Reacting To The New Mass Effect Trailer and Endings! 

Interestingly, the Control ending changes based on if Shepard is Paragon or Renegade. It changes from "all-wise protector of the galaxy" to "all-powerful overlord, your new god."

Keep in mind while watching this trailer: when it first aired, nobody was told ahead of time what it was. Some of the reaction vids are #$@&ing priceless. Some people caught on earlier than others, like upon seeing the smashed relay. Others had no idea until they saw that N7 logo. Anyway, back to the trailer. The first voice you hear is Orson Welles' famous radio version of War of the Worlds. The 2nd voice you hear is the actual recording of Charlie Duke in the Houston control center telling the Apollo 11 astronauts that they are cleared to land on the moon. BioWare paid homage to astronauts and cosmonauts, and stories about space, throughout all of Mass Effect, including the final voice you hear in the trilogy, the old man talking to the child, the Stargazer, being voiced by Buzz Aldrin. To a space nerd, like me, who's old enough to remember the first shuttle launch, that means an enormous amount.

EDI's speech is the best imo. Hearing her say "I am alive" gives me goosebumps every time.

The Refusal ending was added later because people didn’t like that Shepard would go along with the star brat’s logic without question.

The Arks were what was sent to Andromeda. Not sure they would play any part in ME4 seeing as it takes a long time to go from one galaxy to another. Ark 6 was the "human" Ark. One of the Fan theories is that in ME 4 we'll be playing as Shepard and Liara's daughter.

I really enjoyed your playthrough throughout the entire trilogy, and also your reaction to this video. If you are interested in seeing optional dialogue, rare dialogue, what happens if you go to X mission with a certain squadmate or what happens in X mission or conversation if X squadmate is killed, there is a channel here on youtube called Big Dan Gaming and he does a great job of showing what happens and he even goes into detail on how a player can achieve these things. But again thank you for your playthrough I really enjoyed it and I cannot wait to watch other play throughs, reactions, and other videos from you.

When this first aired I got multiple goosebumps as soon as the Reapers Horn roared and gave Liara a shoutout I did not even recognise the Reaper in the background :) and a tear of anticipation dropped as well

My theory: Destroy is the canon ending, it turns out the geth were already in andromeda, this is why they had data on that galaxy in the first place. Not only were they already in andromeda, but they figured out a way to "travel" back to the Milky way much faster because on the return trip they only needed to send data to "travel". After synthetics were destroyed, some geth from andromeda came back to the Milky way and found all their kind destroyed. This causes a lot of tension and possibly another war in the milky way. Also, like Chris D said, when this reveal aired it was a complete and total surprise to everybody. Nobody knew or expected this to be a ME trailer. There are some great reaction montages to watch. As news spread that night, many ME fans who were streaming at the time stopped to go watch it, some of them even cried. ME has a unique hold on people, it's not like other games. I can see you are part of that club now too.

Great reaction vid 😁 But dang, 'I am alive, and I am not alone' still hits me after all this time.

Wonderful reaction, can't wait for more Mass Effect content in the future!

Ark 6 is the Quarian vessel that goes to Andromeda. It's called the "Keelah Si'yah". It is the last of the Arks to leave. If you're interested, buy the book "Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation" and wait to read it AFTER you complete the Andromeda game. It's a good story.

Had a great time watching you go through the trilogy! Regarding the endings, it's worth emphasising how much context was added months after the game came out, not only in the form of Leviathan but also with the Extended Cut which made the endings feel less abrupt. That's also when the fourth "refuse" ending was added, as a response to fans who hated all the options the Star Child presented them with and wanted the option to defy him on principle (as an example: the Destroy ending used to show the Mass Relays violently exploding, which after Arrival implied that every solar system connected to them would be destroyed. This wasn't even commented on or shown, but was presumably an oversight as they changed the animation in the Extended Cut). It's very old now, but there is a great video essay on the Mass Effect 3 ending here on RU-vid called "Mass Effect 3 Ending: Tasteful, Understated Nerdrage". If you have some time I highly recommend it.

Thank you for this journey of you experiencing mass effect. I cannot wait for you to experience Mass Effect Andromeda, even though the original trilogy is the one I hold closest to my heart. You are by far and totally uncontested my favorite lets player after this journey, it had everything and I love how invested you got in it, something I haven't been able to find in other blind lets plays of mass effect. I enjoyed it so much that like the mass effect trilogy itself I'm feeling ready to jump right back into your trilogy lets play again to experience it once more.

Great to see you and Mass Effect reunited for some psst and possible futures. The ARK 6 is an Andromeda reference and can't wait for you to start playing that. Great insights to the trailer for ME4. Seeing Liara gives us all hope for some more familiar faces in the next game.

