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RoXer 03-11-2012 12:49 AM

I have another question:

Where are the female Turians?

SlickyTrickyDamon 03-11-2012 01:14 AM

Is there some sort of time limit to do Galaxy at War? Or can you do it independently from the story without having a Mass effect 2 "suicide mission"?

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 01:47 AM

Okay, just finished the entire game. Wow. Even with some of the glitches and moments where the game told my Xbox to fuck itself I have obsessively been playing this game for days now. Something like 34 hours and I did every side mission I could find (plus multiplayer). Not sure how my Readiness Level actually played out in the end but most of my galaxy was 94% and above and only because of multiplayer. Without multiplayer everything would probably have been in the 70s for me.


Long Rant with spoilers:
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Was slightly confused at the end. I knew I wanted to kill the Reapers, but wasn't real sure of which side to go to. Chose the red side and just started shooting. After the credits my body twitches...and some really bad actors pretend they just told the story that I played. Shep becomes a legend...but I'm not entirely clear as to whether he killed the Geth as collateral damage. I didn't want the Geth to die.

Also weird, I took my Prothean friend along with Garrus with me on the final mission. Figured we had a shot at living and I really like both characters. Later, when Joker finds himself in the path of a relatively tiny beam of energy and crash lands on some pretty jungle planet, the Prothean comes out of the ship along with Tali (Shep's love interest)...I saw all these people on Earth. Why are they suddenly on the ship???

I love the game, but there are definitely some signs that it was rushed here and there. That said, this is the only game where the cut-scenes actually matter to me. The climactic space battle was pretty fucking awesome, as was the assault on Earth. For those of you who've been to or live in London, do all the doors have that weird green hologram thing on them?? Also, do people talk like Admiral Anderson in England? I didn't peg his accent as anything but American. :/ He even rolled his eyes to the side when he mentioned for the second time that he was born in London.

Next time I play the end mission I'm going to go ahead and choose synthesis. Wanna see if they do a weird Akira ending. I feel like him choosing anything at the end is a bit silly, how would he know if he was under Reaper control? The option to control the Reapers just seemed a bit too...I dunno...evil?

I love the game, it has a shit-ton of improvements and the combat was fun. In ME2 I just tried to get it over with so that I could get to the next scene. This time I enjoyed the strategy of it. Would really have hated shouting out my commands, however. Using the wheel to have multiple things done in the fraction of a second is pretty much essential for my play style. Fucked that Ninja Dude's shit right up thanks to coordinated Overloads.

Was hoping that my decision to kill the Reapers would ultimately end with Shep alive and back on the Normandy sailing off into the "sunset" ala Star Trek. Maybe if I choose one of the other endings I'll be able to do that???

Anyways...craaaazy.

LoDownM 03-11-2012 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss (Post 3793220)
Okay, just finished the entire game. Wow. Even with some of the glitches and moments where the game told my Xbox to fuck itself I have obsessively been playing this game for days now. Something like 34 hours and I did every side mission I could find (plus multiplayer). Not sure how my Readiness Level actually played out in the end but most of my galaxy was 94% and above and only because of multiplayer. Without multiplayer everything would probably have been in the 70s for me.


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Was slightly confused at the end. I knew I wanted to kill the Reapers, but wasn't real sure of which side to go to. Chose the red side and just started shooting. After the credits my body twitches...and some really bad actors pretend they just told the story that I played. Shep becomes a legend...but I'm not entirely clear as to whether he killed the Geth as collateral damage. I didn't want the Geth to die.

Also weird, I took my Prothean friend along with Garrus with me on the final mission. Figured we had a shot at living and I really like both characters. Later, when Joker finds himself in the path of a relatively tiny beam of energy and crash lands on some pretty jungle planet, the Prothean comes out of the ship along with Tali (Shep's love interest)...I saw all these people on Earth. Why are they suddenly on the ship???

I love the game, but there are definitely some signs that it was rushed here and there. That said, this is the only game where the cut-scenes actually matter to me. The climactic space battle was pretty fucking awesome, as was the assault on Earth. For those of you who've been to or live in London, do all the doors have that weird green hologram thing on them?? Also, do people talk like Admiral Anderson in England? I didn't peg his accent as anything but American. :/ He even rolled his eyes to the side when he mentioned for the second time that he was born in London.

Next time I play the end mission I'm going to go ahead and choose synthesis. Wanna see if they do a weird Akira ending. I feel like him choosing anything at the end is a bit silly, how would he know if he was under Reaper control? The option to control the Reapers just seemed a bit too...I dunno...evil?

I love the game, it has a shit-ton of improvements and the combat was fun. In ME2 I just tried to get it over with so that I could get to the next scene. This time I enjoyed the strategy of it. Would really have hated shouting out my commands, however. Using the wheel to have multiple things done in the fraction of a second is pretty much essential for my play style. Fucked that Ninja Dude's shit right up thanks to coordinated Overloads.

Was hoping that my decision to kill the Reapers would ultimately end with Shep alive and back on the Normandy sailing off into the "sunset" ala Star Trek. Maybe if I choose one of the other endings I'll be able to do that???

Anyways...craaaazy.

That was Buzz Aldrin at the end, not just some terrible voice actor Bioware picked up btw.

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 03:01 AM

He needs acting lessons.

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 03:02 AM

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#BROKEN Hasney 03-11-2012 06:26 AM

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Both endings are the same so don't waste your time on it.

There is a "perfect" ending with 30 seconds of extra cutscene in which:

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After you see the fee crash land, a camera pans over somewhere and you see Shepards body and dog tags... Then you see a gasp for air and the credits hit


With the DLC they have planned, it's likely that this isn't the real ending. Some of the devs say they have some crazy shit planned, but I don't know. I don't want the big cheery ending. Hated the ending because you don't know what happens to the crew so there's no closure there really. The aliens on your crew must have been pissed off, but who knows?

The Destroyer 03-11-2012 10:22 AM

Liking this so far, but I'm really not looking forward to the end, what with all the pissing and moaning I've heard about it. I can't help feel they've shot themselves in the foot character wise because of ME2 though...

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The whole "anyone can die!" element of the suicide mission in that game pretty much means most of the squad from that game is limited to fairly minor "I'll join you, but not in any important way" roles or the likes of Thane or Miranda, who just don't join you at all. No point making huge roles for characters when they could easily have died in someone's playthrough, I guess.

