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03-13-2012, 08:39 PM
RandomViper117
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Yeah, because "Hero gives an inspiring speech and suddenly the previously all-but-invincible bad guys are easily killed!" ending is SO much less cliche....
I'm pissed about the lack of closure as much as anyone else, but anyone that thought anything BUT a deus-ex-machina was going to end this series really wasn't paying attention to what they've been telling us about the Reapers for three games straight.
It's the cliche the series is known for up until the last 10 minutes when they act like they never heard of it.
Hero giving an inspiring speech and suddenly the previously all-but-invincible bad buys are easily killed" has been EVERY MASS EFFECT GAME.
ME, Shepard kills a Reaper in hand to hand combat while five minutes before convinced someone to break free of the 'unbreakable' control of the Reapers long enough to kill himself.
ME2, Shepard gives an inspiring speech to his squad while assaulting the 'invincible' collectors base while outgunned, out manned, etc... And not only does he win, he saves all his squad and rescues his crew. Then KILLS a Reaper on foot. Then escapes to fight another day.
Not to mention the Reapers are killed ALL THE FREAKING TIME in ME3. And I have to disagree with people on whehther it was a maguffin or a deus ex machina. A maguffin was what the Crucible was, but once the Reaper god kid showed up and revealed the solution it became deus ex machina. You have a 'god' show up to solve the hero's problem, that is the definition of deus ex machina.
I don't dislike the ending because it was dark. I'd have no problem with Shepard and his squad all dying. I do have a problem with how it was done, Shepard loyal squad apparently abandoned him and bolted to the relay. Shepard sacrificing every principle he has without argument to the reaper god. It's bad writing, every bit of it.
This isn't some 'dark artistic' ending, this isn't some 'bold and fresh' ending. This is crap writing wrapped up in every dark ending cliche imaginable. It's done for no other reason than to make the ending have a sad ending, even if it didn't fit thematically with the rest of the series.
And the whole excuse that it's wrong for people to want to change 'art' but this isn't some free piece. I'm the patron to these artists and I have the right to tell them, 'that's not good, go try again.'
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