Lame Video Game Endings?

What are the most lamest/worst endings have you seen or heard of?

I would have to say ghostbusters (nes), Superman 64 (N64), and 1942 (nes).

If you're a writer, especially one who excels at plot designing, then very few video game endings aren't lame. I'm still trying to find a JRPG that excepts this stereotype. Pff, that'll be the day. It's the only genre that's never found a truly epic ending. Superficially cool endings, sure, but it really all boils down to: "We killed the bad guy! Yay!"

See: Everything after 2002.

Originally Posted by Vroomfondel

If you're a writer, especially one who excels at plot designing, then very few video game endings aren't lame. I'm still trying to find a JRPG that excepts this stereotype. Pff, that'll be the day. It's the only genre that's never found a truly epic ending. Superficially cool endings, sure, but it really all boils down to: "We killed the bad guy! Yay!"

What does JRPG stand for? Anyway...i thought Sonic O6's ending was pretty weak. I actually liked the story until they went and ****ing retconned the whole thing!

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

What does JRPG stand for? Anyway...i thought Sonic O6's ending was pretty weak. I actually liked the story until they went and ****ing retconned the whole thing!

"Japanese Role Playing Game"

The Final Fantasy series is usually the first thing I think of when I hear the term JRPG.

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Titles are in bold.

Assassins Creed
It was your Mentor all along! What a surprise! that's never been done before! It doesn't even make much sense thematically, since he was supposed to be this wise old philosopher, but ended up in mustache-twirling villainy, holding the Macguffin and laughing maniacly.

Half Life
The last hour or so is spent in perhaps the most boring and obtuse level in gaming history, followed by an awful, elongated boss battle. The game was amazing, but it just ♥♥♥♥s its pants at the final stretch.

Mirrors Edge
The story is awful, and the ending fits in this regard; we find out that Jackknife is actually evil, which is supposed to be some monumental plot twist. This is nullified somewhat by the fact EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS A DICK IN THE FIRST PLACE. Not to mention 3 seconds after said revalation, you kick him out of a helicopter.

That's also an entry for 'Easiest Boss ever'; You run... and then you jump...and then the boss battle is over.

Super Mario Bros. 2's ending.

FFXII's ending (Compare it to the endings of the previous four games in the series (Not counting XI, obviously), and you will see why it was so disappointing.)

I believe my brother is trying to do another video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyt1Xb3T0_o

I hate to say it, but the Gears of War/Gears of War 2 endings just kinda bugged me. Not that it was bad or lame, just, ugh.

Gears of War 1 : "OKay guys we killed them all now!" -scene after that- The enemies are still alive.
Gears of War 2 : See Gears of War 1's ending.

Not that I've actually played through them all, but I've seen the endings.

Link's Awakening. You spend all this time doing stuff, just to find out it's a dream and none of it happened. ♥♥♥♥.

Originally Posted by Ozzie

Link's Awakening. You spend all this time doing stuff, just to find out it's a dream and none of it happened. ♥♥♥♥.

Same thing for Tak 2: Staff of Dreams :/

You should have seen that coming with both of them though. Link's Awakening, Staff of Dreams. And I liked LA's ending.

Originally Posted by JoGoron

Assassins Creed
It was your Mentor all along! What a surprise! that's never been done before! It doesn't even make much sense thematically, since he was supposed to be this wise old philosopher, but ended up in mustache-twirling villainy, holding the Macguffin and laughing maniacly.

Spoiler tags exist for that reason...

The ending of the plot was actually the stuff concerning Abstergo. By itself, it doesn't seem all that impressive...but combine it with the emails (especially on the old guy's computer) and the map in the Piece of Eden gains an entirely new meaning. Master what's-his-face being the bad guy seems really weird at first, but if you play through it a second time, you pick up on a ton of very subtle hints. Though cliche, it wasn't out of nowhere. That cliffhanger was pure evil, too.

Pretty much every Resident Evil game has a lame ending they all involve explosions and the characters riding off into the sunset.

Any Mortal Kombat 4 ending.

Fire Emblem 5's ending because it wasn't an ending.

You actually GOT to the ending???

Originally Posted by Sabbo

"Japanese Role Playing Game"

The Final Fantasy series is usually the first thing I think of when I hear the term JRPG.

I think Phantasy Star myself. First RPG I ever played. Even if I didn't understand anything about RPGs back then.

Um the ending of Jurassic park for the Sega CD. It's a pain in the ass to do. And as you fly away in the helicopter the chick (from the messages and crap) comes on a little screen and says good job. And it ends.

That's really the only one I can place right now. Most games I beat have a good enough ending that I don't remember it as being bad.

Originally Posted by Young Old Man

Pretty much every Resident Evil game has a lame ending they all involve explosions and the characters riding off into the sunset.

Dude just like Michael Bay movies! I agree the endings are weak. But I'm always "♥♥♥♥ YEAH I LIVED!" too much to notice

Super Mario Galaxy. God, that was retarded.

Knights of the Old Republic 2. A long haul through a really poorly executed environment, then a two really easy boss fights and a(nother) long, boring conversation with Kreia. Completely lame.

And pretty much all the Soul Calibur 4 endings.