This is the most accurate review of ME3 I've seen online. Good call on the soundtrack too. Well done.

I like the game and the ending didn't piss me off but made me say "what just happen? I thought I die. Why am I on the ground?" but after watching a few vids I got it and can't wait for Bioware to continue the story with DLC.

at first i hated the ending but after watching this gameinformer video about the ending, i must say i kinda of understand the ending and like it.

I still have Mass Effect 2 to play but if this game is more of the same, I'm fine with that, since 2 is a great game in of itself.

So far I'm really enjoying the game, although 1 minor thing I'd like to point out.

They said that this was going to be the hardest game of the three, and I don't know if this is just me, but for me it feels easier than 2 for the most part. Seriously, 2 on Veteran gave me a bunch of headaches, while this one on Hardcore... I'm barely even trying and I'm easily breezing through. I've only died, what, 3 times? (not counting multiplayer)

This was an amazing game i enjoy it a lot the only thing will be the ending for me it will be 9/10

Time-out, Wall of Sound isn't doing the soundtrack? Wow, major disappointment. ME2 had an amazing soundtrack. But if that's my only gripe, that's pretty good.

After finishing it yesterday, I can definitely agree with you on pretty much every word in the review. There should be another type of ending for people who want more closure, but other than that, amazing game. Probably a 9/10 in my opinion. :)

Great review Jared but i'm surprised you didn't bring up that they offer microtransactions in the multiplayer like SSX (you can also play the game to get the thing) but unlike that if you do you have no say on what you get out of it, which is one of my major disappointments in the multiplayer.

I must say this is an extremely fair review. I can't disagree with you.

Very fair review Jared. I can't say much about 3 because I haven't picked it up yet but I have Mass effect 2 on the ps3 and loved it from beginning to end and I wish I could get the opportunity to play mass effect 1 on the ps3(never going to happen) even though I thought the interactive comic did a good job of filling me in. Anyway, Mass effect 3 looks just as good as 2 so am looking forward to getting my hands on it when I can.

ah screwattack, telling the truth no matter how bad it hurts. Excellent review jared

I think the game is 9/10 it only faltered once...at the ending

Probably I would've given it 8.7/10. As the game is really great except a few "cut corners" and 1 point hit for shitty ass ending. Because I believe the WHOLE game should be up to par, no matter how high the bar was set by the game itself, and every aspect of the game should be reflected on a final score. Hope Jared did the same, although can't blame him if he didn't. After all it is his review, not mine

This game has been sitting on my bedroom floor for a while now.

this game is a joke right down to the cover art pathetic this game or even ME2 should have ever been apart of mass effect and have effectively wreacked not only what could have been an amazing 3 piece epic into a gong show of EA saying fuck you were gonna shit on your product but it doesn't matter because your still going to buy this garbage then you did and thus another step forward in the world of gaming you no longer need a product to sell just the promise of a product i dont expect any games to exceed what this has done because no one needs to innovate anymore and the games industry is one cluster fuck away from becoming Hollywood good for a laugh but exists to take dollars from the morons which is an incredible amount of you if this game wins GOTY i hope 2012 is the last year so no more abominations like this occur

Nice review Jared. It's nice to see someone take an evenhanded approach to reviewing. Someone who wasn't bought by EA!

Well put, Jared. When a series gets as popular as Mass Effect, the consumer's expectations become unbelievably high. It is impossible to satisfy everyone. I still need to play through the first two ME's, though. Hence, I can't comment on the ending, or the third game, at all. Thanks for taking a subjective approach to this game. It's nice to know Screwattack gives solid, well-rounded reviews for each game.

In all the videos I've seen for this I can say I don't think I could handle 100 hours of lifeless douchey looking faces. I mean they had decent emotion engines in the PS2 era.

As usual, Jared provides a tough but more than fair critique of ME3. Personally, I've not gotten around to playing the first ME, though my fellow gamer friends keep telling me that if I enjoy games like Assassins Creed, then I'll enjoy ME as well if not more. I must give a tip of the hat to all these rabid fanboys who have been tearing their hair out this past week because of the ME 3 ending. Thanks to you I wouldn't have gotten around to reading up on the series in general. So for that, I thank you despite your whining and gnashing of teeth!

Play this to become Dick Shepard

I'm glad this review takes a level-headed attitude towards the ending controversy. It would be a shame to typify this game by one aspect alone, ignoring all its other laudable attributes. I know those that cherish series canon are hit hard by such let-downs, and I do sympathise with that, as I love a good story, too. But if, ultimately, games are about the journey and not the destination, then Mass Effect 3 does provide in that regard, and that shouldn't be overlooked.

great review

The ending wasn't great, but I don't see why people should be raging. Besides, there's going to be some DLC and this will be their chance to make it up to all you angry people.

This game is truly a disgrace. Bioware and EA did so many things wrong that absolutely none of the pros make up for the cons. I refuse to ever even consider buying another Bioware game after this. F it, F it to hell

The ending didn't leave me ... "unfulfilled" ... it left me pissed off. The ending sucked (in my opinion, as well as a lot of other fans). The rest of the games was awesome though. Which is why I think an 8/10 is perfect for it.

I'm pretty sure StutteringCraig said countless times that Screwattack is about the fun aspect of video games. They're not straight laced when presenting reviews because video games are about fun. In fact he criticized modern reviewers for their bland style of reviewing. So tell me, where is the excitement and personality in Jared's review? This is indistinguishable from IGN or Gamespot reviews. If Screwattack is so infused with personality, it doesn't come across in a lot of their videos. Either have Jared get some personality implants or make Craig do all the reviews.

Very good, and fair review. The ending was garbage and I feel like it ruins a part of the series for me, but at the same time everything leading up to it is a really solid experience. I'm glad that you acknowledged that the game's ending was problematic, unlike a lot of journalists who seem to think any complaints aimed towards Bioware are "entitled harassment" or some dumb crap like that.

It's a flawed game, but it's still one heck of a thrill ride. Just make sure you turn off the console before it starts getting stupid, at least until someone at Bioware has the gall to fix it. Up until those pitiful last moments, the game is the culmination of all the things I love about the seires, and I'd say an 8.0-8.5 is perfectly reasonable, and if the game had a halfway-decent conclusion, it would probably be a 9.5.

nice jared. this is a series I haven't gotten into properly yet, just starting 1, but it seems like my kind of game so I'll pick this up when I complete the others.