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They are like the ninja turtles. haha!
The game works best if you pretend the four of them are just the Ninja Turtles reincarnated.
crimzonflame
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FF8
MilkyJoe
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I'm not sure if I still have it...
Impetuous Imp
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I've watched a few streamers/youtubers who seem to have this impression of Nier: Automata.
I hate to keep repeating what everyone else has said, but in terms of the "Latest game that got redeemed at the end," I too have to give it to FFXV.
Honestly, I didn't really feel like the game pissed me off too much (although that one chapter did get me close to a rage quit), but that ending was nicely done and gave us something that I don't think I've seen in a while in a FF game (or at least in the ones I've played). Other than that, if a game has been good, the ending didn't disappoint, and if a game sucked, then it would go without saying that the ending wasn't going to stop the disappointment.
Honestly, I didn't really feel like the game pissed me off too much (although that one chapter did get me close to a rage quit), but that ending was nicely done and gave us something that I don't think I've seen in a while in a FF game (or at least in the ones I've played). Other than that, if a game has been good, the ending didn't disappoint, and if a game sucked, then it would go without saying that the ending wasn't going to stop the disappointment.
People already said Drakengard 3 (and 1 to the same extent) since it's an ending that no one that played it will ever forget.
I think The Witch and the Hundred Knight fits this well enough.
The game is kinda a diablo game with some action mechanics. There are many issues such as levels are too long, there's tons of systems that annoy the player and the difficulty balance is all over the place. Most enemies were too easy, some could one hit kill you if you were weak, but a few bosses showed the battle system had potential to be challenging and fun.
Once you get to the ending, however, you will probably get the good ending and be pissed. The game has a dark story from the beginning, but once you go beyond the good ending there's a lot of scenes that make the story much more memorable than it had any right to be.
Insanely stupid is correct. I couldn't stop laughing at the plot twist.
Though I still think the game is good and was set back for a number of reasons. The core gameplay was great.
I think The Witch and the Hundred Knight fits this well enough.
The game is kinda a diablo game with some action mechanics. There are many issues such as levels are too long, there's tons of systems that annoy the player and the difficulty balance is all over the place. Most enemies were too easy, some could one hit kill you if you were weak, but a few bosses showed the battle system had potential to be challenging and fun.
Once you get to the ending, however, you will probably get the good ending and be pissed. The game has a dark story from the beginning, but once you go beyond the good ending there's a lot of scenes that make the story much more memorable than it had any right to be.
Insanely stupid is correct. I couldn't stop laughing at the plot twist.
Though I still think the game is good and was set back for a number of reasons. The core gameplay was great.
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Ducktales Remastered.
It was a mediocre game from start to finish....then the credits hit and that music played. The game redeemed itself right there and then.
It was a mediocre game from start to finish....then the credits hit and that music played. The game redeemed itself right there and then.
LordOfChaos
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Bioshock Infinites ending did it for me, while the mid game got a bit draggy.
Trails of Cold Steel is a pretty boring and bland follow up to Trails in the Sky (ignoring the games we aren't allowed to play) but the last hour introduces a genre change that made it the most interesting game in the series for me... until Cold Steel 2 came out and was even worse.
brickarts295
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Even thought AC Revelations is not well received by me and most on this site. I can't help but admit that I really liked the ending of both Altair's storyline and Ezio retiring as master assassin and talking to Desmond.
Bioshock Infinite is a good one. Has some good moments here and there but that ending is what makes that game for me so unforgettable.
I guess add me in the FFXV boat, that ending was too good, SPECIALLY the after credits ending T_T
Bioshock Infinite is a good one. Has some good moments here and there but that ending is what makes that game for me so unforgettable.
I guess add me in the FFXV boat, that ending was too good, SPECIALLY the after credits ending T_T
Sword Of Doom
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That's what I hear but I found it boring and way too familiar (Limbo) and didn't get that far. It's short enough that I might give it another try
I'm trying to think of an example and I can't come up with one. I guess I usually stop playing games I don't like
AdmiralMikey
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Which is exactly why I colored each of my party's chocobos after their associated Ninja Turtles. Gladio got red, Prompto got orange, Ignis got purple and by process of elimination and I guess status as the leader, Noctis got blue.
