In the second game they were expanded to be this vast organization with research stations, ships, advanced technology, and the ability to build a ship more advanced than the ship that the Humans and Turians could build together. In the first game, Cerberus was a bunch of idiot mooks that you mowed down for XP. To wit: If these writers thought Shepard was indoctrinated in the last stage of the game, we would know it. This theory involves an incredible level of subtle symbolism, which goes against just how ham-fisted the rest of the story is. I think that would be better than the ending we got, but I don’t think it it was ever intended by the writers. I just finished a re-play of Mass Effect 1, and it’s shocking just how many things seem stupid, contrived, inconsistent, or pointless now that I know how they turn out.Īnd no, I’m not a believer in the “ indoctrination theory“. I know it’s childish and melodramatic when fans say, “This new thing has RUINED this series FOREVER!” I don’t want to go that far, but I will say it’s done a lot of damage. It fails thematically, it fails logically, it fails at basic coherence, and it fails to be consistent with what has come before. But right now we’re talking about the ending to Mass Effect 3, which I rank as the worst ending I’ve ever personally played. I’m writing this mostly to get it off my chest.Īnd to deflect the likely objections: Yes, the rest of the game is often quite good, and there were many “fanservice” moments where players got things they had been hoping / waiting for since the original game.

The truth is, my nitpicking skills are wasted on this, and I don’t have a lot to add to the conversation. The problems with the ending are very obvious, and I don’t think it takes a keen analysis or a deep understanding of the Mass Effect lore to uncover these issues. Also, most of what I say here is just a re-hash of points that have been made elsewhere. It should be obvious, but this post is going to be complete and total spoilers for Mass Effect 3.

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