What players may not have known is that depending on their actions, there are multiple Blair Witch game endings, all with their own repercussions for Ellis fate.After fending off the monsters in the forest and killing the Sheriff in the Witchs house, Ellis will take Carvers life, along with his face.
In the other ending, which is achieved if you ignore the Witchs orders and leave the monsters in the forest alone, Ellis is killed by Carver. There isnt a way for Ellis to live on being the man that he is, and that fact in and of itself speaks volumes as to how the Blair Witch games script writers feel about his inability to overcome his struggles. Rather, as Ellis experiences aptly portray, PTSD is something that can totally rip you out of reality. For Ellis, that means experiencing his worst memories of both leading his men to their deaths, and his subsequent murder of an innocent woman. ![]() Hes lost and alone, and thats before he enters the Black Hills Forest. While Im not at all saying that Jess should have stayed with Ellis given their unhealthy interactions, I do feel for the plight of our suffering hero. He was the picked last for kickball type in the army, and after his return to the States, his life didnt get any easier. He worked as a police officer, but was let go due to his inability to effectively complete his jobs duties. However, the Witchs forces take Bullet away from Ellis, leaving the veteran with no choice other than to brave the depths of Hell all on his own. He carries his grief over his deceased war buddies as if it was a fresh wound. While that wound may not heal, the Witch sure isnt helping Ellis get along. While we can argue that dying is Ellis only freedom, it sure does make his trails and attempts at doing good feel like they are all for nothing. Peter was never found, and Jess (who somehow learned of Ellis fate), cut off all ties with the veteran. Those who are at the mercy of the Black Hills Forests curse arent ever going to fair well, and no one has plot armor to protect them from that (save for Bullet); not even the tortured war vet. After searching for a little boys whereabouts, the inability to give Ellis a happy ending feels like a hard blow to my self-esteem. The game answers the following question with a resounding no: Is it possible for Ellis to escape the horrors of his past.
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