One of the best things about the portal 2 ending is that earlier in the story, it is explained that portal surfaces are made of moon rocks. So, when you see the moon, you remember what you have learnt, and feel kind of enlightened.
there's a theory that chell dies because in Greek mythology when you die you are sent to a large field with all of your friends and as you are sent there you are sung a heavenly song. She ascends out of the facility, gets a song sung to her by the turrets, and is sent to a field with her only friend, the companion cube
@@shmerichshmayers3885 There are some minor references, most notably the oracle turret mentioning the tale of Prometheus which gets paralleled when you're thrown down into Old Aperture
I'm going to patch something that many people are confused about: The ending of Portal 2. It requires the ability to piece things together. A lot. Firstly, Caroline was put inside GLaDOS so she could control the facility after Cave's death, as well as programming, as stated by Wheatley, that requires her to perform human testing. After Wheatley is sent to space, as well as Core 1, GlaDOS deletes Caroline, and "sets Chell free". This was a trap however, as turrets, about to attack, were set up in the escape elevator. However, Caroline intervenes, controlling the turret forces to not attack Chell. Then comes Cara Mia Addio, or the turret opera. When translated from Latin (i think it's Latin) it mentions several things about Caroline referring Chell as her daughter. It is also mentioned that Caroline is married to Cave Johnson, so he's Chell's father. So when you put the pieces together... To the point, Valve pulls a Star Wars on us. The machine that tortured Chell, and countlessly attempts to kill her, is Chell's MOTHER, attacking her from the programming and against her will. By the way, to those wondering, GLaDOS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, patching up "Genetic Lifeform" being Caroline, and Disk Operating System explaining the gathering of data disks every 5 tests in the Co-op mode.
Ilay Yoeli Precisely, but who said everything had to be about data? Maybe she just possessed the turrets as a spiritual entity instead of a figment of data? We may never know.
Kirbachu5 Nah, GLaDOS didn't even delete Caroline at all, she just faked it, so she put does turrets there to send a secret message to her to say goodbye and for her to stay away. Translate the song. (Its some Latin, I donno)
I learned the entirety of "Cara Mia Addio" (the song at the end of Portal 2) and sang it (in Italian) at my eighth grade talent show. Before I started, I kind of quipped about how "how could I even hope to do better than the beatbox kid? that was awesome. how do you people even do that?" As I walked back as the crowd cheered and clapped, one of my fellow performers yelled, "THAT'S how!" Man, I love the limelight.
"I Wonder if i'll ever see him again" GODDAMIT SUNNY!! "Snake, had a hard life..." Otacon, stahp it "The world would be better of without snakes" Boss...... "This is good, isn't it?" *cry* I agree with Mgs4 Ending
The point of the companion cube coming out of the lift at the end is to illustrate that it didn't die. You know, the one you killed on Portal 1? Yeah, that's the one. It survived.
A few of my favorite endings are: Infamous 2: Good Ending Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Undertale, True Pacifist Ending Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky Super Paper Mario Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Good Ending Sonic Adventure 2 Cry of Fear Good Ending (in a sad kind of way) Hey, You, Pikachu! The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Your list had a lot of great endings. I wish I could play FFVI and Metal Gear Solid 4 now.
#4. I used to think it sucked, you put it in perspective for me. #3. K #2. Spaaaaaaaaaace! #1. Great ending, satisfying, and above all, a great ending, to a great series. Excluding ground zeroes and phantom pain.
I agree completely with your number 1 choice. Metal Gear Solid 4 is my new favorite game of all time, as it tied the series together perfectly. I thought it was a perfect ending to a series.
Sapphire Libra3 I haven't played it. I was expecting Portal 2, as it was my favorite game ending of all time ever. I haven't played MGS though, so I must begrudgingly say he's probably right.
Oh, you should. Find an original copy of the first MGS for playstation, then play MGS2, MGS3, and then MGS4. You'll see, the entire series wraps up perfectly.
it's been implied that chell is actually Caroline's daughter. and Caroline, as we all know is the person GlaDos was before being immortalized in a computer. The song which was used as a goodbye to her pretty much is saying "goodbye my child" over and over again. Not to mention that GlaDos isn't that sympathetic towards any form of life, biological or otherwise, she just snuffs the life out of them mercilessly. Except for Chell once GlaDos gets her memories as Caroline back.
@8:33 I don't know if anyone's said it yet, but that bit with the burnt cube... In Portal 1, the 'Weighted Companion Cube'... Well, pretty sure I don't need to say anything else there. But apparently, it didn't get incinerated after all.
OMG! I LOVE this video. Not only is the list extreamly well done, but just watching it makes me feel all the satisfied happiness i got when i finished these games myself. So I got to say thanks Josh! Thanks for making yet anouther great list and bring back old feelings of pure satisfaction in us!
Well I do have to say Josh! I really enjoyed the last part of your list (I will just come out and say that I haven't the games you've mentioned on the list and I have yet to play MGS4, so I really can't say much about the choices you've included) and found the jokes towards the end to be extremely humorous to say the least! Not much more for me to say and so forth! Anyway, a great job done on the countdown Mr. Scorcher! I do hope you have a wonderful week and God bless you! Thanks, come back and see me! P.S, kudos to you for giving the endings Of Twilight Princess, MGS3, and the first Kingdom Hearts (All of which are awesome games with awesome endings) an honorable mention at the end of the video if so!
