User blog comment:SunyiNyufi/My idea of Mass Effect 3 ending with Indoctrination Theory and what would come after/@comment-1900300-20120326021859/@comment-1900300-20120331012745

With my overall lack of creativity in this regard and with the billions of other suggestions for how to end the game, i am relucatant to claim "this is how it should end".

In the ending what Bioware gives us after taking fan suggestions is probaly going to be enough for me. I will bring suggestions that others have stated that i liked. For instance MrBtongue stated simply: - Lose the hologram kid - Focus on characters - Get the mood right - Keep it simple

Also Archengeia's ending is really good. Look it up if you havent.

As for me i have fierce views in regards to sad endings in games. Games and movies are different in a few ways but in both cases throwing in a sad ending at the ending that does not fit the mood of the story is bad writing that is confusion dark with profond. It becomes more so in games like Mass Effect where we have to work hard to get a happy ending. That was the point of ME2, work hard and you will be rewarded. That is Mass Effect.

That is not to say sad endings dont work in games, but the mood must be set for it. Red Dead Redemption and MGS4 got that right.

And people are saying that having everyone of your squadmates alive at the ending would be too "happy", to which i simply say "Billions are dead, including some of our squadmates. Worlds and civilasations have colapsed. People have lost their homes, freinds and family. Things already suck. Whats important is we made the sacifice worth it with our actions. Its not that happy"