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Top 10 Worst Video Game Endings


you’ve spent hours building up to a

you’ve spent hours building up to a grand finale and that anticipation was

grand finale and that anticipation was

grand finale and that anticipation was rewarded with total crap

rewarded with total crap

rewarded with total crap welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down the top 10 worst video

be counting down the top 10 worst video

be counting down the top 10 worst video game endings the paths are open but you

game endings the paths are open but you

game endings the paths are open but you have to choose as you may have guessed

have to choose as you may have guessed

have to choose as you may have guessed this clip contains major spoilers you

this clip contains major spoilers you

this clip contains major spoilers you have been warned

have been warned

have been warned number 10 Super Mario Sunshine kicking

number 10 Super Mario Sunshine kicking

number 10 Super Mario Sunshine kicking off our list is the ending that proved

off our list is the ending that proved

off our list is the ending that proved that a core Mario game should never even

that a core Mario game should never even

that a core Mario game should never even attempt the sort of depth that

attempt the sort of depth that

attempt the sort of depth that necessitates dialogue from a character

necessitates dialogue from a character

necessitates dialogue from a character like Bowser jr. I’ve got something

like Bowser jr. I’ve got something

like Bowser jr. I’ve got something difficult to tell you about Princess

difficult to tell you about Princess

difficult to tell you about Princess Peach I know she’s not really my mom the

Peach I know she’s not really my mom the

Peach I know she’s not really my mom the result was an unprecedented level of

result was an unprecedented level of

result was an unprecedented level of badly dubbed 80s asks Saturday morning

badly dubbed 80s asks Saturday morning

badly dubbed 80s asks Saturday morning cartoon cheese and one hell of a week

cartoon cheese and one hell of a week

cartoon cheese and one hell of a week sign-off

sign-off

sign-off I mean clearly the death of a water-gun

I mean clearly the death of a water-gun

I mean clearly the death of a water-gun sounded like a tearjerker on paper right

sounded like a tearjerker on paper right

sounded like a tearjerker on paper right Mario was I number nine resistance to as

