Best game ending ever

[Mount Suribachi]

Now be careful with those spoilers people

First up I would have to say Half Life

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. Who can forget when you finally beat the game and Briefcase man appears on the train carriage travelling through space and offers you a job? You accept, walk out the door and the screen goes black...........................

Name: Gordon Freeman

Mission: Awaiting asignment

awesome............

Of course you can choose not to walk out the door and get those "unbeatable enemies". Its hilarious[/QUOTE]


Then theres good old Shogun. After fighting the seemingly endless hordes of peasant from the East you are finally ruler of Japan

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. and you get that really cool movie flying over Japan with the cool voiceover, ending with a nice little FMV clip of modern Japan with a statue of you in the middle of a busy road, neon lights etc. Very nice, and all part of the ambience that makes Shogun possibly the most atmospheric game ever[/QUOTE]


Finally, for now there is NHL 2004. As any fan of hockey will tell you, the on-ice Stanley Cup winning celebrations are unbelievable. The Stanley Cup is probably the toughest trophy to win in team sports and it shows when a team wins it. So many ice hockey games have had you play 100+ games to win the Stanley Cup and when you finally do, if you're lucky you get a 10 second shot of the players with the cup. Hell, some of them don't even have that, you get a picture of the Stanley Cup with your teams name underneath it. GAH Not so with NHL 2004

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. As the hooter blows to signal the end of the Cup winning game, you stay in the game engine which has superb graphics & animation. All your players jump over the bench, dropping their sticks, throwing their gloves into the air and head for a big team pile up centered on the goalie. Lots of shots of smiling players hugging before it cuts away to the opposition. When I won the cup with Ottowa, Paul Kariya was down on one knee, leaning on his stick with a look of utter despair on his face, I swear it looked like he was about to cry. It was awesome. Cut to more shots of your players hugging before another shot of the opposition skating dejectedly off the ice. Then your captain skates up to collect the cup. The crowd roars as he lifts the cup above his head. Finally it cuts away to your team grouping together for the traditional on-ice team photo with the cup. The flashbulbs go off and the picture freezes with that shot...........and you think that was awesome, the best celebration of winning the cup ever seen in a game.


But wait Theres more Then you get a close up of each of your players in the photo with their Goals, Assists, Points, plus/minus and Penalty minutes. One by one it goes through your team and I felt a real attatchment to my players, it felt like they were all my heroes. But then finally after 5 minutes or more, its over and its time to sign those free agents, draft those rookies and start the next season [i] cos you want to win the cup and see those celebrations again[/i] [/QUOTE]

[Leet Eriksson]

finishing Super Metroid as quickly as possible to get a picture of her without armor was a cool ending.

[Fragony]

Deus-ex. The whole area 51 level is the ending, it really made me think what was best for the world. This is one of my most memorable gaming moments ever, I actually felt sorry for JC because this was all so much bigger then him. Absolutely amazing.

[Voigtkampf]

Quote[/b] (faisal @ April 18 2004,05:55)]finishing Super Metroid as quickly as possible to get a picture of her without armor was a cool ending.
Oh, yes, those were the times And if you are not that fast, she takes only her helmet off

*voigtkampf stops, notices that everybody stare at him, looks embarrassed and runs away*

[Voigtkampf]

On the other side, I enjoyed TIE fighter endings and, sure thing, Fallout 1 & 2 endings. And not to forget, Resident Evil 1&2 as well

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of time. Seeing goo fly out of Ganon, the big party with all of the Sages, Zelda sending Link back, Navi flying off, and then the screen goes sepia tinted, 'the end' appears, and you stare at the screen for about 5 minutes, sad because the best game ever is over. Finally, you switch off the console. Magical.

[Sir Zack de Caldicot]

Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 18 2004,09:01)]Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of time. Seeing goo fly out of Ganon, the big party with all of the Sages, Zelda sending Link back, Navi flying off, and then the screen goes sepia tinted, 'the end' appears, and you stare at the screen for about 5 minutes, sad because the best game ever is over. Finally, you switch off the console. Magical.
YeaH, that was great, the party at the Ranch and everyone dancing.

[The Wizard]

Baldur's Gate. The ending was quite satisfying after such a hard fight... nevertheless it wasn't surprising.

The ending of Baldur's Gate II wasn't that impressive... a bit vague at most. The ending of Throne of Bhaal, on the other hand...

OoT's ending was cool, but imo tWW's ending was more satisfying.



~Wiz

[Mount Suribachi]

Whereas I found BGs ending a letdown. You don't even get the chance to loot Sarevoks body before you get a 10 second FMV and its all over http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

I gotta pick up ToB one day and finally complete the destiny of Lady Deburah of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart.

[RisingSun]

I liked OoT the best.

