@leych said:
How so?
The only thing I know about ME3 is that everyone hates the ending.
Without giving spoilers, the reasons I don't like the third game as much as the first two are as followed:
1. It's very dark. Given what is going on, it's understandable, but it really contrasts the more optimistic views of the first and second game.
2. The villains are really dumb. It's even worse if you played the second game, because they REALLY should know better. Plus, there is one guy who tries to act cool and awesome, but just comes across as really lame. It doesn't help that this villain gets no development at all, it's just 'Here's a bad guy that will impede your progress', and he has no characteristics other than he's evil.
3. The final mission is NOWHERE near as amazing as the final mission of the second game. if there's one reason to play the second game, it's to do the suicide mission. Without any hyperbole, I honestly think it's one of the best video game moments this generation. I expected the third game's final mission to be similar to it, but on a larger scale. Unfortunately, all the final mission in the third game amounts to is a glorified horde mode. I was very disappointed with it.
4. Yes, the ending is really bad. How do you end such a heavily character driven story? How about by not focusing on the characters at all? It's also such a weak ending, considering all the choices lead to the SAME DAMN THING. I haven't played the extended cut (because the ending kills any drive I have to play the game whenever i think about it), but from what I saw on Youtube, they at least made the endings a bit different. Still, given how many choices that the player made throughout the series, I don't think it was unreasonable to expect at least a few extremely different endings.
Other than those things, the third game isn't bad, it's just disappointing.
Onto the topic of ME2, there are 12 squadmates in the game, so if you're only an hour or two in, and only have Miranda and Jacob, stick around, because you'll undoubtedly run into a few you like. However, like others said, ME2 really doesn't advance the story that far, and there are several plot points that seem very significant in the second game that are nowhere to be seen in the third game, which is very annoying. I also don't think it's possible to get the best outcome to some certain choices in ME3 if you didn't play ME2, so if you want the golden ending to some arcs in part 3, it's best to play the second game.
Mass Effect 2 is HEAVILY character driven, and some of the character missions and loyalty missions are absolutely fantastic. Furthermore, while Liara, Kaiden, and Wrex aren't party members in 2, they still appear, and you can actually get Liara as a temporary squad member if you get some of the DLC for the game (Lair of the Shadow Broker, by the way, is by far the best DLC for a game I've played).
I hope this helped!
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