What makes it great is that you went through the horror of fighting the whole crew being mutated beyond recognition and the nightmarish abominations being thrown at you while trying to survive alone in a ghostship. The protagonist just went through hell and back. He should be completely traumatised by the end of the game, but he just sounds like he's taking out trash like it's Monday in the last scene 😂
The biggest slap in the face you can give a narcissist with a god complex (like Shodan) is to treat them as if they're not a big deal when you have the upper hand
By this point in the game, the player's character has listened to Shodan blather on and on, for hours, about how she's a god. How humans are insects and how you're not supposed to be able to do what you do. There's not a lot more to say other than _"naaah"._ 😉
Thought the same, Shodan last trick after she is defeated is manipulate the protagonist with a lame lie about ruling together. Protagonist: "not falling for that again"
@@user-oh5jj9ci8q She slapped cyber tech on the protag while he was in hibernation, then her final offer is "Yo I can give you way more and improve you!". Shodan's final offer really wasn't that appealing.
That man has been physically, mentally and spiritually destroyed by shodan. She took everything from him. He is just done with her! "Nah!" Is the perfect response to such a narcissistic monster! Not to mention anyone who played the original knows shodan always has a backup plan or idea. If you have a chance to take out shodan you take it because in a matter of moments you could be screwed.
It's fucking great. She sees herself as an immortal, irresistable, implacable, inevitable god. SHODAN genuinely believes herself to be the ultimate life form and everything else ***MUST*** bend to her will, as a universal truth. The fact that you tell her "Nah" like she asked for some of your McNuggies is amazing- it's just so dismissive and nonchalant.
Ok I understand this ending is underwhelming, however is not the kind of "underwhelming" that annoys me. I find it even hilarious in a good way because through out the whole game Shodan mocks you for being inferior and nothing more than a tool to destroy the many. Once the many is destroyed Shodan tríes to kill you but fails at the end and you defeat her. Her last resource? Try to manipulate you (again, and with an obvious lie this time) by saying you can rule together. What the protagonist say to that: "nah" and shoots her in the face. A very simple but straight ending, and i'm ok with it.
She gave you cyber-implants and actually takes 10 from you if you take Delacroix's audiolog, that means she had power over you even in her world at the end.
Even the whole game was a serious dark mindf**k this ending really takes it to a unpredictable satire. What did you want? More doom and gloom? A friendly middle finger to the player and hostile one to Shodan. Love it.
@@normanred9212 I think it was partially a pre-sequel because they said that Soldier would appear in it, implying that you would end up in SS2's setting eventually.
@@leolaus I was excited when I heard that Warren Spector was involved. It was a big disappointment when I heard the IP was sold to them and probably lost in the depths of hell of a mega corporation.
The way system shock 2 had gone until the many were defeated, I was expecting shodan to make good on her promise and fully cyborg me. But then the game suddenly went off the deep end.
I like Mandalore's way of seeing it. What better way to insult SHODAN's intelligence and god complex than by answering to her like she asked you if you wsnt some fries. Fucking genius.
Oh god, it's not even the real ending. i assume you guys know this, and we're already safe from spoilers. A guy was treating his girlfriend in a medical tube in the Von Braun, iirc, shodan extracted a bit of her personality in the girl. And then the guy, carrying the girl, boarded the escape shuttle to jettison from the Von Braun. when the girl awoke, she is now possessed by shodan. Dude this after credit scene should be the setup to System Shock 3.
@@peppermillers8361 alright, after game. (altho nobody says that) oh man, what could have been if SysShock 3 was released today... that cutscene would have been redeemed if the Shodan-possessed girl brought something beyond wicked on the table. like spawning multi-dimensional monsters and warping virtual cybernetic weapons irl. the possibilities are endless.
That isn't what happened. The two people that escaped.... the girl was bitten by one of those spider enemy's prior to boarding the escape pod. Because of this, she was infected by the many, and in the post credits scene, her turning into "shodan" is actually just her mutating. You can find one of those data disks in the REC level which has a recording of the girl telling her boyfriend that she was bitten by a spider analid.
