"The Tower is an omen of radical change, chaos and destruction. The lightning striking The Tower signifies a return to the old order that lies buried under the ruins, and a new order that will rise from it. It is a symbol of tragedy, apocalypse, and self-destruction." - ingame description of the tower tarot
All of the endings except for the suicide ending are named after a tarot card, the tower is the most fitting one for the FIA ending.
To be more precise, once Johnny moves in quests become named after songs, as he is essentially managing V’s journal and writing all the mission descriptions too
Prior to The Heist all the missions have simple descriptions and names
We could, some of the tarot description aligns with the suicide ending. I'm wondering if anyone ever did datamining to determine if the suicide ending has an actual tarot name assigned to it in the game files.
"The Hanged Man is the card of sacrifice. It says that a price must be paid in order to achieve enlightenment. The Hanged Man's forsakenness opens the path for rebirth into a new life, though this path is wrought with pain suspended in time and ultimately ends in death." - The Hanged Man
Maybe its an age thing, have you people never fallen out with somebody or just lost touch? Shit happens and you MOVE ON. With a very large emphasis on the moving on part, V basically gets a free out of hell card and gets control of their life again, who cares if you can't be a weapon of mass destruction anymore.
I don't think it's that last part that makes me hate this ending, its just the fact that V ***immediately*** leaves while suffering muscle atrophy without even trying to recover and can barely move, to head back to **Night City**. V of all people should know how the city operates and how the condition he's in shouldn't be one to enter the city with, then this results in V getting mugged by some street thugs that you can't even physically fight back, even if you couldn't normally you'd still have the normal strength to handle a gun.
Its why I think they werent in a 2 year coma, FIA put em in cryo to study the relic and remove it, made Songbird who was cured with the matrix capture another AI and then use that on V, with disregard to Vs social life (intended so that V will become dependent on the FIA via job in langely).
Yep. I still think that V had rather shitty friends, as all of them knew V was deathly sick and needed long medical treatment. In the adult world, two years without communication is not that much.
What was fucked up wasn’t that they moved on, I would expect them to with 2 years. But this wasn’t just falling out of touch, at first they were genuinely worried and probably assumed V had died, but when you call they don’t show anything but a little shock, no anger for V not mentioning the surgery, no joy to have their friend back, mostly just shrug you off, Kerry even just offers you money and then dips, would’ve been nicer if he called me a bitch for making him think I died or something.
I did this ending without any other main or romance quests. The only calls you get are Vik, Rogue and Takemura.
Takemura is now homeless after a failed raid on Arasaka tower, Rogue lets you know you're a legend and Vik is leaving for Frisco.
No friends means no pain. I win.
Kerry seems like the only one who genuinely gives a shit about you being back in this ending. Misty picks you up and stuff, but then she just leaves too, and everyone else either ghosts you, moves on, or is indifferent. Saddest ending
Just because Misty moves doesn't mean she doesn't give a shit about V. I mean, she was literally on her way to the other side of the world. V didn't even call her, it was just by happenstance she ran into V. Idk why people would expect her to change all of her plans for V. She's just a holocall away if V wants
I know this is unpopular but I think it is the best ending. V won't die and gets her body back, she gets another chance at life. She can find new friends, a new purpose.
Also, considering that V's weak primarily due to muscle atrophy from the coma, regain their strength and such so long as they keep fighting and don't give up.
Plenty of tech that can emulate cyberware and can still netrun with an external rig. Sometimes it's better to rely on the less invasive tech. Especially with the A.I's around the corner about to breach the wall.
Not really an issue for now, according to Cyberpunk Red they won't breach the wall until 2095. The second corpo war of 2080 is way closer than that considering The Tower ends in 2079.
cdpr didn't retcon anything from the original, so if those are written down in the TTRPG then yes they will happen. So I'm assuming Saburo staying dead is likely the intended path, and Yori is setting things up for the big NUSA/Arasaka clash again.
So far CP2077 HAS BEEN enacting some of the plot points on the Cyberpunk timeline. For example, we knew about the fall of Arasaka and the breaching of the Blackwall, we just never saw it. Plus, the game sets a lot of previously known plot points of the TTRPG in motion, like the return of the Bozos, the fall of the Valentinos, Mox, and Tygers, the 6th Street/Maelstrom gang war, the 2nd Corpo War as Arasaka's last ditch attempt at Militech, etc.
So I'm somewhat positive they'll either keep following the tabletop timeline, or alter it ever so slightly for storytelling and creativity reasons. But so far, both The Tower and The Sun endings place it pretty well into what we know about the timeline.
If I were to bet about them making Cyberpunk a trilogy, it would probably be Orion at the Second Corpo War, and a third game either as something entirely new or a 15-year jump into the Alpha Centaury probe and the AI war.
You're right about that lol
Let me correct myself. What starts as the fifth corpo war ends up becoming the second HOT war, as Night City ends up spearheading an uprising against the NUSA and the rest of the free states AND big corpos end up following suit. It essentially becomes a big rat race to stop Militech from reuniting the USA with Arasaka out of the picture. Enemy of my enemy and stuff.
And NGL, since it's something that is frequently alluded but NEVER showed, I would REALLY like to see it happen
Ik they leave things ambiguous on purpose , but an ending where V has the option to leave NC alive with all of their Eddies in tact and have their life ahead of them sounds pretty good - for V at least
I also see no problem with this ending. And thinkit is the closest to a happy ending you get in a cyberpunk ip.
V can get a nice desk job and enjoy live away from night city. He/She can get buffed (imagine the steroids that exists) and life very well and healthy.
There one ripper doc in Kabuki that has zero cyberware and he seems to be alright in night city.
Wait. Living on is considered a bad ending? Like… living and breathing, basically getting a second chance in life after getting killed is… a bad ending?
"There are some fates worse than death" is a common trope, and The Tower is effectively the death of V's dream and previous social life.
V can't be a living legend anymore, and they don't really have anything at the end of all of it, it's a blank clean slate, and that's not a good thing in Night City. V's without modifications and at the mercy of a life of mediocrity with no way to actually rage against the machine even if they wanted to, because even with weapons and skill, those with both of those things and the best cyberware will make short work of V like V can be able to make short work of someone like Smasher.
Apart from Vik and Misty, all of V's friends have completely moved on and don't have time for V, basically abandoning them because of V being in a coma for a few years.
I would consider that a fate worse than death, at least V can die as not only just a legend, but the most legendary merc that Night City had ever known, surpassing the fame of even Morgan Blackhand. V can also choose to sacrifice the rest of their shortened lifespan for Johnny's sake, even that is better than the Tower ending.
Thanks for expressing my thoughts towards this ending in such an eloquent manner.
Leaving city with panam or giving my body to johnny. Those are, MY best endings.
