10 "Good" Video Game Endings That Probably Went Horribly Off-Screen
"They lived happily ever after"... as long as you don't think about it.
Video games love to divide their endings into good and bad versions. However, just because the game tells you something is good, it doesn't mean you're meant to take it at face value.
Happy endings where everyone lives "happily ever after" aren't really a thing. After everything fades to black, there's still a whole second half of a character's life to take care of.
And that part isn't really as "good" as the game might suggest.
Yes, if we were to look at some of the good endings in video games from the perspective of what might happen off-screen, a lot of them wouldn't really stick the landing.
A satisfying revenge story would likely lead to unsatisfying legal trouble, a victory against a great threat would come at an ever greater price. And while you might feel good about what you've done in the moment, the reality of your actions after the fact leaves a lot to be desired.
It's probably best not to dwell on the implications of the following good endings. Otherwise, you might realize things have probably gone horribly off-screen.
10. Olgierd's New Life - The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3's Heart of Stone DLC ends with Geralt choosing between delivering Olgiers's soul to Gaunter O'Dimm or fighting the devil to save his victim instead.
Now, giving up Olgierd to Gaunter is obviously pretty terrible, seeing as you're literally trading his soul away, but when you think about it, the alternative good ending isn't really that much better either.
Sure, Olgierd gets to live and not have his soul sucked by a demon, but on the other hand, due to his immortality, all of his friends and family are gone. The love of his life was doomed to suffering eternally in a limbo painting, his brother is gone, and any sort of wealth he might have had has shriveled into nothing.
The only thing Olgierd has to look forward to is a short and miserable life of banditry alongside whatever is left of his band. And since he has nothing to lose, that either means he would become a menace that someone like Geralt would have to put down or a suicidal maniac who'd throw himself into danger just to give himself an excuse to end it all.
You know, perhaps it's better to end his suffering quickly.