Worst Game Ending ever

Lucien21 · 07-04-2005, 07:08 AM

So what has been the most annoying disappointing game ending you can remember?

*WARNING SPOILERS*

For me it was a game called Grysor. It was a sideways shooter similar to the likes of Metal Skug.

I played in an an mates Amstrad CPC 464 and it was fantastic. Played it to death defeating an alien hoard.

Came to the final boss which I think was a giant heart and after hours and hours of trying I finally killed it.

What was my reward for finishing it.

A single static screen that said something like "Congratulations on defeating the alien invasion, but sorry the planet blew up you are dead"

I was like WTF

Lucien21 · 07-04-2005, 07:09 AM

Or there was Doom II which was physically impossible to complete without a cheat code

Damn respawning monsters.

07-04-2005, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

A single static screen that said something like "Congratulations on defeating the alien invasion, but sorry the planet blew up you are dead"

I was like WTF

Man, I wish more games were like that. That's awesome.

I hated the Crystal Key's ending. Similar to that ending exept the world didn't blow up.

tknaps · 07-04-2005, 07:20 AM

Still Life springs to mind

Jazhara7 · 07-04-2005, 07:36 AM

The ending of "Torin's Passage" - the story had great potential, but that "ending" was awful. I think they rushed it, but had planned something better.

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Talas · 07-04-2005, 07:43 AM

Shadowrun:
"We will meet again in Shadowrun II!"... Uh? Wheeeeeeen?????

And all the games that end in "Congratulations." after beating the final boss.

Isak · 07-04-2005, 08:11 AM

Black Mirror rushed with the ending...

The Sanitarium ending wasent much fun either.

Jazhara7 · 07-04-2005, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Isak

Black Mirror rushed with the ending...

The Sanitarium ending wasent much fun either.

Not as much as "Torin's Passage" - that one can't really be called an ending at all.

I think the ending of "The Black Mirror" was very fitting...

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AFGNCAAP · 07-04-2005, 08:35 AM

I agree on both counts with Jaz. And Sanitarium, too, had great, memorable ending. Could you explain (in spoiler tags), why it was such a letdown for you, Isak?

07-04-2005, 08:36 AM

I really like Sanitarium's ending, too.

SakSquash · 07-04-2005, 08:52 AM

Tomb Raider.

Boston Low · 07-04-2005, 12:46 PM

Well, many games in the Amiga years had for epilogue, a single graphic screen and some text. Ivanhoe I can remember

sethsez · 07-04-2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

Or there was Doom II which was physically impossible to complete without a cheat code

Damn respawning monsters.

I can clear that level pretty easily now. I'm a Doom nut, though.

And my vote goes to Ghosts 'n Goblins, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, etc. EVIL.

Kolorabi · 07-04-2005, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

A single static screen that said something like "Congratulations on defeating the alien invasion, but sorry the planet blew up you are dead"

Something similar happened in Disposable Hero, a sidescrolling shoot'em'up on the Amiga (great game, rock hard, but fun to play with cheats on as there were so many fun/gross/imaginative details and some incredibly memorable boss monsters). After you'd shot the final alien boss to pieces, you'd get an animation of the player character exiting his spaceship in front of a group of enthusiastic onlookers. Then he got into a fancy-looking sports car and drove away, but not far, as one of the onlookers blew up his car with a bazooka. Then the guy smiled and winked at the camera.

Manhunter71 · 07-04-2005, 01:20 PM

Pretty much all the games I have played have disappointing endings - there were the few exceptions like TLJ, Faust - 7 Games of the Soul, VTM:Redemption, Anachronox and Deus Ex, but I have been disappointed by a lot of ag's, especially Black Mirror, Legacy - Dark Shadows, Post Mortem, DarkFall:The Journal, GK3 - its a pretty long list

I think the main reason for this is that so much effort has been put into storyline and gameplay that the developers end up rushing the game to meet deadlines and ending up leaving out that special something that makes the game complete

sethsez · 07-04-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolorabi

Something similar happened in Disposable Hero, a sidescrolling shoot'em'up on the Amiga (great game, rock hard, but fun to play with cheats on as there were so many fun/gross/imaginative details and some incredibly memorable boss monsters). After you'd shot the final alien boss to pieces, you'd get an animation of the player character exiting his spaceship in front of a group of enthusiastic onlookers. Then he got into a fancy-looking sports car and drove away, but not far, as one of the onlookers blew up his car with a bazooka. Then the guy smiled and winked at the camera.

