Bioshock 2 - Neutral Ending

[@PooPooWeeWee814]

That final line: "But Father, wherever you are... I miss you" Just totally broke me. GOSH I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH

[@Cirjus]

=D

[@DanteGabriel-lx9bq]

Same, we did what we had to.

[@Phe0niz]

Although I like the good ending better, I have to admit, this one played out the emotional value better.

[@Wapak95]

Not to mention it's the more realistic of them all.

[@Frenchspy-yourmother]

I played through this game twice never got anything Other than the good ending

[@samtemdo8]

@@Frenchspy-yourmother You have to kill at least one little sister and one or two of the plot NPCs to get this ending

[@mattiadei8402]

What do you have to do to have this neutral ending?

[@annafowdy]

​@@samtemdo8 and if you spare all three of them, you get Eleanor to save Sofia out of pity.

[@clickycal]

"Father, wherever you are, I miss you." and then in burial at sea 2. "Booker...I miss you."

[@FooQuuxman]

But Elizabeth did. And in the end, what else matters?

[@FooQuuxman]

Yes, yes it is.

[@hardofhearingcouncil6285]

Coincidence I think not!

[@BOAYJAY]

Guy I’m kinda confused I just finished biochock 2 and I got the good ending and is Eleanor and Elizabeth the same girl ??

[@sunsetdex346]

@@BOAYJAY nope they may look the same... but they are different...

[@VGK67]

... at first i regretted sacrificing myself... then i heared those words... "father, where ever you are... i miss you..." i ended up crying. jesus bioshock u made me feel like that was my actual daughter lmao

[@shayhaines4291]

that's what happened to me I'm crying right now

[@XXavierSin-XXs]

This game makes people so emotional. I'm tearing up now xD

[@jenniferfracaro1811]

This.... Is sad 😢

[@chasenovak6015]

Ah bioshock it can be either scary sad or sweet

[@Park-jy2nu]

Chase Novak j

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

The tone is nailed away not only by the narrative, but by the horizon... Best Ending: Skies are clear and sun is shining brightly--Eleanor is ready to change the world for the better. Worst (and the Save Myself ending): The horizon is a violent storm, and bodies float up from underwater--using Delta's instincts, Eleanor has become a true monster. This ending: the horizon has the rain easing up, the storm clouds in the air, but the sun rising in the distance. The clouds represent the darkness of Eleanor's soul, but the sunlight in the distance represents hope and redemption. Subject Delta's sacrifice has allowed her to make the decision to move towards that light and find redemption.

[@whilan]

Cynical Aspie This neutral ending seems to me to be the most likely and realistic ending. People in general are not totally good or totally bad, they are a mix and generally they are at constant war with themselves and continuously trying to choose which they will be. This represents that conflict showing that while there is darkness in her heart there is also the desire to see the light. Also people aren't usually homicidal but on the same note in a war like state that is rapture you aren't going to come out unscathed, it's going to have an effect on you.

[@nicholsjoshua15]

+whilan Believe me I've seen people who were compactly evil.

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

***** The condition for this particular ending is to harvest at least one *and* save at least one little sister. What you do with Gil, Grace, and Stanley only effects what Eleanor does to Sophia.

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

***** It's perfectly possible to get the good ending while killing all three of those people. Eleanor, following your example, would kill Sophia because "justice is a contract; once broken, it cannot be mended". Sparing even *one* of those targets on the good path, prods Eleanor to be merciful. On the flip side, getting Evil Eleanor to spare Sophia requires you to spare *all* of those people. Sophia would simply be spared out of spite--to taunt her throughout what remained her life with the knowledge that she was rejected by Eleanor. Kill even *one* on the evil path, and Eleanor kills Sophia...for the reasons she states in the video.

[@furiousfinch1587]

He died, refused to be part of her world, because he wanted her to have a better one.

[@stuarthays9864]

I like this ending because Eleanor is now free from control, and can now live a life as "herself".

[@TerminatorZXY]

It also gets Delta the chance to be set free at last.

[@prismanic24]

This is my favorite ending even though it's probably the saddest.

