SO I just finished ME3 and want to talk about the ending....
No! Wait! Come back! There're no flames here!
Also, spoilers for the extended cut ME3 endings.
SO anyway, I chose synthesis, which I thought was the most inappropriate for the occasion. After the bloodiest war the galaxy has ever known, the sentient races begin the first steps toward ascending to a higher plane thanks to Shepard's final sacrifice. The become Reapers are glorified man-servants and all is hunky dory. A completely happy ending.
However, after looking at the other endings, mainly the destruction one, I could not help but feel that if the Mass Effect universe was to continue it would do so after that specific ending. The universe is saved, but is still imperfect and there is a chance that Shepard might still be alive.
After all, we were told to hang on to our ME3 save data.
I also found it's description a tad misleading. I thought that by choosing it, it would set off a galactic EMP which would send all civilizations back to the stone age. However, all it seemed to do was kill all synthetic life. A bitter pill to swallow after working so hard to acquire the Geth and Quarians.
While I doubt that any continuation will follow Shepard specifically it cold include him as a major character, possibly as the replacement to Udina.
Now, the control ending is also not a very good ending to have a game based on. In it, Shepard becomes the peace-keeper of the galaxy, meaning that any conflict that would be meaningful in a game would be null and void because the Reapers would just take care of it.
All that being said, I still think that Synthesis is the best option for the reasons stated above.
I also apologize for bringing such a sore topic up again, but I was so curious as to this dynamic. Keep in mind that I am by no means trying to start a flame war or promote any anti-Mass Effect anit-Bioware anti-EA stigma. I simply want the Escapist to weigh in on my opinion.
Or perhaps the next game will actually have three different campaigns for the different endings. It will be released on next gen consoles so who knows the possibilities.
TL;DR
The Destruction ending is most likley canon because it leaves the world imperfect and Shepard is still alive making for a better setting for the sequel.
No! Wait! Come back! There're no flames here!
Also, spoilers for the extended cut ME3 endings.
SO anyway, I chose synthesis, which I thought was the most inappropriate for the occasion. After the bloodiest war the galaxy has ever known, the sentient races begin the first steps toward ascending to a higher plane thanks to Shepard's final sacrifice. The become Reapers are glorified man-servants and all is hunky dory. A completely happy ending.
However, after looking at the other endings, mainly the destruction one, I could not help but feel that if the Mass Effect universe was to continue it would do so after that specific ending. The universe is saved, but is still imperfect and there is a chance that Shepard might still be alive.
After all, we were told to hang on to our ME3 save data.
I also found it's description a tad misleading. I thought that by choosing it, it would set off a galactic EMP which would send all civilizations back to the stone age. However, all it seemed to do was kill all synthetic life. A bitter pill to swallow after working so hard to acquire the Geth and Quarians.
While I doubt that any continuation will follow Shepard specifically it cold include him as a major character, possibly as the replacement to Udina.
Now, the control ending is also not a very good ending to have a game based on. In it, Shepard becomes the peace-keeper of the galaxy, meaning that any conflict that would be meaningful in a game would be null and void because the Reapers would just take care of it.
All that being said, I still think that Synthesis is the best option for the reasons stated above.
I also apologize for bringing such a sore topic up again, but I was so curious as to this dynamic. Keep in mind that I am by no means trying to start a flame war or promote any anti-Mass Effect anit-Bioware anti-EA stigma. I simply want the Escapist to weigh in on my opinion.
Or perhaps the next game will actually have three different campaigns for the different endings. It will be released on next gen consoles so who knows the possibilities.
TL;DR
The Destruction ending is most likley canon because it leaves the world imperfect and Shepard is still alive making for a better setting for the sequel.