This is the Dev's post regarding a recently scrapped ending
Scrapped Endings: The World is Not Enough
In the scene where MC/Jason is offered a deal by Taylor, the original intention was to present him with the choice of going along with the O’Harringer Foundation’s plans for his future. This would also hinge on him being romantically involved with Savannah. Agreement by the player would immediately trigger a sex scene between Jason and Taylor, ending with them being discovered by a horrified Savannah. Her prom would be ruined, even in these circumstances.
At Taylor's urging, the O’Harringer Foundation would then manipulate events to make sure Savannah ended up marrying Jason anyway. They would block every career path for her that didn't involve being on good terms with Jason, leaving her with no choice but to reconnect with him. Their marriage, however, would be miserable. Jason would constantly cheat, handed an endless stream of supermodels and luxury escorts by the Foundation to keep him satisfied, along with a life of luxury.
In exchange, Jason would launch a political career under the Foundation's direction, effectively becoming their puppet. Over time, his values would decay. He would turn into a corrupt, sleazy, misogynistic politician, completely devoid of scruples.
Not long after their son is born, Savannah would announce that she’s leaving him and taking the child with her. Out of spite, and fearing the damage a divorce would do to his public image, Jason would use the Foundation's power threaten to gain full custody unless she stays married to him.
During a public photo op in a park with his infant son, Jason becomes distracted by a phone call from his lawyer. When he looks back, his son is gone. Someone has taken him and vanished into the crowd. Jason desperately tries to press through the crowd to find his son, pushing through, pulling and screaming at strangers in a manic state, but it is too late. The scene ends with a hooded figure slipping away, cradling the baby. The implication is that the Cloveside Cleaver has taken Jason's son and intends to raise him into the serial killer Jason never became. The legacy of the killers twisted ideology is secured and Jason - despite having all the power, wealth and pleasures of the world at his fingertips - is truly lost forever.
I ended up scrapping this extended alternative ending partly because of time constraints, but also because I just didn't find it believable that Jason would go along with such a deal. While he's easy to pressure into submission, he’s also a principled person with a solid sense of right and wrong. Even though he struggles with low self-worth, he usually puts other people's feelings before his own desires.
That's not necessarily a flaw in the ending in itself, since players should be free to shape his actions, as long as those actions can be justified within the world of the story. But in the end, this direction felt like too much of a stretch.
I also wasn’t sure it would satisfy many subscribers, since it leans too heavily into side narratives that don’t directly tie into the central plot (even if they’re non-sexual in nature).
It also might just be a bit too dark for a lot of players. That said, I'm trying to avoid censoring the game as much as possible. I deliberately chose this platform because of its openness to controversial themes, so I want to take advantage of that freedom while I still can.
So this is one storyline that didn't make the cut. Did I make the right call, in your opinion? Would this ending feel too out of character or like it stretched things a bit too far?
Let me know what you think!