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[Mass Effect] SPOILER ALL ME3 DISCUSSION. EVERY SINGLE BIT. EVEN HINTS.
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So that cannibal
And if the red stripe means N7/Commando status.
There is a hint that implies that maybe there is more to the story that we haven't seen yet. Some twitter post that was linked from BSN. I tried to do a quick search for it, but I was spending too much time reading vitrol. I already vented my feelings.
Anyhow, the twit was basically that we haven't seen anything yet and there are awesome plans (my summerization).
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I've seen some of the twitter conversations (there have been more than one from them). They're making me hopeful, and it really does sound like they have some cool plans regarding what everyone has been complaining about. This is somewhat exciting.
Oh, if that theory is true, I'll cheerfully take back EVERYTHING I've said about them in the last week. Admittedly in the "I still want to slug you, but I'll pick you up and buy you a beer after. Jerk." sense.
The problem is, while it makes a RIDICULOUS amount of sense, "sloppy" and "budget" could explain literally everything in the theory.
The full list of "reasons" is over on the BSN forums, and while some are, yes, way the heck out there, there's... Yeah. VERY internally consistent framework for the theory, and if it's not the case, holy hell is that a series of coincidences.
Not that I don't blame people for venting. I did it earlier, but I got it out of my system want to focus my posts on the aspects I enjoyed.
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Also, damn this sound track is good. Really puts the emotion into the scene.
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I think the ending fundamentally missed why I played and loved Mass Effect. It wasn't a game about saving the galaxy, it was a game about the people who made the galaxy worth saving. And the ending doesn't provide any conclusion in that regard. Since I played multiplayer (which is great fun), it even cheapens my (Shepard's) sacrifice by hinting that Shep might've survived after I chose to destroy all synthetic life. What the hell is that? And then suddenly we've got the Normandy randomly flying through FTL (where the hell were they going? The fight was entirely around Earth!), crash landing on some random planet, the squadmate who I took with me to Earth walking out of it (Garrus), and then some trite bullshit with some random old man narrator telling stories about "The Shepard" to some stupid little kid? And to top it all off, the galaxy that I fought and bled to unite is suddenly and completely cut off from each other because the relays blow up? Just because?!
After the incredibly moving scenes throughout the game, the gripping stories of countless individuals that played out over the course of three whole games, the heart-wrenching decisions that Shepard makes throughout each game, this convoluted, catch-all garbage is supposed to be the conclusion?
Right up until the very end, I was planning on playing through the entire series multiple more times, just to see how making different decisions would affect the fate of the galaxy. But with this ending? There's no point. It doesn't matter in the end. And while yes, the journey may be different, I need to know that what I've done matters in the end. It doesn't, and that's why instead of continuing to follow, love, and support the series, I'm probably done with it. And that's very disappointing to me.
Now, the high points of the game:
I refuse to believe
People are speculating, don't know where from, that it could be free. Because seriously, making us pay for that would be a huge dick move. And giving us time to think about what happened and that theory before releasing possible free DLC would be amazing.
In the last cycle that is precisely what they did, took over the Citadel and cut off the relays. Which is what they should have done this time too. I guess you can argue that they did it because the Protheans were one empire, and the current galaxy is so fractured that they didn't think there was any chance of a united front anyway.
Well, one of the ideas floated around over there is that given the original script/endings leak, they're holding the actual end back till the game's been released worldwide, at which point it gets released to anyone with uh... The Alliance News Code or w/e it was like in ME2 that gave us Zaeed and whatnot. So it'd be free to anyone with a "new" copy of the game, and anyone who bought used would have to shell out for an ending that's not traffic light, which would also be an anti-piracy widget.
Who knows. Honestly, at this point, I'd be good with the traffic lights if
Paying for ending DLC would be the ultimate dick move. Free DLC would still not be as good as if they had made a good ending in the first place, but it would be much much better than leaving us with this horrible ending.
