[SPOILERS] Ending C sucked...hard!

[Tikhung]

Are Dan Houser and the writers high or something? Ending B and A were sad and dramatic but at least they're not as rediculous as Ending C. It's just full of explosions and shooting with no sense at all. In fact, this is the first GTA that all of the antagonists get killed in one single mission.

 

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Edited April 17, 2014 by Raavi
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[Ash_735]

Yeah, Ending C had the most effort put into it so i guess it's the correct ending, but still, all three were pretty bad and rushed.

[Xerukal]

Eh, It was pretty fun. Bit of a long mission. Even though the antagonists weren't as memorable, it felt really good to just wrap it all up one problem after another.

 

The actual ending bit with Devin was great, though.

Edited April 17, 2014 by Xerukal

[TheDeaconBosco]

Eh, It was pretty fun. Bit of a long mission. Even though the antagonists weren't as memorable, it felt really good to just wrap it all up one problem after another.

 

The actual ending bit with Devin was great, though.

 

I gotta say, killing Haines with a sniper Rifle when he didn't expect it, that asshole doesn't deserve such a nice way out, and unfitting coming from Trevor, I was wishing that Trevor would simply run right into Steve right when he's in the middle of shooting, causing him to run using a dozen spooks as meat shields in order to cover his escape, then having Trevor chase him around the city in their respective vehicles with Trevor yelling various insults and obscenities and Haines freaking out before ending his miserable and self absorbed life.

 

Just a minor gripe, I know but Haines clearly had more credibility and presence in the story as the final antagonist than Devin ever had.

[Staten]

B had the most emotional impact for me, and ending C was the most fun, and the most "GTA". Ending A I could take or leave.

[Mightymomo22]

Ending B is very Dramatic. What's with Rockstar killing off Main Characters??

[CSUdude]

A and B feel incomplete, If we had the option to

kill all of the bad guys

in thesame manner as Option C, it would have made A and B more worthwhile.

 

So while C may have sucked, A and B sucked even more imo

[burnstern]

I didn't mind it at the time, though it felt extremely convinient that

not only do all the protagonists make it out, but all the supporting 'good guys' survive the assault as well. When Lamar first showed up, I felt sure he was going to go down, but thankfully not. When Trevor dropped Haines, it felt too easy, and I expected his corrupt agents to come down on him like a ton of bricks. Then Chef and Ron would come to his rescue, but sacrifice themselves in doing so....but instead I just lost my wanted level.

 

 

As for the 'antagonists' only

Haines felt like the genuine threat. Wei Cheng was understandably furious at Trevor's schemes, but with the mysterious disappearance of the O'Neils they could've easily settled things before Yankton. Stretch wasn't even a villain, he was just a bitter old gangster like Dwayne, only he still wanted to help the CGF rather than wallow in self pity. When Lamar's kidnap attempt on D almost results in all-out war with the Ballas, he tries to calm it down. This does of course mean feeding Lamar to the Ballas, but they were already gunning for him anyway. His death now means the target isn't one man, but the entire CGF.

 

Weston? He was just a flashy, trashy idiot. While his riches obviously made him feel invincible, he'd gotten so foolhardy by the end I was expecting a twist where he was actually broke and acting out of desparation. I mean, ripping off Franklin and Lamar, antagonisng Trevor and betraying Michael and Solomon all at the same time? If he'd been more manipulative I'd have kinda got it, but he doesn't even try to get Franklin on his side.

 

Haines deserved the fate Devin got, but I guess Rockstar reeeeaaly wanted to get that rant about outsourcing and offshoring that had been running though most of the game hammered though to the very end.

But don't get me wrong, it didn't stop me enjoying it.

[matajuegos01]

A and B were very short and the protags suddenly became pussies.

 

C was too fairytale-esque and pretty forced.

[Mr.Wr0ng]

Ending B is way better.

Also, never having to see Jimmy again is something (ingame) money can't buy.

[Blennerville]

The true ending for me would be played as Trevor - kill Michael and all his family and take his money and his house.

[ChrisMathers3501]

Are Dan Houser and the writers high or something? Ending B and A were sad and dramatic but at least they're not as rediculous as Ending C. It's just full of explosions and shooting with no sense at all. In fact, this is the first GTA that all of the antagonists get killed in one single mission.

 

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So I guess you think The Godfather had a sh*tty ending too then, what with the Corleone Family massacring all their enemies too?

