alhoon wrote:On the other hand, would the last 5 minutes out of, what, 150 hours playtime matter that much?
In drama, music, and narratives, endings do matter - and disproportionately so. Audiences will willingly sit through faulty plots and performances as long as the ending is strong. Likewise, an indifferent ending can derail a solid performance.
The importance of the ending grows in proportion to the effort the audience has made to stay with the plot. If it's a single movie, it's probably less troublesome than a lengthy TV series.
In this case it's the final ending of 150 hours of playtime. Your mathematical model assumes that the ending is less important because of all the play hours logged before it. I think many gamers would disagree, and maintain that the ending of the trilogy is crucial
because they've already invested so many hours to reveal it.
I offer no actual comment on the Mass Effect trilogy itself. I've only played the first game and I have no particular interest to play the sequels.