Marcvss Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Maybe some obscure choice made far earlier in the game has some bearing on this.If I remember correctly it was the only playthrough were I didn't give Iorveth his sword back when I took him to Letho in the old elven ruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonbird Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I see the official contest to get all 16 endings has been won... http://en.thewitcher.com/community/entry/66/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcvss Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I see the official contest to get all 16 endings has been won... http://en.thewitcher.com/community/entry/66/index.htmlI still don't get were TW2 has 16 endings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonbird Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Link to post in GOG forums by the contest winner. The list is on the attachment on the first post on page 2. http://wwww.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/i_got_the_16_endings_right/page2 I suspect that there'll be debate on this for a long time, and on the other important decisions that didn't "count" towards the endings, but I guess this is the official developer list, and it confirms that it's based on the impact of Geralt's actions on the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corlan Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) First things first. Sided with Roche in the elven ruins in act 1, thought I should repay him for the help out of the prison. Also since loot is the most important thing in role-playing games, and considering the idiotic rewards I got for siding with Scoia'tael in the first game I decided to avoid that bunch. Let Vernon kill Henselt in Vergen, but it very much saddened me having to fight against him, not that I like the fellow but rather because he was the second king to promise you much wealth and ease and end up blowing it. Also helped Iorveth and his commando in Vergen, not that it changes anything... Saved Triss in Act 3, listened to what she said, then decided to try freeing Anais, so reloaded. Somehow felt a little... Guilty I suppose, since I'd imagine they'd execute her, but seeing the good loot found in Dethmold's chamber and Considering what he was about to do(that last sentence to that skinny man laying on his bed was worse than... No, seems you can't compare it to anything) and was utterly glad to see what punishment Vernon had in mind. In the end let Sheala perish and slayed the Dragon. And, since I really liked King Awesome also known as Foltest I decided to kill Letho. Yes of course the Emperor would help the School of Viper, he probably tricked his own mother to give birth to him in the first place. And even if, why should I care about the south? When the School of the Wolf in Kaer Morhen is probably going to burn alongside all the villages, towns and Cities, not necessarily in that order. Then again i was hoping to loot that awesome looking big sword of his. Which reminds me, where's his Silver Sword? Edited July 11, 2011 by Corlan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonbird Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 To me, the "multiple path / multiple endings" feature is THE awesome thing about TW2. There are a lot of things I really hate about the game, but this more than compensates for all of them. Personally, I think that there are a lot more than 16 endings, since the official list doesn't include a lot of decisions that still make a difference to the way that things play out, such as the fates of Saskia and Letho. When you take all of them into consideration too, the game becomes huge. OT: (I should probably have a different thread about this, but it's probably got a quick answer). "Sheala" or "Sile" (the latter with appropriate accented vowels)? Is the former the spelling using in the North America version? On-topic, and going back to the first post, Phillipa and Letho were the ones whose actions surprised me most in the denouements, but they "worked" in the game, so they were good surprises. Only criticism so far (after a mere 2 playthroughs). Let Aryan live, support Roche, let him kill Henselt, rescue Anais, persuade Roche not to honour the marriage agreement. I think Roche's loyalty to Temeria would have made him stay behind at the end, to help protect Anais during her minority. I don't think he'd have left with Geralt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corlan Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) @dragonbird - He tells you that he gave his dagger to Anais, and that he is going to teach her how to defend herself. And that is what I had in mind for Temeria, Radovid's offer was ok in first game, since Adda was old enough to get married and rule alongside him, and an Alliance between the two lands would make the north pretty strong against Nilfgaard, but since Anais is a child it is obvious that Radovid is going to rule for a long time in Temeria, doing what he wants under her name, that is why breaking the deal with Radovid is necessary for Temeria to survive. As far as I know she still has her Mother, John Natalis and Roche to back her up. And I have to say I wasn't very shocked to find out about the Lodge and it's plans to take control over the Pontar Valley and Aedirn, "He who controls the Valley controls the North". It was obvious to me from the point I met Phillipa in the second act that she wasn't supporting the Dragonslayer and the poor Aedirnians for no reason. Although what I had suspected was she joined the cause after it was formed and hi-jacked it, couldn't think that the Lodge, meaning her and Sheala started the whole mess to begin with. Still, the Empire of Nilfgaard finding out about it and using it to weaken the north Amazed me to no end. But with the current state, I imagine Temeria will be the first to fall, with or without Anais. Radovid and Henselt(if preserved) will probably make dealings with the Empire, probably give Aedirn and the lesser kingdoms away to keep peace. Edited July 12, 2011 by Corlan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonbird Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I may need to replay that ending again. Now that you mention it, I remember that conversation about the dagger too, so why does he walk off with Geralt and Triss at the end? I've misread something. Good. It would remove my criticism on something that is otherwise very strong about the game. I wonder if shock about the Lodge is dependent on whether or not you played TW1? If so, then the player (and Geralt) already knows it exists, and has its own political agenda, so that's probably why I wasn't surprised. Sile was an obvious "bad person" as Triss clearly didn't like her. I was expecting some kind of political self-interest from Phillipa, but nothing as shocking as what she actually did. Nilfgaard as the eventual enemy was pretty much expected, but Letho being so close to them wasn't. I was expecting Sile to have been the one secretly working for Nilfgaard, not Letho. I was slightly surprised at myself for letting Letho live in both of my playthroughs to date, but in both cases I thought that version of Geralt would do so, He's going to get his just desserts in my next run though. Game 1: Kill Aryan, Iorveth path, let Stennis live, rescue Phillipa, let Sile live, save Saskia, let Letho live because this Geralt didn't really do revenge killing.Game 2: Save Aryan, Roche path, kill Henselt, rescue Anais, let Sile live, kill the dragon, let Letho live because this Geralt was an accomplice to a kingslayer, so what right did he have to judge Letho? Partially replayed rescuing Triss and killing Sile instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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