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Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is coming next week [Up: Out now, my sweet]
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It always was.
GasProblem
Member
Baby Krogan :3
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Yeah, I get that, but it was only implied before. Now it's clear no one dies.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Well................
They certainly attempted to patch up their ending with the new Destroy option cutscenes, but it's still just a patch job. Not as pointless as the Rejection option at least.
They certainly attempted to patch up their ending with the new Destroy option cutscenes, but it's still just a patch job. Not as pointless as the Rejection option at least.
scarybore
Member
Sounds pretty half assed which is what I expected to be honest, they would have to redo the whole ending rather than augment it to actually fix the issues most of us had.
Don't suppose a bullshit explanation is given for the reapers not shutting down the relay network when they take control of the citadel?
Don't suppose a bullshit explanation is given for the reapers not shutting down the relay network when they take control of the citadel?
Shorty11857
Member
At the very least the ending is better than the original, still has a bunch of the problems the original had but at least they made some decent retcons
Cpt.Underpants
Member
Krogan babies and a bit of epilogue rebuilding-stuff-pictures
Red Option, Shepard still gasps for air in the end
Robot Pants
Member
I'll be honest, the Hackett monologue with the power point presentation was 100x better than what we originally got. But rebuild the relays? Come on, son. Reapers built it and we have no idea how. Could take 1000 years to figure it out, in the meantime, everyone is stranded.
Destroy is canon (for me)
i think they added much needed conclusion....
agree.and with other choices the endings will be different.
it makes a difference i think...
i think they added much needed conclusion....
shepard breath in the end was unnecessary
agree.and with other choices the endings will be different.
it makes a difference i think...
You still kill the Geth and EDI. Happy my ass.
Wind's Howling
Member
That ending with Shepard breathing just nailed it. I know the Destroy ending is not perfect for everyone, but they did show a lot more stuff and actually showed some future progress.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I think getting off the jungle was, I liked that idea.
WrenchNinja
Member
They show quarians drinking and krogan celebrating. They don't mention the geth,so I guess they're all dead
This is destroy
With a series of pictures and commentary, yeah.
You get a total of 7-8 new dialog choices with Star Kid.
Dialog choices:
Reapers
Catalyst
Crucible
What Happens?
What Happens?
What Happens?
No
NO
There's epilogue stuff after the endings, and one more new ending, but nothing is really expanded to the point of closure or complete understanding.
HarryHengst
Member
The destroy ending made sense, until the very end with the Buzz Aldrin scene? What the hell Bioware?
A new animatic!
We can rebuild -dramatic pause - EVERYTHING!
This is like watching a movie that the producers tried to fix up in post-production by adding some ADR from characters whose backs were facing away from the camera to fix up plot points, then it's put on cable where "bullshit" is re-recorded by a different actor as "nonsense."
A lot of this stuff is just really clumsy and it still has the same fundamental problems.
The artistic integrity angle didn't go anywhere either, they made a point of the relays not being destroyed.
We can rebuild -dramatic pause - EVERYTHING!
This is like watching a movie that the producers tried to fix up in post-production by adding some ADR from characters whose backs were facing away from the camera to fix up plot points, then it's put on cable where "bullshit" is re-recorded by a different actor as "nonsense."
A lot of this stuff is just really clumsy and it still has the same fundamental problems.
The artistic integrity angle didn't go anywhere either, they made a point of the relays not being destroyed.
My Shep was Racist/Organicist. When all is said and done I can see him, broadgrinned, lighting a cigar and thinking 'I love it when a plan comes together'.
Even if the extended ending fixed everything they screwed up with the original, I wouldn't trust Bioware enough to give them another chance. The awesome universe they constructed shows they have talent, but a lack of direction and cooperation among employees (Mr. "Lead Writer >:l) will sour the results every time.
WrenchNinja
Member
What does damaging the relays even entail when everyone got home just fine? Fucking stupid.
And the Citadel gets repaired. And the relays. And the Krogans have babies.
this isnt making bioware gods but it is some substantial effort to "reconnect" with their fans which is appreciated at least.
and it made me want to replay the trilogy for some reasons.maybe later.
having a conclusion,even with fallout style slides(which are great),makes a difference to a story driven game.
the krogans maybe they dont have babies in other endings?
with the genophage,i dont remember the decisions you made in tuchanka now
That validates many of our complaints though. About how inconsistent the whole relay-destroying thing and how messed up the ending was before this band-aid patch.
Mhmmm, the only real issue I have now with the ending is Star Child.
Guess it's too much of a plot change to remove.
APZonerunner
Member
Keep in mind the latter is based on the choices you made. It may be a powerpoint, but those slides will change based on what you've done over the three games.
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
It's better if you wanted something happier. It's not much better if you wanted something coherent and that fits with the rest of the series.
That said, I'm as glad as anyone that the crew we spent 3 games coming to care about manages to get off Gilligan's Planet.
That said, I'm as glad as anyone that the crew we spent 3 games coming to care about manages to get off Gilligan's Planet.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Futurama back to normal ending in full effect.
But that makes them looking out over the new world pointless, before it was at least them 'looking forward' now it's just something that should be deleted.
Patrick Weekes or someone else already confirmed that way back in PAX, though. At least the first two, Krogan repopulating is just a given. Normandy's crew no longer being stranded and somehow surviving on an unknown planet is a good fix because it was, simply, horrifically stupid.
LiquidSolid
Member
OR SCEE are the new Marauder Shields. Trying to save us from Bioware's shitty writing.
Yeah. Can't stand the kid.
I want to see all the endings but each time I have to continue from the conduit stroll.
Hate how I can't skip or save at a later time. This is going to take 5 hours before I've seen them all.