

The criticism of Mass Effect 3's ending was intense enough that BioWare promptly released the Extended Cut, a DLC which added some extra footage to help distinguish the three cutscenes. The color of the light released by the Crucible was infamously one of the few differences between the original three ending cutscenes. Most fans remember the ending options by their colors - blue, green, and red. In the "Destroy" ending Commander Shepard kills all of the Reapers and synthetics, and destroys the Mass Relays. "Synthesis" merges all synthetic and organic life. "Control" involves Shepard becoming an AI and taking over the Reapers personally.

With Mass Effect Legendary Edition coming out, we may get more answers if Shepard dies permanently or survives the journey.At the end of Mass Effect 3 the Reaper threat can be dealt with in one of the following ways. The perfect ending after the victory shows Shepard with his dog-tag in city rubble taking a breath or his last one before the credits roll. Fans are still coping with one of the endings for Mass Effect 3 from the original. Then retire somewhere warm and tropical with Tali and live off the royalties from the vids." Reddit user Mocha80 comments with their own happy ending. But the consequences aren't affected for the third installment as Mass Effect 3 will actually count for its last installment.ĭata-mining a 7-year-old subreddit Mass Effect post, fans speculate that a certain ending for Mass Effect 3 has Shepard killed from one of the 8 different endings, "My Shepard would spend a few months in the hospital recovering from unprotected-atmospheric-reentry-syndrome.

In Mass Effect 2, Joker is the only survivor after the collector's base is destroyed, killing Shepard and his team. Players sacrifice the main protagonist depending on the ending of the story and the trilogy of the game.

With the different cause-and-effect consequences at every turn, some players experience killing off Shepard in the trilogy. The RPG of Mass Effect lets players choose different outcomes throughout the narrative of the story. Shepard hanging on to joker / Photo courtesy by Electronic Arts.
