Top 10 Worst Video Game Plot Twists
Everything was going so well, then you just HAD to throw in a non-sensical, confusingplot twist and ruin everything. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we countdown our picks for the Top 10 Worst Video Game Plot Twists. For this list we've selected the absolute worst video game plot twists that ruined an otherwise great story. It should go without saying, but this list will be chock-full of spoilers, so continue at your own risk!
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#10: Scott Shelby is the Origami Killer “Heavy Rain” (2010)
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The writers at Quantic Dream came so close to creating one of the coolest murder mysteries in the history of gaming, and yet their big plot twist, with Scott Shelby being the Origami Killer opens up an enormous plot hole in the game. In the clock shop, Scott apparently murdered Manfred, and yet, when you enter the back room of the store while controlling Scott, Manfred is already dead. It’s arguably implied that Lauren, the only possible witness, was distracted by a ballerina figurine when it happened, but it happens so quickly Scott would have had to have super speed to kill Manford in time.
#9: It Was All a Dream “Super Mario Bros. 2” (1988)
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Although it does explain the game’s bizarre mechanics and style, the ending in “Super Mario Bros. 2” is as anticlimactic as it gets. Once you defeat the last boss, you enter a room where you uncork a pot, freeing a bunch of fairies that were trapped inside for some reason. It’s then revealed that, THE ENTIRE GAME WAS MARIO’S DREAM. All we know is that if someone dreams about flying masks, small mushroom-headed people, and pink, dinosaur-like creatures that jump around spitting eggs at you, it's considered a nightmare, not just a dream.
#8: Tidus, Jecht, Auron and Zanarkand are all a Dream “Final Fantasy X” (2001)
The opening scenes in “Final Fantasy X” are pretty cool, with Tidus fleeing the destruction of his futuristic homeland, Zanarkand. Then, he wakes up in Spira, meets Wakka, and “Final Fantasy X’s” story goes down the drain. The problem with “Final Fantasy X’s” twist is that it loses ALL of its potential punch by being so convoluted. It turns out that Tidus, his father Jecht, Auron, and his home city are all basically summoned ‘projections,’ kinda like dreams, that survived a devastating war eons in the past and live on as imagined entities walking in the real world. Hang on … What?
#7: “Rorke is Alive” “Call of Duty: Ghosts” (2013)
Revenge stories can make for great video game plotlines, but not when they’re executed as heavy-handedly as in “Call of Duty: Ghosts.” After being supposedly abandoned by his squadmates prior to the events of “COD: Ghosts,” Rorke was brainwashed and turned into the ULTIMATE KILLING REVENGE MACHINE. Anyway, most people can’t survive being shot in the heart with a hand cannon, but add to that falling into a raging river from the inside of a crashing train? And you’re walking around like that? No way bro.
#6: The Internet is a living thing “Indigo Prophecy” (2005)
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“Indigo Prophecy” is a visual novel filled with convoluted storytelling and ridiculoustwists. It’s difficult to pick one bad twist that stands above the rest, especially when there are SO MANY head-scratchers. The most outlandish, however, is the introduction of the “Purple Clan,” a group of AI type creatures that spawned from the internet, which is actually a sentient being that can raise the dead, to unleash a plot to freeze the entire world. Like, what? Also, for some reason the members of “The Purple Clan” are actually yellow.
#5: Pandora’s Box Contains Hope “God of War 3” (2010)
Kratos is such a bad-ass, and nothing can really change that, not even the horribly cheesy plot twist revealed in “God of War 3.” He’s just cracked the skulls of too many Gods to let some cute little narrative tool ruin his legacy. But, the plot twist in “God of War 3” came dangerously close to undermining Kratos’ legacy. The culmination of the series, where he opens Pandora’s Box and discovers the only thing that can save humanity, hope, is a REALLY weak attempt to try and make Kratos sympathetic.
#4: Melissa Bergman is Mother Brain “Metroid: Other M” (2010)
How the heck did Team Ninja manage to botch a seemingly flawless series like “Metroid” so badly? Well, for starters, they tried to imbue “Other M” with an overwhelmingly boring narrative. After being summoned to a space station overrun by aliens and space pirates by the station’s director, Madeline Bergman, a boring, convoluted plot unfolds where it is finally revealed that the Madeline Bergman is actually Melissa or MB, an android created by the real Madeline Bergman, and who has developed the human-hating emotions of Mother Brain. Get it? Melissa Bergman = MB = Mother Brain? Ya we were disappointed too.
#3: Raiden is Actually the Main Character “Metal Gear Solid 2” (2001)
After the critical acclaim for “Metal Gear Solid,” and the recent release of the more powerful PS2 hardware, fans were going crazy with anticipation for the second chapter in Solid Snake’s espionage saga. What followed was one of the greatest troll-jobs in gaming: after controlling the iconic Snake for one mission, you are promptly thrust into the shoes of Raiden for the rest of the game, a somewhat whiny, weak-willed substitute who pales in comparison. “Metal Gear Solid 2” is still an awesome experience, but MAN were people let down.
#2: Mechanical Arm is Your Wife “Bionic Commando” (2009)
The 2009 “Bionic Commando” reboot is filled with cringe-worthy moments, from “Rad” Spencer’s questionable dreadlocked re-design down to the cheesy acting, but nothing’s worse than the reveal about the disappearance of Spencer’s wife and origins of his trademark mechanical arm. Turns out that in order for bionics like Rad’s arm to work properly, they need to sync up perfectly with the host on both an emotional and physical level. So that means that Spencer’s wife sacrificed herself to have her ‘spirit’ or whatever used to make his arm. So dumb. Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions. Celeste is the Masked Assassin “Mirror’s Edge” (2008) Cereza is Bayonetta as a Child “Bayonetta” (2009) Jill is the Masked Woman “Resident Evil V” (2009) Mr. X is Dr. Wily! “Mega Man 6” (1993)
#1: The Whole World is a Video Game “Star Ocean: Till the End of Time” (2004)
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It’s never good when a video game tries to get too meta, and that’s especially true when the game already suffers from shoddy writing. You have to give the writers credit for trying to make things interesting. Unfortunately, the plot twist is HORRID. Turns out that the entire world is just a video game universe created by creatures from the 4th dimension, and your party is simply AI that has become advanced enough to achieve self-awareness. It undermines everything that’s happened in the game beforehand when you realize NONE of it matters. And you wonder why we haven’t seen a sequel set after this… Agree with our list? Did we forget any awful video game twists? For more top 10’s published daily, be sure to subscribe to WatchMojo.com.