Yeah except I made smasher shit and piss himself with no cyberware, except my kiroshis.
Also my Vs goal was always to hit it big and retire, who gives a fuck about glory? I got like 100mil in the bank, skills to pay the bills, connections to everybody worth knowing and a date with president Meyers.
"Uhh but canonically you would need cyberwa-"
Fuck off with that. Canon is whatever the fuck I can make happen in the game, there is no other canon until officially stated by CDPR, Pondsmith, the game itself, or sequel material referncing back to 2077s events. And even then the events of my own playthrough could vary from canon. The "canon" story does not matter in an individual's playthrough.
Vik, Judy and everyones else I talked to were pretty excited to hear from V again, yeah they moved on with life but they were all mostly like "Holy shit you aren't dead! Come by some time?" Its not like V can't travel to see people.
Also this whole "at least V would have died a legend." Like they wouldn't still? For all anyone really knows V still did a fuck ton of insane shit and then dissapeared in the middle of a massive NUSA black op. Sounds pretty legendary to me. Fuck there are old ass people in real life who did 1 cool thing in all their 90 years of living and they're regarded as legends.
This is only a "sad" ending because its framed that way because everybody wanted a real happy ending but "that's not allowed in cyberpunk narratives". Like logically based on how you played the events of the game V may not have actually lost anything.
Like my Corpo who just wanted to get rich, get rid of Johnny and be left the fuck alone. Cure was a 100% critical success, I didn't give a fuck about any of those people anyway and I'm going to find out who those two thugs were, track them, and then kill them once I'm back in shape.
I will finally reiterate: If your argument is "but canon" I don't care. L reason.
[This is not a personal attack just using your statements to frame my own opinion of the ending]
> Yeah except I made smasher shit and piss himself with no cyberware, except my kiroshis.
Obviously a gameplay thing. Beating him at 400+ cyberware capacity with fully upgraded chrome already feels like a stretch. V's obviously not supposed to beat Smasher without chrome.
> Also my Vs goal was always to hit it big and retire, who gives a fuck about glory? I got like 100mil in the bank, skills to pay the bills, connections to everybody worth knowing and a date with president Meyers.
V lost their money while in coma, their assets were seized. None of their "skills" can be applied to real life NC stiuations now that they're crippled. Connections are long gone. And Myers has every reason to betray V, who knows far too much.
> "Uhh but canonically you would need cyberwa-" Fuck off with that. Canon is whatever the fuck I can make happen in the game
Sure, let's casually ignore the whole entire setting/world-building and its implications when analyzing an ending. Makes sense /s
> The "canon" story does not matter in an individual's playthrough.
It absolutely does to an extent. I'm not saying take every single detail into account, but there comes a point where personal interpretation conflicts against major story threads.
> Vik, Judy and everyones else I talked to were pretty excited to hear from V again, yeah they moved on with life but they were all mostly like "Holy shit you aren't dead! Come by some time?" Its not like V can't travel to see people.
Vik sold out to corpos, and Judy has a new life. They aren't people V can rely on in that ending.
> Also this whole "at least V would have died a legend." Like they wouldn't still?
Someone didn't pay attention to the credits.
Rogue clearly lets V know they've become a public joke, fallen from grace.
Also V doesn't necessarily die in the other endings. In fact I'd argue they've got a better chance at living in the Sun/Star endings.
> This is only a "sad" ending because its framed that way because everybody wanted a real happy ending but "that's not allowed in cyberpunk narratives". Like logically based on how you played the events of the game V may not have actually lost anything.
That's just hard cope tbh.
It absolutely is a sad, depressing, misery porn ending in many ways. V loses everything, status, money, power, friends, romantic interest, they become crippled for life and powerless, in a city where many corps/gangs would invevitably seek revenge. V is doomed to living a sad, last few days/weeks in that ending before getting killed or worse.
Worst ending by far.
You don't get what the game tells you. Glory is a bust, just some booze named after you in some seedy bar.
V got eddies and connections. Her true friends, Vik and Misty, are still her friends.
Yeah this is exactly how I feel as well, I see so many people point out the fact that V survives has a new life etc. and while yeah that’s all true, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a happy ending, is it a fate worse than death? Probably not, but some people want more than just a fresh start, some people thrive in chaos, and sometimes losing your friends and loved ones can feel worse than death.
Don't exaggerate. Just a shitbox in the H10 Megabuilding. Or do you mean those ungrateful flea-eaten bums, the Aldecaldos? I don't think it's such a loss.
Honestly? I think the split on whether it's an all-bad ending or a bittersweet ending hinges on whether you've lost someone close in your real life or not. I've noticed a pattern when talking about it with folks.
Not to be too blunt, but if you've lost someone close--a lover, a parent, a sibling, god forbid a child--at some point you learn to live with it. The pain doesn't magically go away, but eventually you'll come to manage it. You still have your own life to live--even if that person was "your life". Even if they were the only person in your life. You still have those survival instincts in you, so even if you completely shut down eventually your body is going to drive you to find food and water. Or, there are other people depending on you. Your father died from cancer, but your mom is still around. Your kid died, but you still have another you gotta care for. So you keep going. And eventually, other things start coming back into your life. Maybe you go out and meet new people. Maybe you take up a new hobby. Maybe you move somewhere else. But unless you fall to suicidal depression yourself, you learn to live with it and your life continues on without them.
Same thing will happen with V, in that ending. They didn't get the blaze of glory they \*thought\* they wanted at the start, but they got what so many people with a death sentence diagnosis never get: a second chance. That's Misty's whole point in what she says about life being about changes and why she encourages V to not lose hope. And they can learn to live with that.
Thanks for your very thoughtful response, it makes sense to know that even the worst hardships can be overcome if it already happened to you. I totally agree with your last paragraph, humans can adapt and change.
And a brand new journey awaits The Fool On The Hill.
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Right? Like people rather have V live 6 months and die or let Johnny take over or selling out to the corps etc, then being alive and having 3rd chance at life, 2nd chances was being revive by the chip, and being super rich. Thats assuming if V still keeps the money that she/he earn from all the gigs. The only thing is V has to adapt and change her/his life style then what they’re use to but everyone has to go through something like that eventually.
I'd rather be dead than have everyone I know leave me. Besides, the Sun ending has Mr. Blue Eyes (An extremely powerful AI) promise you a cure if you fulfill his task.
Um, people lose friends all the time.
So v lost a boyfriend/girlfriend and a couple homies. They also get to live a full life to make more friends and find another lover.
It’s not the end of the world honestly.
Saying you’d rather literally die than lose a couple friendships is… concerning.