Can't comment as much as I did on the end video of ME3, but I am glad you reacted to the endings, and more glad you enjoyed them all

i just can't see a way to "continue" Mass Effect without setting a canon ending. Which they (BioWare) never wanted to do. If they pick destroy, i'm more than fine with it, but they have to consider that a for a lot of players this will feel wrong. edit: also, not only the ending, but all companions, decisions, etc. unless they make the game able to import your ME3 save and deal with *all* possible scenarios lol. we'll see!

Good chance that geth explored other galaxies. Also, yes, the mention of Ark 6 in the trailer does relate to Mass Effect Andromeda, which began with 4 arks, which I believe also proves that Liara is much older in the trailer you viewed.

The one thing about the next mass effect game that I always wonder is, if the game did take place far in the future, what would they do about Shepards squad, having released the Citadel DLC for ME3, BioWare understands how much the fans loved their squad members in the trilogy. Seeing Liara in the trailer made so many people extremely excited about the new game, I could only imagine the reactions if everyone got to see Garrus again.

one more thing i remembered (this is to your question about the geth). short answer is: yes. the telescope/scanner the Andromeda Initiative used to find habitable planets in the Andromeda galaxy was created by the geth.

I am absolutely thrilled they are keeping Andromeda as canon. The "Ark 6 is away" is a reference to that game. This really isn't a spoiler as you find this out at the VERY beginning of Andromeda, the story of Andromeda begins between the events of ME2 and ME3. Unless they retcon their previous statements, Bioware has strated that Shephard's story has been finished. However, you may be on to something about it being their child with Liara.

Hey Cynthetic, great to have you react to the new trailer and alternate endings. Apologies for the bloody essay below, it was fun to write. Regarding the option to decline the Star Child's offers - it's bittersweet to me. It was added in the Extended Endings, after the huge backlash to the original endings and the perceived lack of player choice. There are many who felt jaded with the RGB endings and the abrupt suddeness of ME boiling down to Organics vs Synthetics. (Which to many seemed like a cop out ending) So they added this option in, where you can refuse the Star Child's dumb solutions. There's a sense of rebellious nobility in standing your ground against an eons old AI and telling it to stick it where the sun don't shine, though of course it dooms everyone in our cycle. But I love the way Liara's time capsule survives to help the next cycle. It's passing on the torch from one generation to the next, just like the Protheans did, and countless species before them. Before ME3 released, we were hopeful there would be a ton of customised endings dependent on all the personal choices we made throughout the games, like the ending to Bioware's beloved Dragon Age: Origins. (This was achieved with a series of slideshows; crude for today's standards, but more than sufficient for 2009. It also allowed Bioware to feasibly produce endings for every scenario you could think of, so it was well loved by fans as it felt so personal and conclusive!) But the ending to ME3 was a disappointment to some and a punch to the gut for many. We hoped for a range of outcomes, depending on your readiness rating, for example. The time capsule would have been amazing to see as the official ending if your readiness rating wasn't high enough at the final battle and you lose to the Reapers, for the reasons I mentioned above. Watching your playthrough and agonise over whether to stick to your guns and pick Destroy really resonated with me. I think Destroy has become the canon ending as it most fits with Shephards goal of destroying the Reapers, and it allows Bioware the easiest setting to continue the story. Imagine the headache they would have trying to write the plot three different ways depending on your decision for Synthesize, Control or Destroy. All options leave the galaxy in a vastly altered state! So Destroy allows them to continue the story with most ease. Synthesis was totally hammed up as the best way to go, but it was cheesy. "Space magic" somehow combines organics and synthetics into a new hybrid lifeform. It's just a stretch too far for my tastes, especially because it was so deus ex machina. However, I did love Shephard's sacrificial dive and EDI's speech, and it had some feel good moments. (I kind of love the idea of drawing upon the depths of Reaper knowledge, for they are each essentially a giant repository of the civilisations from previous cycles - imagine the wealth of information, philosophies and technologies they hold. Perhaps that's my inner Illusive Man talking...) The music was great, too. As someone who romanced Liara everytime, I always get teary seeing her and EDI hug. EDI, who becomes an incredible friend, became truly sentient thanks to Shephard's efforts with Synthesis. Ultimately I fall in the camp of being disappointed with the ME3 endings. So much potential that was just let down by poor decisions, time and financial constraints, and maybe the writers just not really knowing how to properly tie up the story. And this is what we got. It's always a shame when the official product is less than what the fans can make up - and there were some great fan ideas being cooked up by the community in 2012 - like the Indoctrination Theory. How amazing would that have been if it was in the game?! When the Legendary Edition was announced I was hopeful Bioware were going to finally write a proper ending. (I've always disliked the Star Child. Again, it felt so ham fisted to have Shephard obsess over this child throughout ME3. I think it would have been more impactful to focus more on the losses of our comrades than this shallow, emotional guilt trip) I was gutted nothing had really changed with the ending, but with the announcement of the next ME game... who knows? Will they retcon the Space Magic and give us something better? Sigh, I doubt it. But a man can hope. Regardless, all we've ever wanted is to see our OG squad after the final showdown. If there's a chance of reuniting with Liara, Garrus, Tali, EDI, Joker, Wrex, Grunt, Javik, etc., then I'm all for it. PS. RIP Marauder Shields.

