7 'Bad' Endings That Were Undeniably Cooler

Games with multiple endings often include a 'bad' ending to make you feel bad about the bad job you did. But you might not even realise that you’re looking at the so-called bad ending because what is happening is undoubtedly cooler than whatever sunshine and rainbows nonsense you get in the canonical conclusion. Consider these supposedly bad endings that were undeniably cooler than the goody-two-shoes alternatives.
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[@schuylerdade]

You skipped Persona 5 Royal, where in the bad ending, everyone is happy and alive and following their dreams. Seemed pretty good to me.

[@jamesclayton4882]

The original Persona 5 last bad ending was pretty cool, but Doctor Maruki's was actually happier than the real end lol

[@KaitouKaiju]

Thing is, none of it's real and they're basically stuck in a false reality

[@delusionalnoodles]

any ending where Morgana gets to be human is a bad ending to me

[@bigearcat96]

@@KaitouKaiju except it is real. marukis reality replaced ours.

[@Chance57]

@@KaitouKaiju other than the fact that reality was warped so it's not just an illusion and it's actually real, if it's indistinguishable from reality, how does it matter? We can't disprove that we're in a simulation right now. It's on convention alone that we decide one way or another. That doesn't make it less real.

[@enlongjones2394]

“It doesn’t matter. It was fun.” Yeesh. That’s a striking line.

[@user-xu2pi6vx7o]

The game's getting a Steam re-release, at the end of August, FYI.

[@sarafontanini7051]

yeah when you get the bad ending, you get the BAD ending

[@Storyman09]

Okay, only 30 seconds through the video and not at that segment nor the spoiler list screen but I’m guessing “Soul Nomad and the Rise of the World-Eaters” EDIT: Soul Nomad & the World Eaters. Just a bit off, but considering I probably haven’t played that game in like 8-10 years, I think I was pretty close. XD I miss it, such a good game. I liked it at least. Underrated.

[@gideonwaithbraite]

Undertale's genocide route has nothing on that one line alone.

[@benedict6962]

Soul Nomad's evil route has a LOT put into it

[@allysonhirst1167]

Honestly, the one in We Happy Few where you take your Joy at the start of the game and the credits just immediately start rolling is my favourite

[@jordanwillis9543]

My favorite is Far Cry 4. The main villain leaves to go in another room. Normally you leave here and start the game but if you wait long enough he comes back and says let's go shoot some guns

[@gojtron]

@@jordanwillis9543 One of the few good things about Far Cry is the early ending options being a regular.

[@LOLWHATBRO]

@@gojtron one of the many good things

[@PaintedGX]

@@jordanwillis9543 after 5, the series went downhill

[@Noofling]

@@PaintedGX Thats an 🎶opinion🎶

[@bolladragon]

That Earthworm Jim ending is one of the best joke endings I've ever seen. We need more stuff like that again.

[@AsusanXT]

I was laughing while playing FFX chocobo catcher(still failing, lol) and listening to him talk jibberish.

[@jonathanharbisonvids4380]

Ray man should actually have that.

[@genkisuperethical96]

and thats why i love earthworm Jim

[@JohnTravis1965]

We straight up need more good Earthworm Jim games.

[@crownysuccubus1524]

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow’s “bad” ending had your character full transform into the new Dracula, Dark Lord of the Castle. Of all “bad” endings in any game, that was undoubtedly my favorite.

[@IamaPERSON]

Didn't you also unlock a new mode in that ending?

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

@@IamaPERSON Julius Belmont mode where you have to kick Soma's ass as the most powerful Belmont

[@IamaPERSON]

@@Nzosaba_Matenge I thought so, thanks

[@crownysuccubus1524]

@Joseph Hines No, the canon ending is that Soma destroys Chaos, the embodiment of all humanity's sin and source of Dracula's power. It's stated in the story that one day, whether it's years, decades or centuries down the line, Chaos will reform and thus choose another Dark Lord, but Soma no longer needs to bear that burden himself.

[@IamaPERSON]

@@thefool8224 oof, don't remind me. Still wish they made a proper game, so I could try it myself

[@IamaPERSON]

Spiderman: Web of Shadows, evil ending. Not only do you get to rule New York with an army, but you also get an upgraded (even more attractive) Black Cat.

[@elliottstokes3917]

Upgraded how?

[@khalfrodo4921]

@@elliottstokes3917 she's even sexier than she was before, which is hard to achieve

[@IamaPERSON]

@@khalfrodo4921 exactly

[@jonhenri5625]

Good shout.

[@IamaPERSON]

@@jonhenri5625 thanks

[@sirhoward6853]

i never experienced the "good" ending in MGS1 and for years i tought there is no ending where you save meryl... was so confusing to see her alive in MGS4 ^^

[@deconinckdaniel5057]

I remember o got it a couple of times when i played it as a kid . But i don.t remember how🤔 i think you get it when you survive the torture when you get elektrocuted 🤔

[@sirhoward6853]

@@deconinckdaniel5057 yup, thats how you get to the good ending.

[@Oddballkane]

When my friend played this she could never get the "good" ending. I managed first time. Lol. Just need to press the button quickly to regain health during the torture scene.

