Best ending EVER!

[Josh64]

Hello again, well...whats your favorite game ending. Mines dk 64 as you may have seen in the best intro's thread, I think its really cool, I also like super mario 64 ending. what are ur favorites

[Retro_Link]

Mine would be Ocarina of Time;

Having been through such an amazing experience, i thought the ending was sublime, and ended the story perfectly;

The scene of Link and Zelda saying goodbye, The Party,
The Sages watching over and knowing their work is done,
Link returning the Master Sword, then returning to see Zelda;
all accompanied by a fantastic, emotional music soundtrack;
Also i love how the camera flew over all of Hyrule,
showing you all the places you've been on your epic journey,
and Epona galloping across the field!
Overall, fantastic and moving!

[Kurtle Squad]

I don't know what the best ending ever is really.
I'd have to say Second Sight is quite a good one though
I was quite disappointed with Wind Wakers one :sad:

[Monopolyman]

A bit of a dangerous thread this, as many people have yet to play many of the games which will be suggested, and theres bound to be spoilers, some may be forgotten to be put in a spoiler box.

Anyways, I'd have to say Majora's Mask. Don't get me wrong, I loved OOT's ending aswell, but MM's ending was possibly the closest to magical an ending could get. The best bit was (not really a spoiler, but I'll put it in a spoiler box anyway)...

When you see the words 'A New Day' in black text on a white

background, as apposed to white text on a black background,

which is shown to instruct when a new day begins ^^

[Cheapshot]

Killer 7 without a doubt in my mind; I was utterly speechless.

Metal Gear 3 gets an honorable mention.

[DiemetriX]

Use spoler boxes people :)

[darksnowman]

What about DKC II? When you complete it with everything down in the Lost World. It was nice with them looking out over the ocean.

Mario 64 aswell, the Princess coming down from the stain glass window and all. "Thank you so much for t'playing my game!"

And Majora's Mask. Great game, great ending.

[Minlack]

A bit of a dangerous thread this, as many people have yet to play many of the games which will be suggested.

Anyways, I'd have to say Majora's Mask. Don't get me wrong, I loved OOT's ending aswell, but MM's ending was possibly the closest to magical an ending would get. The best bit was (not really a spoiler, but I'll put it in a spoiler box anyway)...

When you see the words 'A New Day' in black text on a white

background, as apposed to white text on a black background,

which is shown to instruct when a new day begins ^^

I completely agree. Majora's Mask remains one of my favorite games. If you work at it, you can become completely absorbed in the world. Twas a proud moment when I finished getting all the masks.

[Enigma]

Hooo boy, this was a tough one, but I would have to say Zelda III on SNES. That ending has a place in my heart. The music during the entire ending (especially where the camera goes over the mountain-range and the credit is shown) was, IS, a masterpiece.

[Platty]

yeah one of the best endings ever was OOT that was awesome! i saved just before the last battle so went back and done it quite a few times to see the ending again and again! ah those were the days.

mario on the original gameboy has a feel good ending after the aeroplane level :)

[The3rdChildren]

Ocarina of Time did have a very cool ending, so did Tales of Symphonia. I thought Metal Gear Solid had a great ending, personally. Ocarina probably sticks with me the most though, simply for some of the hauntingly good music and scenes in that sequence. You really did feel like you'd saved the world.

Mario 64 has great ending music, by the way.

[zatoichi]

A few favourites spring to mind. A Link to the Past had a great end credit sequence. The music was magical. I liked the super monkey ball idea of collecting bananas while the credits dropped, but it went on a bit too long imo. I always liked the ending to Phantasy Star on the Master System too.

[Retro_Link]

yeah one of the best endings ever was OOT that was awesome! i saved just before the last battle so went back and done it quite a few times to see the ending again and again! ah those were the days.

mario on the original gameboy has a feel good ending after the aeroplane level :)
Yeah i've saved before the Ganondorf battle aswell, and replay from that save quite often just to relive one of the best boss battles and endings ever!