It will probably not be this but I wish they would go with a "dark ages" story with Liara exploring the ruined galaxy.

the eyebrow markings are very distinctive. it is definitely liara. also the developers noted that the first scene shows up both galaxies. the planet also appears to have 3 moons.

First, there is the question as to whether the Catalyst was being honest with Shepard. I believe it was- in fact, I don't think it could lie- but that truth was subject to it's limitations. Despite it's power and intelligence, it was not a free agent, unlike EDI or the geth. It was fully constrained by it's programming, and did not question the assumptions it's creators built into it. For example, it thought entirely in terms of species, not individuals; and did not consider the free will of those species a worthwhile value. Given that, I do not believe the conflict it was created to cure was inevitable. It was a product of a galaxy warped by the Leviathan's hubris and tyranny. I believe that it believed it, but not that it was necessarily correct. I would also like to briefly set aside Indoctrination Theory. Not only has the writing team explicitly denied it, but the is nothing in Extended Cut to support it. It's a neat idea that violates canon. Sorry, IT fans. Given that, here is my thoughts on the seven possible endings, from worst to best. Low EMS Destroy- a victory, yes, but a heartbreaking, pyrrhic one. The Reaper's are dead, but so is all of Earth, most of the Grand Fleet, and potentially every system with a relay. The relays aren't just damaged, they are trash. Galactic civilization is over, and most of the survivors are doomed. Bleak. And whose fault is it? YOURS. Not Shepard, YOU. To get that ending, you have to speed run through the game, no sidequests, no planet scanning, no multiplayer. You do the bare minimum to get through the game, and you get an ending you deserve. Nice job! Renegade Control- Maybe it's not as bad as the Reaper's, but I personally find the idea of God-Emperor Shepard ruling for aeons to come terrifying. Refusal- You lost. But between the losses you inflicted on the Reaper's, and Liara's time capsules, the next cycle won. In fact, the replacement Stargazer scene suggests that the next cycle curb-stomped the Reapers. Plus, you get that neat scene with Liara's hologram, and (if you get Refusal through dialogue rather than gunshot) Shepard gets one last badass speech. Medium and High EMS Destroy- I'm putting these together, as the only difference is whether you get the 'Shepard breath' scene. If you (or your Shepard) deny the validity of synthetic life, it's a good ending, especially if you sacrificed the geth to save the quarians. In that case, EDI is the only really loss, and she said she would willingly risk 'non-functionality' to defeat the Reapers. Of course, the Catalyst might well be right. And even if the conflict isn't inevitable, you just provided future synthetic life proof that the organics will throw them under the bus to save themselves. If you achieved peace between the geth and quarians, it's a betrayal, pure and simple. The geth were explicitly signing onto the Alliance to preserve their future, and you just threw their future away. And if you saved the geth over the quarians and then choose this? I have nothing to say. You monster. Synthesis- Indisputably a victory. Perhaps the most hopeful of the endings. And I love EDI's narration and that final hug. Problems? A few. First, it is space magic. Nothing in that ending is justified by previous canon, and it makes little scientific sense. What, did the Crucible just rewrite the fundamental nature of all life with an energy wave? How does that work, exactly? Also, as far as we are concerned, that's it for the Mass Effect universe. It is now a transhuman, post-singularity culture. It's people are now outside our frame of reference, their stories beyond our comprehension. What happens next would make as much sense to us as handing an Alistair Reynolds novel to a Roman centurion. Paragon Control- My personal favorite. Positive but not too warping of the setting, Shepard himself the only real sacrifice. The only real worry is Shepard going nuts/godlike in the future, which is why my head canon is Shepard handling a few minor things (fixing the relays, passing on some useful knowledge, saying goodby to friends, exterminating the @&#%ing Leviathans) before having the Reapers commit suicide by black hole. Or possibly blackholing most of the Reapers, while personally retreating to dark space to keep in eye on things. What still disappoints me the most about the ending? That most of the assets you gather and decisions you make amount to nothing more than a few more points for your EMS. I wanted to see Kirrahae holding the line one last time, elcor living tanks firing massive guns, rachni brood warriors swarming the Reapers under, the Void Devils and the volus bombing fleet making attack runs, etc. Instead, all we see on Earth is a handful of asari, krogans, and turians (who are guaranteed to be part of your forces no matter what choices you make). And all they accomplish is to die by Reaper blast so that the humans can finally win this thing. This is not my original comment but it's a comment I agree with.

