Now, there’s a lot of controversy around the ME3 ending. You probably know this even if you didn’t know the series existed (if there’s anyone out there who would fit this description). However, there’s one possibility, strongly hinted within the game itself, and it becomes even more evident with this analysis, that ME3 simply does not have an actual ending for the story. Instead, it has a dream/hallucination filler ending. The one that throws the audience off track before showing them the actual conclusion (or leaving the actual events to the audience’s imagination). The actual conclusion that doesn’t exist yet. And, and you should consider this possibility, might be available later as a DLC. Knowing EA and recent From Ashes scandal, non-free DLC. So, let me rephrase it: there is a very strong possibility, that EA might sell you the ending to the game you bought. Yes, it sounds like a stupid and too daringly asshole-ish blunt rip-off strategy. So it fits EA quite nicely.
Of course, it might not happen. Or DLC might be free. And, of course, there might be very serious reasons for this possible turn of events, ones i can sympathize with, like the Impending Deadline of Doom. But nevertheless, let’s think it happens. Have it been done before? I can think of any clear analogy. Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, for example, while being the end to the series, was a self-contained story. In fact, it has been considered an actual Baldur’s Gate III, just released in Expansion Pack way. Two Legacy of Kain games finished on the obvious “to be continued” note, but still felt as self-contained story arcs of the bigger story. ObsCure II had a fake ending, but the actual ending played out right after the fake credits.
The closest example i can think of, in fact, is the situation with Half-Life Episodes. But even there the Episodes bring conclusion to the story arc which episode covers. The possibility of ME3 situation is such, that only the ending is missing. The last page of the book, where the butler did it. Last minutes of the movie where you find out who John G is. And it may be sold separately. It may not be, for all i know. But what will will you do, if EA sells you the ending to the game you bought?
P.S. The picture is taken from this video. Watch that channel, seriously. It’s amazing.