The worst modern videogame endings

I have to disagree that Bioshock Infinite had the worst ending ever. I realise that the ending was a twist for a twist's sake, which is generally a bad idea, but if you look at the game out of the context of other Bioshock games (as it should be done, ignoring the mind-boggling, ending-nullifying DLC) then it truly is an excellent end. It may be convoluted, but the game is about time-travel and alternate dimensions, of course it's going to be convoluted!

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I think it would have been more believable if the main character had just resigned himself to the fact that he is Comstock, however it is nice to think that the hero would sacrifice himself to redeem himself from his future insane, despotic self. I thought it was great.
 
I would argue that Half Life 2 should be right up there... And only because it set the series up for a definite sequel that still to this day hasnt even been rumored... Fuck that shit... That ending was so epic, only because it meant there was MORE to come... and then it didnt come...

Dammit [MENTION=13245]blaaislaai[/MENTION]
 
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Wlad said:
Bioshock Infinite and AC games have awesome endings. To each their own I suppose.
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The reason that I haven't gone further than Assassin's Creed II is because of the endings of the first two games. The ending of the second game literally made me nauseous... Still they are fun games though.
 
Wlad said:
Bioshock Infinite and AC games have awesome endings. To each their own I suppose.
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I think a lot of people didn't like bioshock infinite's ending because they didn't truly understand it. It took a bit of brainpower to piece it all together
 
I have to admit that I also Googled the Bioschock Infinite ending. But I Googled it because I wanted to know why so many people were failing to grasp it.

I blame illiteracy. And Jan.
 
Bioshock infinite had a great ending.Halo 3 ending was quite bad but I think for me Rage really dissapointed me it felt like half the game.
 
Bioshock Infinite easily has one of my most favourite endings in videogames. Loved the entire story.

It might indeed be a comprehension issue as a lot of other posters have mentioned.
 
Mister 44 said:
I have to admit that I also Googled the Bioschock Infinite ending. But I Googled it because I wanted to know why so many people were failing to grasp it.

I blame illiteracy. And Jan.
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Some one understands!

I will admit that while English can be a boring subject to study, specially when it comes to doing it on third and fourth level in university. It opens your mind so much to lateral thinking specially in literature and the arts. Not just poerty, films and books but, games too. They have stories which drive them, which basically makes it some form of literary art.

So people who complain stating that an ending was bad, ambiguous, stupid or confusing, obviously did not pay attention to all the details in the plot. If everything ended "well" then what is the point? It would result in boring stories and leave nothing for the imagination. No way to draw your own conclusion or just accept that, this is how it ends. I understand that you have every right to voice and opinion on the matter but, try to at least understand what the writers where trying to do.

BioShock Infinite, had an amazing ending. The Luteces are probably the obvious hint that gives rise to the idea of no matter how things change there is always a constant. Flip that coin? It always lands on heads, as we observe in the score that they are keeping. Notice how many times the coin was flipped? It always lead to the same result, this was their attempt to observe a change the course of events. Due to the coin toss results always being the same it meant that Booker had to change something, and the Letuces, where merely observing the results.

Booker basically had to kill himself to prevent everything from transpiring, and turning into Comstock. In the end his own daughter kills him, eliminating the other 'copies' of her from alternative universes. This causes everything to come full circle or break the cycle that has continued across many alternate realities.
 
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Mister 44 said:
I have to admit that I also Googled the Bioschock Infinite ending. But I Googled it because I wanted to know why so many people were failing to grasp it.

I blame illiteracy. And Jan.
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Or, they grasped it and still thought it was a crap ending. Not everyone enjoys the things you enjoy.
 
Grievous said:
Or, they grasped it and still thought it was a crap ending. Not everyone enjoys the things you enjoy.
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Not liking the ending is fine by me. But most of the interwebs DIDN'T grasp it and that is what I'm worried about.

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Suffice it to say, any ending that requires a Google search is an unnecessary one. It’s convolution city with Bioshock Infinite.

Finding out that there are multiple universes for everything, and different outcomes and all that complication – disaster.
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Now, I have to admit that I'll be very much surprised (and a little disappointed) if Marco didn't get this ending, but I suspect he's just wording in his own voice the complaints that went down at the time.

Let me explain the illiteracy comment: People don't read. You'll get complaints from people whenever there is a movie out that focusses more on the "sci" than the "fi" as well. It's because they don't understand it. Or any movie with a plot that expects you to remember what happened at the start when the final credits roll. It taxes the grey matter. Do you have any idea how many people out there thought The Sixth Sense or Memento was "stupid" because they couldn't follow it?
That's because they don't read. As [MENTION=3017]Glordit[/MENTION] explained very well: reading opens the mind to lateral thinking.

And while I'm busy explaining myself, allow me to also state that with "Jan" I meant van Riebeeck, not Vermeulen.
 
Mister 44 said:
That's because they don't read. As [MENTION=3017]Glordit[/MENTION] explained very well: reading opens the mind to lateral thinking.
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I don't read. I think you may be right. :wtf:

I did enjoy The Sixth Sense and Memento and Bioshock Infinite though.
 
mister 44 said:
not liking the ending is fine by me. But most of the interwebs didn't grasp it and that is what i'm worried about.

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Now, i have to admit that i'll be very much surprised (and a little disappointed) if marco didn't get this ending, but i suspect he's just wording in his own voice the complaints that went down at the time.

Let me explain the illiteracy comment: People don't read. You'll get complaints from people whenever there is a movie out that focusses more on the "sci" than the "fi" as well. It's because they don't understand it. Or any movie with a plot that expects you to remember what happened at the start when the final credits roll. It taxes the grey matter. Do you have any idea how many people out there thought the sixth sense or memento was "stupid" because they couldn't follow it?
That's because they don't read. As [mention=3017]glordit[/mention] explained very well: Reading opens the mind to lateral thinking.

And while i'm busy explaining myself, allow me to also state that with "jan" i meant van riebeeck, not vermeulen.
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tldr :p ....
 
Grievous said:
tldr :p ....
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