Is Mass Effect 3 a disapointment compared to Mass Effect 2? NO SPOILERS PLEASE

[Fizzle_95]

PLEASE NO SPOILERS

[redfblack]

Not in my personal opinion. Compared to the stylistic jump from ME1 to ME2 the games are fairly similar.

Obviously the ending to ME3 is highly controversial and a disappointment to many.. personally I think people let their expectations get out of control and focused too much on the ending when the focus should, in my opinion, be on the journey itself.

After finishing ME3 I watched this video (do NOT watch this until you finish ME3, do not even look at the video title in case of spoilers):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ythY_GkEBck

The video presents an alternative interpretation of the ending which takes it from "oh, yeah" to "holy freakin' crap, mind = blown!". The interpretation is not what the devs intended but it is, in my opinion, a whole lot better and braver than what the devs intended.

Bioware did release the "Extended Cut" DLC to attempt to address some of the complaints about the ending but I much preferred the original ending to be honest.. especially with the alternative interpretation in the video I linked.

Despite getting bored of the combat in the ME games I thought the whole trilogy was amazing and stands as one of my favourite video game experiences ever.

[Fizzle_95]

Originally posted by Red Black:

Not in my personal opinion. Compared to the stylistic jump from ME1 to ME2 the games are fairly similar.

Obviously the ending to ME3 is highly controversial and a disappointment to many.. personally I think people let their expectations get out of control and focused too much on the ending when the focus should, in my opinion, be on the journey itself.

After finishing ME3 I watched this video (do NOT watch this until you finish ME3, do not even look at the video title in case of spoilers):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ythY_GkEBck

The video presents an alternative interpretation of the ending which takes it from "oh, yeah" to "holy freakin' crap, mind = blown!". The interpretation is not what the devs intended but it is, in my opinion, a whole lot better and braver than what the devs intended.

Bioware did release the "Extended Cut" DLC to attempt to address some of the complaints about the ending but I much preferred the original ending to be honest.. especially with the alternative interpretation in the video I linked.

Despite getting bored of the combat in the ME games I thought the whole trilogy was amazing and stands as one of my favourite video game experiences ever.

oh ok thats not too bad, i keep hearing that the ending of the mass effect 3 was one of the worst things ever so i was abit skeptical but i did hear that there will be a mass effect 4, but overall I keep getting told that the Mass Effect series is better than star wars in terms of star wars, would you personally agree?

Also unrelated but will it make a massive difference if i dont have every companion in Mass Effect 2? or is this game like Dragon Age Origins where every character fights together at the end.

[redfblack]

Originally posted by Fizzle_95:

overall I keep getting told that the Mass Effect series is better than star wars in terms of star wars, would you personally agree?

Do you mean better than KOTOR or Star Wars in general?

I'm not really into Star Wars in general whereas I'm a huge Mass Effect fan.

I loved KOTOR 1 and 2 and thought that Mass Effect 1 was the evolution of those games.

Originally posted by Fizzle_95:

Also unrelated but will it make a massive difference if i dont have every companion in Mass Effect 2? or is this game like Dragon Age Origins where every character fights together at the end.

In ME3 you (extremely minor spoiler ahead) build up something called War Assets. Without going into any detail past actions in ME1 and 2 can influence these assets and this includes relationships with companions in previous games and whether they have survived or not. I don't think any one thing will make a massive difference but I guess they start to stack together..

It's hard to say much without spoilers! :)

[Jimmy McGill]

The end is very very very bad, there are a few plotholes and bumps connected to it and you gotta buy the digital deluxe edition since it contain an essential piece of DLC. Compared to ME2, it's kind of a disappointment.

[SwobyJ]

Majority of the game - No, but you can see more corners cut in ME3 compared to ME2 (for all we know, ME2 has more corners cut, but at least we can't TELL). ME3 is actually a generally better game, through most of it, barring some parts that REALLY tick some off (like the perception of 'auto-dialogue').

The ending - A great disappointment compared to ME3. This isn't to say that its outright bad (that's up to the player), or that it'll always be bad (depends on if its addressed in future games), but it is undeniable that the ME3 ending disappointed a significant (though maybe not majority - Internet can be louder than reality) portion of Mass Effect and Bioware fans/players.


The pieces of ME3 seem and feel great, but then as players advanced, they noticed the edges fraying and plot make less and less sense and the actions they did mean little (save for a couple major arcs).

Personally, at this point, after multiple playthroughs of both and all DLCs, I like ME3 more. If only because I enjoy the process of playing it more and because of my pet story theories. But so far, it is a rather close call, and I'm almost ready to still give it to ME2.

[SwobyJ]

Originally posted by Red Black:

Not in my personal opinion. Compared to the stylistic jump from ME1 to ME2 the games are fairly similar.

Obviously the ending to ME3 is highly controversial and a disappointment to many.. personally I think people let their expectations get out of control and focused too much on the ending when the focus should, in my opinion, be on the journey itself.

