Why the cop out ending?

[Great Mighty Poo]

That was perhaps one of the most unwarrented endings Ive ever seen. "We found that YOUR GONNA PLAY IT AGAIN FOR THE SAME ENDING AND NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE!" A blatant slap up side the head with your laziness in coming up with a satisfying ending. Hope that changes later.

[lymerik]

There's more than one ending. I've beaten the game multiple times and got different endings.

[Senlin]

There are multiple endings, but to be honest none of those I've seen (I think I saw 3) is very satisfying. For some reason the worst one is when you win with all crewmembers.

[pinback]

I think the ending is hilariously meta, and kind of perfect in its way. Oh, so THAT'S why I keep playing it over and over and over...

[Rodoch]

Originally posted by pinback:

I think the ending is hilariously meta, and kind of perfect in its way. Oh, so THAT'S why I keep playing it over and over and over...

I agree with you.

[Pothocket]

Originally posted by pinback:

I think the ending is hilariously meta, and kind of perfect in its way. Oh, so THAT'S why I keep playing it over and over and over...

Yeah, it's kind of a lazy narrative twist but at least it's appropriate to the gameplay of doing runs over and over again.

I don't really mind though, I'm glad the game budget went into the actual game and not the stuff that happens in between gameplay.

[Ouroboros]

I don't really get the 'best' ending. I reached the anomaly with four survivors and no cannibalism. And my reward is that... Mars turned blueish white? I'm kinda confused here.

[pinback]

It's the same ending, story-wise, just told in a different fashion.

You're still stuck on the damn ship, doomed to repeat the horrors, over and over and over, forever.

Sux 2 b u

[Knight Lamune]

There are more uniqe endings in this game then in Mass Effect 3.

Suck it, EA.

[pinback]

^^ /drops mic

[codexus]

I don't think the best ending is the same:

The way I interpret the best ending. They destroy the anomaly but die in the process. As a result they escape the endless cycle of repeating their journey.

So it's sort of similar to the Buddhist concept of escaping the cycle of reincarnation and suffering by reaching nirvana.

Anyway I'm not saying this is the one correct interpretation. That's just how I personally make sense of it.

[pinback]

Well, there's only one way to settle this.

Devs?

What the hell happens? :)

[Pothocket]

Originally posted by pinback:

Well, there's only one way to settle this.

Devs?

What the hell happens? :)

I think it's pretty obvious: Midichlorians

[Killermarmot]

Codexus you are pretty spot on :)

Also, this is just the second of three games that exist in this universe. ;-)

[pinback]

Wait what?

Gimme the other two immediately!

Also, that interpretation is much cooler than my own. Fantastic.

[Killermarmot]

Laserlife is out on PC/Mac http://store.steampowered.com/app/323040/! and PS4 and Xbone. It is a music rythm game exploring the memories of J. Cross (the astronaut killed in the opening moments of Tharsis).

The other game is still a secret :)