It’s about the idea of stupefying Captain Shepard – the central figure of the trilogy – through the efforts of the Reaper race throughout all three games. According to fans’ assumptions, the events of the Mass Effect 3 finale did not unfold in reality, but in the hero’s head.

Over the years since the release of Mass Effect 3, fans of the franchise have found many arguments in favor of their theory in the games of the series, but it was not known until recently whether the hints left by the developers were conscious or not.

As Hepler admitted, there was actually no intoxication of Shepard. Moreover, BioWare did not even consider such a scenario, because they simply did not think of it.

“We weren’t that smart. Please do mods, write fanfiction, enjoy whatever you want because it’s a cool way to interpret the game. But it was not our intention [to be stupefied]. We didn’t prescribe it, ”Hepler said.

We will remind you, the finale of Mass Effect 3 was heavily criticized by the community. The discontent was so widespread that BioWare even had to release the Extended Cut update, expanding the game’s ending.

Mass Effect 3 was released in March 2012 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. This spring, as part of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, an updated version of the prequel will visit PC, PS4, and Xbox One.