Alternate Ending?

[b1s]

Hello everyone.
We have been listening to the feedback some of you have sent us regarding the current ending of the game and have been thinking about ways we could give you all an alternative way to complete the game . But first we’d like to hear from you all in this thread to get your opinions too.

How would you feel about an alternate ending that is more puzzle based and less action oriented? I know that some of you feel that the action gameplay towards the end does not compliment the rest of the gameplay, so we want to offer an alternative ending, free of charge to everyone, to make you all happy, however you decide to play the game.

So please let us know how you feel and we will see what we can do for you in the very near future.

[Kombucho]

if you have a variety of ways to finish the game then thats a plus isnt it ?

[Ecco_Luke]

**Slight spoilers**

I think it'd be interesting to go against Lucifer in a sequel, perhaps when he's older. Teenagers rebel against their parents, so imagine what a more powerful Lucius could do against Lucifer. You could give players the choice, through doing 'good' actions and 'bad' ones during the game.

As for the ending, it could be explained a little better. Lucius leaves the house and simply looks at McGuffin, it felt a little empty. A little more narrative could help there :)

[Darknuke]

Yeah the action oriented ending was annoying. Until I nailed down a fool-proof strategy, those priests and their 1 hit KOs were super frustrating lol.

That said, I don't care about how the ending is played out, so long as there is more story to the ending. It was just so incredibly disappointing to see Lucius walk out the door to the credits and that's it... You were in a flaming house and Lucifer didn't even show up? Seemed like the perfect opportunity for him to have some kind of speech or to help make the Dad kill so much more epic (dragging him into Hell or something). It was all just extremely anti-climactic.

Rest of the game was fun. Just work on that ending ;).

[ChrisG😎]

As i wrote in another discussion, maybe something like 5 years later you see MacGuffin telling the story then Lucius came in for killing him or something, that's what i had expected the whole Game. Even if it is only a cutscene it would be better. :)

[Surrika Tunnah]

Well I thought the ending all together was poor, nothing happens, you kill the priests, you kill your dad and then you stare at mcguffin and that's it, no aftermath result or how macguffin even escaped to tell the narration in the "loading splash screens" it seemed like he didn't even know it was the boy until he stood face to face with him.

Macguffin was kind of an idiot and the narrations actually make him sound somewhat intelligent but it clashes with his character in the actual game, I would of much rather an ending where the priests come in and you have to distract them somehow as they try to talk to you to kill them in the usual way rather then hadouken spamming.

Also in terms of the action oriented bit, maybe make the priests a little less overpowered, I had to do that section like 20 times cause I kept getting stuck at poor camera angles and the fact that they seemed to get up instantly after being fireballed, I fireballed one, tried to run past him but he suddenly snapped right up and then killed me, I don't know what you guys were thinking when you made this ending it does not fit with the game at all.

[Storm]

The sequal I would like; Lucius in an orphange after wiping MacGuffins memory, to havest more souls.

Also it would be cool by adding 'sandbox mode', so those who wants to go killing spree/see how many kills you can do before getting caught or experimenting with different ways to kill people.

[Azukaos]

Making an alternate ending seems to be a good idea ! The fireball fest, the ovepowered priest and the imortal dad totaly broke the ending for me !

Make something epic or inteligent, bring lucifer at the end or/and make lucius fight with all is power, not only shooting fireball at priest.

[b1s]

:D Like the ideas.

[Trustadz]

You can't get around the fact that you're caught so the clash with the clever dad and the fire extinguisher is kinda hard to really get around. If you change that, you have to change that much of the story it doesn't have any excitement in it. Getting lucifer to help you also seems to screw the entire story, you are there, so lucifer doesn't has to be. I would like a sequel/DLC/add-on/whatever where you can kill people in your own way, not having to run by the script (which is extremely vague sometimes) but try to figure out which way is the best way to kill someone without getting caught, being caught and try something totally different.