[@jauume]

There's this Pokemom fangame named Rejuvenation, you're the typical young person that will destroy an entire evil organization. However, near the beginning of the game, you can choose to sail with some random girl for vacation to Kanto (or Johto I don't remember lol), leaving your region to be decimated by the evil organization

[@unwitheredbonnie5123]

W O W S K I S !

[@sodakuwun0707]

waiting for a fangame that lets you join the evil organization and climb the ranks until the destruction of mankind is by YOUR hand

[@shadowrider6578]

prob the most possible badass pokemon character ever exist

[@carlpapa123]

Sounds like a great ending

[@BornDepressed]

I wonder when we'll get the demon run of Cuphead where the bosses repeat in reverse, get harder because they're fighting you off, and ends with fighting Grandpa.

[@AgentMonochrome]

I'd have the feeling that the Grandpa fight will just be one-shot kills.

[@WarioTimeWarioTimeWarioTime]

@@AgentMonochrome Nah grandpa would actually have the same powers as Cuphead and Mugman and would function as a sort of “parallel protagonist” like shadow Mario/cosmic clone/metal Mario... Jeez Mario has too many clones

[@lx5323]

It would be cool if we fought some of the soul contracts friends as well, like maybe wally’s son, or dr Kahl

[@AgentMonochrome]

@@lx5323 Or Sally Stageplay's audience and castmates.

[@debble.the.silly.]

Now that’s a cool fan made game/Mod idea. Someone should get on that-

[@morbonator5091]

Jane: "The are bad endings and there are canonical good endings." XCom 2, about XCom 1: "Bold of you to assume the good ending is the real one!"

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Hot take: the virgin combine VS THE CHADVENT

[@BetaJackMaxis]

Ah! But XCom 1's good ending WAS canonical, because I liked that game and DIDN'T like Xcom 2! Incontrovertible fact!

[@morbonator5091]

@@BetaJackMaxis Damn, you've got me there!

[@halcyon_exb]

And then there are hollow knight endings. . .

[@coaltowking]

And then there is Zelda OoT. All the endings are canonical, especially game overs.

[@JesusNewbie]

Metal Arms had a couple great "bad" endings. The first is within the first few minutes of the game, where you can agree to be a mechanic like your mom and go on to run the family business. The second is where you get shot-gun-wedding'd and run an even bigger family business. The game over screen then complains that you never went on awesome adventures or met a dog with a gun strapped to its back.

[@Nitrinoxus]

Jane: "Give _that_ man a voice-acting BAFTA." Me: "Well, it's Yuri Lowenthal, so... already done, maybe?"

[@sigh824]

It’s had to have happened by now right?

[@kwon7378]

The voice of teen Ben 10 and Spider-Man

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@kwon7378 Among many, _many_ others.

[@herodude6169]

And Sasuke

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@herodude6169 Among many, _many_ others, aye.

[@synthraofficial5366]

Devil May Cry 5 had a "And they all lived happily ever after" ending, and it was both a challenge to get, and astoundingly sarcastic if you knew what was actually going on because it was easily the worst thing that could actually happen in that situation 😂

[@marhawkman303]

I dunno... doesn't it require you to kill the main bad guy early... thus stopping the other stuff from ever happening? Never played the game so I'm not sure.

[@KaitouKaiju]

@@marhawkman303 Yep. If you killed the bad guy, that man never returns, Nero doesn't reach full power, and the Qliphoth keeps raging

[@synthraofficial5366]

@@KaitouKaiju And one of the main characters is doomed and there are some really dark implications.

[@tetragaming6332]

@@marhawkman303 it kills 2 main characters by proxy, stunts another's growth, and the world gets taken over by a stupid demon tree thing

[@SorowFame]

@@KaitouKaiju I thought the Qliphoth was stopped early in that ending? I haven’t gotten good enough to see it myself.

[@finnover9781]

5:38 "How is this the bad ending?" Well, Jane, for a start, Rayman's ability to walk without legs makes even less sense when he's that large

[@ddjsoyenby]

plus he still can't buy arms and legs :(

[@insaincaldo]

@@ddjsoyenby Can't, or chose to buy an island and eat himself large instead?

[@sarafontanini7051]

plus all the evil prates wrecking his homeland and kidnapping his friends while he lazes around

[@ThatGuy-hy7tr]

At least he has an axe and gauntlets to protect himself with

[@IamaPERSON]

@@insaincaldo with how big he is, I'm surprised he didn't eat the damn island!

[@ARUCARDFTEPES]

I always liked Dead Rising's B ending, Frank and whoever he rescued escape together, but the truth is lost. Makes the real ending feel more like a secret ending.

[@nathanielgarza9198]

Kind of feels like the A ending was the bad one

[@mgw3133]

Believe there is a bad ending in one of the epic mickey games where if you don't find all of the missing parts for your cyborg friends, they come help you in their creepy cyborg forms

[@Keith_Norman]

Best mickey game ever

[@vahlok1426]

That's awesome. I just wish Epic Mickey came out as the original idea, that being a legitimately scary and dark platformer. I mean sure it was still kinda dark, but the original idea was super twisted and dark.

[@TheShuuman]

@@vahlok1426 You and me both bro, I droped off the news around the game after the first previews and when it came out I was like "Aww what happened...?"

[@devinhigoy221]

I have both of them, don't regret seeing that ending the 1st time I played. Yep definitely...

