I guess the point here is, suicide hits your loved ones the hardest. You bail, but leave the ones you love with a broken heart and a piece of their soul, missing or dead.
@@inspirer4763 That’s not always true. People don’t usually kill themselves to spite others, but to end their own suffering without realizing the impact it will have.
@@SaberRexZealot I didn't say they kill themselves to spite others, only that they care only about themselves. And there's nothing to realize, your family and friends will get hit hard emotionally, they are perfectly aware of that, but they place their own suffering before others.
can we talk about how this is a powerful scene for those who've contemplated suicide? having to hear your friends call and cry and not understand... got me at a soul level
Yeah I’ve been in those dark places before but this is the first time a piece of media has been able to show me what the true consequences are. I was crying all through the credits and I never do that. Powerful storytelling.
As a suicide survivor it's a sobering thought. About what could have happened, and how I would have hurt those most close to me. Suicide isnt a cowards way out, it is a desperate way out. And when we're desperate, we rarely think of how we will hurt those around us.
Has much less of an impact when you don't have any friends. There will be no cute biker girls or grizzled detectives to mourn us when we are gone. Maybe it's better that way.
@@SaberRexZealot Im with him, a little bit, you know. Maybe is selfish, but, is hard to think about it, if you realize that, it just hurts.. more.. And brings you down.. happened a thousand of times, we are all different, but.. still not very fan of it..
@@emti29 I mean she probably will...maybe even right after she recorded the message, at this point she barely had anyone left and in that mental state? No way she could’ve lived on like that, especially if you decided to kick out Maiko and the Tiger Claws out of clouds. She felt guilty for all the deaths
The whole character is absolutely the best. even in other languages. Whoever designed her made an absolutely great job. Everyone else is also awesome but judy feels like another level.
@@Leonshearth haha :D This game is made to give PTSD i guess. Not for everybody, but some ... ... the name actually, comes from some kind of former angel. ;)
@Sean Bryan If you mean judy romance with panam ending than yes I have. Seen all possible endings so far and judy panam and suicide are best endings imo. The V becomes a legend ending just makes you a collosal douche canoe to all your friends and Judy/Panam so I don't like it.
I like how when the shot pans out to the city the noise get louder, like your struggle is going unnoticed by it and life is continuing as usual. when the shot signaling your death ring thought the city it doesn't notice, the city doesn't care, because in this ending you let it snuff you out like a small, insufficient ember.
I love all the voice acting. V sounds just tired and sick of trying, Judy sounds so sad that her best friend could do something lile that and you can tell she's barely holding it together until the end, panam sounds so betrayed and heartbroken. She loved V and he killed herself and that just broke her. This game may be a glitchy mess but the story is the best best thing I've ever seen
You have to realize, Evelyn killed herself, Maiko (depending on Vs choices) is dead after betraying V and Judy, and the only one she had left who she truly cared for is dead by their own hand. That shits gotta hurt
I've contemplated suicide multiple times and this ending really made me reflect and rethink my choices in life. Puts into perspective How it affects those around you more than it does you.
@@LoneWandererCollin Wow, Imagine being so sad that you need to try and put others down to gain some form of sick pleasure. Actual despicable behavior.
Had a friend that committed suicide a few years ago...this ending hit hard especially because I know how V's friend feel. Definitely opened up some old wounds
At first I was like "naa this is bad writing, Johnny would never accept this, and then v immediately asks" just like that? No push backs "? Along with Johnny's reply.... I was like" dayam... Somehow they perfected this ending too. How's that even possible "
Of course Johnny would accept that. The only ending, that I can tell, where Johnny hated your decision was selling your soul to Arasaka. In the beginning, Johnny says, "stick an iron in your mouth and pull the trigger." And early on V says, "might as well stick a gun in my mouth and pull the trigger." Suicide always seemed like a valid ending to me.
The ending I got, V only got 6 months at most, but he ended up free and happy. He had love and had a new family. Top it all he had hope. Maybe down the road he was saved. Either way he and everyone was happy.
@@phantomwraith1984 You mean the one where he gets controlled by the AI ("Blue Eyed Man") in the end, is still dying within 6 months, gets left by his love interest and has to assault a space station?
The call from Judy really just... my heart... not only did she have to deal with evelynn committing suicide, she has to deal with v, too. That one hit the hardest
Seriously, right? Even in my Corpo asshole play though, I just can't bring myself to hurt her. I told Panam off, pissed off Kerry, but her, Hell no. Judy calls, you drop what the fuck you are doing and answer.
Ill say this, you don't go out on your own terms if you are putting yourself down. That's giving up, you don't want to, you just think it's the only play you got left. And that's always bullshit.
@@chaosincarna agreed. everyone of V’s friends would have helped. And it’s not the players choice to make that choice for them, V thinks it’s best, but little did V know all the people he would hurt.
As far as endings go, this is one of the saddest, if not the most. But it's also probably my preferred one. Not that I want to kill myself, or leave these people behind. But V summed it up pretty well, is he worth their sacrifice? He's one man, two if you count Johnny. As far as I see it, becoming Johnny has the same implications, except most of them don't know where you are or what you're doing. Going with Arasaka, either yoh die storing your personality on Mikoshi and its the same scenario, or you leave and piss off everyone. Going with the Nomads you are risking a ton of lives and will have their deaths on your hands, and doing the last heist before you die is again another way you die. At least with suicide you are risking less lives, and everyone at least has the knowledge that you are indeed dead, instead of wondering where you went for the rest of their lives. That's just my thoughts on the matter.
I get the logic, but the thing that has to be looked at is literally all the death up until that point was wasted. For sure dead is Scorpion, which is a pretty big deal. You then also have Oda, Takemura, Maiko, Tom from clouds, and all the unnamed people in Night City. Not to mention it clearly implies that Judy is close if not for sure going to commit suicide. She lost Evelyn, potentially Maiko, V, and all she has left is her older grandparents. She has so little left to live for and in a city that swallows people whole. This ending is incredibly tragic given that V was 5 minutes of silence and a well modded gun away from storming the tower, burning Arasaka and Mikoshi to the ground, buying either Johnny a second chance at life or 6 months to stop the death and bring a final strike to Arasaka to its knees with the space heist. V living not only provides Panam with a better life, but it also brings Judy a much better life. I think the truest best ending is actually never to romance anyone, and then go Solo mode and take on Arasaka in Don't Fear the Reaper. V becomes a legend, no one else besides Arasaka dies, Mikoshi soul prison is no more, and Panam calls thanking V for getting her on the right path back with her family (Saul is still alive) and Judy calls talking about how leaving Night City was the best thing ever for her and that she suggests V does the same. Kerry is just gossiping and doesn't seem to be madly in love or anything, and River is donating firearms to the good fight in your honor. Its hard as the individual to do this path but in reality, if you're told you got 2 weeks to live, you would be smart to just not fall in love or sleep around, but instead just make the positive impact you could before dying. Which you do in that end, no more bloodshed, any bloodshed isn't in vain, V becomes immortal through legend, and everyone who met him/her is better for it.
@@MAJ0ROCEL0T Personally I played non lethal and modded my guns to be that way. The only person that died in my playthrough was scorpion, I saved takemura, spared oda and maiko and didn't shoot up clouds so Tom lived. I saw that Judy had her grandparents and other friends as a support system. Yes she lost Evelyn, but she had others to rely on. I was trying to mitigate the amount of people that would die. Seeing that if I shot up Arasaka, I would be killing many people who probably didn't deserve it. Yes they work for an evil corporation, but they aren't calling the shots, they are just trying to make money to survive in night city. I figured Arasaka would fall anyway with Yorinobu running it to the ground or internal conflict would destroy it. Even if I didn't do it to save others, I would still prefer it over slowly withering away over the span of a few months. I would go out when I wanted to, not when my body decides to. But you make a good point saying it's better to not romance anyone and just do the space heist. Never really thought about it that way, how you get attached to these people just to die months later and break their hearts then.
Sounds like you would like the secret ending best. If you get close with Johnny he will eventually offer for you to go it alone into arasaka. It’s really cool. Still I think the best ending is if you have Panam help you. It ties up the story well and it’s a happy ending.
There is no blood in V's hand from his friends at least. They died not because of V's situation, they died because of V himself. The person he is, to them, is so important, such a bright light, that they rather die for him then let he die or get kidnapped by some weird corporation. It's not you fooling people for your own ideals, like Johnny once did. It's friends trying to help YOU and doesn't matter what happens, because they LIKE YOU. It's not your call, its theirs. That's why Panam's ending is so meaningful. Not just because of silly romances, because since the day one in NC you're doing things that marked people. It's all about the memory you leave in them.