Yeah it is man 😂 I believe the devs said they had a placeholder cinematic in while they waited for some other company to make the real one, but that company took too long and someone forgot to take the placeholder out...so this is what we get
What exactly is this ending for System Shock 2 you ask? Well, it’s the amalgamation of the epitomized attitude that defined the 1990’s “rad-image” of “cool” via the non-negotiable use of situational“one-liners”; grafted into the contextual definition of the immersive-sim benchmark/ standard template…. Which, continually transcended, has thankfully become the basis of modern gaming (gaming-culture) & will continue to evolve harmoniously! In general though, Immersive-Sims are not appreciated by everyone but do contribute substantially large percentages of its DNA in most of the games that are loved by damn near everyone
There was no better way to end this really. You cant really do much more than say "no" to something thats obviously trying to manipulate you, and can outsmart you otherwise.
They really turned a horror game into a dark comedy in the end
and it's perfect (except for the Cliffhanger)
It's fucking stupid and I love it
hell yeah!
What makes it great is that you went through the horror of fighting the whole crew being mutated beyond recognition and the nightmarish abominations being thrown at you while trying to survive alone in a ghostship.
The protagonist just went through hell and back.
He should be completely traumatised by the end of the game, but he just sounds like he's taking out trash like it's Monday in the last scene 😂
Nah
The biggest slap in the face you can give a narcissist with a god complex (like Shodan) is to treat them as if they're not a big deal when you have the upper hand
The creators had a sense of humor.
considering the credit sequence is the devs being portrayed as if they're corpses, yes.
GOOD. That's what it is.
By this point in the game, the player's character has listened to Shodan blather on and on, for hours, about how she's a god. How humans are insects and how you're not supposed to be able to do what you do.
There's not a lot more to say other than _"naaah"._ 😉
Best ending ever fr, sometimes you fight against horrors for so long you end up saying "whatever" to them.
I love it more everytime I see it, a massive middle finger to SHODAN
Its so good taking her down from her high horse.
Thought the same, Shodan last trick after she is defeated is manipulate the protagonist with a lame lie about ruling together.
Protagonist: "not falling for that again"
I hate it
@@user-oh5jj9ci8q She slapped cyber tech on the protag while he was in hibernation, then her final offer is "Yo I can give you way more and improve you!". Shodan's final offer really wasn't that appealing.
That man has been physically, mentally and spiritually destroyed by shodan. She took everything from him. He is just done with her! "Nah!" Is the perfect response to such a narcissistic monster! Not to mention anyone who played the original knows shodan always has a backup plan or idea. If you have a chance to take out shodan you take it because in a matter of moments you could be screwed.
Best ending ever
It's fucking great. She sees herself as an immortal, irresistable, implacable, inevitable god. SHODAN genuinely believes herself to be the ultimate life form and everything else ***MUST*** bend to her will, as a universal truth. The fact that you tell her "Nah" like she asked for some of your McNuggies is amazing- it's just so dismissive and nonchalant.
I mean it's a silent protagonist, even saying "Nah" is pretty huge.
Ok I understand this ending is underwhelming, however is not the kind of "underwhelming" that annoys me. I find it even hilarious in a good way because through out the whole game Shodan mocks you for being inferior and nothing more than a tool to destroy the many. Once the many is destroyed Shodan tríes to kill you but fails at the end and you defeat her. Her last resource? Try to manipulate you (again, and with an obvious lie this time) by saying you can rule together. What the protagonist say to that: "nah" and shoots her in the face. A very simple but straight ending, and i'm ok with it.
I personally have no issue with it save for the cliffhanger. That one is kind of annoying.
She gave you cyber-implants and actually takes 10 from you if you take Delacroix's audiolog, that means she had power over you even in her world at the end.
Even the whole game was a serious dark mindf**k this ending really takes it to a unpredictable satire. What did you want? More doom and gloom? A friendly middle finger to the player and hostile one to Shodan. Love it.
People with common sense to an AI with a god complex: "Nah"
But the post credits scene....waiting almost 20 years for a continuation of that!!
system shock 3 was in the works a few years ago but after some issues with tencent we've hardly heard anything
Same, we need a proper System Shock 3 and not the crappy pre-sequel they were working on
@@normanred9212 I think it was partially a pre-sequel because they said that Soldier would appear in it, implying that you would end up in SS2's setting eventually.
