I point out Mass Effect 3. It may also simply be they dont' feel inclined to make a new ending since it probably won't draw in new buyers.
As for happy endings, the writers may think this is deeper and genuinely believe in their vision.
Entirely possible, I didnt say that a happy ending was guaranteed. Merely that the ending felt... Obviously incomplete to me.
As for the ending of Mass Effect 3, Bioware messed that up. It didnt fit the philosophy of the ensding in the first two games, where player choice mattered and was respected, if you jumped through enough hoops you could save everybody.
I played the hell out of the first two. I havent even intalled the third one and have no interest in doing so.
I can said only : Happy ending don't fit for Night City and the cyberpunk world.
But I'm not an expert, it's just an impression that I have
My preference for a happy ending aside, I agree with you, Cyberpunk is a darker world.
That doesnt mean that V has to die right now though. The game is about V's struggle to survive against overwhelming odds.
If you start every story in the Cyberpunk world with the premise that the 'hero' is going to die a miserable death and that the events of the game are merely a way to change which type of misery you get, then CD Projekt Red will have a hard time selling any DLC or the next game.
Also, its not like living in the Cyberpunk world is exactly easy at the best of times either, a win for V might be living out his life with Panam in the middle of the desert helping her run that tribe of Nomads, the threat of his condition being retriggered by some random piece of cyberware, constantly short of food, money and supplies only to die in some pointless accident/skirmish 10 years down the line with their kids not even half grown... Doesnt sound that unlike the Cyberpunk world to me.
Some people must be able to survive long enough to perpetuate the species.
Outside of gameworld logic though there is also real world logic. CD Projekt Red are in a poor position at the moment in terms of whats happened to them since the launch of the game. Public image and fan trust are both low. They really need Cyberpunk to turn around one way or another. It may have sold well enough in its own right, but at this moment in time how well would Cyberpunk 2 sell?
Fixing more bugs, adding more DLC, giving the game at least the option of a better ending are all things that will help bring players who have already bought Cyberpunk, back to the game and therefore possibly into Cyberpunk 2.
It may also extend the shelf life of the game somewhat, as I know at least a couple of people who are interested in Cyberpunk but wont purchase it until the game gets sorted out.
As I said before none of this is anything more than speculation, CD Prjekt Red could keep shooting themselves in the foot. We will just have to wait and see.