I feel so bad for Viktor honestly. That man is such a good, kind person, going out of his way all the time, doing everything he can for V. And in the end he doesn't really understand it, he feels like he didn't do enough. It'll haunt him for the rest of his life.
This legit made me realise how lucky i am that my friend stoped me from jumping 10 floors down......and he did it by accident like just happen that he called me at the righr moment...but this ending made me realise how much i couldve hurt my family and friends....im glad thats in the past and im better now but damn....if any of yall reading this and feeling the same...rememebr you got family you got friends you allways have at least one person that cares and will do anything for you...if you feel helpless go and seeks that help you need we all in this together stay strong
What are you mouth-breathers talking shit saying "keep it to yourself" on about? This is a video about a suicide ending and how it affects V's loved ones, which is *accurate to how suicide is IRL* so it's only *natural* for people with similar experiences to *relate to it on a personal level. It's relevant.* You are the ones who shouldn't have said anything. Either shut your mouths, or apologize and show some heart, if you have any. Disgraceful.
I think there's a reason CDPR made this ending so damn depressing, honestly I came out of it teared up, I said to myself "nah this isn't it, this is terrible". The way judy is just completely broken, she had to experience experience both her girlfriends kill themselves, she feels like shit. The way viktor wants to cry but he acts tough, the way everyone is so upset by your death. This just goes to show suicide is never the option. You might think it'll free you of your pain but you're only hurting your loved ones.
And sending you to straight nothingness, best case scenario. There's only one thing that i can possibly think that is worst than existing. Not existing. Not just dying, simply not exist. That shit scares the fuck out of me. Think about a big fucking black void, except that you would never notice it is avoid. You would never notice nothing. It's so fucking horrible that makes depression even fucking bigger. If someone thinks that this shit is better than its life, that i really would pay a TT plan for whoever feels like that.
At first glance, you might feels like Panam is angry , but she is just dissapointed . She si so emotional, actress really did a good job bringing that feeling.
I agree, especially if you romanced her. She only knows how to be street tough for gigs and family. She hasn't had the luxury of being able to be vulnerable
Still is imo. Not only does V die, but he also surrendered to Arasaka, which might never find him a body since they have no use for him. At least with the suicide option nobody but V dies, and Arasaka loses because of Yorinobu's plan to become the bomb.
@@WatOnsonn That and at least this way everyone knows what happened to you. It's so much worse not knowing what happened to a person than knowing that they're gone. This way they at least know V is at peace.
Sure it is. In this ending V is totally messed up. Johnny told him that idea is going to end bad. V didn't listen. Then he quarreled with Johnny, but in the end it turned out that he was right. You die anyway. You spat on everything you negotiated with Johnny, and you let Jackie down. And in the end, so generally forced to become a victim of the corporation - construct. That which you have been running from since the beginning of the game. You can leave, but what's the point? Eternal nightmares, voices in your head ... and if you become an Enogram and they even find a new body for you (probably not), then you will be forced to work for a corporation. But...no, they really don't give a f**k about you. You completely f**ked up
@@WatOnsonn thats what i pretty much concluded on the surrender to arasaka choice despite V finding a garunteed way to "live" its unlikely he is gonna get a new body anytime soon since he is not an important person in the eyes of arasaka and since they havnt worked out the flaws with the program yet as they claim he'll remain trapped and forgotten in their soul prison decades if not in their cyber version of hell where he can never die or know whats going on in the outside world. And by the time he does get a new body everyone who ever cared for or knew V will be dead or so old their memory is gone or just moved on just like he told Johnny at the diner.
One of the most devastating things about this ending, rewatching this nearly 2 years after the first, is the ending of the cutscene where the camera zooms out on Night City and the sounds of the city and people's day-to-day lives just gets so loud and surrounding that the gunshot all of us were waiting for and anticipating just almost becomes part of the scenery and fades into the background. In the moment no one knows, no one cares and no one notices. Just another death in Night City.
Viktor always tears my heart up. He was different than any other ripperdoc. He cared, he actually gave two fucks about his clients, and he proved it countless times. He acted almost like an older brother to V, seeing him so sad and emotionless just breaks my heart.
Damn, this ending makes a lot of sense for someone who is terminally ill and doesn't want to put others at risk. You miss out on a lot of the story but this is some really poignant writing.
I have flirted with the concept of suicide many times throughout my childhood and life. I saw this ending firsthand and it struck a cord, but didn’t change how I felt. Judy is the kind of caring friend that I wish I was to myself. Panam’s reaction hit me, but not in the same way as it did for others. It made me angry, because it’s exactly how I treat myself internally. It’s the reason why I don’t go through with suicide or accept defeat, because people were so cold towards me, so unempathetic that it’s the reason I’m so hard on myself. I grew up with a father who always looked down on me, never supported me. Now I’m in my early 20s, just lost a friend to suicide last year. It did not change my mind. Because I understand it. The only time we see overwhelming support for a person is not at their lowest moment, not when they’re in the ECU, but only when you die. Because nobody batted an eye when it was me in that spot. Cause everybody’s got problems but nobody’s got your problems. No person showed me love and I gave every bit of that which I had left in my soul. People got no fuckin idea what it’s like to grow up without a father figure, without your older brother in your life. People I know got either PTSD, bipolar disorder but none of them know what it’s like to have all these things and be autistic. That’s why you hear that saying “nobody gives a shit till you’re dead.” Because nobody gets it. Nobody knows what to say or what’s going to help you. It’s not right but it is how it is. Because death speaks to you differently. It’s a reminder your time is temporary and suddenly all that beef you had with someone doesn’t matter anymore.
Hey, i just want you to know that Jesus Christ loves you very much, he cares about you, and in His eyes you are more precious than anything in this world. I've also struggled with suicidal thoughts and depression and thre is a way out. I'm not saying that you should suddenly become religious or anything like that but just talk to Jesus because he cares for you, and in His eyes, you are precious.
It's a hard choice, just like everything for those who aren't high class in NC. Also V doesn't get much with the other endings, more are worse and lead to the same thing, they're dying in short time in the end.
As someone lost a friend to this mental illness, this is a pretty staggering real reaction that I felt and saw in my close friends at the get together post-funeral for myself back in 2015...this shook me.
I like how they acknowledge that it makes no sense that people will leave you a message after they know you're dead so they put in misty's like to explain that they are doing for a coping mechanism.
Til you find out there is a secret ending witch could be the true ending. We was fighting together with Johnny all the way so lets fight again which means you go solo raid Arashaka with Johnny and noone will day at the end.
It's true. But you can never win a war without sacrifices. It's even a little strange that Johnny agrees with this choice. Arasaka will continue to thrive, continue to dominate new horizons. Even fucking Adam Smasher will stay alive. Everything you went for ... it ends there.
To be honest, the secret ending where you inflitrate arasaka by yourself, kill everyone and destroy everything, then going to the other side in hope of some other form of resurrection without involving anybody close in your tragedy is the best ending for me. That's what I did before immediately uninstalling the game. Even If I don't resurrect, I'll still seek glory in the AI world. I'll be the best AI and control everything behind the scenes. I mean, that's what V wanted right? but in another way.
Imagine if someone picked this ending and the dude had suicide issues... *He'd realize on what suicide does to the people around you, the closest ones and your family..*
this is the best ending it hits so hard and all of the messages are so understandable and they feel so real and it also makes me kind of sad, they definitly nailed this one.
I don‘t give af what people are saying about this game. For me, it was an amazing experience with outstanding writing and awesome characters and gameplay, i loved every second in night city.
Unfortunate what happened, buy I truly did enjoy this game. I hope a year from now it gets the siege, gta online treatment when they both started off rough asf but end up being something closer to the original vision
I felt depressed after this ending, then reloaded my save and chose the Arasaka ending, and I wanted to kill myself lol. Arasaka ending was even more depressing. That was my forth play through, so I had already chosen the best endings and just wanted to see different ooutcomes. I'm not sure I could choose the Arasaka ending again.
@@kevo300 I think the writing is great, and each ending makes sense, although I have yet to do Johnny's ending, but I still feel like they're all either bitter sweet, or just plain bitter. I knew the Arasaka ending was a horrible ending when Misty said that I betrayed Jackie when the corpo car strode up. I honestly had no idea what to say to that, just that it made me feel like the biggest ass hole ever. Again, great writing, but that doesn't make me feel any better.
