I thought this was The WAY, not The RHUE!
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:00 am
Alright. I've got quite a few things I pretty much need to get off my chest, here. This is the first thing that has ever moved me to post on these forums (even though I'm sure it's a fantastic community, here, which I say with sincerity).
I've been following 'The Way' for quite some time now. It's been a few years, ever since the initial release of Episode 2.. or was it 3? I've forgotten. Anyhow, I've always been completely wrapped up in this story. I'm a sucker for something deep that gives me room to think and sadly, not many games, movies or even stories are things that I can find origional or intriguing to my tastes. I found this series to be a nice exception. With this comes a whole lot of respect. Sadly, not even many proffessional developers will put too much effort into making an origional and worthwhile game. I'm greatful for the hard work that went into Episode 6... (and here it comes, the inevitable...) but...
I just finished Episode 6 and watched the (normal) ending... and...
Was that it??
Things concerning Rhue made sense to me. Infact, I had suspected the whole shadow-sword, aura-absorbing, multiple personality Rhue deal for quite some time now, ever since he killed Lyrra's father (and got new Auras for doing it). Especially with people always mistaking him for someone else. I'm a little fuzzy about Traziun (did he kill his own mother? He said he was gonna take an eye for an eye and killed himself so... was vengeance or an act of defiance? Did HE have a shadow sword?! I KNOW I missed something, here *head explodes*) So, Rhue makes perfect sense to me, which is great and all...
But I was REALLY interested in THE WAY. Remember The Way? The mysterious rolling mists. Nomadic wanderers with shady characters in the distant background, pulling strings, like Tetzel and the Guided. The ever-so-questioned END of the Way. Dirk said there were no real forerunners, right? So what's the real deal with The Way? Are there really rolling mists? The guy in the theater (Episode 6), who I can assume may be a man killed by Rhue's shadow sword (or maybe a part of the real Rhue) claimed he saw the mists? Was that just bogus? Was that place at the end of Episode 5 really the End of the Way? Why had Rhue been there before?
Sure, "Rhue" has "been around for a long time", but Gaius clearly said that the END of the Way "used to be right here". And then the two of them started running past that point. So how did Rhue go further then that point between the time Gaius discovered the place which USED to be "the End" and the time Rhue(as Midian) killed Jeruh?? We know he had been there before because it was already in his memory and yet... according to Gaius, the area which was clearly in his memory hadn't even existed beforehand?? Does this mean Rhue somehow created the part of The Way where Traziun committed suicide? Well, that wouldn't make sense, would it? Now I'm even more confused..
And what's going on with the big towers? They're mentioned in an earlier episode as being indestructable and that nobody can get inside. The ones that are EVERYWHERE all over the Title Screen for Episode 6.. Did I miss something, or was the subject just touched on and completely left alone (I'm not being sarcastic. I know I must have missed something here)?
I know that the other endings answer a lot of questions regarding some of the characters.. but, that's just not enough. What kept me playing through the agony of the extreme challenge which was Episode 6 was the idea that Rhue's story would somehow tie into all of this and the "Truth would hide nothing". In the beginning of Episode 6, I didn't see a picture of Rhue, I saw a picture of those towers from The Way. Maybe they were just meant to be metaphorical by being in the Title Screen?
Wow.. What is going on, here? This can't be the end, right? It let me save my stats after the credits, so there WILL be a sequel which wraps things up... right? I've been eagerly following this story for years and was sort of dissapointed with this... Maybe the story will be concluded while focusing on characters other then "Rhue"?
I hope this post wasn't too long, or badly written, but I've read through quite a few topics and still had the urge to vent my frustration by tossing it on here. I'll try to stop editing this messy post now, go have a cup of tea and relax. Maybe you guys have already been thinking of the answers to some of my questions.
I've been following 'The Way' for quite some time now. It's been a few years, ever since the initial release of Episode 2.. or was it 3? I've forgotten. Anyhow, I've always been completely wrapped up in this story. I'm a sucker for something deep that gives me room to think and sadly, not many games, movies or even stories are things that I can find origional or intriguing to my tastes. I found this series to be a nice exception. With this comes a whole lot of respect. Sadly, not even many proffessional developers will put too much effort into making an origional and worthwhile game. I'm greatful for the hard work that went into Episode 6... (and here it comes, the inevitable...) but...
I just finished Episode 6 and watched the (normal) ending... and...
Was that it??
Things concerning Rhue made sense to me. Infact, I had suspected the whole shadow-sword, aura-absorbing, multiple personality Rhue deal for quite some time now, ever since he killed Lyrra's father (and got new Auras for doing it). Especially with people always mistaking him for someone else. I'm a little fuzzy about Traziun (did he kill his own mother? He said he was gonna take an eye for an eye and killed himself so... was vengeance or an act of defiance? Did HE have a shadow sword?! I KNOW I missed something, here *head explodes*) So, Rhue makes perfect sense to me, which is great and all...
But I was REALLY interested in THE WAY. Remember The Way? The mysterious rolling mists. Nomadic wanderers with shady characters in the distant background, pulling strings, like Tetzel and the Guided. The ever-so-questioned END of the Way. Dirk said there were no real forerunners, right? So what's the real deal with The Way? Are there really rolling mists? The guy in the theater (Episode 6), who I can assume may be a man killed by Rhue's shadow sword (or maybe a part of the real Rhue) claimed he saw the mists? Was that just bogus? Was that place at the end of Episode 5 really the End of the Way? Why had Rhue been there before?
Sure, "Rhue" has "been around for a long time", but Gaius clearly said that the END of the Way "used to be right here". And then the two of them started running past that point. So how did Rhue go further then that point between the time Gaius discovered the place which USED to be "the End" and the time Rhue(as Midian) killed Jeruh?? We know he had been there before because it was already in his memory and yet... according to Gaius, the area which was clearly in his memory hadn't even existed beforehand?? Does this mean Rhue somehow created the part of The Way where Traziun committed suicide? Well, that wouldn't make sense, would it? Now I'm even more confused..
And what's going on with the big towers? They're mentioned in an earlier episode as being indestructable and that nobody can get inside. The ones that are EVERYWHERE all over the Title Screen for Episode 6.. Did I miss something, or was the subject just touched on and completely left alone (I'm not being sarcastic. I know I must have missed something here)?
I know that the other endings answer a lot of questions regarding some of the characters.. but, that's just not enough. What kept me playing through the agony of the extreme challenge which was Episode 6 was the idea that Rhue's story would somehow tie into all of this and the "Truth would hide nothing". In the beginning of Episode 6, I didn't see a picture of Rhue, I saw a picture of those towers from The Way. Maybe they were just meant to be metaphorical by being in the Title Screen?
Wow.. What is going on, here? This can't be the end, right? It let me save my stats after the credits, so there WILL be a sequel which wraps things up... right? I've been eagerly following this story for years and was sort of dissapointed with this... Maybe the story will be concluded while focusing on characters other then "Rhue"?
I hope this post wasn't too long, or badly written, but I've read through quite a few topics and still had the urge to vent my frustration by tossing it on here. I'll try to stop editing this messy post now, go have a cup of tea and relax. Maybe you guys have already been thinking of the answers to some of my questions.