When a game makes you start to feel emotional even when you know nothing of the plot or haven't played any of the games, and you don't even see the whole thing in this video. I'll stand and say I've not played a single one of the Metar Gear Solid games, but this alone, and indeed the video in general, made me feel like I've missed out on some genuinely amazing stories. The best I've currently got is the ending of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, which is similar to MGS in that it rights all of the wrongs created in the previous two games, and leaves you feeling both heavy hearted and ultimately satisfied. I'd recommend it as a candidate for this list, seeing as this was made before it was out. Then again I haven't much experience with games whose stories are a staple part of the game, so this list has been a huge help in evaluating my 'games to pick up' list.
I am SOOO happy you put Portal 2's ending that high! ^^ I'll be honest; that ending was so damn beautiful, that by "Want you gone," I was actually in joyous tears. That is the one and only time a video game has ever had that kind of effect on me.
I think, the PMD Games should have been on this list. The ending of the first 2 ons is simple: If you fail to defeat the final boss, everyone dies. If you suceed to kill him, YOU DIE! ...... And after the credits you respawn. BUT in Gates to infinity it's different. After you disappeared from the world you are playing as your friend. And the eeling when you see the message "You are now Controlling your friend" is just WTF. ...And after the next dungeon you respawn but still awesome.
What about Black Ops 2's best ending? Menendez is imprisoned for life, Chloe stopped the Celerium, and David Mason meets his thought to be dead father. Not to mention the most enlightening line in any video game: Woods: "I'll introduce you to somebody. Al, this is Dave. Dave..." David: "How you doin?" Woods: "Hehe...This is your Dad!" David: *WTF Face*
All of the members of Noble Team died ironically: Cater: He was the leader, he went down with his Pelican. Kat: Communications and intellegence expert, got headshotted mid-sentence. Jun: He was a sniper who was good at hiding, he went MIA. Emile: He loved his knife, he got stabbed. Jorge: The one time he left Reach, he died. Noble 6: Was a Lone Wolf before joining Noble Team, he died alone.
Some irony for you. Kat (Genius)- Shot in the Head. Jorge (Demolitions) - Blown up. Carter (Leader)- Lead the way...into the ground. Emile (Knife guy) - Stabbed to death. Jun (Sniper) - Never seen again. Noble Six (Lone Wolf) - Dies alone.
I just finished Halo Reach. I knew what was coming, I had heard about it, and I was prepared for it. And I wasn't saddened by the ending too much. But one bit of imagery hit me -- The fact that 6 was fighting for his life against the elites, all piling up on him with swords, as more and more appear, showing how futile his efforts are and how helpless he is. I sat there, contemplated that feeling of utter hopelessness for a few seconds, a burst into tears. Still can't wait till I get Halo 4.
Somebody probably noted it before, but the cube thrown out to you was the Companion Cube you "murdered" by throwing into a fire literally 200 years ago.
the companion cube was glados' way of saying "it's going to be very lonely out there, so here, take this to keep you company." it's kind of like a final goodbye, like a mother giving her child a picture when he/she moves out of the house, it's a subtle way of showing that glados really does have a human side. (this is just a theory of course, but after that song she had the turrets sing this is not too far out there.)
George was the demolition expert... He died in an explosion Kat was the brains... She was shot in the head Carter was captain... So he wouldn't abandon ship Emile was the CQC expert... He was stabbed in the chest Jun was the sniper... He died out of sight Noble 6 was a lone wolf... he died alone
0:21 AND they die in ways resembling their positions on the team. Noble 1: the lone wolf, dies alone Jorge: heavy weapons, dies in an explosion kat: the brains of the team, dies by a shot to the head Carter: the captain, goes out with the ship (the pelican) Jun: the stealthy sniper, no one knows where he is after he left Emile: close quarters, dies by a sword
Reach, man, loved the game, but every character death was heart-wrenching, Noble 6 though, he passes the torch for the rest of the series. that and taking 7 elite zealots in hand to hand combat with him is badass to the extreme. Portal 2, my first time, i forgot that the conversion gel was crushed moon rocks, I didn't get it until the credits, good job valve.
At the end of the video, in the clip showing Big Boss dying in MGS4, the flowers that are in the foreground are the same as the ones that Boss died in; I cried when I realized that they Big Boss died with Boss symbolically watching over him.
Not to mention how you find some turrets who seem to be practicing for the ending, almost like glados was planning on letting you free in that spectacular way...
You do realize that it means nothing out of context, just like the final battle, but it is really good in context, and it includes the aftermath just after the final battle.
I just realized, you should start doing some video game reviews. This would allow you to not get flamed in the comments about your choices because you have to accurately and fully explain yourself. If someone has a problem with your choice, you have your data to back you up. Plus it means you get more watched videos.
I only recently got the point of the cube being thrown out at you at the end of portal, and seeing that scene again made me smile. The Heart-patterned companion cube was pretty much Chell's only friend through Portal, and then GLaDOS made her throw it into an incinerator before she could continue on. That's why it was all burned and stuff.
You probably heared this alot already but you get the love cube at the end because you thought you killed it at portal 1 so basicly, you betrayed the cube but it wasjust a test, it survived.
He left with Dr. Halsey to some base, Carter ordered him to accompany her to Shield base (if i remember the name). He got on a different dropship with Halsey while Carter, Emile and Noble 6 got on another to head for the dry dock. Whether or not Jun survived after he got Halsey to shield base is uncertain.
One of my personal favorite endings to a game series was Star Ocean, I played (didn't beat) all of the series, but loved the ending of 4 (did beat) it ties up the story beautifully... and the game gives you a reason for the one thing that drove you nuts throughout the entire series...
The ending of Metal Gear Solid 4 actually holds the record for the longest cutscene sequence in any video game. I have yet to play it, but if it's apparently that good and never gets boring, that's pretty impressive...
