Least Satisfying Video Game Ending

[TetrisLing]

I just finished Assassin's Creed today, and it was definitely too eager to start a series. On the other hand, at least it had a denouement. Halo 2 and Half-life 2 both end abruptly after the climax, leaving you emotionally unresolved. Exposition->Rising action->Climax->Resolution. This is basic storytelling, game developers. Ancient Greeks knew this shit.

 

[Ridonculous_Ninja]

I felt cheated by Jade Empire, after the most epic story I had ever encountered in a game, the ending was me standing in front of a bunch of people doing nothing for evil and good.

LAME.

And then I watched the neutral ending, and that one was amazing. I CALL SHENANIGANS!

 

[TyphoidMary]

I'm gonna go with FFX-2. I realize that no one actually played it, but I did (I want my hours back!) and the ending was disappointing, and the fact that you pretty much have to play through 2 or more times to get the "full, 100% ending" kinda kills the chances of most people even seeing the "True" ending.

 

[Valiance]

Braid. Seriously WTF?

Spoiler

Nothing happens

Congrats, you didn't get it.

 

[akmarksman]

FC2

Seriously? you hear a gunshot and that's it?

You can set people on fire,drop mortar rounds on them,blow them up with a Carl-G guided rocket launcher,use a machete on them,headshots with a sniper rifle(bolt,semi-auto and the coolest...the dart rifle) and they give you a generic ending?

although I didn't play it on my 360,I played it on my PC and graphically it was PRETTY...
of course I have a pair of 9800GTs running in SLi mode which helps.

Ubisoft did get the ending for Vegas 2 and GRAW 2 right though..

 

[Insanum]

ooo i forgot force Commando!

Jeez are they making a sequel to that or not?

I loved some of the story on that...it got a bit sucky towards the end...but the early levels (inc the demo level) were awesome.

 

[MrBrightside919]

Halo 2's ending was horrific. It left us at the climax of the game and gave us a bad cliffhanger. I'm under the impression that Halo 2 solved NOTHING the entire game! What exactly was resolved in Halo 2? Why did the Covenant all of a sudden begin speaking english? Did Master Chief actually accomplish anything the entire game? Why is this 11 year old yelling at me?

Rainbow Six Vegas had a bad ending too. I mean, did they even catch the REAL bad guy at the end? I honestly don't remember (it was a while ago).

Fallout 3 had an awful ending as well. I was expecting an Oblivion style ending that ended the story but allowed us to continue playing...but no. BULLSHIT! I HAD SO MANY PLACES LEFT TO GO!

Gears of War 2 had a stupid ending, while i'm thinking about it. You pretty much do nothing important the entire game and you end up doing something stupid. WOO HOO YOU LOSE...WHERE'S MY WIFE?!?! OH SHIT SHE'S A ZOMBIE! I BETTER KILL HER!!!...WE NEED TO DESTROY OUR OWN CITY. THAT WILL SHOW THE LOCUST!...END!!!...time to wait for the sequel...time to go wait another 2 hours for matchmaking to actually find a game to connect to.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

Nobody has mentioned Halo 2 yet? That's a surprise. I guess it's because now that 3 is out, it's not as big a deal...

Not entirely sure why people hate cliffhanger endings. Fair enough if its for the first game in a series and the developers dont know if they are going to make a sequel or not then the hatred is justified, but it was pretty obvious that halo was going to be a trilogy. Halo 2 ending with something along the lines of u just decimating the covernant would seem like a let down as they wouldnt appear as any type of threat. The way they left it is even tho they are somewhat crippled they are still very much a threat as they are right on earths doorstep. Just my oppinion of it anyway.

The main thing with Halo 2's ending is that it gets you all pumped. Shit's hitting the fan, suddenly this giant ship shows-up, they detect that Master Chief is on the ship, delivers an awesome one-liner when asked what he's doing on that ship, and then credits.

Cliffhangers are fine, but Halo 2's ending was such a major buzz-kill that it felt like a slap in the face. Not to mention that in order to finish that Cliffhanger, you not only had to buy a new game, but you had to buy a completely different system all-together. Imagine if Nintendo pulled that. Imagine them releasing some major hit title on the Wii, then finishing it off with a Cliffhanger that's finished on a DS sequel.

Sure major Nintendo fans probably already have both systems, but it's enough of a dick move to have a massive cliff-hanger at the end of a game requiring an additional purchase of a full game just to get one story. Then to amplify that by saying "You can only have the full story if you buy another one of our consoles"? It just screams of cheap marketing gimmick. Hence why Halo 2's cliff-hanger is quite a bit worse than most others.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

I've got one to beat you ALL. My buddy and I played Rampage 64 all the way through, all ninety freakin monotonous levels just to see the ending because we were certain the game just went on forever in painful repetition to drive whoever's stupid enough to play it for more than 10 minutes completely batshit. The ending of Rampage 64 was

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU BEAT THE GAME.

Wow, thanks.

Exactly what did you want? It's Rampage. It's not like the game had some deep narrative that was building upto a major crescendo. It was just "Now you go over to this city to destroy stuff" repeated a couple dozen times.

 

[Blood_Lined]

Any Star Ocean game where you get the "alone" ending with the main character or main supporting character.

 

[Predlin]

Nobody take me the wrong way but i would have to say Fear. I mean you spend 2 days dodging bullets getting the piss scared out of and DYING to get blown up in a helicopter after you save the world?

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

Either that or theending of Ghostbusters NES. A piece of advice, they'll probably show it somewhere on the net. Don't play through the whole game like I did. You may just cry :'(.

Or just watch AVGN.

 

[jaammiie]

Braid. Seriously WTF?

Spoiler

Nothing happens

Congrats, you didn't get it.

That was fairly long ago. Just read up on it. It now seems amazing. If someone didn't get it; read all of this!

http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/braid/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-44924758&pid=943284

 

[Minimike3636]

Ghostbusters ending on NES. Here's what it says (SPOILER, if you really care about this game)...

"Conglaturations!!!
You have just completed a great game.
Now go and rest our heroes!"

Yes, "Congratulations" was actually misspelled, and there was supposed to be a comma after "rest." Not only is it an epic fail of an ending, it fails at spelling and grammar.

EDIT: I see this has been said before (about two posts up, in a quoted response). Well, now you know the ending.

 

[Sewblon]

Siren Blood Curse, the only answer you get is that your actions changed nothing.

 

[CuddlyCombine]

KOTOR 2. the ending just isn't there...

I knew someone would say this.

Honestly, I was so disappointed after that.

 

[PPB]

When I finished KotOR 2 for the first time, I was convinced that I had inadvertently clicked my mouse and skipped a crucial cutscene before the credits roll. I reloaded before the final boss, full of hope, but alas!

 

[dudeman0001]

I hate every ending in SFIV, they're ALL cliffhangers or just very unclimactic. Why does it take place BEFORE 3rd strike? would it have killed them to advance the story a little? Ryu pwns ken? Guile finds Charli/his body? ANYTHING!