She doesn't want to have anything to do with the "babsolutely" ridiculous whine fest. Was it merely a typo, a did she plan that spelling from the beginning? LOTS OF SPECULATION FROM EVERYONE.
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Mass Effect 3 Spoiler Thread |OT2| Taste the Rainbow
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She doesn't want to have anything to do with the "babsolutely" ridiculous whine fest. Was it merely a typo, a did she plan that spelling from the beginning? LOTS OF SPECULATION FROM EVERYONE.
How stupid is Chobot? Didn't she think through what her post might cause? If she's in a specific game, how do you end up belittling and insulting the players of said game?
If she were on GAF she would be banned after the first or second post, considering the amount of thought she has displayed in posting those comments.
If she were on GAF she would be banned after the first or second post, considering the amount of thought she has displayed in posting those comments.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
*Marketing puts attractive game journalist in game to sell more copies*
*Attractive game journalist causes PR disaster with game fans*
Delicious.
*Attractive game journalist causes PR disaster with game fans*
Delicious.
Zomba13
Member
Probably not but it's yet another game 'journalist' dismissing criticism as entitlement and it's getting really really tiring.
Haha. Should have used "journalist" instead. The worse is that she admitted to not have beat the game yet. And people wonder why IGN deserves to be mocked.
Photolysis
Banned
Now this is a U-turn for you...
http://www.ign.com/blogs/jess-ign/2012/04/02/you-know-what-youre-right
http://www.ign.com/blogs/jess-ign/2012/04/02/you-know-what-youre-right
Sure it is, whether she likes it or not she's IN the freaking game, that automatically makes her a voice speaking on its behalf. If Sean Bean comes out and says Game of Thrones is shitty, it carries a lot more weight than if some random fanboy on the internet does. If someone who is IN the game is calling gamers whiners, even if she's not directly a Bioware employee, it carries a lot more weight because she represents the game in a professional fashion.
The whole thing hilariously illustrates the conflict of interest in the first place and why she should never have been included (aside from her bad acting of course).
That's a fairly decent apology tbh. Now the best part would be her finally beating the game and showing up here wanting to buy a hug ;p
Journalistic integrity.
Yeah it's almost as if there was going to be a sequence in the endgame where a dude takes control of you and forces you to shoot Anderson
upvoteI knew this shit would happen, that's why I did.
This is way funnier when you read it in Dianaspeak.
RUDICULUSSSHHHHH WINE-FESSSSSSHHHHH
I feel like I'm reading a 13 year old's diary. I'm not familiar with "games journalism" so I hope there's some legitimate reason why anyone would put much value into this person's opinions...
heliosRAzi
Banned
They did a good job with Yvonne, I felt
That's surprising. She's more mature than the rest
My wife just finished the game, she was oblivious to all the hatred going round and while she said it could've been better, 'this kid is god or something?', she certainly didn't seem to hate it. Although I did gently nudge her to the destroy ending which 'felt sort of good'.
I will give her props for actually apologizing. But still, she was really stupid for saying anything in the first place considering 1) she's in the game 2) insulted fans of that very game and 3) she didn't even beat the game to have a legitimate opinion on the ending either way.
That's not Reaper control though. And just seeing the ending again, the fact that you shoot Anderson in the stomach and later on start bleeding heavily from your stomach. That definitely signified something. It's too obvious. It may still have been cut out at the last minute, but it seems like initially at least it was intended as a dream sequence.
Blue Ninja
Member
Ugh, people defending the ending by using the indoctrination theory are getting on my nerves. They seem to forget that, if the theory were to be true, the game would end with Shepard waking up on a still Reaper-infested Earth, delivering no resolution whatsoever. And yet some people are saying BioWare should be lauded for their "unconventional" approach.
Goddammit BioWare. Just goddammit. You were this close to making up for DA2. You make such a great game and then at the end you just decide you don't give a fuck anymore. Goddammit.
Goddammit BioWare. Just goddammit. You were this close to making up for DA2. You make such a great game and then at the end you just decide you don't give a fuck anymore. Goddammit.
Photolysis
Banned
I did copy paste it to a friend, so that works!
The Harsh Wilderness of The Internet said:
Anyway yes, it is refreshing to see an apology. It was a stupid comment, but apologising for it shows more integrity than most of her peers.
It's either that or the writer wrote Anderson being shot in one scene and then forgot about it and wrote Shepard's name in the next page. Such bad writing you know!
LightofRohan
Member
Ahw. That must suck being in her position. This industry is scary... game fans are deathly. I'm afraid to go into this industry.