Mario was I number nine resistance to as

Mario was I number nine resistance to as far as pointless logs go resistance to

far as pointless logs go resistance to

far as pointless logs go resistance to probably takes the ultimate prize having

probably takes the ultimate prize having

probably takes the ultimate prize having played through the campaign as Nathan

played through the campaign as Nathan

played through the campaign as Nathan Hale who is struggling with an alien

Hale who is struggling with an alien

Hale who is struggling with an alien virus gamers expected to find a cure at

virus gamers expected to find a cure at

virus gamers expected to find a cure at the end instead Hale becomes totally

the end instead Hale becomes totally

the end instead Hale becomes totally possessed and begins to say some pretty

possessed and begins to say some pretty

possessed and begins to say some pretty unsettling things Jenny Lee

unsettling things Jenny Lee

unsettling things Jenny Lee College chores it’s beautiful so his

College chores it’s beautiful so his

College chores it’s beautiful so his friends put a bullet in his brain and

friends put a bullet in his brain and

friends put a bullet in his brain and the screen goes black she tries to make

the screen goes black she tries to make

the screen goes black she tries to make G that was satisfying number eight

G that was satisfying number eight

G that was satisfying number eight half-life 2 episode 2 half-life 2 may

half-life 2 episode 2 half-life 2 may

half-life 2 episode 2 half-life 2 may have been a tour de force but its ending

have been a tour de force but its ending

have been a tour de force but its ending was a jumble of loose ends time Dutta

was a jumble of loose ends time Dutta

was a jumble of loose ends time Dutta Freeman so when three follow-up episodes

Freeman so when three follow-up episodes

Freeman so when three follow-up episodes were announced fans eagerly awaited a

were announced fans eagerly awaited a

were announced fans eagerly awaited a proper ending to their beloved series

proper ending to their beloved series

proper ending to their beloved series with the horrific cliffhanger at the end

with the horrific cliffhanger at the end

with the horrific cliffhanger at the end of episode 2 only further wetting their

of episode 2 only further wetting their

of episode 2 only further wetting their appetites that was in 2007 years upon

appetites that was in 2007 years upon

appetites that was in 2007 years upon years later dedicated fans are still

years later dedicated fans are still

years later dedicated fans are still left wallowing in frustration over this

left wallowing in frustration over this

left wallowing in frustration over this de facto conclusions

de facto conclusions

de facto conclusions Oh dad dad oh my god

Oh dad dad oh my god

Oh dad dad oh my god number seven Borderlands as a vault

number seven Borderlands as a vault

number seven Borderlands as a vault hunter you and your friends just spent

hunter you and your friends just spent

hunter you and your friends just spent dozens of hours fighting your way across

dozens of hours fighting your way across

dozens of hours fighting your way across an alien landscape in search of the

an alien landscape in search of the

an alien landscape in search of the vault said to contain unimaginable

vault said to contain unimaginable

vault said to contain unimaginable treasure the suspense was killer and

treasure the suspense was killer and

treasure the suspense was killer and apparently so was the prize shot to get

apparently so was the prize shot to get

apparently so was the prize shot to get your team ready to go inside that’s

your team ready to go inside that’s

your team ready to go inside that’s right inside the vault was a giant

right inside the vault was a giant

right inside the vault was a giant freaking monster

freaking monster

freaking monster no it wasn’t guarding treasure there is

no it wasn’t guarding treasure there is

no it wasn’t guarding treasure there is no treasure I guess we should have seen

no treasure I guess we should have seen

no treasure I guess we should have seen this coming

this coming

this coming the planet is called Pandora after all

the planet is called Pandora after all

the planet is called Pandora after all I’m sorry I couldn’t warn you about what

I’m sorry I couldn’t warn you about what

I’m sorry I couldn’t warn you about what was in it but for you to be there to

was in it but for you to be there to

was in it but for you to be there to stop it

stop it

stop it it couldn’t have unfolded any other way

it couldn’t have unfolded any other way

it couldn’t have unfolded any other way number six Bioshock Bioshock contains

number six Bioshock Bioshock contains

number six Bioshock Bioshock contains one of the best twists ever found in a

one of the best twists ever found in a

one of the best twists ever found in a video game

video game

video game almost overshadowing the one found in

almost overshadowing the one found in

almost overshadowing the one found in System Shock 2 – currently would you

System Shock 2 – currently would you

System Shock 2 – currently would you kindly get this bitch clarifying

kindly get this bitch clarifying

kindly get this bitch clarifying language

my bean head to Ryan’s office and kill

my bean head to Ryan’s office and kill the son of a bitch

the son of a bitch

the son of a bitch but after practicing their golf swing

but after practicing their golf swing

but after practicing their golf swing with Andrew Ryan players are forced to

with Andrew Ryan players are forced to

with Andrew Ryan players are forced to keep slogging through what was

keep slogging through what was

keep slogging through what was definitely the weakest part of the game

definitely the weakest part of the game

definitely the weakest part of the game then they get a crushingly standard boss

then they get a crushingly standard boss

then they get a crushingly standard boss fight and a choice of two cookie cutter

fight and a choice of two cookie cutter

fight and a choice of two cookie cutter endings array for morality choices they

endings array for morality choices they

endings array for morality choices they offered you this city

and you refused it number five

and you refused it number five Ghostbusters 1984 there are way too many

Ghostbusters 1984 there are way too many

Ghostbusters 1984 there are way too many horrible retro game text endings to list

