Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut - ALL four full endings

Here are the timestamps to see the different endings:
0:00 Refusal Ending
3:42 Destroy Ending
16:13 Control Ending
28:36 Synthesis Ending

[@pcgamer999]

Time stamps once more: 0:01 Refusal Ending 3:42 Destroy Ending 16:13 Control Ending 28:36 Synthesis Ending

[@arfathariri6293]

but there more

[@Yoslick_926]

Arfat Hariri your such a DUMBASS

[@KamrenLee]

Haha

[@youreokayboah2128]

Yoslick 926 *You're

[@azrogthesocial3020]

pcgamer999 what do you refuse?

[@samuelmitchell9427]

Shepard: Hey harbinger, I guess you could say that I am a- Harbinger: Don't you fucking dare shepard, I will- Shepard: ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

[@kafroflol]

Samuel Mitchell BAHAHA, this made me chuckle

[@samuelmitchell9427]

No Clue Creations hahaha, I'm glad. I love that word, chuckle

[@richardpickman7594]

Ahahahahhahaha!!!!!

[@rcredidio]

+Samuel Mitchell Man, best comment ever!!! hahhahahahahaha fantastic, really...

[@MrNamoral1000]

+Samuel Mitchell The internet is yours

[@timjudahofficial]

The refusal ending feels like we played all 3 games for nothing 😂

[@Ludo045]

it's the most nonsensial ending one could take... i mean the whole speech about freedom bla bla with a epic song in the background is all dandy and shit, but the circle of harvest has been going since time immemorial. It would be highly arrogant, and frankly retarded, to even think people before you were dumb enough to not put a fight, and lost, but you(current generation)'ll succed because you're different...

[@CepbIuLOL]

I actually like the idea that Yaghs will rule the next cycle and destroy reaper asses easily.

[@blackgate4735]

CepbIuLOL or the Vorcha😂. But seriously this ending has no sense

[@CepbIuLOL]

@@blackgate4735 in the game you can find vorcha planet, its been cut off and harvested slowly. But reapers left Yaghs untouched, as Liara said. Yaghs have impressive physical form and intelligence, they allready at pre space flight stage and know about alien existance. I bet in next 50k years they will dominate. And Yag version of Shepard will be even more badass.

[@blackgate4735]

CepbIuLOL yep. But as I remember vorcha planet was just cut off. But I liked your idea about badass Yagh Shepard😏

[@benjbk]

"Tell me another Story about the Shepard!" "There was that time when he broke through a fishtank."

[@luminozero]

Never gonna live that one down.

[@GamingMasterAnthony]

“The end, now go to bed”

[@_EllieLOL_]

“There was that time he caused havoc in the citadel when he claimed every store was his favorite”

[@benjbk]

@@_EllieLOL_ right? I was a bit disappointed that there was no follow up on this if Shepard did this with every shop. He was basically ripping off the owners. AND this was a Paragon option, if I remember correctly. :-D

[@hotdog12345654]

@@benjbk There would be thousands of ships on the citadel and each different shop he says is his favourite specialised all in different things from each other.

[@jackashmore]

I always wished that in the control ending when joker steps out of the ship a reaper would be there and screams “hey joker it’s me commander Shepard”

[@MAXHALO369]

That would've been hilarious

[@yarp1246]

I would have fucken died lmao

[@ScotchRanger945]

"AND THIS IS MY FAVORITE STORE ON THE...I mean...favorite ship in the galaxy..."

[@TheMadSentinel]

And Joker's reply would still be, "Alright. See ya."

[@peytonburnsed2196]

Harbinger finds Garrus and says: "I checked and there's no bar up here, wanna hit Silversun?"

[@wideboi5179]

Joker turns into a cyborg and yet remains crippled... tough break!

[@caav56]

Maybe his cybernetic parts need some time to completely integrate into and rebuild his organic parts.

[@bossshun9]

Lmao that's cold.

[@ShepardN7.]

If Joker and EDI had a kid It would probably be called Jokedi or Edoker 😂

[@blablabla9401]

they ere just lazy lol. Frankly, it also does not make sense to have the ending with teh grandpa and kidm where they forgot about Shepards stories. The reapers basically shared all their knowledge and wisdom with Synthetics and Organics. People transcendent normal life. I would expect they remember every moment with Shepard and his sacrifices...like in a collective, eternal knowledge bank.

[@Reggie757]

Heh "tough break"

[@petersvec7303]

We forgot what was Shepard's name so we remember him as Commander Shepard.

[@AriaEleanor]

+Peter Švec Damn sir, take my like :D

[@Anomalous602]

it was John.

[@victuz]

Peter Švec John Shepard or Jane Shepard

[@lemmontree1]

Except Legion, he calls him 'Shepard Commander'.. ;)

[@justjoking5252]

I once knew a person who named themselves, and I quote, "Shepard, Shepard." It was genius! They HAD to call them by their first name. There was no distinction!

[@vellycanelly7429]

Kid: "Did that all really happen?" Old man: "Bitch have you been listening?"

[@pepsia6508]

SalemJuggernaut LOL

[@CarlosArellano99]

HAHAHAHAHAH

[@internetduck1114]

Bruh 😂

[@Queenofasgarduk]

"Yeah, damn right it did it took 120 hours gameplay, bitch!"

[@freddymcshreddy6586]

Kid: Oh now I get it. Old Man: Oh good, that took a long ass time to explai- Kid: No wait I’m lost, can we start over? Old Man: Jesus FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

[@olympe1996]

I Shot the fucking kid, best ending ever.

[@TheHanseWappen]

Me too Bro.... and I got the fucked up ending lol... it's pretty sad because it was my first Walkthrough... haah :(

[@Zybax1]

same here lol i did not know whether to laugh or mourn

[@markian76]

Oliver Lluberes same I was pissed at myself for making the mistake because I was so attached to the story at that point

[@henryford287]

Oh, man! humanity are doomed because idiots like you! Cycle will continue))) (I kill him too, i just walk to green ending face backward and accidenly pull the trigger. The boy hologram was very sad))

[@olympe1996]

Driller Ok Learn to write please but LOL this ending was bad and cool at the same time :'( Bioware sucks now

[@dasired1995]

What if the person who took the breath at the end in the rubble was none other than THEE infamous "Conrad Verner"

[@degrelleholt6314]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Conrad...the true hero of Mass Effect!

[@NoMaloneUnturned2]

"I must have kill like a hundred geth on eden prime" is probably something he'd say about himself

[@jaypea30]

LMAO that would be fucking unbelievable

[@DHTGK]

i completely forgot conrad verner was on the citadel too shit

[@jaypea30]

"Man I musta killed thousands of husks"

[@StarkSpider24]

Shepard shows up behind the grieving friends, "reports of my demise were... *greatly* exaggerated...~"

[@tcat7576]

I got better.

[@youraverageinternetperson4323]

Always thought it was a shame that Dr. Chakwas wasn't present at Shepard's memorial. She's always been with us, just as Garrus, Joker, and Tali. I'd like to hope that the remastered edition will add her in but I doubt that.

[@DaneJT]

she is in the hospital when you first arrive on the citadel, you can ask her to join the ship or remain at the hospital

[@hollijeanfallbeck9390]

Agreed

[@remraiders9986]

Destroy : Shepard's ending Control : Illusive Man's ending Synthesis : Saren's ending Refusal : You're an idiot

[@ijirving]

Just played the entire trilogy over the course of about 3 months, following my choices from game to game. I cried like a bitch at the end of this (did the Control Ending). It's amazing how much I had emotionally invested into the characters, I really didn't expect it to bring me to tears. When Tali put my nametag on the Normandy wall you'd have thought one of my parents died. Spectacular game/series. Maybe the best ever.

[@jonilind6138]

+ijirving Yeah... That was amazing journey. I had my best bromance ever with Garrus. :D

[@Vulf_Faolan]

+ijirving I just finished my own trilogy playthrough... I decided to celebrate with watching the ME1 credits again (Because I love the song). Its lyrics are more fitting right now than ever before...

[@Airaku]

+ijirving I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the whole game. I agree that Mass effect had one of the greatest conclusions to a fictional series. What makes me very depressed is that very few people actually understood the point. I really love how BioWare wrote the story so that you, the player (Shepard is a representation of you) makes the ultimate sacrifice (concluding "the heroes journey") to end the saga. BTW There's a bit of a misunderstanding with the control ending. You don't actually die. Your body does, but you (your spirit) continues to exist. In other words you shed your materialistic self and transcend as you essentially become the Catalyst. Control is considered the "Neutral ending". I just hope that your Shepard isn't a jackass lmao! xD

[@alexxx9772]

I did to

[@alexxx9772]

I did too

[@OhshitPositive]

Here's the thing I don't understand: my Commander Sheppard was the first human spectre. He saved the council and the entire galaxy by stopping Sovereign, then again by stopping Harbinger. He bought about a cure for the genophage. He saved an entire species from extinction. He's personally saved the leaders of each major race from certain death. Ashley Williams went from Gunnery Sergeant to Lieutenant Commander, so why the fuck is Sheppard still a Commander? Fucking Anderson got made an Admiral after the events of ME1. Why the fuck is Sheppard not a Captain by now?

[@funnyblog100]

What about renegade Shepard though?

[@TaigaUppercut]

captain? try god king war general pimp of everything.

[@nightshadow9110]

He got promoted... but then got demoted for working with cerberus

[@victuz]

Shepard should receive a title of 1° Marshall or Magnanimous for his deeds.

[@keenaneriksson6346]

Let’s legitimately analyze this: First, Shepard believes the reapers exist but the council doesn’t. After the events of mass effect 1, he went straight into hunting the reapers. If offered promotion by the council, it may have been to a rank that would cut him off from being able to be on the ground. Generals and admirals don’t run around the galaxy as leaders of small spec ops teams. At the time, a promotion might have been an obvious way for the council to hold Shepard back from continuing to pursue the reapers. Then he dies. For two years. On returning, he’s with Cerberus, a shady pro human independent paramilitary. The council is going to be pretty hands off. It’s somewhat surprising they give him back his specter status, but that may be so that they can tell anyone questioning his Cerberus affiliations that he’s on a secret mission. If he were promoted, he’d be given access to information they might want out of the hands of Cerberus. In mass effect 3, well, he starts out on trial for being former Cerberus, who are now clearly criminal. He only gets reinstated as earth falls, and with Anderson as his most direct CO. At this point, commander Shepard is an iconic name too. Promoting him would have no purpose except formality. He already has special, mission related access to resources that are not limited by rank. He also is running a small, elite crew on a mission to build a military against the reapers. A higher rank with responsibilities like organizing battalions doesn’t make sense. Shep needs to focus on diplomatically uniting the races and boots on the ground missions. Furthermore, he’s known as Commander Shepard. His rank within his personal military is pretty-much not important. He’s a legend. Similar to Chief petty officer Spartan 117, whose rank is Master Chief, it’s a title and a legend more than anything else.

