Surprisingly satisfying video game endings

[ZeroAX]

Man no joke really, most of the Sonic's (topped off with getting all the Emeralds) really do have awesome endings.

Second best after S&K with all Hyper Emeralds, would be Sonic Adventure 2. That last stage, that final boss battle, THAT final boss music....all pure epic awesome.

[Krejlooc]

Man no joke really, most of the Sonic's (topped off with getting all the Emeralds) really do have awesome endings.

Second best after S&K with all Hyper Emeralds, would be Sonic Adventure 2. That last stage, that final boss battle, THAT final boss music....all pure epic awesome.

Sonic CD takes the cake for me. A fully animated anime-style retelling of the entire game? Capping with the race against Metal Sonic? Awesome stuff. I actually prefer the bad ending to the good one for the way Sonic blows up Robotnik, escaping with the red Time Stone, with the rock. And the Robotnik-shaped cloud, lol.

[ZeroAX]

Man no joke really, most of the Sonic's (topped off with getting all the Emeralds) really do have awesome endings.

Second best after S&K with all Hyper Emeralds, would be Sonic Adventure 2. That last stage, that final boss battle, THAT final boss music....all pure epic awesome.

Sonic CD takes the cake for me. A fully animated anime-style retelling of the entire game? Capping with the race against Metal Sonic? Awesome stuff. I actually prefer the bad ending to the good one for the way Sonic blows up Robotnik, escaping with the red Time Stone, with the rock. And the Robotnik-shaped cloud, lol.

yeah........I need to play that game already

[Krejlooc]

yeah........I need to play that game already

Well it's only like 2 minutes long, and they're just clips, it's not like it goes through entire zones. But back in 1993? That stuff was mindblowing.

The intro is pretty awesome too:



EDIT: Or for the JPN/EU crowd:

[Retrogamer0001]

I just finished Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I found all four endings were quite decent, though the final boss was a bit of a joke. If you like a bit of philosophy/social critique with your gaming, I recommend it.

[Krejlooc]

I just finished Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I found all four endings were quite decent, though the final boss was a bit of a joke. If you like a bit of philosophy/social critique with your gaming, I recommend it.

Conversely, if you like it by the boatloads, try Spec Ops: The Line. It'll make you feel terrible about everything you've ever done in a video game.

And it's ending is pretty great.

[Gamerforlife]

1. There is a very hilarious and unexpected bit in the Sonic Generations ending where...

Robotnick is talking to his past self (because the game focuses on time travel) and they start discussing why they keep trying to beat Sonic and do villainous things. I think the Robotnick from the past says something like, "That's it! From now on I'm going to be a teacher!"

What's great is that this goes along with an earlier joke in the game where the two Sonics from the past and future are trying to figure out why they are always the ones who have to stop Robotnick. One of them says, "it's like it's our job or something."

2. Double Dragon Neon. Forget spoiler text, I'll just post the video. Even if you haven't played the game yet, watch it anyway. It's not like a spoiler is going to ruin a game like this that is light on story anyway, and the ending is hilarious, even more so on the PS3 version because of the trophy/achievement gag, which they effed up on the 360 version. This is quite literally one of the best video game endings I have ever seen.

[ZeroAX]

I would say the Zelda series has very satisfying endings. Both Windwaker and Ocarina of Time had VERY memorable and emotional endings

[BoringSupreez]

OoT has probably the best ending I've ever seen in any high-level Nintendo game. Even if the rest of the game hadn't been as good as it was it was still the perfect way to do it.

[Krejlooc]

OoT has probably the best ending I've ever seen in any high-level Nintendo game. Even if the rest of the game hadn't been as good as it was it was still the perfect way to do it.

What are we defining as "ending" here? Because the entire final sequence to Super Metroid -- beginning with the Mother Brain boss battle -- has to be the pinnacle of anything Nintendo, IMO.

EDIT: BUt I wouldn't call either of those game's endings "surprisingly good." They seemed about right for the production, and they way the games had presented their atmosphere and story leading up. What I meant in the OP is that, nowhere during RoDA would I have expected to be satisfied by an ending.

Star Fox 64 is a Nintendo game with a surprisingly great ending, especially on the most difficult route.