[@das_hans]

RAYman‘s hands and feet stay attached with particle Rays. That’s why he’s called Rayman

[@donweatherwax9318]

That's some hardcore lore there . . . "Hans" _OR_ _SHOULD_ _I_ _SAY_ . . . _ADMIRAL_ _RAZORBEARD?!_ . . . . . . Or, you know, you could just be the Rayman-crazed rando you claim to be. _YAWN_ _YAWN_ _snore_

[@bezmagica]

OH

[@joecrouse2503]

That's not any less disturbing

[@shadowcelebi3595]

but in truth, the real reason why he is like that is because he first appeared on a gameboy advance game and he didn't have limbs in that game due to limitations of the console.

[@HannahBanina]

Kinda surprised none of the endings from _Shadow the Hedgehog_ made the cut. The ending where Shadow declares himself the ultimate hedgehog and the endings where he straight-up kills Eggman are probably my favorites.

[@Amy_Dunn]

I'm not surprised about the Earthworm Jim one. I'm sure the "Developer" was the creator Doug Tenaple, who love putting random stuff like that in his games. A PC game of his that came out not long after EWJ was "The Neverhood" not only is there a weird "bad ending," there's a loooooong hallway you have to walk through for ages. it has huge blocks of writing on the walls that you can stop and read that is basically a novel of backstory/religious text of the whole made up game universe.

[@sgtraytango]

"What's the insertion method?" Well, Snake, when a man and a woman love each other very much...

[@Ajehy]

*When a soldier and a nerdy scientist love each other very much. 🌈 Happy pride!

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Internet comment sections: *Furiously writes down notes before realizing it only works for real humans.*

[@zimmygirl777]

"What's the insertion method?" That's what she said. Sorry. I had to.😹👻

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@Ajehy hey, we don’t know if he’s a top or bottom so it’s valid 🤣

[@DodderingOldMan]

It's the massively less successful alternative contraceptive technique to the already unreliable withdrawal method.

[@DB-xr9nt]

What about the 'bad' ending in Outer Worlds where you skip the Hope straight into the sun if your intelligence stat is too low? Absolutely amazing.

[@bobross-ze8vy]

wait you can do that! i gotta try that!

[@exterminatuss4380]

@@bobross-ze8vy it's even an achievement/trophy :D

[@heliveruscalion9124]

@@exterminatuss4380 we don't acknowledge playstation here >:(

[@exterminatuss4380]

@@heliveruscalion9124 then you're a pathetic little fanboy. I've been here for years. Same with oxtra Never owned an xbox.

[@exterminatuss4380]

@@heliveruscalion9124 even oxbox and oxtra have talked about playstation games on their channels so what are you even doing here lol

[@jackwinter5421]

I find The Witcher 3’s ‘bad’ ending a lot more of a powerful and poetic ending than it’s supposed ‘good’ ending. I always thought that was a good example of a bad ending I didn’t mind getting.

[@yaboicolleen]

I must've gotten the "good" ending of this video, where I get up and take my clothes out of the dryer and fold a bunch of laundry ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@10tonhamster]

I think you’ve done the “Hot Grunty” ending of Banjo Kazooie in another video, but it’s definitely memorable.

[@patbrewster479]

Whoop dee doo.

[@starscreamsniper926]

Hot Grunty, (Insert wolf whistle.)

[@troy_2808]

How dare they use an example multiple times 😤😤😤 they should learn from playstation access who don't ever reuse examples like metal gear solid

[@10tonhamster]

@@troy_2808 sorry, but I was commenting that it’s ONLY been in a different video but would have counted for this one as well.

[@SymbioteMullet]

I dunno, is a game over screen that you can only get by failing really an "ending"? I feel it blurs the distinction too much.

[@blakerobertus7533]

I legitimately thought the bad ending in Metal Gear Solid was the game's real ending as a kid.

[@BluSteel_]

I'm willing to bet even Kojima thought it was the real ending since it took him forever to even mention Meryl.

[@jasperzanovich2504]

I thought the one you had to work for, the Merryl ending, was the good ending but you only get unlimited ammo from it instead of goddamn invisibility.

[@blakerobertus7533]

@@jasperzanovich2504 Like, I actually thought you couldn't beat Ocelot's torture part and thought the point of the game was that you had to submit eventually. It didn't occur to me that I just sucked lol

[@SephirothRyu]

I wouldn't actually call it a bad ending. Just an alternate one.

[@Ajehy]

“Good” ending and gay ending.

[@luizfigueroa6822]

I'm absolutely blown away that you guys mentioned Soul Nomad! I played it for HOURS AND HOURS during my childhood, one of my favourites!

[@KaiTenSatsuma]

Soul Nomad: The game that literally had a whole ass second campaign for your "Bad Ending" Growlanser II also had a whole side campaign for when you sided with Wolfgang to bring Democracy to a Monarchic setting. That was pretty damn good too.

[@captainstroon1555]

Bad ending? More like rad ending, amiright? Ok, I'm heading myself out.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

No, stay, you've got a point.

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

No no, you've got a point.

[@OwO377]

That actually a great point so don't feel regret.

[@theeggineer]

COME BACK... COME BACK... aww he ain't coming back.

