

If you manage to get onto the Citadel with a moderate EMS (which is what I had) you actually get three choices for an ending. Oh and that brings me to another point: the choices you get for an ending. Maybe I didn't get enough support from the Salarians or maybe Renegades get a bonus from ME1 if they happened to save the Alliance fleet, although I thought it wouldn't have made much of a difference.ĭifferent choicesAs a consequence, I was quite disappointed with my ending, even though it was technically a win for organic life.

Consequently, it seems quite unlikely that anyone could get the requisite 4,000 points minimum in order to get an ideal ending. I ended the game with around 3,300 EMS and this is after doing 95% of the side quests - I think I missed a couple somehow but I did just about every side quest I could.

Apparently you need have an Effective Military Strength (EMS) of 4,000 if you've maxed your paragon/renegade points or 5,000 if you haven't.

However, after some reading into the endings, it turns out that it actually is possible for Shepard to survive which is the perfect ending. Hell, Shepard's cheated death so many times it's probably about time his luck ran out. You don't want a stupid Hollywood ending where against all odds, Shepard somehow survives. Initially, I was okay with the idea that Shepard dies. I was relieved at first when Bioware reassured fans that you could still get the perfect ending with single player, however I find this hard to believe and it's actually either impossible or very difficult to achieve with single player alone.īe warned, the material below will contain spoilers!Įffective Military StrengthOkay, so for those of you who have actually finished the game, you'll realise that most endings results in Shepard's death - even the so-called better endings. If you want to have the "best" ending in the game available, make sure you not only do all the side quests but that you also play Galaxy at War (the multiplayer component to ME3). For those who haven't started playing Mass Effect 3 yet a word of advice: Well I've finally finished Mass Effect 3 and I can have an informed opinion on the game's ending (or at least the ending I got).
