Mass Effect 3 Ending Discussion

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Ginkasa

Just to clarify here (not that it really matters, I guess), but the "choice" that requires the most assets is synthesis. Being able to choose destroy actually requires the least amount of assets.

The reason its considered the "good" ending is because of an extra scene that can occur during the destroy sequence if you have uber amounts of assets. Basically, Shepard takes a breath back on Earth. Destroy is kind of interesting because it actually has a few versions of it depending on your assets. If you have few enough then destroy will be your only option and it will actually also destroy Earth along with the Reapers.

Okay, I was just going on what my wife was telling me when I was making my decision. She must have meant that destruction + surviving requires the most assets. That is the ending she got.

I debated a lot between synthesis and control. If I do the ending again I may choose synthesis - I watched the ending on youtube and I kind of like the moment with EDI and Joker at the end. I wasn't expecting everyone to look like the Illusive Man, I as expecting everyone to fuse together in weird robot/organic hybrids (basically turning them into reapers anyway).

.....in a series where there is no 'correct' plotline, and everyone has a different character - how can you "Know what Shepard would have actually done", especially when those are the only options given.
You know what your Shepard would have done.
You don't know what little Jimmy's would have done. Maybe little Jimmy's Shepard is a cunt and wants to destroy the entire Universe from day one. Then it makes complete sense.

Whether you played renegade or paragon Shephard your goal was still to stop the reapers and save the galaxy - that didn't change based on your decisions. The only thing that changes is your methods of doing so.

But doing something that destroys the galaxy regardless is out of character for both Shephards.