Which brings up the question: how does one effectively conclude a videogame? What parts comprise “good” and “bad” videogame endings? Why are videogame endings handled differently than the endings of films or literature? How would an average gamer feel if he played a videogame to the end, and suddenly had to watch his character die without having any say in the matter? Or what if, instead of experiencing a pulse-pounding, action-filled climax, the game simply ends with a few lines of dialogue and a quick scene of violence? The player would feel betrayed, for one. And, most importantly, we don’t want to be made unhappy. Simple.īut what of the videogame ending? Despite the fact that the average videogame lasts longer than three movies, we always want more. We follow The Wild Bunch until they decide to go out in a blaze of glory. We follow the Joad family in The Grapes of Wrath until they go their separate ways. In this respect, other art mediums have it relatively easy: all you’ve gotta do is develop a character, give him or her a conflict, and watch how the conflict changes them, for better or worse. You can develop the coolest and most interesting characters in the world, but what matters most is where they end up. The beginning sets the scene, the middle develops characters and conflict, and the ending pays off the whole shebang. It’s finally over.The ending, it’s been said, is the most important part of any story. The people who don’t watch Game of Thrones. "Gonna spend the rest of my night thinking about all the productive things I’ve done over the last ten years with the time I could’ve spent watching that show."Īnother Twitter user wrote: "The silent minority. "As someone who hasn’t watched a single second of Game of Thrones, I feel pretty good about that decision tonight," another person wrote. One person pointed out how emotional fans were about the finale: "y’all BIG mad over game of thrones." "I’m so happy game of thrones is over so I never have to hear anyone talk about it again," another person tweeted.Īnother user shared a happy GIF to express their relief that the show was over: "TFW Games of Thrones is over and your Sunday timeline will be back normal."
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Never will."Īnother person on social media celebrated the fact that Sunday nights on Twitter would be free of "Game of Thrones" from now on: "So happy game of thrones is over.Twitter will be back to normal finally."
Because now people can shut the (expletive) up about it. One Twitter user was relieved that the show finally ended ( in a NSFW post): "Thank god Game of Thrones is over. "Glad it is over with," one user wrote. "Maybe now people will find something useful to waste their time on." More: 'Game of Thrones' finale: Who ended up on the Iron Throne?
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When USA TODAY polled Twitter users about whether they were sad about the series ending, people were pretty divided, with 52 percent voting yes and 48 percent voting no. Our watch has ended – well, for those who actually watched "Game of Thrones." But for those who never saw an episode, the series finale was a welcome ending to eight years of an intense fandom.įans and foes of "Game of Thrones" shared some very intense reactions to the end of the HBO fantasy series Sunday night on social media, with feelings ranging from relief that Sunday nights are "GoT"-free to people mourning the end of an era.