That's the whole point of the ending, though. There was no "best" answer.The way the Maelle ending is framed, the Verso ending is definitely way better. He literally begs to die and she forcefully keeps him around while she deteriorates.
The way the Maelle ending is framed, the Verso ending is definitely way better. He literally begs to die and she forcefully keeps him around while she deteriorates.Without that fragment of Verso's soul, the painted world ceases to exist. There's no way for her to get what she wants, while also abiding by his wish.
If the ending had her abiding by his wishes you could make a better argument for it. But painted verso is tired, the fragment of his soul is tired and doesn't even like painting. I understand her life kinda sucks now but gotta be a realist.
Without that fragment of Verso's soul, the painted world ceases to exist. There's no way for her to get what she wants, while also abiding by his wish.It's also about honoring the real Verso, there was no point of him sacrificing himself for her just for her to off herself anyway
Like yeah, as a realist, getting rid of that world was what's best for Aline and Alicia. But that also meant destroying everything you spent the entire game trying to save. It's a tough choice and well done on the devs for it.
Renoir is the only person in the Dessendre family that isn't completely fucked in the head. Clea isn't canvas addicted but she's on a solo suicidal revenge quest against the writers that will get her killed anyway, just in a different manner.It's kinda sad that he's just framed as wanting to be in control over all of them when the man is just trying to keep his family together .His wife and daughter are trying to kill themselves in a painting, his other daughter is on a revenge quest, and he's portrayed as being in the wrong lmao.
Renoir didn't want to destroy the canvas. He mentioned trying to hide it several times to keep it away from Aline but Aline always found it. Destroying the canvas was a last resort desperation.
As an addict, Verso is the only correct answer. The way Maelle was begging Renoir to not destroy the canvas and let her stay in it hit way too close to home for me.the game also tells you through dialogue to end the cycle of grief, which Verso's ending would do. One of them even says the whole gommage thing is more like a battle of grief or something along those lines
Alicia can literally repaint everything in another canvas without forcing Verso's soul to paint forever. Its a no brainer to me.