I found Super Mario Land to be very hard when i got it; i was quite young and i was SOOO proud to have completed it!!!!!

[Tyson]

Sonic 3's ending 3 was good in my opinion.

[advent warrior]

my favorite ending is definetly ocarina of time, all because the final battle with Ganon!!! it is the most epic fight in gaming history :)
i wonder who i s acing up in twilight princess...? is ganon even in the game...? :grin:

- HAVE YE GOT WHAT I TAKES -

[CooInTheZoo]

Final Fantasy IX had a wicked ending!!

You think Zidane is dead, and theres garnet all sad and alone watching the same play as how the game started, and then theres a firmiliar face on the stage, and she rushes down and drops the royal thingy..and leaves it. and then she runs into zidanes arms and its very cute, stiener and beitrix raise the big fat sword and theres light shining off it..very nice ending indeed

[er-no]

Ending of Secret of Mana.
Amazing.

[Hero-of-Time]

Zelda Link To The Past just from the slow beat main theme which still rocks today.

[Apple_NdiB]

Halo 2!

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[LazyBoy]

Killer 7 without a doubt in my mind; I was utterly speechless.


Same here. An absoloutly phonomenal ending to the most original and deep game seen in years presented in the most spectacular of fashions. The Donnie Darko of games. All must play it.

Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask also ofcourse are worth a mention, and i'm gonna bet we get a similarly incredible ending to Twilight Princess.

In my opinion though we still have a way to go with video-game endings. Movies these days can have absoloutly brilliant endings e.g. Fight Club, Sin City, Snatch, Downfall (German Film about the last days of Hitler and the Nazi rule, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Life Aquatic and many others i can't think of right now. Killer 7 was a huge step in the right direction, but we still have a way to go.

[Dante]

Same with the Killer7 ending.
The ending to Killer7 sure made the game amazing.

[Tyson]

Oh, Mario 64's ending is good, when he finally gets that cake he's been longing for.

[Stocka]

Oh, Mario 64's ending is good, when he finally gets that cake he's been longing for.
Lol, thats terrible

[masaki86]

Illusion of Time probably tops my poll, closely followed by Chrono Trigger.

[Flameblade]

Same with the Killer7 ending.
The ending to Killer7 sure made the game amazing.

The ending made less sense than the game, seriously. (Green eyes, wtf? Kun Lan dressed as Iwazaru?)

Best game ending ever? Second Sight. Hands down. If you haven't played it, you don't deserve to live anymore... unless you're planning to get it in which case, you may go.

[Cheapshot]

The ending made less sense than the game, seriously. (Green eyes, wtf? Kun Lan dressed as Iwazaru?)


You should play through the game again, it took me a while to make sense of it.

I must have been sat there for an hour trying to comprehend what just happened.

[Dante]

You better read this (http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/killer7_plot.txt) which sums up the game plot.

Also there is a book of Killer7 called the Hand in Killer7. (http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/logos_awakening/HAND_IN_KILLER7.txt)

[Adrian DX]

I think I'll have to say Ocarina... many of you says Killer7.. I'm playing it right now.. we'll see. maybe I'll change when I'm done with Killer7 :)

[Flameblade]

You better read this (http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/killer7_plot.txt) which sums up the game plot.

So I have to read a 51,000 word long document which sums up the game rather than it being shown in the game itself.

[Calibur]

I'll go with everyone and say the best ending i've seen is OoT, followed by Majora's Mask and ToS. Brilliant

[Cheapshot]

So I have to read a 51,000 word long document which sums up the game rather than it being shown in the game itself.

Dude! Just use your head when you see the ending next time!

[david.dakota]

I assume Kun Lan was/is Iwazaru?! A stunning ending, even if we have no idea what happened.

[MidnightSun]

Metroid Prime's ending for me. I thought the 2 good endings were amazing.

I never saw the bad ending but I heard it's lame.