G 03-11-2012 10:57 AM

I think I went too far with my "romance". Spoiler, I guess, "just in case"

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I was trying to do the nasty with Cortez, but I ended up kissing Liara on the Citadel. Does that mean my Cortez fantasy has been locked out? He is hanging by the bar (putting out the vibe) waiting for me to talk, but the option to click on him doesn't come up.


RoXer 03-11-2012 11:24 AM

Yup probably.

I'm a one woman kind of man unlike some of you deviants so I've been waiting for Ashley to be romanced but she hasn't yet and I think I'm near the end. Ive turned down everything that comes my way, reporters, aliens, gay dudes, doesn't matter. I'm staying faithful.

The old yeoman killed herself when I told her I was upset with her. Oops. I wasn't really that mad but I wasn't going to let her off easy. Oh well.

G 03-11-2012 11:37 AM

I'm sure you already know, but here is how it's done. Spoiler, I guess, "just in case"

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Ashley

  • Prerequisite: She must survive the events of ME1.
  • After the early events of the game, Ashley will spend time in the Huerta Memorial Hospital. Visit her between missions, choosing Paragon responses (Upper!) to show her interest.
  • Old romances from ME1 can be rekindled, or new Male Shepards can start fresh.
  • During the early conversations before her injury, make sure to choose the Paragon options as well.
  • Even when she’s unconscious in the Citadel, visit her and offer some kind words anyway. While there, you can purchase a special item, a Tennyson Collection, at the store terminal in the hospital lobby. You may have to wait until she’s awake to purchase and gift the special item.
  • Visit her; during your first trip to the Citadel, after the mission on Palaven, and a third time before finishing the Tuchanka missions. Afterwards, she’ll be ready to rejoin you.
  • After Tuchanka, and during the mission in the Citadel, you’ll want your trust high enough so Ashley will side with you during the ending confrontation.
  • If you were in another relationship in ME2, you’ll need to apologize and confirm that you’re interested in Ashley.
  • After she joins again, eventually she’ll offer to meet at the Presidium Commons. If she doesn’t push for a serious relationship, you can. With that, you’ll be well on your way to sealing the deal.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-11-2012 12:05 PM

Prerequisite: She must survive the events of ME1.

Shame. I was hoping you could romance her without that fact.

RoXer 03-11-2012 12:17 PM

Yeah I looked all that up after I posted.

I figured you would be able to sex her up before you get to the end, I was just getting worried because I (think) am almost there and she ain't lettin me put the moves on her
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Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3793377)
Prerequisite: She must survive the events of ME1.

Shame. I was hoping you could romance her without that fact.

I know

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 12:35 PM

Let's pretend the Hitler videos are new and enjoy this.

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Also, since it looks like EDI survives I think I'm going to redo the ending with the synthesis version. I'm fairly certain I kill EDI, the Geth etc. if I don't do it this way.


ClockShot 03-11-2012 01:08 PM

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Lost Mordin this morning. Brought a tear to my eye, but it was he way he wanted to go out. Didn't send him to his death like Kaidan. :'(


Has anybody tried the online portion of the game yet? I mean, I got all the systems at 50%. I'm wondering if will that number go up in the story, or is it online only and fluctuate each time to start up the game?

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 01:18 PM

You need to play multiplayer to get them to 100%.

Tommy Gunn 03-11-2012 02:50 PM

How much multiplayer are we talking? A couple of hours of hard work or several days grinding?

ClockShot 03-11-2012 02:57 PM

Dunno. Wandering around some gaming sites and everyone is in an uproar that Bioware said you can get all the achievements without having to step into online.

Either they lied or I'm not doing something right.

LoDownM 03-11-2012 03:09 PM

There's only 2 you can't get without the online mode. Not a huge deal.

Frank Drebin 03-11-2012 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss (Post 3793220)

Long Rant with spoilers:

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Was slightly confused at the end. I knew I wanted to kill the Reapers, but wasn't real sure of which side to go to. Chose the red side and just started shooting. After the credits my body twitches...and some really bad actors pretend they just told the story that I played. Shep becomes a legend...but I'm not entirely clear as to whether he killed the Geth as collateral damage. I didn't want the Geth to die.

Also weird, I took my Prothean friend along with Garrus with me on the final mission. Figured we had a shot at living and I really like both characters. Later, when Joker finds himself in the path of a relatively tiny beam of energy and crash lands on some pretty jungle planet, the Prothean comes out of the ship along with Tali (Shep's love interest)...I saw all these people on Earth. Why are they suddenly on the ship???

I love the game, but there are definitely some signs that it was rushed here and there. That said, this is the only game where the cut-scenes actually matter to me. The climactic space battle was pretty fucking awesome, as was the assault on Earth. For those of you who've been to or live in London, do all the doors have that weird green hologram thing on them?? Also, do people talk like Admiral Anderson in England? I didn't peg his accent as anything but American. :/ He even rolled his eyes to the side when he mentioned for the second time that he was born in London.

Next time I play the end mission I'm going to go ahead and choose synthesis. Wanna see if they do a weird Akira ending. I feel like him choosing anything at the end is a bit silly, how would he know if he was under Reaper control? The option to control the Reapers just seemed a bit too...I dunno...evil?

I love the game, it has a shit-ton of improvements and the combat was fun. In ME2 I just tried to get it over with so that I could get to the next scene. This time I enjoyed the strategy of it. Would really have hated shouting out my commands, however. Using the wheel to have multiple things done in the fraction of a second is pretty much essential for my play style. Fucked that Ninja Dude's shit right up thanks to coordinated Overloads.

Was hoping that my decision to kill the Reapers would ultimately end with Shep alive and back on the Normandy sailing off into the "sunset" ala Star Trek. Maybe if I choose one of the other endings I'll be able to do that???

Anyways...craaaazy.

Finished it this morning and took some time to think about it.

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I agree with D2TS in that the combat was fun. Very fun. Cant say enough about how great the whole thing was, especially when it came to enemy AI. You're never going to make it perfect, but giving them survival instincts and flanking manuevers was pretty cool.

The story was about as well done as you could have asked for up until the ending which Ill get to in a moment. It added the proper gravity to the final chapter of games which are as large scale as a game has ever tried been.