Just got done listening to ur playthrough again (I'm a driver and listen to you on the road). Highly, Highly recommend the audiobook version of the Mass Effect Andromeda Annihilation novel. The reader does great versions of fem drell, fem batarian, quarians, volus, hanar, and elcor. You owe it to yourself to listen to this audiobook if only to hear the elcor. Laughed a lot and it was nice to learn about and be around the other species in the Mass Effect Universe.

First I loved your whole ME LE play through. Your reactions to things, the ability to figure things out, and the singing were all awesome. In my opinion the absolute best ME play through. Loved the finale you did and it's still nice to see the heated debate over which ending is best(or worst) is still going on. Love the trailer reaction and hate that with you've added even more questions to the ones I already have after watching it. Now that I know you've seen all 4 possible endings I shall make a small lengthy comment. 😂😂 Destroy: This option is my canon because it's the one I chose on my first play through. Now some have said that they believe this option wouldn't destroy EDI or the Geth and that the Star Child was lying. However, keep in mind IF the Crucible were able to just destroy Reapers, EDI and the Geth both have Reaper programming in them. So, as much as I hate to admit it, yes they would be destroyed as well. Control: Playing the ME trilogy when it first came out, then playing ME LE, I've come to the conclusion this isn't a bad option. In my opinion could be the best, hear(read) me out. Shep's consciousness was uploaded and was in control of the Reapers, which we could assume has access to all of the knowledge of the current and prior races. So why couldn't Shep, with ALL that knowledge, make a body and download her/his consciousness to it. Kind of like the Asgards in the Stargate universe. Everyone including Shep lives. I'd call that a win. Synthesis: I have mixed feelings about this one. In my opinion, this is what Leviathan was saying that the Intelligence and Reapers were looking for, a balance between organics(chaos) and synthetics(order). We just see Shep falling into the light and never really see her/him die. We are to assume that Shep's form and mind were uploaded like Legion and everyone else was upgraded. Kind of like in Star Trek the Motion Picture when Decker was absorbed by Vger. Do nothing: The plot throughout the whole game is Shep trying to stop the Reapers or in the very least die trying. The 3 prior options all have Shep stopping the Reapers in one form or another. So, In my opinion this should NEVER have been an option. Nuf said. There is a fan theory that Shep is indoctrinated and the endings were just a test or final push for her/him to be fully indoctrinated. In my opinion it's BS. The Prothean VI on Ilos didn't detect in like it did with Saren, The VI on Thesia also didn't detect indoctrination in Shep like it did with Kai Leng, and the biggest part is that Prothy, the one that could read Shep at any given time, never read that Shep had any taint of indoctrination. Finally, I'm enjoying your GOW play through and looking forward to many more play throughs, especially Andromeda.

The letters on the space ship in that poster (SFX) could be referring in to Science Fiction X which was Mass Effect's original title before it was renamed.

remember Cerberus cloned more than one sheppard

I had the same theory about Alchera... Liara was the one who recovered Shepherds body for Cerberus from that planet. Alchera also translates to "A mythical golden age of the past." Or "Any remote period out of touch with current events".

Cynthia, I had the exact same reaction as you when you recognized Liara's face.

49:00 Scrolling tip: while holding the mouse button, drag the cursor upward, and you will have vernier control over each frame. Click on the X to close vernier menu.

AHHHH! So glad you watched this trailer; and I think you're on to something as this potentially being Liara's daughter. BTW CYN! Do you have a PO box where we can send things to?

9:01 Wait a minute Legion had Sheppards (arm armor) but this part which "Liara" got there is from the Helmed or maybe the breast armor part. The armor does have 3 N7 signs.

At least you actually called it a relay. A shockingly high number of people called it the Citadel.

The art work for the ships and tech are also very Andromeda Initiative in their design. So it's hard to say. I think a common theory is this takes place many years later and somehow Andromeda and the Milky Way are linked, for what purpose? Who knows.

It doesn't have to be Liara's kid to be way in the future. Liara could just be 700 years old here.

The N7 piece is a helmet piece, and Liara is the only asari to have eyebrows painted on her face. Also there were many dead reapers even before ME3's ending, one was on Alchera already, one is on the Quarian homeworld, and there are two more I can't remember the names of. Also, there were many N7s in the galaxy (James became one too), Shepard wasn't the only one.

Something to remember in the teasers and trailers: if it's not actual game footage, then it is most likely just for aesthetics. The whole setting in the teaser could have nothing to do whatsoever with the actual game.

At around the 7 minute 50 second mark, you mentioned what is actually a decent fan theory. I could see Liara taking a part of Shepard in case Shepard died.

my Theory is its the control ending and shepard AI has given up control of the reapers killing them all or others have found a way and they need to find his DNA to create a clone to upload his conciousness into, also Liara has wrinkles so maybe 800 in the future as ME andromeda was set over 600 in the future.

I really dislike canonizing an ending or a romance. We’ll see where it goes but I like the idea that a player’s decisions was right whatever they chose.

