This backlash also made the BioWare founders leave the industry altogether. Then, they started a petition, which resulted in BioWare releasing an extended, modified ending for the game for free. Then, fans started bitching about the ending. We all know just how big a backlash the ending got, but let’s do a recap for those who don’t know/might have forgotten- Mass Effect 3 was released and met with unanimous praise, including us. Master Chief’s return deserved a much better finish, instead it just felt like a generic game ending.Īnd let’s not forget about the big daddy of controversial endings this year- the Lost of video games, Mass Effect 3. There was no climactic encounter between Chief and The Didact, and it all just ended too fast, as if it was rushed through by 343.
The script itself ended in a very emotional, thrilling scene, but the final mission was a disaster from a gameplay perspective. Halo 4, too got bashed for its ending recently. So while AC3’s ending didn’t contribute all that much to the game being a disappointment, it was a disappointment in itself, as an ending.Īnd that got me to thinking about other games that have let me down with their finales this year, which is when I realized that 2012 has been a really bad year when it comes to endgames.
A bad ending that takes up 15 minutes of my time cannot overrule the countless hours of enjoyment I got out of a game till that point. Now, I’m not the kind of person who starts hating on a game and denounces it as “disappointing” or “mediocre.” In my view, it’s more about the journey than the destination. And one of its biggest failings, in my view, was its ending. Just as I stated in that article, I still think Assassin’s Creed 3 is a great game, but I also thought it was disappointing, and that it had many flaws. I wrote an article about it a few days back. But then, I started to retrospect, picking the game apart piece by piece, and I realized it was way too flawed. I didn’t like it on the same level I like Assassin’s Creed 2, or Brotherhood, but I knew it was a really good game. Assassin’s Creed 3 came out a few weeks back, and it was met with great critical response, even here at GamingBolt.
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