EP 5: Polarized - Your ideal ending (SPOILERS)

[wy_mah98]

What is your ideal ending?

(SPOILERS)

I know what would NOT be ideal- letting Chloe die in order to stop the storm from ever happening. That's just a cliche and lazy writing done by the devs. Also, Chloe's death probably contributes nothing to stop the storm. (me in denial, crying, screaming) But yes, this ending will give Dontnod a bad name and the overall game will receive negative reviews. A masterpiece-to-be will no longer be remembered. It'll just be another game "with that stupid, predictable ending".

I would want Max to go back in time after everything happened, to when William passed away, and decide to stay with Chloe instead of moving to Seattle. That would do it for me. David Madsen would be the Max Caulfield of our original story and save Arcadia Bay from the Prescotts, thus preventing the storm from ever happening. (I believe the storm is caused by evil doings in town, instead of Max's use of her rewind powers.)

I hope for something more hopeful. There's this fan theory about the story surrounding the theme of "rebirth" instead of "death/fate", and that's where I'd like the story to go:
a) Nathan redeeming his bad deeds by saving Max from the Dark Room/giving himself to the police/revealing Prescotts' evil plots.

b) Rachel having a supernatural moment with Chloe and Frank, to apologize for hurting and lying to them.

c) Mr. Jefferson going to jail for being a prick and a psychopath, possibly doing community work while he's at it. (he probably doesn't deserve a second chance though, eh?)

d) David Madsen saving Max from the Dark Room/ruins whatever evil plot the Prescotts have for Arcadia Bay/starting to get accepted by Chloe.

e) Kate and Victoria seemed to have redeemed themselves already. Kate did nothing wrong in the first place (or so we think), and now she has the support she needs from her friends, Victoria was a bully, but she seemed to have felt shame after Kate's incident. She broke down, deleted the video and comforted Kate, and though these actions might be too little to mention, they are the first steps to redemption.

f) Frank saving Max from the Dark Room is also possible, if he had been investigating Rachel's whereabouts/forgiving Rachel and Chloe.

My ideal is not perfect. I just want all the characters to get a second chance and for Arcadia Bay to survive as well.

What about yours? Share it here :)

[SomeOven]

I think that...
If you choose to not tell the Principal about Nathan and say Warren to stop from beating up him, Nathan will help you to escape from the Dark Room.
If you choose to not shoot Frank, throw the bone at the parking lot and start to be friends with Frank(in Ep 4), he will help you to escape from the Dark Room.
If you choose to comfort Victoria and tell her about the Dark Room, she will help you to escape.
If you choose to not intervene David and Kate's chat in Ep 1, say that the drug in Ep 1 is not yours and defend David in Ep 3, he will help you to escape.
I think it would be cool if those things happened based on your choices.

[Connor]

hope there is difficult choices to make ,like kill/not kill jefferson (and even nathan) ,which photo to pick for time travel to save chloe and in the end decide the one who will die , max ,chloe or the town

[wy_mah98]

Originally posted by otakudbz:

I think that...
If you choose to not tell the Principal about Nathan and say Warren to stop from beating up him, Nathan will help you to escape from the Dark Room.
If you choose to not shoot Frank, throw the bone at the parking lot and start to be friends with Frank(in Ep 4), he will help you to escape from the Dark Room.
If you choose to comfort Victoria and tell her about the Dark Room, she will help you to escape.
If you choose to not intervene David and Kate's chat in Ep 1, say that the drug in Ep 1 is not yours and defend David in Ep 3, he will help you to escape.
I think it would be cool if those things happened based on your choices.

That's really interesting. I do hope that this happens. Not to mention that if you stopped Warren from beating Nathan, he'll still have his guns with him if anything happens. Cool theory! :)

[wy_mah98]

Originally posted by Kayla TheWeirdo:

i just want Nathan, Chloe and Max to be alive xD

DON'T WE ALL??? Perfect ending- nobody dies, fades out with happy scene of Chloe and Max hanging out.....

[wy_mah98]

Originally posted by Scooter:

hope there is difficult choices to make ,like kill/not kill jefferson (and even nathan) ,which photo to pick for time travel to save chloe and in the end decide the one who will die , max ,chloe or the town

Same here! I really have high expectations for this finale, and the devs HAVE to up their choice-making mechanic and have the players struggle to make a decision.

[Crynosaur]

Ultimately, I want that roadtrip ending to Portland with Max, Chloe and Kate. Y'know Going to tea shops and have tea sessions while Chloe is more than antsy to cause trouble.

And quite tbh, I don't care for the other cast other than being alive and well. Jefferson tortured beyond sanity ofc.

I also want to see the inevitable PTSD Max's going to develop due to the events of that week. She's due for a mental breakdown with all the ♥♥♥♥ that happened to her. A shame if I don't see that anywhere in the last episode.

[Kamisama]

Wait episode 5 to deal with tornado + not doing anything to stop it after 4 episodes = The tornado is going to hit Arcadia.
I imagine the last scene like that:

Max: "Chloe!"

Chloe is looking at the tornado....

Max: "Chloe! We have to go!"

Chloe: "I'm not going anywhere Max..." still looking at the tornado

Max: "Chloe...."

Chloe: "I loved her Max...I loved her so much. I only thought about getting revenge for her....for me. But now that it is over, what keeps me from staying in this world?"

Max: "You have your family Chloe, joyce, David, and me....And I need you."

