Mass Effect 3 ending discourse ignored the RPG's scale, ambition, and exuberance, including that of its oddly great co-op

The Mass Effect 3 ending debate overshadowed how ambitious the RPG was in wrapping up a galaxy's worth of plot threads and character arcs across three games, with the trilogy's fiercest action. Its co-op mode proved surprisingly long-lived, expanding its roster from soldiers to electric whip wielders, regenerating lizards, teleporting ninjas and three-foot-tall psychics. The author hopes its P2P setup helps the multiplayer survive EA's cull.