As someone who's been thinking about quitting for 3 years this ending really hurts, but like in night city I know that it won't change anything... the city is always alive, it doesn't matter how many people lives on it... the city will always replace you.
It's not always about the city but rather the people around you, you won't make a difference for the city/world but you make a difference for the people who like you, like you see Judy breaking down after losing the third person to quitting. Her life will go down after that so V by choosing that drag down another with him/her So for the city you always can be replaced but never for your loved ones
I chose this ending the first time, and understood that it would most likely be immediate suicide.. End credits made me cry, and that was so unexpected... Those individual monlogues were so heavy
You know, I think this is a good ending, not a bad/worst one. V is in his own last moments and is faced to either risk it with his friends, or risk it with a corpo, none of them is a guarantee that he'll survive, but there will most likely be steep prices to pay. So there he is, with the power to still make his own damn choices before transforming into someone else. V's trail of violence and tragedy ends there, on his own terms and nobody else's. Hell, even Silverhand agrees to that. It makes me sad to think of the many things he goes through to be able to save himself, only to come to such conclusion. After so much fighting, the most paceful way to go was to off himself. I would've liked the option to just let the body go and offer it to Silverhand, like I had agreed with him just before meeting with Hanako. Also, I believe Jackie would be SO PISSED if he knew V offed himself.
I've never ever taken any action, but I've been depressed enough to seriously consider suicide. Fortunately those dark times are behind me now, but the one thing that was a constant force against me taking any action was the impact it would have on my family and loved ones.
It was the best ending in a sense I know people would take V staying alive for 6 more months or so but what's the point if he'll die anyway even after the effort of fighting to stay alive
in the space casino ending he basically uses his remaining time to etch his name in NC history as a legend that attempted the biggest heist in history. i think thats quite fitting that he used the last remainer of his life to achieve his dream and go out with a bang, which in some sense is also suicide but it had a purpose
Saddest ending by far, but in many respects the most realistic. When faced with insurmountable odds you do what a lot of people very well might: utterly and totally give up. Not only that but you leave all your loved ones with the emotional mess to clean up. Those calls during the credits were such a powerful touch to this ending.
It's funny when siding with Arasaka, Johnny's engram is still in that chair reliving his final moments. His core programming still let him believe that Arasaka is the same as the one that he lived and experienced. Even with Hanako and Takemura replacing Saburo and Yorinobu, he still believes that they are one and the same (which possibly is true, despite their good intentions, the world will keep the status quo like Takemura mentioned). Even still, Johnny is a player amongst players of that world. He craved to change it and yet, even his defiance is just another way of keeping the status quo in place. Change the players but not the game, so to speak. Whichever path you take, be it suicide, Corpo or Nomad, people will die. I think suicide is worse since you really have no other options after that. You are still alive but as Johnny once your consciousness fades in the back. Johnny can bring you back after that happens. Or, as Johnny feared it, your new persona will be born from yours and Johnny's personalities. So you're still you, just different perspective. You might still remember your past but it's as if you're watching someone else's which is true to people who have moved on from their damaged/traumatizing past. Nomads would still be being played by corpos and getting their way of life threatened by the big world. Hanako's faction and many others who oppose Yorinobu would be eliminated by Adam Smasher (who is the only irredeemable prick in the story and shouldn't be allowed to live).
agreed, i dont think siding with arasaka is any worse than this ending. yeah, Johnny disapproves it, but for him it's personal and even though he has changed during the game, this is too much for him. and if you return to earth, you still have time to help your other friends
Because arasaka literally is the same. Saburos daughter fervently worships her dad. Saburo literally takes over his son with an engram. Arasaka is just as bad as it was in 2020. Its the worst and most dishonorable ending. And there is no guarantee your engram will actually be put in a Clone and even if it is you can rest assured arasaka will put you into servitude.
@@huleyn135 Yeah but throughout the game we actually get to see the decision making of Saburo and how he is a better choice than Yorinobu. We also see that he did just fine as a father but of course instead of the siblings being balanced, both of them are balanced in the way of extreme (one is completely trying to dismantle his legacy while the other wishes to continue it). Saburo is human. A powerful one at that. What he does affects the world in an unbelievable scale. What Takemura is saying is that when you are in a position of that much power, you will greatly impact everyone in both great and terrible ways alike. We can see this while pursuing Johnny's mission. We can see him regretting some of the things that he had done and how his violent actions had only solidified Arasaka's hold and so on. There were plently of shady things that we see Arasaka do and yet we blatantly see just how bad Cyberpunks are and yet because we see the story on their side, we see it as the correct ones. Playing as Corpo at the start, it's all the same. The whole theme is the game's status quo. How everyone is enslaved to it. No matter which level you are on, which path you took, you are tied to that game. Doesn't matter if you're Saburo, you will find yourself murdered by your son, which will take over the place only to be killed off later on. Or the Nomad, who will die out in the city outskirts, destroyed by the mega corps. Or street kid, just churned out by the mechanisms of the city. I mean just take a look at Adam Smasher. Completely legendary merc. A true killer machine and yet, like his moniker, he's simply a machine. He does nothing until told to. We see Johnny, D, and V wreak havoc in the entire city with just themselves and a little band of crew. Imagine the devastation Adam Smasher can actually bring and yet he does not do so.
People don’t say it or maybe they do, but this it’s really hard to watch to someone that had attempts to take his life, it’s really heavy, but I get it.
Judys call hit harder than i thought.. especially when you did all her side missions and you had a relationship with her! The game really makes a bond between you and all of it´s characters..
First ending i got. I was not even aware i was heading into that direction until it was too late. I thought me refusing to take the pills was me not cutting off Johny and that both would still take on whatever shit it was thrown at us.
And then you see the other ending where you wake up from a coma and absolutely none of them give a shit. Makes all their whining here ring absolutely shallow.
All my time spent dressing up my character to look good and have a good armor...and this is the only time you get to see it outside of a menu or mirror.
Honestly this kinda gives a bit of meaning behind Jackie's death. If you call Jackie after his death and funeral you can leave him a couple of messages. Just kind of confirms he can hear ya, even though he's gone.
If im being honest, the melodramatic scenes like this are extremely out of place. Hell, a few hours before this V was slaughtering their way through dozens of corpo enployees. Why is V's life worth more than the hundreds lost in their rampage? Same thing with Johnny. He hurt and killed a LOT of people yet he's revered as a saint. The dichotomy between "all these people are worthless and must die" and "I can't believe one person i was close to is now dead I'm sad now" puts it into perspective how little the world will actually notice V being gone. The things they did and changed, lives they've taken, promises made and failed to be held. Then gone, like they weren't there anymore. I feel like this is the closest thing to a true neutral ending. Eventually, the death and chaos and pain stops being worth it. And to a person who, in their mind, has already died 3 times, whats the point in hanging on? Its either wait for the slow burning fuze to completely erase them, or get even more people hurt and killed for their own peace. V might be hardened, but they were never heartless. This....this was the best choice for the least amount of collateral. You can argue that V is responsible for the beginning of a chain reaction that brings the corpos down for good, but it wont change the power structure. People on top will remain on top as long as their is power to hold. When one company can at will fry half their population, it won't topple overnight. Goodnight, Samurai.
I really thought this was gonna lead to the real secret ending that leads to you and Johnny soloing the Arasaka raid my first time thru. How wrong I was
Yeah you gotta choose specific dialogue options earlier in the game to get the secret ending, you also have to wait 5 minutes when the game asks you which ending to choose, after the 5 minutes johnny will give you an alternative which is the secret ending
Every time I chose the ending where V teams up with Panam or Rogue and destroys Arasaka's tower, I felt a little bad for Takemura, because of how disappointed he was in V in his message during the credits. But after that bastard didn't leave any message at all in the suicide ending, and this despite the fact that my V had fulfilled all his requests before and even saved his life when he could just turn around and run, then he could go to hell, Arasaka's pet dog. Ungrateful bastard.
i clicked on the suicide option by accident. i thought that it meant he was gonna put up with the troubles that having johnny around caused. i thought they were stick together without the omega blockers and just deal with what was happening. i never expected this ending. i closed out of the game and loaded the most recent save right when i heard the gun shot. i searched for this video to see what happened and that final quote at the end made me choke and cry. "i dont think you knew just how many friends you really had." just write that made me tear up again. i usually show no attachment to characters in games and movies, but for some reason this really fucking got me. it was a great ending, but i was not ready to let it end yet. i am excited to play throught the rest of the game with johnny and v. idk how many people will see this, but thank you for reading this.