I think the piece of armour is part of the helmet. It looks like the right side of the helmet, the part that covers the ear and part of the cheek.

you should check out the low EMS destroy ending on your own time, its so tragic and vastly different from everything you can get

8:01 - It can be even later... I think there you can quite good see that Liara look much older (wrinkles). Maybe its only shadow and angle of view, but when I seen it for first time, this was my first idea, its older Liara.

Alright after this Video I have to leave my first comment^^ First love your Playthroughts and I am excited for all things to come. Second after you know all endings and you want to dive into all that a bit more you should check out the Indoctrination Theory about Shepard. It is great stuff to check that out!

Ark 6 is the allusion to Andromeda in the trailer. Your reasoning that the trailer planet would be the crash site of the first Normandy doesn't fit in that this planet required using a helmet with its own oxygen supply, but I still really liked the thought process, especially after you brought up Miri and her ability to build Shepard a new body again at the end. Because I have a suspicion that Liara is looking for DNA traces of Shepard. Oh and by the way, your "rock" in the Geth poster is the body of a Geth lying on the ground ;-) In any case, I am once again thrilled by your analytical skills!

The thing with synthesis is that the child/catalyst said that synthesis would be inevitable anyway based on evolution and the reason it failed before, was because the galaxy wasn't ready. So destroy could still eventually lead to synthesis.

17:55 you also get this ending by shooting the Starchild and I think that some people may have done it by mistake 😂 And like Obiwan said, from a certain point of view this ending makes sense (kind of), it's not really about giving up but more about telling the Starchild & Reapers than we can fight you even tho we can't destroy you, an entire galaxy can rise up against them and give the next cycle the means how to deal with them Edit : if you want to see stuff like alternative outcomes, missing details and other stuff I can only recommend you to check Big Dan Gaming channel, he does a really great job at that

Legion got the chest plate. The one in this trailer looks like a helmet part.

I DO like what you did here! This is possibly a much better forum, to discuss the Trailer, Poster and Endings, than a Discussion ONLY post! Video Form Awesome! I too, chose Destroy and at THAT time, it was leaked, spoiled or I saw it unintentionally or intentional, I don't remember, this was the only ending, to get the "Breathing Shep", at the end. FOR re playability, I chose, Destroy, because, of that. Again, at that time, going through my head was the time it took, to get me, to the Crucible (3 games), AND NOT knowing if Bioware was going to make another, in the short term future, game. I wanted to preserve, that data file (yes on Xbox360), to CONTINUE, this Series. TODAY, I like the EDI Ending better. 8 years is enough time, to change your mind. Yes I am older and perhaps your views change, as you age, but working TOGETHER with the Sythetics IS the ULTIMATE Progression, in LIFE, IMHO. It is ultimate Peace. I think the cycle ENDS. Can you Imagine the MILITARY Strength. Living, as ONE in the Milky Way Galaxy, would insure further travel FAR deeper into Space, to OTHER galaxies, than we can imagine, right now. Perhaps WE find PEACE (or war), further into space. I just think it is the best, case scenario, for a FAR, FAR AWAY, future. On my own, I did agree anyways, with Destroy, back then and would have chosen, due to much, of your reasoning, as well. I agree, about playing this game again. It is LONG. I am glad you will be catching up. in the way described. Hope you have FUN and I will be watching(in the good way)! !

I think it's Liara going back to her roots and digging through ancient ruins. She was only around 100 at the end of ME3. Liara looks a bit wizened in that shot so I think she's going through her matron stage. That smile is one of remembrance to me. Remembering the heroes of a bygone age...

My initial thought when I first saw the trailer was this takes place hundreds of years after the trilogy. Liara has subtle laugh lines on her face which is maybe there to make her look like she's a matriarch. She never had any in previous games or art that I remember. Though the theory of this asari being Liara's daughter is also interesting. The poster doesn't necessarily mean geth are coming back. If you zoom in you can see a dead, half buried geth, implying to me it's been there for a long time. It could all just be some elaborate hint that they're for sure making Destroy the canon ending. Will be interesting to see either way.

I think this whole trailer is when she found Shepard's body after he died in the start of mass effect 2.. after all we were playing sheps clone through 2 and 3

All in all i believe there are seven different endings in me3. There is low asset destroy, high asset destroy, very high asset destroy (only difference between this one and high asset destroy is that Shepard survives). Then we have synthesis and refusal endings as you've seen them here and there's also two controll endings - a paragon and a renegade one, and you've seen the paragon controll ending.

That might be a part of a second set of n7 helmet you know cos Shepard always needs a spare.

I think it’s by default the Geth will be in the next game and with Geth links to Andromeda they mention that the Geth repurposed a broken relay and used it as a galactic telescope, in a way where they could observe other galaxies, which is how they found Andromeda, but they didn’t say why the Geth wanted to explore other galaxies so that might be a story element in the next Mass Effect I’m not really sure but anything is possible I guess.

