Mass Effect 3 (PS3) [Review]

Wow, this one is hard for me...previously I may of said some things about all the complaining about the game's controversial ending, figuring that, well, it can't be that bad, can it?  Well, now that I've played through the whole game I can tell you I was-- wait this probably needs some spoiler warning.

WARNING: This review is chock full of spoileriffic content! If you haven't finished the game yet and don't want to know about the ending, then don't read further! Really though, it doesn't matter. I would of preferred some spoilers, that way the game's ending wouldn't be the world's biggest surprise kick in the junk.  Let me try to help out you non-spoiler types: before you play the game, set your expectations for the ending really, really low.  Then set them even lower than that.  Now maybe you won't be as disappointed.


There, now what was I saying? Oh yeah, I was wrong. I completely understand why people are so upset, although the whole FTC thing was a little much, but this game ends in probably the lamest way imaginable.  But what kind of game review starts at the game's end?  Let's do this thing.

Bioware Reported to the FTC by Neckbearded Whiners

So apparently the ending to Mass Effect 3 isn't so hot.  I haven't finished it yet, having just recently completed 2 and I'm now currently awaiting its arrival from Gamefly (expect a review!).  Still though it can't be as bad as some Bioware "fans" think it is, who have gone as far as to report Bioware to both the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau, just because of the bad taste the game's ending has left in their collective mouths.  Apparently this ridiculous idea was spurred by Bioware forum user El Spiko who claims Bioware/EA lied to him and did not deliver the experience they had promised, making it in his deranged mind, "false advertising". Here's a quote from Mr. Spiko:

This is not somethign I was happy to do, but after the terrible ending that was in no way the product that had been advertised to me and the lack of any kind of response from Bioware/EA to address this, I felt it was one of my only recourses. I’ll be returning my copy of the game before the end of my 30 day return policy if the ending still hasn’t been addressed by then.

Let me translate that for you, what El Spiko is doing is basically this.  It doesn't end there though.