slipliker wrote...
P.S. I don't think Shepard fits in a role of a "hero sacrificing
himself". More like a "f**k everyone, save the galaxy and live
happily ever since."
I disagree. Given (one of) my Shepard's choices, and the whole
resurrection thing in ME2, which seems to also take out a bit more of a
miraculous touch in the Cerberus base, I very much viewed him as a Christ
figure and fully expected him to have to sacrifice himself for the
galaxy.
Except that isn't an option.
Controlling the Reapers? Oh great I'm denying free will to an entire
species.
Kill all AI? Oh great I'm committing mass genocide against species that
are FIGHTING FOR ME. (EDI, Geth)
Synthesis? Once again I'm denying people their own free will and forcing
them down my own path.
There's no ending even really close to the savior/messiah that I've spent 130
hours building that Shepard up to. Now obviously there are other Shepard's that
I think should survive, I had one planned that was going to be all
noble and then fall at the final moment and take whatever option offered life
with the LI, but alas that isn't possible now.
[rant]
I mean I had really been hoping for an option to sacrifice myself,
and the Ashes DLC only further had me anticipating the opportunity to do so
(with the option to substitute someone else ala DAO and Allister) and while
technically I get the opportunity I had always assumed that, like
DAO, it would be for something. The taste in my mouth lacks any sweetness,
there's no redeeming factor in the sacrifice to save the galaxy, because in
doing so the galaxy Shep is dying for dies with him.
Given every other motif in this game I really don't understand how this
ending comes up.
Relatively Realistic Sci Fi? Godchild AI that had no hints prior to your
ascension to his location.
Everything you do has consequences? Nope, I don't see how my
decisions really matter in the end.
The subtle hints in ME2 about what was going on? Replaced with Godchild
AI.
Unity? Theoretically yes, but the final scenes of the series pretty much only
involve Humans, and a human AI. Although I’m willing to accept budget/time
constraints as a reason for this.
Teamwork and building those relationships? Nope they all leave you.
Harbinger? Was he taken out in the opening battle of the war or
something?
The only connection I see is the bringing order to chaos spiel Sovereign gave,
but even that would still make sense with the Dark Energy plotline (assuming my
understanding of Dark Energy is correct) so that could simply be coincidence.
Hell the God AI's logic doesn't even make sense given the Reapers show no
personality. All aspects of the organic part of the Reapers are wiped out. He
wanted to preserve these species? Well he did the worst possible job,
because he thoroughly wipes out the species AND eliminates anything unique
about the species. His cycle is worse than what he's trying to prevent, because
at least with the Synthetics killing their creators they'd probably maintain
some kind of imprint from their creators and are affected by them while the
Reapers simply aren't.
I'm tempted to believe someone else wrote this ending. That the writers had
something in mind, and then were overridden, because I really just don't
see how this part connects to the previous 129 hours, and 45 minutes of my play
through.
[/rant]
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