Best Game Twist Or Ending
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As far as twists go, I'd say System Shock 2. I'd expected Shodan to return, but it still really caught me with my pants down. Bioshock wasn't bad either, but not as surprising.
For endings I prefer Fallout or Planescape Torment. Who needs a happy end anyway?
For endings I prefer Fallout or Planescape Torment. Who needs a happy end anyway?
Twist: I agree with Anarchemitis. Didn't see that one coming.
Ending: The ending of Half-life one has to be one of my favorite experiences I can remember in gaming. Even though you knew something was up, it still gave you a wonderful feeling of accomplishment and dread all at once.
Ending: The ending of Half-life one has to be one of my favorite experiences I can remember in gaming. Even though you knew something was up, it still gave you a wonderful feeling of accomplishment and dread all at once.
Well....you can't beat MGS series unless you attempt Killer 7....I still have trouble figuring out what really did and what didn't happen.
And as a request: noone say the obvious "such and such is really the villian" or "so and so dies" for whatever RPG you got it from. It's too obvious so Mithos Yggdrassil, Aerith, Kefka, Yu Yevon, Baal, etc should all be banned from this topic.
And as a request: noone say the obvious "such and such is really the villian" or "so and so dies" for whatever RPG you got it from. It's too obvious so Mithos Yggdrassil, Aerith, Kefka, Yu Yevon, Baal, etc should all be banned from this topic.
How about from Knights of the Old Republic? You're Revan, that was a twist that you really can't see coming. So, since it's "you are really the villian", you'd by definition want to ban it. I find fault with your formula. But, I'm pretty sure we've already had the argument, and know that you disdain JRPGs, so...VRaptorX said:
for Best Twist, I nominate KOTOR (the first one).
Best Ending: Mass Effect.
Before anyone yells at me, saying that Mass Effect was just a cliffhanger, think of it this way: that's what it was supposed to be. Either way you go, it both brings closure to the smaller plot that existed, while opening a new, broader, plot.
My two favorite game endings, at least recently, are Mass Effect and Final Fantasy XII, both presented ending "Sequences" akin to some of the best movies I've ever seen. I loved battling my way through Bahamut and climbing vertically up the tower in Mass Effect. I also loved, in Mass Effect, the simple but awesome finale where Shepard heroically emerges from the wreckage. It's a bit cliche but I enjoyed that moment, it felt "most triumphant".
Is it just me, or was the twist from Kotor extremely underwhelming? I've been surprised by twists in the Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects and Fight Club even while the former 2 were spoiled to me beforehand, so me correctly predicting Kotor's Big Twist was a first.
Apart from that, both the buildup and the moment of revelation were very badly handled in that game, so the impact of it was reduced to zero.
Compare that to the twist in Bioshock. Not Pulitzer-worthy in terms of story, but the way it was handled made for a huge impact leaving me feeling thoroughly screwed. In a good way.
I could have done without the flashes of those photograph-memory-thingies tho, they were kinda distracting.
As far as endings go, Portal had one of the greatest finales I've experienced, and I felt both elated and hollow for days after finishing that game.
I've been told Anachronox has a great twist and ending too, but I've never gotten that far into the game.
Apart from that, both the buildup and the moment of revelation were very badly handled in that game, so the impact of it was reduced to zero.
Compare that to the twist in Bioshock. Not Pulitzer-worthy in terms of story, but the way it was handled made for a huge impact leaving me feeling thoroughly screwed. In a good way.
I could have done without the flashes of those photograph-memory-thingies tho, they were kinda distracting.
As far as endings go, Portal had one of the greatest finales I've experienced, and I felt both elated and hollow for days after finishing that game.
I've been told Anachronox has a great twist and ending too, but I've never gotten that far into the game.
i agreeknumpify said:
And for a sec in that ending i thought he was dead.... until i saw the lady kiss him and remembered the Psych Hospital mission where you helped that guy escape, and i was like "you ****ing sly b****" BANG BANG BANG!.
Best twist: Bioshock
Best twist: KotOR - It took me several minutes to pick my jaw up off the floor when that one was revealed.
Best ending: Bioshock: the good ending - The only game ending that has brought me to tears
Best ending: Bioshock: the good ending - The only game ending that has brought me to tears
