Fable 2
By comparison, the reception to Fable 2’s ending trends more towards the confused. After years of trying to stop Lucien, suffering the loss of their family, the player is killed when the villain interrupts the Heroes’ ritual. However, they’re not dead. Instead, the protagonist battles through various nightmares, eventually confronting Lucien and having the choice to kill him. No climatic battle, build-up or anything really. The strangest part is that even if you’re keen on just hearing Lucien out, Reaver will kill him instead. Even if you eventually settle on revenge, not acting quick enough means it’ll be taken from you.
Afterwards, Theresa also offers to grant one of three wishes, allowing the player to either resurrect all those killed when constructing the Spire, their loved ones or receive one million Gold. She then claims the Spire to be hers and disappears. Maybe the ending was meant to subvert expectations while also enforcing a tough choice. Either way, it felt anti-climatic for some fans.