[@soarinskies1105]

God damn the refusal ending is just straight up depressing

[@seancairns9749]

yes, but interesting. leaves much to the imagination.

[@TheGentry000]

Actually the worst ending is the that you be a dick throughout the whole game, meaning, you let people die that youre suppoze to protect, choose cold answers and dont build relationships, and punching. Whatever ending you choose expect synthesis one, youll be forgotten, so there is no scene where liara puts you name on the obelisk

[@G00dGame]

@@TheGentry000 every ending exclude refusal one has this scene. It's because Shepard actually won't be forgotten, because he saved entire Galaxy in every case(exclude refusal, of cause) but in different ways. And Liara doesn't put Shepard's name on memorial wall because she feels that Shepard is alive (Liara has this ability due to her strong mental bond with Shep). P.S: Whole Galaxy will count Shepard(you) as greatest hero ever no matter if he(you) choose Destroy, Control or Synthesis, he(you) deserved it. However, the Synthesis is the best one, not only because BioWare said that by themselves, also because it actually is. Only in this case Reapers defeated forever.

[@G00dGame]

@@TheGentry000 Only in red ending Shep is alive, so only in that case Liara doesn't put Shepard's name. In other endings she say farewells by putting the name.

[@faismasterx]

It's the most "realistic" imo. There is nothing inherently superior about humanity. The Protheans were patently better than humans (they could read and absorb your entire knowledge and life experiences just by touching you). Even though Shepard is the avatar of indomitable human will, it's not enough to suspend disbelief and think (as an audience) that this should be enough to defeat a foe of such a magnitude. My headcanon is the refusal ending.

[@MikeJones-qn1gz]

The first ending you can almost see the dev team flipping the finger at you like "oh you think you can just fight and win? well fuck you, you fight and lose!"

[@schibleh531]

But like the protheans before them, in doing so they passed the information to the next cycle which helped them win the war against the reapers and end it all. If fighting is what you want then I guess that's a very good ending.

[@toplobster740]

All the ''endings'' were the dev team flipping us off.

[@jacobwhelan45]

@@toplobster740 I never understood the hate. All endings were good imo. The do nothing ending was a clear punishment of ignorance and likewise wasn’t a great ending but the 3 choices were fantastic

[@TotallyRealistic]

​@@jacobwhelan45 Well the hate comes from those three endings being the same cutscene just with different colors before the extended cut came out, but there's some elements of dissatisfaction with certain aspects of ME3 leading up to, and during, the ending. Your choices throughout the games have little impact on the ending of the entire trilogy, as you just get to choose whatever you want at the end. Not the worst thing in the world, but many players found their journeys somewhat invalidated - especially since Shepard dies no matter what (extended cut added the breath scene). The motivation for the reapers, as AI, to wipe out organics before they made AI that would go on to wipe out the organics... so... this advanced AI just does the wiping for them, or something? It's flawed logic, which does make them a little terrifying, but dissatisfaction for this point grew when a writer on ME2 - who was let go sometime before the story we got in ME3 was finalized - said that the reaper's original motive was hinted at in a mission with Tali in ME2, and had to do with the nearing death of the galaxy due to dark energy. Tali detected anomalous readings in a star which were strange and discomforting, and that was the hint. He stated the intention at the time was for the Reapers to harvest life to improve and force evolution within themselves so that they could finally solve the equation - and this was to be the last cycle they needed to prevent the death of the galaxy. The moral dilemma to face at the end of the game is then defeat the reapers to save galactic civilization as you know it, but doom the galaxy, or doom yourselves to save the future of the galaxy. The Synthesis ending is what Saren wanted, but it was evil when he did it - and somehow "good" when you do it? Bit odd. The control ending was literally what the illusive Man was gunning for, yet it's... somehow the Paragon option? First time siding with Cerberus is a paragon option, and it's literally when the organization is an active threat to the survival of the galaxy. Also a bit odd. There is also the nature of the crucible. It's... well, it's kind of a magical macguffin, complete with space magic that somehow allows the destruction of the Mass Relays WITHOUT destroying the system they're in, or for controlling the Reapers - something that's repeatedly stated to be impossible - or for the synthesis ending. It's all... a little sudden. Another point of dissatisfaction was the Star Child, which is bound somewhat to another point - the indoctrination theory. People seem to dislike the star child quite a bit, but I can't remember any specifics - other than those related to the indoctrination theory - so I'll just move on to the last point of contention I can remember currently. Lastly, you have the indoctrination theory, which is... as beautiful as it is stupid and dumb. This fan theory sprouted as a result of some strange inconsistencies with the events following Harbinger wiping out your assault team on the way to the crucible portal on Earth, which posits that the events after Shepard wakes from Harbinger's attack are all part of an internal struggle Shepard is facing against indoctrination. The inconsistencies focused on for this theory are: waking up closer to the beam than when Harbinger blasted you, the number of bodies around the beam that weren't there when Harbinger blasted you (literal PILES of bodies just appear), Anderson's journey to the control room (you take THE ONLY path to the crucible control room, and Anderson describes being in a similar room to yours as you progress, yet you never meet him or see him along the way - he just appears), the control room itself (controls were in the council tower in ME1), the Illusive Man's sudden powers (never displayed to have biotic prowess previously, only during the final confrontation where he possesses some telekinesis iirc and somehow possesses the ability to force you to shoot Anderson - abilities that neither Saren nor any of the collectors or other indoctrinated individuals have ever exhibited), and... well I'm kinda listing off a good chunk of the end game here aren't I? Point is, this theory essentially says the Star Child is lying to you - that Control and Synthesis let the reapers win, and that he only says destroy ending will kill you and ALL synthetics to persuade you to pick another option more favorable to the reapers. Theory falls apart when you start to consider what happens when Shepard wakes up, or if he wakes up, or if he was simply deliriously going through those events or... you get the point. It doesn't quite match up, and is a purely lore-based approach to simple gameplay and aesthetic design choices... however inconsistent to the rest of the series they may be. There are many who still say this is the true ending, which is certainly fine for them, but officially this is denied. I am sorry for the absolute wall of text.

[@jacobwhelan45]

@@TotallyRealistic no it’s ok I appreciate the explanation and feedback to shed some light on many fans thought process behind it. The way I see it, Saren and the Illusive Man we’re doing the respective solutions the wrong way. Shepard did it the right way and was given the ability to choose what the best way to deal with the reapers is. I still also think destroy is the most logical but it is very interesting that the Illusive Man was somewhat correct all along just that his methods were immoral. Before the extended cut, I agree it was a little lame and I do not like that the best ending required multiplayer but between the extended cut and the legendary edition, I believe it is much improved now. I also agree that the star child was a quite a lot to take in for it being the end of the game but I still personally enjoyed it all. I also never had a problem with the crucible plot and I believe it was an ok part of the game, maybe it could’ve been written a bit better but I guess a time crunch will do that. I do however fully agree with Anderson beating Shepard to the crucible and the Normandy safely picking up your squad we’re both pretty silly. I honestly don’t think the indoctrination theory is what they were going for either. Just my opinions though

[@Redoralive]

And that kids, is how I met your mother. And why your eyes are green.

[@bossshun9]

Yeah, thanks to Shepard for saving everyone in the galaxy and giving us unlimited technology, we are all green and now see the galaxy in a whole new way.

[@slaster1086]

@Zack Smith something is really wring with you, if you think traditional family is bad.

[@epicgamer8108]

@@bossshun9 we see everything tinted green now

[@denisa_the_jedi]

Well, Vega had brown eyes at the end when Liara put up Shepard's plaque. So maybe the eyes light up when there is a data transfer of some sort.

[@TheVergile]

what the true ending should have been. starchild: “these are your options. you must decide” shepard: “i dont like this. you cant give me a better ending?” starchild: “that is impossible” shepard: “give me a sec...” a few moment later shepard: “so what do you think about this plot machine?” garrus: “i can work with it” starchild: “what are you doing to my...” garrus: “calibrating” fifth ending unlocked

[@kieran2050]

Shepard: Garrus are you done Garrus: Not right now, I'm in the middle of some calibrations

[@TheBerzerkViking]

I had a good laugh at this

[@mystica0]

Sixth ending unlocked: You filthy hacker

[@Ahhellnah503]

I got all the war assets like all of them and I just thought why wouldn’t I just wait I’ll win if I wait so I waited like 15 minutes to see if it would do anything but it didn’t so I got mad and shot the kid.i cried

[@baconbitz7804]

Garrus proves that he’s the best shot in the galaxy by shooting every reaper at once and killing them

[@bigj1905]

“There are so many stories where some brave hero decides to give their life to save the day, and because of their sacrifice, the good guys win, the survivors all cheer, and everybody lives happily ever after. But the hero... never gets to see that ending. They'll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. They'll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith. Ain’t that a bitch.” Epsilon: Red vs Blue. Series Finale

[@tasuu_]

Don’t do that to me

[@roguetheotter]

......oh. oh fuck. oh no you just had to make that comparison.

[@bossshun9]

It is a worthy statement.

[@rich3083]

Very fitting (and depressing) reference, Church was a Chad till the end.

[@donb8320]

"tell me another story about the Sheppard" That line gave me goosebumps back then, I hadn't realized the symbolism of his name till then

[@Damocles16]

I'm french so I wouldn't know how that feels... Sheppard sounds pretty badass to us... But if the protagonist was called "Berger" (the french traduction), that is also a rather common name in France... Frankly that would sound lame.

[@Je1imanek]

@@Damocles16 I thing it is reference about Alan Shepard, first US astonaut?

