I'm with you OP.
Saberchic wrote...
1) How do the arms get open if Shep isn't really on the Citadel?
They didn't. That whole sequence is part of the hallucination until you see Shepard awaken at the end of the Destroy scenario. The Citadel arms are still closed.
2) TIM being on the Citadel is part of the indoctrination because why would he even be there?
TIM is there as a representation of the Reapers' indoctrination within Shepard's mind, which makes a lot more sense than the boy from Earth representing the Catalyst. In the case of the Indoctrination Theory, the boy represents Shepard's failure to save people on Earth, which the Reapers were using to break his will.
Also, Anderson says the walls moved when you are walking to the platform. IT people say there is only one way there (to the platform). The path could have changed to guide Shep to where our favorite starchild wanted Shep to go.
No, when Shepard starts on the path Anderson hasn't reached the end yet. They couldn't both be on the same path at the same time, and it was the only path. Unless Anderson's path somehow disappeared and walls closed up to hide it, which makes no sense at all. It's possible I guess, but doesn't fit.
This is subjective. When I experienced the dreams the first time, I thought this could be the case. There were whispers and shades in Shep's mind. However, they could just as easily be the things which haunt Shepard during sleep.
True, the dreams could just be dreams/nightmares. Or not.
4) The lovely infinite ammo pistol.
I don't put much stock in that piece of evidence. I think it's a gameplay decision.
You've picked on some of the weakest evidence for IT. Now for the real evidence:
Appearance of trees and bushes around Shepard after "waking up" from being hit by the Reaper beam. There were no trees there before, and they make it look a lot like his dreams/nightmares.
The beam leads Shepard to a room with only one control panel which just so happens to be the one Shepard needs to open the Citadel arms, and he faces no opposition at all on the Citadel.
The Illusive Man is able to force Shepard to shoot Anderson. We have never seen an indoctrinated agent of any kind have the power to influence other people's actions. Only if it is an illusion, or if Shepard is indoctrinated himself could he be physically manipulated in this way by the Reapers.
The Catalyst taking the form of the boy. There is no reason for the catalyst to tap into Shepard's mind and use that image. The Reapers however would use that image because it what they have been using all along in the dreams to break his will.
The voice of the Catalyst -- center channel = the boy. Left channel = female Shepard. Right channel = male Shepard. It is coming out of Shepard's mind.
The three choices at the end:
Control the Reapers -- As represented by the indocrinated character The Illusive Man: "That's what seperates us, Shepard. Where you see a means to destroy, I see a way to control, to dominate and harness the Reapers' power. Imagine how strong humanity would be if we controlled them?"
Synthesis -- As represented by the indocrtinated character Saren: "The relationship is symbiotic. Organic and machine intertwined. A union of flesh and steel. The strengths of both, the weaknesses of neither. I am a vision of the future, Shepard. The evolution of all organic life. This is our destiny. Join Soverign and experience a true rebirth."
Destroy -- The correct option. The option that allows Shepard to survive, to break free from indoctrination, despite the Catalyst hinting that he would die too because he is partly synthetic. The only optioin that shows Shepard waking up at the end.
Modifié par ForceXev, 03 avril 2012 - 11:38 .
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