Got a weird FINAL
Got a weird time-loop ending after trying to resurrect Anthea. Did I miss the resurrection requirements?
Hi everyone,
I'm confused about the ending I got and I'm trying to understand what exactly I did wrong.
At the beginning of the game I swore to resurrect Anthea.
Throughout the game I completed a lot of Haunting Cases and I accused several settlers. Some examples I remember:
Thickskin (The Beast)
Creedence Scudder
Hugh Batcheler
Caleb and Alexander
Theodore Sheppard
Several other living culprits whenever I believed they were responsible
I definitely did not play as a full "Ascension" character. I condemned quite a few people during my playthrough.
Near the end, after defeating the Nightmare, I got a sequence that really looked like the resurrection ritual was working.
Deborah appeared to be redeemed. She was crying, curled up on the ground, saying she was tired of the hatred after we had banished/purged her evil side.
Then the resurrection ritual started.
Anthea woke up and said something along the lines of:
"You promised you would bring me back."
For a moment I genuinely thought I had unlocked the resurrection ending.
Then Deborah suddenly reappeared laughing, the Nightmare returned, the Seeker returned, the old witch returned, everything fell apart, and after the ending sequence Red woke up on the beach again in what looked like a time loop.
Credits rolled.
What confuses me is that I still had several Haunting Cases left unfinished before going to the final island. Looking at my save, I probably still had around 6+ unresolved cases across different regions.
So my questions are:
Did I get the actual time-loop ending?
Is this what happens when you choose Resurrection but don't condemn enough people?
Could I still unlock the resurrection ending by loading my pre-island save, finishing the remaining Haunting Cases, and condemning more settlers?
Is there a known minimum number of condemnations required for Resurrection?
I'm trying to figure out whether I was close to the Resurrection ending or if I was already locked out long before the finale.
Thanks!