About my character
I picked up the game and started with the Corpo path because the edginess appealed to me. There are no winners and losers? Fuck yeah. Lets fuck everyone over and laugh my way to the bank. But throughout my journey I actually found myself getting softer and more sympathetic, especially when you do the quests with Judy and learn about her upbringing, and how her childhood town was pretty much fucked over due to corporate greed. And finally, after finishing the Panam storyline I was hellbent on going with a nomad ending. No exceptions.
The point of no return
At the point of no return I made a save file before the big decision.
So at this point I knew I was going to end the game with the Panam ending, but I decided to save "the best for last" and try out the Arasaka ending first for shits and giggles. There were no giggles. If the Johnny ending was depressing then this the Arasaka ending is a shotgun blast to the chest.
Saving the best for last - 'Bittersweet' Ending
And here we are. After experimenting with the Johnny and Arasaka ending I deleted those saves and rolled back to the decision point again and selected Panam, the choice I wanted all along. And man is it a breath of fresh air. Relative to the Johnny and Arasaka ending the Panam ending is objectively "good". But if I'm being honest, it's actually more of a bittersweet vibe.
Yeah, you're still going to die. But at least you'll die with your family by your side. And with that, I truly feel like I've left Night City on a high note.
I picked up the game and started with the Corpo path because the edginess appealed to me. There are no winners and losers? Fuck yeah. Lets fuck everyone over and laugh my way to the bank. But throughout my journey I actually found myself getting softer and more sympathetic, especially when you do the quests with Judy and learn about her upbringing, and how her childhood town was pretty much fucked over due to corporate greed. And finally, after finishing the Panam storyline I was hellbent on going with a nomad ending. No exceptions.
The point of no return
At the point of no return I made a save file before the big decision.
- I initially avoided Arasaka because they seemed crooked.
- I also avoided Panam because I assumed that there's a high probability that you pretty much sentence her and her clan to death. Would you really do that to your family? You know what they say, don't mix business with family. And Arasaka is a ruthless fucking business. It felt selfish.
So at this point I knew I was going to end the game with the Panam ending, but I decided to save "the best for last" and try out the Arasaka ending first for shits and giggles. There were no giggles. If the Johnny ending was depressing then this the Arasaka ending is a shotgun blast to the chest.
- Your friends and relationships? Ruined.
- Arasaka? More powerful than ever.
- Did you end up surviving? No. The illness is still terminal.
Saving the best for last - 'Bittersweet' Ending
And here we are. After experimenting with the Johnny and Arasaka ending I deleted those saves and rolled back to the decision point again and selected Panam, the choice I wanted all along. And man is it a breath of fresh air. Relative to the Johnny and Arasaka ending the Panam ending is objectively "good". But if I'm being honest, it's actually more of a bittersweet vibe.
Yeah, you're still going to die. But at least you'll die with your family by your side. And with that, I truly feel like I've left Night City on a high note.