I think the ending was a good cliff hanger, I believe D3 will be an amazing game as the story unfolds. It would be nice to see in D3, somehow the Slayer Knight gets free, but this time you start the game with your tower and dragon form, would make exploring, storage, and powering up more at hand early on. Having Talana's spirit actually mainfest itself this time would be nice as well as more Patriarch action. I think they intended the game to end on this note, it's not bad, it's a the middle man, kind of like Empire Strikes Back was.
Great job on a good game.
You know, speaking of the Patriarch, if he wanted to, he could very likely set your character and the Divine free. However, he just seems so apathetic, I'm reasonably sure he wouldn't bother. I think he sealed himself away so people wouldn't pester him, maybe because he would prefer not to be forced to care about others' problems anymore. I didn't like him much, and I kind of feel as if I'm right in disliking him since he sends you off on your merry way to the Hall of Echoes knowing fully well that the consequences will not be good for you.
I doubt the next game will be about the Dragon Knight--not unless the Patriarch decides to make a new one. It would be cool if it were, because so much could be expanded on with the Dragon Knight theme. For instance, a different dragon form, the ability to do ground combat as a dragon (and not to mention use some of those natural weapons, the teeth and claws and tail!), etc. Let's be honest: a Dragon Knight is probably the only thing left that's powerful enough to take down Damian at this point--that we know of. I imagine we'll be given either a human hero, or something new that's more exotic. An elf, maybe? Who knows? (They're supposed to be extinct, but reading the books gave me the distinct impression that maybe they just became goblins!) One of the things that galls me the most about the ending is the fact that you can work all you like to redeem the Dragon Knights, but everyone's probably going to hear how your character aided Damian rather than how you were defeaten while trying to stop him. The Divine will still be praised, but you? You'll be triply reviled. I guess the good people at Larian thought we'd be pleased our character at least got to survive, but I'm not so sure I wouldn't rather my Dragon Knight be dead. Ah well, we'll see.
