dpc76
Watchdog
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Couchpotato, you could easily say the same thing about films or books as businesses too. But you know what, there is no way in HELL you could convince me to go to the next Transformers film! I would much rather watch something with some substance.
Every now and then, something comes out that is both has a large budget and is also thoughtful (something along the lines of Inception perhaps). That's the general area I see Mass Effect 3 in.
I generally think that people at RPGWatch are intelligent and thoughtful, specifically about games. This is one area I find the popular values around here to be way off! Are people really saying they would rather have a title choose the easy, mainstream ways of presenting an ending rather than something interesting that demands a little abstract thinking?
This seems very inconsistent with game feedback I have received here before. What did people around here even like about the original Witcher? It was the thoughtful ending that made the game for me.
@Mr. Smiley, I also dislike when they make changes like that. I believe I saw the same ending to that flick that you did…but also remember a cheesy alternate ending on the DVD where he travels back into his mother's womb and strangles himself. Never saw the happy ending…
+1. You literally posted almost word for word what I was thinking.
People already tend to complain about RPGs as having cookie cutter stories with little originality. This ME3 fiasco may backfire and reinforce the idea that devs should play it safe and not deviate from the template with game stories, for fear of backlash if it doesn't go over well.
Also, taking a "customer is always right" approach is tough with something like this, where there may be a wide spectrum of ideas about what is right. I think Bioware is handling this situation well, throwing a (free) bone to those unhappy while standing by the decisions they made.
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