[@Yaamaazz]

Same here but Oddly enough it seems like the Real ending to the game you know te Realist that could be just me tho

[@lordofdespair5999]

I like this ending but it is also sad too

[@TerminatorZXY]

My favorite ending too. Teared me up more than Infinite.

[@twistednemo]

My favourite too even though I am still reeling under its effects after watching it two days ago.

[@grim_ripper]

Neutrol

[@abirdwitharms]

Neutral is the best ending for it's realism It's always good to know that all's well it ends well, but the Neutral Ending was so gripping it seemed like the most realistic end.

[@mattiadei8402]

How can you reach the neutral ending?

[@combine_soldier01]

​@@mattiadei8402 harvest at least one little sister and save at least one little sister

[@Hewasnumber1]

I adore how in this ending Delta shows that he loves Eleanor. Of course, in the other endings she’s able to know from the whole absorbing his consciousness through the ADAM; but he never truly shows it in his actions. Eleanor in the final level makes a mention of how Delta might not have wanted a daughter, but here he shows in his actions that her independence, her happiness, her sanity, and her future matters more to him than surviving. The neutral ending as a whole had me wishing I and Delta could just talk, say that we were wrong, that we’re sorry. But Delta can’t even speak, so him finally having the ability to convey what he can’t in words through action was unbelievably powerful. This ending is the perfect example of ludonarrative harmony.

[@Shatteredworld]

5 years later and still one of the best written endings ever.

[@kevinbalderrama4130]

Jorgumandr more like 7 years later and I still cried

[@kenji444]

More like 10 years later 😭😭😭

[@Pleb_._]

Ha 2020 man

[@l3gtk1la3]

@@kenji444 more like 11 years later your all making me cry

[@vasiliyagapkin4544]

12 years later and still one of the best written endings ever

[@bigmiki2620]

2:50 He shakes his head and her facial expression...Too sad of an ending, but its my favorite one.

[@Yaamaazz]

I knoooooooow

[@HastelloyC276]

smh my head

[@twistednemo]

Victor Kuhn Oh, that facial expression is what grabbed my heart first! Only gets sadder after that. Watched it for the first time two days ago. Still has me reeling...

[@AintPopular]

what did she want him for?

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

i've played bioshock 2 over 20 times, and this is the first time i've noticed he actually shakes his head with disapproval... and that just made the ending ten times sadder for me

[@leonthesleepy]

sigh...neutral...always the most realistic outcome, always the saddest...

[@andrew9371]

i think this is the most down to earth human ending this is the ending players who play the game honestly get instead of trying to be overly bad or good

[@furiousfinch1587]

Grace Holloway and the Little Sisters are the only ones you can spare who deserved to be spared.

[@seeknprotect6179]

Well I got it first playthrough. I killed Alexander Gilbert out of Mercy for the same reasons I left the others alive. I killed so many lunatics that it seemed really pointless to murder the last few sane defenseless people around.

[@scribese7en]

Not really. I mean, saving the little sisters is obviously the way to go. Grace? A bit of a stretch, but doable. The other two, however? Fuck em.

[@ledanoir1239]

@@furiousfinch1587 I got the good ending killing 2 of 3 people and saving all little sisters

[@lordoz2578]

2:52 The moment you see her heart break into itty bitty pieces.

[@Shelbert88]

You can just see all the regret in her face. So feelsy

[@lordoz2578]

AnimeNinja405 She was literally thinking: "No..." at that moment. It read over her face

[@BrainDamageDudes]

I cried like a little bitch after I finished the game, this was the ending I have chosen.

[@Shelbert88]

BrainDamageDudes SAME TT^TT

[@twistednemo]

Yeah, that's when the heart breaks...

[@blackeagle041]

The echoing, "I miss you", breaks me up every time.

[@RIPjkripper]

Sinclair had a Vita-Chamber on his lifeboat, Eleanor revives Delta and turns him human again, and they live happily ever after. In my head, anyway.

[@RIPjkripper]

Right. I'm not saying Sinclair survived, just that he seems the type who would keep his lifeboat stocked with a Vita-Chamber that Eleanor would then use. Just humor me.

