I also think the ending is talked up too much over the rest of Mass Effect 3, which was an incredible game before that point. The protests were really obnoxious and occasionally unhinged, and no one at BioWare deserved the abuse they got for the ending. Looking back on it now, it was murky territory. That would be the now famous Citadel DLC, which takes place before the final mission and is more or less just a giant party where you get to talk extensively with almost every character in the series, getting some sense of closure with beloved members of your crew before you head into the breach, with special attention given to love interests.Ĭovering this controversy was one of the first “major” stories I got any attention for, given that I was siding with the idea that yes, the ending should be changed and improved, over most of the press which was calling gamers “entitled’ for wanting a different ending.
First, they updated the game to flesh out the ending a bit more with extended cutscenes and a few other tweaks. Eventually, BioWare tried to appease fans.
