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#I think in general it fits the route better anyway bc Dimitri wasn't unhinged in that route
dmclemblems · 2 years
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ngl joe zieja saying “i hate this fucking route” about cf after seeing dimitri’s death scene with dedue is so cathartic
that man ain’t even played dimitri’s route yet and he still nopin’ out on seeing dimi die with a smile on his face and dedue being there for him as he dies
bless
#tbh I 100 percent didn't expect him to see my comment about that ending#bc I thought he was focusing on the game but then he was like#I'm seeing talk about a special ending and I was like OOP but like look#I'm so happy he got the ending bc I don't expect him to ever play the routes twice (on stream or not)#and with how he's felt throughout this route I feel like that ending fits for him better#I think in general it fits the route better anyway bc Dimitri wasn't unhinged in that route#Just because he still has trauma doesn't mean he's unhinged or that he lost his sanity#it actually makes less sense to /not/ get that ending bc it's like wait he wasn't unhinged ALL THIS TIME#and now suddenly he is? it would work in AM but not in CF#and I feel like that CG ending only exists to try to justify Edelgard ''having'' to kill him#bc like literally you get the option to spare Claude and she offers Rhea survival via surrender#she also considers this in a question way back like when students approach you to ask a question#but she doesn't even consider sparing Dimitri and straight up says at the start of the battle not to leave anyone alive#least of all King Dimitri so like... she can offer Claude and Rhea survival but refuses by any means to let Dimitri live#I really can't see the CG ending actually making sense for any reason whatsoever except#to try to make Edelgard look justified in killing him bc generally speaking most players are gonna get that ending#Joe probably would have too if I hadn't mentioned it in the chat and he hadn't been looking at the chat at the time#like it's understandable that most players get that one but the CG ending makes it seem like they just needed a reason to#make Edelgard need a reason to kill Dimitri i.e. randomly make him unhinged when he showed /no/ signs of that the entire route#imo the alternate ending with Dedue is the only one that actually makes sense bc he was still dying with all friends having died already#and he wasn't in a state to be looking for survivors. Dedue found him first and he still failed at everything he wanted but#died more at peace in that version when it was the exact same situation. in the CG they just kinda#made it look like Dimitri was the bad guy and Edelgard was right in killing him but it still doesn't fit with that route#in both situations he still lost everything and was dying and didn't know even Dedue was still alive until Dedue found him in the alt ending#so he was going to die sane either way in that ending. not that I think Joe would have liked Edelgard /any/ bit more#if he'd gotten the usual ending but I'm rly glad he got the alt ending bc it fits more with Dimitri's canon and isn't just#there to justify Edelgard. another case of bad writing honestly bc it was just thrown in in a situation that made no sense for Dimitri#but also it makes me very glad to see Joe being upset abt the route bc of how sad it is and how much sadder that ending makes it#also hey my brain can i write a post in peace without you running 1000 MPH and turning into a rant in my tags???
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