@@leolaus I was excited when I heard that Warren Spector was involved. It was a big disappointment when I heard the IP was sold to them and probably lost in the depths of hell of a mega corporation.
@@sergiosuraci7306 and now he is at thq working on... Epic Mickey????? wtf
Who needs a complex and thought provoking ending when you can have a simple; "Nah."
When you're being talked down to by an AI whom has a god complex, sometimes the simpliest answer is the biggest middle finger you can give it.
Sometimes more stupid scene can be even more realistic...
The way system shock 2 had gone until the many were defeated, I was expecting shodan to make good on her promise and fully cyborg me. But then the game suddenly went off the deep end.
This ending is the most gigachad of gigachads telling god no.
I like Mandalore's way of seeing it. What better way to insult SHODAN's intelligence and god complex than by answering to her like she asked you if you wsnt some fries. Fucking genius.
Oh god, it's not even the real ending. i assume you guys know this, and we're already safe from spoilers. A guy was treating his girlfriend in a medical tube in the Von Braun, iirc, shodan extracted a bit of her personality in the girl. And then the guy, carrying the girl, boarded the escape shuttle to jettison from the Von Braun. when the girl awoke, she is now possessed by shodan. Dude this after credit scene should be the setup to System Shock 3.
it wasn't the after credits, it came immediately after. The way they executed it was kind of dumb.
@@peppermillers8361 alright, after game. (altho nobody says that) oh man, what could have been if SysShock 3 was released today... that cutscene would have been redeemed if the Shodan-possessed girl brought something beyond wicked on the table. like spawning multi-dimensional monsters and warping virtual cybernetic weapons irl. the possibilities are endless.
That isn't what happened. The two people that escaped.... the girl was bitten by one of those spider enemy's prior to boarding the escape pod. Because of this, she was infected by the many, and in the post credits scene, her turning into "shodan" is actually just her mutating.
You can find one of those data disks in the REC level which has a recording of the girl telling her boyfriend that she was bitten by a spider analid.
Bro I thought this was a Mandalore skit lmao, that’s ACTUALLY how it ends?
Yeah it is man 😂 I believe the devs said they had a placeholder cinematic in while they waited for some other company to make the real one, but that company took too long and someone forgot to take the placeholder out...so this is what we get
@@CRSH3000 when the unfinished product is better than the finalised version
Alpha ending, anti simp game. 10/10
This makes a good meme as an ending!
All that sense of dread built up to this 😂
Is this not a meme edit?
This games ahead of its time, lol
game didnt get enough time 😭
What exactly is this ending for System Shock 2 you ask? Well, it’s the amalgamation of the epitomized attitude that defined the 1990’s “rad-image” of “cool” via the non-negotiable use of situational“one-liners”; grafted into the contextual definition of the immersive-sim benchmark/ standard template…. Which, continually transcended, has thankfully become the basis of modern gaming (gaming-culture) & will continue to evolve harmoniously! In general though, Immersive-Sims are not appreciated by everyone but do contribute substantially large percentages of its DNA in most of the games that are loved by damn near everyone
It’s perfect.
This ending hits perfect for no reason maybe if developers get more time they will ruin the ending
The point is, the AI is only a software program with a malfunction that causes it to have megalmania, so he's being appropriately dismissive.
Shodan deserved better.
What's not to love? Goggles was offered a choice, and he said nah.
Better then ME3 ending
One of the endings of all time.
Just finished playing SS2 for the first time and it really reminds me of Deus Ex in many ways. Maybe SS3 loosely became Deus Ex?
There was no better way to end this really. You cant really do much more than say "no" to something thats obviously trying to manipulate you, and can outsmart you otherwise.
Are you kidding??? This is perfect!! SHODAN fucks with you for two games and you finish it by ratioing her, so good
The other part is that SHODAN killed someone and went inside her. Wearing her corpse as a costume.
Peak
ok
The perfect video game ending.
“Nah”
Nah.
FUNNYZ
Great game, terrible ending imo. (Both the nah ending and cliche cliffhanger ending)
Just a simple nah
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤
Naw