Mass Effect 3 SPOILER THREAD: LOTS OF SPECULATION FROM EVERYONE
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It makes sense though. How could Shepard have possibly survived re-entering the orbit in the Destroy ending if that was reality?
Nope. Just a depressing cock tease.
dragonelite
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Did they guy who needed names already posted the video?
Its was 3 am so i forgot his username.
Its was 3 am so i forgot his username.
BioWare: Shepard caught a ship somewhere in the Citadel and rode it down to a crash landing lol
Empty Space
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There was one it got cut, but some audio files are on the disc.
If you assumed what it says it's you could extrapolate that there actually a way to revert the Collectors to Prothean form. Still wouldn't make sense in the multiplayer though since that's supposed to take place while Shepard is doing all his recruiting.
I thought Shepard would be the Catalyst myself.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
In my ending Shepard has TIM commit suicide and, though struggling hard with his wounds, Anderson succumbs to death. Hackett radios in about problems with the Crucible, and Shepard attempts to make it to the Citadel control panel. She too suffers crippling wounds, and falls in a heap before activating anything.
Just as with the current game, a magical platform lifts Shepard up to where the Crucible and Citadel meet. But, instead of coming face to face with space Casper, she is forced to confront Harbinger.
Then you must romance Harbinger to save the galaxy through a series of paragon/renegade dialogue choices. Fully interactive love scene follows.
Just as with the current game, a magical platform lifts Shepard up to where the Crucible and Citadel meet. But, instead of coming face to face with space Casper, she is forced to confront Harbinger.
Then you must romance Harbinger to save the galaxy through a series of paragon/renegade dialogue choices. Fully interactive love scene follows.
diamondstar
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I agree. The game plays great. I can never get tired of the sound of SLAM. Holy balls.... I know I am in the minority but I got pretty bored at about 20 hours. I just got so tired of Cerberus, Cerberus, Cerberus. The best parts of the game involved the Reapers and guess what?! I still don't know much about them! I wanted explanation of their origin and their motivations. Maybe even some flashbacks that showed other civilizations besides the Protheans being exterminated.
They REALLY dropped the ball with Javik. The vengeance story for him should have been bad ass and fucking emotional. The game has some great missions but the story didn't come together for me. And it's funny that I mentioned too much Cerberus but TIM was hardly present in the story either which was disappointing.
I hate the way ME as a trilogy was handled. I like some held ME1 in high regard.. I gave ME2 a pass because I figured it would get better in ME3..boy was I let down. I have a "fuck Bioware" attitude at the moment.
Empty Space
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: / that kind of makes sense I guess.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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The true battle of assuming control.
Will pay 800 Bioware Points for this.
The Normandy crew lost on an planet god knows where is to good be true? I don't see it. Since the energy wave isn't destructive (or in the worst case it would kill EDI) isn't a "too good to be true" ending if Normandy just sit still with rest of fleet?
And that still doesn't explain the post-credits scene, that happens with or without "Shepard lives" ending (that at this point I think is just a easter-egg).
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Only playable if Tali commits suicide.
Paragon is love-making, Renegade is fierce and rough, and Synthesis results in female Shep getting knocked up.
heliosRAzi
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doubleplusgood
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Deal breaker. </3
EmCeeGramr
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I'll uninstall ME3 and break all my ME discs if that's the case.
Tali dies anyway dude. She starved to death on The Land of the Lost planet.
firehawk12
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You find out that you are actually a clone of Harbinger and you have to have sex with yourself.
Why would Joker pick up your crew and abandon you to fly away, even if you manage to save Earth? The images at the end make no sense anyway.
This puts a whole new spin on the synthetic-organic "synthesis."
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Free new ending expansion pack with extra multiplayer content for good measure, all free, from EA and BioWare, as confirmed by an anonymous 4chan source.
Sounds legit.
YES
Sounds legit.
YES
Apocalyptic Tentacle-Love Achievement
Oh, let me also say that I wouldn't be shocked if EA and Bioware are carefully monitoring the multiplayer stats. If there's a sudden drop in players that coincides with players receiving the Legend achievement, then it can easily be seen as a reaction to the ending.
If that multiplayer base dries up, there goes the possibility of selling multiplayer DLC.
If that multiplayer base dries up, there goes the possibility of selling multiplayer DLC.
MasterShotgun
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Hellsing321
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If you can't trust an anonymous 4chan source who can you trust?
ShockingAlberto
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So we have a few options here
1) The ending is as plainly the way it looked. Shep meets magical space child, you choose different colored explosions, for some reason the crew that was with you on earth landed in some jungle.
So, Bioware wrote a really shitty ending, possibly rushed for time.
