I loved all the endings. I think I understand (a bit) the happy ending wishes but those actual endings are so cool. I wished we had more impact on the world before we die tho. Like a hero who saved everyone but himself, would have been dope for me.
Wow, so many disappointed people... I was in tears when I got to the end, but I agree with CDPR's vision that Night City can't be beat (no one did) and it ends perfectly. It's the future, and a happy ending isn't for everyone, especially for those trying to become legends. They repeatedly said that they want to create ART, not just games and this is what they delivered - Deep, sad and poetic experience.
"Would you rather live in peace as Mr. Nobody... or go down for all times in a blaze of glory?" ~ Dexter DeShawn
"Would you rather live in peace as Mr. Nobody... or go down for all times in a blaze of glory?" ~ Dexter DeShawn
Others would call it edge-lord writing that forces emotions in a cheap and overused way in most kind of media. But especially Video games.
But, to be fair, to each their own. If you enjoyed it, I am happy for you.
But I'd like to still recommend reading more on the thread as the problem isn't just with the existing endings, but rather what details they contain.
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The thing most ppl dont like is the lack of choice before the ending. i dont mind bittersweet or sad endings personaly but the lack of any meeningfull input pisses me off ^^
Wish i had a choice for that first buddy. None of the endings are close to poetic, just because they are edgy, they aint poetic.
Art? Art? Really? If they wanna make art, make a movie or write a book. Also art is presented when finished, not when its 30% done.
I wasn't presented the option for neither in my game. Also they said I can't save the world but I can save myself. Apparently can't do that either.
most players would agree with this if the main character was not hysterical about survival
hints of the ending began with the first words of the launch trailer, but the game does not lead to this
Yes yes and yes it needs a ghost in the shell style ending so badly
isn't for ANYBODY. They decided that their artistic vision superseded player agency in an RPG that advertised meaningful player choices.
But they can create art. But they also need to find a group that want this kind of art.
From the look on this thread and many more here and in the wide net it looks like not many people are into this kind of “art”.
Whats more important people will remember this kind of art next time they will be thinking about buying next iteration of their art.
Bioware tested this kind of artistic integrity to the bitter end.
In match art vs. audience, audience always wins.
Tbh I really didn't see the whole "die as a legend or fade away" narrative have any presence after act 2. From act two V's only concern is to find answers and to save themselves.
Judging by the lingering question from Dex, I was expecting two kind of endings. Either survive the chip and end up staying a nobody, or accept the futility of searching for a cure and embrace Jhonny's ideals and finish what he started 50 years ago.
Neither of it was offered to me. Instead after finding out that the cure I thought could work only did half a job and now I'm gonna die of brain cancer. Who the hell wants to play a game where in the end they are just going to slowly die from a terminal disease? In the middle of a fucking pandemic?!
Judging by the lingering question from Dex, I was expecting two kind of endings. Either survive the chip and end up staying a nobody, or accept the futility of searching for a cure and embrace Jhonny's ideals and finish what he started 50 years ago.
Neither of it was offered to me. Instead after finding out that the cure I thought could work only did half a job and now I'm gonna die of brain cancer. Who the hell wants to play a game where in the end they are just going to slowly die from a terminal disease? In the middle of a fucking pandemic?!
I still maintain there should be 3 basic principles for the endings.
1.) Johnny stays without a timelimit and the other goes to cyberspace
2.) V stays stays without a timelimit and the other goes to cyberspace
3.) V and Johnny merge without a timelimit.
4,) Both die
And then structure the different selctions around those basic principles and of course make it dependent on what happens in your playthrough.
Honestly, V is considered a top-tier mercenary after a heist and is already worth his own drink in Afterlife (Jackie has one, but to get one you need one last thing - you have to be dead)
I also understand the point of view of everyone here and agree that there should also be a happy ending.
Tbh I didn't even care for a happy ending. if CDPR wanted to tell a story about futility, then at least they could have offered me a proper closure in the end. But in the end I just felt betrayed and bitter... not something that I wanna experience again in the game.
yeah, it's a lukewarm soap opera tragedy that's been stamped onto all endings. Like they had no confidence that the endings they'd crafted had any merit.
Mate.
Plot-cancer cause reasons is neither going down in a blaze of glory nor die in peace as Mr nobody.
This is not art, it's lazy, because of all the contradictions presented.
V is the only one getting plot cancer, because the arasakas are close relatives? OK - lazy but possible. But why doesn't get johnny (after the complete upload) cancer? After all, the restructuring process and the incanpatible tissue cause it, as explained by the scientists.
The problems are the contradictions leading to plot-cancer in addition to being absolutely bad writing to kill off the protagonist cause reasons.
You don't kill the protagonist of a story because it's convenient. Kill the protagonist in a meaningful way (we don't get that either) or dont do it at all.
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Actually it makes it even better for my tastes. I think the endings aren't what is to be modified in this game, it's what comes before. Like what you do before, your choices, would "force" you to get one of those endings, it woud have been better imo. Also more quality content (obv), so you get more attached to the world etc. I realy think this game could have been a masterpiece.
This quote would make sense if there actually would be a choice about it. As it turns out there isn't. My V has more money than she can spend, drives the most expensive and most exclusive cars in the world, has the best gear and takes down even the hardiest combatants like they are nothing more than trash. So where is my choice to just be content with that?
I was attached to V and the world plenty already. That is why I was so upset about my ending.