ChattinWithChet wrote:Please don't misunderstand my vitriol for the folks demanding a change with anyone who didn't like it. Whether the ending was good or not has absolutely no bearing on how dumb some folks think the artistic process should work. Through aggressive petitioning and whining!
EvilRedEye wrote:Not sure what I think of that. I mean part of the problem with the end is that, whatever you think of it creatively, the execution of it is flawed. Failing to show that the destruction of the mass relays doesn't cause destructive shockwaves is pretty clumsy storytelling, especially when you're winding down an elaborate, detailed sci-fi universe. That single error in itself robbed the ending of emotional impact for some people. And in a similar vein, not even giving a glimmer of detail about what happens to the detailed sci-fi setting even when there are obvious outstanding issues like the big wodge of aliens floating around Earth is a bit odd. Saying 'we want a new ending' is perhaps a bit much, but I don't think a director's cut-style remix is particularly inappropriate. IMO, if ME3 was a film then the ending would have been edited for the home video release without a big hoo-ha about creative autonomy and such.Please don't misunderstand my vitriol for the folks demanding a change with anyone who didn't like it. Whether the ending was good or not has absolutely no bearing on how dumb some folks think the artistic process should work. Through aggressive petitioning and whining!
I don't think so, I like some things being left open ended.EvilRedEye wrote:And in a similar vein, not even giving a glimmer of detail about what happens to the detailed sci-fi setting even when there are obvious outstanding issues like the big wodge of aliens floating around Earth is a bit odd.
ChattinWithChet wrote:@Evilredey: D epending on what it is though, the clarity of something can go right to the centre of what the thing is. If Broken Flowers, for instance, had a clear ending - IS THAT GUY HIS SON? - then the movie would be completely different. I don't think Mass Effect 3 is purely to do with bad cuts, or misleading cuts, there is a difference in philosophy here and I don't think the loudest voices in these instances should be given most weight.
Gonzo wrote:
ChattinWithChet wrote:If he destroys the Reapers, he could also be committing genocide, though. Perhaps it is a little unclear as far as what impact his decision has, but I think the worth of life and what constitutes life is part of the end that is through the rest of the game.
Gonzo wrote:Tempy wrote:I love the indoctrination ending, and maybe some often writers pushed that, but in interviews they've stated that was never their intention, I was just fielding that point. I'd be more than happy if it was true bit I think it is just the fans being smarter than the writers, sadly.Gonzo wrote:
temps, it's laughable to base your interpretation of the ending on words someone says after a shitstorm about the ending. The game speaks for itself.
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