Originally posted by Adam Grimes
The ending might have been lackluster compared to the impossible-to-meet expectations placed upon it, but I would never ever prefer a shitty creepypasta to take it's place.
Are you referring to the "Indoctrination Theory"? It was a very well thought out theory that never bills itself as anything but that. Even still, it spanned the entire trilogy and would have been an amazing prologue to the actual ending of the game and would've let them give a sense of hopelessness before they actually delivered on the ending they promised.
https://indoctrinated.fandom.com/wiki/Indoctrination_Theory_Wiki#:~:text=Indoctrination%20Theory%2C%20commonly%20abbreviated%20IT,in%20an%20internal%20battle%20against - If you think this is a shitty creepypasta, you clearly haven't read it. It's head and shoulders better than the "Pick a color, any color" ending we got that completely ignored all the actual work you put in over the games like gathering allies and doing all those side quests.
And I would've preferred that creepypasta to the literal shitty ending we got for ME3.
There's a reason it was created back then when 'lost episodes', 'purgatory theories' and etc seemed to be all the internet couldn't shut up about. It shares the same premise and roots. Not interesting in my opinion.
And the ending was handled as well as every other ending in similar, contemporary games.
The ending was garbage and anyone who thinks differently is willfully ignorant and ignoring how BioWare blatantly lied to everyone. If it was so good they wouldn't have needed to come out with extra ending content just to try and appease the overwhelming majority of the fan base, which they still failed at. Its lambasted as one of the worst video game endings of all time for a reason.
Calm down. I never said it was good. It was serviceable at best, specially after the dlc (admittedly a shit move).
But this line caught my attention: 'Its lambasted as one of the worst video game endings of all time for a reason.' lol. Videogame coverage is one of the most inflammatory, biased and sensationalist forms of journalism there's ever been. Sorry I don't subscribe to Angry Joe's views on games lol.
Did you think I was referencing Angry Joe? Multiple outlets from youtubers to professional groups like IGN and every video game publication under the sun criticize the ending. You'll find a lot more who don't like it than do. And the ones who do can't give a legit reason as to why its good, or an excuse as to why the devs outright lied about the ending, which they did.
Originally posted by KingD19
The ending was garbage and anyone who thinks differently is willfully ignorant and ignoring how BioWare blatantly lied to everyone. If it was so good they wouldn't have needed to come out with extra ending content just to try and appease the overwhelming majority of the fan base, which they still failed at. Its lambasted as one of the worst video game endings of all time for a reason.
It was a lazy cop out.
Mass Effect is based on choice affecting outcome. Like the second game and the amount of people you can save, or not. Like the pre-endgame status of Shep being a happy bachelor getting some "Me time", or being shackled with emotionally damaged or manipulative harpies.
Everyone getting the same ending in a franchise who's main selling point is choice leading to consequence knocks that house of cards over.
Casey Hudson retired from Bioware.
March 12th is the release date according to online retailers.