I don't think the Stanley Cup is that hard to win. Baseball has something to the tune of 162 regular season games... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif Plus the playoffs and World Series.

[makkyo]

The 1st Onimusha.... when Samonoske kills the Lord of the demons in a big bloody mess. Then the demon lord comes back to like, squeezes the life out of our hero untill he pukes blood on the gaundlet and becomes a demon himself THEN kills the demon king for good and then Nobunaga apears.... good stuff...

[Mount Suribachi]

In the World Series playoffs, do the players have to have intravenous drips to keep them hydrated? Do they play with cracked ribs, broken ankles, fractured wrists? Do they have black eyes & stitches in their face? Are they willing to throw their bodies in front of a block of solid rubber travelling at 90mph to stop a shot?

They may play more games in MLB, but they barely work up a sweat doing it.

[Efrem Da King]

Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 18 2004,09:01)]Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of time. Seeing goo fly out of Ganon, the big party with all of the Sages, Zelda sending Link back, Navi flying off, and then the screen goes sepia tinted, 'the end' appears, and you stare at the screen for about 5 minutes, sad because the best game ever is over. Finally, you switch off the console. Magical.
DICKHEAD I HAVEN'T OOT YET\




Have some decency use spoiler http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

[Leet Eriksson]

watch the language efrem... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

[frogbeastegg]

Spoiler tags= [spoil ]your spoiler here[/spoil ] but without the spaces before the final bracket, obviously.

Watch your langaue please Efrem.

[Efrem Da King]

Quote[/b] (faisal @ April 20 2004,03:28)]watch the language efrem... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-toff.gif


Don't toy with me


I have friends in high places


Just look at my fancy hat http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-toff.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-toff.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-toff.gif .

[Voigtkampf]

How could I forget? Star Wars: KotOR, one of the best endings ever. Next time I'll have to try out the Dark Side ending.

[Ser Clegane]

Quote[/b] (voigtkampf @ April 20 2004,05:56)]How could I forget? Star Wars: KotOR, one of the best endings ever. Next time I'll have to try out the Dark Side ending.
The Dark Side ending was very satisfying http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. the only gripe I had is that this annoying Carth Onasi ran away when it came down to killing off all the "good guys" in the party - WTF ... he was the guy I [i]really[/i] wanted to kill [/QUOTE]

[Voigtkampf]

You torture me, you know that? Argh…

[Ser Clegane]

well ... I have not seen the Light Side ending yet so we are on equal ground (I think I have to give it a shot soon)

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

[frogbeastegg]

I found both endings for KOTOR to be somewhat disappointing, but the dark ending was more satisfying then the light one...until you remember that Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. Your character and Bastila will fight each other, then the survivor will be killed by someone else. Even worse if you were male and did the romance - what a lovely romantic epic, two Jedi who fall in love and chop each other up into tiny pieces. [/QUOTE] The lightside ending just didn't tell you anything about what happened to the characters, heck if you played out one of the romances the significant other didn't even do anything different to in the non-romance ending. It's all very well having an open ending, but far too much was left unsaid.

[Ser Clegane]

Quote[/b] (frogbeastegg @ April 20 2004,07:09)]I found both endings for KOTOR to be somewhat disappointing, but the dark ending was more satisfying then the light one...until you remember that Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. Your character and Bastila will fight each other, then the survivor will be killed by someone else. Even worse if you were male and did the romance - what a lovely romantic epic, two Jedi who fall in love and chop each other up into tiny pieces. The lightside ending just didn't tell you anything about what happened to the characters, heck if you played out one of the romances the significant other didn't even do anything different to in the non-romance ending. It's all very well having an open ending, but far too much was left unsaid.[/QUOTE]
as a reply to your spoiler:
Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. Is it possible that there are different options? In my Dark Side game I was romancing Bastila and at the end we were both Dark Jedis and the fleet of the Republic was destroyed by Bastila's battle medidation ~:D [/QUOTE]

Edit: hm ... just noticed that my post looks a bit weird ... replying to a blank field with another blank field... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-inquisitive.gif

[frogbeastegg]

That's the ending I got, but you would assume Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. that they still have feelings for each other at that point, as the darkside has not yet had time to eat away at that. Give it a few months and they'll be consumed by ambition, trying to kill each other and rule alone as Sith Lord, but for now it seems to me that two fallen Jedi would rather enjoy sticking two fingers up at Jedi beliefs by having a relationship. [/QUOTE]

Kind of sad really.

[Voigtkampf]

Oh, the need to see what is behind those hidden spoiler holders is too great… Argh… I…must…not…be…tempted http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif


Lady frogbeastegg, we know what happens after the good ending; Bastilla gets some serious counseling, you wrote it yourself - and damn fine did you do that, I love your sense of humor

[Cebei]

What can be a better ending than the Legacy of Kain when Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. Raziel becomes the "soul" of Soul Reaver of the Kain and the once enemies become one and kill the elder god?[/QUOTE]

Actually all endings of the Soul Reaver series are amazing.