horrible retro game text endings to list

horrible retro game text endings to list here so instead we’ll sum them all up

here so instead we’ll sum them all up

here so instead we’ll sum them all up with this gem here it goes

with this gem here it goes

with this gem here it goes the ultimate worst message far from

the ultimate worst message far from

the ultimate worst message far from resembling a great game Ghostbusters

resembling a great game Ghostbusters

resembling a great game Ghostbusters never really had anything to do with the

never really had anything to do with the

never really had anything to do with the theme of justice because they were

theme of justice because they were

theme of justice because they were busting ghosts not criminals so even if

busting ghosts not criminals so even if

busting ghosts not criminals so even if the message had made sense what’s with

the message had made sense what’s with

the message had made sense what’s with all these typos conglaturation seriously

all these typos conglaturation seriously

all these typos conglaturation seriously number 4 halo 2 it may have been the

number 4 halo 2 it may have been the

number 4 halo 2 it may have been the middle entry in the trilogy but if you

middle entry in the trilogy but if you

middle entry in the trilogy but if you spent big money and stood in line at

spent big money and stood in line at

spent big money and stood in line at midnight to get it then you expect a

midnight to get it then you expect a

midnight to get it then you expect a fantastic game to have a satisfying

fantastic game to have a satisfying

fantastic game to have a satisfying conclusion

conclusion

conclusion instead it leaves off with a sudden

instead it leaves off with a sudden

instead it leaves off with a sudden black screen cliffhanger the Profoto

black screen cliffhanger the Profoto

black screen cliffhanger the Profoto would prove us even worse chief had

would prove us even worse chief had

would prove us even worse chief had already signed out at the end of the

already signed out at the end of the

already signed out at the end of the second to last stage so the finale was

second to last stage so the finale was

second to last stage so the finale was an arbiter level if they run out of

an arbiter level if they run out of

an arbiter level if they run out of money or something

money or something

money or something Master Chief am i telling me what you’re

Master Chief am i telling me what you’re

Master Chief am i telling me what you’re doing on that ship sir

doing on that ship sir

doing on that ship sir finishing this fight

number three Star Wars Knights of the

number three Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic the six Lords this 50 hour

Old Republic the six Lords this 50 hour

Old Republic the six Lords this 50 hour plus role-playing game had you spend a

plus role-playing game had you spend a

plus role-playing game had you spend a great deal of time developing your

great deal of time developing your

great deal of time developing your relationships with the supporting

relationships with the supporting

relationships with the supporting characters just to bottleneck at a cheap

characters just to bottleneck at a cheap

characters just to bottleneck at a cheap ending in which absolutely none of that

ending in which absolutely none of that

ending in which absolutely none of that mattered no matter what you do

mattered no matter what you do

mattered no matter what you do Korea collapses and the planet blows up

Korea collapses and the planet blows up

Korea collapses and the planet blows up you never find out why she turned out to

you never find out why she turned out to

you never find out why she turned out to be a Sith Lord or why you decided to

be a Sith Lord or why you decided to

be a Sith Lord or why you decided to blow up the planet seriously what the

blow up the planet seriously what the

blow up the planet seriously what the hell just happened

number two Mass Effect 3 this epic

number two Mass Effect 3 this epic trilogy is tightly focused on the theme

trilogy is tightly focused on the theme

trilogy is tightly focused on the theme of personal choice even going so far as

of personal choice even going so far as

of personal choice even going so far as to carry your decisions and characters

to carry your decisions and characters

to carry your decisions and characters over between installments on your quest

over between installments on your quest

over between installments on your quest to stop the Reapers

to stop the Reapers

to stop the Reapers so when players get to the end and had

so when players get to the end and had

so when players get to the end and had to pick for one of three cataclysmic

to pick for one of three cataclysmic

to pick for one of three cataclysmic all-encompassing endings they were not

all-encompassing endings they were not

all-encompassing endings they were not happy neither were they happy with their

happy neither were they happy with their

happy neither were they happy with their hundred plus hours of gameplay spanning

hundred plus hours of gameplay spanning

hundred plus hours of gameplay spanning three titles wrapped up into a

three titles wrapped up into a

three titles wrapped up into a two-minute cutscene what happens to the

two-minute cutscene what happens to the

two-minute cutscene what happens to the rest of your crew why did the mass

rest of your crew why did the mass

rest of your crew why did the mass relays have to blow up does Garris ever

relays have to blow up does Garris ever

relays have to blow up does Garris ever complete his stamp collection we need to

complete his stamp collection we need to

complete his stamp collection we need to know number 1 ghosts and goblins taking

know number 1 ghosts and goblins taking

know number 1 ghosts and goblins taking the top spot on our list is the nearly

the top spot on our list is the nearly

the top spot on our list is the nearly impossible 8-bit game that pulled

impossible 8-bit game that pulled

impossible 8-bit game that pulled gaming’s most infamous fast one here you

gaming’s most infamous fast one here you

gaming’s most infamous fast one here you finish the entire game only to be told

finish the entire game only to be told

finish the entire game only to be told that the final fight was an illusion

that the final fight was an illusion

that the final fight was an illusion sending you back to the very beginning

sending you back to the very beginning

sending you back to the very beginning only by beating the game again

only by beating the game again

only by beating the game again immediately because there’s no save

immediately because there’s no save

immediately because there’s no save option can you see the real ending

option can you see the real ending

option can you see the real ending adding insult to injury even that read

adding insult to injury even that read

adding insult to injury even that read like a badly translated fortune cookie

like a badly translated fortune cookie

like a badly translated fortune cookie agree with our list a man chooses which

agree with our list a man chooses which

agree with our list a man chooses which ending had you clamoring for a retcon

ending had you clamoring for a retcon

ending had you clamoring for a retcon for more great top 10s be sure to

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