SaysWho? Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I want to make a thread where we can talk about our favorite twists in gaming without spoiling other games. So there will be a lot of spoiler tags. When I think of things that stunned me, I think of most Metal Gear Solid games. MGS1 I played after 2, and yet: Spoiler Suffice to say, I remembered very little about 2 besides the Patriots having played 1 around 12 years after I played 2, so Miller, Liquid, etc. were not anything I had much recollection over. So this scene happened and I was like, "tf?" And yet the foreshadowing was great. At one point, Miller contradicts himself in a random codec convo, and during the Liquid boss fight, you cannot reach Miller. MGS2: Spoiler The entire AI thing was hilarious: Then creepy. "We're still here," sent me shivers, man: MGS3: Spoiler The triple-cross. Ocelot was ADAM. I really wasn't expecting Ocelot to have this big a role in the overarching story early on, and honestly, I was surprised that I could be so surprised by a prequel. MGSV: Spoiler I really wanted to believe Huey didn't do anything. I wanted to believe it was all a misunderstanding. Then you find out Huey really is a horrible human being. I had to play 1 and 2 after that just to associate that voice with Hal and wipe away Huey's stench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 BioShock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Spoiler Towards the end of game, when it is revealed that your player character is Darth Revan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Assassin's Creed II Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Wolfenstein 2 Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I'm not sure about a plot "twist", I mean I guess, but generally SOMA. One of the few games I ever found the story to be truly compelling and affecting in and that ending really stuck with me for several days mood-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Just now, Bloodporne said: I'm not sure about a plot "twist", I mean I guess, but generally SOMA. One of the few games I ever found the story to be truly compelling and affecting in and that ending really stuck with me for several days mood-wise. I wasn't really fond of the "gameplay" perspective of this game, but same. The ending is rough. [/spoilers] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I haven't really played many games with plot twists I remember or I didn't consider them twisty enough to be a plot twist. Spoiler RDR2 Spoiler Arthur Morgan getting TB was really unexpected, not sure if that is a twist tho. I guess Dragon's Dogma has some twists too. I didn't really like them tho. Seemed like a bunch of bullshit that just kinda ruined the ending for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bacon said: I haven't really played many games with plot twists I remember or I didn't consider them twisty enough to be a plot twist. Hide contents RDR2 Hide contents Arthur Morgan getting TB was really unexpected, not sure if that is a twist tho. Spoiler It's not a plot twist in the sense of upending everything you thought about the game, though they did hint at it after he was coughed on or whatever by that one guy he beat down form money. I remember @Kal-El814 deduced from his symptoms that he probably had TB, which was deadly at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, Nokt said: I wasn't really fond of the "gameplay" perspective of this game, but same. The ending is rough. Hide contents [/spoilers] The first, and only, game thus far where I felt that the whole first person video game format of it sold the impact of the story to me much more than anything else could've. It was really well done and the naivety of your character's voice work etc. was brilliant. And yeah, the gladly very few enemy encounters are dog shit. The rest I enjoyed as in the simple puzzles and rotate thing xyz to fit into bla bla. Light adventuring I guess. Remember the scene where you X-Ray yourself? That shit made me uncomfortable and horrified for the entire day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 You were supposed to spoiler mark MGS V but you instead put it in a quote box. @SaysWho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Definitely "Would you Kindly" It's not my favorite, but I just finished Ruiner which tries to be mind fuckey for the none of you who have played it The game takes place in a cyperpunk distopia. In the beginning of the game you've been hacked to "kill the boss of heaven" and the main plotline is that your brother has been kidnapped and that's why you have to do all this dirty work to get him back. Turns out Boss is the CEO of Heaven, a total evil corporation of course, and your character is nothing more than a clone of Boss to be used for spare parts, evidenced by when Boss loses his left arm, he just takes yours. Since you're a 100% clone of Boss there is one problem for him, you will pass all of his biometric security measures, so Boss uses a hacker "Her" to force you to kill all of his rivals. Your brother doesn't actually exist, it's a "would you kindly" program that will make you violently murder anyone you think is stopping you. So Her ends up using you to kill Boss while making Boss think you're working to take out people who want to kill him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I'm gonna dig deep here, and i'm not even real sure if it qualifies as a "twist" per se, but it was back in Chrono Cross when... Spoiler You get to the end of time and realise all the machines planted everywhere were placed by the people in future to influence the choices that people make to ensure that "their" future happens. That was just part of it though. The entire third act of that game was a mind fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Portal the cake WAS a lie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Just now, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Portal Reveal hidden contents the cake WAS a lie One of many from Valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Arkham Origins Spoiler Black Mask being revealed to be Joker was well done... specially since the story managed to maintain/elevate Bane as an equal threat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Undertale's... Spoiler ...love system for me. Only game in recent history I immediately went back to replay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos: Origins. Spoiler The main character/you were the villain all along. 