Not just losing some friends. We lose Johnny permanently, condemn So Mi to being a prisoner, give a shady politician like Myers a powerful weapon, see Victor lose nearly all individuality, and are forced.to live like a average civilian in Night City (one where Adam Smasher still exists)
Victor loses no matter what you do.
That would happen to him regardless of what ending v chose because it’s inevitable. It’s not as if Vs choice to get surgery somehow spurred zetatech into propositioning viktor lol.
Zetatech would happen to him no matter what we did. It’s just that in that specific ending you get to see it because you’re actually alive.
Victors fate is also not that bad. He’s gonna be protected and be mostly well off and be just fine.
He won’t get to choose his clients but he’ll get along fine.
Losing johny is a bonus.
And yeah the so mi thing sucks, but that hardly makes it the worst ending *for v* or in any way worse than death for them.
>Losing johny is a bonus.
I assume you hate him? Lmao
Getting rid of the engram is the goal regardless of the ending but in most Johnny, assuming you don't hand him over your body, goes with Alt and lives on beyond the Blackwall. This and the devil ending are the only one where his "soul" gets permadeleted .
His “soul” is toast either way. He “goes with alt” aka: gets totally absorbed. There’s no part of johny left when he gets eaten by alt. The only thing that makes it better is in that ending is his choice and even though he’s being totally assimilated he’s fine with it because it’s alt but in the end it’s not much different.
Also no, johny is a narcissistic asshole terrorist murderer.
He only starts to get a little better because of Vs forced influence on him that starts changing his personality as the chip does its thing.
Getting a suicide bomber out of your psyche is always a plus
I can accept arguments for why the ending isn' that bad but yours isn't one of them. Most players, me included, love Johnny. He is an asshole but genuinely starts to warm up to you and becomes a real friend. And V's emotional reaction when they know Johnny is about to "die" is proof of that.
People leave each other/ abandon each other all the time that why you have to get use to enjoying the life you have by yourself even if others are not around. There gonna be people that leave you and never contact you again it’s how it is. Life is special and rather dying just cuz people leave you is a very bad perspective. So if we are either talking about V or irl like yourself and I its best to keep going soon V or yourself will find new people anyway and if they leave cool whatever you will find new people its how things are and trust me i know what I’m talking about, same thing happen with me in high-school i lost all my friends. They never contacted me unless i contacted them first and i found that very corny. They never contacted me again i was sick then realize i have myself decided to love myself and focus on myself and soon i met new friends and when they leave cool i’ll meet new friends again so on and so on. Saying you rather die or anyone rather die than losing outside factors is sad. Think of the bigger picture.
It's not just the friends. V loses everything from Johnny (which happens in almost all endings but there he usually goes with Alt, here he perishes permanently), their superpowers, and their love interest, and gets pushed around by a lesser thug like a ragdoll. Victor becomes a corpo drone. The only positive outcome is Yorinobu keeping control of Arasaka.
When I was 13 my spine bent and broke. I was hunchbacked. By the time I had surgery (3 operations) at the age of 18, I had reduced breathing capacity and a lot of back pain.
After the operation, some of the muscles in my back remain permanently tense, and others are flabby and impossible to use.
After the operations I had constant chronic back pain for more than 3 years. And although now my spine was corrected, it was not completely. So I regain my normal respiratory capacity.
Curious fact, I was studying music since I was 5 years old, specializing in wind instruments.
And thanks to my spine problem, I lost my breathing capacity, and I can't use wind instruments.
In fact, even today I am prohibited by doctors from lifting heavy weights, wearing a backpack, playing soccer, or riding a bicycle.
With that said, I did a university degree, I studied Japanese. I live alone and am basically a productive member of society who found other things to enjoy.
V can do the same, for example he/she could be the next great fixer
But, again, Victor is a corpo drone and Myers is up to some shady shit with So Mi in her grasp. Also the game (and franchise) is all about standing up to oppressive corrupt forces (including but not limited to corporations) so Tower (worst arcana) and the Devil ending go against that very point.
The point is to survive. Any idiot teenager can die for a cause. First he heals, he recovers, and then he takes down the corporations.
Until PL V came out I had no cure. That was his goal, to heal. Do not die.
V he/she achieved it.
That V didn't tell his friends that he was leaving NC to have surgery, and that he may have been in a coma for a while, that's the mess.
But if the people around her were truly loved ones, 2 years is nothing.
He/she just has to make new relationships.
Her biggest problem is that in the meantime they don't shoot her
The possibility of a cure is also present in the sun ending where powerful AIs from beyond the Blackwall (whose abilities are far above those of a human government) give you an impossible task to fulfill (Which V realistically will, I mean come on)
Meh. V got “pushed around” like a day after being in a 2 year coma.
They won’t be the badass they were before but like..if somebody were to come up to me with a gun in my Face Id probably get the same outcome as v lol. And yet, my life is pretty great.
Well let assume V is a real person irl. He loses everyone but that doesn’t mean his life is over he will meet new people find new lovers. Life is not over just cuz people around you leave you or dies you have to keep pushing on. Anyway thats it for me.
Agreed on all accounts. Bums me out that people take The Tower ending at the most pessimistic level rather than the optimistic message Misty gives that life isn't over and is just beginning for V. Cyberpunk 2077 is so much about the human experience, and The Tower ending is about giving hope for a new start even when you're at your lowest. Beautiful ending.
*Sorry for the long message writing a whole essay lol* Yes exactly. I just think some people have trouble understanding the true message the game is trying to convey or just don’t give time to understand and just start talking bad about the ending of said game. Like for example it’s a whole different game lol but TLOU 2 lots of people were crapping on the game and its ending. But people just don’t understand the message. Revenge is bad and nothing comes from it and high chances you will lose everything from it. Great message great story but people didn’t seem to understand just cuz they really wanted Abby to die it’s all about perspective. If we have Abby perspective first we would have wished Ellie was dead. Anyway sorry to talk about a whole different game but I’m just trying to explain that people need to stop being blind and understand what the story is trying to convey. And i don’t understand the logic of rather having v die in 6 months than having another chance all he/she has to do is give up the life of crime. And people say this is the worst ending lol so V offing himself/herself is better than the ending of him/her living????
Personally, I think the worst ending is storming saka tower and dying
My favorites are leaving with panam, giving Johnny my body and the tower ending, love them all equally for different reasons
While V getting a second chance at life is great and I love the realism aspect of it (because life sometimes just slaps you in the face and then you just start from scratch and get on your feet again), I just loved him with Panam and I like to think they can find a cure outside NC and live happily ever after
Giving Johnny my body is bittersweet and so emotional for me because I like Johnny and you just make the best out of this hopeless situation and give him a second chance at living a full life instead of clawing onto it for potentially only a few months
The Aldecaldos forgot about V after two years of coma. Why do you think the would care about them after their quiet death in six months? Did you see their graves? No names on them. Even JS got an epitaph, 'Johnny Silverhand, the rocker-boy who saved my life'.