Chloe: turning over Max and facing her "I know what you are trying to do Max. I'm happy that you came back to Arcadia. I'm happy that we were back together again. I'm happy that everytime I was about to die, you were there to save me. I don't know what could have happen if you were not here with me until now."

Max, walking towards Chloe: "Chloe...Please no."

Chloe: "Stay where you are Max. Or should I say: go! Leave Arcadia before it is too late."

Max: "I'm not going anywhere without you Chloe! I'm not going to let you die!"

Chloe: "I'm not asking you to save me. I'm asking you let me make my own decision. I want you...to let me go."

Max starts crying: "I can't Chloe, I can't..."

Chloe starts crying too: "Of course you can. All you have to do is going back in truck, and leave the city without me. I now you will. For me."

[prompt]
*Leaving*
*Persuade*
*Staying*
"Or Bitchslap the ♥♥♥♥ out of her and drag her to the truck (jk)"


*Leaving*

Max slowly steps back and leave.

Chloe looking at the tornado: "Thank you Max, I will never forget you. I will think of the three of us together, forever. Now go, and don't look back. See you around."

Persuade won't change anything and you'll still have to choose one of the two choices: "Leaving" or "Staying"

I think about the choice Staying but for now I don't know how I could think of it without making it sound like "you die, I die, because BFF 4 EVA <3"

Voila.

[Agent Janek]

Originally posted by Hywéon:

Voila.

Oh my god, that was beautiful and of course sad to read man :/

[Kamisama]

Originally posted by Johny(SVK):

Originally posted by Hywéon:

Voila.

Oh my god, that was beautiful and of course sad to read man :/

I was inspired by that last music they did not use yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqxqC4xrDfQ and I want to believe it will be use as the credits song ^^

[Avalanche]

The likelihood of this happening is very remote, the choices made tend to never make much of a difference, i mean only a few major choices make a difference, like saving Kate, which was planned by the developers, save or don't save kinda thing, but for everyone to make a choice where you can make 5+ different choices that will affect things differently, the developers will likely not make them make a difference, only make specific things require like 3+ choices that benefit choice b, which will cause choice c and if you do 2 or less, results in choice d......not really much at all.

I just want a happy ending for Max and Chloe and their friends obviously, Rachel.......i want her dead, not that i don't like her, i just don't want Max to lose out on her chance with Chloe, if we found out in episode 5 that Rachel was alive all along, but trapped, would you think Max would be able to compete with Rachel when Chloe is concerned?

[wy_mah98]

Originally posted by Lithari:

The likelihood of this happening is very remote, the choices made tend to never make much of a difference, i mean only a few major choices make a difference, like saving Kate, which was planned by the developers, save or don't save kinda thing, but for everyone to make a choice where you can make 5+ different choices that will affect things differently, the developers will likely not make them make a difference, only make specific things require like 3+ choices that benefit choice b, which will cause choice c and if you do 2 or less, results in choice d......not really much at all.

I just want a happy ending for Max and Chloe and their friends obviously, Rachel.......i want her dead, not that i don't like her, i just don't want Max to lose out on her chance with Chloe, if we found out in episode 5 that Rachel was alive all along, but trapped, would you think Max would be able to compete with Rachel when Chloe is concerned?

The thought of seeing Rachel with Max and Chloe is kinda depressing to be honest. I picture Max standing aside with Chloe getting all emotional and excited to see Rachel again, while Rachel's just crying and wondering, "Who the heck is this hippie?" The trio won't work, in my opinion. Max left Chloe when Chloe needed her the most. Rachel appeared when Chloe needed someone. It's plain cruel for Chloe. BUT Rachel is pretty dead, so none of this will happen. (I think)

[wy_mah98]

Originally posted by Hywéon:

Originally posted by Johny(SVK):

Oh my god, that was beautiful and of course sad to read man :/

I was inspired by that last music they did not use yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqxqC4xrDfQ and I want to believe it will be use as the credits song ^^

That song bothers me a lot...makes me picture all sorts of horrible things happening to our beloved characters. It makes me picture Max having a mental breakdown all alone with everything going wrong, and everyone around her is in pain but she no longer knows what to do to help them. (getting way too emotional right there silly me) GOD. Episode 5 can't come soon enough.

[wy_mah98]

Originally posted by Veril:

Ultimately, I want that roadtrip ending to Portland with Max, Chloe and Kate. Y'know Going to tea shops and have tea sessions while Chloe is more than antsy to cause trouble.

And quite tbh, I don't care for the other cast other than being alive and well. Jefferson tortured beyond sanity ofc.

I also want to see the inevitable PTSD Max's going to develop due to the events of that week. She's due for a mental breakdown with all the ♥♥♥♥ that happened to her. A shame if I don't see that anywhere in the last episode.

Yes to your last point. I really hope Max has some kind of moment to herself, to think about all the things that happened and really, truly cry. She needs a pat on the back for trying so hard to fix things, and I hope the devs will realize that letting her do all these ♥♥♥♥ without showing a scene of her at least feeling stressed out is pretty unrealistic.

[NicoBishop]

for me - the perfect ending is ending where survive Chloe and Max. And i dont care about other characters

[Белый Кот]

My perfect ending:
1) Should have good explanation of time travel and eco-disasters
2) Should have at least some changes based on your choices
Survival and happiness of any characters are optional for me - I don't mind to have a happy ending, but better to have a sad one, then cheap good one.

Also it will be nice, if player can really choose fate of some characters by his actions. It's quite boring to see that X survives, Y dies no matter what from other games - scenes with Kate and Frank were exactly what I want to get for some other people.