The ending.....sucked. So, after all the decisions we have made over the span of three games (five years in real time), none of it really mattered?!? When it comes to the actual ending it never really mattered if I killed the Rachni Queen, killed Wrex, who I romanced, sold Legion to Cerberus, etc. Ill play through with my renegade Shep soon and while I'm sure to find discrepancies, its this that ruins it for me. Not to mention all the endings to each final choice are almost excactly the same. The good thing about that is it tells me that DLC is in the works that might clear the air on this, which works for me (save for the wait) but will piss alot of people off.

Until then, 3 or 4 of my crew (out of all the characters in the game I encountered) who magically made it back to the Normandy after the final battle are stranded in a jungle on a planet that may or may not be in this galaxy never to be able to rebuild society due to a lack of populace, and I am left hoping that the breath Shep *might* take at the end is him waking up and realizing the last 20 mins of the game was all just a dream. Yes, thats what I'm hoping for because the ending sucked that bad to me.

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommy Gunn (Post 3793461)
How much multiplayer are we talking? A couple of hours of hard work or several days grinding?

To max out readiness? Maybe 4-6 hours as long as you win 90% of the time...I could be off drastically though. I played multiplayer for fun myself. I don't think it'd be several days though...


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Originally Posted by ClockShot (Post 3793464)
Dunno. Wandering around some gaming sites and everyone is in an uproar that Bioware said you can get all the achievements without having to step into online.

Either they lied or I'm not doing something right.

What LoDown said, although, it seems like multiplayer is important for galactic readiness.

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Originally Posted by LoDownM (Post 3793478)
There's only 2 you can't get without the online mode. Not a huge deal.

Yeah.

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Originally Posted by Frank Drebin (Post 3793611)
Finished it this morning and took some time to think about it.

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I agree with D2TS in that the combat was fun. Very fun. Cant say enough about how great the whole thing was, especially when it came to enemy AI. You're never going to make it perfect, but giving them survival instincts and flanking manuevers was pretty cool.

The story was about as well done as you could have asked for up until the ending which Ill get to in a moment. It added the proper gravity to the final chapter of games which are as large scale as a game has ever tried been.

The ending.....sucked. So, after all the decisions we have made over the span of three games (five years in real time), none of it really mattered?!? When it comes to the actual ending it never really mattered if I killed the Rachni Queen, killed Wrex, who I romanced, sold Legion to Cerberus, etc. Ill play through with my renegade Shep soon and while I'm sure to find discrepancies, its this that ruins it for me. Not to mention all the endings to each final choice are almost excactly the same. The good thing about that is it tells me that DLC is in the works that might clear the air on this, which works for me (save for the wait) but will piss alot of people off.

Until then, 3 or 4 of my crew (out of all the characters in the game I encountered) who magically made it back to the Normandy after the final battle are stranded in a jungle on a planet that may or may not be in this galaxy never to be able to rebuild society due to a lack of populace, and I am left hoping that the breath Shep *might* take at the end is him waking up and realizing the last 20 mins of the game was all just a dream. Yes, thats what I'm hoping for because the ending sucked that bad to me.

I hope so too. I don't mind my ending, it makes sense for the character I was playing. My Shep was pretty much a boyscout. However, I couldn't imagine a renegade Shep doing those things.

Frank Drebin 03-11-2012 08:52 PM

I just watched the Hitler vid, DTTS. Its dead on with how I feel right now.

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 10:09 PM

I figured Tali and Shep would have dirty hot sex on the Quarian homeworld at least once.

Emperor Smeat 03-11-2012 10:57 PM

Some new info regarding the "From Ashes" DLC pack since it provides about 30-40 minutes of extra playing time but is also heavily padded in file size.

The pack itself is around 628MB in size but based on people who hacked the PC version of the game, its real size is around 6MB. The rest is just padding or repeated files to make people think not everything was actually on the disc. Also confirmed to be just a few voices and dialog files for the extra member of the crew.

Swiss Ultimate 03-11-2012 11:01 PM

Weird. Maybe it's a patch as well or is it confirmed that the majority of it is just junk?

Gonzo 03-12-2012 03:32 AM

If anyone is on PC and wants to play multiplayer I have a couple other friends I play with most nights. PM me and we can get you in as our 4th. We use Skype while we play over the in game voip.

Tommy Gunn 03-12-2012 08:23 AM

I tried multiplayer and it was quite fun actually, so when you max out your galaxy at war stats, is that forever on your save file? You can use the war assets earned in any subsequent single player run-throughs?

#BROKEN Hasney 03-12-2012 10:19 AM

Ending shizz

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The theory that's flying about that I want to believe is that everything after the reaper hits you is a hallucination. It makes sense, both endings are the same anyway and once you get the perfect ending, Shepard is seen to breathe in the rubble of London.

I say wanting to believe, but that is only from a creative standpoint. If they royally fucked up that ending purely to get extra DLC bucks with DLC that changes the ending will be utter bullshit and I'll watch it on YouTube rather than pay for their shitty money grab.

Frank Drebin 03-12-2012 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3793880)
Ending shizz

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The theory that's flying about that I want to believe is that everything after the reaper hits you is a hallucination. It makes sense, both endings are the same anyway and once you get the perfect ending, Shepard is seen to breathe in the rubble of London.

I say wanting to believe, but that is only from a creative standpoint. If they royally fucked up that ending purely to get extra DLC bucks with DLC that changes the ending will be utter bullshit and I'll watch it on YouTube rather than pay for their shitty money grab.

You know thats what this is about.

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I'm gonna be a sucka and buy it though. If it gives an ending to my shep I have to get it. Thats why this ending sucked. Not just all the plotholes, but the fact that it didnt matter what I did. If thats their plan, they need to get this out soon before people stop caring and write this waste of time off as a loss.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-12-2012 11:18 AM

Mildest spoiler you can imagine about the last mission, but I've annoyed people for pointing out mundane shit before, so I'll be nice.

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I do love how everything is wrecked in London apart from Big Ben so you can say "OH SHIT, IT IS LONDON

Swiss Ultimate 03-12-2012 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Tommy Gunn (Post 3793857)
I tried multiplayer and it was quite fun actually, so when you max out your galaxy at war stats, is that forever on your save file? You can use the war assets earned in any subsequent single player run-throughs?

