Sh0dan wrote...
Why are you people so hypocrite about the synthesis ending?!
Shepard has enough blood on his hands by slaughtering waves of indoctrinated enemies and mercenaries, committing the genocide of the Batarians and murdering sidestory characters throughout the game. How many times let the game decide you about the fate, life or death of others? Do you have the same strong aversion against the game because you have to choose which squadmate or loved friend to sacrifice from time to time? Shepard has always been the guy in charge, forcing his decisions on others. Where does that sudden moral reflection come from?
Most of the people that Shepard has to kill either made their decision (Cerberus soldiers, mercenaries, Geth, etc), were already dead (Cerberus indoctrinated soldiers, Reaper ground forces, etc.), knew what the risks were whe they signed on (anybody that may have died in the Suicide mission) or he was actively blocked from sending a warning (Batarian colony). While he does have blood on his hands, it's not the same as what you're arguing.
How many times do you hear the ultimate justification "It had to be done!" thoughout the game? Mass Effect has never been about individualistic self-determination. To me the tone was always been military and therefore self-righteous: Synthesis - "it had to be done!" is completely in line with the rest of the game.
You've never served have you? Military is rarely self-righteous, though they can come across that way. They have to make decisions that most people would never even think existed and they have to do it in an environment that is anything but calm and rational. The reason they come across as self-righteous is because it is almost impossible to describe their reasoning for a decision to anybody that hasn't been in a similar situation.
Also, the difference is that Synthesis didn't "have to be done". The option to fulfill the mission he was given is there. Another option that, while really bad, doesn't violate every living thing in the galaxy is also present. Choosing Synthesis is a choice that can't be justified by "had to be done".