Admiral Koris is one of my favourite ME characters. From the very begining he is presented as the main antagonist of a storyline yet by conversations and observing his actions players can discover that he is actually one of the most heroic Quarians there are.
I liked that bit about the planet generator in Excel. I actually enjoyed that aspect in all four ME games - just swinging by a planet and reading its stats and the blurb about how it fits into the universe. I loved the foreshadowing too, like the planet that was hit by what we might assume to be an anti-Reaper weapon, or the remains of a technological civilization that mysteriously disappeared a few hundred thousand years earlier. I think this attention to detail really helped develop a sense of immersion.
I would love there to be a Mass Effect tv series. It doesn't have to be grandeur, it could simply all take place on either the Citadel or Omega like Star Trek's DS9. New characters, short time frame, new stories.
I can't help but chuckle a little when he talks about how important naming is and then they didn't have a name for anthem up until the announcement. Then he talked about how everything in the writing took a whole team and then he tried to write the ending all by himself. :/ I feel bad now actually.
isnt it true that tolkien got most of the story as an inspiration/revelation. so it was not so much of this sudo artistic "lets make it check all boxes" type of deduction process.
the ending with extented cut was fine, not the best but fine. citadel felt like a true ending to the series.... I mean why couldn't they do that? citadel was the best
4:11 He said that they change the names in case they mean something in other languages.. Planet "Svarog" and all other planets in that system are the accurate names of Slavic deities.
he says they changed if they didn't intent to mean it that way. The fact that the whole system is named after Slavic deities means it's most likely on purpose. Just like Turians are named after Latin naming conventions (at least first names) and Quarian first name often are Slavic in nature
No it doesn't. You think the extended cut is good that's your opinion fine but don't insult me because you don't agree with my opinion. Now can we drop this and just enjoy the game Bioware gave us?
Yes we have choices in the ME universe, but it's not our universe and certain things need to happen. In ME 1 Saren and Sovereign must die, ME2 you must go through the Omega 4 relay, in 3 you have to use the crucible. Whether, or not you saved the Rachni, Krogan, or random guy on side mission shouldn't affect the ending. Most choices you make nicely conclude during those games.
(Cont.) Just use your IMAGINATION and make up a totally new ending in your head which you're happy with! At first I was pissed off about the endings but then someone explained to me that I couldn't do anything about it, I realised this and moved on and wrote some fucking fanfic and I'm perfectly content.
Then do not surf the web, if no one cares about such an opinion then why does 50% of the players still hate the ending(probably still more). If I'm wrong then heck, please tell me how is the ending coherent in the narrative and logical aspects. And tell me how did they enhance it by releasing an extended cut DLC. Your logic, is flawed.
What I mean by realistic is not the fact that you had three choices and all of them were the total opposite of realism... I mean the fact that you died in near enough every ending instead of having a happily ever after... I should have made the more clearer lol
So you can state your opinion but they can't state theirs? Sure talking shit about the game is annoying ,I agree. But to me the endings didn't fit with ME. It through everything out about the heroes journey. It was an epic with a 2001 ending. And the logic makes absolutely NO SENSE.
I thought the original endings were horrible. Then I saw the extended DLC and it was a lot better. They gave it closure, unlike the original endings. (Curse you, EA!) Realistic? You're overestimating the ending way too much.
no its, 14 bad endings 2 bad secret endings and one semi good free dlc ending that actually continues one of the 14 bad endings plus the 2 bad secret endings that you chose
Definitely especially considering how many characters, planets, races, new technology etc needed naming in this series. People can say what they will about Mass Effect but the creativity behind the series is absolutely staggering in scale.
Also opinion's can be wrong, and that's okay. It doesn't mean I’m implying something is wrong with you. My opinions are often wrong so I consider other opinions to prove me wrong so I can be right. The only thing you seem to bring to defend your opinion is simply "it wasn't the way I wanted it to be so it's shit". There's a difference between quality and preference.
I got a good name for the next bioware game... The adventures of hello kitty and the red, green and blue choice. Staring the rEApers and casey hudson. Releasing on December 22, 2012. Weather permitting.
