Slay the Princess - The Stranger + Ending (My Favorite Paths Playthrough Part V)

[@maayatheperson9635]

It's interesting to see the Contrarian actually afraid. He represents the player's morbid curiosity, the desire to mess with the Narrator and the story with no regards for the consequences - until, of course, there _are_ consequences.

[@takeruneverborn4740]

I love this version of the Unknown Beginnings Ending because unlike the ones i seen with a Snarky Princess who casual this princess was genuine in her worry over you and despite being afraid is glad you dont hate and willing to be by her side as you both explore this unknown frontier together as mortal beings

[@mc-inversal7069]

... they're all genuine versions of themselves, man. Snarky or not.

[@unknowns78]

The "snarky" ones seems more genuine. Can't expect her to be like the damsel after everything lol i wouldn't even like the bird guy if i was in her shoes (i like the MC but if i was her it would be obviously different)

[@missterry2540]

That was the first ending I got, and I thought that The Stranger was fixed as a first princess you meet, because it made so much sense (well, until I started my 2nd playthrough). Still my favourite ending.

[@jonathan_mothers]

did you just imply that the line "i love you too,but i'm trying not to be sappy about it" doesn't go hard asf?

[@reubensalter8125]

​​@@unknowns78Snarky might be more genuine but Stranger is closer to who she actually is.

[@KingInYellowTatters]

Did you know that if the Stranger's route is the first iteration of the princess that you bring to the Long Quiet, and then you choose to visit the Shifting Mound's heart, then it'll actually be her multi-faced and armed form that her heart takes as a shape at the end... Though she appears a lot more stable and happy than she did before, all the same, for it, for her completion.

[@cavlanmavlan]

Yes, I got that ending a couple of days ago and I was blown away by it! Three-headed princess in the cabin was something else, for sure.

[@Datsyoashley]

@@cavlanmavlan*5 headed princess

[@cavlanmavlan]

I meant the one in the cabin, not the shifting mound. @@Datsyoashley

[@Datsyoashley]

@@cavlanmavlan ye the one in the cabin has 5 heads you can see the other two when going through the leaving route with her

[@sebastienbusque2312]

The one issue with that one is that the "Stranger Princess" is still linked to the Shifting Mound. The other Princess - snarky or more Damsel-like - are not.

[@reapa120724]

Ok I honestly think this is the best one out of all the ones I’ve seen it’s beautiful. Throughout all the fight violence and pain they finally get to live in peace and together.

[@noobyboi6324]

So it's either, be free and be the end of those undeserving, concepts meant for one world thoughtlessly going after others which likely didn't have to take such a drastic choice, or just go back to the start, well less of a start, more of a beginning, leaving behind the concepts and going back to what they were at the start of it all, a herk, a cabin, and a princess.

[@gambitsheild9814]

Hmm, almost seems like both of them scarified their godhood to create a new reality but somehow don't know what they made.

[@moxstoleyoursocks2241]

33:56 I can’t get over just how small Long Quiet is compared to Apotheosis.

[@Hotshot_Thomas]

tiny

[@Deflamed_Sphere]

she is huge

[@clintonalver2715]

This game ended up being so much better than the demo lead me to believe

[@airgaster5879]

44:46 What really concerns me is that in this version, at the end we can see a diffifent scene where she "pulls you excitedly to the door" where in other ones she rather looks only at the door or this scene is completely blacked out meaning this is the Best ending of all so far But Maybe it isnt that uncommon as i think 😅

[@kaigrant88]

I’m so happy to have seen the ending and everything! Thanks for recording it!

[@cavlanmavlan]

Thanks for watching!

[@Adam-kp9pb]

The narrator-player relationship remembers me to the Stanley parable

[@LunamFlore]

JONATHAN SIMS! I should have known it was that madlad!

[@duvipearson6251]

Johnny sins

[@hangeishot7919]

Hopefully, one day, this game will get a sequel. Or a prequel.

[@Ledecral]

or maybe even an expansion update. More paths to follow, more questions to answer. I like the ending where you leave the cabin hand in hand ending there and then without answers though. You're as clueless to what happens next as they are. The FORMER goddess of change, being nervous of what change is to come is just perfect.

[@unknowns78]

It would be more interesting if they add different paths in paths that get the same princess so it just sticks to one. But i don't think there will be a continuation. It's written like one of those "you have to imagine what happens next" endings which also has It's beauty and charms

[@fhantum6519]

Honestly anything to expand on the actual world outside of what we’ve seen

[@jonathan_mothers]

​@@Ledecrali got good news

[@umukzusgelos4834]

it is interesting, the Narrator has stepped into the domain of Gods, created two from a whole and ended up with two Godlike entities who discovered a piece of Humanity within themselves over the course of this ordeal sadly he did not love them, I wonder if the Narrator would have chosen a different path and had loved his creations, would they have perhaps loved him as well, maybe he could have made his piece with that and accept the end of things and the beginning of a New World, instead of just fading away in bitterness and obscurity

[@michelecastellotti9172]

Honestly... it would be hard for me to do anything bad to her, thankfully i can watch this.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Honestly leaving with her as a deity or leaving with her normal are wins in my book

[@jaciharris7735]

I agree. Although I might kill her just to get one of the awards for doing so in the game, I really would rather have them leave either as gods or as more normal people.

[@wiilov]

...oh no, I fell in love

[@SuperRemion]

This is so cool, the dialogue is like you as the player are talking to the game developer. Even „witness the end of days“ seems like he meant the start of the covid pandemic, the date of the game being worked on checks out too.

[@farishizuddin3582]

I see princess, I'm subscribing.

[@Ghostofcalmaity]

I love this game but like CAN I PLEASE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER , IM TO INVESTED

[@REDDAWNproject]

it doesn't matter what happens next. what matters is what happened.

[@Ghostofcalmaity]

@@REDDAWNproject I know but are you not curious ?

[@justjoking5252]

​@@Ghostofcalmaity It's certainly not a "stuck in a cabin forever" kind of happy ending. They gave up godhood. They are free to live their lives, and enjoy each other's company without all of the death loops and narrator fueled tragedy. It's a crying shame none of the voices stuck around, though.

[@SerPandemonium]

@@justjoking5252Aye they got each other, no?

[@justjoking5252]

@@SerPandemonium I can't decide on if Smitten would be heartbroken being left behind, or proud that they escaped together. Eh, probably both.

[@vaughnwilhite3863]

I thought when you got the stranger ending, you got to see the actual final princess with multiple faces, how do you get that?

[@cavlanmavlan]

@@vaughnwilhite3863 that happens if stranger is the first princess you've encountered

[@vaughnwilhite3863]

@@cavlanmavlan oh sick, thank you!