10 Most UNEXPECTED Plot Twists In Video Games

[@gameranxTV]

What are one of your most unexpected plot twists in a video game?

[@foxernator]

Darth Revan blew my mind as a kid - think I cried the first time.

[@ApplianceAssaulter]

“Would You Kindly?”

[@ajcano1627]

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a Remake. That's why it's not, Final Fantasy 7 Definitive Edition. Obviously you just rush this Compilation, just to make a new content. If Remake not allowed to change a little bit to totally change the ending to probably make a Multiverse. Then Final Fantasy 7 Remake should just be Named Final Fantasy 7 Definitive Edition just like the Mafia Definitive Edition done.

[@joepeers2789]

That Anthem was actually shit

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Plot twists huh? If there were any major one's in the games I played then I don't remember. In general I like stuff that borders in many endings. Like "Dishonored 1" for example. Or recently - in Eldenring, the unoreverse on the Frenzied Flame ending with Miquella's needle. A pity FromSoft had not put more Melina interactions in the game or a surprise ending with her being very surprised you managed to tame the Frenzied Flame instead of becoming its puppet. Stuff like that. You can do it currently but there is no flavour reward, wether in form of cutscenes, more dialogues or anything.

[@foxernator]

Kotor 1 - Darth Revan reveal is the best plot twist of all time... Cried the first time that happened. Completely changed the game.

[@PsilocybeJedi]

I'm honestly surprised they left that out, they've talked about it before. It was on WatchMojos video game plot twists list

[@jamesgodfrey1322]

OK been old am I as child I watch Starwars when first came out on big screen and to me as adult "the Revan Reveal" is a twist that is equal to the first time that words that Darth Vader says to luke "No, I am your father... " chills down my spine

[@lincolnharvey8965]

Wasn’t it like heavy hinted

[@whiter0473]

This will always be my favorite twist!

[@RudolfSikorsky]

@@lincolnharvey8965 Actually it wasn't. Only during second playthrough you see and understand those subtle hints.

[@Forever_Zero]

Wasn't expecting to Three Houses on this list, but yeah there's a huge emotional impact, watching old friends killing each other, makes you question what is the right thing to do, especially if you follow Edelgard's route, it's a great plot

[@jembozaba4864]

I chose Edelgard’s route. Loved it. Didn’t think of myself as the bad guy at all.

[@Forever_Zero]

@@jembozaba4864 yeah, it was also my first routes and I loved it too, but after playing all routes I think the message is that everyone fought for their own just cause and maybe the war wasn't necessary (the real bad guys being those who slither in the dark)

[@jembozaba4864]

@@Forever_Zero I haven’t played the other routes. I really should though

[@Forever_Zero]

@@jembozaba4864 if you like the game, yeah I'd definitely recommend it

[@silvertategamiplays]

The bad thing is, I don't think the twist was THAT unexpected so I don't really think it should have been on this list. Having played FE Fates, I expected something like that to go down. The writing of the game also kind of points out that the houses, themselves, have differing ideals and dialogue you get through the game hints toward the twist very heavily.

[@jsullivan2112]

Despite feeling like a glaring omission, it's actually quite refreshing to see a list like this that doesn't include BioShock for a change, as much as I love that masterpiece.

[@cakestealer5983]

One of the big ones for me was the opening of the third act of Nier : Automata. That being when all of Yorha gets infected with the logic virus and 2B gets killed.

[@GucciBoiDorian]

Right?! I was hella surprised when that happened fam

[@joshbraymiller1570]

this! also the twist at the end of Replicant too.. the nier games are just so great.

[@joshbraymiller1570]

this! also the twist at the end of Replicant too.. the nier games are just so great.

[@duffal0]

Cyberpunk twist that Johnny is in a rock band

[@RichmenInc]

- Ending of shadow of the collosus. That messed me up. - The switch in the last quarter in manhunt. When the hunted becomes the hunter. - god of war 1. When it's revealed it was you who killed your family. I really wanted to get ares after that. - the last of us 2. That moment you get into the park/woods and everyone starts whistling. Not really a plottwist but the game shifts. - red dead redemption 2. When Arthur realized he's sick at the doctor.. That scene changed everything for me. - Spec Ops the line.. really did a number on me Ah man..the yakuza games..

