Best Game Endings (contains some spoilers)

Kiith · 21-01-2004 2:20pm #1

like the best intro thread, but for endings.

mine would be either Homeworld, any of the fmv's at the end of Warcraft3 campaigns(especially arthus's one) and maybe Final Fantasy VII. or freespace 2.

User45701 · 21-01-2004 2:23pm

I very much enjoyed all the Nod endings in the CnC games.
I enjoyed the GDI ending of Tiberian dawn because it showed how brillent and loyal NOD soldiers are.

I loved Zero hours ending, i wont post it for those who havent completed it yet , dont want to spoil it

Lemming · 21-01-2004 2:30pm

Fallout, Fallout, and, eh ... Fallout (I _still_ haven't finished Fallout 2!!). Amazing ending.

Manages to smack you in teh face with the repercussions of every decision you make in that game

Baldur's Gate 1 had a great ending. Deep symbolism in it.

The CnC Tiberian-universe games. I really liked the GDI ending to Tiberian Sun

Not to mention 'Doom' - f*cked up image with a cute little bunny rabbit in the foreground

Half-Life
Deus Ex

User45701 · 21-01-2004 2:52pm

Odd i cant remember that end doom game bit....
Do any of you remember the ending to Jedi Knight DArk Forces 2 Dark Side ending?

You become emperor of the univerce and you get a massive throne to sit on

what makes it so good is JK2 is done with actors so the cutscenes are MUCH better

Mr E · 21-01-2004 3:08pm

The only C&C ending I really liked was from the first game..... Zap the temple of nod using the GDI satellite thingy.... Kane raises his arms like he is being crucified and light filled the screen.... (If you just blew up the temple normally, he just got crushed by falling debris - boring!)

- Dave.

User45701 · 21-01-2004 3:12pm

Both endings shoed how brillent and fanitcal NOD soldiers where.
I liked Kanes smirck as one of his soldiers is excuted for cowerdice

angelofdeath · 21-01-2004 3:12pm

definitly half-life ending, loved it, the zen levels are still visually impressive nowadays

User45701 · 21-01-2004 3:15pm

Imperial campagin Star Wars Balance of Power (BOP) was very good ending.

Big Chief · 21-01-2004 3:55pm

Mafia (the city of lost heaven i think it was)

Star Wars : KOTOR (depending which way you take although the lightside one makes you feel good inside and the star wars music going on !

)

prince of persia (sands of time) =

where he calls that princess by the name she has never told anyone about i thought was pretty cheeky and nifty

, that and reversing time after the kiss didnt go too well

there are others too, im just tired and cant think straight

, mafia one definately sprung to mind though

CombatCow · 21-01-2004 4:17pm

Solitaire :rolleyes:

CombatCow

sparkite · 21-01-2004 4:31pm

duke nukem....best 2d ending in the world! look at that rocket chair head towards the moon...wow...what a childhood!

i_am_dogboy · 21-01-2004 4:48pm

Planescape torment had an excellent ending, rather grim too, I really loved the fallout endings, the same can be said of most of D&D games actually.
I thought both of the homeworld games had brilliant endings that oddly closed off the story well.
Both of the no one lives forever had great endings, the first one was filled with especially cheesy goodness.
Final fantasy X was good,

I loved how tidus spent so long trying to save yuna, then just disappeared, brilliant!

And I dont care what anyone said about unreal 2, I liked it and its ending was IMO very nicely done.
As with most of my posts parappa the rapper deserves mention, the whole concert thing at the end was amazing.

rainbow kirby · 21-01-2004 5:30pm

Pretty much any Zelda game...

phreak · 21-01-2004 5:37pm

Originally posted by angelofdeath
definitly half-life ending, loved it, the zen levels are still visually impressive nowadays

i hated those levels with a passion.

Big Chief · 21-01-2004 5:42pm

Originally posted by Phreak
i hated those levels with a passion.

thought the exact same thing but didnt say anything, really wasnt a fan of those zen levels atall in the slightest

User45701 · 21-01-2004 5:47pm

LOL same here didnt like those zen levels either.

Retr0gamer · 21-01-2004 5:47pm

Suikoden 2 is my favourite ending. The last 5 hours are absolutely heart wrenching and the ending I got almost had me in tears. I'll have to play it again for the 108 stars ending.

GTA 3 ending had me in stiches.
GTA: Vice City ending was a great excuse to shout 'say hello to my little friend!' at the top of your voice.
The old Metroid games always had an unexpected bit in their endings. Was disappointed with Metroid Primes ending.
FFVII and FFX
Xenogears. More bull**** than Matrix Reloaded. Except it all made sense near the end.
Metla Gear Solid. It was just like an action film where

the bad guy comes back one last time

User45701 · 21-01-2004 6:00pm

I Actualey reley enjoyed playing Star Wars KOTOR i thought it was a great game and very adictive the Dark side edning was amazing the thing that anoyed me the most was that

you couldent kill that basterd Carth unasi but i loved being the dark lord of the sith i have to say

Peace · 21-01-2004 6:06pm

Homeworld.....man that was one hell of a game...i think i'll install it again tonight and finish it for like the 3rd/4th time.

Its soo cool when you build up your fleet early and just whop everyone forever....phoa!

The last mission, the assault on earth , sooooo sweet.