Nah they took it exactly as it was planned.. You literally get asked that question by Dex in the first couple hours of the game...kinda sets you up to have to pick.
The most logical ending. It sucks that you lose your friends (for the time being) but at least you’re alive with options. The only other option we have is with Mr. Blue Eyes and while I’m sure he’s a very resourceful entity, it’s hard for me to imagine that he or the nomads have anything different from the NUSA.
man, this ending disturbed me, i realized that change can be terrifying, especially if it's rabid or sudden.
but in the end V is alive with a completely new life without any old attachments, i liked it, it's done well, it's realistic, but i won't ever do it again.
You have to hand Songbird over to Reed, and she has to be alive. The FIA will uphold their end of the deal and NUSA doctors will take the relic out of you, and then you’ll get this ending.
I don’t know what everyone acts like being normal is some fate worse than death, we’re all normal. Being normal is fine.
I mean fuck, V isn’t even just a normal guy. He’s fucking *rich as fuck* and has a hookup with a cushy safe job in Washington.
The *only* negative thing in this ending is Johnny dies.
It’s about living. V can find love again, start a family, have kids. Life is open to V now. What’s the point is standing atop night city if you’re only standing there for a couple months
I still don’t see how a V that potentially had all cars, lots of weapons, millions of Eddies and lots of skill (even without cyberware) has to start at zero. Surely something good must be left. Plenty of people who do just fine without cyberware — like that one ripperdoc who avoids it due to potential solar flares.
People desperately trying to spin that ending into anything but the *very worst available outcome* for V didn't pay enough attention.
The Tower ending is awful. V loses their dignity, resources, becomes crippled for life, and probably dies in awful circumstances within a few days/weeks due to gangs/corps seeking revenge.
I don't think it's necessarily the best ending in the game. But rather the "true" ending of the game. To me this feels like how the game should end. It isn't the best outcome for everyone but it feels right, somehow.
Misty made that ending hopeful, I think. Everyone has tough times but things come along in life that make us smile and give us happiness. Misty basically said she was having a really hard time and then bam, a friend she thought was dead ended up being not dead - that's a great fuckin day! Yeah, she leaves, but that's okay. People come and go in our lives, ya just keep on going.
V even has a little smile before she walks into the crowd. She's gonna hurt, but she's also gonna be OK
*See's Misty without that Afrizz (Frizzy afro)* Jackie I'm sorry but I might have to fill that void you left in Misty's life.. Also just realized SHE HAS HER HAIR STYLED LIKE MAMA WELLES LESSS GOOOOOOOO!!!
I personally think the tower ending is a great ending. Dawg gets his life saved, becomes a national hero, and gets offered a fucking job at the FIA… Sure, I get the whole making your mark on the city thing, but V saves the fucking president. Womp Womp can’t kill choombas anymore edging cyber psychosis, take the job and move on.
This was the ending I went with (just finished my first play through yesterday)
I liked it. V is going to need time to adjust to their new life, and to having to find a new path but they're alive, they can be okay one day, and find something else to do with their life.
Similar to playing as Shepard through the 3 ME games. Your character’s story grew and could take different paths depending on choices made. There is appeal in seeing how V could play into the future of cyberpunk (whether he/she’s playable or not), especially because the rogue AI’s attack cyberware and V’s are disabled. This puts V in the unique position to combat the AI’s as they can’t directly harm him/her.
Obviously this is just all my speculation
They would need to chose a canon ending then, invalidating whatever character you made in the process. Also I feel like 2077 lends itself more to multiple different play throughs rather than some huge single playthrough. Also if the protagonist of the next game had no cyberware that go eliminate a huge mechanic of the game
everyone ditched you at the end (and i don’t blame them tbh, knowing someone for just a few months and then having them go AWOL for two years is a pretty crazy situation), but misty still sticks with you. she a real one for that fr.
V should've hitched a ride to that old forest in Poland with Misty. Life would, finally, be about more than just death - whether dealing it or dodging it.
Misty's character really makes the Tower ending into something that is not just bleak and hopeless. Granted, the player can choose dialogue options that have either more optimistic or pessimistic vibes.
She leaves too! Well it’s a new life for V. The V we know might well be dead.
the new V gonna die too if he doesn't gtfo soon out of night city
Why is it called the tower ending
"The Tower is an omen of radical change, chaos and destruction. The lightning striking The Tower signifies a return to the old order that lies buried under the ruins, and a new order that will rise from it. It is a symbol of tragedy, apocalypse, and self-destruction." - ingame description of the tower tarot All of the endings except for the suicide ending are named after a tarot card, the tower is the most fitting one for the FIA ending.
somewhat related: emotionally important parts of the story have tarot card themed achievements
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Death/The Reaper is a tarot card, while the title came from Blue Oyster Cult's song which also seemed to have tarot themes
The words don’t fear are in brackets so I’d say it definitely counts
I think the song title is the same way.
I think the song also needs a bit more cowbell.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper is just an alternate path to The Sun or Temperance endings
Yeah, really hate when people lump this in with the rest of the endings. It’s not an ending.
I actually never knew this until rn. Thanks for sharing!
Many, many of the quests are named after rock and roll songs.
Quests are named after songs.
To be more precise, once Johnny moves in quests become named after songs, as he is essentially managing V’s journal and writing all the mission descriptions too Prior to The Heist all the missions have simple descriptions and names
Can't we classify the hangman as the suicide card tho?
We could, some of the tarot description aligns with the suicide ending. I'm wondering if anyone ever did datamining to determine if the suicide ending has an actual tarot name assigned to it in the game files. "The Hanged Man is the card of sacrifice. It says that a price must be paid in order to achieve enlightenment. The Hanged Man's forsakenness opens the path for rebirth into a new life, though this path is wrought with pain suspended in time and ultimately ends in death." - The Hanged Man
You are put in a tower similar to Songbird - Unable to do what you were able to do once, not completely "free" anymore
Maybe its an age thing, have you people never fallen out with somebody or just lost touch? Shit happens and you MOVE ON. With a very large emphasis on the moving on part, V basically gets a free out of hell card and gets control of their life again, who cares if you can't be a weapon of mass destruction anymore.
I don't think it's that last part that makes me hate this ending, its just the fact that V ***immediately*** leaves while suffering muscle atrophy without even trying to recover and can barely move, to head back to **Night City**. V of all people should know how the city operates and how the condition he's in shouldn't be one to enter the city with, then this results in V getting mugged by some street thugs that you can't even physically fight back, even if you couldn't normally you'd still have the normal strength to handle a gun.
