Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut

1. Spiritwolf1

   Jun 28, 2012

   10

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My first play-throughs of the game always left me with a sense of emptiness, that my Shepard just spent years and sacrificed everything for nothing. Now with the extended cut I feel satisfied. I also like the added stuff on the run to the beam (I suggest taking your LI with you). Bioware did what many games would not and listened and improved upon the dismal ending. It won't satisfy everyone but it did me.
   
   Satisfaction is in the eye of the beholder.… Expand

   • 4 of 11 users found this helpful
2. RodrigoroRex

   Dec 21, 2020

   9

   "Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut": Great game, it provides a great experience for the player. 6 out of 7. Played it on PC.

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
4. uncast

   Jun 29, 2012

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The extended cut has left me pretty satisfied, although there were a few bits I wished they did. More narration on the slide shows, and on Shepard's companions - like how they did in Baldur's Gate 2. Although the slide shows do give you a good enough impression on certain situations/characters, they don't show all of them.
   
   But quite honestly this is good enough for me. I said to a friend that after ME3's original ending, I was done with Bioware. I was very reluctant to load up the Extended Cut due to further disappointment, but luckily I was wrong. That said, I won't jump into a Bioware game blindly like I used to, but I won't shy away from them as I would have, if they did not release this extended cut.
   Kudos to the team for making me believe in your work again.… Expand

   • 3 of 8 users found this helpful
5. Gothic90

   Jun 28, 2012

   5

   It does try to save, or salvage the ending and tries its best, but completely fixing the ending is simply impossible: that will require a fullIt does try to save, or salvage the ending and tries its best, but completely fixing the ending is simply impossible: that will require a full overhaul and at least some parts will have conflict with the ME3 game. So unfortunately after their best effort, ME3's ending is still mediocre, as reflected in this score.
   
   My recommendations:
   1) if you have ME3 and are still playing it, why not? It's free anyways. They didn't make it worse;
   2) However, they didn't make it good enough for me to actively recommend those who have left ME3 and are unsure of whether or not they should play to pick up ME3 againl
   3) I also would not actively recommend others to buy ME3 now, but if you want it, now I'd say go for it. I won't oppose it like before EC came out.
   4) I still would not recommend pre-ordering Bioware products in the future, no matter the pre-order bonuses. Wait until both critic and user scores are out.… Expand

   • 5 of 7 users found this helpful
6. CrazyRah

   Jun 28, 2012

   5

   The DLC will get a reaction out of people no doubt. For me it repaired some of the damage cause by the horrific endings. The DLC cleaned upThe DLC will get a reaction out of people no doubt. For me it repaired some of the damage cause by the horrific endings. The DLC cleaned up some plot-holes and ret-conned some stuff and in the end it was a half-assed try to convince the consumer that Bioware still know what they're doing. The ending of Mass Effect 3 got slightly better but it's still not worthy of putting an end to a trilogy loved by so many… Expand

   • 8 of 8 users found this helpful
7. scifi_lover

   Jul 7, 2012

   3

   Cleaned up and polished poo is still poo.
   The travesty of space magic remains and the added 4th ending is a giant middle finger to all whoCleaned up and polished poo is still poo.
   The travesty of space magic remains and the added 4th ending is a giant middle finger to all who disliked the poo they were handed in the original ending.
   Not worth the download time.… Expand

   • 4 of 7 users found this helpful
8. aejaaerha

   Jul 10, 2012

   0

   The ending to ME3 is slightly better this way but most important of all it still makes you want to never play any of the games ever again. SoThe ending to ME3 is slightly better this way but most important of all it still makes you want to never play any of the games ever again. So this does not fix anything in the slightest. Maybe it's unrealistic for wanting the ending completely changed but that's what I feel would have been the only way to save the franchise.
   
   A wasted effort.… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful

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