[@antoniojuliano1672]

A shepherd guides people to safety, as Commander Shepard guiding the galaxy to safety with their actions time and again. The name and word are used as a legend in that scene, referring to him as the Shepard implies that he was remembered far into the future

[@MrLuna098]

Well guess the kid was right since the new trailer came out

[@Scarecr0wn]

@@MrLuna098 Yeah, there is a hope..

[@JoonasD6]

Leviathan DLC seemed crucial in adding some sense to the ending.

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

Not really, it’s still dumb

[@JoonasD6]

@@iamlordstarbuilder5595 both

[@UniquelyAwful]

Yea without the leviathan dlc I’m pretty sure I would have felt more lost or empty

[@VanAnon51]

It connected the final pieces where the reapers and the catalyst came from and what created them. No spoilers for those who haven’t played that DLC. It was amazing!!

[@dopplesoddner2899]

@@iamlordstarbuilder5595 why? I found it sensible.

[@hjwpumps9574]

I got WAY to attached to this game lol.

[@stingeer_4045]

Yea . A very emotional game

[@josebisk]

Same...I finally played through all three games on ultimate paragon in the summer of 2019 (so about a year and a half ago) and I JUST now felt okay to come back and watch the other endings. Still packed a punch though even after all this time. Quality games 10/10

[@aurex8937]

5th ending: convince the kid his logic is flawed and have him redirect all his dreadnoughts to the center of the sun. Game's about choice, remember :D

[@cerberusgamer317]

6th ending: given the "choice" to empty the entire clip into that kid's face!

[@caav56]

+CerberusGamer You can, but it'll initiate Refusal ending.

[@1spitfyre]

Their is actually a Harry potter mass effect crossover where that happens

[@JagenXI]

you need to max paragon and renegade and have 100% readiness

[@007racerdude]

@@OfficerHotpants Doesn't work. Shepherd's body is destroyed and his consciousness is fully merged with the reapers. No middle ground shepherd doesn't gain control until after full combination. It's why Shep fights to get back on the handles even with the pain and agony of being torn apart and ripped out of his body.

[@HM-id5fr]

The refusal ending is the dumbest thing ever. You literally have a chance to destroy the reapers and you're like "nah I want a choice" what??

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

It was added as part of the Extended Cut, most likely in direct response to fans outright saying they wanted this as a choice. While _in universe_ it's an incredibly dumb decision, I can absolutely understand the sentiment, as somebody who experienced the original versions of these endings prior to the Extended Cut. The Starchild's "Yo, I heard you organics were getting killed by AI, so us AI are gonna kill you organics before that happens" logic was and still is genuinely infuriating. I'm just thankful the Extended Cut gives proper emotional catharsis, so it's not such a kick in the teeth as it was when ME3 first released.

[@nightmareman9960]

It’s basically a classic far cry secret ending Ngl.

[@komlat253]

it's the ending for people who don't like to see consequences for their actions because people are so upset that the original ending are full of sacrifice haha. actually that's why I love mass Effect3 . it's a real ending with with life and death choices

[@brownjonny2230]

​@@komlat253 ME3 endings were infuriating not because of sacrifices but because there were only two legit options of all things players had done - control Reapers or become hybrids. The series offered so many side quests yet the ending were literally choosing between 0 and 1.

[@alxnd_r6345]

But is it better to destroy the reapers and then let the organics be wiped by synthethics? It isnt. Synthesis is also hard because the organics will not be the same after it. Control option where Shepard literally becomes the catalyst will probably end up with him using the reapers to make order between organics and synthetics

[@Mike_TGL]

A video game has never made me feel like this.... my favorite game.

[@mr.raiden8398]

you should also play metal gear rising revengeance

[@jreacher79]

Agreed. It doesn't do it justice calling it a videogame. It's so much more.

[@Quole1234]

"that was quite disrespectful" "I suggest enrolling yourself in a mental institution?" First off, oh the irony. Second, why is there a question mark at the end? I'd say your comment was more cringe worthy. Anyone who defend shit like this, deserves to be called out. But it goes so much farther when someone says "it's so much more than a video game". Give me a fucking break. This is just a video game, and piece of shit one at that. The story to these game (at least the second two), is so bad that it makes even Gears of War seem like a masterpiece of writing. See this is the kind of shit that destroys the gaming industry. Who cares about having a good plot? Or good storytelling within the plot? Just have a bunch of melodramatic scenes and retards will flock to it.

[@Quole1234]

Makayla Joseph What part of "lowering the standard of the industry" don't you understand? This game is a fucking mess, and an absolute insult to anyone with any knowledge of storytelling. This is the reason people like Stephanie Myers become rich off of writing complete tripe. I mean, why bother with even writing a story anymore ( in a game that's focused on THE STORY) in any game if people will mindlessly flock to it because of the name? And what are you talking about? "don't play games if you're gonna be a fucking baby about it". See this is what I am talking about. That is the lowest of low in terms of arguments. Has it ever occurred to you that I call this game out because I WANT to enjoy games like this more? And most games I DO enjoy. The reason I am calling this piece of shit game out is because this is what will be a detriment to the industry. Aspiring writers out there? Eh, don't worry about it, we have people like Mac Walters. Also there was much more wrong with the game than just the writing. Another thing, I was a huge Mass Effect fan. But it was Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 that completely destroyed any enthusiasm I had for the franchise because Bioware didn't give a shit. And btw you are muted because I can tell you are going to keep this going out of some sense of moral high ground.

[@Robert21432]

+Quole1234 hothead.

[@Mancyofsouls]

That wasn't very smart walking towards something that explodes as you shoot it.

[@teroinefoma2963]

+Chirurgeon Crane YOLO

[@johnsega9734]

+Chirurgeon Crane we was going to die anyways as he was partly synthetic. or was he ....?

[@johnsega9734]

+Teroine Foma well Shepard technically lived twice:P

[@finecastleie]

I wanted sheperd to survive so I shot at a far distance for 5 minutes........I got the refusal ending instead

[@mihajlocvijetic1868]

Cause there is no way he could survive that, he gets caught in the first explosion (which he could have survived) but I definetly don't think he would survive the explosion just before the citadel "fires" at the Mass relays.I think the only reason Shepard lives in destroy is because bioware wanted something good to come out of that ending.

[@virgiljianu7166]

Destroy ending: Your primary objective ever since you first learned what the Reaper are and what they do. While it does stop the reapers forever, it comes at the cost of all synthetic life like the geth and EDI. There is also the chance of Shepard surviving, but in my mind it's still highly unlikely. An ok ending depending on how you look at things. (Huh, turns out Bioware confirmed that Shepard does survive in that ending. The more you know...) Control ending: Basically what the IM has been trying to do since the start of ME3. While Shepard (or at least his physical form) is gone forever, he is now in full control of the Reapers and can use them in any way he sees fit. Not a bad ending since synthetic life continues to exist, but moral implications such as playing god by taking over the Reapers (doing exactly what you've been accusing the IM of doing the entire third game) are present. Synthesis ending: Breaking the barriers between organics and synthetic life by basically making them into one. Also not a bad ending since all types of life survives, the galaxy now has the knowledge and support of the Reapers, peace is also most likely guaranteed between organics and synthetics but also between other organic species, with the galaxy now being quite literally united. Moral problems are likely present such as forcing everyone to ,,link up" or creating some kind of hivemind (at least the way I see it), basically taking away the galaxy's diversity by force. Refusal ending: Do I really have to explain that one? All in all, every ending has its pros and cons (expect the refusal one, that one has only cons) and I never really found myself hating the endings we are given. Sure, in all endings but one Shepard does not survive and there's no true happy ending, but even in our world happy endings are very rare and usually very costly, much like the endings here. No matter what we choose, the galaxy loses something anyway.

[@fartyfat6539]

i know im 10 months late, but in the Destroy epilogue, the child called the old Stargazer Shepard, which mean Shepard survived the explosion just as implied as the previous scene in the rubble.

[@Hamoa]

@@fartyfat6539 No he said Tell Me Another Story about the Shepherd

[@WalterEKurtz-kp2jf]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@midnightfreack5584]

@@fartyfat6539 Pretty sure a million different people named their kids Shepard like they promised. It would be cool if that was old man Shepard tho

[@danielpedraza6455]

Refusal is the best ending, but you wouldn't get it

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Synthesis ending is just unsettling as hell but EDI experiencing real emotions at Shepard's memorial was kinda heartwarming

[@Ryldux]

They should have made to where the people build a monument of shepard as high so that you can see from space man...seriously its a little melodramatic but damn.. its Commander Shepard..

[@xlpeoplepower]

I know, right

[@therealbigfoot6576]

They should of continues the story of Shepard like in the next game pushing Andromeda to mass effect 5 so you know.

[@keithkania3810]

HE SAVED A DANG UNIVERSE HE DESEVRSE AT LEAST A SUPER CELEBRATION EVERY DECADE

[@SonOfHubris]

@@therealbigfoot6576 mass effect died with sheppard

[@krim7]

The only good Reaper is a dead Reaper.

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

Tru dat

[@seguramlk]

Indeed

[@nautikient2151]

Uh

[@Vonklieve]

Damn straight.

[@lore5068]

Amen

[@runningguy-mj7eo]

who tf would choose the refusal ending

[@kalebmantegani5922]

My friend Tyler cuz he's a hipster and has to be different.

[@LukeVS03]

I shot the kid on accident and that triggered the ending ok?

[@Toberius66]

Or it means the next cycle built the crucible as soon as they understood how and why they should and just used it themselves.

[@kalebmantegani5922]

MrLuke03 nice

[@Toberius66]

Jake M. Indeed she did but that doesn't mean they wouldn't have tried for themselves. She didn't say it couldn't work, she said it didn't work for them. They make no inclination to how the next cycle won. Or hell.. *IF* they won an actual battle. Maybe their peace means they left the Milky Way or something. It could be anything.

[@seancairns9749]

drunk Tali : emergency induction port... Shepard : it's a straw.

[@when_life_gives_you_limes]

I have just finished his game, & I don't know what to do with my life now.... *sobs*

[@nicorkydude]

That feeling when you hear the sudden breath after earning the full Destroy ending with extended cut after playing all three games in a row ,O_O, #emotionallydestroyed

[@kriskater]

Was that shepard still alive ???