Ok, I just realized just how stupid snake's suicide was, I mean he has the guts to take down Psycho Mantis, the sorrow, and even the fury, but cant commit suicide? Wth
My favorite endings are: Ocarina of Time: So beautiful and satisfactory, but also extremely bittersweet. Majora's Mask: Seeing all these character's lives going great really showed the fruit of your labor like no other ending in the series. ICO: It's just so well done and it shows that Yorda has had some development, however subtle it was. And music! Goodness, that music...
Chell actually dies.In greek mythology when going to the afterlife you rise with soothing music in your ears. Then the afterlife is a endless wheat field where you are greeted by a friend. In portal 2 the turrants sing the music,wheat field, and the friend, the companion cube.
metal gear solid from the series is over 30 years of great game play. as somebody who has grown up living all of the storyline when you get to the final ending you feel the same as snake, it feels so complete when all of the endings are tied up and there are no loose ends. take note the writers of LOST (i know its over but still)
MGS5 is a prequel that expands on Big Boss' story. MGS4 was the ending to the entire Metal Gear Solid Saga that wraps up the story of the entire series.
And what's also good is that Portal 2's ending is almost...bittersweet. GLaDOS says you win but the way she says that and laughs...it's almost like she still won somehow. It's kind of sad. But hey, at least you get your Companion Cube back :D
I personally like the first ones ending better, because the ending itself suprised you with a plot twist that left you knowing that there was going to be a sequel to an awesome game. I mean come on, who EXPECTED THAT besides the people who played infamous 2 first.
What video was that of Alex's? I remember seeing it somewhere. And I've always though FF4 ending was really good. Cecil and Rosa get married, Cecil learns the truth about his family and makes amends with his brother, everybody rebuilds from Zemus's attempts to destroy the world and the people of the underworld are now friends with the surface world, just all in all it was a good ending with a sweet rendition of the Final Fantasy main theme (best video game song ever). IX's ending has also grown on me
I commented on Part 1, proclaiming my fav ending was for "To the Moon", but I then I remembered MGS4...you are correct....it is the perfect video game ending, Great video!
i think what the fans hated was the fact that they said they were multyple and different endings instead of the same ending with minor changes AKA the infamous color of the explotions
I think I know what was with that strange part of Portal 2's ending. If you look closely, it's the Companion Cube. Maybe GLADoS didn't want to even be near it, because it reminds her of the main character, so she got rid of it.
the "Weird" cube thing is that GlaDos Gives you the weighted companion cube that you had to incinerate in the first game back, that's why its all burned looking, i think its becase GlaDos didnt want Chell to be alone, See she DOSE care about her test subjects :)
Okay, I have to give you a great deal of credit for the Master Chief "Life spent, or life wasted?" quote, because that is one of the greatest quotes from the Halo books. It also means you know the backstory of the Spartans, which I wish more people would... *glares at people who say Master Chief is an empty shallow character*
8:33 I GOT IT! if you remember in portal 1 you get the companion cube, which you then throw in an incinerator. well look at the cube. it has been really burnt and charred and even has pink hearts slightly visible. that cube IS the companion cube!
Things to note, 1 : Loving the MLP references, they are appropriate, and hilarious. 2 : Portal 2's ending was amazing, and the ending song was beautiful, like a perfect opera to wrap it up, and it has alot of extra meaning if you translate the lyrics. They are in laitn to those who are wondering.
I never understood Big Boss' logic behind why they had to kill Zero. "Zero becomes one, one becomes 10, 10 becomes 100, but then 100 becomes 0, but then it becomes 10 again, so you have to get rid of 0, and this guy's name is Zero, so yeah." WTF?
(This is actually Liams brother) I was hoping when you said "Best game in the franchise." that you would say that number 1 is The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon. The reason why this game works so well is because Ignitus never died in vain. When he dies in the belt of fire and at the same time tossing Spyro and Cynder to the other side of the belt of fire so they could continue, he didn't die because he had no choice. He died because he wanted Spyro and Cynder to succeed. He knew that the world would be destroyed. (A forced Failure for Spyro because he's more concerned about saving the world than his own life) After Spyro and Cynder defeat Malefore the spirit of Ignitus and the ancestors take Malefore into convexity, then The green chain is removed for good. Then when Ignitus tells Spyro that when a dragon dies, he offers hope for the future of other dragons. Then Spyro realizes that he needs to put the world back together. He tells Cynder to get out so that she would be safe. She refuses to leave and says that she's with him in a way that means she doesn't want to separate from him. Then as Spyro starts putting the world back together, she admits (Fully this time) that she loves him. The world is put back together, the spirit of Ignitus becomes the new Chronicler because of the beginning of the new age. Then he checks to see if Spyro and Cynder are still alive. They are. They are seen flying in the valley of Avalar free of their chain happy and together. I have never seen a better happily ever after. And with dragons as the heroes of the story? Come hop in. This game is the best ever. It's got fun mechanics that you can use more than once, I highly recommend picking it up. Absolutely none of the cliches for this game sucked at all. All the boss finishers are quit time events which never happen during cutscenes and you're given enough time to react to them. You have to protect a catapult, if it sustains enough damage, you will be given a warning that you have to repair the catapult (Which you can do any time you want, and the repairs are pretty quick) by turning the screen red. The button mashers are very short. And you can choose to pause and skip any of the cutscenes including the end credits. You are given hidden bonuses which you can receive again in chapter mode. None of the events are luck based. You can fly any time you want unlike the other games, and Spyro is a lot more matured, and more like a caring hero than a character who says one cheesy line after the other. And need I say more? You should check out the game for yourself. It is a really awesome title as well. I highly recommend picking it up, and sorry for the extended comment. But you'll find it was worth the while. Highly animated, and well developed. But I agree with most of the examples on your list (Even though I never play any of those games). Man... this comment is so long. I hereby pronounce that I DON'T regret typing it down. HAHA! Writing is my life after all. I plan to be a writer. If one of my books is going to be given a game version, I'll personally make sure they get the cliches right. Especcially the water levels where you get a special suit that allows you to breath under water as well as swim really fast. (or give the enemies the restricted movement policy. Ee Hee Hee!