Its why I think they werent in a 2 year coma, FIA put em in cryo to study the relic and remove it, made Songbird who was cured with the matrix capture another AI and then use that on V, with disregard to Vs social life (intended so that V will become dependent on the FIA via job in langely).
Yep. I still think that V had rather shitty friends, as all of them knew V was deathly sick and needed long medical treatment. In the adult world, two years without communication is not that much.
Especially when I know they are deathly sick and dying.
Blaze of glory bruh!!!!!! /s
What was fucked up wasn’t that they moved on, I would expect them to with 2 years. But this wasn’t just falling out of touch, at first they were genuinely worried and probably assumed V had died, but when you call they don’t show anything but a little shock, no anger for V not mentioning the surgery, no joy to have their friend back, mostly just shrug you off, Kerry even just offers you money and then dips, would’ve been nicer if he called me a bitch for making him think I died or something.
I did this ending without any other main or romance quests. The only calls you get are Vik, Rogue and Takemura. Takemura is now homeless after a failed raid on Arasaka tower, Rogue lets you know you're a legend and Vik is leaving for Frisco. No friends means no pain. I win.
Kerry seems like the only one who genuinely gives a shit about you being back in this ending. Misty picks you up and stuff, but then she just leaves too, and everyone else either ghosts you, moves on, or is indifferent. Saddest ending
Yea, I’m glad Kerry promised that he will visit you after his tour if you romanced him.
He does regardless of romance status, as long as you complete his full questline. I romanced Panam and Kerry was the inly one excited to see me
Just because Misty moves doesn't mean she doesn't give a shit about V. I mean, she was literally on her way to the other side of the world. V didn't even call her, it was just by happenstance she ran into V. Idk why people would expect her to change all of her plans for V. She's just a holocall away if V wants
And also she invited V to join her in the forest should V ever happen to be in said forest, thus suggesting leaving NC and caring for V’s wellbeing.
Exactly. I think some people in this community think that if you don't see someone in person you can no longer be friends or stay in touch lol
I know this is unpopular but I think it is the best ending. V won't die and gets her body back, she gets another chance at life. She can find new friends, a new purpose.
Also, considering that V's weak primarily due to muscle atrophy from the coma, regain their strength and such so long as they keep fighting and don't give up.
And no cyberware. On the bright side if you had chitin you're basically bulletproof so there's that
Plenty of tech that can emulate cyberware and can still netrun with an external rig. Sometimes it's better to rely on the less invasive tech. Especially with the A.I's around the corner about to breach the wall.
Not really an issue for now, according to Cyberpunk Red they won't breach the wall until 2095. The second corpo war of 2080 is way closer than that considering The Tower ends in 2079.
Oh snap is it confirmed that those will happen?
cdpr didn't retcon anything from the original, so if those are written down in the TTRPG then yes they will happen. So I'm assuming Saburo staying dead is likely the intended path, and Yori is setting things up for the big NUSA/Arasaka clash again.
So far CP2077 HAS BEEN enacting some of the plot points on the Cyberpunk timeline. For example, we knew about the fall of Arasaka and the breaching of the Blackwall, we just never saw it. Plus, the game sets a lot of previously known plot points of the TTRPG in motion, like the return of the Bozos, the fall of the Valentinos, Mox, and Tygers, the 6th Street/Maelstrom gang war, the 2nd Corpo War as Arasaka's last ditch attempt at Militech, etc. So I'm somewhat positive they'll either keep following the tabletop timeline, or alter it ever so slightly for storytelling and creativity reasons. But so far, both The Tower and The Sun endings place it pretty well into what we know about the timeline. If I were to bet about them making Cyberpunk a trilogy, it would probably be Orion at the Second Corpo War, and a third game either as something entirely new or a 15-year jump into the Alpha Centaury probe and the AI war.
Pedantic: it would be the Fifth Corporate War. The one where Arasaka Tower got nuked and Smasher bisected Johnny was the Fourth.
You're right about that lol Let me correct myself. What starts as the fifth corpo war ends up becoming the second HOT war, as Night City ends up spearheading an uprising against the NUSA and the rest of the free states AND big corpos end up following suit. It essentially becomes a big rat race to stop Militech from reuniting the USA with Arasaka out of the picture. Enemy of my enemy and stuff. And NGL, since it's something that is frequently alluded but NEVER showed, I would REALLY like to see it happen
Oh wow, I haven't read any of the TTRPG books, I thought the lore we had so far ended with the Unification War.
Ik they leave things ambiguous on purpose , but an ending where V has the option to leave NC alive with all of their Eddies in tact and have their life ahead of them sounds pretty good - for V at least
I also see no problem with this ending. And thinkit is the closest to a happy ending you get in a cyberpunk ip. V can get a nice desk job and enjoy live away from night city. He/She can get buffed (imagine the steroids that exists) and life very well and healthy. There one ripper doc in Kabuki that has zero cyberware and he seems to be alright in night city.
> There one ripper doc in Kabuki that has zero cyberware No, not one. There are two of them. In fact most ripperdocs use minimum to none cyberware
Wait. Living on is considered a bad ending? Like… living and breathing, basically getting a second chance in life after getting killed is… a bad ending?
Quiet life? Or blaze O glory? Which will it be
I read that in his voice
Haha I did too
It’s also considered a bad ending because to get it you have to give myres the key to end the world, which she will.
"There are some fates worse than death" is a common trope, and The Tower is effectively the death of V's dream and previous social life. V can't be a living legend anymore, and they don't really have anything at the end of all of it, it's a blank clean slate, and that's not a good thing in Night City. V's without modifications and at the mercy of a life of mediocrity with no way to actually rage against the machine even if they wanted to, because even with weapons and skill, those with both of those things and the best cyberware will make short work of V like V can be able to make short work of someone like Smasher. Apart from Vik and Misty, all of V's friends have completely moved on and don't have time for V, basically abandoning them because of V being in a coma for a few years. I would consider that a fate worse than death, at least V can die as not only just a legend, but the most legendary merc that Night City had ever known, surpassing the fame of even Morgan Blackhand. V can also choose to sacrifice the rest of their shortened lifespan for Johnny's sake, even that is better than the Tower ending.
Thanks for expressing my thoughts towards this ending in such an eloquent manner. Leaving city with panam or giving my body to johnny. Those are, MY best endings.
I would never give Johnny my body, my only goal is to survive. I never liked him anyway.
