User blog comment:Kaloneous/Mass Effect 3 Ending DLC Denied and PAX/@comment-1841436-20120320221509/@comment-1841436-20120321014537

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I already adressed number one....

"2. If the intention was for Shepard and Anderson to reach the beam, but nobody else, why even make the choice to have Shepard knocked out? "

Drama? I mean being hit like that and knocking him out is a GREAT way of dramtically revealing his new, messed up look. Kind of common in games and movies. Knock the character out then have them come too all groggy and such, woozy, and wounded. Certainly can be used to explain the slow down for enemies. Adrenaline. And please don;t tell em adrenaline doesn;t make time atually slow. if you say that, this is your VERY first video game, and you NEVER watch action movies.

"In the time she spent unconscious she could be killed easily by Harbinger or any number of Reaper troops that absolutely must be nearby, considering the Reapers are aware of their plan and would defend this sole weak point at all costs. " Looked dead. One of many caught in the beam. Screwed up face within tons of dust. LOTS of bodies.

"In the time she spent unconscious she could be killed easily by Harbinger or any number of Reaper troops that absolutely must be nearby, considering the Reapers are aware of their plan and would defend this sole weak point at all costs. " Well game over. you know, in the time You're fightin Saren on Virmire you COULD have asked the Normandy to do a strafing run on him to give you a hand. Game over. you know, the Fellowship COULD have just used the Eagles to fly to Mordor. Book over.

"If Shepard reaching the beam was a long shot, they wouldn't make it an even longer shot to the point of being ridiculous by choosing to arbitrarily include an event that makes the story nigh-impossible." Whoever submitted this HATED the Saren thing, i think. He or she must also REALLY hate most movies.

"If Shepard reaching the beam was a long shot, they wouldn't make it an even longer shot to the point of being ridiculous by choosing to arbitrarily include an event that makes the story nigh-impossible." Isn;t there a BATTLE going on in space? Why watch over a feild of corpses, when you can call in some more troops, four of which you find?

"It's reasonable to think Harbinger knows Shepard is there and would be watching her intently. " How would it even see her? If people are saying it should take into acocunt if you have a full mask on or not, they are SERIOUSLY asking WAY too much. And lying there? Why would it even see you among all that dead. it took the Terminator a bit of scanning things in its feild of view to focus on a single object important to the mission. Maybe said scan, if Harbinger did so, missed her.

"The game very deliberately shows Harbinger flying off - it seems intentionally implausible that this would happen. " Battle going on, game over, drama.

"4. Shepard awakens much, much closer to the Citadel beam than she was when knocked out by the laser blast. The laser hit between Shepard and the Citadel beam. " First, did ANYBODY want to walk that distance hobling like that? No? Thought not. Secondly, and I DO forget, but was the beam not still being raked? Could it not have continued and sent you the OTHER way, maybe, with the force of an explosion from behind?

"5. It seems bizarre how neatly Shepard's armor and helmet were blown off. Although it may simply be an issue with the art department’s rendition of the scene, it seems as though Shepard's mind is fabricating a vulnerable image of herself. " He just answered his own question. besides, while flyig through the air is it impossible the helmet flew off?

"Realistically, being close enough to get knocked out by a blast but not severely damaged or killed by it would not have completely any neatly removed portions of her armor." Realistically a reaper doesn;t materialise. now, i want you to playt he opening. remember when that reaper shotos the ground and lands in front of you? The one that blew that dreadnaught? look up. it will simply appear. And I don't know about any of you, but can you only be severely damaged if your bones are broken? bones, i should note, which are enhanced?

"Military helmets are not secured with velcro. The armor on Shepard's back is completely burned but her helmet-less head is mysteriously untouched? Maybe Reaper lasers are just like that." Who says the helmet WASN'T burned? Maybe the connectors were damaged, and during the flight you were sent on it came off. i mean his FACE looks like it took a beating. Seems his armour worked, though. You now, it's goal being to keep someone alive.

"6. Shepard falls unconscious again after entering the Citadel beam. Could this be an effect of traveling through it? Maybe." I thought it was the wounds combined with the rush. Wounds, i should note, also including one bullet hole. This will come into play later on.

"However, this is one of three times Shepard is rendered unconscious in the final sequences. A conspicuous amount of blackouts is a classic writing device often seen in television. They function as "retcon" points, beyond which the writers can later claim any events to be a dream or otherwise fabricated by a character’s mind." Very good of you to recognise this, mr author. Shame you seem to have forgotten about all the OTHER commonly used TV tropes, but oh well. yes, this can. OR it can ALSO be used to show an indeterminate length of time has passed.

