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parabola_master
11/30/19 7:06:29 AM
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Like "I can't believe the game developers actually inserted this plot twist"

Using visual novels is technically cheating but like:

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma - There was a 10th guy with you all along, and he is the true mastermind, and he was simply hidden from view by all of the game's camera angles lol

or

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - the protagonist of the game, and the character most prominent in all of the game's advertising, is actually the first killer and she dies in the first case

I think Phoenix Wright: Spirit of Justice also had a good one too, now that I think about - I haven't played it in a long time but if I remember correctly Apollo's foster father is actually dead and the person he was talking to was his Maya channeling Apollo's dead foster father. That was so crazy. I actually dropped my 3ds from the shock lol
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Cobra1010
11/30/19 7:18:01 AM
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People under rate ff7's story. When people talk about ff7 they just judge it by the gameplay and general plot mostly.

But as you play the game the first time, there were many amazing reveals and twists.
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Kaiganeer
11/30/19 7:20:07 AM
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spec ops: the line had a cool twist
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spikethedevil
11/30/19 7:21:22 AM
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Bioshock: Would you kindly?
Bioshock Infinite: The ending + Burial at Sea Episode 2
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SH_expert44
11/30/19 7:25:10 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
Bioshock: Would you kindly?
Bioshock Infinite: The ending + Burial at Sea Episode 2

The reveal in Bioshock 2: Minervas Den is up there too
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Southernfatman
11/30/19 7:29:48 AM
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Jade Empire: MasterLi turning on you.
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Monferno_AQW
11/30/19 7:33:42 AM
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: You are actually Revan.
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Jiek_Fafn
11/30/19 7:40:03 AM
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Death Stranding: The guy with the nickname of Die-Hardman who is one of only two black guys in the game turns out to be the character in a mask named Die-Hardman. With all of the crazy shit in this game, this one creates some of the most in universe shock

Star Ocean 3:The whole world was a videogame! This wouldn't be so bad if it was a stand alone game but it kind of makes all of the other games connected to it pointless.

MGS 4:Nanomachines! It was a meme for a reason. It was disappointing that the resolution to nearly every mystery involved them
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NeonOctopus
11/30/19 7:50:56 AM
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Jiek_Fafn posted...
Death Stranding: The guy with the nickname of Die-Hardman who is one of only two black guys in the game turns out to be the character in a mask named Die-Hardman. With all of the crazy shit in this game, this one creates some of the most in universe shock

....wut
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Greenfox111
11/30/19 8:26:14 AM
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Baten kaittos the traitor thats been sabotaging your party is the player character

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konokonohamaru
11/30/19 8:52:15 AM
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Pokemon Sun/Moon Professor Kukui is actually the Masked Royal
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El Mexicano Texano
11/30/19 8:54:05 AM
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Greenfox111 posted...
Baten kaittos the traitor thats been sabotaging your party is the player character


This
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Garioshi
11/30/19 9:11:18 AM
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MGS3: The Boss never betrayed her country and was under orders to die at Snake's hand. Absolute knife in the gut.

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Bass_X0
11/30/19 9:24:15 AM
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Samus Aran is actually a female. Complete the first game to know the truth!
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Frosted_Midna
11/30/19 9:29:56 AM
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lilORANG
11/30/19 9:32:41 AM
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No such thing as a twist in gaming. Video game writing is so third rate that any attempted twist is broadcasted well in advance of the actual reveal.
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St0rmFury
11/30/19 9:33:34 AM
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Not really a twist or anything, but the bruxa in the trailer for Witcher 3 is an NPC from the Blood & Wine expansion.
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Skye Reynolds
11/30/19 10:31:52 AM
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the cake being a lie
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konokonohamaru
11/30/19 10:32:57 AM
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lilORANG posted...
No such thing as a twist in gaming. Video game writing is so third rate that any attempted twist is broadcasted well in advance of the actual reveal.


Oh come on, u telling me you knew that the masked Royal was professor kukui?. I call bs
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WizardPowers
11/30/19 10:36:21 AM
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konokonohamaru posted...
Pokemon Sun/Moon Professor Kukui is actually the Masked Royal


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EverDownward
11/30/19 10:37:50 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
Jade Empire: MasterLi turning on you.

This one in particular pissed me off so much. I really, really, really liked Master Li, and him being the bad guy the whole time stung.
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Jiek_Fafn
11/30/19 10:49:23 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Jiek_Fafn posted...
Death Stranding: The guy with the nickname of Die-Hardman who is one of only two black guys in the game turns out to be the character in a mask named Die-Hardman. With all of the crazy shit in this game, this one creates some of the most in universe shock

....wut

This guy https://imgur.com/j5eMxi0
And
https://imgur.com/2JWyhLt
Are actually the same guy! John McClane, guy without the mask earned the nickname of Die-Hardman because he lived through a lot of battles. The guy with the mask uses Die-Hardman as his actual name and us the president of a large company. Everyone in universe is shocked when he takes of his mask to reveal the truth.
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Blue_Target
11/30/19 10:59:40 AM
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Braid: you are the monster that the girl is running away from

And the Bioshock series as mentioned before.

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Mistere Man
11/30/19 11:31:28 AM
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Jiek_Fafn posted...


Star Ocean 3:The whole world was a videogame! This wouldn't be so bad if it was a stand alone game but it kind of makes all of the other games connected to it pointless.

Star Ocean 2 was my favorite game, but that twist killed all my love for it.
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ElatedVenusaur
11/30/19 11:42:10 AM
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But as you play the game the first time, there were many amazing reveals and twists.

Greenfox111 posted...
Baten kaittos the traitor thats been sabotaging your party is the player character

Baten Kaitos: Origins
You, the player, are not a guardian spirit as in the first game, but actually a shard of Malpercio's soul.
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spikethedevil
11/30/19 12:18:40 PM
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Garioshi posted...
MGS3: The Boss never betrayed her country and was under orders to die at Snake's hand. Absolute knife in the gut.


Good shout.
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spikethedevil
11/30/19 12:19:56 PM
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Jiek_Fafn posted...
NeonOctopus posted...
Jiek_Fafn posted...
Death Stranding: The guy with the nickname of Die-Hardman who is one of only two black guys in the game turns out to be the character in a mask named Die-Hardman. With all of the crazy shit in this game, this one creates some of the most in universe shock

....wut

This guy https://imgur.com/j5eMxi0
And
https://imgur.com/2JWyhLt
Are actually the same guy! John McClane, guy without the mask earned the nickname of Die-Hardman because he lived through a lot of battles. The guy with the mask uses Die-Hardman as his actual name and us the president of a large company. Everyone in universe is shocked when he takes of his mask to reveal the truth.


Yea but its really obvious its him just by the hair alone.
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spikethedevil
11/30/19 12:21:12 PM
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Mistere Man posted...
Jiek_Fafn posted...


Star Ocean 3:The whole world was a videogame! This wouldn't be so bad if it was a stand alone game but it kind of makes all of the other games connected to it pointless.

Star Ocean 2 was my favorite game, but that twist killed all my love for it.


How did that twist stop SO2 existing? And being enjoyable on its own?
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LightningCamaro
11/30/19 12:26:32 PM
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. Darth Revan isnt dead, you are Darth Revan, the Jedi council used the force to wipe your mind and give you a new persobslouty of someone loyal to the Republic.
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EverDownward
11/30/19 12:28:23 PM
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Captain_Qwark posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Garioshi posted...
MGS3: The Boss never betrayed her country and was under orders to die at Snake's hand. Absolute knife in the gut.


Good shout.


Why did she have to do that? I never finished the game.

