I absolutely agree with the original poster. I'm over 40 and I've been gaming since the days of Ultima 4 and this is the WORST ending I have ever seen. I have trouble finding the words to adequately express my hatred of this ending.

The thing about it is that I play games like this for the immersiveness and because I enjoy the feeling that my character is the hero that can solve all of the world's problems. That being the case, if the good guys (i.e. ME) don't win in the end, the entire experience is tainted.

In all seriousness, I don't think I will ever play a game from these developers again unless someone tells me IN ADVANCE how the game ends and I like that ending.