Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Well they certainly fixed it. Not sure if I would call it a "great ending" but I'm much happier with this than the old one.
-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is coming next week [Up: Out now, my sweet]
- Thread starter Hypertrooper
- Start date
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
So...your avatar?
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Not going back to quote, but a "perfect" ending would essentially be destroy as is, but with a high enough EMS, you wouldn't lose EDI and the Geth.
Reject still seems to be the most thematically correct though (at least for my Shepard.) They should have had a branch there between reject-fail and reject-success, where you basically talk starkid/reapers into suicide as you could with Saren and TIM.
Reject still seems to be the most thematically correct though (at least for my Shepard.) They should have had a branch there between reject-fail and reject-success, where you basically talk starkid/reapers into suicide as you could with Saren and TIM.
ElectricBlue187
Member
you are obviously new to the internet. Welcome.
except for the whole part where he said he was going to help all species?
you don't get blasted by the beam asap, instead your teammates are almost hit by a flying car and then you throw them on the normandy so everyone is safe then you get lasered beamed in the face then normal shit happens but at some point garrus was all 'lets gtfo, fuck shepard, leave his ass' and then they leave for some reason or something
theres 4 endings, you need to specify bro
Sadly, I'm serious. See Alucrid's explanation above. Garrus, how could you?
Can you imagine those guys trying to work on the IP with EA and Bioware breathing down their necks? All of Bioware's dudebro fans will be in shock and outrage mode saying "who are these bums working on my precious mass effect??" and Bioware will have to calm them down saying they'll keep a close eye to make sure everything remains in the "mass effect spirit".
It wouldn't work. It was bad enough with lucasarts and bioware breathing down Obsidian's neck on Kotor 2.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
So the ending is still incomprehensible bullshit? Great. Okay. I'll just youtube it.
I seriously thought you were being cheeky. That doesn't even make sense.
R_thanatos
Member
The kid is really the best way to not raise unique defensive questions from common people regarding the choices you'll have to take.
It's telling you what you should do ... i guess they tried the least agressive existance they could think of
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Blinded by disappointment maybe.
As for the rest of your comment...yeah. You're completely spot on.
New content kicks in from when you enter the Citadel. So, you need a save from the beam run (and say hello to Marauder Shields).
nope, new content happens before that bro
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
And here I thought me and Garrus were space bros until the end. 
HarryHengst
Member
No, the ending was bad because it was a bad ending, not because Bioware made it.
Red Blaster
Member
ahuhuhuahua the new endings
worst AAA franchise of all time
worst AAA franchise of all time
And here I thought me and Garrus were space bros until the end.
Garrus is still my bro. I would have told him to escape with everyone too.
In fact we're such bros that he already knew that and just took initiative.
Just the party pissing off, right?
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
That hurts man. First Garrus and now you? ;_;
And here I thought me and Garrus were space bros until the end.
I wish there's a new dialogue option when Garrus tells you about drinking in Heaven BS. "LIES, You lying LIAR!! In a few hours, you'd have deserted me by flying away with Normandy. Denying that we were bros!"
DeNile is not just a river in Citadel.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Also, the whole Normandy crash thing still doesn't make much sense. What about all the other ships that were in orbit around Earth? Why exactly was the skittlesplosion enough to disable the ship when Earth seemed to be pretty much fine?
And putting up the plaques was kind of odd as well. Timeline there? I mean, they apparently crash land on this deserted, tropical planet, but still have communications and are able to take the time out to determine whether or not Shepard and others are dead?
And putting up the plaques was kind of odd as well. Timeline there? I mean, they apparently crash land on this deserted, tropical planet, but still have communications and are able to take the time out to determine whether or not Shepard and others are dead?
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Please fucking stop.
You are calling this piece of shit, only slightly better than the original one the best videogame endings of all time.
Its impossible to say this with a straight face, not even by Mac Walter or Casey Hudson.