I liked the farming style names though. Really brought made you reflect on how fair people have come with. Shepard protecting the universe from the reapers. Also you can't tell me there is fornax porn and expect me not to Google it lol
Been thinking of reinstalling the trilogy and play it again. I have been watching old Mass Effect videos for a week and i can't believe it has already been so many years
I hate going on a legit interview and seeing all this crap about the ending. Yes, we get it, you all hate Casey Hudson, blah blah, but why not keep that to the videos where he's talking about ME3 or it's ending? Anyway, I'd always wondered if sometimes they Google stuff because fans, esp ones on the ME wiki are pretty much nazis about accuracy,
As I said to another person who replied to my comment... I didn't mean that the three choices were realistic... They were the total opposite of realism... I mean the fact that you die in near enough every ending instead of having a happily ever after... lol
ya, I'm into film script writing and the part that makes me want to give up is finding names for my characters. The only character name I like right now is my antagonist.
Name your kids. First and middle names. Whole big list of names that you'd be calling out for 18+ years. Then you've got yourself a list of names that you're comfortable with.
You raging fans scream about how bad the writing was, but then you make a bullshit happy ending mod and change the game so it ends with the citadel party.... Do you have any idea how bad that would be if that was the ending? It makes the Reapers look weak. It shows that no one wants a well written ending, just the same Disney everyone's happy ending. And the argument saying that none of your choices matters in the climax just shows how little raging fans know about story telling.
Yes things with Anderson and the Star child were weird, but that doesn't make the ending the worst ending in video game history. Over all it's not nearly as bad as fans like you make it out to be. Like other fans of the series, are a little sick of every ME video being some argument over the ending. When most of you are just raging because you couldn't get the happiest ending ever.
You don't seem to understand what he means by "bull shit". I'm going to explain this to you as best as I can without a never ending argument. Out of the four endings; rejection was kinda neat, synthesis is dumb, control is kinda cool, but Destroy is by far the best to choose. You did what you came there to do and was done at a great cost. Sacrificing EDI and the geth.
Yeah it does, you just said it's bad because it’s not a happy ending, and then removed the comment, but that's not what makes an ending bad. Just because it wasn't what you wanted it to be doesn't mean it’s "shit". With that said in no way should you be insulted. Saying somebody’s opinion is wrong isn't an insult and instead of taking it offensively, try to consider some of the points I mentioned that support my argument.
Yeah, I can totally respect that, and of course everybody is free to express their opinions. What I really don't like about the opinions is that a lot of them is hateful. And while I can understand that the hate comes from disappointment, still bioware did a great job with these 3 games, so I think we could cut them some slack. But anyway this is just what I think, I won't change anybody nor anything.
You're just mad because you want a happy ending. you should read my below comments, I knock any logic you have out of the ball park because when it comes down to it your only argument is to simple say "no".
I wouldn't say the endings were "fixed" just improved. before extended cut I felt kinda disappointed. It was weird and left me asking way more questions than it should have. With the extended cut I'd give the endings a 6.5 out of ten, not bad, but there were somethings about it that just didn't fit well.
You don't like the endings (preference) No one can be wrong about what they like. You think the endings were "shit" (quality). But you bring no argument to support why the ending might be bad other than it wasn't what you wanted "a happy ending". You go back to preference, but preference is an invalid way of supporting quality.
There's more art in the bareback hanar x elcor segment of Fornax than there is in the Mass Effect 3 endings. Wouldn't say the same about integrity after seeing that Hanar though.
I'm going say this when one person like Casey becomes the voice of a game to the media, and public and his internal positions starts to move up rightfully so. It can lead to issues with the game itself, like jade Raymond on AC 1, you notice how the roles of the people changed for the next AC game. More writers, designers, artists would talk and contribute more then just one person being a director and possibly ruining certain parts of the game.
I'll give you an example related to me. I like the song you don't know you're beautiful by One Direction. (preference), But I recognize that its a pretty bad, unoriginal song. (quality).
To join the conversation about the endings, I really didn't hate it because I found out the there was a better ending, but I just didn't have enough EMS
they did a great job on the first mass effect they did a piss poor job on the 3rd one and made a bunch of promises they didn't keep, no I'm not going to cut them some slack, from now one I'm going to be more skeptical of bioware and wait for user reviews several months after release to decide to purchase their games, I'm certainly never going to preorder anything from them again.