After finishing ME3 I watched this video (do NOT watch this until you finish ME3, do not even look at the video title in case of spoilers):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ythY_GkEBck

The video presents an alternative interpretation of the ending which takes it from "oh, yeah" to "holy freakin' crap, mind = blown!". The interpretation is not what the devs intended but it is, in my opinion, a whole lot better and braver than what the devs intended.

Bioware did release the "Extended Cut" DLC to attempt to address some of the complaints about the ending but I much preferred the original ending to be honest.. especially with the alternative interpretation in the video I linked.

Despite getting bored of the combat in the ME games I thought the whole trilogy was amazing and stands as one of my favourite video game experiences ever.

I personally still view Extended Cut as unreal and with possibly deliberate hints about it. Not to say that 'unreal' will matter in Mass Effect (just as dreams and wishes and hopes and fears matter a hell of a lot in Dragon Age due to magic, I think they'll matter just as much in Mass Effect, just in a different way).

[SwobyJ]

Originally posted by Fizzle_95:

oh ok thats not too bad, i keep hearing that the ending of the mass effect 3 was one of the worst things ever so i was abit skeptical but i did hear that there will be a mass effect 4, but overall I keep getting told that the Mass Effect series is better than star wars in terms of star wars, would you personally agree?

Also unrelated but will it make a massive difference if i dont have every companion in Mass Effect 2? or is this game like Dragon Age Origins where every character fights together at the end.

The next Mass Effect won't really be called 'Mass Effect 4', Bioware has repeated this fact many times, but it'll likely be something closer to 'Mass Effect: ____' or 'Mass ____' (I only say the latter due to the supposed rumor in 2012 about a 'Mass Shift' game).

This will be done in order to at least significantly depart from Shepard's story and trilogy.

This will not be like DAO for the ending, and that's partially what annoyed people ;)

If you don't have every ME2 companion (their Loyalty too), its all okay and the story will continue, but you WILL get up to major arc differences because of it. The most important squadmates for major arcs is Wrex (ME1-ME3CitadelDLC), Tali (ME1-ME2), Mordin (ME2), and Legion (ME2), and their Loyalty mission results, but others matter to different degrees.

Every ME2 squadmate DOES get their own bit in ME3, even if its a smaller sidequest (the ME2 DLC squadmates), and their Loyalty setting in ME2 often matters, and most (but not all) of them get some placement in the reunion DLC called 'Citadel' ($15, a few missions and new hub and arena and casino and arcade and apartment). But this depends on ME2 actions. If one of them dies or isn't recruited, they don't have any place in ME3.

[Apoc]

Depends on what your expectations are for the game really.

For me the game was a rather big dissapointment because of what could've been done with the scale of it. And I'm not talking about only the ending here. I felt that the game in general was dissapointing.

War Assets are more or less just a number, last mission is lackluster compared to Mass Effect 2 suicide mission. Half of the choices you made have hardly any impact on the overall story. There are only 2 major story arcs that I think managed to capture the importance of the choices you made, and those parts of the game are great, but still that's like the half of the game. Haven't played any DLC at all though, but I guess Citadel DLC is worth getting.

[SwobyJ]

I think viewing ME3 as a half-measure is fair. It just doesn't make that jump in quality and satisfaction that ME2 did after ME1.

[FEZ. TF7]

Out of the 3 games Mass Effect 2 feel's like the odd one out in my opinion, Mass Effect 3 to me feels more of a sequel to Mass Effect 1,
Obviously tho with ME3 there are certain things i didn't like, just namely certain characters didn't return, war assets and the star child,the ending was a disapointment(choose A,B,C or D) but overall the gameplay is the best out of the bunch and some of the major moments in the game are the most memorable

Definately worth a play at least in my eye's, especially if you played any of the other Mass Effect games

[Calick]

The ending is not that bad if you pay attention throughout the journey. The result of your choices are reflected during playtime, not in the last 5 minutes.

Overall is a great game and one of the most epic and dramatic gaming experiences I've been thorugh.

[Dryden]

ME3 is a great game, and I wouldn't exactly say that it was disappointing. But that ending ranks amongst the worst in gaming history simply because of the introduction of an entirely new character that close to the finish line.

Foreshadowing is important, and while the ending isn't entirely as bad once you have played the Leviathan dlc (as it hints at what is to come at the end of the game), it should have been done alot sooner, preferably all the way back in ME2.

[Chew Ass and Kick Bubblegum]

If nothing else, the ME3 multiplayer is fun for long time. Very enjoyable, no frustration thanks to PVE.

[EliteSarge]

I had alot of fun with Mass Effect 3. Its not as bad as people say it is especially now that theres the Extended Cut for the ending so the ending went from terrible to being decently acceptable. There are quite a few epic moments in the game and you are just amazed. The DLC's for it are also pretty good, especially Citadel.

Also, yeah, the multiplayer is pretty fun and addicting. I was surprised to see that people still play it on the PC after I got ME3 about a month ago.

[Fizzle_95]

i have just finished playing Mass Effect 3 and i dont see what the whole fuss is about, its know where as bad as people make out


So i wouldnt consider Mass Effect 3 a disappointment, but i prefer Mass Effect 2