There are so many good elements to Resident Evil 5 but it's tainted by all the stupid things that are in it. This game literally makes my brain hurt thinking about it. So, for that, Mass Effect 3 had to make this list. You still felt lied to and manipulated by what happened. Luckily, I had the third option based upon certain choices I made so I went with the synthesis option (or The Green Choice.) But still, if you didn't get enough points to get that ending, you were left with only two choices! And while I know that BioWare (well, EA is truly to blame) tried to make up for it by expanding the ending, it didn't do much. I spent $60 bucks to complete this amazing adventure I'd been on with Commander Shepard only to have it reduced to Red Choice or Blue Choice. I actually got so angry at this I was physically shaking.
When I got to the end, I saw that I pretty much only had two choices to make on how to end it all. Never have I cared for fictional game characters like I did those two. I literally cried over the deaths of Mordin and Thane. The first 98% of the game was one of the greatest gaming experiences I have ever had IN MY LIFE. Now, in my opinion, I feel that Mass Effect 3 could have been one of the greatest games of all time. Never has a game gotten me so invested in what it's trying to do, but left me angry and disappointed. Who could forget the rollercoaster that was Mass Effect 3.
I think there are numerous reasons for this but I think the biggest is that they already have a pre-determined ending where no matter what, your choices aren't going to matter. But, from what I have seen, quite a few of their games ended on a bad note. Guys I promise you, I'm not dumping on BioWare. So, whatever you folks think, I had to put Dragon Age: Origins and its expansion, Awakening, on here. I felt like I was cheated, like my choices didn't matter at all. Awakening is supposed take place AFTER Origins. Once I booted up Awakening, I was shocked to see my character from the previous game alive and well. I thought: "What more could they tell?" I was excited, however, because I loved the base game. I was rather puzzled at the time when I heard that BioWare was releasing an expansion to Origins.
In my own playthrough of Dragon Age: Origins, I chose the ending where I sacrificed myself to save the world (yes I just love martyrdom in my fantasy settings!) After all I went through and the tremendous sacrifice that I made, I felt I'd perfectly wrapped up the story I was a part of and had influenced. You are probably thinking: "What in the heck do you mean by that? You can pretty much choose the ending!" Let me explain. This choice is interesting for me because its ending was actually ruined by the beginning of its expansion. So if you guys disagree, always leave a comment. There are some games with bad endings that I haven't managed to play yet or some that I think are alright or did well. This list is based on my personal experiences. I feel that it's worse to go through a game that you really enjoy to be left in complete disappointment at it's end. It's like the writers took all the great things they did and just threw them in the dumpster for some odd reason. You invest all your time and energy into the story and the characters only for it all to crash and burn at the end. There is one thing though that can make a bad game seem not too awful: a great game with a really bad ending.