If the road is worth it and MC dying makes sense, I am happy with such an ending. I totally prefer that to some ridiculous deus ex machina. Endings don't need to be happy, they need to be good!
I'm not sure happy would be the emotion I would be feeling if the MC were to die, but there are couple of games (such as Kara no Shoujo series) where tone goes pretty tragic that I love, so who knows.
The optimist side of me initially would have preferred a happy ending for all, but thinking about it more for awhile, I think I might prefer a balanced ending (where it's not all fairy tale ending, but it's not too grim/tragic either), because that's how this game feels like in terms of overall tone (with tragedy & sadness, there's also happiness & humor, and with vengeance & fury, there's also compassion & kindess).
The ending tilting in extreme one way (too happy, or too unhappy) I fear it may just not gel well with how the rest of the game is (in terms of tone).
But that's just me. I have faith Hopes will make it good regardless of whichever direction he chooses.
Gonna be pretty hilarious if we sleep with Gracie/Luna/Isa and Cordia still hasn't said anything then hopes like "nah fam no harem", people would riot.
I'm getting the feeling at that point either Cordia or Wilfred will say something to MC.
I actually want to see them see both (yes I'm greedy
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I'd really like to see each character's solo (non-harem) endings (especially Luna's ending, I'm passionate about, but I'm interested in other girls ending too), even though harem ending does pique my interest as well.