Maybe there are still bits and pieces left of Shepard on the ice planet. The Reapers could just be Reapers that were in the system when the destroy order was given, and they then crashed on the planet. No idea why the N7 armor would be on top of a Reaper corpse though.

to be exact there are more than 4 endings, there are 4 themes to the endings yes, but the endings differ on your lover and your decicions... e.g. curing the genofage or siding with the get etc...

The Normandy crash site had no atmosphere and lowered gravity. Shepherd had to wear his space suit to retrieve the dog-tags.

The way I see it, I think Liara will become the main char cause this is what I think is when she discovered Shepards helmet after she got spaced cause at the start of mass effect 2 when she got spaced she fell on a ice planet and somewhere during the game she tells shepard that she was the one who recovered her body on an ice planet

Asaris can live up to a thousand years, don't forget

The refusal ending can also be triggered if you turn back and shoot the catalyst hologram.

For us PC gamers, there were even more options due to the mod communities great support of these games. The MEHEM ending mod (in a few different varieties) was one I'd suggest you at least check out on RU-vid. It doesn't match the quality of the actual game art/production but it provides another option that I actually liked. Called the "happy ending mod", it still contains an element of tragedy that makes it poignant. There is also a mod that returns/lengthens the Anderson/Shepard conversation near the end of the game. The original dialogue was much longer and they cut it for the games release.

One ending in particular that I'd like people who loved this series to see is the Tali romance ending. There's so much heart in their final goodbye and so many people miss out because Liara is just so irresistible. :P

looking forward to seeing you play Andromeda 🥰❤️

That's a good one actually, hadn't thought of the trailer maybe showing Liara finding Shepard's body after ME1. At least the bit where she picks up the N7 piece, however i don't know if she would smile like that when finding her dead friend or love interest's body. The bit where you see the dead Reapers is definitely after ME3, has to be right? Trailers actually always do this, be it movies or games, the creators of the trailer put two similar bits together but those two bits are almost never the same scene/location etc etc.

Depending on the EMS collected,, each of the endings may be different as well. If EMS is not high enough, the Earth gets turned into a wasteland, everything on it dead, unable to support life. In another ending, when your EMS is low, the Earth gets vaporised completely, and the Normandy crew doesn't survive the blast.

My quick thoughts/notes on the endings: Destroy-this was what I chose in my first play-thru. Torn between this and synthesis but decided on destroy because it was what the plan was from the beginning (and I didn't trust the kid). Synthesis-this is what I tend to choose most of the time now. Feel a bit dirty because I (Shepard) don't know if the kid is just messing with me, but if not it results in the most lives saved (Geth/EDI). Control-I've never chosen this (except as a just to see what it does test). But after seeing someone else play with terrible EMS, it could be the best of the available options (potentially results in least damage to Earth). Refuse-I've never chosen this (except as a just to see what it does test). Pretty sure it was meant as a joke (and also the result if you shoot the kid). Also; this wasn't an option in the original release (original, original...pre-extended cut). Also; I recommend you watch the teaser trailer for Andromeda if you haven't yet. That gave me chills...more-so than the ME4 trailer.

Ark 6 is the one of the massive Colony ship that survived the trio to the Andorma Galaxy. The snow planet that Liara finds the N7 armour piece and the dead reapers could be Noveria or a brand new planet ? As for shepard survival Bioware accounced that the destroy ending was cannon, so shepard could of survived possibly if the new game takes place a wee bit of time after the ending of ME 3. Honstely its just rumoured and hearsay atm but I'm glad that Bioware is gonna to continue Mass Effect 😁😊. Not sure who the three NPCs are in the background near what I assume to be Liara Shuttle . I'm overall very Curious about the details of this brand new Mass Effect adventure will probably have to wait a wee while for it though .

I went through a phase where I thought Paragon control was arguably the best. Think what it would mean to have the Reapers as guardians/peacekeepers/builders of the whole galaxy. Imagine if a new threat invaded from outside the galaxy (I always imagine the Tyranids from WH40K for some reason). Every species in the galaxy uniting and fighting alongside the entire Reaper race. Nowadays I prefer Destroy ending because Shepard gets to live and go to Rannoch to build a home with Tali.

Pheebe is also a candidate. Joung Asari from Andromeda! But she is more purple 💜

Very interesting to hear your thoughts on the upcoming game. I also believe that the Geth will make a return from Andromeda. I understand that Amazon are close to getting an agreement with EA to produce a Mass Effect TV series. No details yet but it will be fascinating to see what they do with it.

Cynthia, if you enjoy reading/listening to excellent science fiction books for teenagers, I strongly recommend the _Skyward_ series by Brandon Sanders, which received it's third part a week ago. It is funny, thrilling adventure of a teenage girl facing the unknown and forces far beyond her ability to comprehend or control. For sci-fi TV series, I strongly recommend watching _The Expanse_ which receives its 6th season in December.

