>>6341737>How to end a gameI was not satisfied with the abruptness of the ending of my last game, it reflected some inadequacies on my part, so I apologise to the players but hopefully the various game scenarios were engaging enough whilst the game lasted
But since we are revisiting the psychology I want to share this random memory from my childhood, it is super cringe lol but it influences how I think about games and also story endings
Decades ago there used to be this magician on British television called Paul Daniels, he did tv magic shows with his wife it is sort of embarrassing re-watching them now in 240p VHS cassette resolution on youtube lol
But there was one unforgettable magic show Paul Daniels performed which I always remember watching as an awestruck child...
You know the typical magician routine is he introduces on stage the ATTRACTIVE FEMALE assistant (actually his real life wife Debbie McGee) before subjecting her to some peril / light bdsm like impalement with swords, being sawn in half or drowning in a water submersion tank etc
But afterwards, the magician always "restores" the female assistant, if sawn in half he reassembles the woman, or the swords are removed from the sword box and the woman steps out and smiles and waves happily to reassure the audience that all is fine and well
I think this is what audiences crave, this is the Star Wars, the DIS Marvel superheroes, the Hero's Journey ending etc
Well in the Paul Daniels magic trick I remember from childhood, he confines his female assistant inside this coffin box, then plunges a flaming brand inside it, setting it alight and immolating and incinerating it entirely. Then the box opens and no smiling woman comes out, it is just a smouldering skeleton. And the TV show abruptly cuts to credits
I re-watched this magic show recently, decades and decades later it is pretty fake, embarrassing / gimmick-looking now lol, but I think this is an interesting ending
Paul Daniels, "Cremation" Illusion
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXgCgC7e2kI also recommend his sword trick one, it is pretty obvious now how he does it (look at the weird
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shape of the manacles / restraints) but at the time, in the moment I was spellbound by this one
Swords, Paul Daniels
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P2cKSqQp0Nw 