Forum:Endings

Some questions and points about the ending in HR:

Should HR, and the other games, have a seperate article specifically to discuss the options in the final choice? That is a huge part of the Deus ex concept. I love discussing the ending to the original (I would choose Helios).

What words in the ending are changed (possibly "I held on to my humanity when I was tempted to do what was expedient.") and what are the criteria for the different words?

Something I realized: all of the 3 (sensible?) endings can be ruled out, so Adam must have drowned the facility.

Taggart ending would destroy VersaLife and a young Bob Page (maybe, depending on how strong MJ12 is at the time), but VersaLife is clearly strong in 2052 and the weakened Illuminati did not have the benefits Taggart's message would give them.

Sarif's ending would result in mass augmentation that is just not seen in 2052; the only civilian aug i can think of is ex-unatco (Jordan Shea). After HR, Augging becomes a very military, restricted thing developed mostly by governments, the Illuminati, MJ12, and X-51. The augs who existed in 2027, such as Chinese bookies who had mental enhancements, seem to have been purged by Darrows message, never to resurge.

The Darrow message would destroy technology AND the Illuminati AND MJ12. Technology has only progressed to Nano Augmentation, the nanovirus, and UCs.

Burying the installation would cause humans to avoid non-military augs, check, keep the Illuminati concealed (to weaken and be usurped by MJ12), check, and preserve a rapidly ascending VersaLife (although without a Neuropozene market). The fact that Adam chose this cowardly non-decision makes me like him significantly less.

What would you choose and why?

Full disclosure: I have unfortunately not yet played IW, if you spoil the ending dilemma (if there is one, if not, i shall be upset) please post a spoiler alert. thanks.