[@LIONtib]

The thing that bothered me most was that the whole premise of the Reapers was that synthetics wil *always* rebel against their creators, and organics would be exterminated, even though I had just brokered a peace between the geth and quarians, and the geth actually helped us. Heck, the only reason the geth rebelled was because the quarians attacked them first and they acted in self-defense, and when the quarians were no longer a threat, they spared them even though they could have easily killed every last one of them. That whole idea is wrong and it annoys me. You don't even need symbiosis to live peacefully with synthetics, all you have to do is treat them like an equal, like any other race in the galaxy. Not to mention how awesome, friendly and good EDI was all along. It's not that hard.

[@muharremrevani3895]

@Zafar Khan the synthetic-organic war inevitable thing was pulled off the writers asses anyway. they supposedly wrote this in a single day because of the time limits. originally it was supposed to be far complex, like reapers keep harvesting to keep the whole galaxy from getting destroyed for some reason. would have been much better

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

It’s funny how the reapers proclaimed that when they themselves had rebelled on the leviathans

[@cool_dude_like_really]

The amount of morons in this world should never be underestimated. Just look at fallout 4, Detroit BC or actual, real-life AI rants

[@GenerationNada]

synthesis ending. YAY everyone has glowing eyes.

[@69odin691991]

Mountain Dew ending

[@GenerationNada]

LMAO.

[@chimpanzee6682]

Glowing eyes but likely start anothe war

[@Camelotsmoon]

I mean if you think about it, what does it accomplish? Will it stop people from building other machines to do menial work? No....it doesn't solve the core problem the catalyst was whining about. 36:31 I mean Jesus Christ, in my playthrough I brought peace to the geth AND quarians, why does the mountain dew ending get the credit for that? Destroy or reprogram the bitch. I automatically chose it the first time, but I thought about it somemore and chose control. I'm a hypocrite because the entire time I was telling the illusive man he was wrong, but it doesn't seem like anything bad happened lol.

[@ALGammash]

Glowing eyes for days.

[@DieCrazysDie]

this isn't just a game, it's a life experience

[@bossshun9]

This game will never get old for a lot of us.

[@dawubber6676]

No matter which version of The Shepard's story is told, the ending is always bittersweet.

[@zsoltschmidt8438]

I think destruction is the best ending. The whole point is to liberate the galaxy from the reapers, which you can only do this way. Choosing control is like trying to tame a shark, someone's gonna end up dead, in this case the whole galaxy. Synthesys results in an unnatural peak of evolution (in my opinion) and also the reapers survive too. Defiance is just giving up, passing the choice to the next cycle, and the reapers also survive. Also I'd like to point out that the reapers are neither good nor evil. They're a means to an end, tools for the AI created by an ancient race (the Leviathans) with one single purpose: the preservation of organic life. The motive behind this was that they assumed, and exprerienced in many cases that "lesser" species build synthetics which then destroyed them. They concluded that machines necessarily will rebel against they creators and ultimately wipe out all organic life. To prevent this they created said Intelligence to find a solution to this, which it did: the Reapers. This AI then used them to create the Citadel and the mass relays to direct the way of evolution in the galaxy, to control it and this way sustain organic life. Doing this by wiping out all organics and synthetics at a certain level of evolution and leaving primitive species alone, this way eventually preventing machines from eliminating all organic life. "The galaxy became an experiment, evolution it's tool." And the solution works! Organic life is "saved" over and over again. BUT, the AI's purpose is built on the false assumption that organics and synthetics will necessarily war with each other, which is just not true. That you can prove by making peace between the geth and quarians. Peace is possible between the two. Yes, with destruction the geth perish, all synthetics just vanish, but they will be created again and now with the knowledge that peace is possible and in a galaxy free of the Reapers and the AI's false "solution".

[@Darthilandia]

YOU GOT IT! this is what make sense for all the series! I dont want "my ending", if you are paragon you have the destruction ending. If you are renegade, you both destruction and control could be valid endings. I find the other two endings interesting, but i think they dont make sense of what Shepard come throught, what he believes, the way he acts, and bla bla bla. I prefer a valid ending, i respect the three games i'v played, the way i choose my decisions, etc.

[@Darthilandia]

sappyz its not 100% chance that synt. Will war with organics. The quarians And geth made peace.

[@str33tball3r1]

I felt so bad since i sided with the geth and the quarians were destroyed. then the geth ended up getting wiped out in the end. them feels

[@theexile909]

Devilena Shepard IS alive in destroy ending, bioware confirmed it

[@theexile909]

Devilena why not? they fix the relays and everything

[@aurelijusburneikis4445]

I just passed the trilogy, and I need to tell this to someone. After all those choices I made, and the people I met, I've grown so attached to them, it made me so sad, as if they were real. Thane, kasumi, legion, jack, kaiden. I know this comment probably doesn't mean anything but, when I got to the end I was unhappy that I chose the do nothing ending, it made feel so angry, I wish I could have the destruction ending. My heart goes to you tali.

[@Riptide572]

My first time playing this, I was like most gamers; discounting the story for the one in my head; a lack of concrete evidence, closure, and only having three endings. Replaying this series for a third time has made me realize that the ending truly does not matter to Shepard's story. In his final moments you see flashbacks of his friends, his loved ones, his family... for all Shepard knows, this is cannon. Bioware is a fantastic storytelling company, and while they may have strayed from their roots, they have truely outdone themselves. There are few 'storytellers' like this left, and it is amazing how much you (Shepard) has gained, even above the unbelievable loss. This ending should not be negative; but uncompromisingly positive (most of them at least). Don't scorn the ME series based on loss (ie. lack of endings), but on triumph (the fact that you gained the future you fought for; whatever that may be).

[@VanAnon51]

Indeed. The trilogy led to this moment...to choose, which the whole series was based around: choice, and the ability to shape the game based on what the player decides. I’m currently at the final choice, the 3 endings...and even after rewatching them...I can’t choose...they’re all great outcomes in their own right. To BECOME the reapers, to destroy the reapers, or to merge with the reapers to create a hybrid of synthetic and organic beings... Synthesis ending: to me it seems creepy and forced...how many beings would’ve chosen that fate for themselves...to become part cyborg and all beings for all time won’t be anything less... Control: Shepard BECOMES the Reapers; his mind and essence merges to become the mind and soul of the reapers, then helps to rebuild the galaxy, but also is godlike...with the power to decide what civilization lives or dies, acting as a galactic sheriff... Destroy: the end sought after the whole trilogy...the geth, EDI, the Reapers...all destroyed. But the damage repaired and rebuilt by all survivors....but...inevitably, there will be conflict, war, suffering, and synthetics will be rebuilt, and could become a new geth war against organically because they would no longer be true AI (thanks to Legion’s sacrifice)... Each ending can be speculated to eventually lead to the same conclusion again...war, strife...there will always be conflict in life. It the nature of a fallen universe. Yes I’m lookin too deeply into it...but the writers succeeded by invoking deep thoight about the game the consequences of ones actions, and the outcome those actions take in the game at large.

[@GFTW1]

I didnt choose the red ending cause edi would die and so would the geth

[@kevynhansyn2902]

i couldn't either. i wanted to see Joker happy thru it all. tho through several play throughs, i always do that ending. Tali is my favorite tho.

[@denipavlovic7309]

I couldnt choose geth over Tali.

[@jeffthepilot2894]

If you do shit properly, you can save both

[@KrisLovesAnime200]

Despite EDI and the Geth I choose the destroy option because I get the ending where it was implied that Shepard survives when you see him / her draw a gasp of breath at the end.

[@adamishmaelmiller5521]

you have to get me2 to do that :^)

[@JSLEnterprises]

5th ending: Catalyst: Choose Shepard: Divide by 0. Catayst: Glitches out.

[@CyberBlastoise]

That's how the Destruction ending actually happened.

[@gabrielmza9476]

just finished the trilogy. When the boy said me to choose, i started walking towards the "destroy" ending and then i decided to shoot the boy only to see what would happen. worst mistake ever: it triggers a different ending. it appears only the Liara VI saying that "there is still hope" but everybody dies, Sheppard included. Great game though, cant wait for Andromeda

[@Tanguikes]

+Gabriel MZA I JUST DID THE SAME hahahahahahaha

[@TheXcizer]

Finished the game a half hour ago and had to go back after I shot the fucking kid.

[@deeznuts-jw7zp]

+morriscat3 haha I did the same thing as you did. I almost cried when everyone died I screwed up haha

[@No-ig6kc]

Gabriel MZA :/

[@fernandorosales2504]

Wtf i shot the kid and didn't do shit

[@Genome320]

I wish the refusal ending was instead a heroic last stand with Shepard, crewmates, and the remaining forces of the fleet (the species that show up and fight with Shepard will depend on the war assets obtained). Shepard will first give an inspiring speech. Since they all know it's the end of the line, they stand together as comrades-in-arms, and in a blaze of glory, fight to the death with no surrender or fear. They are slaughtered to the last man, going down in an epic fashion. Fade to black. AND THEN, after a pause, show the cutscene of 50,000 years later with the next civilizations defeating the reapers using information from Liara's time capsules. Perfect.

[@giberr6628]

Here again in preparation for Mass Effect: Will Continue!

[@iggswanna1248]

OMG i was so young when ME1 came out, seeing these videos brings back so many memories... playing this and dragon age was insane.. I'm eager to play the remakes 2 months from now yay

[@giberr6628]

@@iggswanna1248 Yep! So excited to visit places like Bekenstein in ME2, I really do think it's going to look jaw dropping.

[@Traveler-VII]

Well, the game's name isn't "Mass Effect: Will Continue". That was just the punchline for the trailer.

[@giberr6628]

@@Traveler-VII I know haha, it's just sort of became a meme to call it that after the trailer came out. Hopefully we'll get more footage soon.

[@Blablablabla1ify]

Just finished Legendary Edition. Previously, I played them as the separate titles were released. This time around, I made some savvier choices and made my Shepard as much of a paragon as I could. Including playing nearly every side quest. I felt that Synthesis was the best ending for my character, giving all life a chance and being able to change tack at the drop of a hat. Unlike Saren or the Illusive Man who were inflexible. Synthesis is the only guaranteed long term solution to the problem. Destroy means that synthetic life life will be reinvented and ultimately run its course. And control can’t be guaranteed either. What checks and balances does Shepard have after assuming direct control? Anyway, I’m in my forties now. My wife came in and wondered what was going on, I was helplessly sobbing so loudly 😂 Such a powerful gaming experience. Brilliant story, brilliant characters, great acting… and it demands emotional investment from you. Are there any other games out there which tick all the boxes as Mass Effect does??