I think so. Which is convenient.

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Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3793880)
Ending shizz

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The theory that's flying about that I want to believe is that everything after the reaper hits you is a hallucination. It makes sense, both endings are the same anyway and once you get the perfect ending, Shepard is seen to breathe in the rubble of London.

I say wanting to believe, but that is only from a creative standpoint. If they royally fucked up that ending purely to get extra DLC bucks with DLC that changes the ending will be utter bullshit and I'll watch it on YouTube rather than pay for their shitty money grab.

I'm going to buy the DLC no matter what. Guessing there will be some DLC regarding:

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Omega. I mean come on, we don't get to see the Asari Godmother VS. Cerberus?

As for the theory that it's all just a dream, it's a rather specific dream to have. My problem with this, however, is that I assumed he was still on the citadel when his body convulsed at the end. Rubble is rubble, after all. I would be okay with this ending being real minus the stupid Normandy crashing on a distant planet, hope that's just bullshit since it makes no sense at all. I just want my decisions to have mattered for something and I have gotten the feeling that many of my decisions didn't matter at all. Killed Wrex? Pretty sure the other dude would have been there. Killed the Racchni? Don't worry, you didn't kill all of them. Brain-washed the Geth heretics? Oh...well, the Reapers brain-washed them back, and no matter what you did the Quarians are going to start a fucking war while the Reapers destroy the Galaxy...

Fryza 03-12-2012 04:00 PM

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Pretty sure everyone on the Citadel is dead, which Aria was on.

Kane Knight 03-12-2012 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss (Post 3793717)
Weird. Maybe it's a patch as well or is it confirmed that the majority of it is just junk?

Considering the statement that Bioware made is already half-false considering how much of the stuff is on-disc, I'd say it's probably not a patch.

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Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3793880)
Ending shizz

I'm not sure I've ever seen this much posthumous epileptic tree-ing before. It's kinda fun, actually. It's still just conspiracy theories by fans looking desperately to embrace something other than what they've been given, but hey....

This'll tide me over until the next 3 seconds of GTA footage leads to the next 40,000 points of speculation.

Swiss Ultimate 03-12-2012 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Fryza (Post 3794096)
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Pretty sure everyone on the Citadel is dead, which Aria was on.

I find it hard to believe actually.

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Someone had to survive or escape.

Swiss Ultimate 03-12-2012 07:40 PM

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Fryza 03-13-2012 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss (Post 3794195)
I find it hard to believe actually.

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Someone had to survive or escape.

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In the synthesis ending, the Citadel does explode. On top of that, the halls are a literal bloody mess. It's also likely Reaper forces were on the Citadel when it was moved.

I hope not everyone died, but I think it could easily be assumed they did.

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 02:48 AM

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I get that the Reapers are the baddest motherfuckers on the planet, but before as I've seen from cut-scenes as well as play, they're not perfect. If the Alliance could survive for weeks after the initial invasion assault, Capt. Bailey and friends could have organized a retreat. Look at who was on the Citadel before Shep went on his mission: Aria, Zaeed, Bailey, shit-tons of Krogan, Turians, Batarians and refugees from all over the Galaxy not to mention Alliance forces, Council forces, Mercs. I'm not saying they'd win against a full assault by the Reapers, but they should at least put up a decent fight.

We'll know eventually what happened. Hoping it'll be DLC or something where it'll allow you to play as Aria or Zaeed or someone interesting. Would be an interesting story as far as the mobster teaming up with the "Chief of Police" along with the world's most angry merc.

Fryza 03-13-2012 03:07 AM

Really hope so.

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 03:19 AM

I have to wonder what kind of ending people would have been happy with. My issue with my ending isn't that it wasn't good, I thought it was very good. I just wish my decisions mattered. If I had gotten this exact ending because of things I did in ME2 I would be satisfied and there would be a lot more replay value.

Still enjoying the multiplayer though. Played it all night.

LoDownM 03-13-2012 04:44 AM

I would've like my decisions in past games to matter more, seems like the only the ones that matter in the slightest is weather or not Ashely or Kaiden died in ME1 and how you handled Tali's loyalty mission in ME2.

As for the ending sucking. It's not so much that it sucked, as it is there isn't any closure. It's supposed to be the end of Shepard's story/series. They could've done some text summaries ala Dragon Age to explain what happens to your companions/rest of the galaxy
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with the mass relays getting destroyed regardless of your ending, it would be nice to now what happens with the other species in the galaxy.

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 04:51 AM

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They're fucked. A lot of their best military minds are stuck floating around Earth.

LoDownM 03-13-2012 05:07 AM

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Well, they still have FTL drives. But without the instantness of the mass relays. It'll take years for them to get back. Which, while minor, is something I wanna know about

G 03-13-2012 07:54 AM

Regarding the Cerberus Headquarters mission and end game content.

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The info for this says that when you start, you are fully commited to fighting the Reapers. Does this mean I will no longer be able to do side quests and shit, because it's the start of the final missions? If I go through with it and beat the game (I presume), do all the side quests go away? What is left to do? Harvest planets?


Kane Knight 03-13-2012 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss (Post 3794803)
I have to wonder what kind of ending people would have been happy with.

Probably one that didn't involve Deus Ex Machina pulled from dark orifices at the last minute. And one that made sense.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-13-2012 08:28 AM

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I'd probably have web happier of Shepard reached over and unmasked the Ghost VI kid to reveal Old Man Jenkins who would have gotten away with it all if it hadn't been for us pesky kids

Kane Knight 03-13-2012 08:30 AM

Damn right that needed spoilers.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-13-2012 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by G (Post 3794878)
Regarding the Cerberus Headquarters mission and end game content.

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The info for this says that when you start, you are fully commited to fighting the Reapers. Does this mean I will no longer be able to do side quests and shit, because it's the start of the final missions? If I go through with it and beat the game (I presume), do all the side quests go away? What is left to do? Harvest planets?


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Once you finish, you get dumped right back before that mission so you can do all the missed side quests if you fancy it

#BROKEN Hasney 03-13-2012 08:32 AM

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Damn right that needed spoilers.