[@allrequiredfields]

Man, Xenogears. That was one of the coolest stories in any game ever - I loved how the game just increased in scope as it went along, it wasn't just some wild goose chase like FF7, where you spent the entire game simply chasing the antagonist down. And that final twist in the end was just amazing - but god was it ever disappointing that it didn't have a solid ending.

[@AndrewsYoutube]

Honorable mention to 'Final Fantasy 6' (Originally 'Final Fantasy 3' in the U.S.). Playing through the world in the first half, gathering allies/espers to fight the empire and stop them from gaining a source of ultimate power. Then, after a huge 'incident', the game leaps ahead one year for the second half. Now you have to find your old allies again, this time to fight Kefka. However, the world is completely different as a result of Kefka's actions at the end of the first half.

[@ramondelgado4927]

I think this is why i liked Dragon Quest 11 so much ACT 1: Very JRPG , just gather friends , power and mcguffings to save the world blah blah blah ACT 2: Shit hits the fan and the world has gone to shit and you have to regather everyone one year after the you fail and things have gone really dark ACT 3: Entirely optional , "The Game" has effectibly reach a good conclusion at this point and the game tells you so , but there is still a big chunk to play , you can basically give everyone their happy ending but at a great cost to you which you have to live with

[@mikespike2099]

Agreed! It was ground breaking for the time!

[@wolfwing1]

IV's is one I loved, a bit cliche now but at the time it was great hehe.

[@AndrewsYoutube]

@@mikespike2099 : Not to mention, you got to suplex a freakin ghost train. 💪 (although it looks more like a 'pile driver' move to me. 🤣 )

[@farmsalot1233]

@@AndrewsKZbin ff6 is ff6 in the US. You got something confused

[@dylanmcgregor6496]

Very glad to see Indigo Prophecy on here, I'm the only person I know who has played that game. As far as twists that derailed me, when I found out Tidus was a dream in FFX, I actually stopped playing any games for a couple of weeks.

[@bingobongo1615]

FFX‘s plot twist imo the bests and most impactful one. And it’s a lot of twists in one. I mean, it’s not just tidus who is a Dream and seeing the wall of the faith and understanding the true nature of the World is amazing.

[@Sonacnights]

The final act of Dragon's Dogma and it's extension, Dark Arisen. That will always have a spot in my heart for it's absolutely MASSIVE plot twist and the fun factor of the game in general. Edit: Nier Gestalt, the extra endings. Gah, my favorites.

[@ABadassDragon]

Was about to comment on Dragons Dogma. In most games, if something bad happens to the world at the end, the game just reverts it to how it was before, after you complete the last mission. In Dragons Dogma, things happen and you gotta deal with them (one of those things being a giant hole in the middle of the capital city)

[@thejackal007]

Killer 7 was my favorite on here. A game that started out weird, got weirder, nearly finished up the weirdest thing ever, then one-ups itself and almost transcends the concept for the ending.

[@Malet89]

I love how the MGS2 plot is so confusing people STILL don't get it when compiling these lists The S3 program was NOT about moulding people to become a new Solid Snake, that's just what The Patriots told Ocelot, it was more wide spread and a test to see if they can manipulate world events and individuals as a whole.

[@mcrazza]

It's amazing how a game released 21 years ago with its farfetched themes can now be seen as prescient of current events and trends. Fake news and misinformation aren't new, and neither is information control and context (not content) creation, but the game predicted what's happening now in this new era where factual information is being fundamentally challenged.

[@DaDinkler]

I think it's funny they mention FF7R but not the huge twist in OG FF7, which was way more crazy imo.

[@quesyn]

Gotta be FFX for me. Yuna is gonna die at the end. Then she isn't. And tidus is just a dream...

[@itsamadhouse2069]

Your princess is in another castle. Did not see that coming

[@artydomi2466]

Why not include the ending twist from Assassin's Creed 2? Minerva talking to Desmond through the animus across time using Ezio as a catalyst blew my mind when it was first revealed.

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

I’m replaying that game as we speak. Man AC games used go be so good!

[@N7C0MMANDER1]

Bioshock still has the best plot twist. "Would you kindly".

[@calebross8174]

Haven't seen it yet, but Bioshock better be on here.....

[@calebross8174]

WOW... it isnt..... how can that be! That game blew so many minds with its twist and making the whole game just completely different.