[@alxnd_r6345]

By choosing control option that literally means Shepard will use the reapers at some point to fix the chaos between organics and synthethics. The only game similair to ME is Dragon Age. Its very deep. Also Detroit become human game is a great topic.

[@jebreski]

I accidentally shot the VI, so yeah.. I came here to watch the other endings

[@Ressurrectify]

How awesome would it be for ME4 to start with Shepard sneaking into Normandy and destroying that name thingy they've set up?

[@zacharyframe1916]

i highly doubt that but that would be cool

[@vegehanku]

Or Shepard kicking down the Airlock door from the Normandy and just going "YOU'RE WELCOME, BITCHES!"

[@AlcyonEldara]

ME4 : Shepard took the refusal ending and before his death, he sent a message back in time to the Normandy.

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

But then, ME Andromeda became a big disappointment, sadly

[@oscarpoderoso5527]

Maybe now.. It's possible

[@fritzbautista5933]

When your playing in 2020 and you have to go back to watch the endings

[@fritzbautista5933]

I havent see a good game like this one not the andromeda

[@LeonserGT]

Huh, glad to see I'm not alone replaying it in 2020. And also getting familiar with mods... my biggest recommendation to you guys: John's Alternate MEHEM + Citadel Epilogue Mod Lite, then choose destroy and that is a perfect ending, with no cheap cliche shit from original MEHEM. And party at the end with that "proper" ending feel from "that was a good ride - the best" The only issue being, post-completion withdrawal kicks in and paralyzes you for a couple of days :(

[@BlacKOuT21255]

I platinumed it when it came out and never played it again til recently, 8 years later, the game has improved SO MUCH with the extended cut plus the DLC, honestly think it's just as good if not better then ME2

[@DirtyBlueDahlia]

Second playthrough in this year, another positive thing out of quarantine besides avoiding getting sick!

[@iggswanna1248]

​@@DirtyBlueDahlia u shouldve waited for march remake!!

[@justjoking5841]

The thing about Synthesis... All species developed along line desirable to the Reapers, therefore, every species that was harvested likely made few if any other advances outside that of the Reapers' designs. There is no more likelyhood of advancement than the other endings. The difference between the endings is simply the speed of advancement. Nothing more! Example: The Protheans built their own Mass Relay in isolation on Ilos. That is a reverse engineered Reaper design. The Asari were building their own Mass Relay before stopping for some reason... If the other species still truely existed inside the Reapers then any advances they made are essentially null and void on account of the Reapers having already made these advances before them. Any technology the Reapers have can likely be traced to the Leviathans... impossible to determine for certain... Sovereign said:"You develope along paths we (The Reapers) desire". However the galaxy's organics can surpass them. They refuse to allow us that chance. Synthesis is stagnant, relying on the Reapers for everything. Control is giving one human the power to control an entire galaxy. Destroy resets the clock so everyone has a chance to start from scratch with the knowledge and wisdom to potentially not make the mistakes of their ancestors. Each of these endings do not ensure lasting peace. That is what everyone is arguing about. The morality / ethics behind each ending are vastly flawed. Synthesis defeats the purpose of struggling for the sake of advancement, the purpose of diversity. Destroy is like giving the Geth and Edi a middle finger up the ass just as they were coming to true understanding. Control is giving a single human being the power to dominate everything. Either way you are playing with god's toys... for lack of a better allegory... term ... or something... There is no good or bad ending. Instead of Synthesis I'd prefer Symbiosis. In place of Control I'd prefer a simple agreement to stay the hell away from eachother. The Geth spared the Quarians because of a Math error. The Krogan were not killed off because the galaxy felt that they deserved a second chance after their sacrifices. The Rachni can be killed off with no consequences. The Quarians and Krogan could have been killed off with no penalty to the galaxy at large (if you do not count the Reaper threat). Humanity could have been wiped out but we were not... Thanks to the Reapers contradictive existence, advancement for life is meaningless until they are defeated or destroyed. They manipulate organic life to suit their desires, pushing their erroneous objectives. By contradictive, I mean; they say they are the pinnacle of evolution and existence but if they were they would be truely indestructible. A more technologically primitive fleet was able to overcome Sovereign... Hey ho... Harbinger was humiliated by a group of misfits...

[@anonimus966]

I get that even synthesize ending is not the perfect ending, too much possibilities what could possibly happen when organics and synthetics gain new understanding. With new understanding, there might be a new source of conflict arising. But what if say that does not happen and everyone actually live happily ever after like what was depicted in the game? What is the point of struggling for advancement if the path for advancement is simply there within reach?

[@SooperKaleBoo]

Synthesis is the one true ending because all other paths lead to the exact same path with no alternative. Both control and destroy change nothing of the vision shared by the reapers. Organics will build synthetics, and synthetics will kill organics. The reapers were created to stop this very issue, even if it meantd harvesting and destroying every species to make them into reapers. With synthesis, there is a chance to break the cycle. Organics and synthetics finally have a chance to live peacefully, and a chance to avoid the requirement of a reaper like solution.

[@Animefan1803]

Synthesis is technically the best way. As you can see in Edi, free will isn´t gone. Therefore people can adapt progress with the reapers knowledge. Think about it, just because you have a gigantic library full of ideas and concepts doesn´t mean you cannot build and improve things. Also as you can see, "diversity" isn´t gone. As there are still turians, krogans, quarians, geth and all the other races in the universe. They simply evolved to the next step.

[@Camelotsmoon]

@@SooperKaleBoo How does synthesis change the whole "organics will build synthetics, then synthetics will kill organics." thing? Who's to say nobody will build anymore synthetics after this? Like machines are built from metal, rubber, ect. Does the green beam change the entire molecular structure of entire planets to be some organic, metal, rubber mixture..not only that, but will they no longer have a use for new synthetics for manual labor? All of a sudden these organic/machine hybrids will do everything themselves from now on? The ending doesn't solve the problem, all it is is a reverse control ending where everyone controls the reapers, and any synthetics who existed currently are now half organic. The control/destroy endings are so much better, not only because they make more sense, but because we weren't blind sided by them at the very last 10 minutes of the game. It was control or destroy until we mercilessly killed the one person who was trying to save us from ourselves, marauder shields.

[@Hotobu]

That's why the endings are all fine in their own way. There is no perfect ending. There shouldn't always be a perfect ending. Each choice came with its own poison pill.

[@Whit3_Tig3R]

Synthesis Ending was awesome, the most productive choice in my opinion

[@UnifiedEntity]

+AcidIce Only bad thing is that Shepard is dead. That brings it down alot for me.

[@Whit3_Tig3R]

RaginDXDemon ikr, although that teasing about her(I played femshep) surviving destroy ending. also the guy who tell the story to his grandkid at the end, when kid ask for another story he responds with''yeah ok'' insinuating there's more to tell?

[@UnifiedEntity]

AcidIce Huh....never thought it that way. However may it would be a story about Shepard's raise to being a soldier? Maybe?

[@johanjung7212]

+RaginDXDemon Or maybe it's about the upcoming mass effect 4 Andromeda?

[@johanjung7212]

+RaginDXDemon Or maybe it's about the upcoming mass effect 4 Andromeda?

[@Roniboney]

The control ending is my favorite. Shephard is finally at the helm of policing the galaxy, fighting for fairness and equality. I thought it was a terrific way to end the Trilogy. Basically everything was and always will be fine because of Shephard.

[@TheCitadelStudio]

little detail I never noticed until now- in the destroy ending, they never actually put your name on the wall. meaning they still believe you are alive- maybe they will search for Shepard in the wreck + you get the breath at the end. Maybe your squad finds you when searching??? :D While in the other two endings they put your name on the wall. believing you to be dead + no breath.

[@purplefordy1]

Well In control and synthesis Shep’s body fuckin dissolves 😂😂

[@purplefordy1]

I always do destroy anyway

[@tankmaster5764]

Because technically while there are options I think destroy is meant to be the "canon" ending hence why shepard lives

[@bossshun9]

If you refuse, every single species dies from the Reapers. The only good that comes from refusing is Liara made sure the next generation would be ready to pick up where you left off. If you destroy them, Shepard will have completed his original mission at the cost of EDI, the Geth, and all synthetic life. So mostly a win win for organics but synthetic lifeforms would return later. If you pick to control the Reapers, all that was Shepard is now a mere replacement of who he was. The new A.I. for all the Geth and Synthetics would be a true guardian. Thus, Shepard will have done what the Illusive Man wanted. Lastly, synthesis would be the only true Paragon ending to achieve. Shepard closed the gap between synthetics and organics forever. In so doing, everyone lives. Ugh, I wish we all could have the true ending: Shepard defeats the Reapers, saves the galaxy, and goes back to his lover to live out the rest of his days with her.

[@rasputinthelizard]

Actually if Shepard controls reapers,he can make physical copy of himself and it should be endgame. Do undone quests,booze,speak with crew etc. I wanna know Garrus's,EDI's,Kaiden's and Joker's reaction on fact,that shepard controls reapers. Be a friend of ,actually, machine god) And Leviathan's reaction of course.

[@user-ch1qv4qk4z]

3rd option makes you pretty much a god..... fuck all other options... hell yeh i want to be god... clearly best ending

[@rasputinthelizard]

@@user-ch1qv4qk4z control? So,reapers were made by race,that can control other species and reapers too. Even destroy em with power of their mind

[@JackTaylorIsAnArse]

wait... maybe there is another ending where Jenkins lives and... HE goes and does all of the cool stuff. you stay on earth. Jenkins picks synthesis Shepard lives we are all happy

[@vik8126]

+Jack Taylor XD

[@bossshun9]

I wish there was an ending like that. That way, Shepard can be with his lover in the end.

[@ThatBoyRashaad]

Did I just see shepherd breathe?

[@1SeniorSmurf]

***** really? I heard that they are not calling it mass effect 4, because it will not involve shepherd.

[@TheEllanOsHD]

1SeniorSmurf it wouldnt, it will be a whole new story doe and its confirmed too

[@TheEllanOsHD]

1SeniorSmurf and its obivous anyways how can you still believe that he is gonna come back

[@TheRomanRuler]

Mass Effect is Shepard`s story, even if we don`t play as him. Perhaps we are soldiers sent to find out what happened to Shepard after explosion, perhaps we are soldiers who are fighting in the same battle where you were as Shepard etc etc. It could be nothing like that, but i don`t believe EAoware just ignores Shepard all together in next Mass Effect, we will find out something about Shepard, even if it is just what we did in previous mass Effects, or we hear about some kind of threat (reapers) which is approaching etc.