I was being nice as I remember some people getting upset when I revealed that you could be drunk in GTA4 before the game came out as a spoiler.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-13-2012 08:34 AM

Just remembered that was just Fangry. Fuck it then.

Kane Knight 03-13-2012 08:36 AM

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Just remembered that was just Fangry. Fuck it then.

Mary got pissed about a spoiler that isn't a spoiler?

Kane Knight 03-13-2012 10:14 AM

http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/gl...v/85/85327.jpg

Frank Drebin 03-13-2012 12:26 PM

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I have to wonder what kind of ending people would have been happy with. My issue with my ending isn't that it wasn't good, I thought it was very good. I just wish my decisions mattered. If I had gotten this exact ending because of things I did in ME2 I would be satisfied and there would be a lot more replay value.

Still enjoying the multiplayer though. Played it all night.

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The two words that describe my disappointment in the ending are choices and closure. The vid DTTS posted on the last page perfectly sums up my thoughts. The choices never matter and you get no closure to this wonderfully drawn narrative.

Think about the Rock/Cena match at Mainia or go back to Punk/Cena at Money in the Bank. Take the insane time build to Cena/Rock and combine it with you being pulled into the story like Punk/Cena and the anticipation you would have for it. Now give that match the same outcome as Jeff Hardy/Sting with no mention of it the next night on Raw. “That’s it, kiddies!” How does it feel? Like you just got kicked in the balls by a stallion race horse, and its gonna take some recovery time.

The comic posted about the stages of grief are hilarious too. I keep hoping that they’re trolling us Jericho style, just waiting 1 or 2 months for us to go from cheering to booing so they can tell us that we have all been indoctrinated at the end just like Shep. The odd thing is that there are a lot of loose ends that play into this theory which, if true, would be just too sweet. Anyone ever get why Vega was always hearing humming? No boss battle? Shep can only survive if you pick what is presented as the renegade choice? In any case, it seems so hard to believe that after having the recipe for success that this is what we got since it deviated so far from what they did in the past. Unless this theory is the case – I’m done. Not joining any petition, not following anyone on twitter, not buying anymore content, no multiplayer, not doing another playthrough. Done.

Look, I’m happy for you if you liked the ending, thought it was artsy or whatever. All I can say is that there are people out there who saw Catwoman in the theater, then went and bought it when it came out on DVD because they legitimately thought it was a great movie. You might not have known it, but you just bought Catwoman.

Fryza 03-13-2012 04:16 PM

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I have to wonder what kind of ending people would have been happy with. My issue with my ending isn't that it wasn't good, I thought it was very good. I just wish my decisions mattered. If I had gotten this exact ending because of things I did in ME2 I would be satisfied and there would be a lot more replay value.

Still enjoying the multiplayer though. Played it all night.

Honestly hoping the 'Crucible' was just what they thought it was, a deus ex machina. Really kind of wanted a literal happy ending.

One of those, Shepard deserves an ending that doesn't end with him being shot, stabbed, or blown up.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-13-2012 04:56 PM

I don't want a happy ending, I want a non-rushed ending with closure about the surviving crew.

I witnessed a girl having a nervous breakdown playing it who liked the ending and as much as she wanted to skip off with her love at the end, she knew it was time for her to go.

She cried thought the whole game it seems.

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 05:18 PM

You can't please everyone and in this case it seems Bioware pleased no one with their three generic endings.

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I think people might have been cool with the choice of three if it had felt like we accomplished something. The last fire-fight was crazy and it took a lot for me to get through it alive. We defeated a Reaper in the process, but it didn't feel like we got the boss battle we were expecting. If we had gotten the choices as a reward for destroying Super Reaper or some shit, some people wouldn't be so annoyed right now.

Regardless, there are a ton of unhappy people who are unhappy for very different reasons. It makes me wonder if anyone during the project raised there hand and asked, "This isn't the real ending...is it?"

Emperor Smeat 03-13-2012 05:21 PM

Multiplayer DLC is on its way although not other details in regards to price, release date, or info besides it containing new classes based on a leaked image.

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Probably going to be a matter of time until someone tries to find out if this one is also on the disc depending once all the details get revealed.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...r-dlc-spotted/

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 05:35 PM

I have promoted two multiplayer characters to the "front lines" now.

G 03-13-2012 05:40 PM

How and where do you promote them?

RoXer 03-13-2012 06:11 PM

It's like prestiging. You get characters up to level 20 and then just press X. 20 is the cap.

Kane Knight 03-13-2012 07:09 PM

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I don't want a happy ending, I want a non-rushed ending with closure about the surviving crew.

Howabout one where Bioware kept up with their claims? I mean, they were talking multiple, fluid endings to the series.

This is bordering on Peter Molyneux syndrome, and that's before plot holes you can drive the Normandy through.

Having not purchased the game, I don't feel "ripped off," per se, but that's a pretty lousy ending to a series that was supposed to be all about choices and shit.

Gonzo 03-13-2012 07:57 PM

I didn't have a problem with the endings in the most basic sense. To me, the series has been building towards an ultimate showdown with the Reapers and throughout the story it has been painted as next to impossible to achieve victory. The choices at the end amount to making a hard choice in order to achieve that victory.

That being said, I think the various endings do leave something to be desired. Like others have said we're left to draw conclusions or speculate as to what happened to characters at the end. As has also been pointed out there are some continuity issues with choices that carried over from previous titles.

I'm alright with the direction that the game was taken because I can live without the cliche "everyone survives even though the chances of winning in the first place were slim to none" ending. I think it could have been done better though.

RoXer 03-13-2012 08:58 PM

Does anyone wanna play with me and G in 30?

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 09:03 PM

You have XBOX live or PS3?

RoXer 03-13-2012 09:07 PM

I'm on your friends list, doofus

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 09:15 PM

Did you accept my friend request?

Oh and...

http://www.gamerzines.com/xbox/news-...t-3-saves.html
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Hang on to those Mass Effect 3 saves once you’re done, folks – BioWare may have plans to make use of them in the future.
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea (to keep your ME3 saves)” said Associate Producer Mike Gamble talking to GamerZinest last week. “Obviously I can’t say anything, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea…”
Mass Effect 2 and 3 both use save states from the games prior to determine the player’s previous actions and use them to help shape the story.
Could a future Mass Effect game be affected by the decisions you make in Mass Effect 3?
Mass Effect 3 is the last game in the Shepard trilogy, but BioWare hasn’t ruled out the option to return to the Mass Effect universe in the future.
As for Shepard’s send-off, Gamble says that it has to leave players satisfied.
“We want the outcomes to be satisfying to the player. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re all going to be happy or positive, but they have to be satisfying. Players have to understand that the choices they’ve been making in this game and in previous have had an impact, and that they’re an architect in what happens.”

