Відео

I like how subtly the Catalyst and the Reapers, as synthetic beings, have become so advanced and sophisticated in their intelligence that they have involved to be just as nonsensically self-delusional as any intelligent organic can. The hypocrisy of the Catalyst and the Reapers is obvious, but their mutual claim of impartial objectivity has become their ideology. And they are unable to reconcile that with their own beliefs about themselves and their mission. As synthetic life, it's obvious they have surpassed AI and become simply ... life. And with that they have evolved all the same frailties. But with their immense power, those frailties make them cataclysmically dangerous.

Anderson dieing hit us the hardest when this game came out this trilogy was peak bioware back in the day. wonderful playthrough glad i was around for the journey. also you made the right choice dont worry.

Everyone has their own journey with ME. Glad you finished, what a ride!! Been here since the start. If you up to it, try all endings. You will enjoy Destroy. ;-) Some ME love for you! ua-cam.com/video/re32xnyYP3A/v-deo.html

Hurts, don't it? Until I played FF14 years later, this was the game that broke me the most. If you wanna hear a fun fact, ME3 was initially going to have a completely different plotline, involving the buildup of dark energy in the universe that needed to be purged. This was what they intended in ME2 with that one sidequest of the prematurely aging star. That mission ultimately never went anywhere, but it was supposed to be enlarged and explored in 3, with the cycle being that danger of dark energy, rather than a cycle of man vs. machine, so to speak.

If you talk to EDI on the Normandy after the mission where you confront Miranda's father, EDI pretty much gives you permission to destroy the Reapers and even gives you/Shepard permission to sacrifice her. She makes note in her coding after the conversation that she hates the Reapers and wants them to die and that she is willing to die alongside the Reapers if that means Joker will be okay and get to go on living. Also just remember that sometimes the right choice isn't the easiest choice to make. This is brought up in the conversation with James when he approaches Shepard about joining the N7 program, and then "the right choice" stuff is brought up again in the final conversation with Javik (when you go around Earth saying goodbye to all the squadmates). I feel that whole "right choice" thing is foreshadowing Destroy. It's the right choice, but difficult to make because you have to sacrifice EDI and the Geth. But if you remember the one conversation with EDI or did the conversation, then you know she is already onboard with dying. It's more like the Geth that you don't know if they are okay with being sacrificed if Destroy is picked. But I feel the Geth and EDI can always be brought back. And after that conversation you have with EDI, she tells Joker that they'll talk about what she and Shepard discussed at a later time. So it's always possible that she, Joker, maybe Traynor, and a bunch of other Normandy crew members (like Adams, Ken, and Gabby, but not limited to just them) made a backup of her. Plus EDI isn't 100% in the body. She only controls the body. Most of her is still in the A.I. Core on the Normandy. So we don't know how greatly she is going to be lost if Destroy is picked. Same with the Geth. As long as hard drives are still good, the Geth and EDI should be able to be brought back. I feel like Geth and EDI are just temporary losses in Destroy. Not so much permanent. But with that one conversation with EDI, I feel it's foreshadowing Destroy.

An end once and for all

While this is the worst of the four turd sandwiches we got to choose from as endings (IMO), it's been a fun few years of entertainment and companionship. Thanks, Lucy!

the only "good" end is destroy. im convenced by looking at the eyes of shep in the other endings they are a result of giving into indoctrination

My favorite moments are the car rides....(vacation trips) and the crotch shots...(exquisite marksmanship). 😂😂😂😂😂

I've seen Synthesis described as the 'Saren' solution. 'Destroy' seems to be overwhelmingly what Anderson (and Shepard) are after. 'Control' is what the Illusive Man was wanting. And 'Synthesis' is kind of what Saren described as his solution in Mass Effect 1. If you rewatch his dialogue from ME1, he describes a union of flesh and metal - the strengths of both and the weaknesses of neither. It'd have been a cute touch if they flashed his face during the cutscene when you jump into the green death beam, instead of Anderson looking away.

Yay synthesis!