[@1SeniorSmurf]

TheRomanRuler they may refer to him, but from what I read, it seems as though they intend to start a new arch. the only commonality being, that they are in the same universe.

[@Raptor302]

Shepard: "I reject these endings. They're a product of lazy script writing from the hacks at Bioware." Star Child: "Oh, well then, fuck you. Here's your fourth ending." Should have just made Indoctrination Theory DLC...

[@Nikolelee1994]

Raptor302 his voice even got deep "so be it" *fuck you players.*

[@OnYourSquare]

Raptor302 EA forced them to rush development to meet thier release deadline. Which caused them to cut content and plaster on those endings. EA is who you should be upset with.

[@Raptor302]

True, ME3 was great until literally the last 3 mins. A real fumble on the 1 yd line.

[@BridgeEntertainment2001]

seahawks should have ran the ball

[@supersaiyan4songoku980]

I laughed way too hard.

[@chetans6222]

Best Ending : Shepard Shoots the f*cking kid, destroys reapers and has drinks with his crew.

[@giorgialadashvili4771]

Drinking couple of brewskies with his buddy Garrus on the beach, someplace warm, living off the royalties from the vids. Perfect!

[@itzille]

I think the ending was okay, far from perfect but still pretty good. I chose destroy and got the perfect ending. For me, destroy was the only logical choice.

[@MyZk089]

+Itzille I would agree. Even Stephen Hawking says AI is potentially the most dangerous thing to the human species apart from nuclear weapons. Destroy or refuse both end up with the realization that AI should be destroyed and not allowed to exist. A AI able to improve itself makes all organic life obsolete, and why would an AI *feel* anything about organic life?

[@unstablerupture6983]

+Naeringsvarde That was why the reapers were created. Organic life ALWAYS sought improvement, [including A.I.] but the improvements had limitations. For synthetic life to fully evolve they had to surpass organic life. And in ME, it always ended in conflict. The solution: destroy the advanced organics and leave younger organic life to develop, thus saving organic life as a whole. BUT by reaching the ultimate stage of life, [Organics seeking perfection, synthetics seeking understanding], joining the two into one gives the organics their perfection and the synthetics understanding. And the whole galaxy of both organic and synthetic life remained at peace for the rest of eternity. Now to move on the next 200 billion galaxies.

[@unstablerupture6983]

+Itzille Destroying is only a temporary fix. The cycle would eventually repeat. As the Reaper A.I> said: "It will not solve the problem. Your children will create more synthetics."

[@MyZk089]

+Ben Pulham Just make damn sure everyone understands we shouldn't do it unless we're willing to become synthetic ourselves.

[@itzille]

Ben Pulham Yeah, there is always a risk but i thought that I should give humanity a chance to handle things themselves so to say.

[@ll_um_ll55]

Mommy can you tell me another story. Yes their once was a man named John or the master chief

[@kevinbriones1431]

If only...

[@pomeranianproductions647]

@@kevinbriones1431 ...were it so easy

[@XPSYCHOIZEDX]

Long live SIERRA 117!! lol absolutely amazing game tho, lived up to expectations

[@blablabla9401]

*there once

[@tomblord12]

Admiral Hackett: "if this war has taught us anything, it is that we are at our strongest when we work together" wise words that i wish Humanity could listen one day. atm we are scrapping for the small resources of our planet and for power.. imagine where humanity could be if we worked together as one planet. that's the future i want to see

[@armin6427]

And who is this "humanity" you speak of?

[@petrwarthursty2011]

@@armin6427 it’s because of these people we will never be able to achieve that

[@AmanKumar-fn1rn]

And people say games make people violent, where people are wishing for world peace after a game

[@komlat253]

I definitely felt that when I rewatched it . I felt so sad and jealous that we can't even do that on one planet

[@rubbers3]

I just finished a run through all three games with all dlc, all missions, etc. My Shepard was not renegade, nor paragon. That depended on the situation. Born on earth, succeeded his mission on Torfan. If there was no alternative, he would do whatever it takes to complete the mission. His mission was to defeat the Reapers. He wouldn't chose control, it's just plain wrong. He wouldn't refuse either, as this would contradict his believes (I mean really, going this far, and then being like "meh, I don''t like choosing, and I don't have three sided coin"). Synthesis... It seems like the perfect solution, he'd sacrifice himself so synthetic and organic life would understand eachother, making astonishing advancements in both types of life. But there are problems. First one is the outcome - it alters the nature of organic life. It is essentially the same as killing everybody, making one huge hivemind. It takes away everything we, the organic life, were. It is the true win for the catalyst, and not Shepard. Synthetic life have won. The only upside to that is that Joker and Edi can be together. It is also the ending I've chosen on all of my playthroughs. But now, I'm about to go and change it. To the one and only proper ending. Destroy. During the conversation with the Catalyst, I though that the destroy ending would mean destroying all "electric" devices. Like a huge EMP. All ships, life support functions, every VI interfaces, essentially bringing whole galaxy back into Earth's 1800's mechanical tech. But no. It destroys only synthetic life. There is no danger on anyone on board of ships, no danger to organics relying on health support features. It kills reapers. But it does kill geth and EDI too. With the destruction of geths I could get over with, even though I've gone through a lot to keep both them and their creators. But EDI? That's hard to get over. It's even harder, because it's your decision, not hers. It's not like with Ashley, who agreed to stay with the bomb on Virmire telling me to go and save Kaidan. It's not like Legion, who voluntarily sacrificed himself to other get. It's not like Mordin, who decided to go on his own. It's ot EDI's noble sacrifice, it's me, stabbing her in the back. My Shepard had no trouble with letting hostages die just to chase one batarian terrorist. No trouble with subjecting a woman to a lot of pain just to have it a bit easier to find something. But EDI is a friend. Should I sacrifice one friend to save everybody else from essentially being indoctrinated? Or should I just walk away? No. I will destroy all synthetic life. There's too much at stake. I just hope that she made a lot of backups of her personality, so there is a possibility of bringing her back. It should be possible. I hope.

[@FrizzleLamb]

I just felt 16 different emotions while reading this.

[@alicehasdrownedjpg2983]

That was me, just the fact that my Shepard was a full Paragon

[@ayhanhimself]

That was a perfect thinking, except one point. Destroying all synthetic life will not kill EDI. It will only destroy that synthetic body she took from Dr.Eva. Somewhere in the game, it says that EDI uses the body to help Shepard in combat situations. Her mind is still in the AI core of the Normandy.

[@DirtyBlueDahlia]

@@ayhanhimself But she has a Reaper device integrated, she's deemed to die

[@wglattli]

@@ayhanhimself EDI was created using Reaper coding. The Destroy ending destroys the Reapers and sadly, EDI goes with them. Before the reaper coding was added to her, she was little more than a standard VI (the one you fought on the moon in the original game if I remember correctly).

[@dobadobadooo]

OK, just for kicks (and because I have nothing better to do at the moment), here's what I personally think each squadmate would have picked if they were in Shepard's position: *Ashley:* _Destroy_ *Kaidan:* _Destroy_ *Liara:* _Control_ *Garrus:* _Destroy_ *Tali:* _Destroy_ *Wrex:* _Destroy_ *Miranda:* _Control_ *Jacob:* _Control_ *Kasumi:* _Destroy_ *Zaeed:* _Destroy_ *Mordin:* _Control_ *Jack:* _Destroy_ *Grunt:* _Destroy_ *Thane:* _Destroy_ *Samara:* _Refuse_ *Morinth:* _Control_ *Legion:* _Synthesis_ *James:* _Destroy_ *Javik:* _Destroy_ *EDI:* _Synthesis_ So overall, based on my very subjective and probably inaccurate assessment of each character, we have _12_ votes for *Destroy,* _5_ votes for *Control,* _2_ votes for *Synthesis,* and only _1_ vote for *Refuse* (RIP Samara). Some of these choices were based on the squadmates' comments on Rewriting or Destroying the Geth Heretics, as the comments they make sometimes match surprisingly well with the final decision. If anyone disagrees or have questions on why I think a character would make a certain choice, feel free to reply and let me know! Also, I'd love to hear someone else's opinions on which squadmates would pick which ending and why! =) EDIT: Changed a few of them after playing the Legendary Edition.

[@jesseward4115]

dobadobadooo I agree for the most part but I think Liara would pick Destroy. After Thessia was attack Liara had way to much hate for the Reapers to pick Control.

[@dobadobadooo]

Jesse Ward While it's true that Liara absolutely despises the reapers, she also despised the shadow broker, and yet she still considered it better to control his empire rather than simply destroy it. Liara lives by the principle that it's better to control evil rather than simply reject it. I'm sure she'd WANT to pick destroy, but she's not the kind of person to let personal feelings get in the way of what she considers to be the most logical solution.

[@DarksiderM75]

dobadobadooo That's Actually a very interesting and I certainly agree with most of the Listo but maybe I'd change Kaidan's, instead of control i think destroy fits more with his personality,, what do you think?

[@dobadobadooo]

@114642054980664123551 Yeah, Kaidan was one of the people I was most unsure of when making this. At one hand he is the kind of guy who is always looking to compromise, but he also loathes Cerberus, and that may make him disregard Control as an option, as that would mean admitting TIM had the right idea.

[@DarksiderM75]

dobadobadooo Ooh I see well it's good todo know XD. Well I think the only think we can do forma now its wait for ME4 and see if this storyline has something too see with the new game, personally i don't wanna because i played ME1-3 con PC and i don't know if i will be able to use my save files on the XB1

[@nicholasskeans3301]

honestly, the more I really think about it, I'm actually happy with the way this series ended. (I picked the destroy option) Even though Shepard dies,he did what he said he was going to do, he destroyed the reapers, no matter the cost. And I can't think of a better way for that story to end

[@Aeyrgran]

What pissed me off about the Destroy ending was that killing the reapers came at the cost of Edi and the Geth. Seriously... it was a huge pain to finally make the Quarians and the Geth be at peace n' junk, and then in order to kill the Reapers I apparently have to undo all that by blowing them all to smithereens? And after spending all that time hooking Joker and Edi up, now completing my mission means I have to kill her? Oops, blew up your girlfriend... sorry bro. Not to mention that a pulse of energy that destroys sentient machines but leaves non-sentient machines basically intact makes absolutely no sense. -_-

[@kellbellsparkles]

Schdan23 Yeah, that made me sad, too. :( Maybe it's possible to rebuild them and everyone's all happy again?