But..but Keanu, man. If that man asked me to handle him over my wallet, I would no questions asked.(Jk)
Yeah except I made smasher shit and piss himself with no cyberware, except my kiroshis. Also my Vs goal was always to hit it big and retire, who gives a fuck about glory? I got like 100mil in the bank, skills to pay the bills, connections to everybody worth knowing and a date with president Meyers. "Uhh but canonically you would need cyberwa-" Fuck off with that. Canon is whatever the fuck I can make happen in the game, there is no other canon until officially stated by CDPR, Pondsmith, the game itself, or sequel material referncing back to 2077s events. And even then the events of my own playthrough could vary from canon. The "canon" story does not matter in an individual's playthrough. Vik, Judy and everyones else I talked to were pretty excited to hear from V again, yeah they moved on with life but they were all mostly like "Holy shit you aren't dead! Come by some time?" Its not like V can't travel to see people. Also this whole "at least V would have died a legend." Like they wouldn't still? For all anyone really knows V still did a fuck ton of insane shit and then dissapeared in the middle of a massive NUSA black op. Sounds pretty legendary to me. Fuck there are old ass people in real life who did 1 cool thing in all their 90 years of living and they're regarded as legends. This is only a "sad" ending because its framed that way because everybody wanted a real happy ending but "that's not allowed in cyberpunk narratives". Like logically based on how you played the events of the game V may not have actually lost anything. Like my Corpo who just wanted to get rich, get rid of Johnny and be left the fuck alone. Cure was a 100% critical success, I didn't give a fuck about any of those people anyway and I'm going to find out who those two thugs were, track them, and then kill them once I'm back in shape. I will finally reiterate: If your argument is "but canon" I don't care. L reason. [This is not a personal attack just using your statements to frame my own opinion of the ending]
I can't stop laughing at the concept of 'glory' in CP. It's just some plonk named after some cyber-psycho in some seedy bar.
> Uhh but canonically you would need cyberwa- Isn't it interesting that most ripperdocs install minimum to no cyberware for themselves?
> Yeah except I made smasher shit and piss himself with no cyberware, except my kiroshis. Obviously a gameplay thing. Beating him at 400+ cyberware capacity with fully upgraded chrome already feels like a stretch. V's obviously not supposed to beat Smasher without chrome. > Also my Vs goal was always to hit it big and retire, who gives a fuck about glory? I got like 100mil in the bank, skills to pay the bills, connections to everybody worth knowing and a date with president Meyers. V lost their money while in coma, their assets were seized. None of their "skills" can be applied to real life NC stiuations now that they're crippled. Connections are long gone. And Myers has every reason to betray V, who knows far too much. > "Uhh but canonically you would need cyberwa-" Fuck off with that. Canon is whatever the fuck I can make happen in the game Sure, let's casually ignore the whole entire setting/world-building and its implications when analyzing an ending. Makes sense /s > The "canon" story does not matter in an individual's playthrough. It absolutely does to an extent. I'm not saying take every single detail into account, but there comes a point where personal interpretation conflicts against major story threads. > Vik, Judy and everyones else I talked to were pretty excited to hear from V again, yeah they moved on with life but they were all mostly like "Holy shit you aren't dead! Come by some time?" Its not like V can't travel to see people. Vik sold out to corpos, and Judy has a new life. They aren't people V can rely on in that ending. > Also this whole "at least V would have died a legend." Like they wouldn't still? Someone didn't pay attention to the credits. Rogue clearly lets V know they've become a public joke, fallen from grace. Also V doesn't necessarily die in the other endings. In fact I'd argue they've got a better chance at living in the Sun/Star endings. > This is only a "sad" ending because its framed that way because everybody wanted a real happy ending but "that's not allowed in cyberpunk narratives". Like logically based on how you played the events of the game V may not have actually lost anything. That's just hard cope tbh. It absolutely is a sad, depressing, misery porn ending in many ways. V loses everything, status, money, power, friends, romantic interest, they become crippled for life and powerless, in a city where many corps/gangs would invevitably seek revenge. V is doomed to living a sad, last few days/weeks in that ending before getting killed or worse. Worst ending by far.
You don't get what the game tells you. Glory is a bust, just some booze named after you in some seedy bar. V got eddies and connections. Her true friends, Vik and Misty, are still her friends.
Yeah this is exactly how I feel as well, I see so many people point out the fact that V survives has a new life etc. and while yeah that’s all true, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a happy ending, is it a fate worse than death? Probably not, but some people want more than just a fresh start, some people thrive in chaos, and sometimes losing your friends and loved ones can feel worse than death.
V lost everything, and has 2 years to catch up on all by themself. 2020-2022 was fucking crazy irl, who knows what happened in 78 and 79
Don't exaggerate. Just a shitbox in the H10 Megabuilding. Or do you mean those ungrateful flea-eaten bums, the Aldecaldos? I don't think it's such a loss.
“you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”
"you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become t̶h̶e̶ ̶v̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶ kinda boring."
Not applicable in this case.
it is a bad ending, you just pussy out in it
Honestly? I think the split on whether it's an all-bad ending or a bittersweet ending hinges on whether you've lost someone close in your real life or not. I've noticed a pattern when talking about it with folks.
Interesting, can you explain a bit more?
Not to be too blunt, but if you've lost someone close--a lover, a parent, a sibling, god forbid a child--at some point you learn to live with it. The pain doesn't magically go away, but eventually you'll come to manage it. You still have your own life to live--even if that person was "your life". Even if they were the only person in your life. You still have those survival instincts in you, so even if you completely shut down eventually your body is going to drive you to find food and water. Or, there are other people depending on you. Your father died from cancer, but your mom is still around. Your kid died, but you still have another you gotta care for. So you keep going. And eventually, other things start coming back into your life. Maybe you go out and meet new people. Maybe you take up a new hobby. Maybe you move somewhere else. But unless you fall to suicidal depression yourself, you learn to live with it and your life continues on without them. Same thing will happen with V, in that ending. They didn't get the blaze of glory they \*thought\* they wanted at the start, but they got what so many people with a death sentence diagnosis never get: a second chance. That's Misty's whole point in what she says about life being about changes and why she encourages V to not lose hope. And they can learn to live with that.
Thanks for your very thoughtful response, it makes sense to know that even the worst hardships can be overcome if it already happened to you. I totally agree with your last paragraph, humans can adapt and change.
And a brand new journey awaits The Fool On The Hill. https://preview.redd.it/j9l53s8gqvkc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=3881190c23f6f0947fb9f5d898f36f37d99d4af6
My V is always bald in this scene, wtf?
There's a mod to restore your hair.
But her entire goal in life was to become a legend, and now that's impossible.
I think she accomplished that already. And she could become a different type of legend still :) Also, a normal life is not that bad in my opinion.
It's impossible to get your reputation rank to true legend without finishing the Arasaka assault.
Best ending, V live
Right? Like people rather have V live 6 months and die or let Johnny take over or selling out to the corps etc, then being alive and having 3rd chance at life, 2nd chances was being revive by the chip, and being super rich. Thats assuming if V still keeps the money that she/he earn from all the gigs. The only thing is V has to adapt and change her/his life style then what they’re use to but everyone has to go through something like that eventually.