I don't know... that seems like abit of a cop out... We finish the game, form opinions on what we have to go on then a bioware writer drops 'You don't have all the facts, man!' well, whose fault is that?
also, having finally saved up enough credits for the widow and found the tempest, my infiltrator is finally back to being the unstoppable deathmachine I remember from ME2. The black widow is just completely unfair; at least you spent a lot of time reloading with the regular widow.
my unofficial autobio will be accompanied with tips on how to smile
cause I've found that when they don't see you frown, they never know that you're a threat
and they don't sweat you when you came around
Bethsoft did that, so I wouldn't put it past someone else to do it as well.
Choice in an illusion. That's what I got out of all of this.
how people are finishing this in 25 hours and claiming to have 100% it as to be bullshit, unless they are skipping all dialouge and side quests.
Yeah, that's pretty much how the Reapers used to do it. I think Vigil on Ilos explains it. But the Citadel is basically the mass relay hub. Once the Reaper signal is given, the Reaper fleet emerges from dark space right there at the Citadel. After quickly destroying any resistance there, they cut off all the relays so only the Reapers can use them. Same goes with the comm relays, so no instant travel or communication between worlds. Then the Repears would access all the data stored in the Citadel to find the location of all the current settlements and go harvest each planet, one by one.
It's actually a testament to the Protheans that they could survive for so long considering that exact thing happened to them.
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Wasn't this covered in Mass Effect 1? The Protheans reprogrammed the Citadel. Normally the Reapers would take control of it and use it to turn off all the mass relays. They can't do that trick anymore.
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I must've missed tones cos i hit 23 hours on my playthrough and i'm actually out of things to do. What've i done wrong!
EDIT: Weird thought re: ending and indoctrination. I have this idea, not fully formed mind you but that the destruction of the citadel/relay network is used too completely isolate the different races and allow the reapers to whittle them down/cripple ability for a defense to be coordinated.
Yeah, here's a couple of things off the top of my head that I missed:
Find out what happened to that guy in the embassies' son.
Are you playing on hardcore or anything? i'm either missing alot of content, or i just blasted through it a bit quick
You can buy individual weapons? how?
Also, a small moment of tearshedding (minor spoilers)
Shepard: So, did you get many of your civilians out?
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Elcor Ambassador:Not...
Enough.
Notice that he doesn't use his emotion conveyer thing, but he still sounds absolutly devestated, that's quite telling for a race that conveys emotion in minute quantities.
And lastly (near end game spoilers)
I played on hardcore, but I didn't die often. I just did every bit of content - quests, conversation with the crew (on ship and off; I checked often), exploration, etc. My effective military strength was over 7,200 by the end of the game.
You can buy them if you miss them in a mission. You can also buy the Black Widow, Paladin (upgraded Carnifax) and another gun from the Spectre shop at any time (provided you have the credits).
That's an amazing little scene.
Yeah... I actually like all the little side stuff going on.
Having actually served myself that kind of shit REALLY pisses me off and I wish my Shepard could talk to her.
Also, you could hear the sadness and rage in the Elcor's voice. Which is really saying something.
EDIT: Also, as much as it pained me to deliver the news afterwards, but I'm glad the poet Krogan and his Asari wife were happy and damn did he do good, getting into Aralacht company.
Bioware is all "lol silly player grunt can't die"
We should've known better
I assume if he's not loyal, it ends differently
but yeah, it was kind of a surprise
my unofficial autobio will be accompanied with tips on how to smile
cause I've found that when they don't see you frown, they never know that you're a threat
and they don't sweat you when you came around
The widow on the other hand is 250k from spectre requisitions. worth every penny.
It's funny when you headshot an assault trooper and their whole body just explodes. Made me laugh the first couple times I saw it (I assume this is from doing a large amount of overkill damage.)
my unofficial autobio will be accompanied with tips on how to smile
cause I've found that when they don't see you frown, they never know that you're a threat
and they don't sweat you when you came around