The funny part is some of us fall down this route and reach a point where no matter what it'll happen to us eventually. No matter what some of us were done from the get go and that's okay. It's a good world but some of us just aren't meant for it after a certain point.
It hurts me so much to see Judy like this. Overall this may be one od the worst and saddest ending in Cyberpunk. Haven't seen all of them yet but damn this one hit me so bad
Johnny aka Keanu Reeves didn't make this any less heartbreaking, i love him as an actor like top 5, and him bein there at the end with me and also giving up hurt like a best friend in a suicide pact... or something like that even, a gutting ending
i left night city with panam. if i only have 6 months left i would want the spend them with people i love. I started the game as a Streetkid but in the Aldecaldos side mission i really enjoyed the nomad way of life the family always helping each other is something i care about alot (im italian and my family is really close) so i asked them for help.
My best friend's mother succumbed to cancer. He was in Iraq. He called her number with his prepaid card to hear her voice mail recording until service was cut. It's been 20 years. It still resurfaces. R.i.p. Ms. Foley. You sure were nice to me when I was a boy.
Given that most of everyone in the comments are talking about Judy's VA's stellar acting, I should give a little insight as to why her acting needs to be as stellar as it is. If V kills him/herself, depending on if you helped Judy with her side quests and even romanced her, V will be the 2nd person in her life who was close to her, in a pretty short timespan, to commit suicide. Evelyn killed herself in Judy's bathtub, and she called V for help at the time. As you get to know Judy more and, depending on how much she opens up to you about things in her life, she'll eventually admit that she's always felt alone. Let these factors and context sink in and try to be in Judy's shoes; She's never been truly happy in Night City, and seems like for much of her life she hasn't been, and the two people she truly cared about, one that she would even get into a serious friendship or relationship with, killed themselves. This ending gets more horrible the more you think about things in the long run for these characters, especially Judy.
Man I wish we have more cinematic scenes so we can see our own V. I mean I get why we have first person scenes for immersion and it's cool but, I'd really like seeing our own V in some of the cool scenes.
this is one of the saddest damn games ive ever played even with all the bugs and trash launch one of the best written games ive ever played i damn near cry every time i heard the credits the suicide ones killed me
Play life is strange 1 and Before the storm. those are sad games. they really hit you in the feels. LiS 2 and 3 are emotional as well. just not as much as 1 and before the storm. but still very very emotional. really recommend those games.
Had a friend who went through a very rough time, he confided in me that the only reason he didn't off himself was because of the hurt that it'd cost his family and friends. He's doing good now and I know what saved him.
You apparently didn't do it, but without knowing why, it's hearing Mama Wells's message which almost brought me to tears It's just a prayer, but you know how much she was hurt by it
What Misty said reminds me so bad to my friend 9 years ago.Still hunts me during the nights but at the end,it was her choice. I think i get it now,she just didn't want to be here anymore😥 Hope i can see her again someday.
Best ending if you think about it. V dies regardless the soulkiller kills his soul and creates a artificial soul. In this ending he goes out on his own terms. There is no Fake V walking around pretending to be V. He can finally rest in peace.
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All yall talking about Judy
Poor vic, that hurts, he tried to do everything possible
I know. He's like a father who lost both of his sons despite him doing everything he could for them.
I was a bit surprised that Mama Wells didn't say anything, considering V and her were close
@@strikeforce1500 that's a valid point to bring up honestly, I agree, she should've had some lines depending on how you dealt with her quest
@@strikeforce1500 she did
@@strikeforce1500 She does, I suspect that it only appears if you did the funeral mission.
This ending hits even harder if you tried earlier to leave a message for Jackie after he died : (
Crazy, whenever the game told me to call the corp lady i decided to call jackie and well i tried to leave a message
Does something spesial happen if you do this?
I cry like a bitch every time I call him
@@heresfrankbetches921 Jackie dying hits like a train even after replaying 😔
I tried calling Jackie after the heist and nothing happened? Is there something you can do?
I did this ending by accident thinking I was going to get farther in the story
same lol i was expecting Johnny to save V.
Same😂😂😂I actually thought gun was the choice to fight
i thought choosing the gun would commit suicide lol
@@fdsbfds hahaha
Me too, but I didn’t finish all of the side quests so it was a little different
I guess the point here is, suicide hits your loved ones the hardest. You bail, but leave the ones you love with a broken heart and a piece of their soul, missing or dead.
Yeah after leaving with the nomads I thought I would try all endings, this one made me feel the most guilty
Pretty much. Suicide is nearly always a selfish thing to do. You need to be a POS to go out this way.
@@inspirer4763
People who are suicidal generally believe that they will make everyone's lives better by dying.
@@inspirer4763 That’s not always true. People don’t usually kill themselves to spite others, but to end their own suffering without realizing the impact it will have.
@@SaberRexZealot I didn't say they kill themselves to spite others, only that they care only about themselves. And there's nothing to realize, your family and friends will get hit hard emotionally, they are perfectly aware of that, but they place their own suffering before others.
can we talk about how this is a powerful scene for those who've contemplated suicide?
having to hear your friends call and cry and not understand... got me at a soul level
Yeah I’ve been in those dark places before but this is the first time a piece of media has been able to show me what the true consequences are. I was crying all through the credits and I never do that. Powerful storytelling.
As a suicide survivor it's a sobering thought. About what could have happened, and how I would have hurt those most close to me.
Suicide isnt a cowards way out, it is a desperate way out. And when we're desperate, we rarely think of how we will hurt those around us.
Has much less of an impact when you don't have any friends. There will be no cute biker girls or grizzled detectives to mourn us when we are gone. Maybe it's better that way.
@@silversnail1413 not necessarily true. Everyone has someone, even if they don’t think they do.
@@SaberRexZealot Im with him, a little bit, you know. Maybe is selfish, but, is hard to think about it, if you realize that, it just hurts.. more.. And brings you down.. happened a thousand of times, we are all different, but.. still not very fan of it..
Poor Judy all her friends keep killing themselves
that’s honestly how i was looking at the situation too
Yeah, maybe she will do it too.
@@emti29 I mean she probably will...maybe even right after she recorded the message, at this point she barely had anyone left and in that mental state? No way she could’ve lived on like that, especially if you decided to kick out Maiko and the Tiger Claws out of clouds. She felt guilty for all the deaths
🤣
@@Kevin-zh8ii I mean she had her grandparents.
Judy's actess nailed it. Made me feel like shit. So awesome voice acting.
Yeah damn thats some good acting
The whole character is absolutely the best. even in other languages. Whoever designed her made an absolutely great job.
Everyone else is also awesome but judy feels like another level.
@@ArgelTal_ for a moment I have read your username "Angel", and I had Cyberpunk PTSD
@@Leonshearth haha :D
This game is made to give PTSD i guess.
Not for everybody, but some ...
... the name actually, comes from some kind of former angel. ;)
Im crying because of it.😢
One hell of a depressing ending.
As depressing as it is IMO its the second best ending after Nomad ending.
@@Supadrumma441 getting uploaded to mikoshi after talking to takemura also isnt that bad
all endings are depressing af
@Sean Bryan If you mean judy romance with panam ending than yes I have. Seen all possible endings so far and judy panam and suicide are best endings imo. The V becomes a legend ending just makes you a collosal douche canoe to all your friends and Judy/Panam so I don't like it.
@Sean Bryan I dunno what drugs your on, but can I have some?
I like how when the shot pans out to the city the noise get louder, like your struggle is going unnoticed by it and life is continuing as usual. when the shot signaling your death ring thought the city it doesn't notice, the city doesn't care, because in this ending you let it snuff you out like a small, insufficient ember.
Wow good insight!
Ultimately that's the truth about life itself
Once yours is snuffed out
It continues for others
the world still spins... yours just stops
Also think how night city chewed up and spit out v in the end...
Did it take you this long to figure out what cyberpunk really is?
I love all the voice acting. V sounds just tired and sick of trying, Judy sounds so sad that her best friend could do something lile that and you can tell she's barely holding it together until the end, panam sounds so betrayed and heartbroken. She loved V and he killed herself and that just broke her. This game may be a glitchy mess but the story is the best best thing I've ever seen
It all symbolizes the stages of grief.
