What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Rosenstrauch]

Another Mass Effect post. I am almost finished with Mass Effect 3. Only have the Citadel DLC, Priority: Horizon, Priority: Citadel Headquarters, and Priority: Earth left. And I have to say

It is amazing just how much more threatening this feels than the Final Days. Every one of those nodes represents a nebula, and every one with a giant robot cuttlefish is one the Reapers are systematically cleansing of life. The entire plot of the Mass Effect Trilogy takes place in the Milky Way Galaxy, and only the Milky Way Galaxy. And not all of it is explored! And yet it still feels utterly massive compared to FFXIV's handling of the freakin' universe.

[AziraSyuren]

Another Mass Effect post. I am almost finished with Mass Effect 3. Only have the Citadel DLC, Priority: Horizon, Priority: Citadel Headquarters, and Priority: Earth left. And I have to say

It is amazing just how much more threatening this feels than the Final Days. Every one of those nodes represents a nebula, and every one with a giant robot cuttlefish is one the Reapers are systematically cleansing of life. The entire plot of the Mass Effect Trilogy takes place in the Milky Way Galaxy, and only the Milky Way Galaxy. And not all of it is explored! And yet it still feels utterly massive compared to FFXIV's handling of the freakin' universe.

ME3 really isn't the best example for reasons that might become apparent to you when you finish the game. I'd also argue the gravity of Priority: Earth isn't too far off from the gravity of the 2nd Thavnair story section, with the big issue with the latter being that said gravity didn't extend far beyond that.

I don't want to spoil anything for you though so I can't really elaborate further.

[Rosenstrauch]

ME3 really isn't the best example for reasons that might become apparent to you when you finish the game. I'd also argue the gravity of Priority: Earth isn't too far off from the gravity of the 2nd Thavnair story section, with the big issue with the latter being that said gravity didn't extend far beyond that.

I don't want to spoil anything for you though so I can't really elaborate further.

Thank you for the consideration. I do appreciate it.

But it's Mass Effect 3. The ending controversy sort of overshadowed the rest of the game, to the point where despite loving ME1 and ME2, I never bothered picking up or even renting the third game. Apparently I've missed a genuinely fun and engaging multiplayer mode because of that. Shame. I've heard the Extended Cut makes the ending better, but in the same sort of terms that I've seen some folks describe Endwalker 6.1's Omega questline: "It gives me more info/a better perspective of events, and lets me flip the bird at the thing I hated, but that's not what I actually wanted".

Regardless, I do want to actually experience and form my own opinions on it, so again, thank you.