"You have a ship named Qwib-Qwib?"
Oh boy, here we go...
Admiral Koris is one of my favourite ME characters. From the very begining he is presented as the main antagonist of a storyline yet by conversations and observing his actions players can discover that he is actually one of the most heroic Quarians there are.
That scene always made me laugh 😂
Shepard was the perfect name for the protagonist. Very symbolic as well.
I liked that bit about the planet generator in Excel. I actually enjoyed that aspect in all four ME games - just swinging by a planet and reading its stats and the blurb about how it fits into the universe. I loved the foreshadowing too, like the planet that was hit by what we might assume to be an anti-Reaper weapon, or the remains of a technological civilization that mysteriously disappeared a few hundred thousand years earlier. I think this attention to detail really helped develop a sense of immersion.
Ahh the ending made me laugh.
Fornax has an internet following...oh dear...
I would love there to be a Mass Effect tv series.
It doesn't have to be grandeur, it could simply all take place on either the Citadel or Omega like Star Trek's DS9. New characters, short time frame, new stories.
Well you're in luck apparently
I can't help but chuckle a little when he talks about how important naming is and then they didn't have a name for anthem up until the announcement. Then he talked about how everything in the writing took a whole team and then he tried to write the ending all by himself. :/ I feel bad now actually.
Exactly. Shepard was perfect for this character. Humanity are the sheep, Shepard looks after them. Watches over them.
Hell yeah, swkotor poster in the back
I wonder how long Tolkien spent on naming. The names in LoTR are epic-ly awesome .
isnt it true that tolkien got most of the story as an inspiration/revelation. so it was not so much of this sudo artistic "lets make it check all boxes" type of deduction process.
If you dont understand western european culture and history it will seem difficult to you
the ending with extented cut was fine, not the best but fine. citadel felt like a true ending to the series.... I mean why couldn't they do that? citadel was the best
Hopefully they address this in a future game 😢
4:11 He said that they change the names in case they mean something in other languages.. Planet "Svarog" and all other planets in that system are the accurate names of Slavic deities.
as are sparta hercules etc....i think he meant if it was rude meaning like kurac would mean dick in serbian etc
Moangus PIckard Yeah my dear friend,but i believe he didn't meant in that way :D :D :D
he says they changed if they didn't intent to mean it that way. The fact that the whole system is named after Slavic deities means it's most likely on purpose.
Just like Turians are named after Latin naming conventions (at least first names) and Quarian first name often are Slavic in nature
@@nostromo_ What. That's EXACTLY what he meant.
So THAT'S why there's like 20 times as much rule 34 for Mass Effect than any IP.
Thank you algorithm
Ok how many people googled Fornax straight as soon as this video ended?
Naming things is really hard most times, but when a name comes to you that works...it's a beautiful thing.
It really is, a lot of people don't realize just how hard it can be to think of names for something in these situations.
No it doesn't. You think the extended cut is good that's your opinion fine but don't insult me because you don't agree with my opinion. Now can we drop this and just enjoy the game Bioware gave us?
Yes we have choices in the ME universe, but it's not our universe and certain things need to happen. In ME 1 Saren and Sovereign must die, ME2 you must go through the Omega 4 relay, in 3 you have to use the crucible. Whether, or not you saved the Rachni, Krogan, or random guy on side mission shouldn't affect the ending. Most choices you make nicely conclude during those games.
I don't understand D: Whats so dirty about Fornax?
(Cont.)
Just use your IMAGINATION and make up a totally new ending in your head which you're happy with! At first I was pissed off about the endings but then someone explained to me that I couldn't do anything about it, I realised this and moved on and wrote some fucking fanfic and I'm perfectly content.
Funny cuz I saw a lot of tweets hinting that it was.
Anyone else see the RGB on the Mass Effect box thing with Saren?
Then do not surf the web, if no one cares about such an opinion then why does 50% of the players still hate the ending(probably still more). If I'm wrong then heck, please tell me how is the ending coherent in the narrative and logical aspects. And tell me how did they enhance it by releasing an extended cut DLC. Your logic, is flawed.
