The ending twist of MGS 3 basically turned the game from a fun game with an okay story to one of the best stories of its generation.
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The best plot twists
- Thread starter Kalmakov
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There are so many for me, all of them coming from VNs.
Just some examples:
Just some examples:
I was shocked when I found out that Kurisu was killed by Okabe
What a way to end the Danganronpa series! Basically the first two games were really fiction in V3, and then they started to create real killing games, until V3 that is the 53th!
This is the first VN I have every played and I was not used to a plot twist like "Sigma is the mastermind of the Nonary game!"
Another shocking reveal about the main character's identity
Right??? Like... it makes sense but... oh man, it hurt me. And the other person:
Alyssa - I guess I missed a chance to warn her so she didn't trust me/thought I was causing terrible things to happen to her and it doomed her.
Oh, I'll also give a shout out to the first Danganronpa because while the game in general prioritized spectacle and popcorn entertainment over substance, the final twist that
the world had already been more or less destroyed was unbelievably effective at hitting home the concept of despair as a theme. I really felt like I experienced that alongside the characters.
I was a big fan of the Robotech Battlecry ending. wasn't the greatest game, but the ending was unexpected.
The entire game was basically the protagonist recounting the story as he runs out of oxygen following being lost in space following the final fight. He's basically Tony Stark recording his story for Pepper except, no Captain marvel to save the day.
Trails in the Sky FC's ending but that was already mentioned so...
Basically, everyone died in a previous time loop and the first game is the "do-over" to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Yup, that's the one. It had a huge impact on me. I think it's one of the greatest video game endings ever.
I had no idea that could happen to Alyssa. Makes me glad I always took the time to check in on her and make sure nothing bad happened to her.
Soul Reaver (Blood Omen Series)
I -- am not your enemy - not your destroyer - I am, as before, your right hand
Raziel is the bloodthirsty soul hungry spirit inside the Soul Reaver and it's telegraphed in the intro to Soul Reaver by the Elder God. Absolutely brilliant story telling.
Raziel is the bloodthirsty soul hungry spirit inside the Soul Reaver and it's telegraphed in the intro to Soul Reaver by the Elder God. Absolutely brilliant story telling.
The entire family knew what he was doing, all the stuff in the basement was always there. They were happy to let it happen.
I dont really remember it having a plot twist? Just some wild story beats.
It's funny because that's only like a third of the amazing fuckery of Trespasser twists. Not only is
Solas the dread wold but he also created the fade and more and removes your mark
They revealed her as a woman in an issue of Nintendo Fun Club, IIRC. But you're spot on in the manual. "He" is even described as a cyborg.
Oh also. Dragon's Dogma. It's been a while and I dont remember the details but
the main city gets partially swallowed by a giant pit and you kill god and then become god and then kill yourself to restart the story for ng+ where the world is in chaos
Can you specify is you are talking about Nier 1 or automata because i still haven't played automata
Maybe I'm misremembering the scene but I don't think he's meant to be portrayed as the "good guy" just because he had reason for his actions.
It's already been said but KOTOR was great. The little montage of all the little hints the game had given you was great.
I dont recall mgs3 having a big plot twist compared to mgs2 or even 1. What was the plot twist in 3 anyway?
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This game had about ten great twists but the final hour was extraordinary.
Horizon Zero Dawn's multistage plot twist was well done in how fleshed out it was. Not just a one sentence twist for the sake of a twist, but a grand reveal that makes you invested in comprehending both the wide scope and details of what occured. It also takes time to show the emotional impact on the characters, showing that its actual effect within the story, rather than just trying to impress the audience.
Bioshock "Would You Kindly" and Mass Effect's plot twist with the Reapers also blew my mind back in the day.
Bioshock "Would You Kindly" and Mass Effect's plot twist with the Reapers also blew my mind back in the day.
Sovereign, Saren's flagship, is the actual bad guy. Saren is just its pawn.
You're supposed to use knowledge you got in other story paths, which you know as a player but the character should have no way of knowing, as a way to get the true ending.
The entire game is a ploy to get you, the player, to do something, because only an observer of the events of the game, and no single character in it, has the power to alter the events of what happened in the game.
Humans went extinct a long time ago. The war is a lie that just exists to give the androids something to fight for.
2B's job is to put down 9S every time he finds out about this, as he's too smart for his own good.
D & P are actually good in this game. Full stop.
2B's job is to put down 9S every time he finds out about this, as he's too smart for his own good.
D & P are actually good in this game. Full stop.
The name you enter at the start of the game isn't your name.
MGS3's ending made the story actually good.
It's a common thing in Reddit too. Every question gets a thread with an opposite or related question.
KOTOR and Bioshock are probably the best for me. I absolutely, positively 100% never saw them coming.
As an extremely recent one I would say I was pleasantly surprised by Code Vein:
Special mention goes to Shattered Memories.
As an extremely recent one I would say I was pleasantly surprised by Code Vein:
The whole game happens within the God Eater universe (could also be a prequel?)
Special mention goes to Shattered Memories.
I am curious about this, too. I just did a recent re-play of HM1 and 2 and never noticed this.
The apartment scenes seem to line up for me, for example the girl you "rescue" starts appearing at your apartment after the mission you rescue her.
Very well said, and it's one of the reasons I love that game's story and it's in-world history. Few videogame stories have stuck with me as much as HZD, and I'm always happy to revisit it in my mind.
For me it's gotta be MGS2 followed by Bioshock 1 and then Infinite.
Explain? Lucas was shown to be a bad seed, but not Jack or Marguerite.
They're reversed. The levels are chronological, the apartment visits are not. Same for the after-level segments.
that the boss made the ultimate sacrifice of her life and legacy for her country. She was the good guy.
Baten Kaitos.
Seems like an interesting but pretty straightforward JRPG from a storytelling perspective until the game makes a point of demonstrating that you are not in fact that game's protagonist, but instead an invisible character connected to the games protagonist. Thought it was very clever storytelling.
I'll be honest; I don't really get what you're saying. Humanized? Sure. Maybe a dash of sympathy for how he ended up the way he is? Yes. "The good guy?" You've lost me.
Seems like an interesting but pretty straightforward JRPG from a storytelling perspective until the game makes a point of demonstrating that you are not in fact that game's protagonist, but instead an invisible character connected to the games protagonist. Thought it was very clever storytelling.
I'll be honest; I don't really get what you're saying. Humanized? Sure. Maybe a dash of sympathy for how he ended up the way he is? Yes. "The good guy?" You've lost me.