superdeluxe

Is it out yet?

RocShemp

It's out on Xbox. PS3 is later. All UK players (regardless of console) get it next week. Unknown when PC players will get it.

RocShemp

Do not look at this spoiler unless you want to see one of the changes before you play the Extended Cut.



Here's the new synthesis ending:

Deftones

here. just watch them and save yourself from replaying the game. skip to about 13 minutes in to get to the new stuff: http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/...-3-new-endings

superdeluxe

Wow.

Some good bad, some funny, some not so good.

Thoughts:

To me, control ending seems the 'best' ending honestly based with the new information, still have some fear that could take a turn for the worst, based on the voice over...

I dislike that they retconned

I liked that they filled in the gaps and answered some questions

Also the major new thing

I liked how, but I disliked that they just

UncleGramps

Anyone know how far back BioWare recommends going if you've already finished the game and want to see all the new stuff? I have a save from right before the "point of no return", but this Joystiq article says something about going back to two missions before the end. http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/26/ho...t-even-sooner/

They don't go into specifics, though. Anyone have a link to someone from BioWare explaining this a little? I have a lot of saves from the last few missions and could use a little guidance to avoid wasting too much time.

DVDChris

I heard you need to start back at the Cerberus base mission

chuckd21

Well, I wasn't planning to, but I went ahead and watched all four new endings.

Was that really so fucking hard BioWare?

RocShemp

Okay. Had to load the game and acces Origin in-game for the extended cut to appear for download. Weird.

UncleGramps

Thanks, I'll give that a shot.

DGibFen

Galaxy Readiness, as in the previous edition, does affect how much ending you get. My "I did everything" Shepherd got one of the long endings. My "I did the minimum" Shepherd only got a small epilogue.

RocShemp

But I don't see what's new during the Cerberus base mission onward. Everything seems old hat until you get to the Catalyst.

I think the 2GB limit is what forced them to go that way. I wish they could to a seperate update down the road to correct that.

superdeluxe

Was there a reason why they couldn't have 2 parts?

RocShemp

I have no idea. All I know is they said they were limited to 2GB because of the Xbox and that limitation carried over to the PC and PS3 releases of the DLC.

superdeluxe

I'm trying to figure out what the best 'good' ending is...and all the choices have faults

slop101

Just in case you don't want to go through having to keep re-playing the ending 4 times, here are all the new endings (with a Fem-Shep):

Control:


Synthesis:


Refusal:


Destroy:


I think I like "control" the best (with "destroy" being a close 2nd) and feel that it's the most fitting ending for the series, for the way I played it anyways.

RocShemp

Synthesis is my favorite. But the new version of Control is all kinds of awesome. All in all, I like what they've done with the endings.

I ended up using a Citadel: The Return save file to go straight to the ending. There are quite a few changes right off the bat there, And my actual ending was somewhat different than the one in the youtube video. For instance,

chuckd21

I noticed that before you get to the beam and you get to that endgame blast

uteotw

Sorry, but where is that exactly? I have a save from about 2 hours in and 2 from almost at the end, 30-some hours in. When I load the last one it says, "Attack the Elusive Man's base" or something like that. That's what I see standin at the galaxy map. I would like to see what they've done, but I'd like to get there with as little time re-doing this as possible. Thanks~

fujishig

Isn't the Elusive Man's base the same as Cerberus's base?

DVDChris

Yeah, the Elusive Man's base.

uteotw

Great--thanks~

RocShemp

I still don't get why Bioware says you have to start from Illusive Man's base. I honestly didn't see anything new there. I was hoping we'd get a cinematic showing but the whole part plays out exactly the same as before. Now from Citadel: The Return onward the changes are obvious.

fujishig

Crap, my Galaxy Awareness numbers are going to be low, aren't they, since I haven't played with the iphone app or multiplayer in some time? Ugh.

RocShemp

Don't worry, the EC patched the requirement to be as low as 3100 now.