Mass Effect 3 The Catalyst theme extended

[@WtfteamALJM]

The ending was always great. People just wanted to know more about the "after". We've been with all these different characters for three games, and while the overall story was closed, we still wanted to know how those individual characters were affected after the fact,

[@therealcaptainhavok]

Wow... thank you for the effort you took to put this together.

[@connorjones3937]

THANK YOU! What made it better was the amazing music they had as well

[@tachikoma747]

He's really not even a villain. He was merely programmed to fulfill his task by the Leviathans. Even the Leviathans are not evil. The closest thing to a villain would be the Illusive Man.

[@phillipf1990]

the ending may not have been perfect but im proud of bioware for releasing the extended cut it shows that they care about their fans

[@AceOfClubsHUN]

I listen to this every time I face hard decisions.

[@TheUnknown285]

Agreed. Hell, even the music during the ending is awesome (this, the Faunts song, and "An End, Once and For All").

[@Gearaznos]

Despite how some may feel about the ending of the game the music was still great.

[@watchinginaz]

People can say what they want about the ending/catalyst but the music in this scene is amazing. It was amazing for the entire trilogy

[@Aarune_]

This makes me feel spiritual.

[@jigsawsNEWaprentice]

I'm gonna say i liked the ending too. I had a hunch all this was leading to an ultimate sacrifice. Look at game trilogy's that have a good storyline, usually in the 3rd and final one someone of importance dies. I think what hurt my ending personally is the fact that i hadn't beaten the game yet and i saw people's whining on facebook etc about how the ending sucked so when i finally got to the end i was more focused on it sucking rather than sitting there and enjoying a fantastic trilogy.

[@Llawliet246]

I am going to come right out and say it: I *liked* the ending. So there.

[@yourmajesty6069]

Theme is cool, he is not.

[@gxy765]

And you don't realise I posted it before extended cut.

[@RhoneM]

Was explained during the Leviathan DLC. It's an A.I construct created to xome up with a solution to preserve life. Its answer was to systematically wipe out advanced species at set intervals before they had the ability to destroy the galaxy, leaving other species to grow and prosper to the same point thus the 'infinite' cycle of destruction

[@Einherjar212]

If this good music wasn't playing EVERYONE would've hated the ending.

[@AceOfClubsHUN]

In the end it doesn't matter. You eat M&M. But if you're well prepared for the task and eat the red one, you won't choke on it.

[@NASTAR01]

That I think many can agree on.

[@XEvilCookiesX]

I only forget to replay this song if I discover something truly interesting...

[@Sephirothskr]

God bless us everyone were a broken people living under loaded gun...

[@britcriticalhit]

Anyone know if there's an extended soundtrack? The one that came with the Collector's edition didn't have this song or other themes

[@mariotaz]

Yeah indeed.

[@mrAZcardinal]

This music almost made the ending acceptable. Almost.

[@julwin1985]

Funny, did you notice the first 3 pokemon games released were Red, Blue and Green? (though in Blue and Green they were basically the same, just released differentially)

[@NexusUnder]

dayuum O.O

[@D4K44R1]

if there was more of it in the final battle, sure.

[@tachikoma747]

Really the Catalyst is a less malevolent version of CLU from Tron Legacy. He was asked to create "the perfect system" by the Leviathans just as CLU was asked to create the same by Flynn.

[@TheUnknown285]

Like whether to eat the red, green, or blue M&M first?

[@AceOfClubsHUN]

I'd rather say melodramatic than dramatic, but I can see your point either.

[@GushChew]

@PowerIsOwnage maybe the catalyst just had a hard time trying to put his thoughts into words

[@TheUnknown285]

I'm now imagining the M&M's men saying "SO BE IT."

[@LightStreak567]

I hate this squirt for different reasons. I don't trust him because even though he turned most of his creators into Harbinger, because his first attempts at reaching Synthesis always failed, he didn't harvest all of his creators, they are alive and hiding from the Reapers, and he is still trying to find a solution that satisfies their desires, and his creators used to enslave all organic life, his creators see themselves as the apex of organic life and see other races as "lesser" species. Plus, I also suspect that the creation and use of the Crucible is what the Catalyst needed to get to the final step of reaching the solution that satisfies the descendants of his creators, its just that whether he wins or loses depends on the choice we make.

[@LightStreak567]

***** Hahaha, ikr? But what if they were holdng back their full power? I mean, if their intention really was to destroy all organic life, the war against them would really be impossible to win, and they would attack primitive civilizations too, not just the advanced ones.