[@RIPjkripper]

Okay no. Sinclair died. But he had a Vita-Chamber on HIS LIFEBOAT (maybe) so ELEANOR used it to revive DELTA. You follow me?

[@RIPjkripper]

The ending of BioShock 2. Delta grabs onto it while it floats to the surface after Sofia blows up everything.

[@random3857]

The thing is that for the Vita-chambers to work, Delta needs to die unaturally like being stabbed - only that when stabbed by a little sister your genetic memory goes bye-bye. And Sofia Lamb only blew off a trench into the abyss, Rapture is fine.

[@theemperorofmankind8082]

@@random3857 delta did die unnaturally. Delta should be able to hold on long enough Elenor to find a cure to his condition. Delta mostly died because of the MAJOR injuries he suffered through out his adventure first aid kits can only do so much and the final nail in the coffin is the explosion in the end and add that with his body already shutting down and destroying itself delta finnaly lay down put away his drill and embrace death

[@bf5250]

Here's all the genius parallels between the opening and the sacrifice ending: 1. "Pairbond", the game's main theme, plays during both. 2. Delta accompanies Eleanor as she goes out. 2. Eleanor pulls Delta by the hand. 3. Delta sees himself reflected in water. 4. Eleanor uses her ADAM syringe on something; Delta watches in the opening and stops her in the ending. 5. Sofia successfully exploits Delta's nature as a Big Daddy in order to kill him. 6. Delta commits suicide; originally forced by Sofia, then by his own choice. 7. Eleanor can only watch as Delta dies in front of her.

[@DatcleanMochaJo]

brilliant observation, circular

[@ceroashburn8095]

He sacrificed himself so Eleanor could have hope and be free.

[@DarkBlueHated]

More complex than the good or bad ending. And feels more sad...

[@Shelbert88]

Is more feelsy and personally better than the Good or Bad

[@karelhamsik9593]

This is the most emotional and for me the best ending of the game Honestly I cried at the end of the game.

[@Lucy-zv4xc]

UM HELLO YES I'M I NEED A NEW HEART MINE SEEMS TO HAVE BROKEN.

[@krulen12]

yeah, sorry, we're out of those.

[@nickdantzlerward8567]

lol

[@G.Redgrave]

@@krulen12 Understandable have a great day.

[@infectedmushroom1419]

The Neutral Ending is in my opinion the best because its so dramatic and melancholic

[@Wapak95]

And realistic.

[@jordanvega3519]

But the hardest to get especially in hard mode

[@catherinewillows51495]

I’ve never played these games or followed the story. But I decided to watch some of the multiple endings and this one made me cry like a baby. “father wherever you are, I miss you” omg the feels

[@fearthemerciful]

They're fine on their own, but the impact is so much heavier when you've played the game, having struggled and developed relationships. The sacrifice choice is especially meaningful, since it's an expression of regret of your past choices.

[@theonlymixman]

For me it was even more emotional as I had a special feeling for Subject Delta, what they did to Johnny Topside, erased him and made him a Big Daddy..His bond with Eleanor was the main thing in his life, and there he is, dying with his main goal achieved- she is free. Subject Delta truly had one of the most tragic stories in the series,such a shame that he didn't get a chance of coming back to his original state,as Subject Sigma did

[@sirmanbuns2726]

This was my first ending. Even at the age of 5 I understood what was going on and cried. I still cry everytime

[@Drottoman_]

How do you get it?

[@alexmercer5414]

@@Drottoman_ if you save and kill little sister or some people

[@Drottoman_]

@@alexmercer5414 thanks Mercer

[@nimsay3531]

You were 5 years old in 2010? jesus, I'm old.

[@brethrenmoon4986]

I miss you too sweetheart ;_;

[@deltasubject6584]

Who are u again? Is it that hideous women that try to steal my girl and force me to shot my self?

[@couriersix5867]

I seem to have found the gold mine in comments section

[@MarikBentusi]

I absolutely love how 2k combines horror with tragedy. Not just shouting and fighting and running, not just panic because of ugly monsters, but genuine emotional attachment.