Judy’s hurts more especially as a female V
@@gamedev7088 I just realized that omg
You have to realize, Evelyn killed herself, Maiko (depending on Vs choices) is dead after betraying V and Judy, and the only one she had left who she truly cared for is dead by their own hand. That shits gotta hurt
This ending is quite literally the best anti suicide message in a videogame ive ever seen
I've contemplated suicide multiple times and this ending really made me reflect and rethink my choices in life. Puts into perspective How it affects those around you more than it does you.
@@GenocidalFox I guess your spelling never improved.
@@LoneWandererCollinthat’s wild 💀
@@LoneWandererCollin Wow, Imagine being so sad that you need to try and put others down to gain some form of sick pleasure. Actual despicable behavior.
I dunno if I could ever do it, but watching this and then playing the game again to AVOID this really helped me work through some dark thoughts.
Viktor: Denial
Judy: Depression
Panam: Anger
Misty: Acceptance
Just need another to show bargaining and it's a full set of grief in V's holomail
I guess Mama Welles has that covered
Perales
Perales, Mama Welles and River also appear
V tried bargaining the whole game
Johnny
Had a friend that committed suicide a few years ago...this ending hit hard especially because I know how V's friend feel. Definitely opened up some old wounds
@@jekavactv I appreciate it
I’m sorry. I will pray for him and you.
I’m sorry
Im sorry for your loss
At first I was like "naa this is bad writing, Johnny would never accept this, and then v immediately asks" just like that? No push backs "? Along with Johnny's reply.... I was like" dayam... Somehow they perfected this ending too. How's that even possible "
Of course Johnny would accept that. The only ending, that I can tell, where Johnny hated your decision was selling your soul to Arasaka. In the beginning, Johnny says, "stick an iron in your mouth and pull the trigger." And early on V says, "might as well stick a gun in my mouth and pull the trigger." Suicide always seemed like a valid ending to me.
Idk iirc he was more upset than in this clip when I suggested the pills
IMO this ending was the best choice lol
@@-hasamastersdegreeinwumbol8565fr most people in cyberpunk are depressed too anyways
This ending is depressing af. Seeing Judy like that made me cry.
@@SuperSaiyan3985 yes but he's also talking about how she's sad
😂😂😂
Judy's acting tho
That phehewww and all the lines after that
10/10
likely wasn't acting
@@bigh1708 hol' up
Judy was maby Lesbian but she still loved him i now that,you can see that at her reaction because of his Suicide
@@bigh1708 sus
See you in the major leagues, Jack
Good there isn't an achievement for this.
I even know the title for it: "There's always another option..."
why not
@@hushpool3915 or like "it hits your love harder."
"speedrunners delight"
Because it isn't an achievement.
The ending I got, V only got 6 months at most, but he ended up free and happy. He had love and had a new family. Top it all he had hope. Maybe down the road he was saved. Either way he and everyone was happy.
That's the best ending, V and Johnny solo saka tower and V gets their body back
@Hate Speech NPC I think you need to afk the options given and then Johnny says something about doing it solo
@Hate Speech NPC you can just have a previous save and go from there
@@phantomwraith1984 You mean the one where he gets controlled by the AI ("Blue Eyed Man") in the end, is still dying within 6 months, gets left by his love interest and has to assault a space station?
@@Kai-tn4yx Yep, the way any Egderunner would want to go out in Cyberpunk. Style over Function, and burn it all down.
The call from Judy really just... my heart... not only did she have to deal with evelynn committing suicide, she has to deal with v, too. That one hit the hardest
Seriously, right? Even in my Corpo asshole play though, I just can't bring myself to hurt her. I told Panam off, pissed off Kerry, but her, Hell no. Judy calls, you drop what the fuck you are doing and answer.
I love how it ends with Johnny and V on their own terms. But I also love how bad the repercussions are, and how your choice affects all your friends.
Ill say this, you don't go out on your own terms if you are putting yourself down. That's giving up, you don't want to, you just think it's the only play you got left. And that's always bullshit.
@@chaosincarna that’s how poetic the ending is right
@@chaosincarna agreed. everyone of V’s friends would have helped. And it’s not the players choice to make that choice for them, V thinks it’s best, but little did V know all the people he would hurt.
As far as endings go, this is one of the saddest, if not the most. But it's also probably my preferred one. Not that I want to kill myself, or leave these people behind. But V summed it up pretty well, is he worth their sacrifice? He's one man, two if you count Johnny. As far as I see it, becoming Johnny has the same implications, except most of them don't know where you are or what you're doing. Going with Arasaka, either yoh die storing your personality on Mikoshi and its the same scenario, or you leave and piss off everyone. Going with the Nomads you are risking a ton of lives and will have their deaths on your hands, and doing the last heist before you die is again another way you die. At least with suicide you are risking less lives, and everyone at least has the knowledge that you are indeed dead, instead of wondering where you went for the rest of their lives. That's just my thoughts on the matter.
I get the logic, but the thing that has to be looked at is literally all the death up until that point was wasted. For sure dead is Scorpion, which is a pretty big deal. You then also have Oda, Takemura, Maiko, Tom from clouds, and all the unnamed people in Night City. Not to mention it clearly implies that Judy is close if not for sure going to commit suicide. She lost Evelyn, potentially Maiko, V, and all she has left is her older grandparents. She has so little left to live for and in a city that swallows people whole. This ending is incredibly tragic given that V was 5 minutes of silence and a well modded gun away from storming the tower, burning Arasaka and Mikoshi to the ground, buying either Johnny a second chance at life or 6 months to stop the death and bring a final strike to Arasaka to its knees with the space heist. V living not only provides Panam with a better life, but it also brings Judy a much better life. I think the truest best ending is actually never to romance anyone, and then go Solo mode and take on Arasaka in Don't Fear the Reaper. V becomes a legend, no one else besides Arasaka dies, Mikoshi soul prison is no more, and Panam calls thanking V for getting her on the right path back with her family (Saul is still alive) and Judy calls talking about how leaving Night City was the best thing ever for her and that she suggests V does the same. Kerry is just gossiping and doesn't seem to be madly in love or anything, and River is donating firearms to the good fight in your honor.
Its hard as the individual to do this path but in reality, if you're told you got 2 weeks to live, you would be smart to just not fall in love or sleep around, but instead just make the positive impact you could before dying. Which you do in that end, no more bloodshed, any bloodshed isn't in vain, V becomes immortal through legend, and everyone who met him/her is better for it.
@@MAJ0ROCEL0T Personally I played non lethal and modded my guns to be that way. The only person that died in my playthrough was scorpion, I saved takemura, spared oda and maiko and didn't shoot up clouds so Tom lived. I saw that Judy had her grandparents and other friends as a support system. Yes she lost Evelyn, but she had others to rely on. I was trying to mitigate the amount of people that would die. Seeing that if I shot up Arasaka, I would be killing many people who probably didn't deserve it. Yes they work for an evil corporation, but they aren't calling the shots, they are just trying to make money to survive in night city. I figured Arasaka would fall anyway with Yorinobu running it to the ground or internal conflict would destroy it. Even if I didn't do it to save others, I would still prefer it over slowly withering away over the span of a few months. I would go out when I wanted to, not when my body decides to.
But you make a good point saying it's better to not romance anyone and just do the space heist. Never really thought about it that way, how you get attached to these people just to die months later and break their hearts then.
Sounds like you would like the secret ending best. If you get close with Johnny he will eventually offer for you to go it alone into arasaka. It’s really cool.
Still I think the best ending is if you have Panam help you. It ties up the story well and it’s a happy ending.
There is no blood in V's hand from his friends at least. They died not because of V's situation, they died because of V himself. The person he is, to them, is so important, such a bright light, that they rather die for him then let he die or get kidnapped by some weird corporation. It's not you fooling people for your own ideals, like Johnny once did. It's friends trying to help YOU and doesn't matter what happens, because they LIKE YOU. It's not your call, its theirs. That's why Panam's ending is so meaningful. Not just because of silly romances, because since the day one in NC you're doing things that marked people. It's all about the memory you leave in them.
@@evandroescutatrap131 exactly, you can’t make the choice for your friends. that’s not how it should work. the player took away that choice from them.
Judy's breakdown hits different
its so painful to hear, poor Judy :(
I feel so bad for Viktor honestly. That man is such a good, kind person, going out of his way all the time, doing everything he can for V. And in the end he doesn't really understand it, he feels like he didn't do enough. It'll haunt him for the rest of his life.