[alex1369]

Well if you choose A or B, then dont be mad cuz you cant play with Trevor or Michael anymore.

Everyone made their decision and live with it..

[woggleman]

They wanted to please both people who wanted Hollywood endings and the dramatic endings like we saw in RDR. The mission was still fun.

[Choco Taco]

C made the most sense. A & B felt forced and out of place.

[hype5870]

I don't think it sucked (I picked it) but man A and B carried real consequences and you really had to think about it! But C was the no brainer. I picked it misunderstanding the dialogue and thinking it meant

giving up the last heist earnings

which I was prepared to do, even though I was bummed what that'd mean for my after-story plans... But that just didn't happen and that didn't make sense! If you ask me that would have been more appropriate for that mission's story.and more emotionally impactful.

[El Zodape]

In my opinion:

 

-A and B were both very emotional and well done. Yes, I said it. Well done. Ending A showed how Trevor gets backstabbed again by his friends and dies a pretty horrifying death. Even if he had it coming, it was pretty sad and ended up with Michael and Franklin seeming like a pair of assholes. My only complaint about this ending is the fact that Trevor wouldn't run away from his recently former friend wielding a pistol. It's just stupid, especially coming from Trevor. Other's say that Trevor tried to lure Franklin into a trap and failed in the process, which makes more sense, but it's really just another wild guess.

 

As for B, well, it's kind of the same as ending A but the other way around: Michael gets betrayed by Franklin, just like he did with Trevor back in NY. It's a full circle. It even shows that Trevor did not want to take part of it and Michael telling Franklin that they should gang up on Trevor. This pretty much shows that Michael didn't learn anything and he is still a selfish asshole. Franklin kills him but he kind of regrets it seconds after.

 

Both of these endings feel unfinished and empty, but I think that's the whole point. They are supposed to make you feel bad and scratching your head. It's like you are not supposed to pick those endings. Even the bad guys end up alive at the end. You just killed one of your friends and the antagonists are still alive and living happily. They are great endings on their own, but they clearly show you that "this isn't suppossed to happen. Load your save and try again".

 

-Clearly all the effort went into ending C, being the longest mission in the franchise and following the typical GTA ending formula: protag kills antag and goes on with his life. The problem is that the ending really sucks. It's not well done. It fits the story much better than the other two, but it's half assed. Mainly because all the antags are just weak: Steve had the most potential, Devin was just a rich douchebag, Strech disappeared right at the moment he was introduced and Wei Cheng... who the f*ck is Wei Cheng? As somebody else said, Steve getting killed by a headshot was just lame. He deserved to know what was going on and sh*t his pants right after getting his face blasted away by Trevor. Devin's death was pretty cool, but it doesn't make up. Sorry.

 

 

Some people say that "A and B are real ones cause they are the most logical ones", but that's just not enough to justify it. Yes, they are the most logical endings, but GTA is not the most logical and realistic game. There are other factors you have to follow to determine which ending is true, to try to think what was in the developers minds. I'll give the same example I did months ago in a similar thread: Let's say there's a Pokemon game with two endings. Ending A is about you turning into a pokemon master and living happily ever after. Ending B is that right after the final battle, you wake up in a hospital, connected to a machine that keeps you alive, and there's a doctor that tells you that you suffered an accident and ended up in a coma for years, and now you are 40 years old and there are no pokemons. Oh, and you have no legs. Sure, ending B is clearly more logical, but it does not fit at all. Pokemon is a game with a very twisted logic, and also very cheerful. Ending B not only is too logical for Pokemon, but it's also pretty sad. There's no way it's the real ending.

 

Same thing happens with V: even if it has it's sad moments, overall it's pretty action packed with lots of humour. Add to that the typical GTA formula (again, the protag kills the antag). Ending C it's that: action packed and it ends with the protagonists working together and destroying their enemies. None of this happens in endings A and B. They don't fit the theme. They don't fit the game's logic, nor the usual GTA's logic. Hell, even Niko ends up killing his enemies after all.

 

It's not about what would you do in real life, it's about what would you do in GTA.

 

TL;DR: Endings A and B are well done, but they don't fit in. Ending C is crap, but it's clearly the true ending.

[wiizardii]

C was good. It felt weird because it had all three protagonists in it, but I also think that it may have been your hype for GTA V, so you predicted GTA V's storyline a little wrong.. Like most of us. Of course, if your hype really lasted that long untill April of 2014. Or if you just think Option C sucked out of nowhere.

