Even though Dead Money was irritating to play through the first time and it undoubtedly has the most plotholes out of the bunch (like Dean Domino staying in Villa for 200 years), but I really, really liked the aesop, some of the story details, casino interiors and the oppressive atmosphere. It's definitely not my favorite, but I liked it for what it was, a side adventure.CalamityRanger wrote...
Also this. Dead Money's "perfect" ending is a work of beauty, even with being incredibly bittersweet.
What do both these games have in common? Chris Avellone as a main writer.I'll say it a million times, BW could learn a thing or two from this man.
Screens of Good bittersweet endings in games! Share your opinion please.
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#126
Posté 26 mars 2012 - 04:24
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 04:29
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Arkitekt wrote...
Ah, Freespace 2 and its supernova inducing Shivan Juggernaught; Sathanas fleet
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 04:33
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FS2 was a bigger WTF? than Mass Effect 3, but it felt right, and amazingly bittersweet.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 04:42
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The shivans are my 2nd favourite alien species, Xenomorphs are #1Arkitekt wrote...
FS2 was a bigger WTF? than Mass Effect 3, but it felt right, and amazingly bittersweet.
I was quite young when I played so it made sense to me....still those Juggernaughts would rip the reapers apart.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 04:48
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Not the real ending, but:
Ever17 was one of the best games I've ever played.I couldn't look away from the screen as I cried. poor poor Tsugumi *sob*.
Ever17 was one of the best games I've ever played.I couldn't look away from the screen as I cried. poor poor Tsugumi *sob*.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:28
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Speaking of Ever17, 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors's True Ending is... very soul crushing right up to the last puzzle. (I need to eventually finish Ever17 myself).
Loving this topic so much right now. Wonderful choices all around folks.
Loving this topic so much right now. Wonderful choices all around folks.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:36
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My favourite (alas, no screen shot as I don't have any saves left) is from the original Fallout. You save Vault 13 twice over and the Overseer refuses to let you back in.
Bitter: loss of friends, family, and home -- consigned to live in the Wasteland for the rest of your days.
Sweet: acknowledged success, eplilogue detailing how your choices affected those around you.
Bitter: loss of friends, family, and home -- consigned to live in the Wasteland for the rest of your days.
Sweet: acknowledged success, eplilogue detailing how your choices affected those around you.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:43
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sillyrobot wrote...
My favourite (alas, no screen shot as I don't have any saves left) is from the original Fallout. You save Vault 13 twice over and the Overseer refuses to let you back in.
Bitter: loss of friends, family, and home -- consigned to live in the Wasteland for the rest of your days.
Sweet: acknowledged success, eplilogue detailing how your choices affected those around you.
But NOT dying yourself because, see, if you're dead (Shepard) there's no bittersweet 'cause you're, like, dead and don't feel JACK SQUAT.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:51
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blaidfiste wrote...
*sniff*
and they are updating those games (and trying to get kickstart funds for a BG3.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:53
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Bitter: alum, walnut shells, old coffee.
Sweet: sugar, saccharine, stevia
Sweet: sugar, saccharine, stevia
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:53
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One of the possible endings from FO
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:56
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I know I'm gonna catch some flak for this as a lot of people did not think Gears 3's story was as good as it could have been. I agree. However, in terms of bittersweet endings it did very well:
http://www.youtube.c...B9Wzi3UGs#t=41s
The final cutscene from start to end is just a very good example of how balance sacrifice and victory in just such a manner that the player still walks away with a sense of satisfaction at what he's accomplished.
I wonder what ME3 would've looked like with Karen Traviss as lead.
EDIT: This ending is also a good example of a "Lots of speculation for everyone!" ending. Because based on what it shows us, a lot of Gears fans have been able to put the pieces of the puzzle about the Locust together in such a way that it does provide the closure the story needs. We were able to figure it out on our own without explicitly being told.
http://www.youtube.c...B9Wzi3UGs#t=41s
The final cutscene from start to end is just a very good example of how balance sacrifice and victory in just such a manner that the player still walks away with a sense of satisfaction at what he's accomplished.
I wonder what ME3 would've looked like with Karen Traviss as lead.
EDIT: This ending is also a good example of a "Lots of speculation for everyone!" ending. Because based on what it shows us, a lot of Gears fans have been able to put the pieces of the puzzle about the Locust together in such a way that it does provide the closure the story needs. We were able to figure it out on our own without explicitly being told.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 05:58
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Getorex wrote...
Bitter: alum, walnut shells, old coffee.
Sweet: sugar, saccharine, stevia
Add cinnamon to sweet, i looooovvvvveeee cinnamon!
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 06:22
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I know it's not a game, but it IS incredible.
Spoilers ahead, don't click if you havent watched Six Feet Under!
This will destroy you emotionally, only in the good way that the ME3 endings didn't:
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 06:27
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Free space 2's ending was a huge open hole, but it felt like victory, even if you died and know the GTVA is still pretty doomed.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 06:54
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Il Divo wrote...
Legacy of Kain: Defiance's ending takes the cake, in my opinion.
This +1
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 07:25
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Femlob wrote...
I always thought the ending to Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines was interesting. Jack packing the sarcophagus with explosives and then hanging out with the corpse as he watches LaCroix's penthouse suite get blown to smithereens might not be bittersweet unless you side with LaCroix, but it's definately entertainment of the morbid kind.
Screenshot linked because 1600x900.
Indeed.LaCroix was a power hungry git though, so I never sided with him.I tried to play as his lackey once, and couldn't complete it.Watching him blowing up himself while laughing like a maniac is more fun.
I had found it quite funny when my Malkavian gave Nines and co. the middle finger in the end and walked away like a boss.Good times.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 07:31
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xX N7 Xx wrote...
Made me cry
Surprised nobody used it.
Eh, five posts up from yours?
Rofl.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 07:35
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Y'know, I was just gonna post EXACTLY that.MarchWaltz wrote...
squee365 wrote...
This.
Edit: Of course
Also, one of the best endings in video game history PERIOD.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 07:39
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perfect ending to a franchise ever. every detail and questions explained along with closure.RyuGuitarFreak wrote...
Y'know, I was just gonna post EXACTLY that.MarchWaltz wrote...
squee365 wrote...
This.
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Posté 26 mars 2012 - 07:46
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Ha, y'k now, when you arrive in Earth and start saying goodbye to squadmates all around and then you have the Shepard really badly hurt in that long walk for the conduit I had all this MGS4 vibe. I was waiting something on the lines of MGS4 for the ending, not the complete opposite.M2S SOLID JOSH wrote...
perfect ending to a franchise ever. every detail and questions explained along with closure.RyuGuitarFreak wrote...
Y'know, I was just gonna post EXACTLY that.MarchWaltz wrote...
squee365 wrote...
This.
It was really the perfect ending. Over the top long, but understandable. And it just felt right. Snake would die very soon, little short life left for him, but no need for sacrifice/suicide. He could just ENJOY it. And Raiden being a father, the wedding (soap opera-ish lol but alright), the Ocelot fight, all the characters having very well defined closure for their roles. Damn man. What a catharsis.
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