17k "different" endings...

[ez game ez life]

Supposedly there are over 17,000 different endings to the story.
We all know that this number is hopelessly inflated.
How many do you think there will be in reality?

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Mrblurr:

They are basically like Mass Effect 3. Same cutscene with slightly different colors. You'll see certain characters doing slightly different things with a voiceover of which path you took for that character. I'd agree with about 5 actual different endings.

Just think about it guys. How long would it take to make a 10 minute cutscene, that's UNIQUE, 17000 times. You are talking about a lifetime of work that 90% of players will only see 1 (maybe 2) of those endings. If this were 2050 and there was an AI doing all of the endings I'd say 'maybe'.

my geuss is the final cutscene is simply generated depending on what choices you did during your playthrough. No need for AI, just clever code.

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

Originally posted by ez game ez life:

yes I know, my question is how many truly different endings do you expect

To expand my theory:

I think we'll have at least two endings: Good and Evil. There may be a third "neutral" ending. Then, there's the "premature end to the story" ending that some games like PS:T have. And there's potentially the super-secret 100% completion pro gamer ending. That's five at most.

I hope there will be at least one bad premature ending when you simply mess up

[Nox]

Dev clarified that those are variations.

Imagine the game like a spider web, everyone starts on the different outer thread, and everyone tries to get into the middle, you can jump back and forth between different threads (plots), and it evolves based on your decisions.

The REAL endings are in the low double digits.

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Shibendo Smilando:

Dev clarified that those are variations.

Imagine the game like a spider web, everyone starts on the different outer thread, and everyone tries to get into the middle, you can jump back and forth between different threads (plots), and it evolves based on your decisions.

The REAL endings are in the low double digits.

20 REAL ones?

[Nox]

Originally posted by ez game ez life:

Originally posted by Shibendo Smilando:

Dev clarified that those are variations.

Imagine the game like a spider web, everyone starts on the different outer thread, and everyone tries to get into the middle, you can jump back and forth between different threads (plots), and it evolves based on your decisions.

The REAL endings are in the low double digits.

20 REAL ones?

Not specified the excact number.

[Yojo0o]

Originally posted by Shibendo Smilando:

Dev clarified that those are variations.

Imagine the game like a spider web, everyone starts on the different outer thread, and everyone tries to get into the middle, you can jump back and forth between different threads (plots), and it evolves based on your decisions.

The REAL endings are in the low double digits.

Even low double digits strikes me as surprisingly high.

[Hollywood]

I imagine it will be typical Larian style. It's usually not so much the endings that make a new play-through fun, but the various new questlines and banter that comes with choosing different character paths and companions. DOS:2 endings were all fairly similar, but the companion/MC banter was more than worth it to play multiple campaigns.

[Nox]

Originally posted by Yojo0o:

Originally posted by Shibendo Smilando:

Dev clarified that those are variations.

Imagine the game like a spider web, everyone starts on the different outer thread, and everyone tries to get into the middle, you can jump back and forth between different threads (plots), and it evolves based on your decisions.

The REAL endings are in the low double digits.

Even low double digits strikes me as surprisingly high.

My guess is

Ending for each companion if they are romanced. Endings for solo.

Ending if you are good / evil, if you are dark urge and resisted / gave in.

And if you used or have not used tadpoles.

[Chaosolous]

I almost never make it to the end of a game before I move on, I doubt this will be much different to be honest, maybe though. Starfield being out a month after this doesn't bode well though.

Not that I'll finish Starfield either.

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Chaosolous:

I almost never make it to the end of a game before I move on, I doubt this will be much different to be honest, maybe though. Starfield being out a month after this doesn't bode well though.

Not that I'll finish Starfield either.

I feel you, I finish maybe every 5th-10th game I start these days.
BG3 could actually be the exception again.

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Hollywood:

I imagine it will be typical Larian style. It's usually not so much the endings that make a new play-through fun, but the various new questlines and banter that comes with choosing different character paths and companions. DOS:2 endings were all fairly similar, but the companion/MC banter was more than worth it to play multiple campaigns.

I totally agree, but it would still be great if it had more than just one real ending (which I strongly believe it does).

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Maronchan:

Originally posted by ez game ez life:

did you read my post?

What exactly made you fit this hat into your head?

Quibbles aside, how many endings do you think it will have?

[Hevihenkka]

Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 also had 17k+ "different endings". By what NPCs you have in your party and what class you're playing as protagonist. Pretty sure this one is no exception, except we may actually get more endings this time than Throne of Bhaal had.

[ez game ez life]

Originally posted by Maronchan:

Originally posted by ez game ez life:

Quibbles aside, how many endings do you think it will have?

https://www.gamesradar.com/baldurs-gate-3s-lead-writer-on-the-spiderweb-formation-of-the-games-17000-endings/

10-12

Thanks for the link to this interview!

"In reality, the number of true endings will be in the very low double-digits, with thousands of possible variations depending on how you make your way through the game"

That's massive if truly more than 10 "real" endings.

[Klauth]

Originally posted by ez game ez life:

Originally posted by Maronchan:

https://www.gamesradar.com/baldurs-gate-3s-lead-writer-on-the-spiderweb-formation-of-the-games-17000-endings/

10-12

Thanks for the link to this interview!

"In reality, the number of true endings will be in the very low double-digits, with thousands of possible variations depending on how you make your way through the game"

That's massive if truly more than 10 "real" endings.

Well, yes, indeed.

We really don't want to endure the 3 Mass Effect 3 endings anymore...