[Tikhung]

Here's a comment on Youtube that pointed out how Rockstar failed to make Endings for GTA V:

 

 

 

Gta SA ending:
Confront your best friend who betrayed you just to be "glamerous" in life. Another corrupt character warped his mind against you, and you are forced to kill him. The only problem is that there was no difficult inner choice.


Gta 4 ending.
Niko has to Choose to continue down a path of hatred, or be forgiving. Either, a close loved one is killed horribly and Niko questions his previous choice and wetherby he was truly happy with it. The only problem is that both choices and endings are just lazy reskins.


Gta 5 ending.
Life isnt supposed to be easy, their hard choices, thanks to current position. Franklin has to either kill his father figure, for being an uncaring snitch, or his best friend, for being mentally insane. The cold hard fact is that the only thing that matters is your own survival. It is all about shades of grey. If you are successful with life, life just does not care and keeps rolling in harsh ways. Or you could just cop out like a mindless CoD fanboy who doesnt respect true narrative art and ride off into the sunset in cheesy Hollywod fashion... sigh it was almost a perfect ending... almost perfect... 

Edited April 18, 2014 by tikhung01

[BlackNoise]

C was the best IMO. None of them made much sense, but at least C had some good action.

 

The other endings were supposed to be depressing, unless you hated Trevor or MIchael. R* wanted you to feel bad for making those decisions. They seemed much more ridiculous than ending C. My only problem with C was how little I cared about the antagonists. R* usually does a good job of making me hate the antagonists, but I just didn't feel it in GTA V.

[Osho]

For me, Endings felt, as if catered towards a more casual player-base than the past fans, when GTA was at it's greatest.

[Nz_fool]

GUYS!!! Look what I found!!!!!

"Franklin is the only protagonist who cannot die in any of the three endings, due to him making the choice and being the main character in all of them.

However, in the beta of GTA V Franklin would die being replaced with Lamar."

I would have killed franklin,
Got this info from
http://gta.wikia.com/Endings_in_GTA_V

[BlackNoise]

^ I use Franklin the most, but I would've killed him just to play as Lamar. Too many people would've probably done it just for that reason.

[CJ killed Ryder]

GUYS!!! Look what I found!!!!!

 

"Franklin is the only protagonist who cannot die in any of the three endings, due to him making the choice and being the main character in all of them.

However, in the beta of GTA V Franklin would die being replaced with Lamar."

I would have killed franklin,

Got this info from

http://gta.wikia.com/Endings_in_GTA_V

Anyone can edit there, so this source is no proof.

[woggleman]

Lamar is a great side character but he is a moron. Why do people want to play as a moron? Does somebody who almost buys drywall until Trevor notices it a good criminal.

 

Also many people complained about all the depressing endings of the HD R so you get an option this time of what ending you want.

[Lelouch The Zero]

Nope. Ending C was awesome. I couldn't think of a better way to end the game than that. Ending A and B just felt....wrong.

Edited April 18, 2014 by TensaZangetsu

[Nz_fool]

 

GUYS!!! Look what I found!!!!!

 

"Franklin is the only protagonist who cannot die in any of the three endings, due to him making the choice and being the main character in all of them.

However, in the beta of GTA V Franklin would die being replaced with Lamar."

I would have killed franklin,

Got this info from

http://gta.wikia.com/Endings_in_GTA_V

Anyone can edit there, so this source is no proof.

 

It was found in the coding of the game, I will try find it for you

[Lay]

I liked C because I'm tired of sad/depressing endings.

[Big Danny K]

I like ending C, it ties all loose ends (quite literally)

I liked how Franklin, Trevor and Micheal kill each others' enemies

Micheal killed Franklin's enemies, Trevor killed Micheal's enemies and Franklin killed Trevor's enemies

[Arran B]

 

I like ending C, it ties all loose ends (quite literally)

I liked how Franklin, Trevor and Micheal kill each others' enemies

Micheal killed Franklin's enemies, Trevor killed Micheal's enemies and Franklin killed Trevor's enemies

That f*cking sucked IMO.

It would've made better sense if they'd all of killed their own personal enemies, such as F killing Stretch and Trevor handling the Chinese. Although all of the supposed antagonists in GTA V were absolutely terribly written and incorporated into the game anyway, but I won't start a flame war.. it's still one of the best GTAs in the series.