Hence the name of the game.

AFGNCAAP · 07-04-2005, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Manhunter71

Pretty much all the games I have played have disappointing endings - there were the few exceptions like TLJ, Faust - 7 Games of the Soul, VTM:Redemption, Anachronox and Deus Ex, but I have been disappointed by a lot of ag's, especially Black Mirror, Legacy - Dark Shadows, Post Mortem, DarkFall:The Journal, GK3 - its a pretty long list

I think the main reason for this is that so much effort has been put into storyline and gameplay that the developers end up rushing the game to meet deadlines and ending up leaving out that special something that makes the game complete

Wow. Once again, somebody mentions one of my most favourite endings (GK3 this time) as disappointing. Sure, it was sad, but therein lies its uniqueness. And I find the idea that it was an effect of a rushed design very hard to believe (unlike perhaps in case of Black Mirror's. Although, as I said, I like it, I agree that BM story could have been told a bit more fluently.).

On the other hand, the plot of Faust, which started okay, drowned in its own overambition IMO. I don't like, and don't understand, the finale to this day. Or one-two closing chapters, really.

Come to think of it, most of bad endings I can think of now come from the games where I really didn't care about the story in the first place, so they were not really disappointing per se. Except of course "see you in the sequel - which never happened" type (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Tex Murphy: Overseer), but this is different kind of disappointment.

SoccerDude28 · 07-04-2005, 02:40 PM

Monkey Island 2. Especially that the beggining of Curse of MK had nothing to do with MI2's ending

07-04-2005, 02:45 PM

It's a damn cliffhanger. It was a good ending. MI3's beggining sucked.

SoccerDude28 · 07-04-2005, 02:48 PM

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It's a damn cliffhanger. It was a good ending. MI3's beggining sucked.

It would have been if Ron Gilbert came back to finish it, but seeing how the series shifted direction, it really did not make any sense to me.

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Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Worst Game Ending ever So what has been the most annoying disappointing game ending you can remember? WARNING SPOILERS For me it was a game called Grysor. It was a sideways shooter similar to the likes of Metal Skug. I played in an an mates Amstrad CPC 464 and it was fantastic. Played it to death defeating an alien hoard. Came to the final boss which I think was a giant heart and after hours and hours of trying I finally killed it. What was my reward for finishing it. A single static screen that said something like "Congratulations on defeating the alien invasion, but sorry the planet blew up you are dead" I was like WTF Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

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Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	The ending of "Torin's Passage" - the story had great potential, but that "ending" was awful. I think they rushed it, but had planned something better. - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

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Talas S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico Posts: 707	Shadowrun: "We will meet again in Shadowrun II!"... Uh? Wheeeeeeen????? And all the games that end in "Congratulations." after beating the final boss. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ¿Qué?

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AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	I agree on both counts with Jaz. And Sanitarium, too, had great, memorable ending. Could you explain (in spoiler tags), why it was such a letdown for you, Isak? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

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SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	I really like Sanitarium's ending, too. Share Share this post on Twitter

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Tomb Raider. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Boston Low Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 39	Well, many games in the Amiga years had for epilogue, a single graphic screen and some text. Ivanhoe I can remember Share Share this post on Twitter

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Manhunter71 Pink fluffy Xmas bunny Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lancaster, England Posts: 1,591	Pretty much all the games I have played have disappointing endings - there were the few exceptions like TLJ, Faust - 7 Games of the Soul, VTM:Redemption, Anachronox and Deus Ex, but I have been disappointed by a lot of ag's, especially Black Mirror, Legacy - Dark Shadows, Post Mortem, DarkFall:The Journal, GK3 - its a pretty long list I think the main reason for this is that so much effort has been put into storyline and gameplay that the developers end up rushing the game to meet deadlines and ending up leaving out that special something that makes the game complete Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Manhunter71; 07-04-2005 at 01:41 PM.

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SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	It's a damn cliffhanger. It was a good ending. MI3's beggining sucked. Share Share this post on Twitter

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