RoXer 03-13-2012 09:17 PM

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Did you accept my friend request?

Yes. I'm on it. I've sent you messages and invites.

Swiss Ultimate 03-13-2012 09:24 PM

will see if my daughter doesn't cry when I log on, lol.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-14-2012 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Kane Knight (Post 3795442)
Howabout one where Bioware kept up with their claims? I mean, they were talking multiple, fluid endings to the series.

This is bordering on Peter Molyneux syndrome, and that's before plot holes you can drive the Normandy through.

Having not purchased the game, I don't feel "ripped off," per se, but that's a pretty lousy ending to a series that was supposed to be all about choices and shit.

How dare you, both endings that come from one single choice at the end are very different.

The main plot was always fucked, I just looked at it like big black robots to kill, oh well. All the time the subplots, attachment to the crew and quite well executed interspecies politics kept me coming back.

The thing with Molyneux is that when his games were good, most of the ideas he had that never made it in were superficial anyway. He loved talking about things they were probably trying, but was way too early as they didn't even know if it was possible now. Bioware have basically lied about a very fundamental aspect to the game and even through doing that, if the ending had any closure in at all after a game I found an immense amount of joy in up until that point, I probably would have just thought "oh you Bioware, you lying little toerags. I'll let you off this time!".

But no. We got what I am assuming is the deadline ending no matter if they do DLC the ending or not.

Obviously this "save your save111!!1" is making me think DLC ending even more, but they could make a Mass Effect 4 that a Miranda that's been reconstructed by Jacob reconstructs Shepard one... more... time....

Then we find out that Desmond ruined this series too by looking at the events through an Animus in 4156.

G 03-14-2012 01:08 PM

I dunno. After watching the endings it makes me glad I didn't waste a lot of time and aggravation trying to get a perfect playthrough. Only went in with all theaters at 52%. Not sure what would've changed if they were at 100%. Am happy though that I now get to attack some others games on my shelf.

Kane Knight 03-14-2012 04:16 PM

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How dare you, both endings that come from one single choice at the end are very different.

Yeah, one's blue and one's red. :shifty:

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The main plot was always fucked, I just looked at it like big black robots to kill, oh well. All the time the subplots, attachment to the crew and quite well executed interspecies politics kept me coming back.
The main plot was pretty good in the first one. It was still heavily reminiscent of a dozen other movies/novels/whatever, but it was constructed pretty well. Honestly, I only thought the plot went down the shitter somewhere in the second game.

I think a good chunk of that was the lack of Drew Karpyshyn. And yeah, I know he was a writer in ME2, but he was no longer the writer. The series was hackneyed, but still lovingly crafted. Similarly, his novels were some of the best game books ever. The novels were awesome right up until someone else started writing them, then down the crapper.

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The thing with Molyneux is that when his games were good, most of the ideas he had that never made it in were superficial anyway. He loved talking about things they were probably trying, but was way too early as they didn't even know if it was possible now.
I don't buy that. He promised the moon on pretty much every front.

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Bioware have basically lied about a very fundamental aspect to the game and even through doing that, if the ending had any closure in at all after a game I found an immense amount of joy in up until that point, I probably would have just thought "oh you Bioware, you lying little toerags. I'll let you off this time!".
Promising dynamic endings doesn't seem that much different than what Molyneux did during the Fable series.

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But no. We got what I am assuming is the deadline ending no matter if they do DLC the ending or not.
The current "story" going around the web based on cracked files on the disc and whatnot is that they scrapped the original ending and threw this one together. I'm not sure if that counts as a "deadline" ending in this case, but there you have "it."

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Obviously this "save your save111!!1" is making me think DLC ending even more, but they could make a Mass Effect 4 that a Miranda that's been reconstructed by Jacob reconstructs Shepard one... more... time....
Well, based on what they were saying prior, one could safely assume that there would be more games, thought Shep's story is supposed to be over. Then again, considering they lied about the ending, Shep's fate is slightly indeterminate, and the ending kind of wipes out a lot of the choices you made, it's possible this is no longer a meaningful deal.

I'm pretty sure, even after their recent complaints that DLC six months down the line is worthless, we will see some. I'm only skeptical on the point of the saves being a big thing.

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Then we find out that Desmond ruined this series too by looking at the events through an Animus in 4156.
God, we master artificial intelligence, and we still can't give Desmond a personality.

Verbose Minch 03-15-2012 12:03 AM

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So I chose to destroy the Reapers. Does Shepard survive in the other endings as well or just that one?

RoXer 03-15-2012 12:24 AM

Pretty good article about the ending:

http://www.gamefront.com/mass-effect...ans-are-right/

Swiss Ultimate 03-15-2012 12:41 AM

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So I chose to destroy the Reapers. Does Shepard survive in the other endings as well or just that one?

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I think so. However, I redid it as Synthesis so that Joker and EDI could have more sex. Also, I enjoyed the original Star Trek movie...

G 03-15-2012 06:48 AM

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Pretty good article about the ending:

http://www.gamefront.com/mass-effect...ans-are-right/


Ha, I actually read that yesterday after I beat it.

G 03-15-2012 07:54 AM

Pos rep him and see how many dots he can get.

Kane Knight 03-15-2012 09:11 AM

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I think so. However, I redid it as Synthesis so that Joker and EDI could have more sex. Also, I enjoyed the original Star Trek movie...

Oh, so you're the one.

RoXer 03-15-2012 12:53 PM

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There's no way around it, the ending was bad. I can't honestly think of anything to point out (complain about) that hasn't been addressed by articles or other message boards.

