I keep hearing about so many endings?

[Raxus]

Okay so I want this game but I keep hearing that there are oodles of different endings. To access them, do you have to re-fight all the same bosses and all the same sidequests and gather all the same equipment again?
I'm coming at this from dark souls and thinking in terms of an ng+ type system. How does this differ from that? Like are there new bosses and new quests for each ending, or is it kinda like there might be one or two new guys here and there?

Thank you for any help <(^ ^)>

[Scorpix]

After ending the 3rd game you will get chapter select. Only 5 first are main. Other are jokes and you can get them by doing some actions like removing os chip or running away from battle area etc.

[Raxus]

"after ending the third game"
Does this mean I have to play the game three times (or 5 or however many) through? How short is it that this is possible in a reasonable time frame?

[Grimscribe]

Originally posted by raxus4:

"after ending the third game"
Does this mean I have to play the game three times (or 5 or however many) through? How short is it that this is possible in a reasonable time frame?

No. You will only have to play the game twice, and only the first part.

To get ending A, you play the game till you get it.

Then you will start over the game, but there are many changes to both mechanics and story that make it fresh again. Once you reach the same point, you get ending B.

But then the game keeps going and you play all new stuff from then on, no repeats, to get endings C/D/E, and those are the 5 main endings.

Basically you play the first half of the game. Then you replay it with many changes. Then you unlock the second half of the game and only need to play it once. It sounds weird but it works very well in practice.

You're looking at anywhere from 40-70 hours to get all 5 main story endings, pretty standard for an rpg

[Bombast]

Originally posted by raxus4:

"after ending the third game"
Does this mean I have to play the game three times (or 5 or however many) through? How short is it that this is possible in a reasonable time frame?

There's three play throughs. First one is probably about 20ish hours, second probably 12ish, third is between 12 and 20, depending on how much messing about and 'finishing' you do. Then another hour or so to go back and do all the non-standard endings.

Those are rough times, of course. Some people will be faster, some slower, depending on when, how, or if they do side missions and such.

[Grimscribe]

Yeah but the "3rd" playthrough isn't a replay, it's new content

[Raxus]

Ah okay that makes much more sense! Thanks gents

[Saber is bestest]

Originally posted by Man-Snake:

You're looking at anywhere from 40-70 hours to get all 5 main story endings, pretty standard for an rpg

Considering you have chapter select after getting c or d, it should not take near that long to get the other of those two and e. The game allows you to go straight to the final battle to c/d easily and then it automatically transfers into the challenge to unlock e

[ngnht]

So what exactly do I do to start the D and E routes? I finished C as A2 (planning to replay and finish it as 9S) and started the game from the same savefile, reached the bunker, everything so far looks the same as route A but with the route C's title screen.

[iemander]

It's not really different endings, it's more different chapters.

[NixXxoN]

I was pretty blown away coming from route B going into C. It's like the second season teaser of a TV show. And yeah, after ending A and B, route C straight up CONTINUES THE STORY. Good god, reviewers who only played to ending A shot themselves in the foot. With a shotgun. Imagine playing Alan Wake and going "durrr the game's over what the hell" and quitting after the first "episode".

[Bazzy]

Originally posted by SigFloyd:

Good god, reviewers who only played to ending A shot themselves in the foot. With a shotgun.

Or should be shot by one. PCG.com, cough, cough.

[Saber is bestest]

Originally posted by nguenht:

So what exactly do I do to start the D and E routes? I finished C as A2 (planning to replay and finish it as 9S) and started the game from the same savefile, reached the bunker, everything so far looks the same as route A but with the route C's title screen.

At the final fight you choose who to play as, just choose the other person. Use chapter select to quickly get to the final fight

[Clord]

To be honest, they could have fused A and B together. Their hacking thing is good on paper but it's too good to ignore, causing combat be full of hacking. I wouldn't have minded if it wasn't until C that we get to control 9S and his hacking ability. I wouldn't have minded if B playthrough would have had only new scenes and skip the rest. They could hade dumped B specific quests to A.

[Bazzy]

Originally posted by Clord:

To be honest, they could have fused A and B together. Their hacking thing is good on paper but it's too good to ignore, causing combat be full of hacking. I wouldn't have minded if it wasn't until C that we get to control 9S and his hacking ability. I wouldn't have minded if B playthrough would have had only new scenes and skip the rest. They could hade dumped B specific quests to A.

Kinda agree, but than there is the chapter select that fixes all of the issues A and B had.
And even if the hacking was annoying at times it still was a great idea and switched up the gameplay.

[Nick Naughty]

Route A you get the wtf moments, and route B explains it more, I like it.