the 'Yoda!' vote was so tempting!!!
But I didn't. I did not like the ending, in any way.
Storywise, not only did my hero perish, but allmost all those who she loved and held dear with her, and her father's fate was to wander endlessly, searching for her. It was an unhappy ending, that made me feel I did it all for nothing, especially those long hours spent on building the keep, a home. My character should have been allowed to retire there, with her friends and loved ones.
As for there being a glimmer of hope because there were no bodies: even worse. It does not make a difference, my character and her friends are still lost, not being able to return to loved ones (Khelgar's clan, my hero's father) or go back home in peace.
The game and dialog were so good upto that last fight, the ending just feels wrong. i did not mind some people turning against me, Bishop and Neesshka had been lost to me way before the ending, and I'm sure Sand took some delight in getting rid of that spoiled brat, Qara, I know I did.
But the ending was terrible. The boss fight so cliche, even the 'distroy the pillars to weaken the boss' got used, and then: three times? Oh come on, it was the worst fight in the whole game (I was soooo bored throughout it, especially with all the little ones).
The ShadowKing was terrible as well, all through the games there were hints that he was a good, decent, honorable man, corrupted by the shadows. Why was there no chance to talk to him, persuade him to leave, or even ending with him asking to be destroyed, just like the dragon?
And then the actual ending: a bunch of drawings and a bored dev reading out some cheesy lines. What happened to the impressive movie like the one in the beginning? Why could they not get one of the proper voice actors (maybe Nasher's or Casavir's) to read those lines out? Did the budget run that low?
And I really could not care less what happened to captain Brianna (or whatever) of the watch and every other Tom, Dick or Harry I talked to more then once. That would have been a lot more interesting if it would actually have been about the main characters...
Anyway, end of my rant. Loved the game, hated the ending. I will never play through the OC again, since it is all for nothing anyway, and no matter what choice I make, the end will always be depressing and unhappy...