[@deaddrop3772]

I liked this ending because it was the only one where Delta could actually refuse being integrated into Eleanor's consciousness. In the Evil and good endings, Eleanor just does it, whether you want to or not.

[@josephbracuti4353]

This is the most emotional game I have ever played. At some parts of the game I felt like crying and at other parts I actually broke down crying. Fucking 7 years later and this is the most emotional game to ever exist.

[@mywifeisdead4826]

11 years now and it still gets me..

[@CookedCrispy22]

Ten fact this ending is the most real thing in all of these games is so sad. You were a monster but chose to let Eleanor have her own life and decisions even if she’s all alone. One of the best examples of how emotional and deep these games get

[@WillieManga]

My headcanon explanation for this ending is that Subject Delta, prioritizing his survival for Eleanor's sake, started harvesting Little Sisters. But that one girl... Cindy Meltzer, right at the end of the line. After hearing what her father did for her, he realized all too late how similar the two of them were. He couldn't bear to rip out the parasite keeping her alive that time. He decided just once to save something. Then things got even worse when Eleanor only seemed to pick up on his worst actions, his desperate cruelty. And so he decided to help save Eleanor, but that would be the end of it. He didn't want to be preserved, fearing that his ADAM would drive her mad. It was a tough decision; leave her behind, or watch her destroy herself. And choosing the former, he had hope for her, hope that she would live her own life well as a free woman... "But father... Wherever you are... I miss you..." It's hard to imagine a better reason for getting this ending. It's a beautiful, tragic conclusion. Must have happened because of the criticism 2K had for not having a neutral ending in the first! Thanks for making me cry, guys!

[@JabamiLain]

I've got another headcanon. She saved every Little Sister so far. But his decaying mental condition due to him coming closer to either death or madness, combined with his sadness over killing Mark and fear of having Cindy confront a world that would break such a defenseless and precious fatherless creature, just like it broke Eleanor, he killed her as a form of twisted euthanasia. Eleanor, believing he did that because he was starting to get desperate to survive, decided to start harvesting Little Sisters as well, but, as she prepared to drain Delta's ADAM, the Big Daddy, although scared to death of the thought of seeing her confront the world alone, decides to have hope in her strenght, power and intelligence, and releases her to claim her freedom, because he doesn't want to watch her destroy her soul.

[@Hewasnumber1]

Close to my interpretation of Delta’s character and actions. But I stopped earlier, because I just couldn’t anymore. Seeing the little sisters be scared of me just wore me down and I stopped harvesting them after the third level. Even when the sisters stopped being scared because I saved more than I harvested, I still felt like I was beyond redemption. Throughout the final level those sins came back in the limelight. Sofia Lamb cursed Delta and I agreed with her, I saw Eleanor harvesting little sisters and I wanted her to stop. But Delta can’t talk for me, and not just because he’s a fictional character, but because he’s also mute. I think he was scared at the beginning: scared of dying again, of not being able to save Eleanor. But his actions wore him down and he couldn’t justify his actions as necessary anymore. His fear of death was replaced by a want for it, and a want for Eleanor to just go and never look back. To live a life as her own woman, because both of her parental figures aren’t worth emulating.

[@WillieManga]

@@Hewasnumber1 😢Really good stories.

[@kebsnajlepszy5718]

This ,,Father, wherever you are, I miss you" im crying.

[@walteracevedo5105]

I wonder how the fans would react to Bioshock 2 if this was the ONLY ending...

[@TheAxeMixa]

To be honest it would probably be a better game. The good ending much too soppy and the bad ending has no payoff.

[@glares453]

TheAxeMixa I don't know, the bad ending sets up one hell of a villain. She is twisted and seeing how she kicked ass in the end scenes I wouldn't want to cross her.

[@TheAxeMixa]

Glares But then you would make all these sacrifices for a girl who eventually turns about to be a dick.

[@glares453]

A monster who was your created based on the actions you did. The people to slain to show her what it takes to survive the darkest of places. They were killed to pave the way to what you desired.

[@Pertchak]

They would say " Bioshock 2 sucks because there is only one ending.

