[AudioSoldier]

MI2 confused me no end, and Still Life was a source of much disappointment. Chip in with your nominations for adventure games with bad endings.

[mag]

Originally Posted by AudioSoldier

MI2 confused me no end...

You know not of what you speak. MI2 is one of the best endings ever made. The fact that it was confusing is what makes it so great.

Anyway, if we're talking about bad endings, Curse of Monkey Island wins hands down.

mag

[grayscavenger]

Still Life...period..What a way to ruin an awesome game!

[AudioSoldier]

Originally Posted by mag

You know not of what you speak. MI2 is one of the best endings ever made. The fact that it was confusing is what makes it so great.

Anyway, if we're talking about bad endings, Curse of Monkey Island wins hands down.

mag

I never said MI2 was a bad ending, I merely stated it was confusing. Still Life was the really disappointing one.

[Blogga]

i thought that sam and max had a rather bad ending and moment of silence end was terrible

[mag]

Originally Posted by AudioSoldier

I never said MI2 was a bad ending, I merely stated it was confusing.

In a post titled "Worst Endings in Adventure Games"...

Originally Posted by Blogga

i thought that sam and max had a rather bad ending and moment of silence end was terrible

Oh, come on! The ending to Sam & Max was one of the best things about the game!

Spoiler:

What other game ends with the destruction of the entire western United States?

mag

[Jeysie]

Originally Posted by mag

Oh, come on! The ending to Sam & Max was one of the best things about the game!

Spoiler:

What other game ends with the destruction of the entire western United States?

I dunno, but the game Fallout *begins* that way.

Anyhoo. As much as I love Curse of Monkey Island, I have to agree that the ending sucked.

Was kind of disappointed by the ending of The Dig as well. Not all of it, but specifically:

Spoiler:

The fact that Maggie and Brink were both hunky-dory fine!

The rest of the ending was fine.

I thought that MI2's ending was kind of lame, but considering we never got to see what Ron Gilbert actually had in mind, I'll give it the benefit of a doubt.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[lumi]

Originally Posted by mag

Anyway, if we're talking about bad endings, Curse of Monkey Island wins hands down.

I think that will be my pick as well. I don't think Elayne and Guybrush should have married.

[[toj.cc]Phantom]

Originally Posted by Jeysie

I dunno, but the game Fallout *begins* that way.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Actually Fallout starts with the whole world almost completely wiped out because of a nuclear war over oil.

[Jeysie]

Originally Posted by [toj.cc]Phantom

Actually Fallout starts with the whole world almost completely wiped out because of a nuclear war over oil.

I was being facetious. (I always wondered how Massachusetts fared. Probably got toasted into oblivion.)

Forgot to mention that I didn't mind Guybrush and Elaine getting together in CMI, just that the ending was so short.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Catbert]

Originally Posted by [toj.cc]Phantom

Actually Fallout starts with the whole world almost completely wiped out because of a nuclear war over oil.

War... war never changes. The end of the world ocurred pretty much as we had predicted. Too many humans, not enough space or resources to go around.

[Falci]

Heheh... I guess most Half Life 1 and 2 players like me would feel home here...

I didn't like Martin Mystère's ending. Still Life's ending was only bad because they never said who was the copycat killer.

I used to hate both endings from GK1. Come on! Only a screen with 2 talking caracters? I wishd for more visuals on it...

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Falci

I used to hate both endings from GK1. Come on! Only a screen with 2 talking caracters? I wishd for more visuals on it...

Uh...

Spoiler:

You missed all the stuff between Gabriel and Malia, and the huge voodoo ceremony ending part?

[Jazhara7]

Originally Posted by [toj.cc]Phantom

Actually Fallout starts with the whole world almost completely wiped out because of a nuclear war over oil.

It took no less than two hours, too.


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Originally Posted by mag

You know not of what you speak. MI2 is one of the best endings ever made. The fact that it was confusing is what makes it so great.

You no not of what you speak. The ending wasn't confusing at all. Though, you're right about it being a great ending.

Anyway, if we're talking about bad endings, Curse of Monkey Island wins hands down.

You know not of what you speak... Okay, it was bad. But only because there was a sequal. If the series had stopped there, I would have been satisified.

[mag]

Originally Posted by Richard

Uh...

Spoiler:

You missed all the stuff between Gabriel and Malia, and the huge voodoo ceremony ending part?

That's not really part of the ending, though. That's still part of the game. The ending would be everything that happens after the gameplay has stopped.

And yeah, the Gabriel Knight games, though awesome, tend to have pretty lame endings. Except for the third one, which had one of the coolest endings ever.

Originally Posted by SamNMax

Okay, it was bad. But only because there was a sequal. If the series had stopped there, I would have been satisified.

Are you kidding? I would have been even more upset if the series had stopped there. You can't end a series as great as Monkey Island with that kind of lame, abrupt ending. The ending to Escape from Monkey Island was MUCH better.

mag

o rly? So, you liked the idea of Herman being Guybrush's grandfather?

[Richard]

Elaine's grandfather.

And the ending isn't just what happens after the final mouseclick - by the time that happens, most of the drama is already over.

[Bart]

Originally Posted by SamNMax

You no not of what you speak. The ending wasn't confusing at all. Though, you're right about it being a great ending.

What makes you think it's not confusing.. it's been talked about for 14 years. People still don't know if MI2 was supposed to be the last part or not.

[Locue]

Originally Posted by SamNMax

o rly? So, you liked the idea of Herman being Guybrush's grandfather?

I have to say I really enjoyed that part of the game, mainly because it fits well with the whole story of all four games. (Yeah, yeah. Throw rocks at me.) And I sure as hell didn't see that plot twist coming so if I'm surprised about stuff, the stuff is good like f**k! You can slam a period with accompanying exclamation mark on that one.


Worst ending in an adventure game then...

Well, Still Life's ending doesn't suck. It's a tease and a hint to all players that it is now safe to go and argue on the Internet about who the 'present day' killer was.

Spoiler:

Victoria McPherson.

Worst ending have to be from that Mystery of the Mummy game with poor Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Haven't Sir Conan Doyle's characters suffered enough abuse?