[@LordRazer3]

A fire Emblem game that seams rather light-hearted? Clearly you haven't come to terms that nothing is ever as simple as it seams with anything Fire Emblem game

[@haroldhoover9498]

Yeah with Xenogears it seemed like a massive jump from disc 1to 2 as far as events go & story. Learning that it was a rushed title makes a lot of sense. If there should ever be a remake, I would desire the entire story playable... 🐉

[@SleeplessRonin]

Well there was the Xenosaga series that was sorta, kinda, a sequel series.

[@phillynation2906]

KOTOR is probably one of my favorite plot twist in games (primary because I love Star Wars a lot) and just like holy crap when they pointed out all the hints that were given throughout the game

[@D00M3R-SK8]

With FE:3 houses you can actually recruit your favourites from other houses before even really starting the game for real. I spent ages doing the basic missions and sweet talking people from the other houses to get them into my chosen house. I think you are limited as to how many you can take from other houses, but you can definitely take some of them.

[@xellanchaos5386]

If go with the Blue Lions, you really only miss out on Claude, Edelgard, Hubert, and Jeriza. You can recruit literally anybody else. Any that disappear when the second half kicks in, you can recruit back to your side.

[@Bman32x]

That’s what I did. I recruited half my class from Edelgard playing golden deer

[@lankinwelder4328]

Would you kindly have included Bioshock? Like cmon the guy from the tutorial has been leading you on the whole game and you NEVER noticed

[@ezhilanand47]

Agreed 👍

[@jaredc304]

KOTOR’s plot twist is well known at this point, but I was FLOORED at the time (2003). Also, Jade Empire had a great one.

[@mitchh5596]

Where is Bioshock's "Would you Kindly"? That's the best Twist in all video game history.

[@josephdurham4950]

Great timing guys!!! I'm having a tough day at work and tons to do after. Thx for a few mins of chill time ⏲️ 😌 👌

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@Vcjutko6842]

Felt that.

[@icravedeath.1200]

@@gameranxTV I can't help but feel annoyed that bioshock wasn't on the list. I mean, it's so iconic that you could say the words 'would you kindly' and every bioshock fan within your immediate radius will be immediately alerted to your location.

[@Xboxcampking334]

I work 12 hour shifts i know what u mean

[@Ower8x]

I am not sure, Three Houses belongs here ... dont gent me wrong I love the game, I am currently replaying it to prepare for when Three Hopes comes out later this month, the reason I dont think the game belongs on the list is that is not a twist its literally the premise of the game, which featured prominently in Marketing ... its part of the trailer ... So i cant agree with this being a twist since most people actually came in expecting it, its done well enough to be impactful in multiple instances despite the expectation. also the summary seems like its coming from someone who did not read any of the lore text in the game just did the game play ...

[@EddieLove]

Bio shock “would you kindly” better be on here 😤

[@MaximilliansHammer]

Really loved the bonkers twists in Inscryption. As you play, it's like you know something weird is going to happen eventually, but when it finally starts to go sideways, it's so off the charts strange that it still catches you off guard.

[@believeinmatter]

What Remains Of Edith Finch, that games ending had me in tears. One of my favourite games of all time, and I recommend it strongly to anybody that hasn’t tried it.

[@mrshady6941]

The plot twist in Assassin's Creed 3 is really great

[@motheuser]

Black Ops 1 and Metal Gear Solid 2 plot twists were the most unexpected for me.

[@foxmind2490]

Xenogears is still my favorite JRPG of all time. It was the first game that introduced me to religion, philosophy, and psychology.

[@MichaelMarques]

Weird, I'm pretty sure Indigo Prophecy was called Fahrenheit.

[@GP29770]

What Remains of Edith Finch… a creepy, oddly-engineered house in the middle of nowhere. The game set up was mystery/horror… without spoiling it for those who haven’t experienced this masterpiece of storytelling, it’s quite the deviation from how it was built up.

[@zaczane]

I actually amazed Bioshock isn’t on this list. Sure the gameplay didn’t really change, but it had one of the most unexpected Pliny twists ever! IMO

[@irvancrocs1753]

Well they just don't want make the list mainstream, probably already included it in their other videos. Since almost every videos on KZbin who talking about plot twist in video games always include Bioshock, Spec Ops, or Star Wars Kotor in their list.

[@isorokudono]

Finally you guys talk about Xenogears!!

[@MrLee43]

I always love to hear a Xenogears mention. Its one of the best JRPGs ever made and its not even finished.

[@lindvi0r]

Has anyone ever seen what Falcom looks like in real life? I feel like I've been watching for years and still have no idea what he looks like LOL

[@AndrewsYoutube]

That will be the most unexpected plot twist of them all. We find out 'Falcon' really is, in fact, a falcon.