Im not a Bioware hater, well, im right now, but I LOVED the rest ME3 (and ME2, and ME1), but if two hacks are going to be directing the rest of their games with this final decissions, im not going to buy any game of them until they have changed of do a good result at the end.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Since people are asking, things I know they changed:
That's about all I noticed. Also I actually like the ending. I do think not everyone will though since it's exactly what they market it as, extended and with more detail and additions, rather than an all new ending together (though they do add in a new ending or two).
-Added scene during the march to the transportation laser that shows how your team mates get on Joker's ship. Includes extra dialogue and in my case, I got an extra dialogue choice. If you bring your romance partner, you also seem to get a new romance scene with them during this.
-There's a few added things before you get into the room with all the human body parts. Shows what the people in space are doing, and shows how Shepard ended up laying on the floor in a short cutscene as opposed to just waking up there randomly. The beginning conversation done here is also now converted into cutscene form rather than controllable, but you get control shortly after.
-A few short added scenes to help explain how you get to the star child a bit more.
-New added dialogue options with the star child to help explain things.
-A couple new endings, including an ending where you can deny what the star child proposes, and the 'everything becomes synthetic' ending now has a paragon and renegade version of the ending as well.
-The laser for the synthetic ending is no longer green, but blue. I'm almost certain this is to stop all the color jokes.
-A few added characters flash by when choosing your option.
-A new scene showing Joker and your team mates before helping explain why they're driving away, as well as a few extra scenes to show what happened to the Relays.
-New epilogue after they get stranded on the planet. Shows several new scenes and a series of slightly animated pictures play showing the 'outcome' of many of your squad mates story strings based on your choices. (there are more scenes beside the picture ones, though)
-I also hear if you complete it on a Legendary file, there's a new short added scene as well.
-There's a few added things before you get into the room with all the human body parts. Shows what the people in space are doing, and shows how Shepard ended up laying on the floor in a short cutscene as opposed to just waking up there randomly. The beginning conversation done here is also now converted into cutscene form rather than controllable, but you get control shortly after.
-A few short added scenes to help explain how you get to the star child a bit more.
-New added dialogue options with the star child to help explain things.
-A couple new endings, including an ending where you can deny what the star child proposes, and the 'everything becomes synthetic' ending now has a paragon and renegade version of the ending as well.
-The laser for the synthetic ending is no longer green, but blue. I'm almost certain this is to stop all the color jokes.
-A few added characters flash by when choosing your option.
-A new scene showing Joker and your team mates before helping explain why they're driving away, as well as a few extra scenes to show what happened to the Relays.
-New epilogue after they get stranded on the planet. Shows several new scenes and a series of slightly animated pictures play showing the 'outcome' of many of your squad mates story strings based on your choices. (there are more scenes beside the picture ones, though)
-I also hear if you complete it on a Legendary file, there's a new short added scene as well.
That's about all I noticed. Also I actually like the ending. I do think not everyone will though since it's exactly what they market it as, extended and with more detail and additions, rather than an all new ending together (though they do add in a new ending or two).
well krogans have babbies so i don't think the order in which they show it is accurate
what new content happens during the last two missions? people were posting earlier that there was nothing.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Maybe Garrus was on to something!
So, did this auto patch into the game, or is there an addon I need to download on Origin?
Hokay, then. Thanks.
changes before the laser death run and face off with marauder shields
^^ look at dusk golems post, seems pretty much all there
r00d. Have some new synthesis ending and marvel at the horror.
You are probably Yurop peasant. That's why you can't see the DLC yet...until 4th of July. AHAHAHAHAHA!
I can't find it either. If it was auto patched you would have seen the ~2gb file downloading by now but nothing has downloaded yet.
I kind of liked Synthesis, I mean, yeah the logic behind it is pretty fucked, but I thought it was a nice ending that gave some closure without being the expected ending that Destroy gave you or the grim emo ending Refusal gave. The scene with Liara and EDI was pretty cool imo.
Control was fucking stupid though.
Control was fucking stupid though.