Damn that Liara and Edi hug, is just incredibly done, "I am alive and I not alone", I agree, Shivers, with others, here!! Also, is it me or does EDI only "smile", in the Synthesis ending.? I can't remember, in game, if she smiled, once.

She went back to where she found Shepard’s body AFTER the ending of ME 3 because remember the Normandy 2 crashed after being in warp. Doesn’t say where they crashed. She and other Normandy crash survivors may have been picked up by others checking on the dead reapers… and she realises it was where she found Shepard between 1 & 2… but even that doesn’t fly because of the old helmet Shepard has in the N2. I’m confused and I’ve played the series numerous times.

One of the images that are not appearing in any of the endings are the one with the Rachni army i think it may only show if you did not cure the Genophage, Dont sure if for specified ending or all of them but theres an images with them

6:15 its very interesting that you said this, I won't spoil enything for you but I suggest you read Mass Effect Redemption Comic and it will shed some light on events between Normandy destruction and you waking up at Cerberus facility.

Femshep sounds better in the Control ending imo. Jennifer Hale was a great VA for femshep. Also EDI

That N7 plating is from a helmet believe

17:20 Hi Cyn!! dunno if u saw me commenting on one of your older videos, but know that uve seen all the endings, it fits even better: they released an interview about how mass effect was intended to have different endings before release but due to a series of happenings, they got scrapped and were never seen by the public --- you may check that out! *"The Inside Story of Mass Effect 3's Endings, Finally Told"* it starts at 2;00 after some different topic (dunno if posting a link makes my comment disappear again so i dont)

The icy planet could possibly be a moon like Europa in our solar system, Shepard might've crashed there in the citadel when it got blown up by the doodad in the Destroy ending

Yes, the ark is from MEA. I also believe Liara is walking on a daed Reaper. The N7 piece is actually part of Shepard's helmet but I'm with you, how did it get to a planet that clearly isn't earth? One thing of note, that many dead Reapers makes me think the Red ending has to be canon.

Losing EDI in the 'Canon' ending is not easy to take. However, if it means a continuance, then I guess I'm prepared to wear it, sadly.

So I know I'm a year late, but depending on what Rannoch event is canon (aka, if you manage to make peace between the Geths and the Quarrians), I can see the possibility of them rebuilding the Geths. In that ending they get over their fear of AI, eventually. Geth even work with the Quarrians to repopulate Rannoch and all. So, you know, maybe they do rebuild the Geth.

also liara had anouther 900 years of life aprox and so would grunt since both have aprox 1000 to 1300 year lifespan

Seems weird that remains/evidence of Shepard would be found on some random planet light years from Earth, which is where he/she was most recently fighting and the Citadel was parked at Earth. Not sure if that suggests it's not Shep's armour (but then why Liara?) or that some time has passed and this is after whatever Shep did after the end of the game. I've seen some suggestions that it might be set a good chunk of time afterwards to make it easier to figure out how to create a post-Reaper galaxy and because some fan favourites like Liara and Wrex could easily be alive centuries later. Can't see it myself, as you'd lose Garrus and Tali that way and that seems a strange one if you're keeping Liara in it.

The ark is where your journey begins in ME Andromeda. I would go with the theory that the Asari we see in the trailor may be the child of Shepard and Liara. Not sure even it looks female if it's a daughter or a son.... it's Asari so can be both 😅

6:27 It cannot be that world where the original Normandy is, since its atmosphere is not breathable. It is a new or unknown world. 10:50 How do you say, it might as well be Feron (Liara's friend Drell), and in the comic "Retribution" where Liara rescues Shepard's body, a super strong Salarian appears, also an agent of the Shadow Broker 🤔🤔 17:17 It is an option why you can also make mistakes or make him angry, either by denying yourself like this Shepard did or by shooting the "boy". A poor girl was playing for years or sharing her playtrough, and in the end she shot him and ended up losing, you can look for her, her video is still on RU-vid. 39:05 If you look closely, the EDI viewer changes from orange to green

Refusal is irritatingly stupid. Funny thing about it though, you can get it for shooting the star child. The control ending has a slight variation depending on if you are paragon or renegade. The one you watched was paragon and he's speaks more about protection, while the renegade control is more about dominating the galaxy and creating an army that no one will dare oppose.

It would have been cool to watch the N& day 2015 video for Andromeda before this. But I'd recommend giving it a watch anyway

I bet they are gonna bring Sheperd back again with the Lazerus project.

The refuse was not my "go-to", however, it was my second ending (first for me was Control)... Not because I used the dialogue to refuse, but I was stupid, and decided to shoot the hologram in the head because I didn't like the options. Didn't know this would happen, lol. Certainly took me for a surprise. Note, ME3 was my first ME game as I played it on the WiiU (loved the controls for it there much better than xBox or PC, but oh well).