Quite frankly, you just proved that there *IS* no text limit for youtube comments anymore. I could write a fanfiction oneshot here and probably get away with it. *Speaking of Legend of Spyro* They seriously could do better with the script. Some of the stuff sounded either cheesy, complicated, confusing, all of the above, and the rare few that I considered were good to use at the current situation during the cutscenes. Sometimes, the actors for the characters sounded like they couldn't even give a crap about what they were saying and just threw it out there. Its like watching a movie that's really good, except the actors were doing a poor job at acting.
You know, I just realized something. Listen to the lyrics of "Want You Gone" again. "You want your freedom? Take it/That's what I'm counting on" Does this mean that with Chell no longer in Aperture complex, GLaDOS will enact some sort of evil plan that would put the world in jeopardy, with ATLAS and P-body performing trials of that plan? And what of Caroline? Was she really deleted? Is her original self GLaDOS's true weakness? So many questions...
I cried when Wheatley went into space, and as the end went, I cried even more. Since Wheatley was my favourite character, even when -insert HUGE spoiler here-, I still loved him. So when he was banished into space, I was in tears. After that, when GLaDOS lets you go, I cried because I was so happy. Ending credits play, and I was a blubbering mess.
Ok in the middle of portal 1 you got a companion cube, but at the end of the level you had to incinerate it because you weren't allowed to keep it. At the end of portal 2 as you're about to walk away the door slams shut, you turn around, arter a few seconds of some weird clicking in the little shack that is aperature, the door opens and your companion cube rolls out. I can't believe you missed that that was THE MOMENT of portal 2. I think you actually need to play the original portal, HONESTLY!
There's gonna be some crazy insane ending to Halo 4 that ties in Noble 6, like in the end they see Reach and it's still intact or something crazy like that.
To be honest: For a video game ending to make my cry, it has to take a lot of effort and gorgeous music... And Metal Gear Solid 4's ending actually did that. :,)
Have you played persona 3? so emotoinal; there you are up against nyx, that has only now been released by your misguidance, nyx hits you, hard, your health near depleted, then... You hear your team and your friends, reminding you of the world in danger, you are healed slightly, hit again, healed, and then, you dodge nyx, healed to full, and when nyx tries to attack again, your immune.... You see the hp cost of the only spell... Its all your health.... You cast it, giving your life for the world.
One of the best things about the portal 2 ending is that earlier in the story, it is explained that portal surfaces are made of moon rocks.
So, when you see the moon, you remember what you have learnt, and feel kind of enlightened.
there's a theory that chell dies because in Greek mythology when you die you are sent to a large field with all of your friends and as you are sent there you are sung a heavenly song. She ascends out of the facility, gets a song sung to her by the turrets, and is sent to a field with her only friend, the companion cube
Puppet Master What does portal have to do with Greek mythology?
@@shmerichshmayers3885 There are some minor references, most notably the oracle turret mentioning the tale of Prometheus which gets paralleled when you're thrown down into Old Aperture
I'm going to patch something that many people are confused about: The ending of Portal 2. It requires the ability to piece things together. A lot. Firstly, Caroline was put inside GLaDOS so she could control the facility after Cave's death, as well as programming, as stated by Wheatley, that requires her to perform human testing. After Wheatley is sent to space, as well as Core 1, GlaDOS deletes Caroline, and "sets Chell free". This was a trap however, as turrets, about to attack, were set up in the escape elevator. However, Caroline intervenes, controlling the turret forces to not attack Chell. Then comes Cara Mia Addio, or the turret opera. When translated from Latin (i think it's Latin) it mentions several things about Caroline referring Chell as her daughter. It is also mentioned that Caroline is married to Cave Johnson, so he's Chell's father. So when you put the pieces together... To the point, Valve pulls a Star Wars on us. The machine that tortured Chell, and countlessly attempts to kill her, is Chell's MOTHER, attacking her from the programming and against her will. By the way, to those wondering, GLaDOS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, patching up "Genetic Lifeform" being Caroline, and Disk Operating System explaining the gathering of data disks every 5 tests in the Co-op mode.
Which also explains why the Companion Cube was never actually exploderized.
That theory sounds great, only that GLaDOS deleted Caroline before she lets Chell go
Ilay Yoeli IT'S THE POWAR OF WUV
Ilay Yoeli Precisely, but who said everything had to be about data? Maybe she just possessed the turrets as a spiritual entity instead of a figment of data? We may never know.
Kirbachu5 Nah, GLaDOS didn't even delete Caroline at all, she just faked it, so she put does turrets there to send a secret message to her to say goodbye and for her to stay away. Translate the song. (Its some Latin, I donno)
I learned the entirety of "Cara Mia Addio" (the song at the end of Portal 2) and sang it (in Italian) at my eighth grade talent show. Before I started, I kind of quipped about how "how could I even hope to do better than the beatbox kid? that was awesome. how do you people even do that?"