"Why go to great lengths to create such an atmosphere without reason?" I didn;t get a dream like anything. i got it mroe akin to a woulnded individual fighting through it all for the sake of everything.

"7. The gun has unlimited ammo and never needs to be reloaded. Even the unlimited ammo pistol in the beginning needed to be reloaded. Some have suggested the gun is a symbol of Shepard's resolve, which is why she is very deliberately shown dropping it to the ground when choosing the blue or green options - the final step to giving in to the indoctrination." So you should loose if you use all your ammo? How is THAT a good design choice? Also how would that at all be good for the drama they're trying to evoke? I can agre with people saying it's symbolic, but it's ALSo a simple design choice to keep the adrenaline pumping. Also they would have needed to amke a reloading animation for limping shepard. Why not just make it infinite and no reload? Simple. There's no combat, anyway. keep peopel from being idiots with the Keepers. And yes, i shot at one, too.

"1. After hearing Anderson whisper her name, Shepard asks, "Anderson, you up here too?" Not a moment earlier, Shepard heard over the radio that nobody made it to the beam, the entire force was decimated, and that the rest were in full retreat. Why would she assume that Anderson is also on the Citadel when everything she has just heard and experienced indicates that he is most definitely not?" I SUPPOSE this COULD be a plot hole.... Though he DID fall unconcious, something this author actually said, so which of these isn't keeping their story straight? The game, or the author of this article?

“3. "I followed you up." So Anderson was allegedly behind Shepard. Shepard was hit by a laser blast and knocked out for an indeterminate amount of time and Anderson never caught up to or passed ahead of Shepard. Nor did anyone notice Anderson running behind Shepard. ("Negative. Our entire force was decimated." “All forces, retreat!”)” Again, this article cannot keep its story straight. Did Shep fall unconscious in the beam or NOT? How much time passed? Plus how long were you IN the beam? Does anybody know? Is it THAT necessary to be told THIS kind of information? IS IT? The author of this article must HATE films an video games.

“Harbinger or any other Reaper troops didn’t make any attempt to stop Anderson, who would have been seen running towards the Conduit which, again, as the Reapers' only weak point would be an absolute priority for them to defend.” Weren;t the reapers already flown away for the space battle? And did Anderson NOT run into resistance? You did, why couldnt have he? Maybe the reapers didn’t expect the need to stick around for a second wave consisting on one dude. I mean they clearly underestimated us in this CYCLE. Again, is this something that needed to actually be SHOWN?

“There's only one dark hallway like the one scattered with human remains. The structure of the area from Shepard's perspective is a straight path; the hallway, the chasm, and the circular control panel room. What Anderson is describing does not exist.” Is my copy of the game the only one where he says the walls are moving? Was mine the only one with the three moving platforms? Noveria has a total on TWO offices in the first game. Why? Because it was an approximation, not a 1:1 representation. Who here thinks those are the only two offices in the whole base? Because the only other doors are in the hotel, if I recall.

“Even more strange is that Anderson proceeds alone instead of making any attempt whatsoever to regroup with Shepard.” If Anderson came out into an area akin to Shep’s, then turn around when you get there. Not many places to go. Plus would he know where shep IS? “Go forward and see what happens“, is likely his thought process.

“This is not how rational people think, and certainly not how military operations work “ SO let me get this straight. The fate of the world is at stake and if yo don’t d anything everything dies. And it’s irrational to continue forward. Hate to get rude, but this guy’s a moron. Seriously, who wrote this crap?

“Anderson would not behave like this.” Well apparently it’s a good thing Anderson wasn’t the playable character, because otherwise a bitteresweet ending is something we’d be HOPING for. If these “plot holes” actually make people hate the game then there is no hope for gaming’s future. Or movies. Or books. Media in general.

“There are moving parts in the chasm similar to the engines on the Shadow Broker's ship, but nobody would describe the equipment therein as "walls" nor would anyone describe it as the place actually "changing".” I might give this one Would have been nice to see it myself. Wait, can floors count? Because we DO see three of those…. One technical is right. So far it’s doing WORSE than the broken promises one.

“Immediately after Anderson finishes describing the chasm, the door opens” Remember what I said about walking across the battlefield for ten minutes while limping? And about Noveria being an approximation? This hallway I took as being like that. Listen to their conversation. It flows better if there’s MUCH longer pauses between each topic. When he starts talking, stop, and wait for him to finish. Flows better.

Look, this s a LOT of stuff. Can I stop now? Is this enough to show you why I will NEVER believe this article?