Poll: What type of game ending is best?
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A mixture of good and ad is neutral... Why would you want a neutral ending...
But I would have said an open world ending if it was an option.
But I would have said an open world ending if it was an option.
I'm a huge fan of endings that show the outcome of certain decisions I made. I'm trying really hard to think of an example, and failing...
First of all the ending should show a little bit more than a 10 second death animation. Especially non-asian games tend to consider an ending sequence as necessary evil which seems to not needing a good concept.
But the most annoying feature introduced in recent games is the 'to be continued-ending'. I really hate it, an unfinished game (in terms of ending sequence) makes me feel like I played through an unfinished story. Five years ago designers thought about what could happen to their heroes after they succeeded in preventing the desaster in the first game.
Take the 'Thief' for example: In the first game the main character has an unfortunate accident which gives him a strategic advantage in the second game (the camera). And then watch the ending of every 'Thief' game and compare it to 'Assassin's Creed' or 'Halo 2'...
But the most annoying feature introduced in recent games is the 'to be continued-ending'. I really hate it, an unfinished game (in terms of ending sequence) makes me feel like I played through an unfinished story. Five years ago designers thought about what could happen to their heroes after they succeeded in preventing the desaster in the first game.
Take the 'Thief' for example: In the first game the main character has an unfortunate accident which gives him a strategic advantage in the second game (the camera). And then watch the ending of every 'Thief' game and compare it to 'Assassin's Creed' or 'Halo 2'...
One that leads logically from the story. If its a happy game, then a happy end. A horror though, should not have a happy ending. One thing all games must have in common is give the player a sense of accomplishment with the ending; the player's actions during the game (regardless of if the game is linear or not) should have some significant effect in the game world. Even if the game has just one possible end, it should give closure to the events in the story, and have an impact on the game world.
I chose "I don't care" because I like all of those endings. Sometimes I like a good ending, sometimes a bad one. Sometimes I like being given a choice, sometimes I like having a set one. Really, as long as the ending is good quality-wise, I'm fine with whatever it is.
Not necessarily. You could have an ending where you save the world but your best friend dies in the process. Like the "Save the many" option in Fable 2.needausername said:
I like endings that fit, regardless of whether they are happy or sad. Though I do hate the "it was just a dream" ending with an undying passion.
A) I own a PS3Geo Da Sponge said:
B)Could have used the Universal GTA IV option and
67)I still think its the best ending
My favorite ending to a game ever is the ending to Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. You beat the bad guys, and destroy their weapon of mass destruction, and you find out why The Boss betrayed the U.S. It was very satisfying.
I'm sorry, my omniscience seems to be on the blink. I should have gone out of my way to check what console you own, and indeed, every game you've played on it, rather than just using the first convenient example that came to mind. I do apologise for not checking what you wanted in a reply to your original statement and instead using my own free will.needausername said:
Definately miles better than MGS4's ending I'll tell you that. I really didn't like MGS4's ending, Snake and Otacon ride off into the sunset...Ace of Spades said:
Truly, truly lame. I think Snake should have died a heroes death myself, sacrificing himself to kill Liquid and save the world.