2012 09:10:13 AM
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Yes. Unfortunately you need those things too.
- 07/04/2012 01:51:11 AM
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That sucks. Luckily I had my saves saved. *NM*
- 07/04/2012 09:48:53 AM
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Yeah. I mean I could have downloaded a save, but I didn't realize it was that important.
- 07/04/2012 06:09:42 PM
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I hope indoctrination ia the case and we get dlc. The ending(s) was a serious dissapointment. *NM*
- 20/03/2012 04:53:18 PM
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Yeah. I had an immediate, powerful, and visceral dislike of the ending.
- 24/03/2012 04:31:33 PM
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That ending took effort.
- 26/03/2012 11:48:28 AM
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There is some good stuff out there, and brilliant if you are prepared to go old-school.
- 27/03/2012 02:10:20 PM
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Thanks for recommendations.
- 30/03/2012 04:46:42 AM
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I can't stand Obsidian.
- 30/03/2012 09:25:27 AM
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Granted, I had the benefit of playing the game long after release...
- 30/03/2012 09:31:58 AM
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Yeah, New Vegas has been patched now.
- 31/03/2012 09:52:29 PM
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I played all of these games on the console...
- 31/03/2012 11:50:26 PM
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If they'd done that they would have been fired or sued.
- 04/04/2012 12:09:15 AM
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I think Morrowind and the 2 expansions and Oblivion were the some of the last PC games I played.
- 04/04/2012 03:29:11 AM
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I had a main-quest bug in SKYRIM involving Parthunax and the Blades.
- 05/04/2012 10:56:19 AM
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I was only given 2 options at the end
- 06/04/2012 11:35:50 PM
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Exactly, it was entirely not clear which was which
- 17/06/2012 04:34:31 PM
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Re: Exactly, it was entirely not clear which was which
- 17/06/2012 10:36:57 PM
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Re: Exactly, it was entirely not clear which was which
- 17/06/2012 10:52:11 PM
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Re: Exactly, it was entirely not clear which was which
- 18/06/2012 09:12:17 AM
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ME2
- 18/06/2012 12:39:05 PM
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Only the face was bugged (it's patched now), everything else is (and was) imported correctly. *NM*
- 18/06/2012 08:09:12 PM
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I can finally read this thread. 
And I believe I'm in the "that was pretty good" camp.
- 07/04/2012 04:31:45 AM
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And I believe I'm in the "that was pretty good" camp.
- 07/04/2012 04:31:45 AM
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I take issue with one of your issues 
- 08/04/2012 12:20:00 AM
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- 08/04/2012 12:20:00 AM
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Re: I can finally read this thread. And I believe I'm in the "that was pretty good" camp.
- 09/04/2012 01:02:02 AM
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And I believe I'm in the "that was pretty good" camp.
- 09/04/2012 01:02:02 AM
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Re: I can finally read this thread. And I believe I'm in the "that was pretty good" camp.
- 09/04/2012 03:08:35 PM
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And I believe I'm in the "that was pretty good" camp.
- 09/04/2012 03:08:35 PM
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It's possible your Rannoch decision was bugged.
- 10/04/2012 08:36:08 PM
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Could be. I'm a little hesitant to go around crying bug, but that's always a possibility. *NM*
- 10/04/2012 09:30:40 PM
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