[@MrGameplayer]

to get this ending you have to save at least one little sister and harvest the rest or harvest at least one and save the rest

[@xandan1668]

I am a monster. But that doesn't mean you have to be one too.

[@XxGameadickxX]

"But father, where ever you are..........I miss you." *Ends up at another vita-chamber* "MOTHERF-"

[@G.Redgrave]

Eleanor: Really nigga ?

[@alexmercer5414]

@@G.Redgrave Lol

[@HunterKiller762]

"I miss you to, my little girl." :'( Edit. Coming back to this scene makes me appreciate the time I had with my own father, and how I miss him so.

[@mafian234]

James Anderson I don't know if you already figured it out, but here goes: You have to save and harvers at least one little sister each. Doesn't matter if you harvest 1 and save the others, you will get this ending.

[@HunterKiller762]

mafian234 I've known that fact for years, why tell me?

[@mafian234]

James Anderson Cause you asked not three months ago? Did I click on a wrong comment or something?

[@HunterKiller762]

mafian234 I was just browsing through vids when I found this, and had a little nostalgic moment, nothing more

[@noelepeterson2036]

I just noticed that Elenor is tugging on delta's hand just like she did when she was a little girl as a little sister... Except it's not "Daddy, follow me!!!" It's "Daddy, don't leave me!!" God, this game HURTS!!!!

[@XxXPWNEDxxX456]

I accidentally harvested one little sister and I had to take this ending over the good one and really annoyed me but still better than the bad ending

[@matthewgaviola8885]

Sarah Bolger killed it as Eleanor. Wish she did more voice work in video games.

[@Matt-bg5wg]

As great as the good ending is... this has the best emotional punch, and completes the whole arc nicely.

[@HorrorFangirl34]

"I miss you". Thank you...and now I can't stop crying anymore. Seriously the Bioshock Games still belong to one of the best games I have ever played (and I played enough games to state something like this). The stories of all these games are just mind-blowing. I can't even decide which one is my most favorite Bioshock game, since all three of them are amazing and very touching at some parts.

[@sniperscope7]

everytime i get to the end of the game i'm like, "Come on delta YOU can make it!"

[@king_pinmax7189]

BAD ENDING: True evil exists and to hesitate for the sake of pointless morals will only make it stronger. Big daddy has only one thing in mind:survival.He is not to blame of the people he killed,they are just in the wrong place and the wrong time.Its dog eat dog world and they are in his way. He will stop a nothing to find his daughter.The gun pointed at the sinners is steady and precise. To clean the world of their filth is a favor and no one will miss them .Eleanor is a child of rapture,weather she wants it or not and for her whole life she will carry the memories of that undersea hell. She has to learn that she has to stop evil whatever it costs or it will just grow stronger. NEUTRAL ENDING: Justice isn't always pretty and sacrifices have to be made for the bigger good. In the end,we are all just humans paying for our own sins,drowning ir own delusions of grandeur when we are actually so....so small. Eleanor has to learn that words like "good" or "evil" are shallow and childish and Its all about choice....and cost. Only herself can choose her own way in life and has only herself to blame if the costs of her choices were too high to pay. And this fact is scarier than anything rapture ever conceived. And at the same time..........so reconforting. GOOD ENDING: Monsters don't exists. Nothing they say or do will make you a monster. You know that deep in your heart. The people you find during your quest are not monsters.They are victims. Of greed......addiction.....fear. They are suffering just as much as you are. No need to dirt your hands with blood from pointless killing. Justice is already being made. They are seeing the results of their actions in front of their eyes. Let them alone with their own conscience and pray that they can someday find peace within themselves. Eleanor has to learn she is not bound to the pain caused by rapture and that there is always hope as long as the sun rises in the horizon.

[@Tempest_Stream]

all different messages, under the same theme, equally valid.

[@Xeribus]

I got this on my 7th birthday and got the very good ending, I just played the game again and got this ending. This game is awesome, and sad

[@inkedseahear]

Oh wow, you got an M-rated game when you were 7?

[@quiet3455]

While I choose the best ending.. but I wish I had the option to sacrifice myself.. because I would like Elenor to carve out her own path for herself. Without needing Delta to guide her hand.

