10 Video Game Bad Endings You Can Get By Pure Accident
5. An Actual Suicide Mission - Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2’s ending is easily the most iconic one in the series, as it involves planning an entire suicide mission where the tiniest little mistake can cost you the lives of your squad members, or even Shepard themselves.
The choices that you make during the planning sequence are incredibly crucial to your success, but unknown to most players on their first playthrough are the many optional missions that you are supposed to complete before the finale.
Yes, whether you complete the mission or die trying is dependent on how much you’ve dabbled in side content. How well each member of the squad does during the operation depends on your relationship with them and whether you’ve completed their personal story missions. You also need to purchase a number of upgrades for your ship, or else you won’t be able to do certain actions during the mission.
If you’ve rushed through the game, thinking you can leave any side mission for another playthrough, your negligence will turn into a series of horrible accidents in the final mission, culminating in the death of the entire crew of Normandy.
It’s called a suicide mission for a reason.