As I walked back as the crowd cheered and clapped, one of my fellow performers yelled, "THAT'S how!"
Man, I love the limelight.
RubyTheMaster I learned it too. I never got to shot it off like you did. Shall we do a duet?
Cara mi, cara mia bella,
mia bambina, oh ciel,
Assailant Che ella stima, che ella stima, oh, cara mia, addio!
oh, mia bambina, cara,
perche non passi lontana!
Assailant Si, lontana da scienza! Cara, cara mia bambina, ah, mia ben!
RubyTheMaster *claps* beautiful. We did it!
Wait, one last thing.
*Companion Cube*
"here's to metal gear solid 4... one of the best movies ever"
ka BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!
"I Wonder if i'll ever see him again" GODDAMIT SUNNY!!
"Snake, had a hard life..." Otacon, stahp it
"The world would be better of without snakes" Boss......
"This is good, isn't it?" *cry*
I agree with Mgs4 Ending
The point of the companion cube coming out of the lift at the end is to illustrate that it didn't die.
You know, the one you killed on Portal 1? Yeah, that's the one. It survived.
A few of my favorite endings are:
Infamous 2: Good Ending
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Undertale, True Pacifist Ending
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky
Super Paper Mario
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Good Ending
Sonic Adventure 2
Cry of Fear Good Ending (in a sad kind of way)
Hey, You, Pikachu!
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Your list had a lot of great endings. I wish I could play FFVI and Metal Gear Solid 4 now.
God damn, super paper mario has such a good ending, it's insane
#4. I used to think it sucked, you put it in perspective for me.
#3. K
#2. Spaaaaaaaaaace!
#1. Great ending, satisfying, and above all, a great ending, to a great series. Excluding ground zeroes and phantom pain.
The turret song at then end of Portal 2 always puts a tear to my eye for some strange reason
Me too.
Strange? Why is it strange when it makes sense?
Still one of my personal favorite countdowns of yours, Josh
I agree completely with your number 1 choice. Metal Gear Solid 4 is my new favorite game of all time, as it tied the series together perfectly. I thought it was a perfect ending to a series.
Sapphire Libra3 I haven't played it. I was expecting Portal 2, as it was my favorite game ending of all time ever. I haven't played MGS though, so I must begrudgingly say he's probably right.
Oh, you should. Find an original copy of the first MGS for playstation, then play MGS2, MGS3, and then MGS4. You'll see, the entire series wraps up perfectly.
Sapphire Libra3 I REALLY want to. I have for awhile.
+Sapphire Libra3 Too bad Ground Zeroes exists.
it's been implied that chell is actually Caroline's daughter. and Caroline, as we all know is the person GlaDos was before being immortalized in a computer. The song which was used as a goodbye to her pretty much is saying "goodbye my child" over and over again. Not to mention that GlaDos isn't that sympathetic towards any form of life, biological or otherwise, she just snuffs the life out of them mercilessly. Except for Chell once GlaDos gets her memories as Caroline back.
Chell isn't GLaDOS's daughter. For all we know, she's the daughter of a random scientist at Aperture.
@8:33
I don't know if anyone's said it yet, but that bit with the burnt cube...
In Portal 1, the 'Weighted Companion Cube'...
Well, pretty sure I don't need to say anything else there. But apparently, it didn't get incinerated after all.
#1 joke josh should have made: One of these days, Wheatley, straight to the moon.
Nick of Time You can't do that line without "BANG, ZOOM"
OMG! I LOVE this video. Not only is the list extreamly well done, but just watching it makes me feel all the satisfied happiness i got when i finished these games myself. So I got to say thanks Josh! Thanks for making yet anouther great list and bring back old feelings of pure satisfaction in us!
My first thought about you saying ME3: "...bullsh**!"
My first thought about the troll song: "...I hate you!"
But nice job trolling us xD.
Well I do have to say Josh! I really enjoyed the last part of your list (I will just come out and say that I haven't the games you've mentioned on the list and I have yet to play MGS4, so I really can't say much about the choices you've included) and found the jokes towards the end to be extremely humorous to say the least! Not much more for me to say and so forth!
Anyway, a great job done on the countdown Mr. Scorcher! I do hope you have a wonderful week and God bless you! Thanks, come back and see me!
P.S, kudos to you for giving the endings Of Twilight Princess, MGS3, and the first Kingdom Hearts (All of which are awesome games with awesome endings) an honorable mention at the end of the video if so!
You do realize that that was the companion cube
When a game makes you start to feel emotional even when you know nothing of the plot or haven't played any of the games, and you don't even see the whole thing in this video. I'll stand and say I've not played a single one of the Metar Gear Solid games, but this alone, and indeed the video in general, made me feel like I've missed out on some genuinely amazing stories. The best I've currently got is the ending of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, which is similar to MGS in that it rights all of the wrongs created in the previous two games, and leaves you feeling both heavy hearted and ultimately satisfied. I'd recommend it as a candidate for this list, seeing as this was made before it was out. Then again I haven't much experience with games whose stories are a staple part of the game, so this list has been a huge help in evaluating my 'games to pick up' list.
that last joke though
Crisis Core made me cry zack sacrificed his life fighting 1000 men and saving cloud
Good list, but I would have included Red Dead Redemption.
I am SOOO happy you put Portal 2's ending that high! ^^
I'll be honest; that ending was so damn beautiful, that by "Want you gone," I was actually in joyous tears. That is the one and only time a video game has ever had that kind of effect on me.
9:27 Trololo goes with everything!
