This darn game, man. Just finished the suicide one and I'm over here crying. All the endings I've tried so far left me emotional. The first one where you work with Hanako felt sad, lonesome, and there was the guilt of helping make the world a worse place. I chose it because I wanted V to try and take action on her own. Trying to prolong her life without getting her other friends involved, and without a focus on Johnny. I chose to make her live out her 6 months. Also when I heard about Jackie's body being taken away by Arasaka for some reason I held out hope of encountering him again. When you do, it was sad, but made sense.
The ending with Panam started off feeling the opposite. V wasn't alone, was a part of a community. But she put all if them in danger. I'm wondering if this is the happy ending. Despite the heartbreaking losses, I guess there's hope for V's future. Glad I played a nomad, because it felt like V was going back to her roots. Gotta say when River basically dumps V, that was a surprise. His messages were so sweet in all of the endings I watched (especially the Arasaka one). Then he gets there and says V doesn't need him when she says she does. I understand wanting to stay and help his family, and not wanting to tie V down since he couldn't be there, but idk. It made that ending even more bittersweet along with Saul's traumatic death. Although I feared for Saul's life during most of the Aldecados related missions. His death came just when I thought he might be safe. And why was Vik so gruff with V? Because she didn't take the pills enough earlier? Otherwise who would rush to kill themselves? And is she basically an engram in her own body?
The suicide ending fit the tone of the game well, I mean all of the ones I was did. I could understand the choice and not wanting to cause more bloodshed. The messages from V's friends were well done, showing their grief reflected through their different personalities. Another thing, for some reason it was jarring seeing a third person cutscene with V. Like my mind was loving and rejecting it at the same time because that wasn't a thing anywhere else. Wish there could have been more. I found myself invested in these characters, this world and had the motivation to see the story through. Really enjoyed the experience. That said, I think I need a long break before trying to play the other endings. I guess my heart needs it.
The ending with Panam started off feeling the opposite. V wasn't alone, was a part of a community. But she put all if them in danger. I'm wondering if this is the happy ending. Despite the heartbreaking losses, I guess there's hope for V's future. Glad I played a nomad, because it felt like V was going back to her roots. Gotta say when River basically dumps V, that was a surprise. His messages were so sweet in all of the endings I watched (especially the Arasaka one). Then he gets there and says V doesn't need him when she says she does. I understand wanting to stay and help his family, and not wanting to tie V down since he couldn't be there, but idk. It made that ending even more bittersweet along with Saul's traumatic death. Although I feared for Saul's life during most of the Aldecados related missions. His death came just when I thought he might be safe. And why was Vik so gruff with V? Because she didn't take the pills enough earlier? Otherwise who would rush to kill themselves? And is she basically an engram in her own body?
The suicide ending fit the tone of the game well, I mean all of the ones I was did. I could understand the choice and not wanting to cause more bloodshed. The messages from V's friends were well done, showing their grief reflected through their different personalities. Another thing, for some reason it was jarring seeing a third person cutscene with V. Like my mind was loving and rejecting it at the same time because that wasn't a thing anywhere else. Wish there could have been more. I found myself invested in these characters, this world and had the motivation to see the story through. Really enjoyed the experience. That said, I think I need a long break before trying to play the other endings. I guess my heart needs it.