Stark · 21-01-2004 6:10pm

Originally posted by User45701
LOL same here didnt like those zen levels either.

same here. And the final final ending, where you have to either join the bad guys or die(ie: lose the game) was disappointing as well. I hoped you'd have an option to fight your way to freedom (although I guess the whole earth was infested at that stage). Maybe in HL2..

angelofdeath · 21-01-2004 6:17pm

what? i loved those levels, the textures were amazing, what im really disappointed with is the fact that we dont get a chance to return to the zen borderworld in HL2

User45701 · 21-01-2004 6:20pm

I personley think its good if its not in HL2 but i dont think its good that HL is pushed back 9 months

[DF]Lenny · 21-01-2004 9:29pm

probably Mega-lo-mania on the Amiga..wot a classic that was.

tman · 21-01-2004 9:38pm

metroid prime - soooo secksy:eek:
max payne - loved the way it came back to the intro...
doom - poor fluffy:(

Creature · 21-01-2004 9:48pm

I always liked the ending to Resident Evil 2 when you complete the 2nd scenario. The one in the train. It does this great close up on the Birkin monster's eye just as it blows up.

Caliden · 21-01-2004 9:56pm

i think Half life had.
especially with the big build-up and then at the end end leaving you feel in a bleak world of no hope when you were surrounded by all those monsters.
it really gave it a sence of realism compared to you having to pummel some insanely powerful boss while circle strafing, totally obliterating the core purpose of the game which was, realism and making you actually fell "in control" of the gameplay.
Genius!

Bring on HL2!!!!
,
although a friend of mine got the source code and has already seen the ending/spoilers revealing the ending.

BLITZ_Molloy · 21-01-2004 10:12pm

It absolutely has to be ICO. I've seen alot of cool end sequences but that one eclipses them all. It's simply stunning!
:eek:

What happened at the end of Mega lo Mania then Lennie? I loved that game but I wasn't that good at it.

secret_squirrel · 21-01-2004 11:06pm

The end of C&C when you played as Nod and got the chance to Zap Paris, London, Washington etc with the GDI ion cannon...... Loved zapping that eifel tower

))))

And the zen levels almost ruined HL.....

projectmayhem · 21-01-2004 11:18pm

half life is a given

but i love the endings for both installments of metal gear solid (not including the stupid vr missions and substance). though anything hideo kojima does seems to be smart and, erm, cool.

fixXxer · 22-01-2004 1:20am

Metal Gear Solid 2 : Sons of Liberty.

Where you get the list of the patriaots names, and they been dead for 100 years.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?!

User45701 · 22-01-2004 1:25am

Originally posted by secret_squirrel
The end of C&C when you played as Nod and got the chance to Zap Paris, London, Washington etc with the GDI ion cannon...... Loved zapping that eifel tower ))))

And the zen levels almost ruined HL.....

Ye i loved the nod ending and there realy is allot of hatred twards those zen levels

regeneration · 22-01-2004 10:05am

It's because they're crap :P What was a fun and involving FPS, you were then thrust without choice into a platform game that didn't resemble the previous game before it...

Best ending though was either ff7 (beautiful ending to a beautiful game), or They Hunger 3; a half life mod. It's worth it just for the song

Kiith · 22-01-2004 10:28am

a few more good ones.

Halo - The last level racing through the ship and the ending were great.

Max Payne 2 - Most cinematic ending ever. brilliant.

Metal Gear Solid 2 was good until the name of the bad guys came out. the "La Le Lu La Lo". Come on. When any of the characters said it, i was in stitches.

"Oh my god, not the La Le Lu La Lo."

krattapopov · 22-01-2004 10:39am

i thought the ending of operation flashpoint was rather deadly

regeneration · 22-01-2004 11:15am

Hmmmm I didn't think the OpForce ending was that good; though as expansion packs go, it's definitely one of the best I've played. the SAW rifle was just pure pwnage

User45701 · 22-01-2004 1:52pm

I cant actually remember the oposing force ending even though i completed it could one of you post a short ending description?

angelofdeath · 22-01-2004 2:25pm

after you beat the big green thing (such a crap boss, worst than nialanth) you meet the gman on a helicopter traveling through the zen universe, and he talks a load of bull**** and basically tells shepard hes gonna be dumped where he cant do any harm ie. stuck on some zen planet, thats basically it

TheSonOfBattles · 22-01-2004 2:28pm

Grim Fandango. Glottis you loveable fat, weird, drunken 4000 year old demon, I miss you

User45701 · 23-01-2004 6:12pm

Oh ye i remember now. Thanx
The blueshift game/ending wasent the best. but i did like the updated weapon textures

secret_squirrel · 23-01-2004 10:04pm

OMG how could I have forgotten the crazy drive in Halo....that truely was one of the best endings ever......

lordsippa · 25-01-2004 6:29pm

Monkey Island 2 had a brilliant ending with the completely off the wall final twist

Actually most of the old Lucasarts adventures had fantastic endings (Day Of The Tentacle for example).

I thought the Half Life ending was kinda cool but nothing special. Which was a pity.

Chronotrigger and it's hundreds of endings were fantastic. Beat Lavos after the first caveman mission and everyone ends up reptiles

Oh and the Baldurs Gate series was just incredible... finally beating TOB with my old character almost brought tears to my eyes... an end of an era <literally... lost years to that damn game>.

Oh and a mention has to go to Streetfighter 2. Especially the Blanka ending.

Best Game Endings (contains some spoilers)

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