Question about ending so, SPOILERS obviously...

[Vepar]

I just did the Aldecados ending, decided to stay in my body and go away.

After there's the voice mail thing in the credits. Characters say the calls go to voicemail... Does this mean V is dead at that point?

Also... Why is Takemura angry at me? Started off as some tangent about poems samurais wrote before seppuku, and then told me to rot in hell... Is this because i didn't go with his plan and Hanako?

Anyway... I'm off to play some more endings see if i can find a less depressing one. :P

[Zebedee]

My take on the voicemail is that V just can't be contacted. Everyone leaving a message in that ending seems to be expecting V to be alive to hear their message, but the endings leave it for you to head canon what happens next.

Takemura is loyal to Arasaka, so yeah, he's not going to be happy with V if his world gets turned upside down.

[lilac]

in the aldecaldos ending hanako is confirmed dead on the radio, probably killed by alt, to me it also implies that takemura is about to kill himself 0_0

[Vepar]

Originally posted by sasha:

in the aldecaldos ending hanako is confirmed dead on the radio, probably killed by alt, to me it also implies that takemura is about to kill himself 0_0

Oh, I missed that part!
I mean, makes sense, Alt killed practically everyone there. And yes, I also took that as his death note, that he's about to kill himself. :(

All in all, both Aldecados endings were depressing... V either has 6 months to live or ends up a construct in Cyberspace absorbed by Alt whatever that means.

Gonna play the corpo ending tomorrow.

Oh, and, I don't have the DLC, I hear there's another ending with that so no spoilers please, I'll buy the dlc eventually. But I'm taking a break from Cyberpunk after I see the endings available to me, it's a surprisingly heavy game. I love it!

Originally posted by Zebedee:

My take on the voicemail is that V just can't be contacted. Everyone leaving a message in that ending seems to be expecting V to be alive to hear their message, but the endings leave it for you to head canon what happens next.

Takemura is loyal to Arasaka, so yeah, he's not going to be happy with V if his world gets turned upside down.

Yeah, could be. Also, some voicemails were weird because in the ending that I went with Aldecados, Mitch talks to V as if he's not with them anymore. Even though Panam kinda implies they're still together and with the nomads.

[Nar!]

No she's not dead. She's just not picking up. If you played female V and romanced Judy and did the Aldecados ending, you'll see Judy calling you while you're making breakfast. You then interrupt Judy's deep thoughts with "Breakfast is ready!". So V is just putting down the holo calls for the time being.

Takemura is very upset because you let Hanako get murdered in his eyes by not agreeing to her deal, which Takemura urged you to trust and accept because he wanted to protect her at all costs.


Do the Devil Ending to learn more about Takemura's intentions. It's pretty awesome imho.

[NorthernDavid]

honestly if you play a female V and romance Judy, she basically also says she went deliberately to the voicemail...at least in the nomad ending. I took that as Judy trying to give V a message when she knew V couldn't answer to say stuff she didn't really know how to say to V face to face.

[Vepar]

Originally posted by Nar!:

Spoiler reply ahead:

No she's not dead. She's just not picking up. If you played female V and romanced Judy and did the Aldecados ending, you'll see Judy calling you while you're making breakfast. You then interrupt Judy's deep thoughts with "Breakfast is ready!". So V is just putting down the holo calls for the time being.

Takemura is very upset because you let Hanako get murdered in his eyes by not agreeing to her deal, which Takemura urged you to trust and accept because he wanted to protect her at all costs.

Do the Devil Ending to learn more about Takemura's intentions. It's pretty awesome imho.

Ah cool. But still, not "cured" and about to die right?

The devil ending is siding with Hanako right? I'll do that tomorrow. :)

Also, I do t think the spoiler tags are needed unless they're for me. I out the spoiler warning at the title so I assume only people who finished the game will read the thread.

Can't hurt of course. :)

[Vepar]

Originally posted by NorthernDavid:

honestly if you play a female V and romance Judy, she basically also says she went deliberately to the voicemail...at least in the nomad ending. I took that as Judy trying to give V a message when she knew V couldn't answer to say stuff she didn't really know how to say to V face to face.

