User blog comment:Agentsmit58/Shepard's story has truly ended and wont have DLC to continue the story!!!/@comment-5038903-20120528184428/@comment-4237253-20120528192859

Dragon Age Origins, also made by BioWare, had suitable endings. Your character could die a heroic death, one of your friends could sacrifice himself, or another character could find redemption. After the final battle, there is either a party scene or a bittersweet funeral. In the latter, different characters would appear depending on your choice and back story (You can choose one of 6 origins to start out the game). In the former, you had a few dialogue options with the king/queen, depending upon who you chose.

First, you can select one boon from a variety of choices, some of which may depend on your chosen origin. Second, you are asked what you will do next, whether it is finding your lost love, going on grand adventures with a friend etc. You felt as if you had control over your destiny. After that, you could converse with your comrades one last time, along with an old friend from your origin. All of that brought the story full-circle. If your character survived, there is still more adventures to be had. When you are done with the party, a slideshow started. This slideshow showed the result of your choices and your actions. It revealed the fates of the characters and places we cared about. We were left satisfied after dozens of hours of adventuring. They nailed it.

Somehow, that same studio also made the crap that is this ending.