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| 4 SEP 2005 at 7:26pm |
from_finlandIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | it is really hard to say because if it fits to the story that main character fails then it's good and i like sad endings anyway.
of course i like "good" endings too..so my answer is both.
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| 4 SEP 2005 at 7:44pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I don't care how it ends, as long as the result is satisfying. The ending in Still Life was a major disappointment. Nothing was really resolved.
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| 4 SEP 2005 at 7:48pm |
Sandy_SleuthPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Task completed, Happy endings All the way!!! [smiley=clap.gif] I Loved the ending in Syberia 2!!
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| 4 SEP 2005 at 10:14pm |
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Status : Online | Unfortunatly, this truly does depend on the game. If the character survives, I'll usually be okay with it. If the character dies in some heroic way to accomplish the game's mission, it's rather more dramatic
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 1:36am |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I can't help it but I always have my chars dying in the end of all my stories. i just can't stand those non plus ultra happy ends. Of course it's also how the story goes. Can't have a happy happy joy joy game where the char just drop the hat at the end. :-*
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 3:57am |
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 4:58am |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I guess I was the only one who actually liked the ending of Black Mirror :-*
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 8:04am |
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Status : Online | I quite like to have alternative endings which depend on your actions in the game. I really enjoyed the various different endings in Riven and Myst III Exile. There was a "perfect" outcome, a good (but not perfect) outcome and a few bad outcomes.
With some games, such as Dark Fall 1, I really wanted there to be an alternative ending it would have fitted in really well.
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 11:37am |
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Status : Offline | I don't like sad endings which includes the character will die in the end. so I voted for happy endings. [smiley=thumbs.gif]
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 5:22pm |
SyrillIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By KamisoriX (5 SEP 2005 4:58am)
I guess I was the only one who actually liked the ending of Black Mirror :-*
I guess you were.
I wasn't upset to see the end of that jerk Samuel, but there were too many loose ends left undone. It was never satisfactorily explained to me why he spent so much time gathering those keys after they'd been so carefully hidden to prevent the evil door being opened. And that was only one of the questions left unexplained. [smiley=raise_eyebrow.gif]
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 5:41pm |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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| 5 SEP 2005 at 9:08pm |
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Status : Online | I don't like it when the hero fails in the end. I just seems wrong.
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| 7 SEP 2005 at 10:14am |
Ad_AvisIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | I want to feel rewarded when I've finished a game, so I prefer a happy ending.
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| 18 SEP 2005 at 4:11am |
jalexSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By snowtime (5 SEP 2005 8:04am)
I quite like to have alternative endings which depend on your actions in the game. I really enjoyed the various different endings in Riven and Myst III Exile. There was a "perfect" outcome, a good (but not perfect) outcome and a few bad outcomes.
With some games, such as Dark Fall 1, I really wanted there to be an alternative ending it would have fitted in really well.
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I agree that an alterrnate endings would satisfy everyone and I would love that too but most games only have one. Pandora Directive had 7 endings and I kept playing it over until I saw them all.
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| 18 SEP 2005 at 9:31am |
| Deleted User | I don't care. It's the author who tells the story, not me. Sad, happy, whatever. As long as it's a *satisfying* ending to a good story. Unfortunately, satisfying endings are rare.
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| 19 SEP 2005 at 2:20am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Sandy_Sleuth (4 SEP 2005 7:48pm)
Task completed, Happy endings All the way!!! [smiley=clap.gif] I Loved the ending in Syberia 2!!
Yes but! And this is why many polls don't work for me, because they can't or often don't cover all reasonable options.
How about Syberia 1? She didn't complete her task at hand (get Hans' signature) and in fact ran off on the train, abandoning her job.
This is actually my one major peeve with that series--in the 2nd game, they simply don't mention the task she had.
But I loved the ending in the 1st one, even so.
Eh?
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| 19 SEP 2005 at 2:29am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (19 SEP 2005 2:20am)
How about Syberia 1? She didn't complete her task at hand (get Hans' signature) and in fact ran off on the train, abandoning her job.
But what was her task really? Was it just getting Hans' signature for her boss or was it breaking ties with her old life, which she found unfulfilling but which she couldn't bring herself to give up. She started off after one goal, but achieved a more meaningful one in the end. I would say that's a more interesting ending than just going through the motions of getting Hans' signature.
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| 19 SEP 2005 at 2:59am |
| Deleted User | To true. And that's why I liked it.
But it still doesn't quite qualify for the "accomplished tasks" thing, eh? I mean, given the stated objectives/commitments, this one breaks that mold.
Eh?
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| 19 SEP 2005 at 12:47pm |
judyannSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | No, KamisoniX, you weren't the only one who liked the ending of Dark Mirror. I found the story totally satisifying, partly because there were some loose ends and it made me think about the story after the story ended.
Mostly I like happy endings because I identify with whatever character I am controlling and want to be successful. But a good story, well told, needs a good ending, whatever that is.
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| 19 SEP 2005 at 1:01pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (19 SEP 2005 2:59am)
But it still doesn't quite qualify for the "accomplished tasks" thing, eh?
I think it comes close enough.
It's not like she failed her task. It was her decision to pursue a different goal.
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| 19 SEP 2005 at 2:23pm |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By judyann (19 SEP 2005 12:46pm)
No, KamisoniX, you weren't the only one who liked the ending of Dark Mirror. I found the story totally satisifying, partly because there were some loose ends and it made me think about the story after the story ended.
Mostly I like happy endings because I identify with whatever character I am controlling and want to be successful. But a good story, well told, needs a good ending, whatever that is.
If you get the BM DVD Special Edition you get some extras that explains the BG story of the manor :-*
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| 20 SEP 2005 at 4:26am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Jenny100 (19 SEP 2005 1:01pm)
I think it comes close enough.
It's not like she failed her task. It was her decision to pursue a different goal.
Agreed. Just sayin', this kind of ending is not covered in the poll choices.
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| 3 OCT 2005 at 10:13am |
AdventureManiacSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By KamisoriX (5 SEP 2005 4:58am)
I guess I was the only one who actually liked the ending of Black Mirror :-*
i thought i was the only one who liked black mirror 's ending now we are two
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| 10 OCT 2005 at 4:11am |
KewalakaSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Not A Speck Of Cereal (19 SEP 2005 2:20am)
How about Syberia 1? She didn't complete her task at hand (get Hans' signature) and in fact ran off on the train, abandoning her job.
She did get the signature, she was surprised he signed the contract without reading it. She didn't take the signed contract to NY but she did get the signature.
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