Lost Drifter
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I know I’m not the only Mass Effect fan on here, it’s a phenomenal series of games set within a beautifully deep and enticing universe and with all the controversy of the Mass Effect 3 ending I think now would be an interesting time to share our thoughts. As a kid I grew up reading Amazing Stories and Starblazer comics and for me Mass Effect was those stories brought to life, Commander Shepard and his rag-tag crew of alien allies blazing through the mysterious depths of space to save us from the dark and deadly Reapers. I liked the first game and loved the second but the part that got me obsessed was the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC. The battle with the traitorous Spectre, the car chase, confronting the mysterious Broker on his hidden ship and later rekindling your romance (if you chose) with Liara was absolutely perfect science-fiction at its best.
So how about some Mass Effect 3 SPOILERS? I was very touched by the death of Thane despite knowing that he would die, I always saw him as a lonely man more than an assassin but hearing him read you a prayer as he died choked me up, as did Mordin’s sacrifice (the path I chose) to cure the Krogan genophage. I didn’t like Legion so much in the second game and but when one of your crewmates pointed out that he referred to himself as I instead of we before he died (meaning that he had become an individual) this too had me in tears. However I think the biggest tear jerker was left for last as Shepard sits alongside a dying Anderson, two tired, wounded old war dogs watching the earth breathe its final breath as the Reapers move in for the kill. It was absolutely perfect.
For the record I went with the synthesis ending as it seemed the least destructive but have since read some amazing fan theories on Shepard’s indoctrination as the virus finally consumed him and hope this becomes official. It would essentially mean that everything from the final dash onwards was all happening within his mind, with Anderson representing the part of his mind still resisting the indoctrination and the Illusive Man being the part already consumed. I hate dream endings but this would be incredibly brave if true and easily leave the game open for a more in-depth ending later on as Shepard "wakes up" from his mind’s struggle to finish the fight.
It’s interesting that Bioware are releasing some free DLC to re-write the bland endings, while I disliked the whole star child concept I would rather them focus on some solid single-player missions that will allow us to see other alien home worlds. With this being the supposed final game I was hoping to learn more of the Volus, the Hannar and the Elcor and at least see them in combat. As for that indoctrination theory:
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What did you make of it?
So how about some Mass Effect 3 SPOILERS? I was very touched by the death of Thane despite knowing that he would die, I always saw him as a lonely man more than an assassin but hearing him read you a prayer as he died choked me up, as did Mordin’s sacrifice (the path I chose) to cure the Krogan genophage. I didn’t like Legion so much in the second game and but when one of your crewmates pointed out that he referred to himself as I instead of we before he died (meaning that he had become an individual) this too had me in tears. However I think the biggest tear jerker was left for last as Shepard sits alongside a dying Anderson, two tired, wounded old war dogs watching the earth breathe its final breath as the Reapers move in for the kill. It was absolutely perfect.
For the record I went with the synthesis ending as it seemed the least destructive but have since read some amazing fan theories on Shepard’s indoctrination as the virus finally consumed him and hope this becomes official. It would essentially mean that everything from the final dash onwards was all happening within his mind, with Anderson representing the part of his mind still resisting the indoctrination and the Illusive Man being the part already consumed. I hate dream endings but this would be incredibly brave if true and easily leave the game open for a more in-depth ending later on as Shepard "wakes up" from his mind’s struggle to finish the fight.
It’s interesting that Bioware are releasing some free DLC to re-write the bland endings, while I disliked the whole star child concept I would rather them focus on some solid single-player missions that will allow us to see other alien home worlds. With this being the supposed final game I was hoping to learn more of the Volus, the Hannar and the Elcor and at least see them in combat. As for that indoctrination theory:
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What did you make of it?