From Ashes is one of the most infamous cases of the Day One DLC shenanigans, doubly so due to Javik, ever since early on in ME3's hectic development period, was intended to be introduced as a new companion from the start. Considering EA being, well, EA, you had to pay 10USD upfront, alongside the game (or games for trilogy boxset owners like myself in late 2014, but even then I was SOL since I couldn't work since I was still underage at that point) in order to get all the new, juicy lore, worldbuilding, and character tidbits. It's pretty obvious this was content cut to sell for extra cash too, this is all you're gonna get once you got the add-on in your hands.
To be completely fair though, the revisit to Eden Prime, the actual mission, as well as all the setup and reveal of Javik and his Prothean origins are legit damn good. Javik's one of the best parts of ME3 too, bringing a nice twist to what was expected of this mythical alien species for a time by revealing that him and all of his compatriots were, basically, warmongering imperialists hellbent on ruling the whole galaxy. His interaction with Shepard and Liara are well done, given the back and forth between the expectations and the reality of both parties and what that means for them all. I also like that, despite being a hardass at first, there is a sense of growth felt with him, being rather proud of you for making sure all of this assault against the Reaper was able to get as far as it did, and reluctantly accepting the fact that he's pretty much set to pass off due to being the last survivor of a whole race. Plus, like, That Line, is pretty damn good, even if the actual context as to why it's said is a bad attempt at justification lol.
I already mentioned this the last few times, but it really needs to be stressed that the Legendary Edition bundle pretty much has this and all other DLCs fully available, which means you don't have to suffer the wrath of bad practices... as much (why is that remaster still going for 60USD?).
To be completely fair though, the revisit to Eden Prime, the actual mission, as well as all the setup and reveal of Javik and his Prothean origins are legit damn good. Javik's one of the best parts of ME3 too, bringing a nice twist to what was expected of this mythical alien species for a time by revealing that him and all of his compatriots were, basically, warmongering imperialists hellbent on ruling the whole galaxy. His interaction with Shepard and Liara are well done, given the back and forth between the expectations and the reality of both parties and what that means for them all. I also like that, despite being a hardass at first, there is a sense of growth felt with him, being rather proud of you for making sure all of this assault against the Reaper was able to get as far as it did, and reluctantly accepting the fact that he's pretty much set to pass off due to being the last survivor of a whole race. Plus, like, That Line, is pretty damn good, even if the actual context as to why it's said is a bad attempt at justification lol.
I already mentioned this the last few times, but it really needs to be stressed that the Legendary Edition bundle pretty much has this and all other DLCs fully available, which means you don't have to suffer the wrath of bad practices... as much (why is that remaster still going for 60USD?).
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yea it sucks that something as extravagant and world-changing as The Last Living Prothean is treated more like a brochure than a revelation or somethin, but considering how the development was, I can't get too up-at-arms about it
I like that bit at the Citadel where he's legitimately overwhelmed and shocked by all the people walking up and asking him stuff though
I like that bit at the Citadel where he's legitimately overwhelmed and shocked by all the people walking up and asking him stuff though
FallenGrace
1 year ago
I really feel he is completely underutilized though. Such a big event should have had much bigger impact on story and characters. There were some bits NPC's were like "oh you're a Prothean? Cool beans, I gotta go"