This legit made me realise how lucky i am that my friend stoped me from jumping 10 floors down......and he did it by accident like just happen that he called me at the righr moment...but this ending made me realise how much i couldve hurt my family and friends....im glad thats in the past and im better now but damn....if any of yall reading this and feeling the same...rememebr you got family you got friends you allways have at least one person that cares and will do anything for you...if you feel helpless go and seeks that help you need we all in this together stay strong
Glad to hear you had a good friend that saved you from that. Rock on.
Nobody needed to hear your sob story
@@thedragonofechigo7878 you will see my friend. Karma will get you soon.
Remember my words.
And why did we need to know this. Keep it to yourself
What are you mouth-breathers talking shit saying "keep it to yourself" on about? This is a video about a suicide ending and how it affects V's loved ones, which is *accurate to how suicide is IRL* so it's only *natural* for people with similar experiences to *relate to it on a personal level. It's relevant.*
You are the ones who shouldn't have said anything. Either shut your mouths, or apologize and show some heart, if you have any.
Disgraceful.
I think there's a reason CDPR made this ending so damn depressing, honestly I came out of it teared up, I said to myself "nah this isn't it, this is terrible". The way judy is just completely broken, she had to experience experience both her girlfriends kill themselves, she feels like shit. The way viktor wants to cry but he acts tough, the way everyone is so upset by your death. This just goes to show suicide is never the option. You might think it'll free you of your pain but you're only hurting your loved ones.
And sending you to straight nothingness, best case scenario.
There's only one thing that i can possibly think that is worst than existing. Not existing. Not just dying, simply not exist. That shit scares the fuck out of me. Think about a big fucking black void, except that you would never notice it is avoid. You would never notice nothing. It's so fucking horrible that makes depression even fucking bigger. If someone thinks that this shit is better than its life, that i really would pay a TT plan for whoever feels like that.
Assuming you have loved ones left to lose….
@@daydreamdirty you ok?
Johhny accepting it and comforting v in his last few seconds is one of the saddest things I've ever fucking seen man
At first glance, you might feels like Panam is angry , but she is just dissapointed . She si so emotional, actress really did a good job bringing that feeling.
I agree, especially if you romanced her. She only knows how to be street tough for gigs and family. She hasn't had the luxury of being able to be vulnerable
And I thought the ending where you sign up with Arasaka's Save your soul program was the saddest of all the endings in this game
Still is imo. Not only does V die, but he also surrendered to Arasaka, which might never find him a body since they have no use for him. At least with the suicide option nobody but V dies, and Arasaka loses because of Yorinobu's plan to become the bomb.
@@WatOnsonn
That and at least this way everyone knows what happened to you. It's so much worse not knowing what happened to a person than knowing that they're gone. This way they at least know V is at peace.
Sure it is. In this ending V is totally messed up. Johnny told him that idea is going to end bad. V didn't listen. Then he quarreled with Johnny, but in the end it turned out that he was right. You die anyway. You spat on everything you negotiated with Johnny, and you let Jackie down. And in the end, so generally forced to become a victim of the corporation - construct. That which you have been running from since the beginning of the game. You can leave, but what's the point? Eternal nightmares, voices in your head ... and if you become an Enogram and they even find a new body for you (probably not), then you will be forced to work for a corporation. But...no, they really don't give a f**k about you. You completely f**ked up
@@WatOnsonn thats what i pretty much concluded on the surrender to arasaka choice despite V finding a garunteed way to "live" its unlikely he is gonna get a new body anytime soon since he is not an important person in the eyes of arasaka and since they havnt worked out the flaws with the program yet as they claim he'll remain trapped and forgotten in their soul prison decades if not in their cyber version of hell where he can never die or know whats going on in the outside world.
And by the time he does get a new body everyone who ever cared for or knew V will be dead or so old their memory is gone or just moved on just like he told Johnny at the diner.
That ending is the most hopeful. V is gunna wake up in 2100 to raise hell again. And bring Arasaka to ground from within.
One of the most devastating things about this ending, rewatching this nearly 2 years after the first, is the ending of the cutscene where the camera zooms out on Night City and the sounds of the city and people's day-to-day lives just gets so loud and surrounding that the gunshot all of us were waiting for and anticipating just almost becomes part of the scenery and fades into the background. In the moment no one knows, no one cares and no one notices. Just another death in Night City.
Viktor always tears my heart up. He was different than any other ripperdoc. He cared, he actually gave two fucks about his clients, and he proved it countless times. He acted almost like an older brother to V, seeing him so sad and emotionless just breaks my heart.
Yeah, Vik is our guy. Real one, but not how Jackie was.
I'd say more like a father figure, or wise uncle
And then there is the new Phantom Liberty ending where he sells his life to Corpo…..
@@ValkireHe has limits and you can't fight forever against a Megacorp, we see this with businesses thanks to things like the virus.
This really isn't a secret ending it's literally the first one I picked... Not knowing it was the bullet to the brainpan route.
didn't the gun kinda give that away? xD
@@DanielTejnicky I thought it was going to do what the actual don't fear the reaper ending does, where you charge arasaka solo style
@@blacksheepwall79 I see
You probably dont suffer depression and suicidal toughts then xD - to me it was absolutely clear xD
@@DanielTejnicky yeah, please give me attention, I'm suicidal and suffer from depression.
@@cpt.macmellon8251 Oh wow. maybe 15 years ago. but thanks for your amazing imput. here ,,l,-
Damn, this ending makes a lot of sense for someone who is terminally ill and doesn't want to put others at risk. You miss out on a lot of the story but this is some really poignant writing.
I have flirted with the concept of suicide many times throughout my childhood and life. I saw this ending firsthand and it struck a cord, but didn’t change how I felt. Judy is the kind of caring friend that I wish I was to myself. Panam’s reaction hit me, but not in the same way as it did for others. It made me angry, because it’s exactly how I treat myself internally. It’s the reason why I don’t go through with suicide or accept defeat, because people were so cold towards me, so unempathetic that it’s the reason I’m so hard on myself. I grew up with a father who always looked down on me, never supported me.
Now I’m in my early 20s, just lost a friend to suicide last year. It did not change my mind. Because I understand it. The only time we see overwhelming support for a person is not at their lowest moment, not when they’re in the ECU, but only when you die. Because nobody batted an eye when it was me in that spot. Cause everybody’s got problems but nobody’s got your problems. No person showed me love and I gave every bit of that which I had left in my soul. People got no fuckin idea what it’s like to grow up without a father figure, without your older brother in your life. People I know got either PTSD, bipolar disorder but none of them know what it’s like to have all these things and be autistic. That’s why you hear that saying “nobody gives a shit till you’re dead.” Because nobody gets it. Nobody knows what to say or what’s going to help you. It’s not right but it is how it is. Because death speaks to you differently. It’s a reminder your time is temporary and suddenly all that beef you had with someone doesn’t matter anymore.
Memento mori
Hey, i just want you to know that Jesus Christ loves you very much, he cares about you, and in His eyes you are more precious than anything in this world. I've also struggled with suicidal thoughts and depression and thre is a way out. I'm not saying that you should suddenly become religious or anything like that but just talk to Jesus because he cares for you, and in His eyes, you are precious.
Do not go gentle
Johnny always made sure V never stopped fighting, till he did
Panam and judys message really hit different 😔
When "Never fade away" kicks in man, the power in that one
Achievement unlocked: “ Congrats! You played yourself ...”
Is it the selfless ending because you want to spare bloodshed, or the selfish ending for leaving your friends like that?
It's a hard choice, just like everything for those who aren't high class in NC. Also V doesn't get much with the other endings, more are worse and lead to the same thing, they're dying in short time in the end.
Same could be said about the Don't Fear The Reaper ending if you fail it.
It's the same reactions as this ending but also begs the same question.
They are sad, but they are alive....
Yo Judy's voice actor did an absolutely stellar job
As someone lost a friend to this mental illness, this is a pretty staggering real reaction that I felt and saw in my close friends at the get together post-funeral for myself back in 2015...this shook me.
Put the fucking gun down, Samurai. We got to party like it's 2023.
I like how they acknowledge that it makes no sense that people will leave you a message after they know you're dead so they put in misty's like to explain that they are doing for a coping mechanism.
I got that ending vik, panam, judy and Jackie's gf left me a message
“Jackie’s gf “
Put some respect on Misty
@@jordanjacobs157 its misty only mama Welles doesn’t know her name until some part in Jackie’s funeral side quest.