After what bioware did to dragon age Im worried about the next mass effect

The three choices are partly based on the following principles Destroy- external sacrifice (Shepard use the crucible to target the Synthetics. Spillover effects depends on how damaged the crucible is due to Effective military rating) Control -partial (self)sacrifice. (Shepard sacrifices his/her status as an organic) to end the cycle, allowing everyone to stay they are. The only ending that also has unique flavor reflecting Shepards paragon/Renegade alignment. Synthesis -total self sacrifice (and some would argue sacrifice of self determination of everyone - by "dissolving" Shepard's "essence" and distributing it to somehow transform everyone into a new type of organic-syhtetic cybernetic organisms. Shepard "Survives" in 2 endings, high EMS Destroy and Control, but in control the survival is restricted to Shepards consciousness and memories.

Both Saren and The Illusive man demonstrated they, despite being cold hearted bastards, would do anything necessary to achieve the greater Good. Including removing themselves.

What a journey....still my favorite series in gaming to this day. The way these games have stuck with me even 8-9 years after i beat them for the first time... "You did good, child....I'm proud of you..." 😭😭😭😭 Congrats on the completion

Watch all the endings. My canon Shep ending was Paragon control, as he wanted to preserve everyone as they were, along with the knowledge on synthesis so it can be done voluntarily. A big responsibility, but my Shep was willing to bear the weight of such power and sacrificing his organic subtrade to do it.

1:22:06 Yea, this is why i choose Synthesis, Destroy seems to only benefit out cycle whereas Synthesis benfites and protects future cycles. Also I've been coming back to your channel since your first ME1 video and it has been a journey, grat on finishing! I think reactions to mass effect meme videos or evil choices would be cool to see.

I choked on my drink when the hannar pulled out the guns, I won’t that on a shirt or mug lol

I don't trust the Catalyst kid, or frankly, the ending it says you get from Synthesis. We really only know what the kid tells us, and it sounds a whole lot like that makes everyone a husk.

I feel like destroy is the most cowardly choice, yet most let's players choose it. It is basically back to square one and everything everyone went through was pointless, just because you, the player refused to take charge for everyone else and changes things for the better permanently. Besides, I didn't just save the geth only to sacrifice them five minutes later. All the talk of equal worth with organics would be a lie then. No, synthesis is the way to go, definitely!

So excited for you to experience Andromeda! ♥

Great playthrough as always. Don't know if you got a chance to do so or not, but I do hope you see how the other endings and see how it looks.

ME3 is where Bioware started losing their way.

Just a wonderful Shepard ....you did the game justice in every way ...... thank you for being amazing . Best bits was always reunions with Squadmates especially in ME2 for me ... Joker , Chakwas and Archangel , just so well written every companion had value and interest. Gold Star for Lucy the Legend from Oz xox

Syntheses 👏🏾 👏🏾 What a journey. What a cast of characters. Memories to never forget.

What a ride :') I've been following your Mass Effect playthroughs since the beginning and it's amazing how many things have changed. We were in the high of an unprecedented pandemic back then, and watching your positivity as you played through my favorite franchise was one of those little things that helped make the Big Thing more tolerable. Thank you for your passion and for the entertainment. I'll definitely keep an eye for your other videos 😊 Ps: I love that you chose my favorite ending! While I definitely get why people might be a bit iffy about some implications, in the end of the day Shepard was already confronted with an impossible choice that nobody should get to decide alone. And when it's all said and done, I refuse to believe that change is any way more unethical than the total annihilation of a targeted group of people. Anyways, keep rocking! ❤

I found your channel when you had just made the first episode of ME1 and have been following ever since. I really like how you're thinking about every choice, not many do that I think. It's been a pleasure to follow you through what I think are the best game series ever made 🙂 Also, please do a special episode reacting to Gamer Poop's ME videos! You're gonna have a giggle for sure 😀

You did it!! Congratulations! 🎉 It's been great rewatching the series and seeing your reactions. Also, we are grateful and appreciate you too! 🤗 Hope you'll find more games out there to fall in love with.

Where's Grunt in the ending? When he's alive we usually see him with Wrex at 1:31:49 but he isn't there so I'm a bit confused.

Congrats on finishing the game!!! Synthesis is definitely not the choice I would have made but I understand why you might pick it.

