Biggest Plot twist/revelation in a game.
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KotOR is an excellent one. Bioshock is excellent as well.
But I think my most stirring Plot Twist moment was the end in Crackdown. Play through the game feeling like a hero working for the good guys, taking out some really nasty fuckers to protect the innocent, not something you can easily find in a GTA sandbox game. Get this great feeling of, yes, I kicked their asses and we're good, I saved the day. Then you have the final cinematic and you find out you were just a pawn of a sinister organization who was intent on ruling the city as a totalitarian dictatorship and they gave all the gangs their equipment and support.
Bioshock's and KotOR's twists change how you're playing the game and you get one of those 'wow, awesome' kind of revelations when you look back and see all the aspects woven into the game to let you hint in on the secret. Crackdown's was just so abrupt and so much of a 180 degree switch I think it was bigger than either of those. "Yeah! I'm the good guy in a free and open game." turns into "I was the villain and played throughout the entire thing." And then the revelation has NOTHING to do with the story you can affect, you can't change anything at all, it's just made your triumph into a complete 'I'm an asshole Fascist' moment.
But I think my most stirring Plot Twist moment was the end in Crackdown. Play through the game feeling like a hero working for the good guys, taking out some really nasty fuckers to protect the innocent, not something you can easily find in a GTA sandbox game. Get this great feeling of, yes, I kicked their asses and we're good, I saved the day. Then you have the final cinematic and you find out you were just a pawn of a sinister organization who was intent on ruling the city as a totalitarian dictatorship and they gave all the gangs their equipment and support.
Bioshock's and KotOR's twists change how you're playing the game and you get one of those 'wow, awesome' kind of revelations when you look back and see all the aspects woven into the game to let you hint in on the secret. Crackdown's was just so abrupt and so much of a 180 degree switch I think it was bigger than either of those. "Yeah! I'm the good guy in a free and open game." turns into "I was the villain and played throughout the entire thing." And then the revelation has NOTHING to do with the story you can affect, you can't change anything at all, it's just made your triumph into a complete 'I'm an asshole Fascist' moment.
Neverwinter Nights 2, Mask of the Betrayer
Myrkul lives, Sophia is a fragment soul, Gann's mother, and the super evil ending. I did not see these coming, save the last one
Has to be Bioshock for me
EDIT: Although now someone has posted about it, the Crackdown one was quite good as well
EDIT: Although now someone has posted about it, the Crackdown one was quite good as well
Portal 2 as wellThrust said:
Steve Merchant as the main villain. I did NOT see that coming.
Especially *how* this plot twist takes place, in particular. Really wasn't expecting it.
I actually think Jade Empire's plot twist was pretty weak. I saw it coming pretty fast.Kathinka said:
When you fight the supposed "big bad" emperor 15 hours in, I instictively knew Li was the real bad guy. A lot of plot threads (including the BioWare Romance? and Death's End) were left unresolved. Death's Hand being the main villain was just too obvious, so it had to be Master Li. Him being established from the beginning as a master strategist was also a big hint.
OT: I must go with KotOR as well. It's just... just... perfect storytelling.
I'll also give an honorary mention to Devil May Cry 3. The only game in the series with a good story, and the plot twist in mission 13 was well thought out. Bravo, bravo!
of course you can see it coming, especially if you know the bioware-pattern. but i still found it pretty awesome, considering the sheer magnitude of the plan.Kakulukia said:
about ridiculousity : gimme a freakin break, it's 2am here, i'm writing not in my native language, not in my first, not even my second, but my third foreign language, and i'm neither in a state nor in the mood for spelcheck-nazi'ing at this time of the day ;P
First time I played Chrono Trigger, Chrono's death took me completely by surprise. I didn't play too many games that had the balls to kill of the main character half way through the game.
That's the thing. I didn't know the BioWare pattern. It was my first BioWare game ever. Still an amazing game, though.Kathinka said:
I could also tell you it's "spellcheck" just to annoy you, but I won't. XD
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Silent Hill 2 tie together in my mind.
They both expertly hide the truth, even at the last minute they don't let you have an easy guess.
While I was genuinely impressed and touched with 2's twist, Shattered Memories had me crying. It was, in my opinion, more impacting due to how long the twist was hidden (You find out the truth at the end). Silent Hill never fails when manipulating your emotions.
~Efrit
They both expertly hide the truth, even at the last minute they don't let you have an easy guess.
While I was genuinely impressed and touched with 2's twist, Shattered Memories had me crying. It was, in my opinion, more impacting due to how long the twist was hidden (You find out the truth at the end). Silent Hill never fails when manipulating your emotions.
~Efrit
Holy shit. How didn't I think of SH2?!Efrit_ said:
Also, thanks for reminding me that I really, really need to plug my PS2 back in and finish Shattered Memories. And FF X. And Sphinx. And Silent Hill 4.
While not exactly a "twist" because there wasn't a whole lot of direction in a different direction, finding out exactly what Sovereign is during Virmire was quite the shocker.