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Monkey Island 2.

Edna and Harvey: The Breakout - both endings fit the dark, sad undercurrent.
The Whispered World - great surprise ending, although many players disagree with me.
Gabriel Knight 2 - the entire opera finale, but also the very last scene with Grace on the bridge.
The Last Express - a “good” ending would be impossible, and even now the credits with the ever-changing map of Europe give me the shivers.
The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin - moving.
Sanitarium - loved how it all came together.
Dear Esther - knowing how it will end doesn’t make it less emotional.

I guess dark, sad endings are my favorites because they’re often more realistic. And more moving than, say, a happy King’s Quest wedding.

Oscar - 20 January 2013 07:33 AM

You’ll hate me for this Fien, but the TLE ending wasn’t good. I was in total surprise at the characters in your avatar getting together (your avatar is actually a huge spoiler and I can’t believe no one has complained yet ). I felt no romantic interest between them before that point and I felt they just threw it in because it’s a crowdpleasing ending.

How can you say that?? I’m flabbergasted. Have you actually played TLE, Oscar? They were attracted to each other from the VERY START! Examples: Cath asking Anna for a light, trying to join her at dinner, the many looks, their hands touching just before Vienna, the conversation in Anna’s compartment. Of course Anna is also a spy and she knows Tyler, which interferes with her love interest, especially since she doesn’t know who Cath really is. 

PS: About the ending… for me it’s more about the coming war, the ending of an era, the image of the firebird with its bloody beak casting its shadow over Europe. I liked the ending between Cath and Anna because they had no future together. Different convictions, different goals. Sex and passion, but they were ships that pass in the night.

To the Moon and Dreamfall for being so gutwrenching emotional.
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors for being such a mindfuck…

DreamWeb - short, cold and just right for this game.
Tender Loving Care - well, there are more endings, but these are better then in the most games.
Gabriel Knight 2 - my favorite ending. I replay the final scene quite often .
The Lost Crown - not just the final scene, but whole chapter when the mood is changed so dramatically.
Harvester - “bad ending” was… great!

Also liked ending of Portal, Sanitarium or GK3. And Automation.

My all times favourite is Grim Fandango, Number 9 train leaving to Ninth Underworld,precisely the best visualisation of an ending concept i’ve seen in agames.

Everyone stop going on about TWW! I’m playing it right now!

I don’t know. Just ‘cos I can’t afford to buy games outside of sales so play them much later than everyone else everybody thinks they can spoil it all for me. No-one cares. There’s no sympathy or understanding in this world anymore. I think I’ll have to leave this cruel environment and trek out into the forest to see if I can find the ways to finding the misplaced love and compassion that have been kidnapped by small-minded, selfish and evil adventure gamers.

Goes off muttering about an idea for creating a brand new adventure game…......

Back to the thread proper.

I really loved the very final scene of Discworld Noir.

The ending of Under A Killing Moon summed up Tex’s life quite well and I was more than happy with the ending of The Blackstone Chronicles as I can’t stand children being mistreated.

And the ending of J.U.L.I.A. was well thought out (if improbable) although everyone playing the game can only make one choice (albeit playing hte ending again to see the outcome of the second choice).

Other than that I find most game endings as that: I’ve finished the game.