Shepard Can Lose in Mass Effect 3

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The stakes are higher than ever in Mass Effect 3, says BioWare.

Ancient machines threaten the Earth, and only you are in a position to stop them: What do you do? Well, one of the things you can do is make a complete mess of it and let angry mechanical star gods destroy the whole planet. BioWare has let slip that one of the possible endings in Mass Effect 3 is that Commander Shepard can fail to stop the Reapers, thus dooming the Earth, and the entire galaxy.

BioWare's Mike Gamble revealed that this baleful possibility existed, although obviously he wouldn't go into too much detail - or indeed, any detail at all - as to how it came about. However, he did say that the stakes were higher in Mass Effect 3 than they'd ever been before. "In Mass Effect 3, the theme is literally galactic extinction, so the choices that you make can have that much larger consequences, and because of that, you think a little bit harder before making them."

He said that it was difficult to account for all the decisions a player might make, not to mention the different combinations of decisions, but that having so many options made the story better. "A lot of the satisfaction [in Mass Effect 3] comes out of the choices that you made, so when a story concludes a certain way, the way it concluded was in part because of the choices you made." He also said that the choices increased the game's replayability, as people could go back and try out different branches of the story.

This isn't the first time that BioWare has included a "bad ending" in a Mass Effect game: in Mass Effect 2 it was possible for Shepard to die at the end, but then - as will undoubtedly be the case in Mass Effect 3 - the player only had him or herself to blame. I like the idea that victory isn't guaranteed, as it helps make the story all the more immersive. You'll probably defeat the Reapers at the end of the game, but when you do, it will be the result of - potentially - three games worth of good decisions.

Mass Effect 3 comes out for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 6th.
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112571-Shepard-Can-Lose-in-Mass-Effect-3

now that is awesome news
 
Both Me1 & 2 were brilliant, I can't see them possibly screwing this one up. *crosses fingers*
The option of failure is very appealing (never thought would say this), but actually quite keen to have the first play through to fail to see what can happen, it may make the second play through even more satisfying and filled with more determination to succeed.
 
I am looking forward to this. It's actually strangely exciting to find out that Shepard can fail against the Reapers as it makes replayability very high. I wonder if they will make it such that actions you did on Mass Effect 1 and 2 have consequences on the success rate you have in the 3rd game. Can't wait!
 
Geez reapers are still around? The I stopped reading, don't want to spoil the epic story :D
(Have yet to play 2)
 
This sounds like a nice twist to the game, I know it'll be something different when I actually get to play the game :D
 
tpex said:
Geez reapers are still around? The I stopped reading, don't want to spoil the epic story :D
(Have yet to play 2)
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You've been banned from the Internet until you've finished ME2! :mad:


...we'll wait here. :p
 
Sounds good. The game is so far off though, its no use getting excited for it just yet. I did not know however that Shepard could die in ME2. *Considers a 4th replay*
 
now that is awesome news!!

I've decided I'm going to play ME3 on hardest settings first. I feel I can get so much more out of a game when I need to use all my abilities and maybe some luck to reach the ending. Also, when struggling my attention to detail is much higher, making me get the most out of the game 1st time around.
 
That's great that Shepard can lose. The more options in a roleplaying game, the better. However it must suck taking your character through 3 games only to stumble at the end.

I can't wait! :D
 
Ellraven said:
now that is awesome news!!

I've decided I'm going to play ME3 on hardest settings first. I feel I can get so much more out of a game when I need to use all my abilities and maybe some luck to reach the ending. Also, when struggling my attention to detail is much higher, making me get the most out of the game 1st time around.
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You know I've always wanted to do that but never got around to it.

I generally find games pretty easy on normal difficulty and I fly right through it. I think I'll definitely play ME3 on hardest as well.
It's gonna be such an epic and awesome game so I really want to take my time and enjoy it.
 
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:D Brilliant!
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