If I want to go in that rabbit hole I'll play that way. So next playthrough I'll find out on my own.
This is an ending that could be the one if some details were changed, because as yo use, everyone sees it differently, which fits the theme of the game. But yah, one happy ending would still be needed definetly.
But then the question becomes what is a "recording" of a consciousness -- I did some musing on how the sense of self plays out in this whole thing just a couple pages back that I think you might find relevant.
Wait, scavangers kidnapped you? Is that part of a side story? You see this is what I am so annoyed about. I keep finding out cool stuff about the game and gameplay, like that you can hide bodies in your own car trunk. But because of the ending it just feels so painful to touch my V again at that checkpoint just before the elevator. And with that making exploring the game and city all the more difficult.
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In the Arasaka ending you get a brain surgery that doesn't use the soulkiller. Granted you still die in 6 month. But without any tempering with your consciousness.
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Great thing! Enjoy!
Yeah, I loved both Witcher 1 and 2 as well. 3 was a great ending to the trilogy. I actually played through 1 and 2 earlier this year. Still as good as ever (if you can get over 1's combat), I can only imagine what we could have gotten with the writing prowess we had then.
Jokes on you same ending! GOTCHA!
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Yeah, well the dialogue through act 1 is kind of weird. You can choose to have V excited about the major leagues, then V gets really jarring angry dialogue here about Jackie's major league. It's kind of a complete mess.
Regardless of my waxing philosophical, there is one thing I do know, my bigger takeaway from all of this.
CDPR has stated in their emergency call that they are aware that how the game has released has caused the 'loss of gamers' trust and reputation that they've been building for decades'
If they're solely focused on rebuilding that, like I hope they are, then they'll at least consider everything that's been said in this thread.
Wish I could go more into detail in this, but I finished a ten hour shift and my head is a little crispy.
CDPR has stated in their emergency call that they are aware that how the game has released has caused the 'loss of gamers' trust and reputation that they've been building for decades'
If they're solely focused on rebuilding that, like I hope they are, then they'll at least consider everything that's been said in this thread.
Wish I could go more into detail in this, but I finished a ten hour shift and my head is a little crispy.
Absolutely understandable.
Not to be a broken record but...my second suggestion in my original reply here (6 pages ago now, I think? Thread is growing fast!) was that right after the Johnny Engram first appears, V could go find his old Cyberware arm in the landfill and then graft it on, tricking the Relic into believing that the process is complete and that V has become Johnny. This would halt the damage and essentially put V in a condition where as long as she takes her meds, she'll live. It would even allow for the visions of Johnny to stick around and make sense, since he's still there, but the Relic is no longer eating her brain, basically.
This would, as I understand it, do what you're asking for. V would never interact with Soulkiller. She'd still have the Relic in her head, but the Relic isn't Soulkiller - it only puts data it, it doesn't remove it. It just so happens that by installing this new data, it has to overwrite what's already there.
Anyhow, it's a clean, lore-friendly solution that CDPR could implement with no impact on the rest of the game. It would simply terminate the remaining main quests and put the game in "free roam" mode, basically. And since you could, technically, do this any time prior to the "point of no return" then technically, it would only seal off the other endings, provided you wait late enough to do it.
it's a side. a dude in Japan-town (I think? you meet there with Elizabeth in Bunraku quest) offers you to see some kind of transcendental braindance which can only be played on his device, and if you agree, you wake up in the same lair V and Jackie were raiding in the beginning with all your things stollen. Johnny says he's stuck in the head of the dumbest merc in NC, which actually made me chuckle.
probably a minority opinion, but I love TW1's combat system. it's so satisfying to find that perfect rhythm and just let Geralt do his thing, watching blood spilling all over the place. ah.
Yeah, I just say that so people don't get the wrong idea. I don't think it's that bad, I don't think it's that good either. I've seen WAY worse from other games of the time though.
hooboy, we're moving into the memes territory. who gonna order the cupcakes?
It's like I was saying earlier, you kind of have to get into the right mindset to play this again currently, after knowing how limited your choice actually is. It can still be played and enjoyed, it just leaves a bitter taste in your mouth thinking you actually had choice.
Good one! Post that shit on reddit we might get more traction that way.