[@Joreel]

@@AndrewsKZbin Mind Blown 💥

[@The16bithero]

Oh man, I still remember my first time beating MGS2 like 7 years ago. Thankfully I was an adult, so I could understand it, but man did it blow my mind, how Kojima pretty much predicted our world nowadays, and it's been like that ever since, really

[@mmcmullen7411]

It's even cooler than that. Originally the game was going to end on the streets of Manhattan, with arsenal taking out some of the big financial buildings. And then 9/11 happened and they had to change it

[@The16bithero]

@@mmcmullen7411 oh yeah, I remember that! What a coincidence

[@DuckAllMighty]

Yuri's takeover in C&C RA2, Bishock's "Would you kindly?" and MW2's "Do you have the DSM?", "We got it sir!", "Good, that's one less loose end."

[@kentamidorin]

This is exactly why a Xenogears remaster is needed

[@pauljakeman]

No bioshock? One of my favourite twists was the original Infamous.

[@pauljakeman]

@@the-weirdist course it is, but once you know it you can’t find out about it again can you.

[@thegaminglord2190]

Wow I'm surprised Killer7 is here, this game is mind blowing and stylish, the ending is not confusing for the sake of being confusing tho, there is no good or evil side, and what you said about the ending barely scratch the surface of it, the whole game is a freakin puzzle, well, that's what happens when you mix Suda51 and Shinji mikami in one project absolute gold.

[@mattsmokes2505]

Guys I love your content so much it’s so nice here in falcon and Jake while I’m cleaning or running errands or painting my miniatures I find your videos oddly soothing

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for watching.

[@georgemurphy4948]

Msg 2 was one of the most surprising twist ever in video games for me. There was so much hype for that game, to play as snake again, and don’t play him. Pissed me off along time, but the great story, and ending twist made up for it. Also can’t finding new things in the game, even after beating it 10 times.

[@aaronchapman6994]

MSG 😆 OK Uncle Roger 👌🏼 🙄 😂😂

[@DASPism]

Memories of the first time I played Bravely Default where you spend half being led by Airy in a Final Fanatsy esque to reviving the four crystals. You have to loop through the game four times to find out you were helping the bad guy all along.

[@ethanabramov6345]

I'm surprised there's no bioshock 1 or infinite, those twists were pretty crazy. Inside is not quite as popular as many of these games but that actually had a really amazing plot twist at the end. Also surprised that shadow of the colossus doesn't get mentioned, that twist was foreshadowed well but still came as a shock. Also the entire game of Undertale is basically a bunch of plot twists

[@chefbreccia2642]

Bioshock definitely had a good one...but let's face it, we all know about it by now. Fair for other games to get the spotlight for a bit.

[@ethanabramov6345]

@@chefbreccia2642 true

[@Jacob-ee8ux]

Noita has the best plot twist from a gameplay perspective. You think it's a linear rouglike, but once you "get good" you realize it's an open world adventure game.

[@ghostmark2005]

Will never forget my first play through of MGS2 I was absolutely hooked

[@ThePman007]

I beat that game so many times back in the day it was like I knew the nap like the back of my hand.

[@dannyheroic]

can't believe bioshock infinite isn't in this

[@kaseyrolow]

Time stamps hell yea! Good job fellas!

[@nicholasscovelle1772]

wait people where suprised by 3 houses. the only suprise to me was fininding out witch one would be the istagator

[@andrewknaff9220]

Every time I hear Falcon’s voice I assume it is going to be a good video.

[@FarrierNoire]

Great video! 🥳

[@sirownzalotgaming3025]

I bet bioshock is on here.

[@sirownzalotgaming3025]

Wtf… bioshock and infinite have 2 off the greatest twists of all time. MGS1, MGS3, MGS V, silent hill 2, TLOU, God of War

[@far1ander]

No mention of Bioshock or the original Assassin’s Creed?

[@victoriousjod6997]

Silent Hill Homecoming (honestly felt truly surprised)

[@simonsanchez9608]

thank you for bringing up one of my favorite games. killer 7 is definitely an underrated game. wish more people knew about it and they made a second part. thank you for bringing me nostalgia.

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

Having unexpected twists is always a treat, especially if its a good and crazy twist. Thanks for the video.