Naming is brutal
What I mean by realistic is not the fact that you had three choices and all of them were the total opposite of realism... I mean the fact that you died in near enough every ending instead of having a happily ever after... I should have made the more clearer lol
Poor guy was seriously affected by Fornax fanfic :D
So you can state your opinion but they can't state theirs? Sure talking shit about the game is annoying ,I agree. But to me the endings didn't fit with ME. It through everything out about the heroes journey. It was an epic with a 2001 ending. And the logic makes absolutely NO SENSE.
I thought the original endings were horrible. Then I saw the extended DLC and it was a lot better. They gave it closure, unlike the original endings. (Curse you, EA!) Realistic? You're overestimating the ending way too much.
no its, 14 bad endings 2 bad secret endings and one semi good free dlc ending that actually continues one of the 14 bad endings plus the 2 bad secret endings that you chose
Definitely especially considering how many characters, planets, races, new technology etc needed naming in this series. People can say what they will about Mass Effect but the creativity behind the series is absolutely staggering in scale.
Can it wait for a bit i'm in the middle of some calibrations.
the minute i looked up fornax my mum walks in
wow Fornax, never knew that side of mass effect existed O,o
Also opinion's can be wrong, and that's okay. It doesn't mean I’m implying something is wrong with you. My opinions are often wrong so I consider other opinions to prove me wrong so I can be right. The only thing you seem to bring to defend your opinion is simply "it wasn't the way I wanted it to be so it's shit". There's a difference between quality and preference.
"Is it as good as Star Wars?" Fuck Star Wars. This game is the ultimate space entertainment thingy
so presumably if he didn't create the ME universe in the first place he would be a better person?
I'd like to have a bear with him I'm voting for him.
I got a good name for the next bioware game... The adventures of hello kitty and the red, green and blue choice. Staring the rEApers and casey hudson. Releasing on December 22, 2012. Weather permitting.
GG Casey :D
I liked the farming style names though. Really brought made you reflect on how fair people have come with. Shepard protecting the universe from the reapers.
Also you can't tell me there is fornax porn and expect me not to Google it lol
Anyone here after anthem getting trashed
Yep. Six years of production and this is where things are. I'm depressed man- if Dragon Age 4 isn't kickass then BioWare's in deep shit.
Been thinking of reinstalling the trilogy and play it again. I have been watching old Mass Effect videos for a week and i can't believe it has already been so many years
oh god why did i look it up , the asari arent the only thing that was blue
If they ever make a Bible remake Commander Shepard is the Messiah I'm voting for.
I'm Casey Hudson and i fucked up Mass Effect 3.
I hate going on a legit interview and seeing all this crap about the ending. Yes, we get it, you all hate Casey Hudson, blah blah, but why not keep that to the videos where he's talking about ME3 or it's ending?
Anyway, I'd always wondered if sometimes they Google stuff because fans, esp ones on the ME wiki are pretty much nazis about accuracy,
As I said to another person who replied to my comment... I didn't mean that the three choices were realistic... They were the total opposite of realism... I mean the fact that you die in near enough every ending instead of having a happily ever after... lol
I will like this video because of Kotor poster in the background
ya, I'm into film script writing and the part that makes me want to give up is finding names for my characters. The only character name I like right now is my antagonist.
Name your kids. First and middle names. Whole big list of names that you'd be calling out for 18+ years.
Then you've got yourself a list of names that you're comfortable with.
So people can't express what they feel except you?
@ultrasasuke2 Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, DON'T.
Well it obviously starts with fornication, but...
You raging fans scream about how bad the writing was, but then you make a bullshit happy ending mod and change the game so it ends with the citadel party.... Do you have any idea how bad that would be if that was the ending? It makes the Reapers look weak. It shows that no one wants a well written ending, just the same Disney everyone's happy ending. And the argument saying that none of your choices matters in the climax just shows how little raging fans know about story telling.
Don't watch an anime named fornax.
Yes things with Anderson and the Star child were weird, but that doesn't make the ending the worst ending in video game history. Over all it's not nearly as bad as fans like you make it out to be. Like other fans of the series, are a little sick of every ME video being some argument over the ending. When most of you are just raging because you couldn't get the happiest ending ever.