[@OwO377]

@@theeggineer good reference. How long a sequel of that great zombie shooting game gonna make after 2 left for dead decade.😉

[@Kartissa]

It's interesting to note that the 'bad' ending for Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is actually the canonical one. Instead of sacrificing himself to cleanse the Pillar of Balance, and save the world of Nosgoth, he embraces his vampiric curse, and decides to rule the place. Which is incredibly cool, because it meant we got 4 sequel games to play in Nosgoth.

[@skymarajade]

Not only that, but it the later, Awesome games, show yhat the original 'good' ending was actually a bad ending itself. Lol was going to comment about LOK myself but saw your post ❤️

[@Bogard2312]

This was the first one that came to mind for me. I think it's worthy of inclusion.

[@christiaanjones1053]

Thirded - this was undeniably the best because the bad ending was the one the devs picked too :D

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

Obligatory demand for a remake!

[@grabble7605]

Five. You forgot "Nosgoth".

[@Livingkin]

"Give that man a voice acting BAFTA" That's Yuri Lowenthal, and he has multiple awards and nominations for various things.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

only his videogame vocal work, not actual acting

[@Livingkin]

@@bostonrailfan2427 read the quote again

[@OriginalAkivara]

@@Livingkin I wonder if they're making some sort of "Dur ba hur voice acting isn't REAL acting" jab.

[@KhloeAerin]

Code Vein’s bad ending “Heirs.” Watching your best bro Louis shed a tear while impaling you is amazing.

[@brandonhawker6597]

"Snake... People die when they're killed." "What? The hell are you talking about?" "Long story, Sab- I mean Snake."

[@cavareenvius7886]

One of the best lines in media. Next to "I kill you to death"

[@ultimonx9152]

@@cavareenvius7886 As my friend says it: Kill them alive! >:D

[@rjfrost7090]

@@cavareenvius7886 "Just because you're correct doesn't mean you're right?"

[@danielribeiro1433]

@@rjfrost7090 up there with "life needs things to live"

[@the.seagull.35]

@@danielribeiro1433 Life needs things to live*

[@Ihatethisstupidchange]

I remember my favorite ending in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows was the “bad ending.” You get to rule New York with a symbiotic monster army at your call and on top of that you have Black Cat to rule by your side. Only thing that’s a bummer about it is it leaves on a cliffhanger which never saw a sequel

[@IamaPERSON]

Ayyy, great minds think alike! Yeah, that's definitely a cooler bad ending, at least for the "What If" scenario.

[@chrisgangsta]

I love that you give out the games that are going to be spoiled at the beginning.

[@fearedjames]

Streets of Rage is a Japanese game. Most concept of alternate endings or multiple routes are influenced by visual novels there. Usually anything not considered the true ending is called a BAD END, in English, in VNs, except endings where you die, which are called a DEAD END. Plenty of VNs have BAD ENDs with happy endings, often happier than the true ending.

[@pfarabee]

Best bad ending of all time: Refuse to shrink yourself and enter Mr. Slave's behind to diffuse the bomb in South Park Stick of Truth.. just walk out the door to the left instead.

[@RaynebowCrash]

🤣🤣🤣 I did this the first time I played The Stick of Truth!

[@ooommm4024]

that got me, too. that bad ending blew me away.... and south park, too!

[@pfarabee]

@@ooommm4024 at that moment on my first playthrough, I literally said "Oh fuck that!" and walked off to the left and boooom, lmao, pure gold.

[@AlysonMc]

Snake and Otacon's friendship was my favorite ship in the entire series. Their bro handshake in MGS2 was top tier! Also, "People die" is the biggest understatement to ever come from Otacon, who can't go an entire game without someone he loves dying.

[@buyito5000]

All Snake would need to say is "where's Sniper Wolf?" and he would have been crying all over again

[@Amaritudine]

This is slightly unrelated to the point, but their bro handshake is apparently based on the Konami Code. I guess some of Otacon's nerdiness rubbed off on Snake after all.

[@AlysonMc]

@@Amaritudine I love that!

[@wingofunny]

Hate to say it but since i never saw space odyssey when I was younger, the Hal and Dave thing never clicked, played through it for memories last year and laughed my ass off at realizing what I missed.

[@honeybubblegun5412]

and never forget..they were just 'roommates' ... xD they just got along well, in m opinion xD

[@Aburaishi]

Most of these just come down to "Better for the protagonist, worse for literally everyone else in the world", which like... fine, I guess?

[@jeremy1860]

Multiple endings are something that have interested me in video games for as far back as I can remember 😊

[@rowdyparnell]

Jane should be a voice for Google maps so when I make a wrong turn she can tell me I am stupid, and it's ok that I'm stupid

[@unwitheredbonnie5123]

XD I agree

[@arndnaj]

That app would need onscreen eyebrows too, to really drive home the point you are stupid. The eyebrows are part of her sarcasm.

[@atk05003]

Now I'm imagining GPS Jane: "You missed your turn! What are you doing? That's okay. Just take the next one."

[@gorimbaud]

Since Snake ends up with Otacon anyway, I always took that as the canon ending! I was surprised then, when Meryl showed up, still alive, in MGS4.

[@hatorimorningstar3996]

A HUGE wave of nostalgia washed over me when I saw Soul Nomad. I love that game so much.

[@Avalon_1991]

With Metal Gear Solid the Otacon ending was so much better. Snake reacting to Meryl's death was an incredible scene with great acting. It also showed Snake has a human side.