[@imnobody1906]

God of war and nier/nier automata were great one's. heavy rain, infamous 2, ac valhalla, final fantasy 8, final fantasy 10, kotor, marvels spiderman (for my dad who hasn't read comics in 50 years) were all good aswell.

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

Super Mario 2 itself as a whole was an insane plot twist. Lol

[@chiffmonkey]

And its sequel Link's Awakening.

[@James-gj8rn]

SPOILERS FOR YAKUZA 0 BELOW!!!!!! Makoto Makimura is the owner of the Empty Lot, I didn't expect this one!

[@RichmenInc]

Yes!

[@skins4thewin]

Xenogears Disc 1 was such an amazing experience. I really wish they would go back, remaster the game & actually FINISH it! That would be truly amazing!

[@niceguy169]

*SPOILERS for the recent Cuphead DLC!* Doesn't actually belong in this list, but this reminds me of the VERY recent DLC for Cuphead (Been out a month at most I think?). Doesn't REALLY belong because it's just a DLC, doesn't belong because it only affects the end... In the main game you're doing boss fights to prepare to face the devil. In the DLC they nicely changed this around, you're introduced to this Chef who is trying to help your friend Miss Chalice, so you're doing boss fights to collect ingredients for the thing he's going to bake to help Chalice. When you gather them all, he's not in his bakery, you find him below, and it turns out this pastry is to help HIM, which includes imprisoning Chalice so he can use her soul as an ingredient, and BAM!, this major ally becomes the final boss fight.

[@kexaman]

Honestly this list missed out Warframe. Don’t want to spoil for those who are new to the game, but the big reveal during the Second Dream quest was truly unbeatable in terms of both the surprise and the realisation that it’s a lot more than just a regular sci fi looter shooter (I’m sure someone can explain it better than me but it’s still a top of the league reveal imo)

[@chiffmonkey]

IMO The New War has just as big of a twist if not bigger.

[@mmcmullen7411]

In star ocean 3 you are stranded on a mideveal planet for most of the game fighting dragons and stuff like that. Then angels attack and you go through some magical doorway on a faroff planet and... You come out of a computer screen. Whole universe was a video game the entire time. I loved this part as a kid, and it's the big twist that's always stuck with me..

[@wolftuxedo4301]

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: While in other PMD games prior this one, you endes up sacrificing yourself or just leaving the world the story took place in, this meant that you were expecting the same kind of thing happenning in this one. What you did not expect however, that they threw a curveball at you, and this time its your pokémon partner, that has to say goodbye to the world, and not you. I know, the PMD series are not that mainstream, but I still wanted to mention it, cuz it does deserve it.

[@zeldaofhyrule1119]

Xenogears was a really awesome game. wish it had a Remake. FF7 Remake I hope you get to save Aerith this time around.

[@lisandromosso6490]

1:42 This is why you're my favorite youtuber lol

[@GuyverU01]

Good to see Xenogears finally getting some recognition. The fact that it's for being unfinished is a little sad, though.

[@blackcatooow]

great video and nice thumbnail, good watch!!

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@pesmerga4862]

Breath of Fire 3's plot still haunts me... if it gets a 'remake' i hope they change his destiny...

[@fhm4]

The Last of Us Part 2 had a big plot twist. Play as Abby. The Nier series was pretty convoluted, too.

[@samael1062]

to hell with abby I hate abby to hell with that plot twist I hate the developers and I hate baby and I hate ellie the plot twist for TLOU1 is that TLOU2 is ass

[@bigocelot4002]

I feel like Infamous deserves a spot here. The ending of the first game was both mind blowing and heart breaking

[@yoyi6165]

Finding out I was Revan was wild even tho being the dark lord didn't get me a Falcon

[@Kruk98Stanislaw]

I prefer fahrenheit instead of indigo prophecy name,is more widely used and box versions i have are called like this

[@dyednur2856]

Hearing colonel Campbell telling me to turn off the console at 2 am while falling asleep scared the crap out of me

[@loboneiner1034]

My picks: Heavy Rain - Killer's Identity Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Ending Kotor - Revan's identity Spec Ops: The Line - Gotta play to see ;) L.A. Noire - The Black Dahlia Killer's identity, even though I had my suspicions

[@Ghostjoker53]

How is A Way Out not on this list? That ending was an unreal plot twist!!

[@FireStormHR]

I expect Dragon Quest 11 here as number one. The plot twist there was so unexpected. The game continues for another 1/3 playtime after you think you finished the game

[@Nunya_Argo79]

I've never played any of these games and yet i still enjoyed the video anyway, thank you.

