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Mass Effect 3 Ending Changes Planned

[Mar 21, 2012, 2:11 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The BioWare Blog has a post from BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka confirming that criticism of the ending of Mass Effect 3 has had a massive effect on them, and they will indeed be changing the way the game ends, as they said they might. Here's a bit on their change in plans, and what lead to this point:

Building on their research, Exec Producer Casey Hudson and the team are hard at work on a number of game content initiatives that will help answer the questions, providing more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey. You’ll hear more on this in April. We’re working hard to maintain the right balance between the artistic integrity of the original story while addressing the fan feedback we’ve received. This is in addition to our existing plan to continue providing new Mass Effect content and new full games, so rest assured that your journey in the Mass Effect universe can, and will, continue.

The reaction to the release of Mass Effect 3 has been unprecedented. On one hand, some of our loyal fans are passionately expressing their displeasure about how their game concluded; we care about this feedback, and we’re planning to directly address it. However, most folks appear to agree that the game as a whole is exceptional, with more than 75 critics giving it a perfect review score and a review average in the mid-90s. Net, I’m proud of the team, but we can and must always strive to do better.

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Re: Mass Effect 3 Ending Changes Planned

Mar 22, 2012, 18:55

Ruffiana

Dev wrote on Mar 21, 2012, 20:26: necrosis wrote on Mar 21, 2012, 15:47: I love how he is comparing 75 people liking the game thousands not liking it. These 75 somehow have more weight than your MUCH larger consumer base. The consumer base that is actually paying for the game. Of course they have more weight, from the money weighing down their pockets. Actually, most of the reviews probably didn't play to the end before writing the review. The bigger picture here is that it's 75 people who gave the game a great review. I personally thought the game was great. I even liked one of the endings for my personal journey through the game. But I didn't like the other two variations and I certainly understand why a huge majority of players who did not like the ending...even if they thought the entire rest of the game was pretty stellar. If this is it for Bioware, they're done with the franchise completely then fine. Walk away and leave people with the taste of disatisfaction in their mouths. Completely within their rights to do this. But if they want to sell more DLC for this game, or other games based in this universe, then it really does beholf them to understand exactly why so many people were unsatisfied with the ending and come up with an alternative.

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