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Top 10 Video Game Endings

The Video Game Ending. It's what every video gamer seeks when playing the game. Gamers spend hours trying to conquer a game just to be able to see the resolution of their whole adventure or lack thereof. Sometimes tragedy strikes in the ending of the game, alluding to a subsequent game in the series. Sometimes the ending of a game just plain sucks like the end of Ghost's n Goblins. Bad endings can ruin the experience of a whole game, which we will cover in a future list. For now though, we will go through the games with the best endings video game history. Making the choices were hard, and objectivity in these cases is always treading the line of subjectivity. Nevertheless, these are the endings that stood out the most for us.
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MountainMaverick - 409 days 11 hours ago
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Solid work. Good article.
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The Matrix - 409 days 8 hours ago
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I might sound crazy but...I loved Assassin's Creed's ending. A lot of people hated how it was such a cliff hanger but it was a cool cliff hanger that left you so excited for the next game.
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Alvadr - 408 days 22 hours ago
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The ending to AC was a good one, just short. But deffinatly makes you interested for the sequel
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SaiyanFury - 408 days 22 hours ago
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Not too bad. Did anyone here notice something? At least one of the games was on the original PlayStation. Coming from Old Wizard this is groundbreaking considering that 95% of their articles about games are about Nintendo only consoles. Especially as they consider themselves Nintendo fanboys and are outspoken advocates of everything Nintendo, especially the original consoles.
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TheUsedVersion - 408 days 16 hours ago
1.4 - Final Fantasy IX's 45 minute ending
I think I would have to add Final Fantasy IX to that list. From the final hit on the last boss to the very last scene lasts 45 minutes. It shows what happens to all the characters after the game and ties up all the loose ends. Epic ending for an epic game.
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Son of Odin - 409 days 11 hours ago
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actually a good list for once. props for metal gear solid.
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Bob Dole - 409 days ago
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Yeah Bob Dole thinks they should have put Fallout 2 somewhere on that list. Just the sheer number of variables to the ending made it awesome.
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Samus2080 - 409 days 11 hours ago
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What? No Bionic Comando? That game had the best ending of all time
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tinydancer - 409 days 11 hours ago
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never beat that game...way too hard.
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OldWizard - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah tough game
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Stoneroses6300 - 409 days 11 hours ago
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Secret of Mana ending was amazing! I would have put the FF3 ending over the FF7 one though.
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DDP - 409 days 11 hours ago
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no donkey kong country though...
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MountainMaverick - 409 days 11 hours ago
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FF3 had a better storyline for an ending. FF7 obviously had the better graphics though
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Samus2080 - 409 days 11 hours ago
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DKC had a shi*** ending. What are you talking about!
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OldWizard - 409 days 11 hours ago
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not a bad one, but not top 10 material.
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Stoneroses6300 - 409 days 11 hours ago
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DKC should be nowhere on this list
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OldWizard - 409 days 11 hours ago
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its not
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Volvobug - 409 days 11 hours ago
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Great list. Dues Ex had some great endings
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Danja - 409 days 10 hours ago
11.1 - I agree
glad Chrono Trigger made the list
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DDP - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah me too
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tinydancer - 409 days 11 hours ago
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liked the inclusion of deus ex too.
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Samus2080 - 409 days 10 hours ago
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The best of all the Dues Ex endings would be good
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DDP - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah
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MountainMaverick - 409 days 10 hours ago
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What would be the top 3?
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Imallvol7 - 409 days 10 hours ago
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No Final Fantasy 9????!?!??! NO DEAL!!!
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Stoneroses6300 - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Could easily make the case for Chrono Cross over Chrono Trigger
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OnslaughtX - 409 days 10 hours ago
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I'd rank Metal Gear Solid 3, easily, as the greatest game ending of all time.
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DDP - 409 days 10 hours ago
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metal gear destroys it.
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theusedfake - 409 days 10 hours ago
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I thought that the ending for Final Fantasy X
should have been on that list, but overall it
was a pretty good list. I love Secret of Mana,
damn good game.
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OldWizard - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah, X was a good ending too.
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Final_Rpg - 409 days 1 hour ago
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Honestly, way too many game endings to be able to sum it up in one list. Especially 10 games. These lists just frustrate me because I know so many worthy games are left in the shadows.
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Volvobug - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Metal Gear Solid ending was amazing
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Cernunnos - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Agreed, MGS is amazing.
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Son of Odin - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah secret of mana rocks. so does the ending.
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tinydancer - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Top Final fantasy endings. Another great list!
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OldWizard - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah maybe next
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Stoneroses6300 - 409 days 10 hours ago
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You guys will never run out of lists will you?
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Milo Garret - 408 days 18 hours ago
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never.
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Pebz - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Personally I think Planescape: Torment and the Baldur's Gate series deserve a mention, but good list nevertheless.

edit: replaced "or even" with "and", both really deserve it.
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Samus2080 - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Baldur's Gate was a sick ending
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Volvobug - 409 days 10 hours ago
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You guys forgot Earthbound
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tinydancer - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Torment was a great ending. Forgot about that one
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OldWizard - 409 days 10 hours ago
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yeah baldur's gate would def. make a top 11
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DDP - 409 days 10 hours ago
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What about a top 10 worst video game endings? Ghosts N Goblins, #1
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Dark General - 409 days 10 hours ago
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The 3 Dues Ex endings were all great. I noticed as soon as i had to choose there was no "right" or "wrong" ending. Only what you as a person thought was best for everyone. Become a sort of living god, plunge humanity back into the old days and rebuild anew and there was another ending i can't quite remember.
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Stoneroses6300 - 409 days 10 hours ago
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Wonderboy for the genesis was an underrated ending. I dont think anyone even knows how great of a game that was
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nowayguy - 409 days 9 hours ago
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I probably wouldn't have even put ALTTP on my top ten list. It came off, to me at least, as a run of the mill ending. You find out what happened to everyone and you get congratulated for saving the world. If I had to use one word it would probably be, lame.
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Volvobug - 409 days 9 hours ago
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ur crazy. best ending ever.
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