[c0Zm1c]

I'm not sure what my overall favourite game ending is, but I finished F.E.A.R. last night and I thought that had a brilliant ending! :shock:

[Pit-Jr]

Final Fantasy 6, decent ending made awesome by the end music

Mario Bros. 2 finding out the whole game is a dream sequence by mario

Resi 4 Leon turns down an indecent proposal by Ashley in favor of the hotter (and probably freakier) Hunnigan

[Hellfire]

OoT, MM and WW have great endings. Mario 64 ending is pretty cool, I have no idea why but it rocks. MGS3, FFX and Chrono Trigger endings rule too. And of course Eternal Darkness. "I was once a fool"

[Rolf]

Half Life 2. It was neat when everything slowed down - explosion and all - then froze. I said 'Woah'.

Like Neo.

So, yeah - either HL2 or Eternal Darkness.

AND!

While we're on the subject of game endings. At the end of Starfox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet, the final building you go into - the big one - I can't be any more specific - is the floor texture in there, the same as in the Carrington Institute bottom-level lobby on Perfect Dark? I'd check, just to make sure, but I sold Dinosaur Planet when I finished it. But I think it is the same, from memory.

[gaggle64]

Starwing - "This Corneria. Pepper speaking - congratulations, on a job well done!"
Obviolusly not massively impressive by todays standards, but the very concept of audible speech was mind-blowing on the Snes.

Man, I can't wait for Retro-downloads on Revo.

[demonmike04]

Pokemon crystal was my favourite ending, the credit music was simply my favourite from Gameboy, and the final battle between you and Red (Ash from the cartoon) was simply worth getting 16 badges for.

[Bren]

zelda : Ocarina of time
Half life 2

[Shenlong]

I loved Tales of Symphonia's ending, the animation was sweet and the build up got my spine all tingly, was truly amazing - damn how i long for a sequel or prequel - but with more animated cutscenes damnit, that game was so magical easily one of my top RPGs this generation.

[Cheapshot]

There will be a sequel only on PS2 though I'm afraid.

[quich_delvyn]

ff7 was good, i liked majoras mask. on another note ff10-2 was absolutely shit

[Adrian DX]

I like the music in the Mario Kart 64 ending.
That ending made me cry when I was 8!
I also liked the "ending" in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

DiemetriX is not allowed to read this, neither is anyone else who hasn't finished episode 4 of Phoenix Wright:
When you kind of see diffrent interviews with all the characters from the game,
and they talk about you and what a great person you are :P
(p.s. by "ending" I meant the first ending of course)

I loved both OOT and Majora's Mask endings, but OOT will always have a special place in my heart :D

And I remember watching the ending of SMB3 when I was 6 years old. (finishing SMB3 at the age of 6 was a very big thing)

[evad_lhorg]

There will be a sequel only on PS2 though I'm afraid.


not a sequel. just like final fantasy. no sequels to the games. just another game with different characters in a different world.

[Cheapshot]

not a sequel. just like final fantasy. no sequels to the games. just another game with different characters in a different world.

Why isn't that a sequel?

[Dan Dare]

i think he means direct sequel like say, half life.

[Shorty]

I hate when games have an ending like OoT, when you've watched it you have to reset, then your save continues from before beating the last boss. I'd rather be able to wander the world after saving it - with people saying new things :) Like in ToS.

[mike-zim]

Mine has to be the ending to streets of rage. that game took up my life. it was so good to finish it countless times.

[AshMat]

For me, Max Payne on the pc is one of my favourites.When you shoot the final wire with the sniper and the helicopter is crushed and thrown halfway down the building
I also really love the final grpahic on the game.

I thought SM64 was a bit of a dissapoiting ending really.. then again when i first did it i thought it waqs pretty good.

I liked Banjo Kazooie when
Grunty gets knocked off the roof by the jinjonator... i think and get stuck under a rock.

