That ending [Spoilers]

[ReflKnight]

Finished the game today and my gosh, the game was breathtaking. The writing, the art designe, the music and songs. Amazing balance of seriousness and humor. None of that cringe stuff that is so forced in many other games. So glad I gave this game a chance.

Speaking of ending, I did at the end started realizing that the Boy wouldn't survive, even tho after Sue's passing trully hopped he would, but even then, when he was finally granted a wish, was deeply wanting him to make a wish for his mother.

I do strongly agree with the Boy when at the end before leaving on the ship, he told his mom that she was his' hero. After all, the mom in this game played the biggest role. She was his guardian; when the Boy was scared - she would protect him, when the Boy was worried - she would reassure him, the Mom would even step in when someone was very rude or confusing to her son.

And Mom never' asked for anything in return, only a well-being for her son, which in the end, unfortunately, wasn't going to be. So at the very least, give him the most amazing advanture he could have asked for. And the very fact that after her son's passing, the scene where it was shown how she walked on the road and would change her way of walking from being unsure to confident only provde that she held her promise by Staying strong for her son.

In general the whole game as well as ending can be discussed for hours on end! With each person understanding and seeing story differently, which makes the writing of this game so special. Really glad I got to enjoy this game, thank you!

[Dixu]

I kind of expected the mom to get on the boat too, in the end her husband and now only child were gone.

[cloud5679]

The way I saw the ending, the boy do have another brother.

There were hints, like their bedroom have two single beds; during the ending, the mother was with a boy, I understand it as the boy was the other son which was staying with grandma when the mother was taking care of the main character. The mother picked the other son up and they set sail paper boats to remember/honour the main character

Its a better ending for me to understand it like this. The change of posture as the mother walks on the road at the ending was for the other son, to make it seems like everything will be ok

[SNAK]

i wonder why the boy dont involved his brother to his fantasy?

[StarMagus]

Originally posted by cloud5679:

The way I saw the ending, the boy do have another brother.

When the dad called the hospital he told the mom "take care of them for me" implying more than one child.

[xunop]

Originally posted by ReflKnight:

(I) was deeply wanting him to make a wish for his mother.

I know this thread is rather stale :-) but at the end I did (half-)expect he would make a wish for his mother, e.g. for her not to remain alone... which might've even been fulfilled by him not really dying (as at that point it wasn't apparent she had another child, to me at least), though such a combination might've been a bit over-sweetened in my eyes, or how I'd say that.