They climb onto the plane and begin to fly away. Then the monsters hand comes out of the lake, or out of the ground, or its eyes open when you thought it was dead. The monsters aren't killing anymore, perhaps everyone can get back to normalcy.
I think you have to look at the ending from a different angle.Ĭonsider a horror movie, after the monsters have gone on their murderous rampage and everything seems to have finally calmed down. Now, I've heard numerous people share their frustrations over this ending - claiming it's a non-ending and a cop-out considering there was no closure. The game ends with a flight out of Shanghai and a phone message from Kane to his daughter. "If I keep killing, I can see my daughter again." Does he really want to see his daughter, or similar Lynch's relationship with Xiu, is it just a means for Kane to keep pulling the trigger? Kane's daughter is a simple excuse for murdering countless people. It doesn't make much difference because, in the context of Kane & Lynch 2, a backstory isn't needed. She's also undoubtedly traumatized by the experiences she has with her father. For those familiar with the original Kane & Lynch, you might recall that Jenny was grievously injured at the end. Kane & Lynch 2 alludes to Kane's relationship with his daughter a fair amount of times, specifically Kane's interest in completing this job in order to get back to her.
Shoot first, ask questions later, hopefully live to see another day. Kane still intends to complete his arms deal, and Lynch probably has some inclinations at revenge, but both of them likely know that nothing is going to work out from here on. Naked, bleeding, ignoring all pain, killing everyone in their way, Kane and Lynch are surviving the only way they know how. It's this level that most accurately depicts the true nature of Dog Days. The level after Xiu's death has Kane and Lynch running through the streets of Shanghai nude, covered in razor cuts and bleeding profusely. Lynch's devolution back into a monster is complete, his subconscious has won. The next loading screen plays audio of Xiu being tortured and when the next level begins, Xiu is dead. Kane has a bead on the man holding Xiu hostage but Lynch turns and punches Kane, knocking him out. Inevitably, Xiu is captured and Lynch prevents the last opportunity to save her. His delusions eventually cause her demise. Does Xiu even relize? Does Lynch's know the danger he's putting her in, or does he care? As Lynch begins his murderous rampage, he continues to believe Xiu will wait for him, will love him. Even before the game begins, it's implied that Lynch continues to take part in the seedy underworld of Shanghai. Naturally, it's not long before Lynch has to sabotage it. I'd assert that the man is absolutely incapable of love in the first place, his relationship is an act where neither participant is willing to admit the truth. The underlying metaphor quickly becomes apparent: Xiu is Lynch's idea of normalcy, but Lynch is programmed for chaos.
Lynch constantly yearns for Xiu, demanding that he and Kane reach her apartment complex to make sure she is safe. Ignoring the question of how a psychopath like Lynch could form a relationship with any person, the game does an interesting job at portraying Lynch's need for his lover Xiu. The most intriguing portion of Kane & Lynch 2's storyline was without a doubt Lynch's relationship. An abrupt, unsympathetic non-ending for the ages, but we'll come back to this. The game literally ends as they climb up the stairs into the plane and take off the runway. Nothing goes right, the deal goes awry, they manage to kill the government official and escape by hijacking a commercial airliner. Naturally, they murder hordes of police officers, gang members and military personnel along the way. Kane and Lynch then spend the rest of the game attempting to simultaneously complete their arms deal and escape from Shanghai at the same time. Let's speed things up, Kane and Lynch kill a girl that's in their way, and anger a very powerful father that's coincidentally also a government official.
Enter Kane, claiming this is his last job (for the sake of his daughter). Even with this grasp at normalcy, he has obviously maintained some ties to the underworld, which has led to an upcoming arms deal. Lynch has somehow started a relationship with a nice lady in Shanghai. Quick Summaryįirst a quick summary, so we don't have to explain as we go along. Rather than talk about each I've picked a few that I think are especially intriguing, and the rest, in my opinion, are meaningless - beyond keeping up the mind-numbing ultra-violence Kane & Lynch thrives on. Simply put, there's only so many important plot situations you can have in a four hour game.
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