Making the ending more of a think game instead of killing the priests through poor aiming, and weird camera angle when you start would definitely appeal to me, but i don't see it working with the storyline.

[RavenFB]

Somehow, I find this topic may have actually convinced me to buy the game, if not for any other reason than to support a developer so proactive to their customer-/fan-base. The concept of playing an expanded version of Damien from The Omen is pretty awesome, and from what I have seen and read, the game has a lot of homages and nods to The Omen, while also maintaining its own identity. I would love to see this game turn into a series that parallels The Omen films, with the next game taking place during Lucius' teens, and the third taking place as Lucius is a powerful and well-connected adult. I always loved Sam Neill as "Candidate Damien" in the third film. Just do us all a favor and forget that that abortion of a fourth film ever happened, 'k?
As for any changes to be made, or content added to, the current title... well, having not played it yet, I can't really say much. I can say that I would hope that the game does deliver an "experience", inasmuch as I would really get the sense of stepping into Damien/Lucius' demoniacal persona. The idea of alternate endings is a pretty decent one, if it is handled well. After all, a pretty decent nod to the source material would be to have Lucius be able to subtly influence McGuffin in such a way that he shoots and kills the father at the moment the father is ready to deal Lucius the fatal blow, just as in the film. In this way, all suspicion is removed from Lucius, as it makes the dad look like a deranged killer, and the likely suspect for the other murders. In a way, it's the most sensible ending. This ending should only be possible if the player does certain actions, such as leaving "evidence" against dad, over the course of the game that arouses McGuffin's suspicions against the father, so that he ends up interceding at the end of the game. This ending, naturally, should have Lucius being left in the care of a powerful person, such as The President, a Prime Minister, a Senator, or something of that nature. This is just my $0.02. I don't really know if that would be stepping over a boundary between homage, and blatant plagiarism.

EDIT: An even more important idea! PLEASE put up a demo of the game! I'll probably end up buying this game just from a love of the concept alone, but I have a bit of difficulty spending my money on a game if I can't try it out first!

[Chupamacabre]

I've been debating buying this game, I've had my eye on it. Seeing this post by the developer has totally sold me on the game - which, itself, looks solid - but to see a developer reach out like this is really very nice, and something I want to support. Perhaps by the time I reach the end of the game, there will be a patch adding in another ending! At any rate, as a free update or a small DLC, it warms my heart to see attentive and devoted developers caring for their newly-released creation.

[Chris]

I certainly found the end game frustrating and in the end pointless. I enjoyed the game up until that point. I think its all been said but i will add my peneth. Firstly the flame power is near impossible to line up in a flaming house because of the orange cross hair (ie fire coloured) and on top of that you can't make Lucius transparent or turn to first person to aim. I didnt like the linear deaths, i understand they were puzzles but a more hitman orientated freedom would make this game series worth following. Considering the omen III he ends up in politics..i think that would be a great place to take the game. I hope improvemenrts are made because overall it has potential

[Ranjo]

It's a great idea, but i think the end does not fit. You kill all those people..but for what? To go straight out of the door, see the officer and then a huge list of soundfiles? That's not fair. I want to know about Lucifer, about the future of lucius and something else.

[Vegan Atheist]

Personally, I loved your game and gave it a nice review on gamespot and encouraged people to support a new Indie developer (plus your game is a PC-exclusive). Anyway,I kinda wished the ending was more subtle. The last fight was quite buggy and messy. I died around 25 times trying to deal with the father. I tried dropping the column many times and but got a "Game Over" because apparently I was standing to close to it. Anyways, I truly do hope that you make a sequel someday with Lucius being all grown and trying to take over the world OR trying to break through a high political office but for that he cannot be exposed at the end. He has to be a clear winner without witnesses or suspicion. Good luck on your next project and thank you again for the wonderful game!

[Devilfish]

Very yes to the alternate ending. Story-wise, I like the one we got just fine. The action sequence, not so much.