Jackie's gf's name is Misty bro
Secret ending? It was my first ending! And I was like "that's it?". And I cried, then end credits hit me and all "friends" started...
Yep same. First ending I tried... Instantly regrettable...
@@melissajade7717 same here, glad I got to see it and all but I went straight back to get another ending lol
This was not what I was hoping for aha
This seems like the most peaceful ending
Nobody else had to die
Til you find out there is a secret ending witch could be the true ending.
We was fighting together with Johnny all the way so lets fight again which means you go solo raid Arashaka with Johnny and noone will day at the end.
It's true. But you can never win a war without sacrifices. It's even a little strange that Johnny agrees with this choice. Arasaka will continue to thrive, continue to dominate new horizons. Even fucking Adam Smasher will stay alive. Everything you went for ... it ends there.
@@nuruhasanov6253 :(
Considering the mountain of dead bodies or maimed people which V made in Night City, I highly doubt whether it will make any difference.
Actually I believe Judy commits suicide next
To be honest, the secret ending where you inflitrate arasaka by yourself, kill everyone and destroy everything, then going to the other side in hope of some other form of resurrection without involving anybody close in your tragedy is the best ending for me. That's what I did before immediately uninstalling the game. Even If I don't resurrect, I'll still seek glory in the AI world. I'll be the best AI and control everything behind the scenes. I mean, that's what V wanted right? but in another way.
Alt Cunningham is considered a God in that realm though
Hmm
Imagine if someone picked this ending and the dude had suicide issues...
*He'd realize on what suicide does to the people around you, the closest ones and your family..*
Alot of people in the comments seemed to have this experience, I'm glad all of them all still here, Suicide is awful man.
Living for others when you are in pain is pointless.
@@huleyn135not exactly mate…
I tried this ending. And all of V's friends reactions woke up my panic disorder. Seriously. I felt so sorry for them.
this is the best ending it hits so hard and all of the messages are so understandable and they feel so real and it also makes me kind of sad, they definitly nailed this one.
I don‘t give af what people are saying about this game.
For me, it was an amazing experience with outstanding writing and awesome characters and gameplay, i loved every second in night city.
Unfortunate what happened, buy I truly did enjoy this game. I hope a year from now it gets the siege, gta online treatment when they both started off rough asf but end up being something closer to the original vision
The impact 1 person can have one others lives
I felt depressed after this ending, then reloaded my save and chose the Arasaka ending, and I wanted to kill myself lol. Arasaka ending was even more depressing. That was my forth play through, so I had already chosen the best endings and just wanted to see different ooutcomes. I'm not sure I could choose the Arasaka ending again.
same never has a ending in gaming made me depressed like this I guess CD wanted to show how your actions can affect everyone around you...
@@kevo300 I think the writing is great, and each ending makes sense, although I have yet to do Johnny's ending, but I still feel like they're all either bitter sweet, or just plain bitter. I knew the Arasaka ending was a horrible ending when Misty said that I betrayed Jackie when the corpo car strode up. I honestly had no idea what to say to that, just that it made me feel like the biggest ass hole ever. Again, great writing, but that doesn't make me feel any better.
I think there's a reason that ending is called "the Devil"
The goodbye messages hit harder if u chose romance with the characters
As someone who's been thinking about quitting for 3 years this ending really hurts, but like in night city I know that it won't change anything... the city is always alive, it doesn't matter how many people lives on it... the city will always replace you.
It's not always about the city but rather the people around you, you won't make a difference for the city/world but you make a difference for the people who like you, like you see Judy breaking down after losing the third person to quitting. Her life will go down after that so V by choosing that drag down another with him/her
So for the city you always can be replaced but never for your loved ones
@@N22SY Exactly. Like the moral of Edgerunners. "You can't save the world. But you can save yourself."
@@randomcenturion7264 that show is so stupid
I chose this ending the first time, and understood that it would most likely be immediate suicide.. End credits made me cry, and that was so unexpected... Those individual monlogues were so heavy
Wow, it just made me again
Panam loved V. She was so upset at him for killing himself that she hated him for it.
You know, I think this is a good ending, not a bad/worst one. V is in his own last moments and is faced to either risk it with his friends, or risk it with a corpo, none of them is a guarantee that he'll survive, but there will most likely be steep prices to pay. So there he is, with the power to still make his own damn choices before transforming into someone else. V's trail of violence and tragedy ends there, on his own terms and nobody else's. Hell, even Silverhand agrees to that.
It makes me sad to think of the many things he goes through to be able to save himself, only to come to such conclusion. After so much fighting, the most paceful way to go was to off himself.
I would've liked the option to just let the body go and offer it to Silverhand, like I had agreed with him just before meeting with Hanako.
Also, I believe Jackie would be SO PISSED if he knew V offed himself.
There's only so far an individual can go before they feel it's time to kick the bucket, unless they're Ethereal Gods and then it's not bad.
I've never ever taken any action, but I've been depressed enough to seriously consider suicide. Fortunately those dark times are behind me now, but the one thing that was a constant force against me taking any action was the impact it would have on my family and loved ones.
that is not worst. That is, IMHO, THE BEST one. The strongest and most emotional one.
and how scared, but at the same time ready Johnny was... Just masterpiece
It was the best ending in a sense
I know people would take V staying alive for 6 more months or so but what's the point if he'll die anyway even after the effort of fighting to stay alive
@@thedragonofechigo7878 Rather die with a family trying best they can to help then offing yourself, leaving everyone you know emotionally devastated.
in the space casino ending he basically uses his remaining time to etch his name in NC history as a legend that attempted the biggest heist in history. i think thats quite fitting that he used the last remainer of his life to achieve his dream and go out with a bang, which in some sense is also suicide but it had a purpose
@Rabygon I got the ending on accident on my 3rd playthrough and cried like a little bitch lol
huh... Viktor's name is spelt with a C when he needs positive energy lol
Saddest ending by far, but in many respects the most realistic. When faced with insurmountable odds you do what a lot of people very well might: utterly and totally give up. Not only that but you leave all your loved ones with the emotional mess to clean up. Those calls during the credits were such a powerful touch to this ending.
It's funny when siding with Arasaka, Johnny's engram is still in that chair reliving his final moments. His core programming still let him believe that Arasaka is the same as the one that he lived and experienced.
Even with Hanako and Takemura replacing Saburo and Yorinobu, he still believes that they are one and the same (which possibly is true, despite their good intentions, the world will keep the status quo like Takemura mentioned).
Even still, Johnny is a player amongst players of that world. He craved to change it and yet, even his defiance is just another way of keeping the status quo in place. Change the players but not the game, so to speak.
Whichever path you take, be it suicide, Corpo or Nomad, people will die. I think suicide is worse since you really have no other options after that.
You are still alive but as Johnny once your consciousness fades in the back. Johnny can bring you back after that happens. Or, as Johnny feared it, your new persona will be born from yours and Johnny's personalities. So you're still you, just different perspective. You might still remember your past but it's as if you're watching someone else's which is true to people who have moved on from their damaged/traumatizing past.
Nomads would still be being played by corpos and getting their way of life threatened by the big world.
Hanako's faction and many others who oppose Yorinobu would be eliminated by Adam Smasher (who is the only irredeemable prick in the story and shouldn't be allowed to live).
agreed, i dont think siding with arasaka is any worse than this ending. yeah, Johnny disapproves it, but for him it's personal and even though he has changed during the game, this is too much for him. and if you return to earth, you still have time to help your other friends
Because arasaka literally is the same. Saburos daughter fervently worships her dad. Saburo literally takes over his son with an engram. Arasaka is just as bad as it was in 2020. Its the worst and most dishonorable ending.
And there is no guarantee your engram will actually be put in a Clone and even if it is you can rest assured arasaka will put you into servitude.
@@huleyn135 Yeah but throughout the game we actually get to see the decision making of Saburo and how he is a better choice than Yorinobu.
We also see that he did just fine as a father but of course instead of the siblings being balanced, both of them are balanced in the way of extreme (one is completely trying to dismantle his legacy while the other wishes to continue it).
Saburo is human. A powerful one at that. What he does affects the world in an unbelievable scale. What Takemura is saying is that when you are in a position of that much power, you will greatly impact everyone in both great and terrible ways alike.
We can see this while pursuing Johnny's mission. We can see him regretting some of the things that he had done and how his violent actions had only solidified Arasaka's hold and so on.
