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- May 25, 2024
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Now I know what you are all thinking by reading this title. Yes it may look off topic but there's a very good reason I'm making this post so please bear with me.
First of all, to those who can afford it I would HIGLY recommend you play through the full game so you can really get immersed in this universe and grow attached to the characters. That way you'll be able to truly experience what I'm about to tell you about. It's on sale right now, it's really not that expensive, but if you can't, then you can just look it up on youtube.
So to make it short, in Cyberpunk, you play as a mercenary who after a heist gone wrong wake up to realise he/she is slowly dying, you have like a few weeks left and your primary objective is to find a way to survive.
Right at the end tho you are given a choice, you can fight to your last breath OR you can give up, you can take your own life. It's a really dark but realistic choice since by that point your character has been through hell and back and is understandably tired by everything.
Should you choose this option, a cinematic will start, you don't see it happening but you hear the gun shot. But while another game would've just ended there this one doesn't, it continues, the end game credits start rolling but this is where the game does something really incredible.
You get to see the reaction of EACH of your friends who just learned you took your own life. You get to see them totally devastated, angry, blaming themselves, wondering if they could've done more.
One of them says : Just wish I had done more....So things might've come out different. I.... we're gonna miss you kid
Another one calls you in her bed, her room is in the dark, she's absolutely devastated by the news and breaks down crying before ending the call
Another call you get is one of your friend angry at you for not even giving her the chance to help you with this to say: What were you thinking huh ? Or did you think about nothing at all ? Is that it ? And after everything I did for you, EVERYTHING ! And what's the first thing you go do huh ? Off yourself, that's what
Another friend will then call you saying: I'm sure you think you're soooo fucking original huh, but the only think you proved is that you don't give a shit about your friends. What a waste
But the MOST important call for me is the last one: She's understanding of your choice even if she doesn't approve of it and says this :
I mean, in the end... in the end it was your choice. Your choice to make. But, well, you should know it didn't just affect you. It hits your friends too. I don't think, I don't think you knew just how many friends you really had.
This one sentence "I don't think you knew just how many friends you really had" hit me like a damn truck. This entire scene hit me like a damn truck. I think the developers (willingly or not) made the BEST suicide prevention message I've ever seen in a long time.
When you're in a deep depression you don't really think about what the consequences will be. You tell yourself that your friends and family will eventually move on or you persuade yourself that you are just a burden because it makes it easier. But deep down we all know it's not true.
We don't realise how many lives we've touched simply by existing, how many people we've helped or influenced one way or another. We truly do not realise how many friends we really have
When I watched this scene and saw the pain and sadness I caused to all those people I grew attached to, it truly opened my eyes and gave me a new look on life and CTB, in real life we wouldn't have to deal with the consequences or watch the reaction of our loved ones. But here the game forced me to, which is why I highly recommend anyone to play this game or at least watch this scene.
First of all, to those who can afford it I would HIGLY recommend you play through the full game so you can really get immersed in this universe and grow attached to the characters. That way you'll be able to truly experience what I'm about to tell you about. It's on sale right now, it's really not that expensive, but if you can't, then you can just look it up on youtube.
So to make it short, in Cyberpunk, you play as a mercenary who after a heist gone wrong wake up to realise he/she is slowly dying, you have like a few weeks left and your primary objective is to find a way to survive.
Right at the end tho you are given a choice, you can fight to your last breath OR you can give up, you can take your own life. It's a really dark but realistic choice since by that point your character has been through hell and back and is understandably tired by everything.
Should you choose this option, a cinematic will start, you don't see it happening but you hear the gun shot. But while another game would've just ended there this one doesn't, it continues, the end game credits start rolling but this is where the game does something really incredible.
You get to see the reaction of EACH of your friends who just learned you took your own life. You get to see them totally devastated, angry, blaming themselves, wondering if they could've done more.
One of them says : Just wish I had done more....So things might've come out different. I.... we're gonna miss you kid
Another one calls you in her bed, her room is in the dark, she's absolutely devastated by the news and breaks down crying before ending the call
Another call you get is one of your friend angry at you for not even giving her the chance to help you with this to say: What were you thinking huh ? Or did you think about nothing at all ? Is that it ? And after everything I did for you, EVERYTHING ! And what's the first thing you go do huh ? Off yourself, that's what
Another friend will then call you saying: I'm sure you think you're soooo fucking original huh, but the only think you proved is that you don't give a shit about your friends. What a waste
But the MOST important call for me is the last one: She's understanding of your choice even if she doesn't approve of it and says this :
I mean, in the end... in the end it was your choice. Your choice to make. But, well, you should know it didn't just affect you. It hits your friends too. I don't think, I don't think you knew just how many friends you really had.
This one sentence "I don't think you knew just how many friends you really had" hit me like a damn truck. This entire scene hit me like a damn truck. I think the developers (willingly or not) made the BEST suicide prevention message I've ever seen in a long time.
When you're in a deep depression you don't really think about what the consequences will be. You tell yourself that your friends and family will eventually move on or you persuade yourself that you are just a burden because it makes it easier. But deep down we all know it's not true.
We don't realise how many lives we've touched simply by existing, how many people we've helped or influenced one way or another. We truly do not realise how many friends we really have
When I watched this scene and saw the pain and sadness I caused to all those people I grew attached to, it truly opened my eyes and gave me a new look on life and CTB, in real life we wouldn't have to deal with the consequences or watch the reaction of our loved ones. But here the game forced me to, which is why I highly recommend anyone to play this game or at least watch this scene.