I think, the PMD Games should have been on this list. The ending of the first 2 ons is simple: If you fail to defeat the final boss, everyone dies. If you suceed to kill him, YOU DIE! ...... And after the credits you respawn.
BUT in Gates to infinity it's different. After you disappeared from the world you are playing as your friend. And the eeling when you see the message "You are now Controlling your friend" is just WTF.
...And after the next dungeon you respawn but still awesome.
MGS4 called it
What about Black Ops 2's best ending? Menendez is imprisoned for life, Chloe stopped the Celerium, and David Mason meets his thought to be dead father. Not to mention the most enlightening line in any video game:
Woods: "I'll introduce you to somebody. Al, this is Dave. Dave..."
David: "How you doin?"
Woods: "Hehe...This is your Dad!"
David: *WTF Face*
"Apollo-gize"
Wait a second...
APOLLO WAS THE *SUN* GUY!
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It's a reference to the Apollo moon missions...
Nice job including Alex Rochon! The both of you are still some of the best!
All of the members of Noble Team died ironically:
Cater: He was the leader, he went down with his Pelican.
Kat: Communications and intellegence expert, got headshotted mid-sentence.
Jun: He was a sniper who was good at hiding, he went MIA.
Emile: He loved his knife, he got stabbed.
Jorge: The one time he left Reach, he died.
Noble 6: Was a Lone Wolf before joining Noble Team, he died alone.
Some irony for you.
Kat (Genius)- Shot in the Head.
Jorge (Demolitions) - Blown up.
Carter (Leader)- Lead the way...into the ground.
Emile (Knife guy) - Stabbed to death.
Jun (Sniper) - Never seen again.
Noble Six (Lone Wolf) - Dies alone.
I just finished Halo Reach. I knew what was coming, I had heard about it, and I was prepared for it. And I wasn't saddened by the ending too much. But one bit of imagery hit me -- The fact that 6 was fighting for his life against the elites, all piling up on him with swords, as more and more appear, showing how futile his efforts are and how helpless he is. I sat there, contemplated that feeling of utter hopelessness for a few seconds, a burst into tears.
Still can't wait till I get Halo 4.
Somebody probably noted it before, but the cube thrown out to you was the Companion Cube you "murdered" by throwing into a fire literally 200 years ago.
the companion cube was glados' way of saying "it's going to be very lonely out there, so here, take this to keep you company." it's kind of like a final goodbye, like a mother giving her child a picture when he/she moves out of the house, it's a subtle way of showing that glados really does have a human side. (this is just a theory of course, but after that song she had the turrets sing this is not too far out there.)
Wanna know my FAAAAAVORITE video game quote of all time?
"PART FIVE! BOOBY-TRAP THE STALEMATE BUTTON!"
The companion cube at portal 2 ending was the cube Chell sacrifices in the first game. So the cube was given back to Chell as a leaving gift.
George was the demolition expert... He died in an explosion
Kat was the brains... She was shot in the head
Carter was captain... So he wouldn't abandon ship
Emile was the CQC expert... He was stabbed in the chest
Jun was the sniper... He died out of sight
Noble 6 was a lone wolf... he died alone
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AND they die in ways resembling their positions on the team.
Noble 1: the lone wolf, dies alone
Jorge: heavy weapons, dies in an explosion
kat: the brains of the team, dies by a shot to the head
Carter: the captain, goes out with the ship (the pelican)
Jun: the stealthy sniper, no one knows where he is after he left
Emile: close quarters, dies by a sword
Reach, man, loved the game, but every character death was heart-wrenching, Noble 6 though, he passes the torch for the rest of the series. that and taking 7 elite zealots in hand to hand combat with him is badass to the extreme. Portal 2, my first time, i forgot that the conversion gel was crushed moon rocks, I didn't get it until the credits, good job valve.
At the end of the video, in the clip showing Big Boss dying in MGS4, the flowers that are in the foreground are the same as the ones that Boss died in; I cried when I realized that they Big Boss died with Boss symbolically watching over him.
Not to mention how you find some turrets who seem to be practicing for the ending, almost like glados was planning on letting you free in that spectacular way...
portal 2's ending is nodding to the fact that the companion cube is a person.
I don't know if it counts, what with the whole "no different endings" rule, but the 100% Kings Quest VI ending was pretty satisfying to me.
You do realize that it means nothing out of context, just like the final battle, but it is really good in context, and it includes the aftermath just after the final battle.
I still get shivers from Portal 2's ending, it's brilliant
One of the best movies ever made! I actually couldn't keep myself from laughing at that one. Bravo, sir! Bravo!
I just realized, you should start doing some video game reviews. This would allow you to not get flamed in the comments about your choices because you have to accurately and fully explain yourself. If someone has a problem with your choice, you have your data to back you up. Plus it means you get more watched videos.
I only recently got the point of the cube being thrown out at you at the end of portal, and seeing that scene again made me smile. The Heart-patterned companion cube was pretty much Chell's only friend through Portal, and then GLaDOS made her throw it into an incinerator before she could continue on. That's why it was all burned and stuff.
You probably heared this alot already but you get the love cube at the end because you thought you killed it at portal 1 so basicly, you betrayed the cube but it wasjust a test, it survived.
The Terranigma ending impressed me, especially when the sad truth is revealed in the game.
Alex Rochon, you made me laugh! Keep being cool, bro! SKREEHEEHEEHEEHEE!