The problem I had is that none of those 3 choices at the end were in line of what my Shepard would have chose. My Shepard was sympathetic toward the Geth and believed every race deserved a chance so he wouldn't have done the Paragon route of destroying all sentient life which included the Geth, EDI, and I dunno, some advanced ipads maybe. He wouldn't have gone the Renegade route by controlling them because he was always against that and never believed it could work. And then I guess the 3rd option only unlocks if you meet certain criteria which I met but I still decided against it because that ending wouldn't have made much sense either.

It's hard to imagine any one person's Shepard to be comfortable with one of the three choices at the end, to be honest. Actually, doesn't it seem like the Paragon and Renegade endings should be switched here? If you go full Paragon, doesn't it make more sense to choose the Renegade ending and control the reapers and let every species live? If you go full Renegade, doesn't it make more sense if you choose the Paragon ending by wiping out synthetic life (which you presumably didn't enjoy in the first place if you were a Renegade) and allowing the advanced species to prosper?

Or do I have the endings backwards in the first place? Because here is a video that shows all of the endings. The top (Red) are destroy while the middle (Blue) are control. I was always under the impression that blue was Paragon/destroy and Red was Renegade/control.

I chose Paragon/destroy (at least I thought I did) and ended up with a blue ending.

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I actually don't mind the relays being destroyed no matter what outcome was chosen. It's sad, sure, but it's a finite ending to the series. Whereas the jungle scene is... odd. Apparently Joker is supposed to land with your love interest (Ashley in my case) and a member of your squad that helped you in the final mission. I was too busy wondering if Joker and Ash were symbolic of a new age sci-fi Adam and Eve (Ashley (woman) was created by sucking the essence of Joker's (man) bones (extra rib)) on whateverthefuck planet this was to notice anything else but I do think I remember Javik coming out of the shuttle too. I'm not sure.

The Javik situation is a fucking mess too. I was going to wait and actually play him before I bitched about it and now that I've finished it, there's no fucking way he is "additional" content. That shit is on disc and they locked it just to get more money out of me, those bastards. They knew exactly what they were doing to me and I knew it too as I was purchasing it.

But I'm not purchasing a DLC ending. That's where I draw the line. Unless, you know, the DLC is something ridiculous like 20 different possible outcomes. Then... I dunno...ask me about it when/if that happens :shifty:

When Shepard got knocked out by the laser, I thought he was dead. When Anderson explicitly said "I'm crossing over to the other side" when he was inside the Citidel and Shepard responded with "Don't go without me" I was so sure that Shep was in heaven or some religious afterlife and it would end with him there. And then from there, the situation and ending that plays out in my head is better than what the actual ending was. Hell, I've read a handful of fan endings that were WAY better than we got.

The ending is bad. What a shame.

RoXer 03-15-2012 01:06 PM

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When they asked Javik if he had any knowledge on the weapon they were building, I was hoping he would say something along the lines of "That's not a weapon. You guys are building a giant statue of a Prothean phallus. What the hell is wrong with you people?"

You know... if you think about it... when the Crucible shed it's excess "plating"... and touched the Citidel with it's tip...I mean... that's kind of what happened...

RoXer 03-15-2012 01:09 PM

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And lastly, here's this:

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I'm probably going to go play this one more time to enjoy the cutscenes and turn my speakers up to full blast. Gunna choose the green ending too. And then never play again.

G 03-15-2012 01:15 PM

that last bit where it focused on the marauder shields bar, it got an irl lol from me.

G 03-15-2012 01:16 PM

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There's no way around it, the ending was bad. I can't honestly think of anything to point out (complain about) that hasn't been addressed by articles or other message boards.

The problem I had is that none of those 3 choices at the end were in line of what my Shepard would have chose. My Shepard was sympathetic toward the Geth and believed every race deserved a chance so he wouldn't have done the Paragon route of destroying all sentient life which included the Geth, EDI, and I dunno, some advanced ipads maybe. He wouldn't have gone the Renegade route by controlling them because he was always against that and never believed it could work. And then I guess the 3rd option only unlocks if you meet certain criteria which I met but I still decided against it because that ending wouldn't have made much sense either.

It's hard to imagine any one person's Shepard to be comfortable with one of the three choices at the end, to be honest. Actually, doesn't it seem like the Paragon and Renegade endings should be switched here? If you go full Paragon, doesn't it make more sense to choose the Renegade ending and control the reapers and let every species live? If you go full Renegade, doesn't it make more sense if you choose the Paragon ending by wiping out synthetic life (which you presumably didn't enjoy in the first place if you were a Renegade) and allowing the advanced species to prosper?

Or do I have the endings backwards in the first place? Because here is a video that shows all of the endings. The top (Red) are destroy while the middle (Blue) are control. I was always under the impression that blue was Paragon/destroy and Red was Renegade/control.

I chose Paragon/destroy (at least I thought I did) and ended up with a blue ending.

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I actually don't mind the relays being destroyed no matter what outcome was chosen. It's sad, sure, but it's a finite ending to the series. Whereas the jungle scene is... odd. Apparently Joker is supposed to land with your love interest (Ashley in my case) and a member of your squad that helped you in the final mission. I was too busy wondering if Joker and Ash were symbolic of a new age sci-fi Adam and Eve (Ashley (woman) was created by sucking the essence of Joker's (man) bones (extra rib)) on whateverthefuck planet this was to notice anything else but I do think I remember Javik coming out of the shuttle too. I'm not sure.

The Javik situation is a fucking mess too. I was going to wait and actually play him before I bitched about it and now that I've finished it, there's no fucking way he is "additional" content. That shit is on disc and they locked it just to get more money out of me, those bastards. They knew exactly what they were doing to me and I knew it too as I was purchasing it.

But I'm not purchasing a DLC ending. That's where I draw the line. Unless, you know, the DLC is something ridiculous like 20 different possible outcomes. Then... I dunno...ask me about it when/if that happens :shifty:

When Shepard got knocked out by the laser, I thought he was dead. When Anderson explicitly said "I'm crossing over to the other side" when he was inside the Citidel and Shepard responded with "Don't go without me" I was so sure that Shep was in heaven or some religious afterlife and it would end with him there. And then from there, the situation and ending that plays out in my head is better than what the actual ending was. Hell, I've read a handful of fan endings that were WAY better than we got.

The ending is bad. What a shame.

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aren't you glad you went through all that trouble to 100% it when it really didn't mean jack shit in the end

RoXer 03-15-2012 01:20 PM

That's another thing, what exactly does your galactic readiness change? Anything?

