User blog comment:Markurion/Extended Cut or Prolonged torture?/@comment-1866320-20120407060252/@comment-1900300-20120409125022

Really it should be a consideration of the differences between video games and any other forms of media. At least in a book or a movie you sit down and read without much effort. But in a game the player is putting energy and time to finish that game. That effort should be rewarded, if only a lttle. This was the principle of ME2 and was one reason it worked so well. You put in the effort and get a good ending. That was really an important thing in the series to begin with. Fighting the impossible fight and earning a happy ending through hard work. Whether Shepard lives or not shouldnt really be bound to the final choice since it would be too biased to the Paragon/Renadge dynamic. rather it should be a reflection of the effort the player has put in. Have an ending that has Shepard and most of the characters alive, one with Shepard dead but most of the characters alive, etc