[Spoilers] The only logical ending

[The Illusion]

There are six possible endings: You blow up Talos 1 and go down with it, you blow up Talos 1 and escape in the shuttle, you activate the wave thingy or you abandon ship in an escape pod (this one isnt an actual ending since it just kills you), you kill everyone and end it, you kill everyone except Dahl and escape with him. However, since Alex is alive in the end, blowing up Talos 1 cant be the conical ending as he doesnt escape (at least I dont think so) and escaping in the pod also doesnt end with him living. So only the wave thingy ending actually works with what we know.

However, the actual events might be different given that the entire simulation was put together with only Morgan's memories, so there might have been other options (I wonder if its possible to just let the Apex eat the station...)

Just wanted to point this out.

[Lar Dass]

Yeah the whole point of the ending is that there is technically no true canon ending, most of them could have been what the real morgan did. The neurowave is the best one but again, its all dependant on morgan's mind at the time. Since we arent on talos 1 in the ending though i have to believe she didnt use the neurowave on the typhon and that talos 1 did end up getting destroyed

[The Illusion]

Originally posted by Lar Dass:

Yeah the whole point of the ending is that there is technically no true canon ending, most of them could have been what the real morgan did. The neurowave is the best one but again, its all dependant on morgan's mind at the time. Since we arent on talos 1 in the ending though i have to believe she didnt use the neurowave on the typhon and that talos 1 did end up getting destroyed

For all we know the entire thing wasnt actually what happened at all and the memories being used was only to establish a framework for the events, but the events are entirely fabricated. Would be nice to see another game or 12 in the universe...

[Lar Dass]

Originally posted by The Illusion:

Originally posted by Lar Dass:

Yeah the whole point of the ending is that there is technically no true canon ending, most of them could have been what the real morgan did. The neurowave is the best one but again, its all dependant on morgan's mind at the time. Since we arent on talos 1 in the ending though i have to believe she didnt use the neurowave on the typhon and that talos 1 did end up getting destroyed

For all we know the entire thing wasnt actually what happened at all and the memories being used was only to establish a framework for the events, but the events are entirely fabricated. Would be nice to see another game or 12 in the universe...

true point, sadly prey is dead since arkane austin shut down

[ULTRA]

The entire story is almost explicitly stated to be a test for the Typhon's conscience and not literal fact. That's why January spends the entire game going, "wow that was an interesting choice you made there, I don't know if I'd make that one, because I'm not human, like you definitely are"

I wouldn't be surprised if there were plans for Morgan to be just another character in the sequel and it was his/her whole plan to set up the simulation, since the in-game fictional simulation was his/her idea also. Possibly even an antagonist? The game flirts with that Quaid/Hauser thing from Total Recall constantly.

[level 30 yogurt male]

Originally posted by ULTRA:

The entire story is almost explicitly stated to be a test for the Typhon's conscience and not literal fact. That's why January spends the entire game going, "wow that was an interesting choice you made there, I don't know if I'd make that one, because I'm not human, like you definitely are"

I wouldn't be surprised if there were plans for Morgan to be just another character in the sequel and it was his/her whole plan to set up the simulation, since the in-game fictional simulation was his/her idea also. Possibly even an antagonist? The game flirts with that Quaid/Hauser thing from Total Recall constantly.

I thought January said that to dissuade you from taking Typhon power implants and compromising your humanity

[TieDyeShyGuy]

Reacting accordingly to the stimuli provided. With the memories or lack thereof you have. Most will attempt to save everyone. A very human response to an environment with an alien threat. You might even take a few matters into your own hands and perhaps make a few questionable grey choices. Still very human in ones responses.

In the end you take either choice.
The facade fades. Neither choice mattered. or perhaps neither choice was known for the simulation you were put through. Turns out. You arent human you are a typhon but you were forced to feel human. forced to experience traumas and various amounts of pain boarding on life threatening experiences (as far as your aware). That would affect any human in a variety of ways. You might even lash out in anger.

In the end killing alex and the rest might be the most "human" response showing that implanting mirror neurons into the typhon that "you" are truly worked. That those neurons really made a difference. That you can feel empathy for others and emotions seemingly in general. But that you can also feel rage and hatred and especially empathy for your own kind and the gruesome experimentation alex performed on your kind day in day out. yourself included. as this was just another day of testing for alex yet another round of torture. Nothing to him. Everything to you. yet the start of all things new for you and the rest of the typhons

"Meeting Bison was the most important day of your life. but for me. It was tuesday"




Tl'dr
Id say if there was a canon ending.
It would be a full empathy/save everyone playthrough ending with killing alex.
How. Very. Human.

Not the best or the happiest. But it does make "sense"