Ah cool, thanks! Next time imoaly the game I might play a female V. We'll see. :)

[Tokenn]

Finding a less depressing ending to V's story...ummm.

This game is not about happy endings.. I find it to be a meditation on the futility of searching for glory and fame...kind of a modern/future morality play.

[Vepar]

Originally posted by Tokenn:

Finding a less depressing ending to V's story...ummm.

This game is not about happy endings.. I find it to be a meditation on the futility of searching for glory and fame...kind of a modern/future morality play.

Yeah, I know this sorry is pretty heavy, that's why I like it. I was just saying that. :)

Definitely giving me SOMA vibes throughout, and the ending got me feeling similar to Shadowrun Hong Kong, the bonus missions.

So it's definitely a good story, and I love it, don't get me wrong. :)

[Nar!]

Yeah, so after beating the game, you're left knowing you have 6 months or maybe longer (Alt Cunningham says this to you in cyberspace). What some of us like to hope, is that maybe V will find a solution in that time frame for a cure. But of course we'll never know what transpired until maybe when the follow up game finally arrives.

Now.... there is a special Phantom Liberty ending that reaches over to the base game ending. But I won't say anything because you mentioned you haven't played it yet. I'll let you see that one for yourself. It's beautifully done. ;)

Enjoy the rest of your journey with the remaining endings.

[Flamboyant]

im on my 1st playthrough and i specifically want to escape town with judy and send johnny with alt, and then see what happens in the dlc after 2 years. Well, i expect panam and judy to be there but we will see i guess
i try to avoid PL missions till im done with side quests and base game, no idea if its the right way

[Mander]

Originally posted by Tokenn:

Finding a less depressing ending to V's story...ummm.

This game is not about happy endings.. I find it to be a meditation on the futility of searching for glory and fame...kind of a modern/future morality play.

We're in a cyberpunk story after all.
Heroes and baddies and happy endings are an aberration for the genre. Here, we just have protagonists with interesting stories.
And personally, I find it liberating by contrast: a truer character study, without moralistic compulsions of any kind…
For the price of having many hopes snuffed out before their time.

[Mander]

Originally posted by Flamboyant:

im on my 1st playthrough and i specifically want to escape town with judy and send johnny with alt, and then see what happens in the dlc after 2 years. Well, i expect panam and judy to be there but we will see i guess
i try to avoid PL missions till im done with side quests and base game, no idea if its the right way

This is the way.
If you want to enjoy the full "flavor” PL has to offer, complete every major quest in Night City (Pyramid Song, Ward, Aldecaldos) up to “Search and Destroy.”
After that, you can go PL without problem…
OR, if you don’t want to postpone exploring Dogtown (which is fair, the DLC area is a treat), you can complete the first step of the DLC and after that you can put the story on hold for as long as you want: PL main questiline isn’t on a timer.

[Sygon]

Two things - the Aldecaldo ending ist the "best" aka the least depressing and soul scorching ending, and to your question regarding Takemura: His job is to protect the head of the Arasaka family and since hes openly rebelling against Yorinobu, his head of the Family is Hanako. Now - In the scenes between her sending the proxy to you and NOCTUN (the talk in the hotel) you get to let known that Yorinobu plans to liquidate her, shes the only threat to his status. When Attacking the Arasaka tower, Yorinobu uses the chaos and sends a team to liquidate her. Alt has very little against Hanako, in other words Hanakos existence is without consequences and thus significance to Alt.

[Mander]

Originally posted by Sygon:

Two things - the Aldecaldo ending ist the "best" aka the least depressing and soul scorching ending, and to your question regarding Takemura: His job is to protect the head of the Arasaka family and since hes openly rebelling against Yorinobu, his head of the Family is Hanako. Now - In the scenes between her sending the proxy to you and NOCTUN (the talk in the hotel) you get to let known that Yorinobu plans to liquidate her, shes the only threat to his status. When Attacking the Arasaka tower, Yorinobu uses the chaos and sends a team to liquidate her. Alt has very little against Hanako, in other words Hanakos existence is without consequences and thus significance to Alt.

Mileage may vary, depending on how you “lived” the story through your V eyes.
Personally, I think the “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (secret) ending, is the best of the bunch.