It happening twice isn’t a lot but it does say something, I think.
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Elfie
raziel83
It's not a *bad* way to end a story. Granted that every now and then, an alt-ending could also be happy.
TheLowKing
Good ending: an infinite number of people lived perfect, blissful lives for all eternity.
Bad ending: death, torture, agony, more death, more torture.
Bad ending: death, torture, agony, more death, more torture.
raziel83
Don't forget the other options, such as but not limited to...
Bad ending: Everyone is perfectly happy as slaves of the evil overlord. War, diseases, poverty no longer exist, but neither does free will.
Good ending: The villain has been defeated but this does not magically fix the damage they caused and there will be a lot of rebuilding and healing to be done.
Bad ending: Everyone is perfectly happy as slaves of the evil overlord. War, diseases, poverty no longer exist, but neither does free will.
Good ending: The villain has been defeated but this does not magically fix the damage they caused and there will be a lot of rebuilding and healing to be done.
GyroscopicGraphite
In gaming, the 'true ending' is often the one that requires a little extra work, the one that keeps the story going with the player having to move towards the goal of a 'happy ending', the one most players seek to get.