I will admit, my first impulse is to make a snide comment of some sort. You and I have been at loggerheads on this forum fairly often; I suspect we have such differing worldviews that we will always be. ("The day I agree with HIM..." and all that.)
But, trying to be objective here, the only thing I can think of is that your sense of abandonment, or of grief -- whichever fits better, neither is perfect -- is due to the "what if" factor. What's running through my head is hard to explain, but I'll try:
You've purchased and thoroughly enjoyed both previous installments in the series. You have an emotional investment in the characters -- your characters -- and the universe, to the extent of (your own words) avidly following and anticipating fanfiction in the setting. It's akin to waiting eagerly in line for the next movie in a beloved series. You're standing there, you haven't bought your ticket yet but you've been waiting for this for YEARS, you're almost at the head of the line...
"Man, the ending blows," says someone, passing by the line as they exit the theater. "Utter crap. Would not buy again."
You whip out your smartphone and check the reviews. There's lots of shouting on the internet. Consensus seems to be, even for those who liked the movie (like me!), that the ending -- the last ten minutes -- was crap. Dejected, you shuffle out of line and go home, without watching it. You won't watch it. You can't. Because you just know the ending is going to suck, and that destroys it for you.
But what if it didn't? What if they're wrong?
You don't know. You can't know. You can read all the reviews you want, but until you go see for yourself... but you can't do that. That would be supporting the idiots who did this.
* * *
I'm not trying to belittle you or your decision. But throughout all our discussion on this -- I know you remember the thread too -- I've been trying to understand how someone could take the stance you do. I could well be wrong... but this is the scenario that makes sense to me. It's the only way I can say to myself, "Self, if I were Logan, why would I feel/do/say X?" about ME3 and come to any sort of conclusion that makes sense.
It's not just expectations unmet, it's hopes utterly sunk on hearsay and the fact that you haven't seen it with your own eyes. You can be as certain as sunrise that it IS all that bad and a bag of chips, but until you've seen it for yourself, that niggling little doubt will remain -- that's just a human thing.
I think that's why you feel bad over this.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
But, trying to be objective here, the only thing I can think of is that your sense of abandonment, or of grief -- whichever fits better, neither is perfect -- is due to the "what if" factor. What's running through my head is hard to explain, but I'll try:
You've purchased and thoroughly enjoyed both previous installments in the series. You have an emotional investment in the characters -- your characters -- and the universe, to the extent of (your own words) avidly following and anticipating fanfiction in the setting. It's akin to waiting eagerly in line for the next movie in a beloved series. You're standing there, you haven't bought your ticket yet but you've been waiting for this for YEARS, you're almost at the head of the line...
"Man, the ending blows," says someone, passing by the line as they exit the theater. "Utter crap. Would not buy again."
You whip out your smartphone and check the reviews. There's lots of shouting on the internet. Consensus seems to be, even for those who liked the movie (like me!), that the ending -- the last ten minutes -- was crap. Dejected, you shuffle out of line and go home, without watching it. You won't watch it. You can't. Because you just know the ending is going to suck, and that destroys it for you.
But what if it didn't? What if they're wrong?
You don't know. You can't know. You can read all the reviews you want, but until you go see for yourself... but you can't do that. That would be supporting the idiots who did this.
* * *
I'm not trying to belittle you or your decision. But throughout all our discussion on this -- I know you remember the thread too -- I've been trying to understand how someone could take the stance you do. I could well be wrong... but this is the scenario that makes sense to me. It's the only way I can say to myself, "Self, if I were Logan, why would I feel/do/say X?" about ME3 and come to any sort of conclusion that makes sense.
It's not just expectations unmet, it's hopes utterly sunk on hearsay and the fact that you haven't seen it with your own eyes. You can be as certain as sunrise that it IS all that bad and a bag of chips, but until you've seen it for yourself, that niggling little doubt will remain -- that's just a human thing.
I think that's why you feel bad over this.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs