9 Overused Video Game Criticisms That Make No Sense
7. "A Bad Ending Ruins The Entire Game"
It's commonly said of movies, TV and video games that the journey is more important than the destination - meaning that a piece of media's quality comprises the sum of its parts rather than simply how it leaves you feeling at the end.
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Yes, it's undeniably disappointing when a game fumbles the ball at the eleventh hour - Mass Effect 3's infamously terrible ending surely being the most shining contemporary example - but it also shouldn't drastically colour everything that happened up to that point.
Is it not a teensy bit melodramatic to say that an unsatisfying final 20 minutes totally obliterates 30-40 hours of play? A bad ending can definitely diminish the overall experience, but can it really ruin all that prior enjoyment?
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