[@Cuiasodo]

Oh, Starkiller doesn't JUST kill Obi Wan - he kills him, then waits for his Force Ghost to manifest and THEN fries the Force Ghost, somehow, ensuring that he can't come back to influence Luke.

[@ericspecullaas2841]

So starkiller is the good guy

[@jonhenri5625]

And that’s after having torn through the likes of the entire population of Tatooine, including Boba Fett, and then steamroll the rebel base on Hoth like nothing.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

As much as that was awesome, I'm a bit irked by it... I really don't think that's how the Force works even in Legends.

[@insaincaldo]

Damn, that moody boy has no chill at that point, huh?

[@SimonBuchanNz]

@@michaelandreipalon359 somewhere, Han Solo's "definitely not a force ghost" is yelling "that's not how the Force works!"

[@nikoliniminizoaki2542]

Carrie's bad ending in Castlevania 64. You get a heartwarming scene with the big bad that you wouldn't know it's the big bad unless you've gone through the good ending before or know some latin. And then you read the dialogue with all the implications of it. Still haunts me to this day.

[@dazattack669]

The bad ending for Alone in the Dark (2008) was absurd and fun as hell

[@sanitarycockroach9038]

That worm info seemed mostly accurate too, from my college bio class experience. Or the text info, that is.

[@strainedOS]

The Outerworlds: flying the Hope into the sun is 100% cooler

[@ellathompson6052]

I’m partial to the “siding with the board for ice cream” ending, myself.

[@strainedOS]

@@ellathompson6052 I do have to agree with that actually

[@jakestoneking5555]

Figuratively into the sun: Sure Literally flying into the sun: Well, about that...

[@KrystalloTheGreat]

That would actually make it 100% hotter.

[@lilithhenderson]

@@ellathompson6052 You're joking right? Is that an actual ending?

[@simonwest9450]

Fallout 4’s Nuka World essentially requires you to become a bad guy, the “good guy” ending practically cuts the entire DLC short

[@willieoelkers5568]

You can do all the parks with Gage without committing to a bad end, you're only committed once you attack a settlement. Besides, have you ever done Open Season with "Minutemen Take Nuka-World" and "Liberty Reborn" mods? Seeing an army of Minutemen in power armor mow through the raiders is a thing of beauty.

[@rossmabon4472]

@@willieoelkers5568 It's just unfortunate that those are mods and not actual base game options which is disappointing but it's hardly a surprise that fans keep fixing Bethesda's games

[@iizepic9788]

That's why I did all their quest, then when they wanted to start raiding settlements, I mowed them all down

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@rossmabon4472 Can you blame them really?

[@LordHammer33]

@@iizepic9788 Same here, cleared the whole park for the raiders, then Shank suggested I start raiding my own settlements in the Commonwealth. Rewarded him with a couple of grenades reverse pickpocketed onto him

[@phantomaqworlds]

Was not expecting to see soul nomad on this list. One hell Of a pleasant surprise. I loved that game as a kid. Even cosplayed as Gig once.

[@The21stGamer]

In the streets of rage bad ending, it can actually be considered a good ending (by that I mean morally righteous) as if you just destroy/force the syndicate to disband, there will be a power vacuum that another gang will fill up. If you become the leader of the organisation, you can destroy the root source of the crimes and save the city permanently.

[@wladimir880]

"You killed everyone in L.A." Wait, that's the bad ending?

[@MasterZebulin]

*OOF*

[@I.B.Annoyed]

For L.A. it is... :}

[@MrDalisclock]

Would anyone notice if LA blew up?

[@FrenchToast663]

I'm more of a nuke Florida kinda gal

[@MrDalisclock]

@@FrenchToast663 I'm all for creating a nuclear border with Florida to isolate it from the rest of the country. It's getting hold of the 7 nukes needed that's the tricky bit.

[@rodefshalom]

Any adventure that begins by asking, “What’s the insertion method?” can only have good endings.

[@nightmarethrenody8232]

The insertion method for the “swimmer delivery vehicle,” no less.

[@Ajehy]

@@nightmarethrenody8232 - Aah, Hideo Kajima.

[@JoeWillz82]

What about Sekiro!? It’s “Shura” ending, which definitely is the bad ending, was By Far the most entertaining.

[@360entertainment2]

That Earthworm Jim Ending was perfect, just perfectly ridiculous in the best way possible! I love it, bravo!

[@m2pt5]

You didn't mention the bonus items you get in the next playthrough for Metal Gear Solid's endings - if you make it through Revolver Ocelot's torture, saving Meryl at the end, you just get the bandana, which gives you infinite ammo. If you submit to the torture, meaning Meryl dies at the end, you get the objectively cooler Stealth Camouflage.

[@MrAcrum]

@Gabriel Lopez de Azua Well, one let's you sneak through the place without being seen. The other let's you make sure there is no one left to do the seeing.

[@MrAcrum]

@Gabriel Lopez de Azua No, the bandana gives you unlimited ammo for all weapons. So you can mow down everyone in a room no sweat

[@incredibleflameboy]

I think cutting off Luke's hand is known as "the Skywalker maneuver"

[@LazzyRoad]

Fallout 1s bad ending was creepy, and I still get nightmares about it

[@plinius902]

What was it?

