I'm biased here, because DLC is something I rarely come play. It means a lot be able to have a single story, with good grounds for my head canon.
That said, my favorite is the first one I got. I went with Panam and Aldecados. I liked it because even if situation isn't good, it's still path for a life to continue and for that life, clan and second best education what there's available in universe is huge. For what's there is V, where he started, what time he has or not, it's still path for him to turn yet new page in his life. "Time to grow the fuck up Samurai!"
I really liked the other endings I played too and was surprised how they were well worth to experience.
Johnny and Rogue ending completes characters. It's interesting parallel that can me us question if Johnny was ever complete person despite engram, despite Alt despite anything and Rogue who was never made to engram to begin with. There's certain exploration of human themes there that is very important.
Arasaka ending, I had Takamura alive on my playthrough was also very powerful. I really liked how they used horror elements and then you wake up to reality, you hear the news, and you are one of the few people in the world to know, that the sociopath on top who has been hell bent to destroy the US since WW2, just ate his kid, and it's safe to say, there were need, he will eat anyone.
And all that comes down, through the every character we meet, from strangers with we see wandering on sidewalks, with their terrible D-class cyberware, they have no any idea, no access to this technology, they are just prey, through the social structure, via characters we meet and social class they presented, what is power.
It really goes deep into cyberpunk and it's themes, transhumanism, immortality solving problems via technology, but now we have a other problem.
That also goes to V becoming engram, Takemura explained how laws aren't updated to recognize that engrams are persons. So you become property, which then goes to themes also presented in other works such as Ghost in the Shell, powerful protagonist, who doesn't own her own body.
Essays could be written any of topics presented by endings, but I recommend reading some real life stuff instead.
That said, my favorite is the first one I got. I went with Panam and Aldecados. I liked it because even if situation isn't good, it's still path for a life to continue and for that life, clan and second best education what there's available in universe is huge. For what's there is V, where he started, what time he has or not, it's still path for him to turn yet new page in his life. "Time to grow the fuck up Samurai!"
I really liked the other endings I played too and was surprised how they were well worth to experience.
Johnny and Rogue ending completes characters. It's interesting parallel that can me us question if Johnny was ever complete person despite engram, despite Alt despite anything and Rogue who was never made to engram to begin with. There's certain exploration of human themes there that is very important.
Arasaka ending, I had Takamura alive on my playthrough was also very powerful. I really liked how they used horror elements and then you wake up to reality, you hear the news, and you are one of the few people in the world to know, that the sociopath on top who has been hell bent to destroy the US since WW2, just ate his kid, and it's safe to say, there were need, he will eat anyone.
And all that comes down, through the every character we meet, from strangers with we see wandering on sidewalks, with their terrible D-class cyberware, they have no any idea, no access to this technology, they are just prey, through the social structure, via characters we meet and social class they presented, what is power.
It really goes deep into cyberpunk and it's themes, transhumanism, immortality solving problems via technology, but now we have a other problem.
That also goes to V becoming engram, Takemura explained how laws aren't updated to recognize that engrams are persons. So you become property, which then goes to themes also presented in other works such as Ghost in the Shell, powerful protagonist, who doesn't own her own body.
Essays could be written any of topics presented by endings, but I recommend reading some real life stuff instead.
I almost want to do "The Devil" for Takemura, but won't...I'm re-playing as a Nomad now, will likely go for The Star again; will also do a manual save before PONR to try for the secret ending...my Corpo did not make it to 70% affinity with Silverhand; will try for this with the Nomad, and a Street Kid after that.