[@Amoogus]

Puppy Ward same here. In a way, this is the best ending. It's the only way they'll both be free.

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

exactly, that's what i wanted, save the little sisters, and sacrifice myself, be the real hero

[@wanderingsoul2530]

This ending is the most human which is why it's so good. Even though he can't speak it's a perfect "don't make the same mistakes I did child, I love you."

[@fantasyworldzero6086]

"Father,where ever you are,I miss you" I'm very sad😭

[@corruptedomegaa.i302]

If we look carefully, the game ending is based in the player's heart :P like, if the player is a nice person, who care about others, help them (and forgive!), he will eventually get the best ending as his first ending, no matter what... If the Player is a Total Dick, they will get the Worst ending as well... And a Neutral Player will do things only if nescessary, like sparing people (most will kill them all :P) and saving little sisters (killing them only if they NEED ADAM) It sounds like a stupid theory , but this is what i think ;D (AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE IT, STFU!)

[@xXCREAPER22Xx]

GOOD THEORY

[@corruptedomegaa.i302]

Thanks :D

[@Shelbert88]

Well I was a nice player, but I always kill the first little sister (because it makes since that the "character" wouldn't understand what happens until they do it first hand) and save all the rest. And I save the black lady and kill the others so Lamb lives. Sadly, that one little sister defeats the fact of saving all the rest. I like the neutral ending tho (aside from the mass little sister genocide at the end)

[@corruptedomegaa.i302]

AnimeNinja405 I saved everybody... Im weak-hearted... XD

[@Jostingongwong]

Interesting theory!

[@brethrenmoon4986]

I miss you too...

[@gloomsi]

oh god i was already on the verge of tears. but the, "i miss you" at the end was just.. ALL OF MY TEARS. ALL OF THEM.

[@user-rc4jz9dy1i]

goddamnit. when she's dragging you it's the worst. as a child she was dragging along a strong protector. now she's dragging along a dying father. brilliant move, heart is broken.

[@kdawg2468]

This was my first and favorite ending for the game. Its so somber but hopeful, its beautiful.

[@Reclusiarch]

I love this ending. So bitter-sweet. Bitter-sweet endings when combined with themes of self-sacrifice are so awesome.

[@CorbenikClay]

Those three words. Those simple three words. They can break you into tears or make your heart leap in joy. In this case, of course the former. And it will never cease to do so.

[@JabamiLain]

I wanted to get the monogue in which Eleanor learned that "good and evil" are not constants. But, maybe the "innocence is chrysalys" was the one I needed to hear. While in real life I never performed any real cruel or cut-throat actions, the truth is, throught games, it was showed to me I had the will to do it, if given the conditions. In performing those choices, a bit of my innocence died, and I learned about myself. But one thing is for certain. I am not going to allow Eleanor to be like me. I may be an illness. But it was my choice. Eleanor must also be free to choose who she really is. She already has the power to make it by herself. Now, she needs to find her own values.

[@arcanewinx]

Every time I play BioShock 2 I go for this ending. It just feels right to me.

[@Mr_Xzanders]

For me this is the REAL, most realistic, ending

[@TheREALHugo4]

9 years later and still one of the most emotional endings ever made.

[@kuzcoII]

It's called the neutral ending, but this is truely the saddest ending of them all. Instead of being reborn in waking, Eleanor is now free, but alone. In the end, a noble goal is achieved, but at a great cost.

[@MrGameplayer]

It simply means you can save 11 little sisters and harvest 1 or harvest 11 and save one or save 5 and harvest 7. As long you have one harvest or save in either way you get the choice in the end to get the bad ending or the neutral ending.

[@bravenw0lf43]

omg this is so sad I cried for like half an hour 😣

[@MsOdd86]

as of his death my eyes stung for i was on the brink of tears but at the words"i miss you" the heaven's cried.....

[@Zlarel]

This ending is so good I ripped the guts out of a little yellow-eyed girl just to achieve it.

