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Extended ending DLC now available!

Well, for me it was much more satisfying, cleared up most of the "eh?" moments from the original endings.

SpoilerI can't wait for the indoctrination theory noobs to start raging, ahaha.

If your romance option is on the mission in London with you, you'll get a couple extra lines of dialogue during the new cutscene as well. I played through the first time from the start of the attack on the illusive man's base on my paragon, & then just from London on my renegade & the only differences seemed to start during the rush to the portal. They made the choices seem different now & the cutscenes reflect it.

I actually even enjoyed the refusal ending, as the epilogue on the "white" planetSpoiler had new characters that seemed to imply you at least save their cycle.

The endings were pretty good. But I find myself really pissed off. I mean, was that so hard? Could they really not have done that in the first damn place?


SpoilerControl was pretty effing creepy.

They went for letting the players interpret the ending to suite their own needs as players somewhat originally. They did not realize just the depth that players had become emotionally involved in the stories of their characters. So some players felt let down and unable to let go of the story. They wanted more closure on what happened after, they wanted to feel more in control of the outcome of their actions and choices.

(Guess what buddy? Sometimes life is pain get used to it.)

The DLC provides that for the most part.

Personally I think the theories that came out after the original ending were great fun to read. But overreacting and spazzing out on the internet in an emoplode of whiny drivel is the new norm for this generation. I blame helicopter parents who told them they were special and would be president one day. But I digress.

Honestly, while it was likely the latter, having seen the difference in the endings, it completely feels like the former. Without the added content, it felt like an incomplete product.

After you finish it, watch the incomplete endings online, with the understanding that much of the explanatory content you'll get at the end wasn't there.

SpoilerFor instance, many of the questions you can ask the catalyst either weren't there or weren't expounded upon as much. And they don't explain how your teammates got onto the Normandy when they had been on the ground with you during the final mission.

Got a source for that? From what I heard, Bioware wanted to do multiplayer almost from day one.

Here is the story I heard, which basically is summed up as a Bioware writer spilling the dirty details on the Penny Arcade forums, where he was already well-known as a member of the Bioware staff.

"The Day EA Stole Christmas Mass Effect"

Actually, there are 4 endings now.

I haven't played the game* either, but I have read up on them a bit... SpoilerDoesn't Shepard survive in the Renegade ending? Seemingly badly hurt, but breathing? Or does the DLC change that and Shep bites it in every ending now?

Edit: I've played ME1, and am replaying ME2 on my paragon run now. Holy f&*%balls, ME2 is a fantastic game. I could see myself replaying it 6+ times, to try every class, and try to get different decisions each time. If I had one criticism, it's that you cannot get some of the most interesting characters until relatively late in the game (SpoilerTali, Legion).

Edited, Jun 29th 2012 6:18pm by LockeColeMA