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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 9726433" data-attributes="member: 2067">So much depends on the context and execution.Like, the &quot;good&quot; ending of FFX-2 was pretty well done, but so much of both that game and the one before it were about dealing with grief and loss that it felt kind of cheap, like a forced happy ending.And, &quot;Somehow, Palpatine returned&quot; is a meme for a reason (the reason being that it's dropped like a brick into the storyline and is clearly more about &quot;Hey, I recognize that reference!&quot; brand appeal than about the needs of the story).But, like, Sauron returning to Middle-Earth and being a threat again was a pretty cool idea. And I like that part of Zargon's myth-making is that he is &quot;the Returner,&quot; he is just not a creature that can be defeated easily. And, D&amp;D has enough comic book shenanigans in it that coming back isn't a HUGE curve ball (maybe he's a CLONE!). It might really cheapen the original storyline if he's back in a silly or unearned kind of way, but I think there's a bunch of paths I'd be OK with, especially if it means I get to have an adventure where I smack around Sammaster and some dracoliches or something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 9726433, member: 2067"] So much depends on the context and execution. Like, the "good" ending of FFX-2 was pretty well done, but so much of both that game and the one before it were about dealing with grief and loss that it felt kind of cheap, like a forced happy ending. And, "Somehow, Palpatine returned" is a meme for a reason (the reason being that it's dropped like a brick into the storyline and is clearly more about "Hey, I recognize that reference!" brand appeal than about the needs of the story). But, like, Sauron returning to Middle-Earth and being a threat again was a pretty cool idea. And I like that part of Zargon's myth-making is that he is "the Returner," he is just not a creature that can be defeated easily. And, D&D has enough comic book shenanigans in it that coming back isn't a HUGE curve ball (maybe he's a CLONE!). It might really cheapen the original storyline if he's back in a silly or unearned kind of way, but I think there's a bunch of paths I'd be OK with, especially if it means I get to have an adventure where I smack around Sammaster and some dracoliches or something. [/QUOTE]

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