Each ending is now worse than it was before, tacking some digital paintings on the end with a voice over changes nothing. RGB now with added gold option. Choices meant dick, nothing of any real importance was expanded on, space kid still sucks. If anything I felt like I was being patronised by the voice overs (especially on the destroy ending). Good luck to you Bioware in all your future MP lucky dip scams, you have lost a loyal customer.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I really don't see how anybody can really say they are "worse" than before.
These are the plans for Mass Effect 4:
AN ANCIENT ENEMY AWAKENS: those guys who build the repears and that you're not supposed to know anything about at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG6mmCF8gk8
AN ANCIENT ENEMY AWAKENS: those guys who build the repears and that you're not supposed to know anything about at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG6mmCF8gk8
Watched two of the endings (Synthesis and Reject) on YouTube.
Well..
I guess I'll play the other two myself, or at least one.
Conclusion: At least Synthesis isn't that bad anymore, but because of all that Starchild bullshit, the ending in total still sucks ass.
I'm back to stage 4, depression.
Well..
As for Synthesis: I liked the slideshow showing the fate of your crew, but it was too short (and cheap). They should have included more of them.
I don't know how I feel about the Krogans looking at a building plan smiling with the crane in the background. Or happily walking in the park with their children. The green glowing eyes.. ugh.
Reject: I could see this as the "real" (canon) ending, but I found it too short too. Should have showed a longer part of Liaras message and maybe one or two scenes of the next cycle's species defeating the Reapers, dunno.
I don't know how I feel about the Krogans looking at a building plan smiling with the crane in the background. Or happily walking in the park with their children. The green glowing eyes.. ugh.
Reject: I could see this as the "real" (canon) ending, but I found it too short too. Should have showed a longer part of Liaras message and maybe one or two scenes of the next cycle's species defeating the Reapers, dunno.
I guess I'll play the other two myself, or at least one.
Conclusion: At least Synthesis isn't that bad anymore, but because of all that Starchild bullshit, the ending in total still sucks ass.
I'm back to stage 4, depression.
To me: red=better, blue=TROLL-worthy, green=freaktastic, reject=what I should choose but I want to see my characters happy.
indigo-cyclops
Member
They didn't deliver, which taints the whole thing more.
any idea what this shows?
They were ambiguous before at least. All the new stuff felt totally forced and patronising, fleshing out awful ideas only makes it clearer how bad they are.
ArchedThunder
Banned
All the endings are still terrible. 1.9 gigs of slide shows, amazing Bioware. Leave it to them to say they are going to try and fix the endings only to not even change the biggest problem, choices don't matter. At least the Refusal ending is okay I guess...
I don't regret selling my copy months ago.
I don't regret selling my copy months ago.
Zomba13
Member
Well I decided to watch them on youtube (Control, Refuse and Destroy) and I have to say they are better than what we got. They explain a bit more and show what actually happens after your choice. There is still some stuff that was a bit stupid but it was better. The Refusal ending should have a good and bad branch though.
I liked how the control ending was pretty much what I expected it to be way back when I first picked it. They aren't great endings but at least they are better. They still could have done a whole lot better though (not just with story, I mean making the Earth mission like the Collector's base mission in ME2).
I liked how the control ending was pretty much what I expected it to be way back when I first picked it. They aren't great endings but at least they are better. They still could have done a whole lot better though (not just with story, I mean making the Earth mission like the Collector's base mission in ME2).
megamerican
Member
Here's hoping for free-2-play horde based MP.
Destroy ending satisfied me enough. It wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad either. It gave good closure, retconned some stupid things and plugged up some plot holes. Considering that they just extended the ending and didn't completely redo it, they managed to salvage it at least.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
To be honest, I think my favorite part of the extended DLC (besides the explanations) isn't the ending itself, but the new scene you get with your teammates
The ones I've seen/experienced so far have been pretty well done and appropriately a bit touching, as well as if you do it with a romance partner it's essentially an added romance scene.
before they take off on Joker's ship.