Top 10 Surprise Endings in Video Games
07. Back to the Future (Telltale, 2011)
Usually when a game is made from a movie it sucks. Not sure why that is, but it is. That is not written in stone though - sometimes the folks behind a game made from a movie will surprise you, and that was the case with the video game treatment for the hit flick Back to the Future.
Anyone who saw the movies will have certain expectations for the game obviously - and hey, they would never dare alter the story in any significant way, right? Right? Well, actually... Eschewing the happy ending and simple lead-in to the sequel that featured in the film, the video game instead offers a conflict of its own making...
While the film largely focused upon the positive changes in Marty's life, in the game we get a different point of view entirely.
Not only does the primary bad guy get a re-write, as does Doc's ultimate 'future-present' and then things really go off the rail!As Marty and Doc have achieved the basic resolution of the story, first one, then two, and finally three versions of Marty appear in different time cars, the first two seeking Doc's help, while the third just wants some payback against the other two!
The questions of paradox, space-time continuum strings, and nicely illustrating the setup for the sequel are all pushed aside as a rather amusing scenario plays out in which what is probably the best line from the whole game gets stolen by Doc: 'Do we turn into assholes or something?'
To put in perspective for you just how significant the changes were and how the game deviates from the original story, watch the video above from the first movie - personally I think that the way that they did it in the game was far slicker and more satisfying than the movie, but that's me.
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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.
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I only remember the ending of The Walking Dead. This was one of the best stories period. The ending was amazing, and amazingly sad.