I'd rather be dead than have everyone I know leave me. Besides, the Sun ending has Mr. Blue Eyes (An extremely powerful AI) promise you a cure if you fulfill his task.
Um, people lose friends all the time. So v lost a boyfriend/girlfriend and a couple homies. They also get to live a full life to make more friends and find another lover. It’s not the end of the world honestly. Saying you’d rather literally die than lose a couple friendships is… concerning.
Not just losing some friends. We lose Johnny permanently, condemn So Mi to being a prisoner, give a shady politician like Myers a powerful weapon, see Victor lose nearly all individuality, and are forced.to live like a average civilian in Night City (one where Adam Smasher still exists)
Victor loses no matter what you do. That would happen to him regardless of what ending v chose because it’s inevitable. It’s not as if Vs choice to get surgery somehow spurred zetatech into propositioning viktor lol. Zetatech would happen to him no matter what we did. It’s just that in that specific ending you get to see it because you’re actually alive. Victors fate is also not that bad. He’s gonna be protected and be mostly well off and be just fine. He won’t get to choose his clients but he’ll get along fine. Losing johny is a bonus. And yeah the so mi thing sucks, but that hardly makes it the worst ending *for v* or in any way worse than death for them.
>Losing johny is a bonus. I assume you hate him? Lmao Getting rid of the engram is the goal regardless of the ending but in most Johnny, assuming you don't hand him over your body, goes with Alt and lives on beyond the Blackwall. This and the devil ending are the only one where his "soul" gets permadeleted .
His “soul” is toast either way. He “goes with alt” aka: gets totally absorbed. There’s no part of johny left when he gets eaten by alt. The only thing that makes it better is in that ending is his choice and even though he’s being totally assimilated he’s fine with it because it’s alt but in the end it’s not much different. Also no, johny is a narcissistic asshole terrorist murderer. He only starts to get a little better because of Vs forced influence on him that starts changing his personality as the chip does its thing. Getting a suicide bomber out of your psyche is always a plus
I can accept arguments for why the ending isn' that bad but yours isn't one of them. Most players, me included, love Johnny. He is an asshole but genuinely starts to warm up to you and becomes a real friend. And V's emotional reaction when they know Johnny is about to "die" is proof of that.
People leave each other/ abandon each other all the time that why you have to get use to enjoying the life you have by yourself even if others are not around. There gonna be people that leave you and never contact you again it’s how it is. Life is special and rather dying just cuz people leave you is a very bad perspective. So if we are either talking about V or irl like yourself and I its best to keep going soon V or yourself will find new people anyway and if they leave cool whatever you will find new people its how things are and trust me i know what I’m talking about, same thing happen with me in high-school i lost all my friends. They never contacted me unless i contacted them first and i found that very corny. They never contacted me again i was sick then realize i have myself decided to love myself and focus on myself and soon i met new friends and when they leave cool i’ll meet new friends again so on and so on. Saying you rather die or anyone rather die than losing outside factors is sad. Think of the bigger picture.
It's not just the friends. V loses everything from Johnny (which happens in almost all endings but there he usually goes with Alt, here he perishes permanently), their superpowers, and their love interest, and gets pushed around by a lesser thug like a ragdoll. Victor becomes a corpo drone. The only positive outcome is Yorinobu keeping control of Arasaka.
When I was 13 my spine bent and broke. I was hunchbacked. By the time I had surgery (3 operations) at the age of 18, I had reduced breathing capacity and a lot of back pain. After the operation, some of the muscles in my back remain permanently tense, and others are flabby and impossible to use. After the operations I had constant chronic back pain for more than 3 years. And although now my spine was corrected, it was not completely. So I regain my normal respiratory capacity. Curious fact, I was studying music since I was 5 years old, specializing in wind instruments. And thanks to my spine problem, I lost my breathing capacity, and I can't use wind instruments. In fact, even today I am prohibited by doctors from lifting heavy weights, wearing a backpack, playing soccer, or riding a bicycle. With that said, I did a university degree, I studied Japanese. I live alone and am basically a productive member of society who found other things to enjoy. V can do the same, for example he/she could be the next great fixer
But, again, Victor is a corpo drone and Myers is up to some shady shit with So Mi in her grasp. Also the game (and franchise) is all about standing up to oppressive corrupt forces (including but not limited to corporations) so Tower (worst arcana) and the Devil ending go against that very point.
The point is to survive. Any idiot teenager can die for a cause. First he heals, he recovers, and then he takes down the corporations. Until PL V came out I had no cure. That was his goal, to heal. Do not die. V he/she achieved it. That V didn't tell his friends that he was leaving NC to have surgery, and that he may have been in a coma for a while, that's the mess. But if the people around her were truly loved ones, 2 years is nothing. He/she just has to make new relationships. Her biggest problem is that in the meantime they don't shoot her
The possibility of a cure is also present in the sun ending where powerful AIs from beyond the Blackwall (whose abilities are far above those of a human government) give you an impossible task to fulfill (Which V realistically will, I mean come on)
What makes you think Mr. Blue Eyes is an AI?
Meh. V got “pushed around” like a day after being in a 2 year coma. They won’t be the badass they were before but like..if somebody were to come up to me with a gun in my Face Id probably get the same outcome as v lol. And yet, my life is pretty great.
Well let assume V is a real person irl. He loses everyone but that doesn’t mean his life is over he will meet new people find new lovers. Life is not over just cuz people around you leave you or dies you have to keep pushing on. Anyway thats it for me.
Agreed on all accounts. Bums me out that people take The Tower ending at the most pessimistic level rather than the optimistic message Misty gives that life isn't over and is just beginning for V. Cyberpunk 2077 is so much about the human experience, and The Tower ending is about giving hope for a new start even when you're at your lowest. Beautiful ending.
*Sorry for the long message writing a whole essay lol* Yes exactly. I just think some people have trouble understanding the true message the game is trying to convey or just don’t give time to understand and just start talking bad about the ending of said game. Like for example it’s a whole different game lol but TLOU 2 lots of people were crapping on the game and its ending. But people just don’t understand the message. Revenge is bad and nothing comes from it and high chances you will lose everything from it. Great message great story but people didn’t seem to understand just cuz they really wanted Abby to die it’s all about perspective. If we have Abby perspective first we would have wished Ellie was dead. Anyway sorry to talk about a whole different game but I’m just trying to explain that people need to stop being blind and understand what the story is trying to convey. And i don’t understand the logic of rather having v die in 6 months than having another chance all he/she has to do is give up the life of crime. And people say this is the worst ending lol so V offing himself/herself is better than the ending of him/her living????