He left with Dr. Halsey to some base, Carter ordered him to accompany her to Shield base (if i remember the name). He got on a different dropship with Halsey while Carter, Emile and Noble 6 got on another to head for the dry dock. Whether or not Jun survived after he got Halsey to shield base is uncertain.
i love the DMC3's ending, its so freaking awesome, its sad, its badas, its fun and you can play in the credits
Halo reach is a truly gripping and depressing game, I'm glad you put it on the list, thanks Josh
One of my personal favorite endings to a game series was Star Ocean, I played (didn't beat) all of the series, but loved the ending of 4 (did beat) it ties up the story beautifully... and the game gives you a reason for the one thing that drove you nuts throughout the entire series...
The ending of Metal Gear Solid 4 actually holds the record for the longest cutscene sequence in any video game. I have yet to play it, but if it's apparently that good and never gets boring, that's pretty impressive...
Ok, I just realized just how stupid snake's suicide was, I mean he has the guts to take down Psycho Mantis, the sorrow, and even the fury, but cant commit suicide? Wth
My favorite endings are:
Ocarina of Time: So beautiful and satisfactory, but also extremely bittersweet.
Majora's Mask: Seeing all these character's lives going great really showed the fruit of your labor like no other ending in the series.
ICO: It's just so well done and it shows that Yorda has had some development, however subtle it was. And music! Goodness, that music...
I'll be honest, i acually felt a tear in my eye in portal 2's turrent ending thing, not because it was sad, but it was... beautiful...
Chell actually dies.In greek mythology when going to the afterlife you rise with soothing music in your ears. Then the afterlife is a endless wheat field where you are greeted by a friend. In portal 2 the turrants sing the music,wheat field, and the friend, the companion cube.
Until this video, I never realized just how... touching a FPS can be. Thank you.
Every time I see and hear even a portion of MGS4's ending I always get a little misty eyed. Best hour of gaming ever.
metal gear solid from the series is over 30 years of great game play. as somebody who has grown up living all of the storyline when you get to the final ending you feel the same as snake, it feels so complete when all of the endings are tied up and there are no loose ends. take note the writers of LOST (i know its over but still)
MGS5 is a prequel that expands on Big Boss' story. MGS4 was the ending to the entire Metal Gear Solid Saga that wraps up the story of the entire series.
The companion cube at the end of Portal 2 was the one that was your best friend in the first game. The one that GLaDOS made you incinerate.
And what's also good is that Portal 2's ending is almost...bittersweet. GLaDOS says you win but the way she says that and laughs...it's almost like she still won somehow. It's kind of sad. But hey, at least you get your Companion Cube back :D
I personally like the first ones ending better, because the ending itself suprised you with a plot twist that left you knowing that there was going to be a sequel to an awesome game. I mean come on, who EXPECTED THAT besides the people who played infamous 2 first.
Jun actually lived. Bungie said somewhere (I forget where) that he stayed in the military the rest of his life or something like that.
What video was that of Alex's? I remember seeing it somewhere. And I've always though FF4 ending was really good. Cecil and Rosa get married, Cecil learns the truth about his family and makes amends with his brother, everybody rebuilds from Zemus's attempts to destroy the world and the people of the underworld are now friends with the surface world, just all in all it was a good ending with a sweet rendition of the Final Fantasy main theme (best video game song ever). IX's ending has also grown on me
i can agree on Portal 2s' ending, it was so twisted... it felt good. i never expected a good music number will apear.
I commented on Part 1, proclaiming my fav ending was for "To the Moon", but I then I remembered MGS4...you are correct....it is the perfect video game ending, Great video!
i think what the fans hated was the fact that they said they were multyple and different endings instead of the same ending with minor changes AKA the infamous color of the explotions
I think I know what was with that strange part of Portal 2's ending. If you look closely, it's the Companion Cube. Maybe GLADoS didn't want to even be near it, because it reminds her of the main character, so she got rid of it.
the "Weird" cube thing is that GlaDos Gives you the weighted companion cube that you had to incinerate in the first game back, that's why its all burned looking, i think its becase GlaDos didnt want Chell to be alone, See she DOSE care about her test subjects :)
Okay, I have to give you a great deal of credit for the Master Chief "Life spent, or life wasted?" quote, because that is one of the greatest quotes from the Halo books. It also means you know the backstory of the Spartans, which I wish more people would... *glares at people who say Master Chief is an empty shallow character*
8:33 I GOT IT! if you remember in portal 1 you get the companion cube, which you then throw in an incinerator. well look at the cube. it has been really burnt and charred and even has pink hearts slightly visible. that cube IS the companion cube!
Things to note,
1 : Loving the MLP references, they are appropriate, and hilarious.
2 : Portal 2's ending was amazing, and the ending song was beautiful, like a perfect opera to wrap it up, and it has alot of extra meaning if you translate the lyrics. They are in laitn to those who are wondering.
I never understood Big Boss' logic behind why they had to kill Zero.
"Zero becomes one, one becomes 10, 10 becomes 100, but then 100 becomes 0, but then it becomes 10 again, so you have to get rid of 0, and this guy's name is Zero, so yeah."
WTF?
I agree it's a good ending, but it goes along with what he said in the beggining
how the ending changes on your reaction to your allies and characters
The point of the companion cube was to let you have him back after throwing him in an incinerator
The burnt companion cube is a reference to Portal 1 where you have to incinerate the companion cube
I played MGS4 like 100 times and it gets even more epic each time i play it!
(This is actually Liams brother)
I was hoping when you said "Best game in the franchise." that you would say that number 1 is The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon.
