Mass Effect 3

[lunar47]

So I finally finished Mass Effect 3 and I'm still not quite sure what to think.

Comments

[evilsherbear]

Confusion for everything after Anderson was my main emotion at the ending, then followed by frustration at the planet crash/epilogue and then finally anger at the "Buy moar DLC lol" ending card.

All you can do now is wait for the "clarified" ending form Bioware.

[lunar47]

yeah that kind of sums up my feeling. My only other wish for the game would have been for more playable planets. Scanning for war assets kind of sucked. Especially since I left it all till the end and then couldn't collect the assets without triggering the reapers. I didn't have any missions left to do so I could go back those systems.

[ultrapeach]

I really hope that the DLC will answer a few of those questions. :( Although somehow I can't see it redeeming the utter 'what??' too much.

[lunar47]

Yeah I'm curious too about what clarified means.

[woodwind]

Yeah no one liked the ending. It was a pretty damn good game nevertheless though. The only game I cried over, the only game that had real leadership "sometimes shit don't work out, you're the bad guy no matter what you do" decisions. Would have liked more Miranda and Thane and a better ending, but it was what it was.

[lunar47]

I enjoyed the game too. I wish it was longer. I played it in about 28 hrs and I remember spending at least 35 hrs in the other 2 games. This game was just so depressing though. At least for my Shepard. My next run through will probably be happier since she'll have Garrus and I heard their romance arc was pretty good.

Definitely agree on needing more Thane and Miranda.

[stargater]

It's been two months and I'm still thinking about it and get emotional over it lol. I headcanon explain away everything from the Citadel beam on as an indoctrination attempt (read up on the indoctrination theory for more if you're interested) whereas I then destroyed the Reapers (but EDI and the Geth didn't die) and Shepard was alive in the rubble to be rescued by squaddies. I'm quite curious to what this "clarification DLC" is going to be about. Hmpf.

[lunar47]

I like your headcanon. I know I believe that the relays weren't actually destroyed and the citadel will open it's lovely arms once more because seriously what about all the millions of people who live there. And the Normandy isn't down for good.

Will that DLC be free I wonder.

[stargater]

Yeah, the gist of my headcanon is that Shepard defies the indoctrination attempt and destroys the Reapers, is rescued and reunited with Kaidan and other squaddies, EDI and the Geth didn't die and the relays weren't destroyed. I will forever cling to this headcanon lol.

They said it would be. As far as I understand, there won't be any new gameplay but will offer "clarification" for the ending with new cinematics. We shall see!

[lunar47]

I watched a few videos on the indoctrination theory and I so think that that was what the developers should have gone for. It would have been a way better ending.