Oh man, ME3 has a 5.0 from disgruntled users of metacritic. Apparently it was far worse earlier, lower than the likes of Duke Nukem Forever and Final Fantasy XIV. Which, on 4.6 and 3.8 respectively, is pretty bad. xD FFXIII, by comparison, gets 8.1. And the general consensus is that FFXIII wasn't poorly received. I mean, I don't even... it's incredible how (and I've not seen it yet) endings can impact the view of a game. XIII, Deus Ex, XIII-2 and now ME3? That's four games I really love that have all been blasted for their endings lately. Man, I hope Journey's ending doesn't suck.

EDIT: I have kept my two day code for exactly that purpose. After I finish the game I'll organise with you guys to get some gametime in...