Dear Bioware Corp.

 I'm posting this in response to this: http://blog.bioware.com/2012/03/21/4108/  

     Dear Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and any and all other Bioware employees, I read that public letter you wrote to your fans, in apology, as a response to some of your long time fans voicing their displeasure at how Mass Effect 3 ended, I would like to apologize to your company, and each individual employee as well, on behalf of level headed, mature, common sense minded gamers every where!
     First of all, I think you guys are great, and not only because you are a Canadian company(WHICH IS AWESOME), and not just because ever since I tried the demo, and then Mass Effect 3 itself, it has occupied more gaming hours than any other title, no its a lot more than that, you are very community minded, and I think the studios, developers, that concentrate largely on what their community wants, and doesn't want, tend to be more successful anyway.
      So I was a fan before I read this letter written on behalf of your company, and when I finished, well I was furious to be honest, I am so sick of following the gaming studios, publishers, etc. and reading comment after comment of these gamers complaining about every little aspect that they don't like, or for example, trashing guys because they started the series later on, didn't play the particular game from its very first title, really guys?I'll admit, I didn't try Mass Effect until just before number 3 was released, I watched a video about the game, learned a bit about the story, went online, learned some more, loved the demo, pre ordered it, and even got the Kinect as well, so shoot me!
     That said, I loved it so much, that I refused to finish it before I'd played through at least one of the first two games, I learned that the original title is a lot harder to find, so I grabbed Mass Effect 2, and finished it first, and then did the import ME2 character thing, and restarted number 3, and played that way, I am kicking myself for not playing this series all along, but to be honest, there is so many games, and I'm not rich, I just know how to save my money for whats important to me.
     Now back to the point of me writing this, I just cannot believe that so many people would complain about the ending of this game to prompt a public apology of sorts, Bioware you have NOTHING to apologize for, JEEZ kids, don't some of these people realize that no matter how much work they do, no matter how many fans ideas they listen to, there is no way that you can make everyone happy, I think given the epic climax this game was built up to, NO ending would have satisfied all of their fans.
     I guess I'm always shocked to learn how much hate some gamers have for certain titles, I appreciate them all, I might not play all the Lego games, but they definitely have value, and more importantly some very smart game developers poured their heart and soul into making them, so how some of these individuals can be so harsh, and mean in their critique is beyond me.
     I do have one complaint about Mass Effect 3 though, if this is the last one, well that really sucks, I love so much the way your past decisions follow you from game to game, when my Future Shop gaming guy was telling me about that for the first time, I thought what a clever idea, and so original, and now that I've played a game like this, I want more of them.
     I'm just an average guy, 34, I love gaming more than anything, without getting into it, it helped give me my life back, something to concentrate on and look forward to, other than the self destructive behaviour I was entrenched in about 6 years back.So yes I'm very passionate about the games I play, however I'm not going to attack the company, its employees, or any of their creative work, and especially not because the ending of the game didn't turn out the way I wanted it to!
     I'm not trying to tell people how to express their angst, or hate for a games content, in fact this probably won't be read by more than a few people, I was just so astonished that the critique, or out right slams against the game, and or its company, employees included, had gotten so bad that it required a public statement addressing it, I just couldn't believe it.
     I also liked that he said they always do their best to listen to constructive criticism from their fans, well that right there is an indication of a game developer that takes its community very seriously, and should warrant a lot of respect, apparently that is not the case or I would not be writing this blog post.
     In conclusion, I now realize my intention for writing this was unclear, I was just so mad, I think the social media world has a definite value, that said, its also a conduit for people to voice their every critique, dislike, or pet peeve.