That's more Biowares idiotic problem. Most people would jump at the chance.
heliosRAzi
Banned
Exactly. It's a conflict of interest. And why her of all people?
Could be that it's not exactly reaper control, but they just went full on metaphorical with their ending, like that's the real deus ex machina. Or something. Shepard died, this is what his heaven looks like.
Yeah, I felt similar confusion because of that.
It's such a powerful scene with the music reaching a crescendo and then going off key the moment the normandy gets damaged.
Could just imagine one of the artists/modelers creating that scene and somebody higher up going 'fuck that's so powerful, we need it in every ending', which then turned out to be the reason all endings were so similar because they needed to have the same timing.
Could just imagine one of the artists/modelers creating that scene and somebody higher up going 'fuck that's so powerful, we need it in every ending', which then turned out to be the reason all endings were so similar because they needed to have the same timing.
stufte
Member
I had no problem with the way the game ended. I also don't count *JUST* the ending cinematic as the ending. the entirety of me3 is what I see as the games ending. It tied up every loose end and gave me what I felt was a satisfying conclusion to the series. But hey, maybe I'm wrong.
Probably not though.
Probably not though.
SEGAvangelist
Member
You'll come around. Just give it time.
This made me laugh :lol
But this also means that you missed out on Bioware's message post-credits: "Shepard is legend, buy more DLC!". Which is just an extra topping of shit on a shit-filled cake.
Just wait for the space children to start talking to you in your sleep. They'll help you to decide if you want to wake up and kill all dreams, stay asleep, or combine synthetics with organics.
The Buzz scene was LITERALLY the most awkward video game moment I have ever seen. More so than SOTN's "Die monster!" and more so than the DA romances. There is something about having the final scene of a generally well acted/written series be an elderly gentleman who delivers mediocre lines followed by one of the producer's children draining any remaining life from the series.
EatChildren
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That's all well and good, except ME3 has it's own contained narrative arc irrespective of the trilogy as a whole. Numerous trilogy plot threads were ended over the course of a single game. Most of us are happy with their resolution. But the Mass Effect 3 specific ending? The climax of this contained narrative arc?
That is the problem.
heliosRAzi
Banned
I don't usually do this, but that's dumb. Most of us are completely fine with the game, it's just those last few minutes (the ending) that sucks. You can't say that the entire game is the ending. It's the finale to the trilogy, sure, but not the ending.
You are. Objectively, the ending is bad. Subjectively, you could love it.
It's still bad.
Hahah, people that liked the ending were fooled into it by this amazing song. It's the only thing that really struck me, was seeing Shepard cast himself into the light while saying goodbye to the people he loved. It's making me think, I think they know how to pull shit together, but it's a mystery why we got just different colored explosions as endings.
It's actually the same position Tycho and Gabriel from PA take. Not that they're necessarily authorities, but still.
You know....i've seen plenty of complaints on ME3 being about bad writing and I think that subverts the issue of the actual content. I feel like saying X writer is shit and should be fired really undercuts and generalizes the issue most people have with the game.
More and more I am seeing complaints for tv/movie and games about bad writing instead what about it is bad.
More and more I am seeing complaints for tv/movie and games about bad writing instead what about it is bad.
Apophenia Overload
Member
She deserves credit for such a retraction. Both for being big enough to apologize, and for the swiftness. That's how you do damage control.
SEGAvangelist
Member
They are retaliating just like the rest of the media... plus they are in bed with Bioware.
You heard it here first folks. People that like the game are claiming that they are the minority. Journalistic integrity!
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's beautiful.
Jeremy Parish had a similar stance. It's a nice and reasoned stance to combat all the THIS IS DUMBs of the world.
heliosRAzi
Banned
When stories suddenly shift their theme at the very, very end while introducing a new character and the main character, who usually questions everything and doesn't like to be railroaded and overcomes all types of impossibilities, suddenly acquiesces to the whim of said new character for no reason, it is a bad ending.
It's like if the first Matrix ended with the Architect and he tells you that the robots created the Matrix to keep humanity from creating megacorporations that would oppress people, it would have been bad
I guess a lot of people didn't care for the ME3 specific arc to begin with. I thought the Collectors arc in ME2 was terrible too and I still loved that game.
Let's refrain from these kind of accusations. :|
Ogrekiller
Member
More accurate. At least with the first iteration they have another 2 sequels to salvage whatever mess they cook up.
This... this is it.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's hard to take their opinions seriously when they have had cross promotions with Bioware/EA in the past, though. I could have worded it a little more nicely.