

It sees Shepard carry out the Illusive Man's plan and attempt to control the Reapers using the Crucible. RELATED: Mass Effect 3: How to Recruit the Prothean Squadmate, Javik Mass Effect 3's Control EndingĬontrol is the darkest of the game's three main choices, although obviously still better than the bad ending.

Let's break down the game's other three endings and figure which one is the likeliest starting point for the next Mass Effect game. Liara wouldn't be able to roam around looking for Shepard in that timeline, since she'd likely be dead. It lets Shepard pick a "bad ending" where humanity loses. This rules out the game's fourth ending, which was added as a part of the Extended Cut DLC. The teaser trailer shows Liara rediscovering Shepard's N7 armor in a snowy tundra. Mass Effect: Andromeda delved into the series's past, but BioWare has since confirmed theat the development of another game, this time set after the events of the original trilogy. It also results in the destruction of every Mass Relay in the galaxy, with the game's writers ignoring the previously-established fact that a relay's destruction results in tremendous loss of life within the system.īut even setting aside those concerns, the game's endings are tremendously important to the series' future. The game excluded any sort of final boss fight, even with the chief Leviathan Harbinger so close to the player. These infuriated fans at the time due to a combination of factors. Mass Effect 3 has one of the most controversial endings in modern gaming history, presenting players with three different choices, Destroy, Control or Synthesis.
