Continuing
Continuing adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Final is an antonym for continuing.
Final
Final adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.
Both words in one sentence
- If you play the Story Mode in Soulcalibur 3 normally, the final boss will be Abyss, but if you find the path to Olcadan and defeat him without ever continuing instead, you'll get the dreaded Night Terror as your final opponent.
Source: True Final Boss -
However, if you choose to go back to the Time Nest instead of continuing to the final battle, you'll find that it's still fine.
- Continuing on the playthrough that unlocks the alternative final stage is fine, but continuing too much gets a Nonstandard Game Over ending.
Source: True Final Boss
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