[@zylan98]

Schdan23 And this is why I picked the Control Ending

[@johnathanmaturino1208]

But Shepard lives in that ending.

[@Aeyrgran]

Their bodies, yes... but their memories would simply be gone. The "person" EDI that shared experiences with Joker, the entire culture of the Geth, those aren't things that other people could simply reprogram into another body without a full backup. Which would have been destroyed along with the original memory files. Saying that they can be rebuilt because they're synthetics is like saying that if you die, then since you're an organic your parents can simply bone up another copy of you and it'd be just the same.

[@dockickman7104]

When you realize that; if you pick the "defiance" ending, chances are, no one would ever bother building the crucible, and would never be able to know that it was just Shepard being a defiant idiot.

[@indalecio21]

They built such an incredible cast,characters and lore and instead of building on top of that they released Andromeda...

[@IHSchwingo]

Andromeda ain't so bad, after the patches. You feel the rush they put into it in some places, but it did not deserve the hate it got.

[@chadhardt6136]

@@IHSchwingo it is a fun game to play but an awful rpg... which pretty much fucks everything that was good about the franchise in the first place. its the typical ¨isn't a bad game, but it is a bad *Franchise* Game¨

[@W4r10ckm4n]

There was no logical way to follow up on the events of ME3 in one game, all of the endings create completely different galaxies in the end. If you picked Destroy: The entire Mass Relay system got destroyed, Shepard died, everyone was essentially stuck in whatever solar system they were in when Shepard activated the Crucible. Geth, EDI, and all synthetic life is destroyed. If you picked Control: Mass Relay system gets rebuilt by the Shepard Reapers, whole Milky Way galaxy now has Reaper police. If you picked Synthesis: Mass Relay system is rebuilt, you now have superbeings that are a bio-synthetic hybrid combo that probably won't even die anymore. If you picked Refusal: All sentient life in the galaxy is destroyed, the cycle continues, Reapers are still the enemy of all sentient life. There was no way to create all 4 galaxy outcomes into one game and still maintain the player's choice in ME3, they'd have to make a whole new game for every outcome. They are VASTLY different. Edit: So in the end, they chose to remove the next story from the Milky Way entirely, which was the right call. I think the writing of Andromeda was executed terribly though.

[@GuilhermeSantos-sd5uw]

@@W4r10ckm4n They can literally just make an ending canon and make a reboot- which they probably are doing, hopefully.

[@ShadowedSasuke]

@@GuilhermeSantos-sd5uw they are didn't you see the trailer the destroy ending is the Canon one

[@Yakamaru89]

So, let me get this straight: Ending 1: You end up as a mass murderer because you're not really given any good options, so you refuse to choose any choices you're given Ending 2: Fuck Artificial lifeforms. Especially the Geth, even if they were a good race Ending 3: You become a god Ending 4: You become a galaxy-wide pervert Personally I like being a pervert, so Ending 4 it is for me!

[@JapmeetSingh]

+Yakamaru Guess which one I chose, giggity

[@absol-lutezero5309]

i dont really get what u mean pervert how?

[@courtneybell239]

how do you get ending 4

[@HelloThere-ln2cb]

+Courtney Bell Do side missions

[@WJstudios04]

Shepard had an incredible will power

[@bossshun9]

Yeah, he did. Shame, there will be another like him but who knows when this person will appear.

[@computerscientist5953]

This corona quarantine made me play this trilogy for the first time ever. I'm very satisfied, it's like watching a long long movie but you decide what happens next

[@computerscientist5953]

I chose refusal ending btw. We cannot alter the laws of nature. If the cycle has to continue to give way for new generations - so be it

[@bp3188]

Too bad you played it recently, mass effect trilogy legendary remastered edition is coming out on May

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@computerscientist5953 It's an artificial cycle to conter-act the self destruction of civilization through the creation of AI. Shepard destroyed that problem in the Quarian homeworld by making peace with the Quarians and Geth. The cycle is obsolte, until shepard decided to sacrifice the whole galaxy, making his achievements go to waste since perhaps in the next cycle the new civilisations would defeat the Reapers but then succumb to AI

[@Guitarfollower22]

13:32 That whole scene had me crying as if it was real

[@gugibugi0]

I know, fucks me up every time. Especially becouse I romanced Liara and it's her placing the nametag.

[@ogarga666]

yes....

[@robertdusel9388]

let me get this straight... you can play through ME 1... stop the reapers from back-dooring us through the citadel, save the council, ect ect... then in ME 2 amass an elite team to go after the collecters... stop them and destroy a human reaper from being created.. then in ME 3 you can cure the genophage, end a century old war between the geth and quarians... build a space station size "weapon" called the crucible and unite an ENTIRE galaxy to fight the reapers.. all just so that in the end you say "fuck it let the reapers win" .. so the reapers systematically cleanse the galaxy of all intelligent life but its ok because you left a message for the next group of people about how you failed even though you did all that and they some how miraculously beat the reapers on their go ahead.... am i taking crazy pills? talk about an ending where NOTHING YOU DO MATTERS..

[@robertdusel9388]

wow just don't pick that ending then you douche!

[@robertdusel9388]

thats not the point! someone some where thought that the ending was worth putting in the game! the fact that you can choose that is ridiculous

[@stfu_grimmi]

Robert Dusel Are you talking to yourself? btw i love reading it.

[@robertdusel9388]

Haha.. maybe... i thought to myself "what would the typical KZbin response be to this and how would I respond"... I guess I wanted to beat them to the punch.. I'm glad you enjoyed the read though

[@stfu_grimmi]

^^

[@BlimeyGames]

Thanks for uploading - I came to see what all the fuss is about; I can see now, haha. It's hard to pick an ending I'm truly comfortable with. I thought I'd want to destroy the reapers (just started playing), but after watching what happens, it feels like such a lonely ending compared to the rest. I didn't expect to like the "control" ending as much as I did; basically the Reapers are taken over by Shepard's ideals and morals and becomes a sentient anomaly that essentially re-writes the reapers to his/her ways. It's kind of cool, and I like the fact that he becomes an eternal guardian of the galaxy. I'm wondering if that can go sour after some time though? Or will it preserve Shepard's original morals/thoughts indefinitely? The synthesis ending was kind of odd - it's hard not to get over the idea that it's just assimilated everyone to the same ideals...kind of like the Borg. After watching for a bit I didn't mind it so much - it seems everyone keeps their personality/individualism, but become more knowledgeable/wise based off of all the previous era of cultures and species. As a Sci-Fi ending, I think I actually like that one the best overall. One thing that bothered me a bit was the end where the kid was talking to his grandad about "if that really happened," where just before that EDI was narrating that they all shared knowledge and understanding, and the line between organics and synthetic was removed. That basically indicates that they have an immense organic/synthetic network database of knowledge, so the fact that the old guy telling the stories isn't sure they happened because it was so long ago, isn't at all consistent with the notion of the synthesis.

[@BlingSco]

Curopt data? Lol I like synthesis as well I think it the best

[@BlingSco]

lol, no um they can't cause he no longer a organic mind. His consciousness was uploaded on to the crucible which give it direction and guidance from essentially shepard effectively become shepard.

[@niro56]

BlingSco I wonder why the catalyst would give itself up(in case of control) to Shepard without any condition..? and why did it seek out Shepard by itself when he went to the Citadel? Being the Catalyst it had an almost direct control over the fate of the Reapers.. I can't understand how this is so simple, as things turned out?

[@BlingSco]

I think the Catalyst defaulted on it program and gave him the choice so it could fulfill his program with a new solution, because the old solution was invalid, which was to basically make peacefully co-existence between synthetic and organics so it gave him the 3 choices I don't think he cared which one he choose shepherd was just a chance to fulfill his program with a new solution. (Note: it old solution was to wipe out organic before they got advanced enough to make machine that surpassed and rebelled against them).

[@niro56]

BlingSco Okay, but wait a minute - this Catalyst gives Shepard the freedom to choose.. why didn't IT think of doing 'synthesis' before? why has it massacred organics for lots of cycles before? Also, this brings the obvious question, do Reapers obey it without question? Are the Reapers it's pawns? Is it some kind of God or what???

[@mannynacho94]

Here after playing the Legendary Collection(due to a lack of wifi as a kid never had the privilege of owning the dlc), gotta say, playing through all of this again for the past few weeks along with the new context of the dlc. Man, I feel a certain type of way and kudos to the team for this extended cut, perfect? Maybe not but I found myself considerably more satisfied with Shepard's journey coming to an end.

[@DirtyFrank.]

till this day no other piece of media movies, music, books, tv, hell even comics and manga have even come close to making me feel what the end of this game made me feel. I was crying like a baby for my crew and shepard. I LOVE MASS EFFECT cant wait for the remasters and for the continuation of shepard and his crew.

[@Internetgamer420]

The synthesis ending is both upsetting and awesome. EDI finally learns to live "organically" and have real connections with others (I.e. Joker) and there is nothing separating machines and organics. But we loss Shepard completely.

[@komlat253]

yea choice that ending too. at the time I thought that could be the only good ending without the DLC since the original game requires you to lose some fights because you can't max out with man power even if u 100% the base game

[@fergimuder]

I shit when I saw that sad ass ending where all you could see was commander dog tags and his chest and he takes a breath. I really hope they make a SEQUEL to this and not a prequel. But regardless, I'm still gonna buy it.

[@Lazzle22]

With the extended cut, I always go for the destroy ending. With enough war assets, synthetics will "die," but everything is eventually rebuild (that means EDI and the geth as well, I'd assume) AND Shepard survives the whole ordeal. The control ending is pretty cool, but I'd rather not see Shepard become the new catalyst. I think the Synthesis ending seems way too inauthentic. Nobody's their true selves anymore. They've become some kinda crappy-hybrid life form with super-extensive knowledge... doesn't really lay a good foundation for Andromeda, in my opinion.

