It's also worth noting that EA basically cut a year off of ME3's original development time, which is why we got a series of endings to the whole series that mad

It's also worth noting that EA basically cut a year off of ME3's original development time, which is why we got a series of endings to the whole series that made your choices matter a whole lot less. It's still one of the only series that sees you choosing whether or not to kill off one of the major characters (Wrex) and has many dialog and character choices open or close to you based on previous actions.