[@aleksei5172]

Recently I finished ME3 third time. And I rethought my opinion about "blue" ending. Initially I thought it's the best ending because Shepard is reborning into something great. But now I realized that Shepard just sacrifies himself to allow the Catalyst consume his mind and understand organics. Mostly because of voice. It's almost Catalyst's voice then Shepard is a man.

[@LightStreak567]

I came to that conclusion too several months ago. In the last Mass Effect comic book I read, the 13th issue of Mass Effect Foundation, there was this guy who says to a kid trying to steal some stuff from his locker: "Taking everything that a man has is the same as taking away his life." That quote led me to realize that Shepard really does die in the "blue" ending.

[@TheArtofUTube]

You said "he didn't harvest all of his creators, they are alive and hiding from the Reapers, and he is still trying to find a solution that satisfies their desires" I ask you: How do you know they are hiding? the ones Shepard encounter are hiding. I must speculate by what we are presented with. Remember what happened to the Protheans when they were invaded by the Reapers. The Reapers went from system to system, planet to planet, city to city, destroying the Protheans. Yet, at least one Prothean survived. Javik. There may be more of them somewhere in the galaxy alive. But, to my point: How do we know the Apex race is indeed hiding from the Reapers? Well, as the Reapers did to the Protheans they also did to the Apex race. However, the Apex was the first race to have the Harvest done to them. How do we know the Apex race did not find a way to hide in dark space as the Reapers do? How do we know if the Apex race built another Mass Relay to another Galaxy? Or simple escaped the Milky Way altogether and left the Reapers to Harvest the Milky Way. The reapers as far as we know only managed to do the Harvest to the Milky Way. not the entire universe.

[@aleksei5172]

marylain69 I think alive creatures can't live in Dark Space. And it seems like Catalyst had access to all resources and technologies of his creators and his attack was sudden and quick so the probability of escaping is very little. But who knows :)

[@Marth8880]

"Hell no bitch! Five more minutes!"

[@madman123456]

You could make a Video with this Music playing and just show different People with their Jaw on the Floor, Controller in Hand, staring at a Screen.

[@ezecskornfan]

Thanks sir, but I hate the picture... lol jk. I mean my thanks.

[@KlashaB12]

mass effect was shepards story and it ended with shepard i know the ending was not all good and had plot holes but is that really enough reason to give the game a terrible score? the ending was good imo and the rest of the game was fantastic.

[@kbhalacy]

1 day until they "expand" and answer some pressing questions in the extended cut

[@MulleDullen]

A controlling ending would be best. But as for many, in usually ends up with destroying.

[@Vartrex5]

Andrew Ryan from Bioshock Darth Traya from Star wars Knights of the Old Republic II Saren from 1st Mass effect was flaw but it made great sence and boosted story even more! Daisy Fitzroy from Bioshock Infinite, she was recreation of Russian October Revolution and much more...

[@Democritus8181]

I Agree, i'm pretty emotional too, especially in relation to Shepard's dream, i had to keep wiping the keyboard in my state of melancholy :'( the after life kept stacking up with Shades......nah just f*king wid ya...no really?

[@RhoneM]

/Sigh. They didnt blow it up because the citadel IS the Catalyst. The reapers were in the recesses of dark space (the space between galaxies) Synthesis means to create something from two materials, everyone in that ending become something nenot half robot. The energy pulse is calibrated in three ways one to rewrite DNA, one to rewrite the command structure of the reapers and another to wipe them clean. no one knows what happens after the relays are damaged, probably wait for them to be rebuilt.

[@bigfatcarp93]

And even the ones that are have flawed logic. Like HAL, who decided he could do the mission better without the crew. Or GLaDOS, who is just insane through-and-through.

[@gxy765]

red,green and blue I believe.

[@LordDarthAnger]

ROFL I forgot this was on and my thinking went a little bit weird O_O

[@kbhalacy]

The extended cut sort of changed the tune of this track.....and its for the better.....cuz the endings got a bit better......not gonna spoil it tho.....

[@ricky5289]

Don't forget Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords what a stupid ending it had.

[@VoiceofAltdorf]

Choose green light, blue light or red light

[@bigfatcarp93]

While I get and agree with the ending controversy, I have to ask: why do people have a problem with the Catalyst's circular logic? I mean, yes: his logic is bad, it's incorrect and flawed. But... he's the villain. The villain's logic is supposed to be flawed. That's why they're the villain. Dure.

[@Vartrex5]

So explain for me please, how they got Citadel to earth, How can IM control your mind, explain me how crucible can change nature of this A.I. when creators of it didn´t even know it exist? Why this kid just didn´t kill Shepard with reapers? What does it mean Shepard can control reapers, but in same time he´s dead. Why destroying some cabels(or what is it) can "turn on" crucible? How can jumping into some kind of light can "turn on" crucible? And so on, youtobe wont´ let me continue.

