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My thoughts on Mass Effect 3 and its ending [Spoiler free]
13 years ago
To be fair, I wasn't all shocked by the game's ending as I had read the spoilers about a week before... unfortunately the ending sounded so far-fetched from those leaked details that I dismissed the thought of such a silly conclusion...
... Perhaps I should not have done that. Because unlike the endings to other games I have played in the past... This one did not make me smile.
Without going into detail, I will say that overall I enjoyed Mass Effect 3 greatly. The gameplay, story and side quests were all very well executed. I even enjoyed the DLC From Ashes because of the interactive segments it creates for the story after the mission is completed. However, the ending was a pretty hard let down for the end of the trilogy... Mostly because of the major implications EVERY ending choice created for the Mass Effect Universe following the Reaper incursion.
Needless to say this issue has me on both sides of the fence. Because I respect Bioware and the Mass Effect franchise greatly, I can't argue with their reasons in wanting to end Commander Shepard's tale this way... Mostly because we know that Bioware is going to continue the franchise with a sequel or prequel (hopefully sequel). I respect the creative right of storytellers to do with their creation as they see fit.
The die-hard fan in me would beg to differ, saying that Mass Effect 3's ending was a soul crushing disappointment due to the events that occurred in every end sequence. To me Mass Effect 3's ending mirrored the Deus Ex series endings, which while I think were appropriate ways to end those stories, shouldn't have been attempted with Mass Effect 3's complexly detailed universe.
Lastly, while this interests me to see how the Mass Effect story continues after Shepard, I have to say I am at my wits end with discussing the ending both physically and emotionally. Many people have some ingenuous theories on how to interpret the ending and I like that. But seeing how this seems to have had such a devastating effect on the Mass Effect fan base, my advice is to allow at least a week to go by before doing so more.
This being said, I'm going to spend the rest of my evening drawing Mass Effect fan art and playing multiplayer, focusing on the universe that Bioware has previously constructed for us, rather than allow a story's bad ending to get me down.
... Perhaps I should not have done that. Because unlike the endings to other games I have played in the past... This one did not make me smile.
Without going into detail, I will say that overall I enjoyed Mass Effect 3 greatly. The gameplay, story and side quests were all very well executed. I even enjoyed the DLC From Ashes because of the interactive segments it creates for the story after the mission is completed. However, the ending was a pretty hard let down for the end of the trilogy... Mostly because of the major implications EVERY ending choice created for the Mass Effect Universe following the Reaper incursion.
Needless to say this issue has me on both sides of the fence. Because I respect Bioware and the Mass Effect franchise greatly, I can't argue with their reasons in wanting to end Commander Shepard's tale this way... Mostly because we know that Bioware is going to continue the franchise with a sequel or prequel (hopefully sequel). I respect the creative right of storytellers to do with their creation as they see fit.
The die-hard fan in me would beg to differ, saying that Mass Effect 3's ending was a soul crushing disappointment due to the events that occurred in every end sequence. To me Mass Effect 3's ending mirrored the Deus Ex series endings, which while I think were appropriate ways to end those stories, shouldn't have been attempted with Mass Effect 3's complexly detailed universe.
Lastly, while this interests me to see how the Mass Effect story continues after Shepard, I have to say I am at my wits end with discussing the ending both physically and emotionally. Many people have some ingenuous theories on how to interpret the ending and I like that. But seeing how this seems to have had such a devastating effect on the Mass Effect fan base, my advice is to allow at least a week to go by before doing so more.
This being said, I'm going to spend the rest of my evening drawing Mass Effect fan art and playing multiplayer, focusing on the universe that Bioware has previously constructed for us, rather than allow a story's bad ending to get me down.
But yeah no reason in letting it get you down if you can help it right, I'm still having fun myself with the MP and everything else before the ending myself XP.