[Off-topic] ShadowLea:
Sooo. Mass Effect 3... What ending to pick... Crap, Rubbish, Lame or What the bloody hell were you thinking bioware? Don't get me wrong, I love the trilogy and even the third game (the dialogue is excellent). It's just the last 5 minutes I take issue with. Not because I want a happy ending. But because I'm a passionate writer myself.

Honestly though.There is simply no way to get even a sliver of a decent ending. I don't want a 'and they lived happily ever after' ending. I hate those, in the case of where they aren't realistic. (No Moffat, that's not a reason to cancel season 3. Shoo.)

Also, where did that StarChild thing come from? It would've been more credible if it had said "I'm the Citadel" as opposed to "The Citadel is a part of me." The capital of the galaxy that dates back to the first civilisation itself being sentient? Yes, can see that. Would've made even more sense if the Keepers had been mentioned as being part of its system, we've seen hints of this. (why didn't they think of putting in a line about this?). Ships can have AI/VI's, the citadel is just one giant ship. Drop a few hints of this every now and then and voila, acceptable, sensible plottwist.

However, the Citadel being a part of some previously not even mentioned being that is introduced at literally the end? That just reeks of bad writing and last minute adjustments. And it made even less sense after Leviathan.

Anyway, the endings. Either you (Spoiler warning if you haven't played it. Why haven't you played it?)

A) Kill all synthetics, which include the geth who I just spend 1/3rd of a game helping reach full sentience and make peace with their creators, and EDI who I just helped become meta-stable (or 'alive'), get a relationship and make friends (I like EDI... She also reminds me of Cortana a little.). That's rubbish. The next wave of synthetics will just create the same problems all over again. Best keep the ones you have that like you. Oh, and Bioware, you could've just called it an EMP.

B) You take control of the bad guys by becoming one of them and thus asking everyone to become best buddies with the previous civilisations in zombie form and the beings who took their friends and families and either slaughtered them or turned them on people. Yea, lovely solution. People will really accept that without complaint. "You made me shoot my wife and kids in the head, but hey, no hard feelings." :ayfkm:

C) Turn everyone into a cyborg against their will, which makes you no better than the reapers turning everyone into reapers. Why are we even able to pick this? It is the opposite of the whole point of the game. Think of it like saying 'Let's just turn everyone into a communist/nazi/capitalist hybrid'. Uhhuh.. :rolleyes:

D) Destroy the universe and let the next one deal with it. This is Bioware's way of telling everyone to shut the f*ck up about the endings. Though frankly, this should've been in it from the beginning. From a sensible writer's point of view, one that isn't obsessed being the triumphant hero who survives everything, it's the best ending.

I think I'll go for option E). Alt+F4.

Also, Synthesis, really? Just how drunk were they at Bioware? Did you really think that will miraculously cause eternal rainbow-farting peace? Conflict is the nature of life itself, making everyone half robot doesn't solve that, people will still disagree with eachother, that's the core of free wil. Free will, remember, that thing this whole bloody game is about? The game was about the conflict between organic and synthetic, and the question of what is life, and what is free will.

None of these options reflect the morale of the game. Even with the extended edition, Bioware still makes it look like they just didn't care anymore.

I fear for what this means for DragonAge 3. We'll probably get the option to A, kill all mages in the world. B, turn all mages into mindless drones. C, Make everyone a mage. or D, kill everyone.

With option D being added later on after much whining and complaining, of course.

Excuse the long post xD :o