[@ulyssesocounter8488]

You’re supposed to find a water chip for your vault. If you don’t do that within the time limit, everyone in the vault dies and you as well, the game’s last frame is of your skeleton in the middle of the desert.

[@LazzyRoad]

@@ulyssesocounter8488 I'm talking about the Master ending

[@KeithFraser82]

I wonder if the Streets of Rage co-op ending was inspired by the Prisoner's Dilemma.

[@Shiny_Scrafty]

Was expecting to see Catherine on here and was surprised it wasn’t. The “Bad Ending” in that game sees u as the ruler of hell, useing the devil as a foot stool and married to his daughter. Talk about badass. Oh and what happens in the good ending... oh that right a boring wedding in a bar....... woooooo I guess.... (bad ending all the way)

[@devlinburgess2463]

That's not the bad ending though, just the chaos one. The bad endings happen when you try and make up with the girl who's the opposite side of your karma meter: they kick Vincent to the curb and he's left all dejected.

[@Shiny_Scrafty]

@@devlinburgess2463 well then u could argue that the other bad ending is when u only get the meter half way and he ends up alone or if u get it half way to the Devil ending and he dies trying to do what he does in the full devil ending

[@Shiny_Scrafty]

It’s clear that the game is setting that ending up as the “bad ending” you r now evil it may not be the worst ending but it is def a “bad ending”

[@jasperzanovich2504]

What did we learn from this? Don't half-ass things. If you want to be evil, be THE evil.

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

Throwing luke into an oncoming ship looks funny as hell to do.

[@tsarfox3462]

I like how Vader just kinda stands there while Palpatine and Starkiller force duel. He's just like, "should I help you, or kill the rebels, or scramble fighters to kill the rebel ship? Nah I think I'll just stare and let this play out."

[@Ghost_gc]

He kinda wanted the emperor dead tho.

[@ozentheimmovable874]

Mogeko Castle Bad End VI "Elopement"

[@13game3]

Dark Souls 3. When everyone bows down as you walk by like an absolute King!

[@MrGhosta5]

Personally i consider Usurpation of fire the true ending and unkindled the bad ending.

[@felixbostley5358]

​@@MrGhosta5 agreed, though I believe @Ninad Gaikwad is talking about the "Lord of Hollows" ending, not "The Fire Fades"

[@1000MilesAway]

Isn't that the official canonical ending? Or so I've heard

[@Ajehy]

@@1000MilesAway - there’s no canon ending to any Dark Souls game. The first game can continue on into the sequels regardless, due to the cycle of Fire and Dark (because someone can kill you and link the fire anyway later). Same with DS2. As for DS3, there’s no sequel or plans for one, so the game is completely open-ended. Some claim that one of the endings leads into Bloodborne, but that’s kinda silly and definitely cherry-picking.

[@1000MilesAway]

@@Ajehy yea I just remember some youtuber said that's the preferred one from the official guidebook or something but I couldn't confirm that. I guess one of those people that bs lol

[@Kazuma11290]

Cole McGrath becoming the Beast in inFamous 2. The Hero of Oakvale becoming a demonic overlord in Fable. Emily Kaldwin growing up to be a tyrannical empress in Dishonored. Jonathan Reid becoming unstoppable underground ruler of London in Vampyr. Starkiller Being replaced with a badass sith clone in Force Unleashed 2.

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

Vincent becoming lord of hell in Catherine

[@Kazuma11290]

@@nateputerbaugh5709 Yuss.

[@OMGmyFACE]

Best way to play and end Vampyr, imo.

[@Kazuma11290]

@@OMGmyFACEWell, getting there requires eating some characters I like, but it is the best ending.

[@caesarin0]

The "bad ending" to Persona 5 Royal where you choose not to stop Maruki is undeniably the better option. To put it simply, would you rather Futaba has trauma and anxiety from the death of her mother, or Futaba's mom never even died in the first place?

[@jmurray1110]

It could certsin use some work though There’s literally a confidant about a child being neglected quite badly because of the wishes of her mother Also the changing of memories and will can be dodgy but that’s going to be N inevitable if you are actualising a pre existing world instead of creating from scratch Also the very narrow view on morality is an issue It’s very flawed but geverslky the broader strokes are very desirable

[@poisonmist13]

My brother got the Cuphead bad ending by accident while we were playing, because we died so often and he was button mashing through the cutscene to try again. TLDR: Button mashing and accidentally agreed to sell our souls.

[@Jessie_Helms]

No mention of Lord Corvo the Black? Dishonored 2 has some gnarly endings, but I’d say the coolest is Corvo becoming ruler of the Isles through brute force, cutting down all his opponents and living with the stone corpse of his daughter beside his thrown, a constant reminder of his past failures, bringing him determination to never let his enemies rise again.

[@The_Blood_Doctor]

Commit mass murder, become king. "Finally I'm being rewarded for killing the bad guys." :)

[@MrGhosta5]

All the high chaos endings of dishonored are better then the low chaos endings. The high chaos endings just work perfectly with the tone of the game and the low chaos endings feel out of place. The entire game you're shown the isles to be a nightmare dystopia so the perfect low chaos ending completely removes all suspension of disbelief. Corvo really got the better story in dishonored 2. His complacency is what led to Jessamine being killed, Delilah invading dunwall, and duke Abele's tyranny. Corvo had close to 15 years to prepare and he pretty much just sat around do nothing the entire time.

