10 Video Game Bad Endings You Can Get By Pure Accident
7. Ciri Dies - The Witcher 3
In Witcher 3, most of the story is based on the decisions and actions Geralt makes. Each choice has the possibility of changing the course of game, however, you never really realize how great the scope of your decisions is.
Which is why some players probably get a nasty surprise when it turns out Ciri has died in their ending!
You see, the ending of the game is entirely dependent on how Geralt treats his protege throughout the story.
If you act supportive of Ciri and encourage her to pursue her own goals, the confidence she builds helps her save the world from the Wild Frost and walk away from her encounter with it alive.
On the other end, if you have been overly protective or too strict with her, Ciri will die in the process, saving the world but at the cost of her own life.
Since the game doesn't tell you the course of the final mission is completely in Ciri's hands, most players are shocked when it turns out none of the choices they make matter.
In reality, they matter a lot. It's just those choices that you made a few chapters ago.