Comments on: Bioware Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut is released

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:53:00 +0000

What EA should have done: Say, ‘fuck you this is our story. Deal with it’.

By: lostjayhawk

lostjayhawk — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:50:00 +0000

I agree with many of the fans out there. I was outraged by the original ending..I had that same ‘WTF’ moment.. leaving me wondering what the hell I paid for. I haven’t touched ME3 since i beat it. I have read so many forums on the indoctrination theory..the many loopholes..I agree with so many of you. It’s not perfect. It’s not the ending they promised, it’s not the ending we deserve. The extended cut resolves a small amount of issues.. closure on a small scale perhaps. However.. I urge you to consider..if the mass effect universe had not been superbly crafted, if the characters had not been lovingly made, the story wonderfully created, would we be so upset? Bioware created a masterpiece and I believe EA ravaged them. I just beg you not to forget why we fell in love with the mass effect universe… not to forget that unforgettable feeling when we first started our adventure on Eden Prime all those years ago. All those characters we grew close to..the reason for starting the whole revolt against the ending. It was a hell of a ride regardless of the destination. If bioware is guilty.. it’s for making us too attached to their world. It’s not perfect, but what is…

By: johnny5

johnny5 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:19:00 +0000

Bioware is done! The true fans who have been their since day one know that Bioware could have done much better. It may be due to EA, too much focus on multiplayer, or they are just tired and gave up.
ME3 PROBLEMS
1. less area to explore
2. choices felt forced or leaned to a specific choice
3. lazy (tali photoshopped face, slideshow extended ending)
4. horrible ending
5. extended cut only adds 5 to 6 minutes
6. no replayability value

Bioware has lost their one true quality the ability to tell a good story.

As others have said do not settle for mediocrity. This is a bad trend in which developers put out half done work and charge more for dlc. We are not whinners, we just see a bad trend. Not everyone wants a multiplayer game and now everyone is going multiplayer. The single story campaigns are suffering and dying. I will not buy Bioware merchandise, its not a boycott just my right to not pay for poor quality, and support companys who do not care about consumers,

By: disqus_iDj8wHZNz1

disqus_iDj8wHZNz1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:29:00 +0000

That is a great speech-ish statement, but yeah, saying someone’s lame for disagreeing is kind of what you just tried to speak against.

By: disqus_iDj8wHZNz1

disqus_iDj8wHZNz1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:26:00 +0000

Thank you for logic. The game is fun. That is why you should play it. That is the only reason we have video games. Because they’re fun.

By: G

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:24:00 +0000

They weren’t going to make a new ending. They made that clear.

By: G

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:22:00 +0000

Also, that was destructive criticism for a destructive comment about a destructive comment. Comment threads really bring out the best in people, don’t they.

By: G

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:19:00 +0000

You have opinions, sure. However, an opinion doesn’t have to be offensive. I plan on continuing to support bioware. I also believe that people may(!) be overreacting for this, but you don’t need to essentially call me a drone for supporting EA and Ubisoft (who, as terrible as this is- sorry, can’t resist a good use of sarcasm- happen to be two of my favourite developers).
On the other hand: “Bitches like to bitch.” Really. Wow, real nice.
This is what I hate about the Internet.

By: Haris Radzi

Haris Radzi — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:04:00 +0000

You are wrong, the only company that bloodsucking out there is EA and Activision. Ubisoft is far better than those two.

By: UndeadDollface

UndeadDollface — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:22:00 +0000

You’re literally ending your argument with: ‘if you don’t agree with me you’re lame.’

That’s the essence of what Comic Book Guy is, insinuating anyone who disagrees with you on a subjective topic is a fool.

By: Theforstycow

Theforstycow — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:05:00 +0000

Actually none of your choices matter, at all. No matter what choices you make in the prior games, Mass Effect 3 is exactly the same aside from a few small dialog changes and a bonus to EMS.

The ending is EXACTLY the same no matter what choices you make in the prior games. The only thing that changes is a few images that pop up during the slideshow.

By: Theforstycow

Theforstycow — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:01:00 +0000

And people like you help ruin the game industry by getting sucked into mediocre game franchises produced by bloodsucking publishers like EA. YOU PEOPLE keep shelling out money and support the casualization of the industry and the abuse of gamers. But yea, keep defending EA and go back to your CoD where you belong. Believe it or not, not everyone is happy with EA/Activision/Ubisoft’s shit.

By: Hold TheWallet

Hold TheWallet — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:55:00 +0000

That may be, but still, they shouldn’t charge for it at all, they should include it in all new copies of the game. It’s plain, simple gouging of the consumer.

