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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 19:08:24   
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Well... The original Metroid. In the rough words of some stupidly sexist moron, "it was a massive shock to find out that the dude you had been playing as throughout the entire game and had been owning bosses with was, in fact, a woman".

That was a twist to be reckoned with.

Aside from that...? The most amazing cutscene on the face of the planet - FFVII, when Aerith dies. Like DrPirate said, it wasn't even remotely expected when you first played through the game. It was devastating, as well, 'cause I had used her an awful lot up to that point.


I think we have a winner. Sexist or not, we all thought it was a dude in there.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 19:08:33   
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Knights of the Old Republic had a cool twist.  That whole game was awesome.  I want to play it again.




Maybe I will.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 19:12:18   
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crackdown of all games had a pretty surprising plot twist.

surprising in the respect that you werent expecting any kind of plot at all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg9edhb4OBs


YES!

The entire story was pretty dry throughout, but that was one of the biggest WTF moments. Halo: CE, Bioshock, and one of the Mass Effect endings...all worth mentioning.

I hope Realtime Worlds reconsiders making a Crackdown sequel.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 19:39:37   
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Agree: BIOSHOCK - Jul.-21th-2008 19:40:42   
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I don't know why, but the Bioshock twist caught me completely off guard. I had no ****ing idea about... well... EVERYTHING.
And the whole "Would you kindly?" thing? OH. MY. GOD.

The ****!!! IT IS IT!

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 19:43:29   
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Realtime Worlds is currently working on APB, a cops and robbers MMO. They actually said that Microsoft was too late in asking for a sequel, so they have moved on to "bigger and better things".

I wish wish wish they could have done Crackdown 2. :(
I WANT THEM TO EXPLAIN THE ENDING!

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 20:34:54   
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Which games have wowed you with shocking plot twists?

I would say Halo:CE... but I cant be bothered to argue on that, so I'll say....

Bioshock - so many twists... finding out you are andrew ryans son, finding out atlas is fontaine - finding out atlas has been controlling your mind for the whole beginning of the game...just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDcY-z2bi-8


Th problem with Bioshocks plot twist (and pretty much the whole story) is that Irrational Games made them ALL (yes the ones that got all the prise and critical acclaim and are now included in all those top 10 lists)...9 years ago with System Shock 2...and they were actually better executed and developed back them that with Bioshock



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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 22:18:56   
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Which games have wowed you with shocking plot twists?

I would say Halo:CE... but I cant be bothered to argue on that, so I'll say....

Bioshock - so many twists... finding out you are andrew ryans son, finding out atlas is fontaine - finding out atlas has been controlling your mind for the whole beginning of the game...just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDcY-z2bi-8


Th problem with Bioshocks plot twist (and pretty much the whole story) is that Irrational Games made them ALL (yes the ones that got all the prise and critical acclaim and are now included in all those top 10 lists)...9 years ago with System Shock 2...and they were actually better executed and developed back them that with Bioshock




What Charlie said, glad I'm not the only one who said that. SS2 is still superior to Bioshock.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 22:22:52   
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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. 

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 22:26:20   
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I would have to say Resident Evil.



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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-21th-2008 22:35:28   
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Snatcher has the best plot twist. Hands down.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 2:16:40   
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The ending scene of FFVIII about that whole Back to the Future- style Ultimecia transfer thingy!

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 3:31:04   
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Second Sight, Persona 3, Indigo Prophecy, and Kill.Switch belong in this list as well. Second Sight REALLY caught me off guard, man I need to play that game tomorrow, it's by far my favorite Free Radical game.


Oh yeah, and Super Mario Brothers, how the f*ck were you supposed to know the princess was in another castle? That ****'s gold son. And THEN when you get to the next castle, she's not there either wtf stop playing games with my mind.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 3:59:01   
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This gen I would say Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, the plot twist made that game for me.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 4:18:15   
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How could I forget portal? The twist in that game worked in a simmilar way to crackdown - you werent expecting any kind of plot at all; and suddenly - BAM.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 4:46:36   
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I think we have a winner. Sexist or not, we all thought it was a dude in there.


But that's unfair, they even contradicted themselves to get us to believe it was a male in that suit. I believe the instruction booklet clearly stated Samus to be a "he".

I liked Portal's plot twist, it made me laugh. It wasn't exactly "genius" like some others, it was just, as Chacron said, unexpected, and accompanied by such masterful black humour.

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to really grasp and enjoy halo 3 you need to be a mature person who has experienced life, love and loss

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 5:03:42   
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Well, I won't say anything new here, FF6, FF7, FFX takes the cake. Also in Chrono Cross all Kid and Lynx - Serge business was really something.
I agree with KOTOR too and Arcanum had weid Living God issue, may be it wasn't quite a plot twist, nevertheless great surprise.
From the recent games Mana Khemia comes to mind. I actually was shocked that in so funny game as this, there is such a wicked plot twist. Not only it was unsuspected, it was plain weird. Good for the game though.

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 6:50:37   
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thats easy

Star Ocean 3, the entire universe is a game

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 7:00:27   
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BEST TWIST EVER - BioShock "would you kindly", that really made me mad i hadnt noticed it and was the best twist in any story ever, let alone a game. Loved it

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RE: Best Plot twist in a game? - Jul.-22th-2008 7:10:13   
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Bioshock had the best plot twist I have ever experienced in a game. Your in for a treat ps3 only games. 

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