

To which I have to ask: what game is everyone else playing? Ashley carries the unfortunate distinction of being one of the only Mass Effect characters that distinctly lacks a proper conclusion. Ashley is still seeing the end of Mass Effect 1 for 60 percent of players, and while some people are playing the series for the first time, there’s an argument frequently made by established fans that Ashley grows across the trilogy and that’s something worth seeing. I obviously advocate for saving Kaidan on the basis of him being my love interest, but I’ve also made the argument that he has the better arc across the trilogy. But it also means the conversation about which character is the “right” choice has naturally come up.

Last week, BioWare released some statistics on how people are playing through the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remasters, and comparatively speaking, Kaidan and Ashley’s divide is much smaller than it was a decade ago. It’s a diverging point for a lot of players, making it a crucial bullet point to run down when you look at your choices across the trilogy. That quest is a pivotal moment in the first game, where players are forced to pick between Kaidan and Ashley Williams, as they both can’t make it off the planet alive. Reader discretion is advised.Įvery time I play Mass Effect, Kaidan Alenko survives the mission on Virmire. The following will contain spoilers for Mass Effect and its sequels.