[@plinius902]

@@MrGhosta5 i like the low chaos ending of dishonored more because i think is quite nice how some character respect you for not killing everyone, i do think that is quite awesome how the final boss betrays you instead of just letting you walk away, still the bad ending is far more realistic

[@dominicsemper3349]

I managed to finish the first games boss in under five seconds, I only got two enemies killed the entire game and literally just shot the boss with a sleep dart, skipping the entire dramatic part where he threatens to fall off the platform with Emily, it kinda felt depressing.

[@jonathanlowe8755]

The Otacon ending also gives you Stealth Camouflage for NG+ and Meryl just gives you an infinite ammo bandana.

[@ComicCrossing]

Well the Infinite Ammo bandana is canon as seen in MGS2 lol

[@roryk101]

@@ComicCrossing so is the optical camo

[@Feasco]

It also the ending most people are probably gonna see first cos that torture minigame is BULLSHIT

[@DarthSanguine]

@@roryk101 Yeah, but Otacon could just make more of those.

[@TheAntiTrope]

I was watching Mythic Quest and Poppy reminded me of Jane for just a fleeting moment when she said or did something Jane-esque, now I can't unsee Australian Jane and I'm scared 😭

[@UrvineSpiegel]

I miss 90's gaming. No online guide, you had to find this stuff on accident, like the dev's intended. The Streets of Rage pvp was such a surprise. chose opposite answers for the lols Then we had to throw hands. Stood there for like 10 secs like "What?" Then my friend kicked me in the face. and it was on!

[@Draganox25]

"You just killed everyone in L.A." sounds like I won the game

[@TheChaos5111]

Mass murder of one of the largest US states, which if it were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth largest economy, ahead of India and behind Germany. So you want to destroy the US then?

[@Nioureux]

@@TheChaos5111 Why not?

[@markbelew1376]

Turning L.A. into an irradiated crater full of mutants would definitely be an improvement over its current state.

[@travisbishop782]

@@TheChaos5111 Dude, chill. It was just a joke.

[@dmcgee3]

Yeah just imagine The Chaos that would cause

[@WideMouth]

In Dragon Quest 1, the Dragonlord offers the Hero rulership over half the world before the final boss fight. If you accept his offer, you get a Game Over. However, that bad ending is actually the canon backstory of Dragon Quest Builders. One of the bosses in DQB is the Hero from DQ1, now referred to as Fallen Hero: The King of Darkness.

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

And if I remember correctly, his dungeon was a small keep called "Half The World".

[@dizzyheads]

Well at least he actually kept the deal

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

That creepy red and black screen is still burned into my retinas! I think in later versions of the game if you accept the Dragonlord's offer, you wake up back in the first town of the game and the innkeeper will tell you it was just a nightmare.

[@keeganlafferty1395]

@@MetalSmasherGaming the gameboy version being one of them

[@halfchubhero8198]

COD:Cold Wars evil ending was way cooler then the "good" ending.

[@scottylewis8124]

The world ends up going to hell?

[@halfchubhero8198]

@@scottylewis8124 pretty much. It’s a much different ending than most CODs. Not the same old good guys win.

[@Cobaiiin]

In Charlie Murder, if you don't collect all of the parts to trigger the Good Ending, and you end up killing Paul, the credits plays a flashback of Charlie and Paul's backstory.

[@Longshotsz]

Gotta Say, the Bad ending with the priest in Mafia 3 is easily the best ending, it's both hilarious, badass, and files in critical details for the story

[@johnoneil9188]

It is I think the most fitting ending all things considered.

[@Longshotsz]

@@johnoneil9188 absolutely agreed

[@anarky1765]

I do think it could’ve been better, hear me out: we see Lincoln step out of the plantation and light a cigarette, eager to start running his new empire. Suddenly a shot rings out and he flinches in pain, then looks down to see a bullet hole in his chest rapidly pumping blood out. Lincoln goes for his sidearm as a reflex, but is shot again, this time in the leg. He drops to one knee and starts firing wildly, demanding his attacker show themselves, but another shot hits him in the neck. He falls prone, and as he lays there bleeding out, staring up at the night sky, Father James suddenly enters his view, holding his old M1 Garand. The preacher looks down sadly as Lincoln is slowly hit with the realization that he’s become just another monster like Sal, and that he only has himself to blame for this. Father James mutters "God forgive me", then walks off, leaving Lincoln to bleed out, alone. Thoughts?

[@IamaPERSON]

@@anarky1765 that's a really good alternative ending, well done!

[@Nose4a2]

NOTE: Otacon peed his pants pretty hard a couple hours earlier so that was a pretty disgusting snow mobile ride

[@IkeFanBoy64]

Probably found a fresh pair some time in between

[@KyeEnzoden]

@@IkeFanBoy64 yeah, he was running around all invisible like and assuming that they all lived in the facility, I'd have changed.

[@szaman1701]

Really fun video, good to know where to look for bad endings. On the other note this light(I assume it is that)looks real strange reflecting in your eyes, like someone would put there drops of white paint or was it added in photoshop. Kinda distracting for me to be frank.

[@TheSeventhChild]

We never beat Streets of Rage back one the Mega Drive days because my sister refused to cooperate against Mr. X. We weren't good enough to beat the game on our own and fighting each other would wear you down too much for the already difficult follow up fight.

