Some games have straightforward endings, while others have cruel plot twists that change everything.
Many video games tend to have fairly straightforward plots, with the real drama coming in during the gameplay. There is a set beginning, middle, and end that are all connected and all tell a coherent story. Some games, though, take a different direction. These games include plot twists, with some being cruel and completely unexpected.
These plot twists will often change the entire context of the game players have been working through. Players will find themselves shocked by how these games end, which can either make them more fun to play or it can make them more confusing. 10 Bioshock Infinite
The overarching villain in Bioshock Infinite is The Founders, and the leader of the group is none other than Zachary Hale Comstock. The ending of this game is confusing, with Booker becoming Comstock through a baptism in one reality while he retains the name Booker in another. For Comstock to die, Booker must die, and so he drowns at the hands of Elizabeth, the very NPC players will spend the game trying to save.
Bioshock Infinite had a cruel twist that divided players as it changed the context of the game’s storyline, and made players say goodbye to their protagonist in a seemingly ill-fated way. 9 The Last Of Us
In The Last of Us, players control a hardened post-apocalypse survivor, Joel, as he smuggles a girl who is immune to the virus that has ravished the world, Ellie. They must fight their way to find the mysterious base of the rebel group the Fireflies, who want to harness Ellie’s immunity to create a cure to save the world. When they arrive at St. Mary’s Hospital, the twist in the ending occurs: to cure the virus, Ellie must die. Joel saves her, but to make matters worse, he lies about what happened to Ellie.
The Last of Us is an iconic game with an iconic ending, where Joel has effectively doomed any chance of humanity returning to what it was before the outbreak. Consequences emerge in the sequel, The Last of Us Part 2, much to the divide of fans. 8 Heavy Rain
The ending in Heavy Rain is one of the most divisive in gaming history.
