Are we sure there isn't more to his ending under Cazador's place? I got the distinct impression there was more to the place underneath, a puzzle that was bugged or something. I tried so many things, included bringing Cazador's body to a coffin near what looked like a sealed door down below... But nothing seemed to work.
But be that as it may, I didn't even romance Astarion and I loved how he was written and how his story progressed... And then came that ending at the docks. He starts to burn and I'm like "No, no Astarion, run! Or let me help you!"
And then Shadowheart is like "Well his love affair with the sun is over!"
And it felt like... What? Do we... Not get to help him? Do we... Not care?
It felt so tone deaf it completely soured me to my enter ending experience.
Also I gotta say the generic "suddenly your love interest is in a room with you and you talk about the future despite talking about it prior to the end" felt tacked on too and took me out of it, but that's fine I suppose.
Honestly this game was 10/10 up until the end. All it needs it a bit of tweaks at the end and it's golden.
The funny thing is, I like the Astarion ending if you don't care that much about him. That's the consequences of not caring. But it feels like a punishment for people who put in the work of trying to help him be a better person. It felt strange because it didn't match the tone of a party of friends who actually cared about him. At least offer him an umbrella, or have someone cast darkness as mentioned, or maybe even just a "He's going to be alright?" and then seeing him go down the sewers with a "See you tonight!“ or *something*.