[gorrit]

I remember a Neo-Geo(or was it arcade?) game me and a pal of mine played at a friends/or in a pub or something, it was a sidescrolling shooter - a la Contra etc, and when you completed it it turned out that you had been working for bad guys bent on world domination all along. And you didn't get any chance to kill em or so, you might even joined them :) :P

Eternal Darkness is definitely one of the endings I liked the most of the current gen.

And Majoras Mask is my favourite Zelda ending, but then I include the end battles etc too.

[Atomic Boo]

A bit of a dangerous thread this, as many people have yet to play many of the games which will be suggested, and theres bound to be spoilers, some may be forgotten to be put in a spoiler box.

Anyways, I'd have to say Majora's Mask. Don't get me wrong, I loved OOT's ending aswell, but MM's ending was possibly the closest to magical an ending could get. The best bit was (not really a spoiler, but I'll put it in a spoiler box anyway)...

When you see the words 'A New Day' in black text on a white

background, as apposed to white text on a black background,

which is shown to instruct when a new day begins ^^

i loved second sight too, flinging enemies through windows and shooting them with sawn offs

[Raven]

Majoras Mask.
Secret of Mana (awesome!)
and thats all i can think of at the moment...
(although i could EASILY go through a list of SNES rpg's)
Come to think of it, Earthbound had a very nice ending. remember how you had to pray to all the people of the world to beat the last boss? that was a goodie.

hey, ive just finished Terranigma (on cartridge might i add)...
how bizzare is the ending?!
I didnt know what to think! it was such an epic game, then it was suddenly over! Though i did give the Dark Gaia a thrashing of a lifetime!

[Temascos]

In terms of Retro Games, Sonic 3 (Knuckles ending) rules.

After battling Meta-Sonic, Knuckles is saved by Sonic who then
return the Master Emerald to the island,
which then floats into space with a fantastic soundtrack.

I like that ending :)

[Django]

ICO
hands down best ending ever
i honestly dont believe i'l ever witness a beter one

[Rigger_Mortis]

My favorite ending would be that of Final fantasy 7 Especially after seeing Advent children.

When red and his children run across the plains and end on a cliff overlooking a really old and deserted Midgar

Next in the line would be final fantasy X and X2 (mostly X2 because I really had to work hard to get it)
When first Tidus seems to have dissapeared and when you finish X2 he wakes up underwater and swims up to Yuna.

I generally dont really like the Zelda endings because it marks the end of a really great game. I think ÓOT's ending is kinda weak compared to the game itself. It's pretty and really good but just so sad that the game had already ended. (me wants more)

[Caris]

I know this sounds 100% fanboy but i REALLY liked Kameo's ending ...

ALOT.

[BeerMonkey]

offtopic- kameo can be completed in a weekend apparently *throws £50 away*

best game ending hmm..quite liked the ending on shining force 2 on megadrive..can also get one last fight against all the bosses of the game which was cool

also LoZ : OOT was well chuffed bak in the day when i finished this

[Mitchell]

Hello again, well...whats your favorite game ending. Mines dk 64 as you may have seen in the best intro's thread, I think its really cool, I also like super mario 64 ending. what are ur favorites
the ending after you beat k krool in the boxing ring was fairly kool it dk 64 but ive been stuck on 297 golden bananas out of 300 for 4years now wonder if ill ever get it finished
is it true you get a special ending were the tell you something about the gamecube (dolphin back then)

[Chopper]

Obviously, all the Zelda endings are a bit special. But one no-one's mentioned is Link's Awakening on the Game Boy. I remember thinking, when I first completed it....ooooh, about 9 years ago(?!) that the ending was great. Surely one of the only instances where a Game Boy game oozed real emotion. That Wind Fish song was awesome...

[Cho-mie]

Link Awakening, Shenmue/2, Majoras Mask, Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 C.A.R.D Revolution (You so had to play the proper story mode to appreciate it) Feel The Magic XX/XY (I own a US copy so bah I call it that).

To name a few...