AVERAGE JOE GAMER'S REVIEW OF;NHL 12-XBOX 360

     Well I noticed sum ppl read my blog even a word,before they left of boredom means one thing to  me,if they were nice enough to read it,I should acknowledge it,say thank you, and try to do as good a job at it as I can.So today is going to be just what the title promised,except I'm well below average,and my name isn't Joe(LOL,I know lame,I only like jokes that don't hurt ppls feelings),other than those huge differences,what you see above is what you are getting!
     Well let me be honest for starters,I'm just me,not a gaming pro or reviewer,that said,I have a, good heart,average intelligence,and dream of working in some way, in the gaming industry, its not likely but a guy can dream,cant he?
     So I just sold my PS3,of which I owned NHL 11,OK I liked the game,but knew the load speed for the same title on the 360 would be faster,please remember I love all video games,consoles etc.I cant stand arguing or meanness,this is not an attack on ANY GAME OR SYSTEM,THIS IS AN HONEST,UNBIASED review of game,I think every video game is special,I'm just yapping about the games I've played and loved,THATS IT
     I LOVED NHL 11,but....I was dissapointed that the voice commentators had added like maybe 10-15 new phrases since the NHL 10 title,that sounds critical, but the overall experience was wonderful,WELL THE OVERALL EXP.FOR NHL 12,IS UMMM,IS AMAZINGLYGREATAWESOME!Yes I'm aware thats not a word.LOL!I  just love the game is all.
     The physics engine that worked so well on the year before's title was even better,I love the two stick to-do-almost-all-player-movement of said physics engine,you don't use buttons to perform most tasks,stick handling, shooting,body checking, it just really adds to the authenticity that the game just seems to ooze,from the seemingly different every time, body checks,to the "Create a plays"yup thats right,to anyone new to this game series,you can actually create a play,tell each player, in a specific
situation(forecheck,or rush,etc.)to do a certain thing,exactly how you want.
    Now don't read and think I'm some pro,far from it,but I understand the basics,and regardless of your skill level,the games many useful, and varied settings allows adjustments to allow for any skill level.
Well thats just my initial review,TIME TO PLAY SOME MORE,WOOHOO,I will soon post more detailed stuff,specific, but not limited to;Be a Pro mode,the Legends features,which allows past superstars like Mario Lemieux,and Wayne Gretzky,and many more,but until then,Au revoir,um..Auf Wiedersen(spelling?)have a good night!
November 14, 2011 update
     Well since the first review I posted for this game I have tried a lot, but not all of the game modes, there are only so many hours in the day, and with my successful employment search now threatening to take away even more valuable gaming time, I best get going on this.
     So most of the above game description has to do with "Be a GM mode",as I love that mode, but in the interest of posterity I had to try the other modes, I don't like the idea of how you HAVE to play the mode they want you to unlock any of the Legends in the game, being either Be a pro, or be a CHL pro, I WAS SO MAD when I had played a bunch of "Be an NHL Pro"thinking that I was about to unlock the first Legend,NOPE, so I said I'm not doing that.
     So I mentioned above how I was disapointed that they added very few new phrases between NHL 10 and 11, that said after I had just started my first game in Be a GM mode and I had just done my first big body check, and instead of the usual"You're looking at Pittsburgh's attempt to intimidate there Bill"(thats one of the phrases that the two announcers would say in reference to the first big hit of the game)they said "OH you're gonna be seeing that hit on the NHL network"!
     Now one little thing I have to edit,you can use the Legends players in certain modes, for example if you just do a quick game, or I first learned this when I played shootout mode, and when scrolling through the teams, I saw "Legends", and sure enough my first shooter was my personal hero(Besides Homer Simpson,LOL)Mario Lemieux.
     That said, I believe you would be better off to unlock the Legends so you can use them in other other modes, but as I'm all over the board as far game genre is concerned, this is perfect for me, as I don't have to dedicate so many hours in modes I'm not a fan of to unlock these past superstars.
      So needless to say this game grabbed me from the beginning right after that new quote I mentioned, I was hooked, and there is so much new stuff, and all the old stuff that works, and improvements on some of the previous titles mechanics, and specifically the physics engine is so amazing and as good as it was in NHL 2011, they've managed to further create as realistic a hockey experience as is possible via a video game.