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A "proper" ending shouldn't just go back to the start; it should establish a new reality for the hero, for better or worse.

That line belongs to , the narrator of the 2011 action-RPG Bastion . He uses it to introduce the player's journey as "The Kid" wakes up on a floating rock after a world-ending event called the Calamity. lh11rar

"Proper story's supposed to have a hero," she whispered, the metal meeting metal with a bone-shaking thwack . "But I’ll settle for being the one who’s still standing." A "proper" ending shouldn't just go back to

People find things more satisfying in threes—three obstacles, three main characters, or three acts. " she whispered