[Day/Night Game] Trouble on the Citadel - round "LE Part 2: Why Cerberus Is Right For You"

It is always interesting how different people react to the writers' ideas in different ways. I played the ending first without the later DLC that clarified and extended the explanation of the hologram (not that it changed anything when I did). I played through the last part crossing London and then the bit after the beam after a long, tiring day at work, which was probably a mistake as by the time I got to the decision I think I was literally feeling as exhausted and confused in my mind at Shepard must have been. The explanation of the various options seemed to flash past and while I was still trying to process it, I was asked to make a decision. Very realistic I thought. I would liked to have saved, gone to bed and then returned to make a decision in the morning but I wasn't allowed to do that. If felt sure that I should be taking the right hand path because that meant no more Reapers didn't it? However, that was marked red and that is the Renegade option whereas the Paragon option was on the left and I was certain that was a bad idea. Liara had given me this lovely shared experience at our last meeting which involved a bright, white light. May be that was a clue, so I walked towards it. My Shepard disintegrated, the beam fired, the Normandy crashed and then I saw Joker's eyes. What the F**K. That is not what I wanted. I definitely did not slog through 3 games to be "rewarded" with this. Finally allowed to shut down computer and sleep on it. Woke up, replayed the final sequence and took the right path. Shot the hell out of the Reapers. Thought I'd died along with them but it felt good. It is the only ending I am prepared to accept even though I have to sacrifice EDI, Legion and my Geth allies to do so. In my subsequent playthrough I just didn't bother going to all the trouble to reconcile the Geth and the Qarians, I just sided with the Qarians. EDI had said she was willing to die to get rid of the vile Reapers, so that was the best I could do.

Yet, when I enquired of my son in law which option he took apparently it was synthesis all the way and he seemed to think that was a great outcome. I should point out that he also wants to save Solas whereas I want to toast him too and I am usually such a mild mannered, merciful PC. I suppose there is a moral in there somewhere.