User blog comment:StagedDom19/Missing the Main Problem/@comment-4085370-20120710054824/@comment-5274392-20120710070019

All the premade choices in ME1 in a non-imorted character were all renegade choices: killing wrex, the queen, and the council. Going Paragon in ME3 after doing these things will only hurt you in the long run, so from a practical standpoint, yes, it does somewhat force you to go renegade if you want to succeed.