[Leet Eriksson]

Touted as the last in the series Legacy of Kain Defance ending still left ALOT of room for a sequel :p

[econ21]

I liked the Fallout 2 ending. The in-game stuff, on an oil rig, reminded me of the endings of James Bond films and I was impressed a game could pull that off. The final cinematic, telling you the fate of the areas you went to and making it clear that what you did there had impacted on them for better or for worse was strangely moving.

The uncovering of the main plot twist in Kotor, whilst not the ending of the game (and also one I had had spoiled for me) was still very nice - the revelatory sequence was a fun homage to the end of the Usual Suspects and similarly took your breath away.

[Teutonic Knight]

Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 18 2004,10:01)]Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of time. Seeing goo fly out of Ganon, the big party with all of the Sages, Zelda sending Link back, Navi flying off, and then the screen goes sepia tinted, 'the end' appears, and you stare at the screen for about 5 minutes, sad because the best game ever is over. Finally, you switch off the console. Magical.
Amen, that was coolest kill I've ever seen.. it was beautiful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Quote[/b] (Teutonic Knight @ April 22 2004,14:01)]
Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 18 2004,10:01)]Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of time. Seeing goo fly out of Ganon, the big party with all of the Sages, Zelda sending Link back, Navi flying off, and then the screen goes sepia tinted, 'the end' appears, and you stare at the screen for about 5 minutes, sad because the best game ever is over. Finally, you switch off the console. Magical.
Amen, that was coolest kill I've ever seen.. it was beautiful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I loved the different camera angles. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Mount Suribachi]

Quote[/b] (Simon Appleton @ April 22 2004,12:30)]The uncovering of the main plot twist in Kotor, whilst not the ending of the game (and also one I had had spoiled for me) was still very nice - the revelatory sequence was a fun homage to the end of the Usual Suspects and similarly took your breath away.
Agreed, it was excellent and took my breath away.

They say its possible the force can wipe a mans memory

Hehe, very Kaiser Soze http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Voigtkampf]

Yes, indeed, that was much better than the ending Generally, the KotOR plot was very good and refreshing; and, I must admit, somewhat surprisingly to me.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

That was the best storyline moment of any game, ever I honestly didn't see it coming I was screaming at the screen Fantstic.

[Teutonic Knight]

I just got TOOT again for the Gamecube and I'm in the process of beating it again, needless to say I'm looking foreward to the ending http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

[MalibuMan]

Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 23 2004,10:37)]That was the best storyline moment of any game, ever I honestly didn't see it coming I was screaming at the screen Fantstic.
If you liked KoTOR you'll love the BG series.

To answer someone's point earlier about BG2's disappointing ending - I agree, but to make the cheesy and obvious comparision, BG2 is The Empire Strikes Back of the trilogy.

[econ21]

Quote[/b] (MalibuMan @ April 30 2004,04:08)]To answer someone's point earlier about BG2's disappointing ending - I agree, but to make the cheesy and obvious comparision, BG2 is The Empire Strikes Back of the trilogy.
I agree, although like the Empire Strikes Back, BG2 has more character and depth than the other parts of its series.

[hrvojej]

Throne of Bhaal and Torment for me. Even though it's just about text, I guess I like saying goodbye to the characters after epic adventures. The epilogue texts for BG2 were cool and appropriate, since in that game the characters were really god-like, and after so long it was nice to know how everybody ended up. And while there was less time to grow attached to the characters in Torment, the What can change the nature of a man ending was absolutely superb.

[TheSilverKnight]

Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 22 2004,14:27)]
Quote[/b] (Teutonic Knight @ April 22 2004,14:01)]
Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ April 18 2004,10:01)]Legend of Zelda; Ocarina of time. Seeing goo fly out of Ganon, the big party with all of the Sages, Zelda sending Link back, Navi flying off, and then the screen goes sepia tinted, 'the end' appears, and you stare at the screen for about 5 minutes, sad because the best game ever is over. Finally, you switch off the console. Magical.
Amen, that was coolest kill I've ever seen.. it was beautiful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I loved the different camera angles. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
BKS, are you like obsessed with Zelda? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Don't worry, I have it too on Nintendo 64, but i haven't beaten the game yet. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-furious3.gif

[dessa14]

Arcanum has a good but unsatisfying end.

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. it has a whole lot of still images and voice over telling you what happened in the future to all the major quests you did in the game.[/QUOTE]

thanks, dessa

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

Diablo II

[dessa14]

who here has played old zelda on Snes?
it is better then 64 one
64 games were dodge.
thanks, dessa