[Jack]

Majora's Mask's ending has a real bittersweet taste to it. Not because everything gets resolved - it doesn't. Even though the credits sequence shows everyone's best endings, no matter what you do, you can't save everyone. You can't be the hero and save the day completely - if you stop Sakon robbing the old lady from the bomb shop, Anju and Kafei can never be reunited. If you want to help Anju and Kafei, you have to let the old lady be mugged. Even though you can rewind time and make sure everything happens right at least once, you can't help everyone at once.

[triforce_keeper]

LoZ:OOT is a classic ending! And I dont know what LoZ:MM is like because I got really stuck and I try every year but failing....maybe one day I will get to see this ending.

[Hero-of-Time]

the ending after you beat k krool in the boxing ring was fairly kool it dk 64 but ive been stuck on 297 golden bananas out of 300 for 4years now wonder if ill ever get it finished
is it true you get a special ending were the tell you something about the gamecube (dolphin back then)

Indeed it is what happens is:

You see them holding auditions for the next DK game on the Dolphin/Cube. Its pretty funny.

[Shoe]

The ending of MK64

[AshMat]

I liked Banjo Kazooie's ending, with:
Gruntilda getting trapped under the rock

Though the beginning of Banjo Tooie ruins it, then agian, i don't know what the ending of BT is like

[Minlack]

Obviously, all the Zelda endings are a bit special. But one no-one's mentioned is Link's Awakening on the Game Boy. I remember thinking, when I first completed it....ooooh, about 9 years ago(?!) that the ending was great. Surely one of the only instances where a Game Boy game oozed real emotion. That Wind Fish song was awesome...

awww nuts....now I'm going to start crying again :(

[The Peeps]

Lylat Wars

The music is great :D

And MarioKart 64 :bowdown:

One thing always kept me puzzled in the ending of Majora's Mask, in the end sequence you see the Deku Princess's butler crying next to the weird-looking tree that's found at the start of the game...

[BlueStar]

Surprised no-one's mentioned Golden Axe :D

[mario114]

Mine has to be a link to the past:

"and the master sword sleeps again.."

Pure excellence.

[Shino]

I think the end of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was the one that marked me the most, it was very emotional.

[Fanelia]

I liked the ending of Tetris, the classic GB-version. When you score about 200 lines or more you get to see a rocket being launched, and some hoopleheads apparently feeling compellingly totemistic about it start dancing away. That's brilliant.

And of course, OoT. Not that the ending was that great, but getting any ending after such a game is what it was all about. Well earned.

[triforcemario]

Ghostbusters for the nes:
http://www.nesplayer.com/closedcaption/engrish/ghostb.gif
Beats every oter game ever.

[Pancake]

OoT - was so emotional! Probably the closest i'll ever come to crying at a game (and not out of frustration). Mind you a lot of the sadness was from having completed it and knowing i'd seen everything.

Killer 7 - Didn't understand it, but liked it. Very stylish and hard-hitting.

Super Mario World - it was my first experience of completing a game and luckily it WAS a good ending as well so i have very good memories of it. I liked the music and cast of characters and the little baby Yoshi's hatching (even though they're quite ugly as babies).

[The Bard]

I think the end of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was the one that marked me the most, it was very emotional.

...Of course it would have been one hell of a lot better if they'd actually put in a real end of game boss instead of that shitty vizier (sp?) that it was possible to beat in about 10 seconds.

[thesupersmashbrother]

final fantasy 8! also i like the whole "the games locked up" in conkers bfd

[Caris]

i like the whole "the games locked up" in conkers bfd

How could i forget!

[Elekko]

Super Mario Bros. 3

Very simple ending, no boring "ooh can't it end now?"

"Thank you. But our princess is in another castle. Just kidding, ha ha ha. Bye bye"

I like that.

[Bo130]

I assume this is after the Final Boss Battle? Then Killer7 and Conker's Bad Fur Day comes first to mind. Ah, K7 is so amazing <3.

Otherwise I liked Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 :D

[Mikey]

I liked the endings in Shenmue 1 and 2 personally.

[Zero]

I would probably say OOT aswell.