2) Indoctrination theory where nothing that happened after being hit by Harbinger's laser really happened. It was Shepard's mind fighting off indoctrination. His/her conversation with the Illusive Man was representative of his/her own struggle to keep a grip over their own mind. The choice determined whether you wake up or not and did not actually cause pointless stone age-ing of the galaxy. For whatever reason, Shepard is shown an image of your crew crash-landing in a jungle.
So, Bioware did not write the ending of the game to either leave it vague or to sell you an ending later.
3) They ending was just a feint while they were rushed for time to make an actual ending. It will come out eventually.
So, Bioware sold you an incomplete product, but intends to fix it eventually and was not out to PURPOSELY screw you out of an appropriate ending.
It's kind of funny that the best possible choice for Bioware - as in, the option above that makes them look the least incompetent and sleazy - is the one where they tried to write a clever ending and just threw up all over themselves.
1) The ending is as plainly the way it looked. Shep meets magical space child, you choose different colored explosions, for some reason the crew that was with you on earth landed in some jungle.
So, Bioware wrote a really shitty ending, possibly rushed for time.
2) Indoctrination theory where nothing that happened after being hit by Harbinger's laser really happened. It was Shepard's mind fighting off indoctrination. His/her conversation with the Illusive Man was representative of his/her own struggle to keep a grip over their own mind. The choice determined whether you wake up or not and did not actually cause pointless stone age-ing of the galaxy. For whatever reason, Shepard is shown an image of your crew crash-landing in a jungle.
So, Bioware did not write the ending of the game to either leave it vague or to sell you an ending later.
3) They ending was just a feint while they were rushed for time to make an actual ending. It will come out eventually.
So, Bioware sold you an incomplete product, but intends to fix it eventually and was not out to PURPOSELY screw you out of an appropriate ending.
It's kind of funny that the best possible choice for Bioware - as in, the option above that makes them look the least incompetent and sleazy - is the one where they tried to write a clever ending and just threw up all over themselves.
ViewtifulJC
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Lupinko
FrontalMonk
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I want to believe D:
Okay I understand the themes of synthetics/organically foreshadowed through all three games. I'll even accept there being a man behind the man since it's hinted on Thessia. BioWare could have made this an acceptable ending (like the elves leaving Middle Earth) - IF they hadn't put so much plot into the games, and ME3 in particular, that endsu up being obliterated by the ending. The prospect of that universe essentially coming to an end (beyond defeating the Reapers) is not at all apparent until right at the end, which makes it feel like an ass-pull.
Lastly, I'm just dissappointed at how little apparently went into the production of the ending scenes. They differ less than ME2's endings despite BioWare no longer being obligated to tie this shit into another game.
Lastly, I'm just dissappointed at how little apparently went into the production of the ending scenes. They differ less than ME2's endings despite BioWare no longer being obligated to tie this shit into another game.
Because it didn't happen. Notice Shepard wakes up after the Normandy lands on that planet. That's where reality begins again.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The DLC also includes Love Plus: BioWare, where you can go on dates with your kawaii Tali or Liara and make them your girlfriend. Uguu.
Nope. She mourned the loss of Shepard for a while, and then after that she and EDI got together and killed Jeff, eating his body. It was all good.
Have you seen amazon's average rating? Jeez. Seeing the average score on meteoritic and amazon makes me a lot more cautious about game reviews now. Not a lot of gaming outlets really mentioned this or just touched upon it lightly. it really is a poorly written ending for a trilogy.
I don't know about that, we got two months of some free DLC stuff on ME2, then there was all the free DLC Burnout paradise got for like a year that was pretty big in total.
FrontalMonk
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man, and here I was hoping for more fetch quests so I can get more War Assets for the war I already finished.
oh, point. I had blocked the Firewalker missions out of my head like a traumatic event, so I totally forgot about that. Also, the Burnout paradise DLC was pretty good from what I remember.
Quarians are silicon-based. I don't think she could digest Jeff, I'm afraid.
Eating Jeff's body would kill Tali. Garrus' body would sustain her for however long it takes for Garrus' body to run out.
The Xtortionist
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She dies anyway...the Normandy only stocks a few weeks worth of nutrient paste.
You mean Tali's body would sustain Garrus.
You just don't simply kill someone as brotastic as Garrus.
I prefer 3. That way the writers dot sucks and their ending results of 'we'll sell it later' isn't as malicious as crafting an end story with the idea of selling dlc as their goal. Instead it ends up being a oh fuck moment.
The ending being somewhat disappointing doesn't make the game any less great.
People giving the game a shit rating because of the ending aren't any better.
Infinite Justice
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Seriously you guys. I don't want your fanfics!
Everyone knows that Shep ascended into goddom and became God. That's how he created space magic. Everyone's back at the Garden of Eden so there's no need to kill anyone.
Everyone knows that Shep ascended into goddom and became God. That's how he created space magic. Everyone's back at the Garden of Eden so there's no need to kill anyone.
I see, I guess they could give it up for free for a few months.
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