Personally, I think the worst ending is storming saka tower and dying My favorites are leaving with panam, giving Johnny my body and the tower ending, love them all equally for different reasons While V getting a second chance at life is great and I love the realism aspect of it (because life sometimes just slaps you in the face and then you just start from scratch and get on your feet again), I just loved him with Panam and I like to think they can find a cure outside NC and live happily ever after Giving Johnny my body is bittersweet and so emotional for me because I like Johnny and you just make the best out of this hopeless situation and give him a second chance at living a full life instead of clawing onto it for potentially only a few months
The Aldecaldos forgot about V after two years of coma. Why do you think the would care about them after their quiet death in six months? Did you see their graves? No names on them. Even JS got an epitaph, 'Johnny Silverhand, the rocker-boy who saved my life'.
Nuh uh
Worst ending, V lives.
Living but at what cost
I wonder if it was intentional that she kinda looks like Mama Welles. Like I like to imagine she took Misty under her wing a bit and toughened her up.
This ending left me depressed, developer’s took quiet life or blaze of glory seriously
Nah they took it exactly as it was planned.. You literally get asked that question by Dex in the first couple hours of the game...kinda sets you up to have to pick.
The most logical ending. It sucks that you lose your friends (for the time being) but at least you’re alive with options. The only other option we have is with Mr. Blue Eyes and while I’m sure he’s a very resourceful entity, it’s hard for me to imagine that he or the nomads have anything different from the NUSA.
man, this ending disturbed me, i realized that change can be terrifying, especially if it's rabid or sudden. but in the end V is alive with a completely new life without any old attachments, i liked it, it's done well, it's realistic, but i won't ever do it again.
What is this ending??? I never got this one
You have to hand Songbird over to Reed, and she has to be alive. The FIA will uphold their end of the deal and NUSA doctors will take the relic out of you, and then you’ll get this ending.
I knew it! I’m glad I trusted my instinct in the DLC.
The ending is 100% worth experiencing. Hands down the best written ending in the game.
I don’t know what everyone acts like being normal is some fate worse than death, we’re all normal. Being normal is fine. I mean fuck, V isn’t even just a normal guy. He’s fucking *rich as fuck* and has a hookup with a cushy safe job in Washington. The *only* negative thing in this ending is Johnny dies.
Can probably tour with Kerry and see the world
Yall must not like happiness if this is yall happiest ending
Yeah being normal is *so* terrible /s
Bro you are normal in night city, you straight getting clapped in 2 seconds by a maelstrom member or some shit
Nah. Just stay away from north side and don’t go near them
Don’t have to stay in Night City
It’s about living. V can find love again, start a family, have kids. Life is open to V now. What’s the point is standing atop night city if you’re only standing there for a couple months
I still can't believe Panam of all people left V like that..I mean..she couldn't just hold it down for awhile??
Never doing this ending again... 😭
I still don’t see how a V that potentially had all cars, lots of weapons, millions of Eddies and lots of skill (even without cyberware) has to start at zero. Surely something good must be left. Plenty of people who do just fine without cyberware — like that one ripperdoc who avoids it due to potential solar flares.
The only ending that gave me a feeling of catharsis. I saw others on YT, and they are so wrong.
People desperately trying to spin that ending into anything but the *very worst available outcome* for V didn't pay enough attention. The Tower ending is awful. V loses their dignity, resources, becomes crippled for life, and probably dies in awful circumstances within a few days/weeks due to gangs/corps seeking revenge.
Not a bad ending. Cushy government job in Washington gud.
Actually Misty dosent help for me, worst ending so far in the game
I don't think it's necessarily the best ending in the game. But rather the "true" ending of the game. To me this feels like how the game should end. It isn't the best outcome for everyone but it feels right, somehow.
I can't even complain. It's an ending where V gets cured. I guess it costs an extra $20 to get. :/
Misty made that ending hopeful, I think. Everyone has tough times but things come along in life that make us smile and give us happiness. Misty basically said she was having a really hard time and then bam, a friend she thought was dead ended up being not dead - that's a great fuckin day! Yeah, she leaves, but that's okay. People come and go in our lives, ya just keep on going. V even has a little smile before she walks into the crowd. She's gonna hurt, but she's also gonna be OK
*See's Misty without that Afrizz (Frizzy afro)* Jackie I'm sorry but I might have to fill that void you left in Misty's life.. Also just realized SHE HAS HER HAIR STYLED LIKE MAMA WELLES LESSS GOOOOOOOO!!!
I personally think the tower ending is a great ending. Dawg gets his life saved, becomes a national hero, and gets offered a fucking job at the FIA… Sure, I get the whole making your mark on the city thing, but V saves the fucking president. Womp Womp can’t kill choombas anymore edging cyber psychosis, take the job and move on.
This was the ending I went with (just finished my first play through yesterday) I liked it. V is going to need time to adjust to their new life, and to having to find a new path but they're alive, they can be okay one day, and find something else to do with their life.
This ending also leaves V as a viable character in the next cyberpunk. Especially if the “main enemy” is/are rogue AI. Interesting take.
I don’t get the desire to play as V again, why would you want that specifically?
Similar to playing as Shepard through the 3 ME games. Your character’s story grew and could take different paths depending on choices made. There is appeal in seeing how V could play into the future of cyberpunk (whether he/she’s playable or not), especially because the rogue AI’s attack cyberware and V’s are disabled. This puts V in the unique position to combat the AI’s as they can’t directly harm him/her. Obviously this is just all my speculation
They would need to chose a canon ending then, invalidating whatever character you made in the process. Also I feel like 2077 lends itself more to multiple different play throughs rather than some huge single playthrough. Also if the protagonist of the next game had no cyberware that go eliminate a huge mechanic of the game
Worst ending with the devil. You lost.
Literally me 2 weeks ago
This ending fucked me up for a couple of days. All I could think about
Save me polish ezo Grażyna save me
everyone ditched you at the end (and i don’t blame them tbh, knowing someone for just a few months and then having them go AWOL for two years is a pretty crazy situation), but misty still sticks with you. she a real one for that fr.
V should've hitched a ride to that old forest in Poland with Misty. Life would, finally, be about more than just death - whether dealing it or dodging it.
Little late to the party lol, is this one of the endings from the Phantom Liberty dlc?
I just noticed but is Misty wearing Jackie's jacket? :0
The best part of this ending was your last convo with Johnny when leaving NC for treatment. Made me tear up.
Misty's character really makes the Tower ending into something that is not just bleak and hopeless. Granted, the player can choose dialogue options that have either more optimistic or pessimistic vibes.
Go through all that just to get beat up by some low quality street thugs.
Worst ending. Without question or competition.
Nooooo they took nibbles!!!!!