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Re: The worst endings...

From	candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject	Re: The worst endings...
Date	2026-01-28 21:20 +0000
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:25 this Tuesday (GMT):
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:59:36 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>On 1/20/2026 8:43 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>
>>>       [Their list included, for those of you too lazy to click
>>>        the link: Ghosts 'n Goblins; Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's
>>>        Revenge; Fable II; Mass Effect 3; and Assassin's Creed
>>>        III. There, I saved you some reading. ;-)]
>
>>I don't remember ME3's ending which is the only one of those I've played 
>>to the end.
>
> In its essence: fight your way to the Crucible, and make a choice for
> one of three endings (although you may get fewer options depending on
> your 'military readiness' score.  These included: 
>
><ROT13>
> - Qrfgebl gur Erncref naq nyy NV (raqvat gur 50,000 lrne plpyrf bs
> qrfgehpgvba) 
> - Pbageby gur Erncref (tvivat Furcureq gur novyvgl gb gryy gur erncref
> jung gb qb), be 
> - Zretr jvgu gur Erncref, jurer NV naq betnavp yvsr shfr gbtrgure va n
> arj sbez bs yvsr.
> - Ershfny Raqvat (ninvynoyr va gur rkgraqrq irefvba cngpu) unf
> Furcureq ershfr gb pubbfr, juvpu zrnaf gur Erncref jva naq gur plpyrf
> pbagvahr
></ROT13>
>
> In the original game, regardless of your choice, you got a nearly
> identical ending cinematic, with the primary difference being whether
> the lights were red, blue or green. The patched extended edition added
> a few tweaks.
>
> The similarities between the endings were... not well received.
> Myself, I didn't mind the endings themselves, but the lack of effort
> to diffentiate them was rather a let down.

I sure do love games where your choice of ending is down to a clear
signposted choice at the end.

>>> What game do you think of first when it comes to 'bad endings'?
>
>>The original ending of Fallout 3 before they fixed it with a DLC is what 
>>comes to mind.  It didn't ruin the game, but it was definitely 
>>disappointing you died to make safe water.
>
> Mostly because your sacrifice was predicated on your entering a
> high-radiation area and you had a party member who could easily
> survive that. It was such an obvious oversight that it angered a lot
> of people.
>
> Not me, though. I didn't have Fawkes in my party so it was never an
> option. What, allow one of those murderous abominations to travel with
> me? I think not! I left him in bloody gibbets in Vault 87!!! ;-)


I believe FO3 got a patch to change the patch later. Also, apparently
FO3 wasn't a very good Fallout game anyways (not speaking as a FO fan)
-- 
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Thread

The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-20 11:43 -0500
  Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-23 16:00 +0000
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 14:00 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... "Mark P. Nelson" <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> - 2026-01-24 16:59 +0000
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-25 10:43 -0500
          Re: The worst endings... "Mark P. Nelson" <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> - 2026-01-25 18:23 +0000
          Re: The worst endings... Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-01-26 12:08 +0200
            Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-26 10:09 -0500
              Re: The worst endings... Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-02-26 12:45 +0200
                Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-26 10:20 -0500
                Re: The worst endings... Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-02-28 14:21 +0200
                Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-28 11:09 -0500
                Re: The worst endings... Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-03-01 22:31 +0200
      Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-25 00:40 +0000
  Re: The worst endings... Gottfried Neuner <kyonshi@wilderland.ovh> - 2026-01-24 23:58 +0100
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-25 10:48 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-26 16:50 +0000
      Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-28 09:56 -0800
  Re: The worst endings... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-25 00:38 +0000
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-25 11:13 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-26 01:07 +0000
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-26 10:17 -0500
          Re: The worst endings... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-27 07:31 +0000
  Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-26 15:59 -0800
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-27 10:25 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-28 10:05 -0800
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-28 13:42 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-28 21:20 +0000
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-29 10:40 -0500
        Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-02-05 10:44 -0800
          Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-06 10:09 -0500
            Re: The worst endings... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-02-06 07:30 -0800
              Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-06 11:00 -0500
                Re: The worst endings... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-02-06 17:45 -0800
            Re: The worst endings... Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2026-02-06 13:05 -0500
              Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-07 13:04 -0500

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