[@kentuckyfriedchildren5385]

i wanted to be a good guy but the adoptions were so tidious so i decided to start harvesting

[@computerassistedbiological5391]

Ryan Pop I want to get the neutral ending but I can't bring myself to kill a little sister.

[@이름없음-b8u]

12 years later, it's still the best ending of all time

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

Why does this make me so sad. I feel so bad for Eleanor, but Delta did the right thing. When he dies and sees the Lighthouse...it just makes me cry.

[@crippledcrusader1321]

This will always be the only video game ending to make me cry, it's so fucking sad

[@VultureXV]

For some reason I like this ending the most. Instead of being in a state of pure, naive hope or in a state of a bloodthirsty rampage, Delta tells Eleanor not to follow in his footsteps but to be her own person. I hate to admit, but the good ending is so soppy. Being too naive to the world's suffering just makes the force of it's initial impact too harsh. Yet, the evil ending is just as bad because now there's a rampaging super-splicer on the loose.

[@Bananapocalypse]

I ended up getting this ending today. I accidentally killed my first little sister instead of saving her and it kinda bothered me the whole game. Then hearing Eleanor talking about killing little sisters and all that stuff I was like noooo. I’m glad I got this ending though. Made me tear up

[@TheLuckyShadow]

I personally tear up every time I hear her say "where ever you are....I miss you"

[@TrueInvisible]

focusing on your own happiness, on your survival ,even if it was paid for by sacrificing others, doesn't make you a monster. it simply makes you a survivor. if you had to kill and purge to survive, it's their deaths, not yours that do not matter. saving the majority vs yourself, is a question without an answer. because it all depends.. sometimes saving others is not worth the effort, and sometimes saving yourself is not worth it. if it was upon me, i'd have chosen to save Delta instead of leaving Eleanor alone. rapture is not a place of moral code compass, also the morality changes depending on the situation, saving the majority is not always correct, and sacrificing them is not always correct either. but when it comes to your personal survival. all else can go to hell! you aren't a monster .. sadly you were born inside a monster ... the world around is the monster, not you. the experience you go through shapes you, and forgiveness and self sacrifice aren't always the answer. sometimes self sacrifice is stupider than the end conclusion. the only thing that is guaranteed is you will never win "gratitude" from anyone as long as you live. appreciation is simply not written into the human soul. it only get created after you die. i am planning on playing the game 3 times. once genocide your survival is all what matters 2nd save all the little ones but kill all the bosses, the young deserve to be given a chance to live, while the grown evil deserves purging. and the last one, i'll try to finish it with my drill alone. death is inevitable. just deal with it. you can't save everyone, and some times revenge is the greater option.

[@Tempest_Stream]

eagle eyed

[@TrueInvisible]

@@Tempest_Stream glad that a comment from 1 year ago still lives!

[@神沒過者]

The ending is so realistic and makes most of people tears

[@flyerton99]

Delta: Finally I can go to rest... Gets resurrect in Vita-Chamber in Rapture Delta: Wait What? FUCK!!!

[@l1ndass627]

This ending is just so sad :(

[@Wapak95]

And realistic.

[@jordanvega3519]

And the hardest to get especially in hard mode

[@SempiternalScientist]

This is better than either the good or bad ending. The bad ending ruins the beauty of the escape with a jarring demonstration of invidious self-interest by Eleanor which destroys the father-daughter relationship whilst the good ending is too gentle and sweet. This ending is great because it shows just how reliant Eleanor was on her parents to shape her, despite her desire to break free, and by killing Sofia and letting Delta die, there's a sense of loneliness that persists here.

[@arminosas]

Soo, i guess Delta has broken every bone in his body?

[@peepuschrist5670]

no, lamb broke the bond between Eleanor and delta when she somewhat suffocated her, this meant there was nothing holding back his life, he was slowly dying as his whole purpose for existing was somewhat destroyed.

[@anonymous3591]

I think the endings are pefect they all match themselves.

[@GrassH0pper55]

I love how Delta has no dialogue of his own in the game, when i got this ending and I chose to die i was thinking in my head, "Eleanor don't become like me, learn from my mistakes, don't be a monster like daddy."

[@adria171]

this made me cry

[@qwertz7430]

In the ending, the water graphics were EXTREMELY advanced for 2010.

