Mass Effect 3 is a fine game with an ending so bad, it tarnishes and destroys not only the game itself, but all other games in the series. It destroys the Mass Effect setting. Gamers across the world have risen up in protest against the ending, even to the point of legal action. Do gamers have standing in taking their complaints to the court? This article breaks down the opinion of several legal experts, although their replies seem to show they know little of the actual details. I especially liked the one who asked, “Can’t you contact customer service, ask for a refund or try to trade it and sell it?” GamesIndustry has the story.
The truth is that this isn’t about gamers not liking the ending. The ending literally has nothing to do with the game, was not written by the full team, and destroys the setting that gamers have put hundreds of hours into creating and defining. Mass Effect 3 is defective by design, and was falsely advertised. Opinion has nothing to do with it.