One familiar character after another appeared on the screen before Zhang Yi.
Like watching scenes flash by, the lives of the Van der Linde gang members who had left with Arthur's help unfolded before him.
Pearson, the cook, had opened a restaurant, and beneath the counter was a photograph of the entire Van der Linde gang—without Micah, of course.
Tilly had married a lawyer in Saint Denis, settled down, and had children.
Mary Beth had become a famous writer, while Reverend Swanson had become a socialite.
There was also Valkyrie Sadie, now a bounty hunter, and John Marston's family, who had built their own Farm at Beacher's Hope.
But the one Zhang Yi was most satisfied with was still Arthur Morgan.
In a small rural town, Arthur and Mary had retired into seclusion and lived peaceful lives together.
Unlike Arthur's tragic ending in the original game, this ending clearly lacked much of the emotional impact, making the game seem less stunning than the original.
Without that layer of tragedy, the ending also lacked some of its depth.
By media review standards, if the original was a perfect 100, then this flawless ending might only have scored 90, or perhaps even lower.
But that was only from an artistic perspective. For a player like Zhang Yi, he absolutely loved this ending.
There was no need to think about art or any other messy nonsense.
Somewhere in some world, Arthur had survived peacefully with Mary. That alone was enough.
And Zhang Yi was far from the only one who felt so excited.
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