[@popprincess150]

Side characters I'm talking about are Alexander, Grace, and Stanley. They only affect whether Sofia live or dies. To get neutral, save and harvest little sisters.

[@TheLuckyShadow]

Please don't cry, please don't cry.... Dammit, I cried, it just gets me every time, that last line as the screen fades "Wherever you are...I miss you"

[@zillentdelta1339]

"Father,wherever you are, i miss you." [SERIOUS] Did anyone elses heart feel a spark?

[@citizenofthebikinibottom5617]

I mean remember, big daddy's aren't like humans, they don't feel empathy, they strive to defend their little sister, so realistically, delta would kill anything in its path to protect Eleanor

[@TheLinkine]

This game is amazing. I like it when you have a choice on the neutral ending Cause it in the middle of bad and good Amazing

[@Saralalah]

@Oaksparrow Yes, if Eleanor stayed in Rapture, Delta was stuck there as well, but as long as there's a "healthy" distance between her and him, it's fine. It has nothing to do with being in Rapture or not.

[@2Stylish2Cry]

@magamaniac84 I was shocked that Eleanor killed them all too : but I've just convinced myself that she saw you once killing lil sister,stopped following you and that she got knowledge that you've saved the others by extracting some adam from you and suddenly stopping to let you decide your fate. Best ending.I've killed one sister on purpose and sort of "tried to compensate for it" during the rest of the game.

[@niftuCal]

@whitewarrior12 The worst one is when Eleanor ignores your will and steals your ADAM, to use your knowledge in helping her conquer. This one offers Eleanor a chance for redemption, which she mentions, and which is why she's sad instead of malevolent.

[@finnainsley9088]

Lay down, try not to cry, cry alot

[@jadenzombieslayer1569]

This ending is good and same as the good ending but I'm sitting with my daughter

[@MrGameplayer]

if you saved at least one little sister and harvested at least one little sister and killed at least one of Grace, Stanly or Gil you will be able to choose in this cutscene at 2:42 to sacrifice yourself or save yourself

[@Lennon1398]

This is the saddest ending, her father doesn't want her to do follow in his footsteps and she just killed her mother. She is left with nothing....

[@sailormoon262]

That's because the bond Subject Delta and Eleanor had as a Big Daddy/Little Sister was severed by Sofia Lamb, which would slowly but surely killed Delta due the fail safe feature programmed into Big Daddies. The explosion caused from the bombs obviously sped the process, so that's why Eleanor can either save him (which can either be good or bad, based on how you treated the Little Sisters) or let him live his last few moments before death.

[@Illsteward]

@Lennon1398 VitaChambers only work in Rapture, where your Adam gets to them in form of blood/skin/whatever they use to reconstruct you. In this case, none of his DNA-carrier (ADAM or blood) get to VitaChamber, so he could not begin the regenerating process. Of course, the only canon reason is "because that won't be freaking ending of the game, if you just got down and start all over" :)

[@BigPappaMac14]

dam when she says "were ever you are father i miss you" i always cry

[@DoctorCatPHD]

When I got this ending and she started to drag me towards the ocean I was like "oh hell no!" cause I thought she was going to push me in.

[@VActorDreamer]

Actually Killing Gil prevents you from getting the "Saviour" achievement so it's apparently evil to do so (don't ask me why since I was dumbfounded as well). However you can still get the Good ending if you kill the people you meet. It's basically; Good: Rescue all Little Sisters Neutral: Harvest one or more Little Sisters Bad: Harvest All Little Sisters Killing Grace, Stanley, and Gil only affects if Lamb dies. =)

[@BaMBaM-gi6yx]

I'm glad I got the neutral ending it's still very beautiful innocence is only a phase the real measurement of your values is what you choose to do when you know the consequences of what you decide.

[@Iforegott]

@Mabuu29 I've wondered the same thing. it may be that it is, because in every other ending you see Elenore's reflection in the helmet which is a reference to Dr. Lamb from a earlier of "forcing a mirror on a faceless man" and how in the adventure delta gains a face by how he acts toward others