Anywho, I think "redeemed" is too strong of a term, but my favorite part of Zelda: Skyward Sword was definitely the ending. The emotional pull of that ending and the way it sets the rest of the series going forward in motion was a pretty masterful end to a difficult slog of a game.
TheUntamedLegend
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Not that MGS2 needed redeeming, but the ending is what gives all the context that makes it unforgettable.
Cold Steel 1 and 2 both kind of fumble fuck around a lot of the time than suddenly they pull like six different crazy twists and reveals in the last few hours out of their ass.
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breaking free of stockholm syndrome.
dreamlongdead
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My answer is slightly controversial, but I definitely have to say FFVI.
It's not a game that really needed to be "redeemed" per se, but World of Ruin is kind of a slog. That final scene and subsequent battle with Kefka is just insanely epic and really makes some of the less enjoyable parts of FFVI worth it.
The game itself is not paced as well as Chrono Trigger or FFVII, but it has some incredible highs.
It's not a game that really needed to be "redeemed" per se, but World of Ruin is kind of a slog. That final scene and subsequent battle with Kefka is just insanely epic and really makes some of the less enjoyable parts of FFVI worth it.
The game itself is not paced as well as Chrono Trigger or FFVII, but it has some incredible highs.
AcademicSaucer
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Tactis Ogre: The Knight of Lodis , when you find out who the protagonist is in Let Us Cling Together
LordKasual
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To me, XV wasn't the type of game that even required 4 seperate arcs of "development" in order for the cast to be enjoyable. The biggest success in XV's writing IMO was the ability to have all of the characters feel like actual people with history, without needing 20 flashbacks throughout the story to tie it together.
Playing XV was a bit like gaining a new circle of friends, who already have a deep and established friendship and just observing how they interact with eachother. You don't really need to pull them all side one by one and ask their histories with one another to understand them as people.
Airola
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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Well, the game itself was good too even though the escape sections kinda wore themselves out at some point. But whatever faults I could find from the game were redeemed by that ending.
I don't usually care for story stuff in games and think most of them are usually unnecessary things in games, but this one was something else. It wasn't just a story being told but it was more than that. I felt this shit in the core of my soul. I might not be able to tell in words what everything meant but I could feel the meaning in my soul. That's how stories turn into art instead of being merely entertainment.
I think it's still one of the only "stories" in games I really like.
Well, the game itself was good too even though the escape sections kinda wore themselves out at some point. But whatever faults I could find from the game were redeemed by that ending.
I don't usually care for story stuff in games and think most of them are usually unnecessary things in games, but this one was something else. It wasn't just a story being told but it was more than that. I felt this shit in the core of my soul. I might not be able to tell in words what everything meant but I could feel the meaning in my soul. That's how stories turn into art instead of being merely entertainment.
I think it's still one of the only "stories" in games I really like.
I agree with all the FFXV mentions, and while I thought it was a pretty good game overall, it is super sloppy with its narrative.
Luckily, the last chapter not only knocks it out of the park with the gameplay and setpieces, but the game absolutely nails it's ending.
Agree with the above poster on Shattered Memories as well. It's one of my favorite twist endings ever and the way the game ties it all together is masterful.
Luckily, the last chapter not only knocks it out of the park with the gameplay and setpieces, but the game absolutely nails it's ending.
Well, the post credits scene with Noctis and Luna on the throne was kinda meh, the game really should have just ended proper after that campfire scene, which was incredibly well done.
Agree with the above poster on Shattered Memories as well. It's one of my favorite twist endings ever and the way the game ties it all together is masterful.
Shivershorts
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Gotta agree with this. Despite its praise, I didn't really like the game. That ending sure pulled me in though, voice acting had a lot of heart.
Crazy Diamond
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Danganronpa 2. The final chapters were a wild ride, and really did a lot for my experience with the game. Loved the first from the start, but hated DR2 pretty much up until the fourth chapter when the Komaeda antics went into overdrive.
Bloodporne
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Hotline Miami 2 BUT only story wise, the game was killer all the way through.
I actually found this to be one of the most haunting game stories and I usually don't even pay attention to that aspect of most games honestly. Despite it's absurdity and silliness, the way the soundtrack comes together and the ultimate massive doom of everything felt really 'heavy' at that moment.