I dont know why everyone likes the mario 64 ending i was outraged with it. I spent about 3 weeks of my life playin that game and after i completed it all i got was a virtual cake. It wasnt even real. After all that work.

[Roostophe]

Of course I liked the ending to OOT. As well as Shenmue.

Although the endings of Resident Evil GC, RE2 & 3 are pretty naff.

[Blue_Ninja0]

It's not anything great, but finishing Super Mario Land after trying for months and listening to that music gave me such a feeling of satisfaction.

Other endings that left me scarred for life are Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker and Super Mario 64 (again because of the music and the feeling of accomplishment).

[Fuzpoy]

MM
I love the ending of MM when you have all the masks and get to see the ending for everyone you helped, very satisfying
Armorines on the N64
I don't know if it because i never finished it 100% or anything. Everytime i finished the game my character was killed in the explosion of the final boss then the credits rolled.
It was a memorable ending at least.

[Blue_Ninja0]

MM
I love the ending of MM when you have all the masks and get to see the ending for everyone you helped, very satisfying

QFT

(>^.^)> char limit <(^.^<)

[Raven]

One thing always kept me puzzled in the ending of Majora's Mask, in the end sequence you see the Deku Princess's butler crying next to the weird-looking tree that's found at the start of the game...
if you remember rightly:

1) the butler had a son that looked exactly like you. (end of pig mask quest)
2) right at the start, the fairy says that you have the same expression and look the same as the weird looking tree.

ipso. the weird looking tree is the butlers dead son. SO THATS WHAT HAPPENS TO DEKUS WHEN THEY DIE!!!! OH HOW TRAGIC!

anyway. killer7 did have an interesting ending. Pancake, you really should look up a plot analysis for killer7. there is some AMAZING stuff out there.

[Shorty]

I loved the endings of the Sonic the Hedgehog mega-drive games. Great music and a cool splash of artwork :)

The Zelda/FF endings were great but I was always annoyed that you had to reset/switch off at the end, and then when you loaded your game it was back before the last boss again.

[Dan Dare]

Prince of Persia has a fantastic ending.

[Rick Dangerous]

street fighter 2- when you completed it with Zangief, just for stupid value :D

[gaggle64]

I actually like the ending to HL2 - Episode 1. That whole thing of speedin away from the city, only to watch the massive blue explosion storm it's way towards you from over the horizon.

[Kal.Ang]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

[Zombie_Fan]

I love the ending to Final Fantasy 7. The game is simply a masterpiece.

[Mike]

Grim Fandango on the PC has a really moving ending. In fact, that game's got probably my favourite storyline in gaming.

[Goron_3]

street fighter 2- when you completed it with Zangief, just for stupid value :D

LMAO! Hilarious!

[blender]

LMAO! Hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnBAf2WrEQM

indeed.

[Goron_3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnBAf2WrEQM

indeed.

omfg that is so funny...It NEVER gets old!

Zangief: 'You dance very well!'
President: 'Well, it keeps me in shape!'

[The Bard]

omfg that is so funny...It NEVER gets old!

Zangief: 'You dance very well!'
President: 'Well, it keeps me in shape!'

"Celebrate in our appropriate fashion???"

Where the fucks the Vodka??

[Kaeporagaebora]

I'd put my money on Link to the Past!

"Sweet, man, my freaking uncle recovered! I thought he was dead!"

Also, it was the first game I had ever seen through to the end, so it's naturally burned into my brain. I just like the sense of acheivment.

[yo yo]

World of Warcraft has the most satisfying one by far.

[mcj metroid]

resident evil 4 had one of the worst endings i have seen.It was funny for god's sake

[McMad]

By far Shadow of the Colossus has one of the most depressing endings ever.



But then again it is by far one of the most moving and meaningful.



This is why it is my favourite ending ever, even though my mouth started to dry up at the end of Final Fantasy X (sniff, sniff).

And sadly Metal Gear Solid 2 has the silliest ending ever.