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[ilium]

Hahaha that's awesome!

 

[The Lone Courier]

Haha alright that was cool.

 

[Leafhopper]

That's actually really damn clever.

 

[dreamfall]

Baha, that is utterly brilliant.

Might be how long they actually wanted the narrative to be!

 

[DorkyMohr]

As far as alternate endings go that's pretty good. Seems like a more than a few games have had their main conflict hinge on "a simple misunderstanding" and just force you to deal with it the hard way. Nice to see that trope acknowledged and allow you to subvert it in a cheeky way.

 

[TerryLee81]

How did they find out? Did Ubi tell them?

 

[SapientWolf]

Pretty nifty

but quite the shame that the internet being what it is (why would an official game outlet drop this before the game even comes out?) that this is brought to light before the game is even released

The whole sequence stands on its own, so the experience is the same, minus a 15 minute wait.

 

[Dot-N-Run]

I feel like this was done in an old 8 or 16 bit RPG as well...

Like you had a dialogue option near the beginning, something to the effect of 'Do you accept this quest?' and if you said 'No' the game just ended.

Maybe I'm wrong...

I know you can do this in the first Golden Sun game for the GBA, but beyond that I can't think of anything.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

It also reminds me of the Shadow Complex alternate ending, where you can just run back a few screens to your truck and drive away instead of infiltrating the base.

 

[Daffy Duck]

Hahahaha this is amazing.

 

[abracadaver]

How did they find out? Did Ubi tell them?

Someone probably just left the game running while eating or taking a shit and discovered this when coming back

 

[Sini]

Pretty nifty

but quite the shame that the internet being what it is (why would an official game outlet drop this before the game even comes out?) that this is brought to light before the game is even released

Yeah, I don't get why did outlet like Gamespot reveal it, why didn't they let some player accidentally find it?

 

[JumpJeff84]

It also reminds me of the Shadow Complex alternate ending, where you can just run back a few screens to your truck and drive away instead of infiltrating the base.

Wasn't aware of that. Awesome.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

I like how it only works because no gamer is patient enough to wait 12 minutes.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

somehow during that sequence

I thought

Spoiler

teh guy in the suit, don't know his name would break in, and pour the ashes all over his face, and tell him to suck it up or something like that

this is cool too

 

[BokehKing]

Is that the real ending?
Or just like an alternate reality

 

[BronsonLee]

It also reminds me of the Shadow Complex alternate ending, where you can just run back a few screens to your truck and drive away instead of infiltrating the base.

I LOVED that shit

 

[catmincer]

That was really cool!

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Oh man. I just realized. The song they used to market the game in the trailers was "Should I Stay or Should I Go." That's clever.

 

[Leafhopper]

Someone probably just left the game running while eating or taking a shit and discovered this when coming back

Would have been damn funny if it was while they were eating.

 

[Krusenstern]

I admit, this is pretty good.

 

[nrvalleytime]

I LOVED that shit

Someone probably just left the game running while eating or taking a shit and discovered this when coming back

Welp. That's GAF for you.

 

[Kalor]

That's a nice little easter egg as it's something that few people would think to do. It is a shame that there is already a video about it before it is even out, it would of been a nice surprise to see people find it next week.

 

[adelante]

LMAO reminds me of that fake COD:MW2 video that shows you how to complete the game in less than 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpxPcRfG-U

 

[Hot Coldman]

I feel like this was done in an old 8 or 16 bit RPG as well...

Like you had a dialogue option near the beginning, something to the effect of 'Do you accept this quest?' and if you said 'No' the game just ended.

Maybe I'm wrong...

Super Paper Mario did it.

 

[DylanTackoor]

Should I stay or should I go?

 

[aravuus]

That was amazing

 

[Korigama]

That's...actually rather fascinating.

 

[JumpJeff84]

Is that the real ending?
Or just like an alternate reality

I imagine it's alternate. I doubt in the 'real' ending you're on good terms with whatshisname; I imagine you end up killing a lot of his men and causing a bunch of shit.

The brilliant part about this ending is that you've given him no reason to hate you. It's perfect.

 

[Tecl0n]

should i stay or should i go is quite fitting.

 

[Xamtheking]

It's amazing how little work must have put into this(the easter egg, not the game) and how interesting a result was produced

 

[Majmun]

Lol, I'm going to try this

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Love it and how it highlights the silliness of videogame logic.

 

[Raptor]

It also reminds me of the Shadow Complex alternate ending, where you can just run back a few screens to your truck and drive away instead of infiltrating the base.

What the fuck!!

 

[Xamtheking]

It also reminds me of the Shadow Complex alternate ending, where you can just run back a few screens to your truck and drive away instead of infiltrating the base.

Spoilers much?

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

This is pretty fucking cool haha

 

[Altairre]

I like how it only works because no gamer is patient enough to wait 12 minutes.

Yeah and that's kind of why I like it so much. Very cool.

 

[spekkeh]

Oh man. I just realized. The song they used to market the game in the trailers was "Should I Stay or Should I Go." That's clever.

 

[Jashobeam]

whelp no one will ever bother to actually do that now after seeing the video unless it unlocked a trophy or an achievement or something.

 

[JumpJeff84]

Yeah and that's kind of why I like it so much. Very cool.

I love it because to get the 'secret' ending you actually just have to obey what the character tells you to do. He says 'Hey wait here a few minutes and eat some food' and if you just do as you're told he comes back and boom, secret ending.

The 'real' game is only triggered when you decide to escape. It's brilliant.

 

[Drencrom]

Wouldn't be surprise if this ending is better than the 'real' one haha

Anyway, that was really cool. More games should have stuff like this that only the video game medium can do.

 

[Omega]

Spoilers much?

the game is like 6 years old lol

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

damn, those loading times.

Amazing ending , I would have waited actually, that's the type of crap I do in rpgs when I roleplay.

 

[JumpJeff84]

Wouldn't be surprise if this ending is better than the 'real' one haha

Anyway, that was really cool. More games should have stuff like this that only the video game medium can do.

EXACTLY! Play to the strengths of the medium and stop trying to imitate movies.

 

[Zeth]

Brilliant bit of self-awareness which I still expect to be somewhat lacking in other aspects of the game, heh.

 

[Beaulieu]

Pretty nifty

but quite the shame that the internet being what it is (why would an official game outlet drop this before the game even comes out?) that this is brought to light before the game is even released

yeah... gamespot desperate for clicks
shitty thing to spoil

 

[JumpJeff84]

the game is like 6 years old lol

BUT HE SPOILED THE FACT THAT I DROVE UP IN A TRUCK AND THAT THERE'S A COMPLEX IN THE GAME CALLED SHADOW COMPLEX

 

[lewisgone]

This is a really, really cool easter egg.

 

[Stitch]

Reminds me of the "Choose Their Fate" feature on the Final Destination 3 DVD. If you don't go on the roller coaster the film will skip to the credits immediately.

 

[inm8num2]

Hilarious and awesome.