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Viliam comments on Open Thread April 11 - April 17, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: cousin_it 13 April 2016 07:33:34AM *  6 points [-]

Homestuck has just joined HPMOR, Ra, Pact and TNC in the pantheon of "geek epic" stories with underwhelming endings :-(

As far as I know, only Worm and Undertale have managed to beat that curse so far.

Comment author: Viliam 14 April 2016 08:14:47AM 1 point [-]

I liked both Worm and Pact, but was unimpressed by the endings. Both seemed similar in that the first 3/4 of the novel bring new information, the protagonist explores new options, etc., which keep it interested.

The remaining 1/4 of the novels are like putting almost everyone ever mentioned in the story, plus many new monsters, in the same room, and let them fight. About as interesting as a verbal transcription of 2 hours long Doom multiplayer.

Comment author: cousin_it 17 April 2016 08:15:37AM 0 points [-]

Worm has too many fight scenes, that problem is not unique to the ending :-) I can't think of any big questions that were left unresolved, though.