This was when splitting the finale into two parts was big. Harry Potter split up Deathly Hallows for 2010 and 2011; Twlight split up Breaking Dawn for 2011 and 2012; Hunger Games split up Mockingjay after ME3 came out in 2014 and 2015 but it was already known by then. Hell, The Hobbit split one movie into three.
They made it work with Inquisition, basically you had an external website you could port saves to (i might be misremembering the logistics). It worked for what it was worth
it still exists, but you can save edit the save flags too.
I’d start with the Arrival DLC in ME2, considering that was meant to bridge the gap between ME2 and 3, and becomes the main explanation for why Shepard is grounded at the start of 3. There is so much wrong with Arrival that it basically ruins the DLC for me, and it’s why I skip it every time.
What book?
His video on ME2 is also really good. He really highlights how they ruined the original premise:
I think this just straight up should not have been explained. I don't know that there was any explanation that could possibly have been satisfying. If you're going to kick the thing off by having Sovereign say "our goals are beyond your comprehension" then any easily comprehendable explanation is simply going to fall flat. Some things are just better left to the imagination. Same for the origins of the Reapers, I fucking detest the Leviathan DLC because it gave us a dumb explanation for something that shouldn't have been explained.
The Leviathan DLC was just reiterating what the catalyst told you in the ending. I think the problem with it is that it revealed the creators of the reapers, which again likely should have remained a mystery.
i wouldn't go that far, sovereign is written as a "humanized" robot rather than if the had robotic voice, it still wouldn't stop fans and people asking "who dun it?"
In the Destroy ending, if you got enough readiness points, there's a credit stinger of Shepard taking a breath in the rubble, implying he lived. So long as you like the Destroy ending, all the Happy Ending mod does is give you a more extensive wrap-up.
Sure, but there's a vast difference in tone between ending on a stinger where you see shepard drawing breath and an ending where shephard kisses their romance companion as the Normandy rides into the sunset
I guess, but I never really liked the ending anyway. Plus, Mass Effect was always meant to be something of a space opera, so the protagonist riding off into the sunset for further adventures felt fine to me.
This applies to a lot of the ME lore but to an extent. I'm fine with them eventually revealing some mysteries, but my main issue is that they explained everything too quickly especially trying to tie up all lose ends in ME3.
It's been discussed before. EA wanted each title to be more of standalone adventure. So you could pick up and play at the beginning of each game and not need to restart the entire series at the first act of game one. It also means that having a save file from game to game is not necessary removing another barrier for entry. And makes achievement hunting easier because you can just start each game with a fresh character and skip the previous games.
