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The End

A topic by Prq created Mar 19, 2022 Views: 915 Replies: 17
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I've been thinking about all the books I've read, and movies or television shows I've watched, and I've been trying to figure out what generally makes he most satisfying conclusion. Across the board I tend to most enjoy endings where the primary plot has been reasonably wrapped up, and generally most or many of the secondary plots also... But where the ending is left open, in that it's allowed to continue and keep moving forward. Where the characters get together for 'the next adventure' and it's implied or outright stated that while the journey you've just witnessed is now over, these characters will continue existing and living in this created world to continue on to something else.


So what's that got to do with Minotaur Hotel? 


Well I just wanted to throw my two cents into the pot in the hopes that the Devs might do something similar.

Where the story wraps up (most if not all of the side characters plot lines in a meaningful way) the  main plot and we get to see something along the lines of:

Asterion and MC finally managing to free Asterion from the prison of the hotel, and perhaps the two go explore the world that Asterion has missed out on... but, later we also see that they are still taking care of the hotel and its guests, in an attempt to turn what had been a curse into something that helped those in need.

(Essentially using the magic hotel to keep helping lost travelers, except now it's not a prison sentence, it's Asterion's own choice & MC is there to support him... And fade to black... End)

It's a happy note to end on, where Asterion is free but continues to help others and do what he loves. While the Hotel was a prison sentence he turned it into something he loved, because Asterion genuinely cares about the guests, and I doubt he would ever fully leave the hotel to it's ruin, because he's turned it into something better than the prison it was meant to be.

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I agree that this would make a more meaningful ending. Though, what about other endings?

Asterion and MC finally manage to free Asterion from the prison of the hotel, and perhaps the two go explore the world that Asterion has missed out on…

What if MC is unable to free Asterion from the hotel?

I was thinking that there could be more endings, but I guess they are kinda sour… Please note that these are suggestions I do not intend to make it seem like the last resort of a possibility, but hey, reality has multiple ways to teach us what a different choice could have been.

  • We, MC, have searched for a way to free Asterion from it, but there was no possibility to free him. A happy yet heartbreaking part of it, we end up making him happy, but MC had to say goodbye due to a saying: ¨Life only last a short while, so don’t fill your heart with fear and sadness.¨ - Kota’s words of wisdom. ¨while you live, shine, have no grief at all. Life exists only for a short while, and Time demands his due.¨ – Asterion’s words during kindling the heart of fire.

What could turn this one into a happy ending but with just the sadness of Asterion and MC being together… would be that he will cherish the memories when they were together. Sad, true… but better than being completely downhearted broken, and whining for the loss of his love.

  • We, MC, are unable to free Asterion of his imprisonment and knew it before it was too late. Somehow the stars align, and we can stay with Asterion forever. However, if we choose to do so, (creating a scenario here!) we lose all memories from the first day we met him, changing and turning what would be a happy ending but a heartbroken one.

Expanding on the second ending proposal: We still have 2 ways to end this scenario.

1-. We do live with Asterion. Sadly because of our memory loss, we are unable to build back the love of these two souls fully back. Yet, there is a sliver of light because MC’s heart still acts weird when Asterion is around, ending both in friendship… or just working partners.

2-. We do live with Asterion, but there is no chemistry of love left after that…

My point is expanding on the ¨what if¨ scenarios. Since we do not know where we are heading or if the Devs even think of these endings.

Now, this will be a really sad ending, and even I feel desperate after evoking these endings.

  • My last one, and it aches my heart is… The end is abruptly done. We do not have a chance of saving the prisoner from its shackles. Something happened to MC, and we leave 1 soul mourning and lamenting not being there to save MC of [Place scenario here], it leaves a scar difficult to heal. So much that even we are left with an ache in our heart for these 2 poor souls.

I know, I exhausted my creativity creating these Scenarios, but I feel even if there is a happy conclusion there are more possibilities to have a sad one. Even if we don’t like it, teaching us that not everything is what it seems. Even the most glorious scenery in nature can have a sad story behind it.

Let’s talk more about it: What would you suggest in this scenario to have a happy ending?

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I wouldn't be surprised if the Devs do a range of possible scenarios, but I suppose I should have prefaced my post with:


My personal best case scenario ending 

Because damn it, I want a happy ending! 😂

I've read enough books and seen enough movies and shows where the gay characters get screwed over in a thousand different ways, and I really want something to end on a good note for Asterion and MC!

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Because damn it, I want a happy ending! 😂

I’ve read enough books and seen enough movies and shows where the gay characters get screwed over in a thousand different ways, and I really want something to end on a good note for Asterion and MC!

I could not agree more with you, I took my time reading this game, and wow! I enjoy it. It’s my first VN to be fair, so… Anyway! I’m just bracing myself in case we don’t get the perfect ending.

The other thing is if we do get these scenarios of happy endings that have love. I would love to see it almost equally taken care of as the first kiss.