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors Spoiler It was pretty interesting to see what the TRUE plot was, when going in all I thought this game would end up being is a game-ified version of the 'Saw' movies. This had me reeling for a bit after finishing the game. Kid Icarus Uprising Spoiler Oh come on. NOBODY could have predicted how this game was going to unfold. So awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 When I found out Mario was Spoiler Trans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeaOfEvil Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 No FF7 love? Spoiler Cloud is actually some garbage grunt that only thinks he was some super special soldier, who was actually someone else entirely named Zack (Zach?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, IdeaOfEvil said: No FF7 love? Hide contents Cloud is actually some garbage grunt that only thinks he was some super special soldier, who was actually someone else entirely named Zack (Zach?) Well then you can add the fuckery in all the games that followed too. I only ever actually beat FF8 once so I forget all the weird shit going on there, and then well I haven't actually beaten 9 in awhile but isnt some shit like Zidane is from the same planet as Kuja and is really some sort of experiment. I don't know, I forget. Then you have Tidus and Auron from X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos: Origins. Reveal hidden contents The main character/you were the villain all along. I honestly don't remember that at all, but I enjoyed the crap out of those games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I liked RDR1 Spoiler Idk if this is so much a twist but I wasn’t actively thinking I was going to get fucked over. I was taking care of business to go chill with my family and the law is lol no fuck off. I was legit sad after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Terrangima - It's pretty wild. Spoiler Your glistening early-game hometown is later revealed to be the only village in Hell. You were manipulated into resurrecting life in the upper, light world (Earth) for rule by the Devil. Once you bring technology and human culture into the modern era, the Devil creates a 'light side' version of yourself that kills you. You're then resurrected by God, then almost killed as a resurrected newborn by your former pals in Hell. Xenoblade - Seven's arc. 7 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos: Origins. Reveal hidden contents The main character/you were the villain all along. Other than the terrible VO delivery, I think this actually bests Bioshock's on paper. It's not just that you, the player, had no real control. It's that the guy you thought you were controlling was just fucking with you the whole time. It's a shame the rest of BK1's plot is pretty by the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'm not sure it qualifies as a twist, but the end of Brothers almost made me cry, the mechanical twist. It's the most video game specific revelation I've seen in any game, and just such a touching metaphor. Otherwise I'd cite cliche' examples like a lot of the Metal Gear stuff, cause I'm a sucker for that series. FF7 had a couple bangers that felt pretty big in the time and place, even if they've become jokes at this point. Ummm Link's Awakening telegraphs its twist throughout, but I'll cite that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 metroid Spoiler is a girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 When I played the demo of Superman 64 at funcoland and confirmed in my head it was worthy of buying. That's a plot twist in my gaming life I'll never forget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, best3444 said: When I played the demo of Superman 64 at funcoland and confirmed in my head it was worthy of buying. That's a plot twist in my gaming life I'll never forget. Were you a junkie back then too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Biggie said: Were you a junkie back then too? Nope. I was clean then. Makes it even worse I bought it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Oh, i just thought of a good one; RiME Spoiler Not only does it reveal that the kid's been dead the entire time, but the entire game is a metaphor for the father's stages of grief. Talk about a punch in the stomach. That one stuck with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Xbox One turning out to be a pretty good console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 20 hours ago, crispy4000 said: It's a shame the rest of BK1's plot is pretty by the numbers. I totally get what you’re saying...but the fact that the rest of the narrative IS so “by the numbers” is what makes the twist so...uh, twisty. [insert_ryan_reynolds_detective_pikachu] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Batman Arkham VR, which does not get enough love (Arkham Knight spoilers too btw) Spoiler At the end of Arkham Knight, Batman is able to “lock away” The Joker personality that was implanted in him via that virus within his mind. In Arkham VR you’re trying to find out who killed Nightwing, then Robin... it’s revealed that The Joker was chipping away at his “lock” and was slipping out while Bruce Wayne was sleeping, he killed Nightwing and Robin. The game ends with The Joker locking you/Batman within the cell, escaping, and fully taking over Batman’s body and mind, essentially winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggydoo Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 The one that most comes to mind is Revan in Kotor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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