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Games that keep going, despite what seemed to be the end.
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OmegaDragon
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Tales of Symphonia just wouldn't end. How many times did you have the fight the final boss, three times?
I'm amazed nobody mentioned A Link to the Past yet. Maybe I was oblivious as a kid, but I remember thinking I finally rescued Zelda from the clutches of the evil Agahnim, only to be sucked into a different realm, where another five (?) dungeons awaited me. I was mesmerized at the time. Had no idea a game could last that long.
Crysis for the PC is the best example I've ever played. Had the game ended when the climax took place, I think a lot of people would have had a much better opinion of the game.
Myself, I was able to wipe the last 3 or so levels from my brain and judge the game as though they don't exist.
The anti-climax levels were beyond moronic and completely detached from the rest of the game.
Myself, I was able to wipe the last 3 or so levels from my brain and judge the game as though they don't exist.
The anti-climax levels were beyond moronic and completely detached from the rest of the game.
What about Final Fantasy.
You start out rescue the Princess from Garland, cross a bridge and get what looks like an ending, then bam, its nowhere close.
Also, to who said Zelda 1, no. The 2nd quest is just like Lunar 2's bonus mode at the end, you don't get it until you beat the game (or name Link Zelda).
You start out rescue the Princess from Garland, cross a bridge and get what looks like an ending, then bam, its nowhere close.
Also, to who said Zelda 1, no. The 2nd quest is just like Lunar 2's bonus mode at the end, you don't get it until you beat the game (or name Link Zelda).
Crab Milk Mickey
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Dragon Quest VIII.
It kept going and going and going and going...
It kept going and going and going and going...
Conrad Link
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I don't get the RE4 picks, there's no way that boss fight was the last boss. :/
Pokemon Gold/Silver is the correct answer, as someone who lived and breathed the R/B/Y games I was overjoyed once finishing the full game of Gold that OMG I get to go back to the old world now and see how things have changed in that time - I simply LOVE direct continuity in my games and this was like getting 2 games in one.
Man that game ruled. <3
Pokemon Gold/Silver is the correct answer, as someone who lived and breathed the R/B/Y games I was overjoyed once finishing the full game of Gold that OMG I get to go back to the old world now and see how things have changed in that time - I simply LOVE direct continuity in my games and this was like getting 2 games in one.
Man that game ruled. <3
1-D_FTW said:
WHAT!??!?!?!?!
I guess you mean Far Cry, and yes, it should have ended much sooner.
As for my input, er.... well it's been taken, but Half Life seemed to climax, then we reached Xen, yikes, and Zelda:Lttp was awesome in the complete anti-climax before you reached the alternate world, "Ow you beat me, well, not really, take THIS" *Zap*
MicVlaD said:
Yeah I'm still in the middle of it right now and I thought I'd reached the end for a few times now. It keeps going... but in a good way! I keep visiting new areas, encountering new enemies and it's still interesting for me. It helps that I'm a big fan of the overworld and the game in general. 60 hours in right now, no clear sign of the end. And I don't end. Actually I'm putting it in my top PS2 experiences as of now.
chesspieceface
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Okami (or course)
Yggdra Union. Really thought the game was over when I really was only halfway through.
Donkey Kong Country, with the fake credits where every developper name is Kong or something. But there was only 5 minutes left after that so that doesn't really count. Was is the first case of fake credits in a game?
Yggdra Union. Really thought the game was over when I really was only halfway through.
Donkey Kong Country, with the fake credits where every developper name is Kong or something. But there was only 5 minutes left after that so that doesn't really count. Was is the first case of fake credits in a game?
Lord Error
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Psychonauts comes to mind. I liked the game all the way up to it's ending, and then it started throwing one crappy sequence after another at me, every time making me think it's supposed to finally end.
IcebergSlim3000
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Disgaea.
You will never fully complete this game
You will never fully complete this game
â Narayan
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Bioshock, definitely.
Without a doubt.Prvt.Pegleg said:
Conrad Link
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jman2050 said:Pisses me off that Game Freak never pulled this again. I mean yeah, there are characters and nods from previous regions (seeing Jasmine in Sunyshore City out of nowhere was nice), but man, G/S spoiled me. I wanna see Johto and Hoenn in the future!
Yeah, Gold and Silver really felt special, I know they took forever to develop the game and it showed with the amount of stuff they got in there. So amazing.
Seeing stuff like Gary/Blue had now become a Gym leader etc was soooo cool, and that last challenger.... when I got to him I was just like oh my gawd this is BEYOND AWESOME.
One of the best surprises at the end of a game - ever.
Liabe Brave
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fistfulofmetal said:
Snake Eater does drag on and on, but in a totally good way. It begins with Volgin and the chase following, where it feels like you're breaking into an all-out sprint toward the finish line. . .
. . .but it turns out the finish line is miles away. So now you're adrenalized, pushing for the end, but you know there are unresolved story lines and you're wary of how they're going to crop up. And then the sprint breaks and you get saddled with a wounded person and you're even slower, and all the plot starts catching up to you.
It's great, in that the player is pushed to feel like the character they're playing: hunted, desperate, and late to reach the escape.