This post contains SPOILERS!!  

I have to say, I’m pretty disappointed with how the game ends. The game does have a great pace as you play, but the switch up to playing Kelso and Phelps being demoted was a surprise to me. The cases in arson are interesting in the fact that the evidence leads to a bigger conspiracy. These parts of the game gave the pace an interesting change. Also the flashbacks throughout start to make sense as the pieces are put together, same with the newspapers discovered throughout.

At the end of the game, the story doesn’t give a good sense of closure. Phelps gets killed, a funeral service is held for him. THE END. What about the rest of the conspiracy? What happened to the rest of the players involved and did the project get stopped? Thanks a lot for a bad sense of closure. For the last few games from Rockstar, they ended on a high note but didn’t leave players hanging.

This can lead to a few things. Team Bondi are planning to continue the conspiracy in a sequel or that’s that, take it as you will. I’m not a fan of this type or story telling, but what are your thoughts on this?

This post contains SPOILERS!!  

I have to say, I’m pretty disappointed with how the game ends. The game does have a great pace as you play, but the switch up to playing Kelso and Phelps being demoted was a surprise to me. The cases in arson are interesting in the fact that the evidence leads to a bigger conspiracy. These parts of the game gave the pace an interesting change. Also the flashbacks throughout start to make sense as the pieces are put together, same with the newspapers discovered throughout.

At the end of the game, the story doesn’t give a good sense of closure. Phelps gets killed, a funeral service is held for him. THE END. What about the rest of the conspiracy? What happened to the rest of the players involved and did the project get stopped? Thanks a lot for a bad sense of closure. For the last few games from Rockstar, they ended on a high note but didn’t leave players hanging.

This can lead to a few things. Team Bondi are planning to continue the conspiracy in a sequel or that’s that, take it as you will. I’m not a fan of this type or story telling, but what are your thoughts on this?

I agree. The ending's not the best, particularly seeing how well the rest of the game plays out. Kelso's interesting enough of a character to have his own DLC cases I'm sure, but they'd have to address this Vice Corruption business or else it doesn't feel like it would have the necessary weight. Or I wouldn't care about it, or something.
 
My issue's with the idea of a sequel, although I'd play this game if set in 1970's New York, and you were fucking Shaft.

What about the rest of the conspiracy? What happened to the rest of the players involved

Wasn't a fan of the ending either.  I genuinely liked switching things up with Kelso, and the small parts involving Phelps' demotion and the darker part of his backstory were fantastic.  But ultimately, the ending felt like they were trying too hard to set up the next game in the series without giving any sort of proper closure to the game.  And the lack of reasoning behind the German love interest and the partner's denouncement of Kelso was just bizarre.  One minute, the German thinks he's the best thing for Phelps, and the next?  She hates him.  If she's pissed because Phelps died and Kelso lived, fine - but Team Bondi and Rockstar really could have spent another couple of minutes on that ending to do some more exposition.

@McBonJon said:

What about the rest of the conspiracy? What happened to the rest of the players involved

Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

Wasn't a fan of the ending either.  I genuinely liked switching things up with Kelso, and the small parts involving Phelps' demotion and the darker part of his backstory were fantastic.  But ultimately, the ending felt like they were trying too hard to set up the next game in the series without giving any sort of proper closure to the game.  And the lack of reasoning behind the German love interest and the partner's denouncement of Kelso was just bizarre.  One minute, the German thinks he's the best thing for Phelps, and the next?  She hates him.  If she's pissed because Phelps died and Kelso lived, fine - but Team Bondi and Rockstar really could have spent another couple of minutes on that ending to do some more exposition.

I respect your opinion, but couldn't you have weighed in on one of the other gazillion threads about the ending? This topic is sprouting up everyday and it's getting old.

I think Rockstar saw the story as Phelps' meaning that they decided to end it with his death. But you're right, it's no Red Dead barn door

@DystopiaX: No, I'm pretty sure the comments were directed at Kelso.  Immediately after she stalks off and the partner gets up to follow her, Kelso stops the partner and says something to the effect of, "I wasn't his friend, but I wasn't his enemy either."  Maybe I'm mistaken, though.  I'll see if the ending isn't posted up on Youtube or something.  Oops.  Yep.  I was sorta wrong on that one.  Herschel is actually the one who tells Kelso he wasn't Cole's friend.  Elsa seems to be pissed at him for not saying something when Earle starts his bullshit eulogy - you were definitely in the right there.

Oh another cry baby thread: "buhu I didn't get ze ending tihs gaem is zo dubm!!!"

What are you guys talking about? Before the final case, if you READ Kelso's notes, it talks about how he took down Elysian Fields and the Suburban Development Fund. It mentions how Fontaine is dead, Monroe is limping to jail and the head of Fire and Life is also getting whats coming to him. 
 
That is all finalized before the beginning of the final case.

I think killing off Phelps was an easy out. I am curious what happened with the up-and-coming DA and the Chief of Police. The Chief was at the funeral so I imagine they struck a deal (as they were negotiating in the final case). Also, that asshole Roy (from Vice) was at the funeral too even though he was on the payroll notebook in Monroe's safe. Kelso will probably stay on as the assistant DA's investigator but I don't think there is much Team Bondi could do with him for a sequel.

I dident like the ending at first, i did really enjoy the Jack story. What i did like is the after the credits part which sets up Jack as being a better man then Phelps. The more i think about it the whole game is about slowly discovering that the main character is actually obnoxious, self absorbed, and has actually done some really bad stuff that he wont man up and that credit for. Which is why i forgive not explaining Phelps at the end because the game is no longer interested in him the moment Jack comes into the picture. The game stops caring about him and so should you.  I think its a ballsy story even if its not as smooth as it could be.

I dident like the ending at first, i did really enjoy the Jack story. What i did like is the after the credits part which sets up Jack as being a better man then Phelps. The more i think about it the whole game is about slowly discovering that the main character is actually obnoxious, self absorbed, and has actually done some really bad stuff that he wont man up and that credit for. Which is why i forgive not explaining Phelps at the end because the game is no longer interested in him the moment Jack comes into the picture. The game stops caring about him and so should you.  I think its a ballsy story even if its not as smooth as it could be.