[@SleeplessRonin]

Even with the weirdness of Xenogears disc 2, I loved that game. Left a massive impression on me. Learning now that the game was 'incomplete' and rushed makes a load of sense - and yet, I still love that game.

[@Uldihaa]

Xenogears second disk was unfinished, at least the dungeons and cutscenes. But the story still made sense if you were paying attention to what was said in the first disk.

[@Uldihaa]

@@the-weirdist They can't because the IP is shared with Monolith Soft.

[@Uldihaa]

@@the-weirdist Monolith Soft is owned by Nintendo and is making Nintendo's very popular Xenoblade series. Square won't be buying them from Nintendo for a very long time, especially considering how Xenogear's creators are still pretty sour toward them.

[@EatWave]

@@Uldihaa They did just pull the rug out from under them by pulling additional funding away from Xenogears in the 11th hour so that is perfectly understandable.

[@Uldihaa]

@@EatWave Oh, absolutely. Then Namco-Bandai effed them over with Xenosaga a few years after they separated from Square.

[@Shizzzzzza]

I feel like fallout 4 should be here, I mean the twist with Shaun....

[@omenlobotomy3874]

Didn't see Bioshock

[@vion3009]

Thanks for mentioning Xenogears! Disc 2 was hodgepodge of disjointed plots, random thoughts, and a closed scope.

[@SleazyC813]

3 houses was severely underrated IMO. It had more depth to it the Engage did. It had characters you actually cared about for a change

[@newplayer3861]

The original Life Is Strange game has my favorite plot twist of all time

[@BloodSweatandFears]

Indigo prophecy was my FAVORITE game! Sometimes I’ll watch the gameplay now purely for the dose of nostalgia ♥️

[@BloodSweatandFears]

@@the-weirdist Well still one of, just don’t have the PS2 anymore so I haven’t been able to play it in a while.

[@SplittingProductions]

What about Outlast? It basically changes from a horror game to a scifi game.

[@VintageGameRoom]

Spec Ops: The Line also had a very twisted ending. Was expecting to see it as an honourable mention at least.

[@KiNG2KHAOS]

Long live Xenogears! Greatest RPG of all time.

[@RacingVideoGames]

Surprised Driver Parallel Lines isn't on here as well. The betrayal & era change halfway through the game was one of my favorite unexpected moments ever. Or the epilogues & proceeding events in both RDR & RDR 2. Nier Automata. BioShock. The ending to the first InFamous. The ending sequence of A Way Out! This video might need a part 2 ;)

[@bryancadents3559]

The whole idea of Arsenal Gear was prophetic - being a filter of information in order to influence public thinking. It was a concept lost on a lot of people back in the early 2000s when the internet was still in its infancy, but it's a very real concern today.

[@mssunnylunarain7]

I'm really shocked Tales of Arise didn't make this list. It had one of the most insane plot twists I've even seen in a game.

[@efrenarevalo2025]

Bloodborne is the most Lovecraftian horror game we had and it's not even trying to be a horror game in general.

[@mt_baldwin]

Dragon's Dogma and finding out about the Dukes bargain with Grigori, and that he was... grooming(?) another wife/sacrifice to make the bargain again. You think you're riding into the capital for your heroes reward only to end up running for your life from endless waves of ducal guards. This one stuck with me, it betrayed the RPG trope of always trusting the main quest giver and you instead find out they've been trying the entire time to get you killed with dangerous yet pointless quests. Edit: oh yeah it goes way, way off the rails in the endgame. If you though the secret undead Ur dragon was the final boss... no, no it wasn't.

[@CryloWolf]

I understand Bloodborne, because that twist surprised me. But one that got me was when I played Silent Hill 2 and that James killed Mary, that one surprised me.

[@brodyhouchin2248]

It's not the best twist but one I'd like to mention is from the game Inversion. Your character is fighting to save his daughter along with his best friend through the entire game and you start by going to your appartment to look and your friend searches around with you but neither of you find her. Well at the very end your character sacrifices himself to save everyone and then your friend starts an inner monologue about how he wanted to tell you something. Then it plays a memory of when you searched the apartment and it turns out he found your daughter dead in her room and decided not to tell you because he wanted you to fight back against the invaders and thought you wouldnt fight without a reason too. I was angry at that game after that but I enjoyed playing it.