I would like to take this chance to weigh in now that I have beaten the game and seen these endings everyone is up in arms over, both warranted and otherwise.
But why would my opinion matter? In no effort of ego, I would argue that I am what you could call an expert in story-telling and video game retail. As per this claim, I submit the following credentials-
Scholarly-
*Licensed English teacher, with emphasis on creative writing and literary studies, inclduing Science FIction, British (Medieval) Literature, and Gay, Lesbian, Trans-Gender and Queer Literature
*Phi Theta Kappa liberal arts and sciences national honor society member
*Cumulative grade point average in college literature and writing classes is 3.87, in over 108 credit hours over 6 years in two colleges
*Highest graded paper in the 37 year history of Film Analysis at a local college at 98% for an analysis of Creature From the Black Lagoon.
*Currently teaching Intro to Creative Writing, Creative Writing Fiction, and Creative Writing Screenwriting at a university, will be teaching 9th and 6th grade English/Language Arts starting January 2013
Retail-
*Human Resources manager and Electronics Supervisor for two years at Toys R Us
*Assistant Manager, Gamers, Inc for one year
*Wal-Mart electronics associate, one year
*Gamestop Senior Game Advisor, current (one year approx.)
*Retail commendations-
Joy Maker, TRU service award (three awarded in 2005, six in 2006)
40% Goal rating, three months running (Gamestop, average/normal goal is 12%)
Five “Good Job” awards, Wal-Mart
With that out of the way, I would hope that my experience grants me some element of respect in these fields. Now, shall we dive in to the matters at hand? I will make this first post the “literary” response to fan outcry and issues, and follow it in the second post with my responses to Mass Effect 3's ending controversies as a retail veteran.
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