What do you all think of twist endings?

[Mylinkay Asdara]

I'm not a fan of "twist" endings unless they come with whole twisted stories. Memento, for example - twisted from beginning to end (like it or not, I'm on the fence myself) and the ending worked because it matched that. Also works for romantic comedies sometimes or just comedies in general and the *occasional* horror movie. Beyond that, no, not a fan.

If you can't craft a story (book, movie, game - it doesn't matter) that you can bring home in a way that matches the way you were telling it then you need to keep working.

 

[Woodsey]

I thought Arkham City's was very well-played. Too often I can see them coming though.

Which one? The reveal of what Protocol 10 really is, or

Spoiler

the reveal that Ra's was running it all?

'Cause I thought the later was weak as hell.

Spoiler

That the Joker had been using a double.

Well foreshadowed, but I don't think many people would have gotten it before the game's ending. That's really the key to foreshadowing: it should only be obvious when you look back.