The Destroy option is, in my opinion, the most suitable ending for the story... The Reaper threat ends, Shepard may survive. Yes, conflict may arise again between races or between organics and synthetics, but that conflict is not by the Reaper's manipulation and the future is still in unpredictable motion and therefore its open ending is least boring. It is also the most realistic option, because it represents the ultimate liberation from the Reapers and their influence between cycles. The Control option leads more to oppression or all races start revolting Shepard's Reapers in the future. Shepard's Reapers may become a protector of all, but it leads to restricting freedom and individual progress, like a shepard watching over his fenced herd of sheeps. The Synthesis option is the "Utopia" ending. All gain an understanding between organics and synthetics (maybe even between all races), all receive all knowledge of the previously harvested races from the past cycles, harmony and no conflict at all. In my interpretation, through Synthesis all gain a somewhat mental connection. It's the more harmonic option, but also one, that feels wrong in my opinion, too perfect. No one gained that knowledge and progress by learning or natural evolution, but by being thrust into everybody. I personally think, the Refusal option should have been the ultimate secret and best option. Not the Catalyst and the Reapers provide a choice, but all living beings choose their own future without interference or influence from the Reapers. The Reapers loose their function by destroying the Catalyst, which controls the Reapers from the beginning. The Reapers just stop functioning, the Mass Relays wouldn't be destroyed and EDI and the Geth survive. Instead refusal here leads to defeat and the beginning of a new cycle.

Do the Geth move beyond synthetic to organic? The scene in the War Room on the Normandy when we get to see Shepard and the Quarians realize that the Geth have moved from synthetic to organic neural networking. I always felt that the Geth changed in that moment and it would be a good premise for a story later. That may be something that saved them from the canon ending. Just a thought.

Ark 6 refers to Andromeda. The ships sent to Andromeda were called arks. Mike Gamble said this teaser holds alot of secrets and references and that nothing shown is by chance it all has meaning.

I honestly feel like Control would provide the most interesting scenario for a sequel. Imagine the events of the game taking place with an imposing Reaper-Shepard in the background. Meanwhile, synthesis still continues to weird me out everytime I see it.

Cynthia, the ME4 trailer analysis _"This Could Be the MYSTERY PLANET in the Mass Effect 4 Teaser Trailer"_ explains why the icy planet Alcheera where Liara finds a piece of N7 armor is indeed the planet where Shepard died in ME2. In ME3, Javik told Shepard that the cycle before the Protheans was dominated by the Inusannon. In ME1 on Ilos there are statues depicting Inusannon. The system containing Alcheera also contains the planet Eingana, where the Inusannon lived and fought a war. Because the Inusannon got annihilated by the Reapers, there could be Reaper wrecks in the system containing Eingana and Alcheera. The only weird thing is that in ME2 we find the Normandy SR1 wreck and Shepards helmet nowhere near a Reaper wreck. It could still be true if the N7 armor piece got separated from Shepard during his fall to the planet and landed far off the Normandy and Shepard's body. Another, much bigger logic problem is that in ME2 Liara says hat she found Shepards' corpse and the helmet containing Shepard's head was intact. It would be weird if Liara retrieved Shepard's head but left his helmet on the planet. A ME4 trailer depicting Liara on Alcheera implies that ME4 is about Liara's search for Shepard's corpse and the begin of Project Lazarus as well as being about Liara (and Cerberus) in general. It offers the opportunity for the Illusive Man also being a major character of ME4. The various ME comic books describe the Illusive Man as having a very adventurous biography and mesmerizing personality. Liara tells Shepard that the Shadow Broker wanted to sell Shepard's corpse to the Collectors and Liara intervened by giving the corpse to Cerberus. This means that the Shadow Broker and the Collectors could also play a major role in ME4. The poster with the crater looking like the head of a Geth also supports this because Legion tells Shepard that the Geth sent Legion to search for the corpse of Shepard and he found it and took a piece of Shepard's armor. Thus, the Geth will be a major entity in ME4 as well while Liara, Legion and the Shadow Broker simultaneously search for Shepard's corpse for different reasons. Shepard will be the driving force behind everything in ME4 although he does not act in ME4 - similar to the Reapers being the driving force behind ME2 although they were not in the Milky Way Galaxy.

The one who snaps Joker, as well is the one who exits the Normandy first (exept for Synthesis)is the most used companion. Second exiting is the second one. Also, surprised that you picked to watch MaleShep endings. Control voicing is different. Also, narration depends on karma, try listening to renegade one. If you carefully read codex, you will find out, that EDI is a bule-box AI working on quantum bits. She cannot be replicated or even transferred -- copying files on another bluebox processor will create another AI with a different personality.

Shepard was on the citadel, not earth. When she went down

Synthesis was my original choice and is still my favorite. It stops the ages old cycle and opens up the the next stage of wild and unpredictable evolution.