It wasn't a huge pain because the multiplayer was actually kinda fun, but I don't think it mattered in the long run.

G 03-15-2012 01:48 PM

Just gives you the third ending, I believe.

G 03-15-2012 01:56 PM

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did you have to redo that cutscene where illusive man shot you. i never pull the renegade trigger. got shot and died. had to sit through 5 minutes of it again.

LoDownM 03-15-2012 02:20 PM

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So did anyone else have a huge smile on their face when you killed Udina?

RoXer 03-15-2012 02:29 PM

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The problem I had is that none of those 3 choices at the end were in line of what my Shepard would have chose. My Shepard was sympathetic toward the Geth and believed every race deserved a chance so he wouldn't have done the Paragon route of destroying all sentient life which included the Geth, EDI, and I dunno, some advanced ipads maybe. He wouldn't have gone the Renegade route by controlling them because he was always against that and never believed it could work. And then I guess the 3rd option only unlocks if you meet certain criteria which I met but I still decided against it because that ending wouldn't have made much sense either.

It's hard to imagine any one person's Shepard to be comfortable with one of the three choices at the end, to be honest. Actually, doesn't it seem like the Paragon and Renegade endings should be switched here? If you go full Paragon, doesn't it make more sense to choose the Renegade ending and control the reapers and let every species live? If you go full Renegade, doesn't it make more sense if you choose the Paragon ending by wiping out synthetic life (which you presumably didn't enjoy in the first place if you were a Renegade) and allowing the advanced species to prosper?

Or do I have the endings backwards in the first place? Because here is a video that shows all of the endings. The top (Red) are destroy while the middle (Blue) are control. I was always under the impression that blue was Paragon/destroy and Red was Renegade/control.

I chose Paragon/destroy (at least I thought I did) and ended up with a blue ending.

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Ok so yeah after playing it again, I think I had them backwards when I made my decision the first time. Blue, left side is control while Red, right side is destroy. Which one of those endings should actually be classified as Paragon/Renegade is for another discussion.

I think the synthesis, middle, green ending might be the "official" canon ending. It's also the one I'm most content with. Joker and EDI are seen in the jungle with new synthetic implants in their skin and Ashley climbs out at the end.
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When Shepard got knocked out by the laser, I thought he was dead. When Anderson explicitly said "I'm crossing over to the other side" when he was inside the Citidel and Shepard responded with "Don't go without me" I was so sure that Shep was in heaven or some religious afterlife and it would end with him there.

There are also a lot more references to this too and I could see a point where maybe the keepers are "gatekeepers" to what happens next in life and you "ascend" to the catalyst. Still kinda goofy.

WISH WE HAD MORE STORY ON THE KEEPERS.

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did you have to redo that cutscene where illusive man shot you. i never pull the renegade trigger. got shot and died. had to sit through 5 minutes of it again.

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Illusive Man never shot me, he shot Anderson.


RoXer 03-15-2012 02:31 PM

Hey yeah, wait a second

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When attacking the Cerberus base, I saw video clips of Illusive Man eventually getting some sort of procedure done to himself.

When he showed up at the end, he clearly had some sort of cybernetic implants.

Did he find that next step of evolution of synthesis in the green ending? Was he right about the Reapers all along?

fuck it, i don't care anymore

Kane Knight 03-15-2012 02:37 PM

Roxer Smash.

G 03-15-2012 02:49 PM

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Illusive Man never shot me, he shot Anderson.

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He first shot Anderson, then he shot me. Both shots had a renegade trigger before them. I pulled it before Anderson. Wonder what happens if you pull it the 2nd time, after he kills him. Maybe there is a different cut scene.

RoXer 03-15-2012 02:59 PM

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RoXer 03-15-2012 03:10 PM

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He first shot Anderson, then he shot me. Both shots had a renegade trigger before them. I pulled it before Anderson. Wonder what happens if you pull it the 2nd time, after he kills him. Maybe there is a different cut scene.

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oh. He shot at Anderson and then killed himself in my game.

RoXer 03-15-2012 03:29 PM

something about what happens to Joker's sister

Swiss Ultimate 03-15-2012 08:20 PM

I keep going back to the multiplayer. Can't stop myself. For some reason I can't explain I need my Galactic Readiness to be 100% despite the fact that I've beaten the game twice now.

It's weird considering that I don't give a fuck about Achievements, but the Terminus system getting down to 97% seems to really bug me.

SlickyTrickyDamon 03-16-2012 03:40 AM

The only big mistake I made in this game was..

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I didn't listen to Traynor about the College under attack, so I ended up having to kill Jack at the Cerberus Base.

Actually I wish I could have saved both Tali and Legion. I chose Tali cause Legion was geth and I fucking hate blatant ripoffs of the Borg.

How do you choose from the different endings? I just ran into the light and I guess that was "Synthesis?"

I'm confused.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-16-2012 04:42 AM

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The only big mistake I made in this game was..

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I didn't listen to Traynor about the College under attack, so I ended up having to kill Jack at the Cerberus Base.

Actually I wish I could have saved both Tali and Legion. I chose Tali cause Legion was geth and I fucking hate blatant ripoffs of the Borg.

How do you choose from the different endings? I just ran into the light and I guess that was "Synthesis?"

I'm confused.

To choose, go left or right. Different colours will astound you.

LoDownM 03-16-2012 05:01 AM

Yeah, those damn Geth, being able to think for themselves and not being half organic. Totally a Borg ripoff.

#BROKEN Hasney 03-16-2012 05:11 AM

http://i.imgur.com/imqrU.png

ClockShot 03-16-2012 02:30 PM

SPOILER: show
Just wrapped Thessia. Can't remember the last time I remember Shep being that pissed. Did my rounds around the ship and he practically bit Joker's head right off. Off to Horizon to put break Yeng's legs.......again.

Swiss Ultimate 03-16-2012 02:44 PM

Should really put this in spoiler tags...

http://penny-arcade.smugmug.com/phot...dfFJj7N-X2.jpg

G 03-16-2012 02:46 PM

So when you step the challenge level up to silver and gold, what does that do. Tougher enemies? They are pretty damn tough to begin with and I can't image going any higher. Would also help if I wasn't using the default weapon.


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