The reason why this game works so well is because Ignitus never died in vain. When he dies in the belt of fire and at the same time tossing Spyro and Cynder to the other side of the belt of fire so they could continue, he didn't die because he had no choice. He died because he wanted Spyro and Cynder to succeed. He knew that the world would be destroyed. (A forced Failure for Spyro because he's more concerned about saving the world than his own life)
After Spyro and Cynder defeat Malefore the spirit of Ignitus and the ancestors take Malefore into convexity, then The green chain is removed for good. Then when Ignitus tells Spyro that when a dragon dies, he offers hope for the future of other dragons. Then Spyro realizes that he needs to put the world back together. He tells Cynder to get out so that she would be safe. She refuses to leave and says that she's with him in a way that means she doesn't want to separate from him. Then as Spyro starts putting the world back together, she admits (Fully this time) that she loves him. The world is put back together, the spirit of Ignitus becomes the new Chronicler because of the beginning of the new age. Then he checks to see if Spyro and Cynder are still alive. They are. They are seen flying in the valley of Avalar free of their chain happy and together.
I have never seen a better happily ever after. And with dragons as the heroes of the story? Come hop in. This game is the best ever. It's got fun mechanics that you can use more than once, I highly recommend picking it up. Absolutely none of the cliches for this game sucked at all. All the boss finishers are quit time events which never happen during cutscenes and you're given enough time to react to them. You have to protect a catapult, if it sustains enough damage, you will be given a warning that you have to repair the catapult (Which you can do any time you want, and the repairs are pretty quick) by turning the screen red. The button mashers are very short. And you can choose to pause and skip any of the cutscenes including the end credits.
You are given hidden bonuses which you can receive again in chapter mode. None of the events are luck based. You can fly any time you want unlike the other games, and Spyro is a lot more matured, and more like a caring hero than a character who says one cheesy line after the other. And need I say more? You should check out the game for yourself. It is a really awesome title as well. I highly recommend picking it up, and sorry for the extended comment. But you'll find it was worth the while. Highly animated, and well developed. But I agree with most of the examples on your list (Even though I never play any of those games).
Man... this comment is so long. I hereby pronounce that I DON'T regret typing it down.
HAHA!
Writing is my life after all. I plan to be a writer. If one of my books is going to be given a game version, I'll personally make sure they get the cliches right. Especcially the water levels where you get a special suit that allows you to breath under water as well as swim really fast. (or give the enemies the restricted movement policy. Ee Hee Hee!
Quite frankly, you just proved that there *IS* no text limit for youtube comments anymore. I could write a fanfiction oneshot here and probably get away with it.
*Speaking of Legend of Spyro* They seriously could do better with the script. Some of the stuff sounded either cheesy, complicated, confusing, all of the above, and the rare few that I considered were good to use at the current situation during the cutscenes. Sometimes, the actors for the characters sounded like they couldn't even give a crap about what they were saying and just threw it out there. Its like watching a movie that's really good, except the actors were doing a poor job at acting.
ItsDaKoolaidDude Here goes my atempt to find the limit
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Ok, that took way too long. I'm just gonna hold down the enter key for 5 minutes.
this should be good enough
Guiness World Medal to you, bigshot.
i KNOW. and the cube is so symbolic. it is your compainion (that was "killed") in the first game
You know, I just realized something. Listen to the lyrics of "Want You Gone" again. "You want your freedom? Take it/That's what I'm counting on" Does this mean that with Chell no longer in Aperture complex, GLaDOS will enact some sort of evil plan that would put the world in jeopardy, with ATLAS and P-body performing trials of that plan? And what of Caroline? Was she really deleted? Is her original self GLaDOS's true weakness? So many questions...
I cried when Wheatley went into space, and as the end went, I cried even more. Since Wheatley was my favourite character, even when -insert HUGE spoiler here-, I still loved him. So when he was banished into space, I was in tears. After that, when GLaDOS lets you go, I cried because I was so happy. Ending credits play, and I was a blubbering mess.
Crisis core made me freaking cry. That definitely deserves to be on this list especially seeing as im not the only one.
The ending of Metal Gear Solid 4 brings me to tears every single time.
I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE A LUNA JOKE!! I KNEW IT
Ok in the middle of portal 1 you got a companion cube, but at the end of the level you had to incinerate it because you weren't allowed to keep it. At the end of portal 2 as you're about to walk away the door slams shut, you turn around, arter a few seconds of some weird clicking in the little shack that is aperature, the door opens and your companion cube rolls out. I can't believe you missed that that was THE MOMENT of portal 2. I think you actually need to play the original portal, HONESTLY!
There's gonna be some crazy insane ending to Halo 4 that ties in Noble 6, like in the end they see Reach and it's still intact or something crazy like that.
To be honest: For a video game ending to make my cry, it has to take a lot of effort and gorgeous music... And Metal Gear Solid 4's ending actually did that. :,)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of the Sky deserves a spot on this list. Seriously people, play that game or watch the ending. It's so sad.
Have you played persona 3? so emotoinal; there you are up against nyx, that has only now been released by your misguidance, nyx hits you, hard, your health near depleted, then... You hear your team and your friends, reminding you of the world in danger, you are healed slightly, hit again, healed, and then, you dodge nyx, healed to full, and when nyx tries to attack again, your immune.... You see the hp cost of the only spell... Its all your health.... You cast it, giving your life for the world.
fun fact: the turret song refers to chell as daughter implying chell is the daughter of caroline n cave
I think Final Fantasy 8 deserved a place. A 24 minute ending that is still one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.
I would like to see a bit of a spiritual successor, maybe one that used the F-Stop mechanic they scrapped for Portal 2.
the cube she burned in portal one "still alive" poetic valve
Ok you portal jokes just crack me up especialy the Princess Luna Joke (I am an brony so I get it)