One of Mass Effect 3’s most popular fan theories has been labeled ‘incorrect’ by BioWare, but that doesn’t mean developers don’t like it.
The Doctrinal Theory, in case you’re wondering, is about the end of Mass Effect 3. It speculates that Commander Shepard was brainwashed by the Reapers by the time they reached the end of the game and that they were manipulated. the course of the trilogy.
According to the indoctrination theory, the entire ending of Mass Effect 3 unfolds in Shepard’s head, and although there may be a lot of information presented by the community that apparently supports this, one of the writers of Mass Effect 3 confirmed that the theory is, fact, incorrect.
Chris Hepler, who worked on Mass Effect, talked about indoctrination theory with The Gamer, saying that “we weren’t that smart” and that, although it’s a theory that he likes personally, it’s all fan speculation and not an aspect intentional game.
It turns out, then, that all the points that players connected over the years that apparently pointed to this, were completely coincident and were not placed there on purpose by BioWare.
“Doctrinal Theory is a really interesting theory, but it was created entirely by the fans,” Hepler told VGC. “Although we were part of the slightly awkward ending, because Shepard is very far from dying, and it is entirely possible that there is some subconscious power in the boy’s words, we never had the kind of gathering you would need to sow properly through the game.
“We weren’t that smart. Undoubtedly, make mods and write fanfic about it, and enjoy whatever floats on your boat, because it’s a cool way to interpret the game. But it was not our intention. We didn’t write that “.
More than anything, it must be nice to see that the theory has BioWare’s seal of approval, it just wasn’t intentional.
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