There were plently of shady things that we see Arasaka do and yet we blatantly see just how bad Cyberpunks are and yet because we see the story on their side, we see it as the correct ones.
Playing as Corpo at the start, it's all the same. The whole theme is the game's status quo. How everyone is enslaved to it.
No matter which level you are on, which path you took, you are tied to that game.
Doesn't matter if you're Saburo, you will find yourself murdered by your son, which will take over the place only to be killed off later on.
Or the Nomad, who will die out in the city outskirts, destroyed by the mega corps.
Or street kid, just churned out by the mechanisms of the city.
I mean just take a look at Adam Smasher. Completely legendary merc. A true killer machine and yet, like his moniker, he's simply a machine. He does nothing until told to.
We see Johnny, D, and V wreak havoc in the entire city with just themselves and a little band of crew.
Imagine the devastation Adam Smasher can actually bring and yet he does not do so.
People don’t say it or maybe they do, but this it’s really hard to watch to someone that had attempts to take his life, it’s really heavy, but I get it.
Judys call hit harder than i thought.. especially when you did all her side missions and you had a relationship with her! The game really makes a bond between you and all of it´s characters..
First ending i got. I was not even aware i was heading into that direction until it was too late. I thought me refusing to take the pills was me not cutting off Johny and that both would still take on whatever shit it was thrown at us.
And then you see the other ending where you wake up from a coma and absolutely none of them give a shit. Makes all their whining here ring absolutely shallow.
100%. I'm letting Maiko take Clouds next paythrough and excepting Judy's merc payment
All my time spent dressing up my character to look good and have a good armor...and this is the only time you get to see it outside of a menu or mirror.
Honestly this kinda gives a bit of meaning behind Jackie's death. If you call Jackie after his death and funeral you can leave him a couple of messages. Just kind of confirms he can hear ya, even though he's gone.
I wonder if the third empty chair is for Jackie…
This hits me hard as someone who survived a suicide attempt
Me too mate, we are not alone ❤️
If im being honest, the melodramatic scenes like this are extremely out of place. Hell, a few hours before this V was slaughtering their way through dozens of corpo enployees. Why is V's life worth more than the hundreds lost in their rampage?
Same thing with Johnny. He hurt and killed a LOT of people yet he's revered as a saint. The dichotomy between "all these people are worthless and must die" and "I can't believe one person i was close to is now dead I'm sad now" puts it into perspective how little the world will actually notice V being gone. The things they did and changed, lives they've taken, promises made and failed to be held. Then gone, like they weren't there anymore.
I feel like this is the closest thing to a true neutral ending. Eventually, the death and chaos and pain stops being worth it. And to a person who, in their mind, has already died 3 times, whats the point in hanging on? Its either wait for the slow burning fuze to completely erase them, or get even more people hurt and killed for their own peace. V might be hardened, but they were never heartless.
This....this was the best choice for the least amount of collateral. You can argue that V is responsible for the beginning of a chain reaction that brings the corpos down for good, but it wont change the power structure. People on top will remain on top as long as their is power to hold. When one company can at will fry half their population, it won't topple overnight.
Goodnight, Samurai.
Hits even harder when you were already thinking about it
I really thought this was gonna lead to the real secret ending that leads to you and Johnny soloing the Arasaka raid my first time thru. How wrong I was
Yeah you gotta choose specific dialogue options earlier in the game to get the secret ending, you also have to wait 5 minutes when the game asks you which ending to choose, after the 5 minutes johnny will give you an alternative which is the secret ending
@@AB-wf2js u dont know what i did. but this ending i got in my first play through,. by accident chose the secret ending i guess
Every time I chose the ending where V teams up with Panam or Rogue and destroys Arasaka's tower, I felt a little bad for Takemura, because of how disappointed he was in V in his message during the credits.
But after that bastard didn't leave any message at all in the suicide ending, and this despite the fact that my V had fulfilled all his requests before and even saved his life when he could just turn around and run, then he could go to hell, Arasaka's pet dog.
Ungrateful bastard.
i clicked on the suicide option by accident. i thought that it meant he was gonna put up with the troubles that having johnny around caused. i thought they were stick together without the omega blockers and just deal with what was happening. i never expected this ending. i closed out of the game and loaded the most recent save right when i heard the gun shot. i searched for this video to see what happened and that final quote at the end made me choke and cry. "i dont think you knew just how many friends you really had." just write that made me tear up again. i usually show no attachment to characters in games and movies, but for some reason this really fucking got me. it was a great ending, but i was not ready to let it end yet. i am excited to play throught the rest of the game with johnny and v. idk how many people will see this, but thank you for reading this.
The funny part is some of us fall down this route and reach a point where no matter what it'll happen to us eventually. No matter what some of us were done from the get go and that's okay. It's a good world but some of us just aren't meant for it after a certain point.
It hurts me so much to see Judy like this. Overall this may be one od the worst and saddest ending in Cyberpunk. Haven't seen all of them yet but damn this one hit me so bad
Vic probably feels horrible. He was pretty mean in the end and then V just kills himself that will fuck you up tbh
Johnny aka Keanu Reeves didn't make this any less heartbreaking, i love him as an actor like top 5, and him bein there at the end with me and also giving up hurt like a best friend in a suicide pact... or something like that even, a gutting ending
People who have loved ones who’ve killed themselves try not to victim blame challenge
This ain't secret it's my first playthrough
"and after everything I did for you" yeah Panam let's make this about yourself since you're a professional victim
i left night city with panam. if i only have 6 months left i would want the spend them with people i love. I started the game as a Streetkid but in the Aldecaldos side mission i really enjoyed the nomad way of life the family always helping each other is something i care about alot (im italian and my family is really close) so i asked them for help.
They are pretty good people treated V real well
@@bradensmook4787 yeah
My best friend's mother succumbed to cancer. He was in Iraq. He called her number with his prepaid card to hear her voice mail recording until service was cut. It's been 20 years. It still resurfaces. R.i.p. Ms. Foley. You sure were nice to me when I was a boy.
to be honest I find this ending quite beautiful in a artistic way sort of
welcome to another episode of "V just can't catch a break"
Given that most of everyone in the comments are talking about Judy's VA's stellar acting, I should give a little insight as to why her acting needs to be as stellar as it is. If V kills him/herself, depending on if you helped Judy with her side quests and even romanced her, V will be the 2nd person in her life who was close to her, in a pretty short timespan, to commit suicide. Evelyn killed herself in Judy's bathtub, and she called V for help at the time. As you get to know Judy more and, depending on how much she opens up to you about things in her life, she'll eventually admit that she's always felt alone. Let these factors and context sink in and try to be in Judy's shoes; She's never been truly happy in Night City, and seems like for much of her life she hasn't been, and the two people she truly cared about, one that she would even get into a serious friendship or relationship with, killed themselves. This ending gets more horrible the more you think about things in the long run for these characters, especially Judy.
As someone who has had depressive episodes before, this ending really hit hard. Made me think twice how I’d affect those close to me.
I watch this while I listen Like a Stone from Audioslave... even more depressing ending
Every ending in this game broke me emotionally. Its a damn shame this game was plagued with bugs cause the story is so damn good.
In a way all the endings in this game are sad as hell
Man I wish we have more cinematic scenes so we can see our own V. I mean I get why we have first person scenes for immersion and it's cool but, I'd really like seeing our own V in some of the cool scenes.
this is one of the saddest damn games ive ever played even with all the bugs and trash launch one of the best written games ive ever played i damn near cry every time i heard the credits the suicide ones killed me
Play life is strange 1 and Before the storm. those are sad games. they really hit you in the feels. LiS 2 and 3 are emotional as well. just not as much as 1 and before the storm. but still very very emotional. really recommend those games.
Had a friend who went through a very rough time, he confided in me that the only reason he didn't off himself was because of the hurt that it'd cost his family and friends. He's doing good now and I know what saved him.
You apparently didn't do it, but without knowing why, it's hearing Mama Wells's message which almost brought me to tears
It's just a prayer, but you know how much she was hurt by it
Man the fact in this ending, Judy lost two dear friends to s*icide is... horrible.
What Misty said reminds me so bad to my friend 9 years ago.Still hunts me during the nights but at the end,it was her choice.
I think i get it now,she just didn't want to be here anymore😥
Hope i can see her again someday.
Best ending if you think about it. V dies regardless the soulkiller kills his soul and creates a artificial soul. In this ending he goes out on his own terms. There is no Fake V walking around pretending to be V. He can finally rest in peace.
Man the credits did hit different man