i just finished the game and this is what i took away from it
TIM: he was right that the ability to control the reapers or the humans can be acquired; he implanted himself with reaper tech ( as Shep discovers while raiding TIM base) and gain only the ability to control humans - makes Shep fire on Anderson. But Shep manages to talk him into killing himself - by making him realize that he was indeed indoctrinated.
SHEPARD is not indoctrinated; the only way to control the reapers is to be offered the ability to do so by the Catalyst. But in order to qualify 1)ascend - 2)be reaper control free( as the catalyst stated himself. TIM didn't know that reaper implants only give the ability to control humans not the reapers. And obviously you can't control something that's already controlling you (TIM first exposure to reaper tech).
THE REAPERS: the reapers are the result of an attempt by the catalyst to 1) make harvested civilizations ascend - 2) provide him with some kind of fighting force. The catalyst believes that he can preserve those civilizations essence alive into reaper constructs.
THE CATALYST: he's is the creator of all that is in the universe.
THE SOLUTION: in the catalyst eyes it is inevitable that evolution in advanced civilizations will result into conflict between organics and synthetics - bringing chaos. So the need for a solution: harvest advanced races and allow them to ascend - which is in essence transforming them into reapers. In his mind nothing is really lost but merely recycled maintaining order over chaos. But by the state of the universe, with all the races united agaisnt the reapers, it is apparent that the solution is no longer working. Shepard with her success and achievement is an obvious part of the new solution; the fact that she got where nobody could is enough for her to qualify. Subsequently 3 choices are offered to Shepard as part of that new solution.
SYNTHESIS: would negate any conflict between organics and synthetics by merging those 2 essences - that greenish light on Joker and EDI and the possibility for both races to procreate - while Joker is synthesized and no longer shows symptoms of vrolik syndrome, EDI is also humanized and shows signs of emotions. All normandy crew seem to have survived and crashed on a planet favorable to colonization. Shepard has to die in order for her essence to be merged with that of the catalyst - and the relays are also destroyed.
CONTROL: Shepard gain the ability to control, apparently , the catalyst himself as well as the reapers, becoming essentially...the catalyst herself? She also has to die.The Normandy crew find themselves on a habitable planet again favorable to colonization. The only price to pay would be a total lack of freedom for all form of synthetic life (EDI - the geths).
DESTROY: Shepard destroys the reapers and dies in the subsequent explosion; the Citadel and the relays are also destroyed. The normandy crew survives and crash land on a planet favorable to colonization. With that choice there's no long term solution for possible future conflicts between organics and synthetics. Future civilizations are doomed with the spectre of eternal conflicts - that synthetics will eventually win.
In any case the crew of the Normandy survives as the small segment shows at the end after the credits. The stars and planets configuration is the same as the one seen in the sky when Joker exit the ship.
i picked synthesis - i see it as being the paragon choice.
I still have alot of questions though.
Modifié par SaturnRing, 16 mars 2012 - 07:15 .
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I so hope that Rhynne was wrong about dying.
