Top 10 Surprise Endings in Video Games
08. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar, 2002)
When Vice City started out the vibe that it delivered was totally Crockett and Tubbs - that is who Tommy and Lance were - yeah. The dynamic duo in pastel colors.
You just knew that they were brothers from another mother. Tighter than tighty-whities. We cannot stress this enough, they had a relationship that was two-parts bromance, one-part respect.
They battled drug lords, they battled cops, they triumphed over pimps, and eventually they were to face off against the Mafia itself.
And you knew that when that moment came, nothing could stand against Tommy and Lance and win.Then the mob showed up - Tommy had the plan - it was all unfolding like he said - and then that knife appeared in his back as Lance betrayed him.
'Sorry Tommy. This is Vice City. This is business,' Lance explained.
'You sold us out...' Tommy realizes.
'No,' Lance replies. 'I sold YOU out, Tommy. I sold YOU out.'
That bastard! How could he do that?! But he did do that and any gamer who says that they saw it coming is probably lying or deluded.
What followed was an epic battle of protecting the real money in the safe while exacting revenge on the mob soldiers and the capo who set you up more than once!
Taking out Lance caused a mixture of feelings - after all you had only just found out he had betrayed you so you had to struggle with lingering feelings of attachment and outrage. But killing that loser mobster? Oh that was pure pleasure.
While the betrayal by Lance certainly qualifies as a surprise ending, consider this: the game was created intentionally with all sorts of references to the movie Scarface - so most players were expecting it to end that way, with the death of Tommy at the end.
So when it doesn't, you get a double surprise ending! Lance's betrayal, and Tommy surviving! Now that is quality entertainment!
A shout for Jade Empire!
Really? No Silent Hill? I'm surprised. (Really lame joke)
how about the ending of The last of Us. talk about a great story
Bioshock's ending was pathetic... Portal 2 wasn't much of a surprise too...
Mass Effect 3 Should have been number one.
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Thanks for sharing mates, those are all good games.
Castlevania lords of shadow! 2 twists in one ending! One of the best right there.
What about Mafia 2? that was great...
No Silent Hill 2, or Deadly Premonition. :(
Dude... I think u forgot God of War 3 ,... who would have thought kratos would stab himself with the blade of olympus and athena becoming so ungenerous at the end bro? this really makes me mad
It is not that there was no praise for Braid mate, it is that we are limited to 10 choices and we made our ten. You are more than welcome to make your ten and post them here - in fact we encourage that!
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Yep having Clem have to make that horrible choice was pretty gut-wrenching. But it sort of was written on the wall, right?
No praise for Braid?
One of the best ending in a game ever.
The girls name in the walking dead one was Clementine
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I have no objections about number one. Did not see that coming.
Mafia 1 ending is greaat but its to sad at the end i don't want to end that early.......
Silent Hill 2's ending was insane.
Who's the girl
I only remember the ending of The Walking Dead. This was one of the best stories period. The ending was amazing, and amazingly sad.