[@kyleaubreydelmundo7021]

Metro Last Light's "C'est la Vie" ending is considered a "bad ending" yet it is the most badass ending ever in the series.

[@firehedgehog1446]

Ubisoft: "Rayman, who's that? Oh you meant the Rabbids"

[@side-beeetaloniswolfwolfac4179]

This hurts.

[@cavareenvius7886]

Raymen? You mean this smug lizard who does nonstop movie and game references?

[@itsdemetri4282]

@@side-beeetaloniswolfwolfac4179 yes it does when that character deserved the mario crossover but we get the og minions before despicable me copied them.

[@gdigrenadier8252]

The ending of the campaign for the bad guys called NOD, for the game Tiberian Sun. In the end you nuke a space station and fire a pretty epic tiberium missile that blows up the planet.

[@ColeYote]

I was introduced to Gig through Disgaea 2. He was probably the coolest character in the game and he's only in it as a guest DLC. I should play his original game some time.

[@noamz9527]

We all know that EVERY bad ending is cooler for Jane. And she isn't wrong.

[@noreenalacre]

ANDY: "Movie references? In a Hideo Kojima game?" ME: "Oh you just wait for the third one!"

[@MrGhosta5]

Snake Eater is a better James bond game then half of all James bond games.

[@noreenalacre]

@@MrGhosta5 and that's only one game. Am I right? 🤣

[@SephirothRyu]

I am surprised he didn't put Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow on it. Short version, there is a late-game part where you are expected to be wearing an amulet from your girlfriend. If you are not at that time, then you get overcome by rage and become the new incarnation of Dracula, which is a Bad End. Which THEN unlocks a mode for you where you play as several other characters, with the main protagonist now being the final boss (this mode is also unlocked if you get the BEST ending, as presumably they didn't want to just lock it behind a bad ending only). But yeah, a bad ending that not only has you become the new villain, but also unlocks a mode where you must play as some new characters to go and beat him.

[@MikeLaRock88]

I remember always liking the atmosphere in that old Infamous game when you were considered as a "bad guy" to the people

[@unknown_yama]

I knew force unleashed would be here, it's my favourite "bad" ending to date

[@thewilhelmscream7912]

Very much yes, and I still replay it for the sith stalker armor whenever I get the craving to be a total boss with mega force powers just slamming every empire chump I see!!! :)

[@cyanimation1605]

how about Final Fantasy X-2 where Yuna learns to be her own person and not define herself by her imaginary boyfriend she knew for 2 weeks?

[@Amaritudine]

If you take too long during the final battles, then you get the other OTHER ending where Vegnagun fires and blows up the world from the inside. It's not exactly a "cooler" ending, but perhaps one that the people of Spira deserved, considering "the Eternal Calm" lasted all of two years before those chumps started waging war on each other again.

[@marhawkman303]

I dunno I preferred the one where she gets told to "get a room"....

[@Ropetupa]

"...Might sound like this years finlands Eurovision song entry..." TORILLE!

[@Revan3893]

What about Infamous 2's bad ending? Not only was it more interesting from a moral/ethical perspective, it also made much more sense as a launchpad for a third game

[@AbsolXGuardian]

At least based on the clips in this video, Snake and Octocon have more chemistry than Meryl and Snake

[@deadersurvival4716]

And you wouldn't be wrong.

[@Feasco]

Turns out she was more into guys with IBS anyway

[@Thunder93ita]

Trails Of Cold Steel IV had one. After playing the whole saga you finally get an awesome dramatic ending only to unlock the “true ending” where everyone lives happily forever after.

[@jaredcrabb]

True, but you dont so anything different except continue from after the fight.

[@TherealBentheuniverse]

If I had to be honest, the good Cuphead ending is more like a way to show that you were brave enough to challenge the devil rather than just join him and the boss fight isn’t that difficult especially compared to some other bosses.

[@acvieluf]

Ghost recon: Wildlands. The "bad" ending is where the main baddy meets a satisfying end at the hands of a beloved character (not the player.) The "good" ending: the head of the cartel makes a deal with the feds and gets full immunity. Thats after around 60-80 hrs of game play, if you're not rushing through.

[@josephblevins7977]

James Cameron’s Avatar the game: the RDA ending is arguably the bad ending, the game even tries to give you a chance to change sides at the end, buuuut you get a shotgun so...win?

[@MindinViolet]

The best thing about the bad ending in MGS is that it doesn’t leave you with a crippled excuse for a hand.

[@Poldovico]

Ah, but you could just use an auto-fire contr- oh...

[@PLKartofel]

Theres also ''Papers, Please'' where (by most people) the Ezic ending is the cooler ending but mostly the bad ending (you even poison a man and kill him)

[@pigeonmanepic]

inFamous in a nutshell evil side is powerful and malicious Good side is weak and “nice”

[@Poldovico]

With inFamous it's actually a pretty good representation I think: evil is easy, satisfying, and certainly destructive, whereas good is difficult, frustrating at times, and all for a chance that things might go well, leaving you unable to see the fruits of your struggle come to pass.

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

Do you think my mom will accept Jane's dismissal of my chores from this video's "bad ending"?

[@blarg2429]

If not, you can try distracting her with oxbox videos.

[@smauglordofbutter7462]

@@blarg2429 Big Brain