This was my reaction too.
Seems I'm not alone.. From RT reviews:Right? Like do we think this is how it originally went or they couldn't find the ending the way they had it and went this way? Lmao
Speaking of gigantic "what the fuck"s, I recently watched Brian DePalma's Body Double. What The Fuck: The Movie.
I enjoy quite a few of his flicks but Body Double was definitely peak weirdness even for DePalma.
ALSO:
Valkyrie Profile takes place inside the same MMORPG, because there truly is no God.
Maria outright mentions the planet Valkyrie Profile takes place on in dialogue a couple of times, including Bloodbane, the recurring dragon superboss that plagues you throughout the first game.
Well that's pretty dumb.
Can't believe they'd do Wash like that.
Initially resistant to her pleas because of his obsession with catching an elusive giant tuna
I enjoy quite a few of his flicks but Body Double was definitely peak weirdness even for DePalma.