Quote from iamafractal on February 2, 2008, 7:46 am

Browen wrote:

iamfractal, when do you think your map will come out?

one day... one day..

Quote from youme on February 5, 2008, 10:14 am

What are peoples views on multiple endings to map/games?
Maps being you end up in three different places but not really haveing done much different
Games being where you take an alternate path and then end ata hugely different point to the other paths(posibly vastly shorter game)?
Also, what does everyone think about being forced into a loose loose situation... inveitable death with no way out. Sounds like a great ending to me.(no seriously it does)

Quote from iamafractal on February 5, 2008, 10:28 am

youme wrote:

What are peoples views on multiple endings to map/games?
Maps being you end up in three different places but not really haveing done much different
Games being where you take an alternate path and then end ata hugely different point to the other paths(posibly vastly shorter game)?
Also, what does everyone think about being forced into a loose loose situation... inveitable death with no way out. Sounds like a great ending to me.(no seriously it does)

all can be fun

Quote from Hyakkidouran on February 5, 2008, 11:07 am

youme wrote:

Also, what does everyone think about being forced into a loose loose situation... inveitable death with no way out. Sounds like a great ending to me.(no seriously it does)

Depends, I know people who can't stand that.
Since you talk about multiple endings, it could be the "bad ending". But many players like the "haha I'm so powerful" feeling games give, and giving them as their only choice to see their effort become vain (in the game's world) often frustrates.

Good example, [spoiler]in HL1 : it ended in death if you declined the G-man's offer. But this was clearly the "bad end". The official ending being to accept the offer. Proof : HL2 starts fom here.[/spoiler]

Also the bad end should have some drama : nice dialogue and death situation, to really make it feel like an ending, and not just a slightly spectacular death.

A very hard exercise, but can be interesting if done properly.