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Atomic: It’s not okay for developers to ‘patch’ an ending

Atomic: We expect games to be patched nowadays, but would you be okay with narrative patches?

"It’s bad enough that certain titles seem to rely on the fact that they can be fixed with so-called Day 0 patches—or, in some instances, fixes that come through much later—thanks to the joys of the internet-connected gamer. But the notion that we may be looking at a future with developers who release narrative patches is, frankly, more than a little scary."

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Summons755165d ago

It’s not okay for developers to ‘patch’ an ending. This is true but it is also not okay to pull an ending out of your a** that has no influence on any of the choices you made from the previous games after saying how all your choices will effect the end of the game.

NachosWithCheese5165d ago

So if you had to pick between a disappointing ending and a 'patched' ending, which would you go with?

Summons755165d ago

depends on the patched ending, though if it is somehow worse than the current endings I wouldn't be surprised.

Bathyj5165d ago

Movies get patched all the time. Have you never heard of a Directors cut?

NachosWithCheese5165d ago

Totally. A director's cut version of a film tends to supplement more than change, though.

But how is that relevant to games?

FCOLitsjustagame5165d ago

Movies also screen the ending in front of test audiences and if it stinks they will often rework it. I wonder if games do that when the do testing?

Tapioca Cold5165d ago

95% of the hollywood movie endings are stupid. I don't see anyone lobbying them for change.

It's the ME3 story. 'The story" not your story. An ending is an ending. It is what the author intended. If you don't like it then write your own game.

kraze075165d ago

"It's the ME3 story. 'The story" not your story."

I have to disagree with this seeing as how the story changes depending on the choices you make throughout the series.

NachosWithCheese5165d ago

Certain films have multiple or alternate endings. In light of your second paragraph, I'm assuming that you think I was bashing the ending of Mass Effect 3. I am not.

I don't have a problem with artists/developers ending their story how they want to; that's their right. I do have a problem with the notion that it might be a false ending that will be amended later, though.

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman513d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast513d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine513d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast513d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman513d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast512d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman512d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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Mass Effect 3's Ending for Javik Misses the Forest for the Trees

Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.

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anast792d ago

He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.

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The Best Video Games That Feature Canada

This Canada Day, explore our homeland with the best video games that have adapted or reimagined the Great White North in digital form.

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