Well done Lucy and thanks for the memories! My best moment has to be Shep and Tali on Rannoch after achieving peace between the Quarians and Geth; so poignant and heartwarming ❤

3 years, dang I started watching with 2 and I’ve loved every minute since, congrats Lucy! Can’t wait to see what you play next 😊

Most playthroughs, I don't get *either* Saren or the Illusive Man to do that. You got both.

What I can say about the ending of the game is this: it was a mistake to kill off Shepard in the end and it’d be a mistake to bring them back again

1:28:48 well you (or Shepard more specifically) is in heaven while the crew is on an uncharted world

I want some fresh hot vengeance 😂. Absolutely loved this entire play through from the very beginning to the very end. Also there really is no right or wrong decision, it basically comes down to what you think is right. As you may know there is a whole indoctrination theory that Shepard was indoctrinated in the end, and that the star child was lying to you with every decision. I myself was and still struggling at the time when your first Mass Effect video came out and the days where I wasn't feeling my best, your videos helped brighten up my day, so with you being grateful to the Mass Effect community for welcoming into it, I am grateful for you and your videos being able too put a smile on my face on days I didn't feel like smiling, so for that I thank you.

SPOILERS: Iirc Shep sacrifices in all four endings. And I know I'm in the minority on this since the game has come out, but I think Shep should sacrifice themselves. Sacrifice is such a huge theme of the series and I think Shep surviving would undercut the gravitas of the story. I'm really hoping they don't sneak a Shep lives reveal in the next game. I'm so sorry you've chosen to follow up with Andromeda :D But seriously, its a pretty good story, its just really wonky. Thanks for letting me join in your journey, I'm glad you had fun and got to share in one of the best RPG experiences gaming has to offer!

Grunt is absent from the Synthesis ending because the genetic rewrite killed him. That shot of Jacob and his girlfriend was the writers implying the rewrite killed their baby too.

This wasn’t really the proper ending but it’s your choice

Mass Effect 3's production is infamous for how tacked on the ending was. During the final month of development, the lead writer took over entirely and created the Catalyst AI and the Synthesis ending because they wanted an ending that killed Shepard and left everything vague. With production so close to completion, the writing team couldn't do anything about it. The head writer for the first two games has openly spoken on how terrible Synthesis is, and how the ending of the trilogy should have remained how he envisioned it, the Relays destroying the Reapers. Since the head writer for the third game no longer works at the studio, Bioware in-house has moved forward with Destroy since, as it's the only ending they to confirm aftermath events.

The Catalyst is operating off faulty logic from billions of years ago. Shall we not forget every cycle is shaped by the Reapers? It claims the creation always Rebels, yet that didn't happen this cycle. The creation defended itself, then wished to be left alone... and only attacked because Reapers repeatedly used them. The Catalyst claims you can't force Synthesis, yet turning every living organism in the galaxy into a organic/machine hybrid, rewriting their personalities, connecting everyone into a hivemind against their consent is the exact definition of forced. All those people that were turned into Husks now have to live in those grotesque bodies... Like Mordin and Javik said, uplifting and changing a species does nothing but cause catastrophe down the line. This changes nothing, Organics have no reason not to make Synthetics. The Reapers are responsible for the genocide of billions of species, they don't get to have a happy ending, the people of the galaxy deserve a future free from the Reapers, a future where people are free to make their own choices.

Most lets players I watch tend to choose Destroy. I personally chose Control (for a variety of thought-out reasons, including the fact that its epilogue give me chills everytime(*) and it greatly depends on wether your were Paragon or Renegade), but it's nice to see a rare option of someone choosing Synthesis. FYI, there is also a "bad" option, Refuse, where Shep either refuses the Catalyst's options or shoots at the AI's Avatar; there the Reapers win this cycle, but are finally destroyed in the next one thanks to Liara's time capsules. (*) *"ETERNAL. INFINITE. IMMORTAL. The man/woman I was used these words, but only now do I truly understand them."*

So close to the the True Ending, sigh...

45:02 You think so, Dorothy? 😉

1:12:43 Javik and the Doctor could sing an opera about this! The last of their kinds.