You don't seem to understand what he means by "bull shit". I'm going to explain this to you as best as I can without a never ending argument. Out of the four endings; rejection was kinda neat, synthesis is dumb, control is kinda cool, but Destroy is by far the best to choose. You did what you came there to do and was done at a great cost. Sacrificing EDI and the geth.
but,,,, Deus ex:hr's ending was.. lacking
Yeah it does, you just said it's bad because it’s not a happy ending, and then removed the comment, but that's not what makes an ending bad. Just because it wasn't what you wanted it to be doesn't mean it’s "shit". With that said in no way should you be insulted. Saying somebody’s opinion is wrong isn't an insult and instead of taking it offensively, try to consider some of the points I mentioned that support my argument.
Yeah, I can totally respect that, and of course everybody is free to express their opinions. What I really don't like about the opinions is that a lot of them is hateful. And while I can understand that the hate comes from disappointment, still bioware did a great job with these 3 games, so I think we could cut them some slack.
But anyway this is just what I think, I won't change anybody nor anything.
You're just mad because you want a happy ending. you should read my below comments, I knock any logic you have out of the ball park because when it comes down to it your only argument is to simple say "no".
I wouldn't say the endings were "fixed" just improved. before extended cut I felt kinda disappointed. It was weird and left me asking way more questions than it should have. With the extended cut I'd give the endings a 6.5 out of ten, not bad, but there were somethings about it that just didn't fit well.
You don't like the endings (preference) No one can be wrong about what they like. You think the endings were "shit" (quality). But you bring no argument to support why the ending might be bad other than it wasn't what you wanted "a happy ending". You go back to preference, but preference is an invalid way of supporting quality.
There's more art in the bareback hanar x elcor segment of Fornax than there is in the Mass Effect 3 endings.
Wouldn't say the same about integrity after seeing that Hanar though.
I'm going say this when one person like Casey becomes the voice of a game to the media, and public and his internal positions starts to move up rightfully so. It can lead to issues with the game itself, like jade Raymond on AC 1, you notice how the roles of the people changed for the next AC game. More writers, designers, artists would talk and contribute more then just one person being a director and possibly ruining certain parts of the game.
Actual Alan Shepard was more of a renegade irl.
.........Fornax.......... the hell?
Pleased to meet you bad luck brian
I'll give you an example related to me. I like the song you don't know you're beautiful by One Direction. (preference), But I recognize that its a pretty bad, unoriginal song. (quality).
To join the conversation about the endings, I really didn't hate it because I found out the there was a better ending, but I just didn't have enough EMS
I just tried it. Top choice: Fornax: A company that sells ovens and industrial heaters :D
Don't know about you, but it doesn't really do it for me...
First time I Googled Fornax
Naming is not taken lightly in the ME universe huh? So...what happens to those aboard the Quarian ships Defrahnz and Iktomi? :))
Casey's seen Fornax!? Ha!!! XD
I'll do it for him, Mass Effect series. You cannot have a more beautifully created universe with one of the largest lore's ever.
OMG Fornax...
something you look up at 4AM because you prowl the internet for no reason at all!
Great! Now I have to look up Fornax because he told me NOT to!
LOL FORNAX!
RULE 34. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Don't believe his lies!
facinating (in a creepy way) what people can come up with if their horney enough
I don't recommend looking up Fornax... weird shit
You will find porn.
So is this the "George Lucas" of ME?
I have mixed feelings on the ending. But hell how would YOU guys do it then?
actually thats cerberrrrrrrass but what ever :P
I hate naming -_-
I just did. Lol
You should go.
Making names is easy. Finding names is easy. But making them fit is an art of its own.
This is he.
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2:26
You hit a BUTTON... and something PLANET has to happen!
Button, planet.
i see
@InverseInsanity Not HR, more like the original DX.
haha the perfect seinfeld quote for casey
Hey Casey!Define artistic integrity...i dare you.
Well... Time to delete the internet history O_O
you get a like for the fornax at the end.
2nd best trilogy behind halo!
they did a great job on the first mass effect
they did a piss poor job on the 3rd one and made a bunch of promises they didn't keep,
no I'm not going to cut them some slack, from now one I'm going to be more skeptical of bioware and wait for user reviews several months after release to decide to purchase their games, I'm certainly never going to preorder anything from them again.