By: Hold TheWallet

Hold TheWallet — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:55:00 +0000

It sucks a lot less, but not by enough.

By: Hold TheWallet

Hold TheWallet — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:54:00 +0000

There’d have been some outrage, but most would have moved on by now.

By: Hold TheWallet

Hold TheWallet — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:53:00 +0000

So using constructive capitalism is whining now? Are you serious dude? Folks like you use the term, “Don’t like, don’t buy”, so someone says he’s doing just that and you call him a whiner. Just wow dude.

By: Jason L

Jason L — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:36:00 +0000

I’m a real fan and I appreciated the game for what it was over all. Was it perfect? No, so not perfect. The best sci fi epic game of all time? Yes, hands down. What the problem is for games this popular are the fans themselves. They hate because they can not show how true of a fan if they don’t. Comic-realm is a place inhabited by those who want nothing more than to prove their superiority of taste and topicality by diminishing the work of artists and writers while they themselves create nothing, do nothing, contribute nothing, and deserve nothing. A game is the same as a novel or movie. Sorry you didn’t like it but it isn’t yours to control the story. This is why the Simpsons created Comic Book Guy, to make fun of all those haters who have no room to hate and feel like they aren’t “cool” or truly knowledgeable unless they slam someone elses work while they themselves waste space as arm chair critics frothing at the mouth dying to give their anonymous input on the internet. You reading this comment and not agreeing are actually who I’m talking about and you are lame.

By: UndeadDollface

UndeadDollface — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:19:00 +0000

I certainly wasn’t a perfect, but the Extended Cut did fill in a few of the more blaring plot holes and perhaps most importantly offered an actual sense of closure (at least that’s how I felt upon completion).

Honestly I think the best compliment I can give it is that if this ending had been in the original game ‘Retake Mass Effect’ never would have formed as a movement (or at least I never would have joined it).

By: Nar

Nar — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:04:00 +0000

Bioware didn’t create a new ending. It’s the same pigeon holed endings with putty placed on some of the gaping plot holes.

By: Q Chief

Q Chief — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:59:00 +0000

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/escapist-comics/9758-Blue-Rose-of-Illium

Read this, read the author’s commentary at the end. Helps put things in perspective. I guess it’s subjective but the journey is usually what it’s about, not necessarily the destination.

By: Kenneth Beavers

Kenneth Beavers — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:47:00 +0000

The whiners like you will never be pleased. Boycott bioware? Really? Get a life, man. All their games are amazing, but you want to bitch. Bitches like to bitch.

By: ntime60

ntime60 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:10:00 +0000

For many of us the damage is done. It wasn’t done right the first time.

Bioware has officially been assimilated by EA. I’ll not purchase any Bioware product again as a result. First it was DA2 then ME3…Bioware as we knew it is dead, there is only EA and the EA way, which is to milk and cheat good people out of their cash by any means possible. Wake up people, please don’t settle for mediocrity. Demand better by voting with your wallets and don’t be sheep by following the EA hype machine.

By: Raptor Jesus

Raptor Jesus — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:39:00 +0000

Because they’re fun? I got sick of hearing about how people didn’t think it was worth it because “your previous choices didn’t matter”. They DO matter, past decisions you made in games have an effect on all the games.
The main problems were some weird plot holes…but I just finished the dlc, and let me say that they have done an amazing job. They addressed practically all of the issues, and made it a more satisfying ending that does change based on what you’ve done throughout the series.

By: Raptor Jesus

Raptor Jesus — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:35:00 +0000

And by that point, buying Mass Effect 3 from a store will cost wayyy less. They’ll also likely release editions of the game that include the dlc in them

By: Michael O.

Michael O. — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:34:00 +0000

I’m glad Bioware fixed the ending for Mass Effect 3. I had not purchased Mass Effect 3 yet because at the time the game came out I did not have the money. Now I do have the money but I was hesitant to purchase it because of ALL the negative reactions to the ending. But now that I’m hearing people might like this new ending I’ll wait until I hear more about this supposed alternate ending and if it’s worth getting. I love the Mass Effect series but if it doesn’t matter what I do in the end, why am I going to invest my time in the rest of the games?

By: callanish

callanish — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:33:00 +0000

……So those after April 2014 that have just gotten around to playing Mass effect 3 can restart the hate and not only complain about the ending, but the fact that they have to cough up some extra money in order to get the proper ending that should have been included in the first place. Nice!!