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Jun. 26th, 2012 11:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geebsSo the new Mass Effect 3 ending DLC came out today, with extended versions of the original 3 endings, and a 4th ending.
The new 4th ending is what you get if you refuse to use the Crucible and rely on good old gumption, because you may die, but at least you die on your own terms, or some such shit. But yeah, everyone working together and never giving up just isn't enough. Everyone dies, and the cycle repeats. Cut to how many ever the hell years later, where you see a recording from Liara for whatever races came into prominence after everyone else was wiped out, telling them all about the Reapers and recounting the war. Hopefully they can use the info to do what the people in Shepard's time could not, which is defeating the Reapers.
As for the previous endings, they make it clear the mass relays were not actually destroyed with what happened- they were only "heavily damaged" so the galaxy is not cut off from each other. Nor is the Normandy trapped on whatever planet it crashed on. They're able to fix it up and fly off to wherever.
The destroy ending- Shepard destroys the Reapers, and the galaxy bonds over their shared victory to create a better future. Oh, and Shepard may still be alive!
The control ending- Shepard dies, but a Shepard AI is created which takes control of the Reapers and flies them off. The galaxy rebuilds, but with Shepard and the Reapers in the shadows watching over things, ready to destroy anything that threatens a bright future.
The synthesis ending- Shepard merges the Reapers with everyone else, so everyone now has glowing green eyes and they work alongside the Reapers to rebuild the galaxy after the war. But, they now have access to all the lost knowledge from the previous cullings as well, and its implied that the races will rapidly evolve now that they're working in unison with the Reapers and have access to millenia of lost technology.
So in any case, nothing is effed, no matter what you choose.
The new 4th ending is what you get if you refuse to use the Crucible and rely on good old gumption, because you may die, but at least you die on your own terms, or some such shit. But yeah, everyone working together and never giving up just isn't enough. Everyone dies, and the cycle repeats. Cut to how many ever the hell years later, where you see a recording from Liara for whatever races came into prominence after everyone else was wiped out, telling them all about the Reapers and recounting the war. Hopefully they can use the info to do what the people in Shepard's time could not, which is defeating the Reapers.
As for the previous endings, they make it clear the mass relays were not actually destroyed with what happened- they were only "heavily damaged" so the galaxy is not cut off from each other. Nor is the Normandy trapped on whatever planet it crashed on. They're able to fix it up and fly off to wherever.
The destroy ending- Shepard destroys the Reapers, and the galaxy bonds over their shared victory to create a better future. Oh, and Shepard may still be alive!
The control ending- Shepard dies, but a Shepard AI is created which takes control of the Reapers and flies them off. The galaxy rebuilds, but with Shepard and the Reapers in the shadows watching over things, ready to destroy anything that threatens a bright future.
The synthesis ending- Shepard merges the Reapers with everyone else, so everyone now has glowing green eyes and they work alongside the Reapers to rebuild the galaxy after the war. But, they now have access to all the lost knowledge from the previous cullings as well, and its implied that the races will rapidly evolve now that they're working in unison with the Reapers and have access to millenia of lost technology.
So in any case, nothing is effed, no matter what you choose.