We could say that we want to see true love being play out, instead of running directly into intimate intercourse. Like, we don’t want a Lukas case it was a little rushed, yes. But it worked because that’s who he is.

So to put it as a side note: I love the time they took for the first kiss with Asterion, it brought up a perfectly crafted kiss deserving of love. I must say I was surprised because the imagination can go so far, but they aided at every step possible.

Quick Edit: I kinda wish they add the option to cuddle with Asterion, Now I’m focusing on him due to the narrative being based around MC and Asterion. But would love to see the same care in the other characters. I wonder what the perfect cuddle would be for Kota, Luke, Khenbish, heck even Argos, even if he isn’t in a relationship of love more like friendship. I know the trickster would love to have a little appreciation for having a small session of pats and playfully demeanor.

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My personal best case scenario ending

Because damn it, I want a happy ending! 😂

To return to the topic at hand, my ideal scenario ending would be eternal love. Both of them are shackled in the tower, but even if it is that they can leave the labyrinth for a day. Would build a different ending that makes it interesting.

Also, why eternal love? Well, the ideal lover that stays with you forever, will not change and keep his love the same. It took too long to be able to have the first kiss I imagine that after getting distracted too long in the hotel, they might cherish their love on the days that they finally can rest from their duties. Although I don’t know… You could say that it will slowly turn into torture. But, since when, love doesn’t require sacrifices?

So to ask again: What would you suggest in this scenario to have a happy ending? I’m referring to ¨We, MC, are unable to free Asterion of his imprisonment¨

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IF the MC is unable to free Asterion from the labyrinth, I would definitely imagine the two of them remaining together to take care of the hotel (and take care of each other)

The two keep going about their daily lives working to turn the labyrinth into the best version of itself, helping anyone who is in need of help

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I was thinking about choosing Storm to be our heir to the hotel. He is born to human parents, so he would qualify as a master, and would treat Asterion well as a fellow minotaur.

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I like a story with 3 resolutions.  If you wish they may be called season finales.  They don't need to be in separate installments though... as shown in some RPGs.

I'd say we've had at least one already.

With how long Asterion has been there I'm a little worried how much freeing him would entail.  Maybe he'll luck out and not have his age catch up.  Who knows?

Eughhhhhhh I hadn't thought about the age thing. I mean.... The devs haven't directly mentioned his ageing, so.... Hopefully it's not directly tied to the hotel?... That would fucking suck to get Asterion out of the hotel only for him to pull a Indiana Jones Knight of the Templar and turn to dust on crossing the 'threshold' :'(

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well, he was dead before they sentenced him to the hotel. most likely he would just go back to Hades.


and with this, i now realize you can tell Asterion "Omae wa mou shindeiru" and it is technically correct

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Well I hate this 😂🤣

I'm really hoping that won't be the end, that's such a sad way to end it.


Maybe I'm a hopeless romantic, but I really want an ending where the characters have a happy ending together. We don't get enough LGBTQ+ relationships in media of any kind (let alone VNs) I want to see the relationship end well for the characters, not with one of them getting killed off :(


*Edit: Yes, I know that technically Asterion already died once... Semantics! 🙄

I don't want him to die again, or go back to being dead or whatever once the story is over.

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the thing is, i feel like dying again would be something Asterion himself would want. so it's not really a sad ending at this point of his existence.  imagine if this is the one chance he gets at redeath, or he will have to toil in the labyrinth forever more, long after the current master dies. this story is shaping up in a way that a happy ending wouldn't be what one would normally think to be.

well, we got gay relationships in Ac odyssey, but then ruined in the legacy of the first blade, where they forced us to be in a straight relationship

:(

yeah, we can't trust mainstream media to do right by gays, they have to sell to lots of people, so controverses are a big no no. we have to look for more niche projects for proper representation, such as furry vns

The gay romance part is what helped sell this NV and why I decided to give it a try


(That and I'm furry trash, and owo minotaur)

if you read the past mino story, the plot has certain ideas of making the MC immortal by making him also a prisoner, it requires that the MC do more actions that the contract is not supposed to do like torture or make the prisoner suffer etc.

Well, thanks to a route on the bad master, I can say that there is a hint of immortality on it. But I said both be locked since we kinda know that asterion though he might not like been inside the hotel. He truly enjoys the company and his guest. My reason to say my perfect ending is just to give ideas on the air.

But, for now, it is hard to see the Love Route to be a happy ending. Since we know, asterion said that it is small compared with the time he has been on the hotel.

Now about the Immortality, I guess is a Taboo since the bad ending show us what happens… I kinda wished to finally be back with a sense of justice, but I guess acting indifferent breaks our character.

For the age thing… It is hard to formulate around it, but I can say this will be a sad ending if MC has a normal life span, but who knows…

Anyway, I actually want a happy ending for our Asterion and MC, But I guess what we will get will be a bitter sweat ending. I have many theories and what if, scenarios but most of them are bitter, or just outright heartbreaking.