It was all a dream

The saga of Mass Effect 3 continues.

After making last week's post, I came across an article which theorises that the whole ending sequence for Mass Effect 3 is in actual fact due to indoctrination.

Now, I've already said that I'm quite happy with the ending, even if it was cliched, and I am still of the opinion that if that's the ending Bioware chose, that's up to them.

Then I actually listened to the indoctrination theory. the video's below if you've not already watched it, but it does pose some intriguing ideas. For example, the child at the beginning of the game. No one else seems to see him except Shepard. Even Anderson doesn't seem to notice that Shepard was talking to him. It would also explain why the 'Crucible' takes on the child's appearance. Then of course there's the recurring dream. It all adds up to a missed opportunity. Maybe bioware did consider it, and then abandoned it in favour of the ending the game now has. I don't know.

Would I like Bioware to redo the ending? I don't know. I liked the ending I chose. What I don't like is the way there's no difference except that you get a different coloured explosion. Could they have done more? Certainly. Should they do more? I don't know.