TheProtheans wrote...
What do you think of the literal ending?
The literal ending outright contradicts the lore.
Apart from that, it is kind of interesting to see how the two Reaper-suggested endings are either becoming a galactic dictator or abolishing organic life as we know it.
I do, however, think it is incredibly naive to trust the Reaper Overlord that it will all play out as he says/as we see in the EC endings.
The Reapers can mess with our minds in ways we cannot even fathom. They are ancient, savagely intelligent creatures who have brainwashed countless cycles of organics into willingly being harvested. Go along with their suggestions, and you'll end up in the 'pretty pictures' Reaper 'matrix', but I don't think you want to know what
really happens.
Leviathan taught us that the Reaper illusions can pretty much show us anything they want, it's a refined and perfected form of the Leviathan enthrallment.
As Javik says: "The galaxy has never rewarded the naive."
And that is what I believe, trusting the Reapers is incredibly naive. No offense. I think Bioware will prove us right.