I promise this isn't about the endings, I think we've all had enough of that shit. No, this is, in fact, about something at the beginning. Something that's been bugging me for awhile now, but took me some time to catch.
When Shepard boards the Normandy, has his/her little chat with Anderson and the cutscene kicks in, we get to see a Reaper destroyer blow the crap out of a pair of shuttles and an innocent patch of ground (the ground has rights too you know!). What bothers me is this:
Why does the Reaper make two un-armed, clearly civilian targets a priority target over the obviously military ship hanging in the air right in front of it? Not to mention not taking a single shot at it. Thinking about it, none of the Reapers make any move toward the Normandy at all, despite being clearly depicted giving the rest of the Alliance fleet a damned good rodgering. Though I suppose that can be explained away in some part by the ship's stealth capabilities.
So if you would be so kind Escapists, could someone explain it to me without resorting to "because no story otherwise"?
tl;dr: Watch this:
Tell me why the Reaper doesn't blow up the Normandy, without resorting to "because no story otherwise".
Now I'm going to go watch some tv, peace.
When Shepard boards the Normandy, has his/her little chat with Anderson and the cutscene kicks in, we get to see a Reaper destroyer blow the crap out of a pair of shuttles and an innocent patch of ground (the ground has rights too you know!). What bothers me is this:
Why does the Reaper make two un-armed, clearly civilian targets a priority target over the obviously military ship hanging in the air right in front of it? Not to mention not taking a single shot at it. Thinking about it, none of the Reapers make any move toward the Normandy at all, despite being clearly depicted giving the rest of the Alliance fleet a damned good rodgering. Though I suppose that can be explained away in some part by the ship's stealth capabilities.
So if you would be so kind Escapists, could someone explain it to me without resorting to "because no story otherwise"?
tl;dr: Watch this:
Tell me why the Reaper doesn't blow up the Normandy, without resorting to "because no story otherwise".
Now I'm going to go watch some tv, peace.