[@COZCATL]

Huh.....Who are you?.....I am the Catalyst.....

[@Mikelo220]

We have a problem with the Catalyst because Shepard just goes along with it. Our entire journey through Mass Effect consisted of Shepard standing up to people, good or bad, and taking his own path. Why, then, should Shepard accept this circular-logic with no argument? My Shepard would never have accepted that genocide must be committed in order to save the galaxy. He would have found another way...just like he always had done before. After all, that's why Shepard was so famous & respected.

[@Matticusjk]

OR, as was added, not to eat an M&M at all

[@AceOfClubsHUN]

Which to-be-girlfriend should I choose?

[@p0r0men0s95]

So, Joker's logic :P

[@bigfatcarp93]

You mean the Dark Energy stuff, right? Yeah, that got leaked, and they had to change it. Too bad, but oh well.

[@Chayraz2]

"There is logic in what he says." Wait...

[@dasfritzchen9059]

theres more logic in his words in the extended cut. but i can live with that catalyst kid now....still wish they would have chosen some....more impressive vision or form for him in the end.....

You should change the title to "Mass Effect 3 Pick a Color theme extended"

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Catalyst Logic was not flawed. It was simply beyond the comprehension of many people who come to immature and ignorant deductions like "They destroy organics to save them" instead of at least trying to understand the facts given by the Catalyst

[@RhoneM]

No you are just hunting for anything. It wouldn't make any sense for the good guys to have a super weapon in a story just to have it be destroyed and have the story end badly. People would hate that more than anything else.

[@Vladislav888]

So do I. But quality of this part of game was far below the rest of ME3. I would prefer high quality ending which does not meet my personal preferences rather than ending which does not meet ME quality standards. So for me, it's something like one out of three(one point for personal preferences, two points for quality). For some people it's zero out of three. No wonder that they bitching. Awesome soundtrack, though.

[@Democritus8181]

Dude why is his logic flawed, maybe it makes perfect sense to some people........i mean.....wait....is that a wire sticking out of my.......

[@C23ofCNC]

I know, lol

[@C23ofCNC]

Or you could choose refusal and not do homework....

[@AceOfClubsHUN]

Something like that. ME2's soundtrack had all-out epic atmosphere. ME3 was more like a cryfest. Don't misunderstand me, I love the sh*t out of ME3's score (EC version of "An end once and for all" is on my phone), but compared to "Suicide Mission" or "The End Run" it is weak, especially for endgame.

[@Solaxe]

Most villains aren't AIs

[@DGMHERO]

Step aside kid! This is a Man's Job!!!

[@H2O_Chi]

Exactly, which is why I had my Shepard kill them all. That's the only "solution" the galaxy ever needed.

[@LocksAndChains]

Aw... I don't hate it...

[@StrayCatInTheStreets]

should have done an indoctrination theory ending and fixed it once and for all

[@bigfatcarp93]

Give me one single villain with flawless logic. And I mean FLAWLESS.

[@AceOfClubsHUN]

Even them, nowhere near ME2

[@DarkItsan]

this rampant A.I. needs to be deleted, nuff said.

[@FLIPPYISAFAG117]

Good music bad ending

[@Einherjar212]

You must bew new to RPG's.

[@meredpool2003]

lol

[@DreamVikings]

Shepard: Ugh... Space Kid: Wake up! Shepard: Where am I? Space Kid: Berlin, 1939.

[@Vartrex5]

Mass Effect universe make sence, everythink has its limits like in real world. So you cant just make holographic AI kid that controls most advanced machines in the universe without explaining anything. See how´s it ruining story?

[@bladerunner162]

The only good thing about this scene!

[@Solaxe]

No, it's not supposed to be flawed. It's a lot more interesting when villain's logic is NOT flawed

[@bigxay86]

In all the games they say you cant stop it. I liked the ending why give u a ending when u live it was a twist a fucked up one but you know

[@kbhalacy]

I've seen worse endings.....this games ending is nothing compared to the following: Quantum Leap, X-files, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Arlington Road.......those ended horribly

[@Coastoghost]

See, I think the 'right' option would be go to hell Catalyst, we will fight. Why play the reapers game with these dumbshit options? Perhaps maybe at an enormous cost, but not one that will cripple civilization, and defeat the very reason you were fighting in the first place. I think the ending was kind of a kick in the balls because the writing was so good up to that point. I mean, who wrote Mordin Solus' scenes because those were excellent. But the end, da hell was that?

[@Crimsonlee2XX]

Cool mystic music but sadly I dont like Starbrat, his very being urks me. DISLIKE