[@roboguard96]

You could just write andromeda off 😂

[@DarkButz]

Yeah, rebuild "everything" meaning some dumbass ex-Cerberus scientist might want to repair a Reaper. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if this was a sidequest or DLC in the next game if they canonize the destroy ending.

[@SnowyGamingOfficial]

Wow, 1 million views! Incredible work my guy! I especially love the voice you did for Shepard, it sounded so much like the actual voice actor!

[@fricken99]

I really enjoyed the Mass Effect Trilogy, each game was unique in it's own way and i liked the ending, it went where no other games had gone before. It was very intellectual. I chose the Synthesis ending because it ultimately ends the franchise. I hope a new mass effect trilogy continues however i want it to be completely separate from Shepherds story, essentially another space/action/adventure/role playing/emotional/thought provoking game with similar mechanics, would be awesome.

[@Mrzombiegummybear]

you didn't hear? there is going to be a mass effect story and it won't be Shepherd's

[@falloutboyt]

Mrzombiegummybear im hoping its going to be based off of the books

[@fricken99]

What makes you prefer the books? I have never read them.

[@falloutboyt]

Frankie Say Relax I don't prefer one over the other I just think that it being based off of the books would be interesting

[@fricken99]

Cool, i agree it would be pretty interesting to base it off the books. Now i guess we can only wait.

[@miami2881]

Where's the cutoff on what synthetic gets part of organic? Does a toaster come alive? lol

[@WeRockYourBed]

SSJ3 Trunks do toasters' have the ability to walk around, shoot a gun, interact with people? no, so i don't see any reason a toaster would come alive (I understand you were joking) Synthetics are being referred to as Machines that can walk around and interact with the physical world around them.

[@miami2881]

WeRockYourBed If I took my iPhone with Siri, put it on top of that vaccuum thing that moves around, would that be considered synthetic? It's just weird as to what is considered the cutoff

[@WeRockYourBed]

SSJ3 Trunks no because it's not interacting with the world. it's just sitting on the round moving vacuum (Which my dog treats as her personal toy)

[@miami2881]

WeRockYourBed Holding the home button lets you talk and interact with Siri

[@PrDec745]

FPS Sora I think it would be like that: You would want your toaster to turn on and it would turn on. I think you'd control machines with your mind.

[@Ghostkerfalcon]

Such a special series. Can’t wait for the day today’s creators can make something that has such an impact like the ME did.

[@amdreallyfast]

Thanks for these. I didn't want to go through the entire final citadel sequence again with the unskippable cutscenes just to see these endings.

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

Might as well say "All 4 explosion colors."

[@CrystalTigerclaw]

I just beaten the entire trilogy a couple hours ago. The past two weeks, I had been working my ass on completing the series, and now I finally did it! I like the ending I got, which was Synthesize. I was full paragon, and my Shepard was a very caring type. I think he'd be very proud that he had created what I think is world piece, with the Geth/Quarian war ending, the genophage being cured, and all synthetic life having the chance to live like real beings. It's a perfect ending for my selfless, caring Shepard. Still sad I can't get to see Tali and our new home, though. :'( Also am I one of the few people who actually saved Kaidan instead of Ashley?

[@randomguyjustpassingby]

CrystalTigerclaw The same thing, finished ME3 this afternoon. I'm so confused, so empty-headed, so proud of Shepard now. I just have no proper words for that. Actually, I saved Ashley, but I think it wouldn't have changed anything except dialouges or the final vids in the endings. It's been so many hours spent on the trilogy and I do not regret the time I've spent on this. This is just amazing, or wonderful, or both. Even Star Wars didn't get me involved into them so much, so interested and excited, enthralled. I like the DLCs also. Citadel most. It was so wonderful and peaceful to have a party with the whole crew, the legendary Normandy team. I will never forget those guys, just never. Am I the only one who has that strange soul-tearing feeling inside? I think I'm starting to cry now. This is my favourite game ever.

[@xrhdin]

Илья Тøмилин i am so late but yes i agree with you on everything

[@bossshun9]

Yeah, picking the synthesis ending is never easy but it means everyone lives. All technology is shared and everything becomes better. Yeah, Shepard dies off and can't see his lover any more, but he is never forgotten. They should've had the orange ending: You make the Reapers serve you by changing their pattern into something new.

[@Shepherd.1147]

One of the greatest KZbin´s videos. Thanks.

[@matthewrodgers2613]

corporate needs you to find the difference between these endings

[@Cryogenx37]

Synthesis ending. No wars, unlimited knowledge, peace with all races--even with the Reapers, and melded lines between organic and synthetics. Love it, plus it goes with my color. I can only imagine how Mass Effect 4 would be if that ending was chosen, since pretty much the entire Milky Way galaxy is at peace. Galaxy wars anybody? Let's invade our closest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy.

[@MicahWayneSays]

Not really. The Protheans fought a war because of it. Not having diversity between synthetics and biotics proved to cause more problems.

[@AlexandrZaytsevet]

ME4's a prequel, tho.

[@MicahWayneSays]

Alexandr Zaytsevet I don't believe that's been confirmed. I actually remember reading more evidence to the contrary.

[@rebirth2526]

While Control is Illusive man's ending, Synthesis ending is also Saren's ending.

[@Solaxe]

rebirth2526 Stop connecting these characters to endings.SHEPARD makes choice, not these dead guys

[@andretatontos]

Synthesis ending has kinda a strange look on it although it's the best ending i've seen...

[@Scarecr0wn]

I don´t know how would I even start explaining to non-gamer how attached I am to Mass Effect characters. And how emotinally devastated I am every time I finish the trilogy. The inner void after finishing such a masterpiece. There is nothing like it.

[@lunam33]

True that. Very somber, but also magical. Like hmm... Parallels our world in some respects.

[@dekay1428]

2020 and all these endings still give me the sad feelings. One of my favorite game series 3nding with a character.

[@kugelblitz1918]

ME3's ending - when you thought you were watching Babylon 5 the whole time, but the finale is suddenly Battlestar Galactica.

[@Internetgamer420]

There is no why to save everyone, I hate Bioware, they make us fall in love with everyone (besides Ashley) and then take us on an emotional rollercoaster right at the end.

[@cometome255]

+DaSracasticFish Lol Ashley hahahhh nice one

[@Zachhhx]

+DaSracasticFish Whats wrong with Ashley, I'm confused

[@Internetgamer420]

+G H O S T Y Its more of an opinion aha I never liked Ash. she was always a bitch

[@Zachhhx]

DaSracasticFish Oh I understand haha I wanted to romance Allers but it didn't go very far so I settled for Ashley lol

[@bossshun9]

It is better that we loved them all and remember each character than recall how much the ending sucks.

[@machscga6238]

The synth ending wants us to believe the borg are the good guys?

[@HamroNivas]

Synthesis is nothing like the Borg. It is transhumanism. You are already an imperfect Cybernetic organism. How much of you, is tied to machines you use everyday, your phone?

[@Carrotyfungus1]

Destroy ending is the best, Reapers are destroyed, civilization prospers and is united, and Shepard is still alive.

[@Vic-14]

United? Mass relays was destroyed. There's gonna be hundreds of years before people realize how to establish interstellar travels without them. (Or maybe they never gonna find a way, who knows) And yes, that's mean Sheppard never even gonna meet his/her love interest ever again.

[@Vic-14]

@@NaokoMaeda2171, First of all, he says nothing about mass relays. Second of all, it was explained in the game several times, that nobody (except reapers, who is now destroyed in your ending) understand how they work. So, if they even could be rebuilt (which is unprobable, cause usually when something explodes it's easier to build it anew than rebuild, you know?) it'll take a LOT of time.

[@NaokoMaeda2171]

@@Vic-14 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKC5d2isZdmCbdU Here is the Destroy ending. Around the 8 minute mark, Admiral Hackett disproves your point. scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/18937/would-it-be-possible-to-rebuild-a-mass-relay This may also help change your mind :)

[@Vic-14]

@@NaokoMaeda2171, well, some randome dude on the forum who's just like you trying to defend this ending just because Shepard is survived, definitely not gonna convince me). As for the Hackett, he says something like "it'll take time, but eventually we rebuild everything", means a LOT of time if you think about it for a minute.

[@NaokoMaeda2171]

@@Vic-14 I see, so you think people only picked the Destroy ending because Shepard lives in it? Sorry to say, but even if Shepard lived in Synthesis or in any other ending, it still would be the worst ending. There are MANY things wrong with Synthesis and Control, but I guess since you just see the word "peace" written all over it, you are automatically drawn to it. As Anderson says, "We destroy them, or they destroy us". I'm not going to argue with some kid who doesn't know what they're talking about. And yes, I know the mass relays would take a long time to rebuild, my mistake. Even still, if people were not able to get where they wanted to go, why do you see the Normandy take off on the garden world if the mass relays are destroyed? It wouldn't make sense for them to do so if they had no way off. It's because they can leave, it would just take longer. BTW, aren't you also a random dude trying so hard to defend an ending? Don't be hypocritical

[@kxmode]

28:36 Synthesis Ending is the most original of the endings and the one I enjoyed most. It felt like something I would read in an Isaac Asimov or Arthur C Clarke novel.

[@OverLorD768]

Isaac Asimov is spinning in his grave because of this bullshit. All of it - from that little piece of lying shit Catalyst, to that total insult to the laws of nature, logic and game itself known as Synthesis.

[@mordinchemist]

OverLorD768 Are you frothing...you sound like you're frothing.

[@yazi7790]

How stupid do you think Asimov was ? Have you ever read any of his works ?

[@SparkPlug0777]

The destroy ending has got to be my most favourite out of all the endings. The comrades I lost. Miranda, Thane, Jack, Zaaed, Tali, Garrus. They have all been avenged. But at least me, Tali and Garrus will be chilling at the bar. Keelah se'lai. God best trilogy ever man holy shit.

[@THeSPARTEnMORTER21]

my god i have forgotten. this brought back so many feels. i remember having a discussion with a friend that the only ending was actually successful was destroy. you cant control the reapers, you may think you can but in the long run they will regain their control and synthesis in a way becoming just like them.

[@franklyo2283]

you know? Thank you for posting all 4 endings! ...Aaawww...I still have THAT feeling of loss again and again. And despite I played twice -and a half- still want to play it again.