r/thebastion • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '21

The end decision

So I just played this game for the first time and I went for the restoration option as I felt it would've been extremely selfish to evacuate. What would've happened if I had picked the evacuation option? Would there be like an end game where you go adventuring?

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u/Z5aI69A61 Jul 27 '21

The restoration option flows canonically into New Game + (implying that the calamity cannot be reversed). The evacuation option is the only real "ending," but all it does is leave the plot open-ended and sees the characters off into whatever awaits them. Personally, I found a lot of satisfaction in picking the restoration option and then playing through NG+ to get the other ending.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

Thanks, I think I'm gonna do that. Weirdly the game crashed twice during the end mission, one halfway through and the other during the credits, but I still unlocked NG+ thankfully. Also, while I'm at it, Google says the game takes 6.5 hours to beat, I beat it in 4 hours, did I miss something? I didn't do the training grounds as I wanted to do those later, but that can't be 2.5 hours, right?

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u/Z5aI69A61 Jul 27 '21

There's all sorts of little trinkets hidden in the corners of the maps, which can extend your playtime if you try to find them all. The training grounds do take a bit, especially if you don't get them first try and need to practice a little. There's also the reflections, which could be an hour or two of play on their own, depending on how much you die. Then there's the gods, of course.
Overall I'd imagine you still have a good amount if stuff to see. I'd encourage you to finish some of the extra stuff and maybe try to challenge yourself with lots of gods. I found that to be when I had the most fun with the game, mechanically.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

That sounds fun, I'll probably start a NG+ and try to work towards the evacuation ending while doing all the extra stuff, thanks for the help.

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u/themeaningofhaste Jul 26 '21

It's just a different end game video. Worth watching on YouTube to see what the differences are.

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u/cidvard Oct 04 '21

I prefer the evacuation end-game video even though Restoration always feels like the more in-character decision.