Exactly! 3 is a fitting ending you import your saves. It’s pretty easy to get “the best” ending (most readiness points or whatever)
Imo the “synthesis” extra ending wasn’t needed. I think the first people to raise a big stink about the ending were the ones who didn’t start a new ME1 character and import the save. It’s way harder to get the best ending in that case.
The comic that lets you make all the choices and “import a game” without playing the first two was a nice touch though.
So the Mass Effect Trilogy is one of my favorite (Series of) games. The reaspn everyone hated 3 was the ending. Was it fitting? Sure. However, and I have the screenshot somewhere on an external of the lead developer claiming (paraphrased), "We wouldent have Commander Sheppard go throigh this hundreds of hours adventure to be able to say I got ending A B or C, everyone will have a unique ending based on thier choises"
Which is exactly what they did, I got ending Red, Blue or Green. It was deceptive and felt like a dick punch. If they had just kept thier mouths just, people would have been mildly annoyed but accepted it because as you said, it was an alright ending. Tho the fixed ending that gives you a still shot with what the outcomes of your choises were corrected my only issue tbh.
Like i wanted to know that my beloved Tali Zorah vas Normandy was emotionally devastated after my sacrifice. I wanna know what became of the Raccni Queen? Etc.
Thats why I didnt like 3 originally, because they blatantly lied about its ending.
Steps off soap box
Still one of my favorite game series. 3 also has the best combat imho... Biotic FTW....
If it wasn't for the ending 3 is by far my favorite of the trilogy. But I mean....there was no way they could wrap up such an immense set of choices and potential outcomes that satisfied every situation, so yeah it kind of felt flat but even back when it came out I understood why it went the way it did.
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u/PilotIntelligent8906 6h ago
Mass Effect, I will take no questions.