I actually found this to be one of the most haunting game stories and I usually don't even pay attention to that aspect of most games honestly. Despite it's absurdity and silliness, the way the soundtrack comes together and the ultimate massive doom of everything felt really 'heavy' at that moment.
What I came here to say. By the time I played Revelations the AC formula had definitely started to wear thin on me, and it also didn't help that the game felt heavily cluttered by a convoluted story and new, mostly unnecessary gameplay systems. But the ending...man, that was really something special at the time. Seeing Ezio address Altair and Desmond, and that little monologue he has where he talks about the realization that, for all his great accomplishments and deeds, the sum total of his life is essentially just a stepping stone in someone else's (Desmond's) story...there was something really sobering and poignant about that, I thought. Completely redeemed the game for me.
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Iva Demilcol
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To be honest this had the opposite effect on me: The murder mystery adventure fell to the ground at the moment you are forced to pick a culprit.
As for a game that was okay but got better because of its ending that would be Contact on NDS. The combat mechanics are kind of flat, and yet the game has a particular charm that Earthbound fans may appreciate. And then the ending happens and it makes you question yourself about the reason why you play videogames.
No, I feel that people put too much weight on endings in games, movies/TV too actually. Game that is a chore to play for tens of hours won't turn great just because the last hour is excellent. It's still a bad game but just with a good payoff.
Also if turned around, game is a blast for the most part. Then the conclusion of the story is unsatisfying, it's still a good game.
Also if turned around, game is a blast for the most part. Then the conclusion of the story is unsatisfying, it's still a good game.
one and done, that ending hit you like a truck and u never see it coming.
Bioshock Infinite
The game is largely meh with boring, bullet sponge, enemies, limited weapons on top of a two weapon limit, and linear areas, but the ending is cuuuhhrraazzzyy enough that it left a good feeling in people's minds.
I remember being hyped up by the ending, then after that honeymoon period ended, I remembered what a slog the game actually was.
The game is largely meh with boring, bullet sponge, enemies, limited weapons on top of a two weapon limit, and linear areas, but the ending is cuuuhhrraazzzyy enough that it left a good feeling in people's minds.
I remember being hyped up by the ending, then after that honeymoon period ended, I remembered what a slog the game actually was.
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Best example. I would've completely forgotten the game if not for the ending.
While I liked Infinite as a game too, the ending was indeed something else. Goddamn.
theofficefan99
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I will never, ever understand the undeserved praise FFXV gets for its ending. It's entirely reliant on its characters when they have nonexistent development and the "journey", aka meaningless fetch quests and a 10-minute train ride, was lame as fuck. It's pretty much the same issue here as with Type-0.
Aside from that,
what a joke.
On topic, I can't say I've played a game that I didn't like and then liked after I beat it.\
EDIT: scratch that, forgot Bioshock Infinite. The game started off with a bang, then was pretty much "meh" the whole way through, but I was pretty impressed with the ending.
Aside from that,
the rest of the ending is afterlife fanfiction mumbo-jumbo. Absolute shit writing. And that wedding scene...
On topic, I can't say I've played a game that I didn't like and then liked after I beat it.\
EDIT: scratch that, forgot Bioshock Infinite. The game started off with a bang, then was pretty much "meh" the whole way through, but I was pretty impressed with the ending.
Just finished Hotline Miami 2 after picking it up on sale. While I was getting a bit bored of being shot from off-screen and thought it was perhaps outstaying its welcome compared to the first game, the final hour and story conclusion is fantastic. You're given enough pieces to finally put it all together in your head, and the trippy end level rounds the series off and gives the demise of an earlier set of characters a new perspective. I'm still thinking about it the following day.
Decent choice given nobody would have probably remembered Conduit 2 existed if it weren't for the ending.
Probably the same goes for Spec Ops: The Line.
Octavianus
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I can't think of any. The ending doesn't matter if I didn't enjoy the journey.
ResidentDante
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This! It has to be more to a game than just a good ending.
SeriuzBiznus
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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I found the core gameplay mechanic to be tedious/gimmicky right up until the ending when it all fell into place.