10 Video Games That Were A Victim Of Their Own Success
2. Mass Effect 3
Following the first two beloved games in the Mass Effect trilogy, Mass Effect 3 promised fans a satisfying ending that would take into account all the choices they made throughout all three games. Instead it ended up delivering only a handful of endings of negligible differences that not only left the plot wide open, but betrayed the very ideas and themes that defined the games. And fans were very, very upset. The uproar following the release of Mass Effect 3 still remains one of the most widely covered video game controversies, and its because the series was such a critical and financial success. More emotions and expectations were attached to the ending of Mass Effect 3 than perhaps any other game ever, and the response generated was massive. Thousands of fans proclaimed to having lost their passion for Mass Effect after the ending, while any positivity for the game was overshadowed by the feeling of betrayal many felt upon its completion. The reaction to the ending of Mass Effect 3 was so intense that the franchise is still recovering from it, with many fans approaching the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda with skepticism. The Mass Effect franchise may have nestled its way into the good graces of millions of gamers, but it paid the price when all of their passion turned negative and was thrown back in its face once it failed to give them a satisfying conclusion.
