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[Karlone123]

To clarify, I want to talk to people about type of endings we like or dislike. As kids we all loved Disney-themed happy endings, where the Kingdom was saved the prince married the princess, and we still do as adults today. But now I've taken a liking to bittersweet endings where the hero wins a victory bur takes a major loss as well. For example the hero defeats the badguy, but also suffers a personal loss as well, such as the hero losses all his/her allies and ends up alone.

[KOM_95]

SPOILERS FOR THE DARK KNIGHT

Endings like The Dark Knight. Batman defeats the Joker and Two face but has too take the wrap for it for the good of the people and like you said a personal loss(rachel's death.)

[Wolfspawn]

My favorite type of ending? The good kind. That sums it all up nicely.

[Khayness]

The one which leaves me with a hollow feeling because I experienced something great for the first time and it's over.

Modifié par Khayness, 23 novembre 2012 - 02:54 .

[bmwcrazy]

[Zeroth Angel]

Bittersweet endings with the emphasis on sweet and not on bitter.

[Orian Tabris]

The kind that ends with the protagonist walking off into the sunset (so to speak) with their partner (such as their girlfriend/boyfriend, sidekick, partner in crime, etc.).

Also, I like endings where good looking lesbians lay down, kissing each other on the lips, while the screen fades to black.

[Eurypterid]

Depends on the story. I like happy endings sometimes, but tend to really enjoy a twist that makes it bittersweet, bitter, or just a plain bad end for the protagonist. I really do prefer the unexpected/unpredictable though.

[sympathy4sarenreturns]

Mass Effect 2, tbh. Amazing.

[HoonDing]

1) Rocks fall, everyone dies.

2) Star Child.

3) Imprisoned in crystal.

[Foolsfolly]

KOM_95 wrote...

SPOILERS FOR THE DARK KNIGHT

Endings like The Dark Knight. Batman defeats the Joker and Two face but has too take the wrap for it for the good of the people and like you said a personal loss(rachel's death.)

Personally speaking... that movie has forever altered how I write stories. I love the **** out of that movie. I watched it at least once a day every day for about three months. Just pouring over every detail possible. (Done it to one other movie previously, The Godfather.)

So yes. I agree with you, KOM. I love endings like the Dark Knight. But just a bittersweet ending for a bittersweet ending's sake isn't enough. That ending works so well, in part, because it ties directly into the themes at play in the story. When Batman takes the fall for Harvey for the greater good it feels like it was the only way this story could end. And it made Batman all the more heroic for sacrificing his own wishes (he wanted to be a symbol of good that inspires people not something menacing that kills cops and hero DAs).

[Foolsfolly]

bmwcrazy wrote...

I bet the harem would disagree with that ending.

[bmwcrazy]

Foolsfolly wrote...

I bet the harem would disagree with that ending.

¿Qué?

[sympathy4sarenreturns]

I like Dark and edgy endings. When appropriate. Nailing that has been a big failure recently for most companies, though.

[Naughty Bear]

I like all sorts, as long as it is executed in a good way and not too unbelievable. I like it to be realistic at least with the more important questions answered with just a tiny tiny little question left open that could leave room for a sequel in the future that can expend into a huge threat.

[TheClonesLegacy]

I like endings where people stare at something before going to credits (The sky, A corpse, the audience) because it's so generic and cheezy.
Makes me so happy.

Modifié par TheClonesLegacy, 24 novembre 2012 - 12:28 .

[slimgrin]

Where Bioware is concerned, it doesn't get better than ME1. Few games do.

Modifié par slimgrin, 24 novembre 2012 - 05:03 .

[GodWood]

Karlone123 wrote...
As kids we all loved Disney-themed happy endings, where the Kingdom was saved the prince married the princess

No we didn't. 

and we still do as adults today.

No we don't. You may perhaps but it's silly to assume that's true for everyone.

Personally the types of endings I'm fond of are:

- Bittersweet.
- Downer (see also The Bad Guy Wins).
- Shoot the Shaggy Dog (e.g. The Mist)
- Cruel Twist Ending.

What can I say, I'm just a masochistic curmudgeon.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

1st) Bittersweet win
2nd) Rational win/lose
3rd) Everyone dies except me and mah LI. Jklulz!

[sympathy4sarenreturns]

Not many people know that both Dark Soul endings are bad for the PC. It's obscure, but 100% accurate. Kinda

Modifié par sympathy4sarenreturns, 24 novembre 2012 - 06:40 .

[xsdob]

A bittersweet triumph really, involving some form of sacrifice.

Liked Halo 4's ending when it did that, full metal alchemist having that was also good, return of the jedi had something similar with vader sacrificing himself to kill the emperor, spokes sacrifice in star trek, and countless others.

Those seem the best to me because it took something of consequence to get there outside of a training montage and a one two adventure.