It was to clear the US of any involvement. Everything was going according to plan, actually, until Volgin blew up a weapons plant in USSR territory with a nuke, or some shit. So Gorbachev gets on the line with Kennedy/Johnson and is like "hey, what the fuck?!"
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Touch
11/30/19 12:33:24 PM
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Captain_Qwark posted...
Why did she have to do that? I never finished the game.
I could be wrong as I haven't played it in a long while so someone can correct me but Russian metal face fired the nuke in Russian territory which the US wasn't expecting. Instead of risking nuclear war, the US used The Boss as a scapegoat by saying she went rogue

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spikethedevil
11/30/19 12:34:32 PM
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@EverDownward Mark those spoilers.
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Ruvan22
11/30/19 12:36:21 PM
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Not quite a twist, but always wondered why the tree in Legend of Dragoon was shaped weirdly.. and then seeing it was designed to hold the artificial moon was neat. I guess it was a twist in a way, as the whole "prophecy of the world will end because the gods fated it" was actually the ancestors setting up the tools/events for the protagonists to stop the cycle
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Strider102
11/30/19 12:41:57 PM
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You're fighting Ansem, who isn't really Ansem, but is actually the Heartless of Xehanort, who is actually Terra who got his heart possessed by Xehanort. You then fight Xemnas who is Xehanorts Nobody, but technically he's Terra's Nobody, but is still part not Ansem, or rather Xehanort. Then you finally fight Xehanort who isn't Ansem, Xemnas, or Terra.


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Mistere Man
11/30/19 12:48:46 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Mistere Man posted...
Jiek_Fafn posted...


Star Ocean 3:The whole world was a videogame! This wouldn't be so bad if it was a stand alone game but it kind of makes all of the other games connected to it pointless.

Star Ocean 2 was my favorite game, but that twist killed all my love for it.


How did that twist stop SO2 existing? And being enjoyable on its own?

Because everything being a video game meant everything that happened in the other games didnt matter it was all scripted. The characters I liked werent real in anyway. I mean yes it is a video game, but it is like reading a book and near the end it tells you hey everything you just read is fake these characters dont even matter in their own reality.

It kills all the emotional attachment/immersion I had with the characters and story as instead of being living relatable beings in their own story/universe, they are instead mindless automatons acting out a script even in their own reality.

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Mistere Man
11/30/19 12:51:36 PM
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Strider102 posted...
You're fighting Ansem, who isn't really Ansem, but is actually the Heartless of Xehanort, who is actually Terra who got his heart possessed by Xehanort. You then fight Xemnas who is Xehanorts Nobody, but technically he's Terra's Nobody, but is still part not Ansem, or rather Xehanort. Then you finally fight Xehanort who isn't Ansem, Xemnas, or Terra.


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Guide
11/30/19 12:52:24 PM
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Strider102 posted...
You're fighting Ansem, who isn't really Ansem, but is actually the Heartless of Xehanort, who is actually Terra who got his heart possessed by Xehanort. You then fight Xemnas who is Xehanorts Nobody, but technically he's Terra's Nobody, but is still part not Ansem, or rather Xehanort. Then you finally fight Xehanort who isn't Ansem, Xemnas, or Terra.


<_>

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apocalyptic_4
11/30/19 12:58:30 PM
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Greenfox111 posted...
Baten kaittos the traitor thats been sabotaging your party is the player character


Was just about to post this one

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SwayM
11/30/19 12:58:32 PM
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MGS2 Eveyone on earth was trolled to believe this would be a standard sequel with in game and promotional material showcasing Snake through the entirety of the game. Then the ultimate bait and switch in history where you play the whiny bitch known as Raiden through 90% of the game. And the whole thing being a meta commentary on gamers expectations and engineering the perfect sequel. KOJIMA Used his AAA very anticipated sequel to get inside all of our heads. And boy did he ever.

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boxington
11/30/19 12:58:41 PM
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Deadly Premonition Forrest Kasem(?) is behind the whole Red Seeds case, and is also responsible for the death of York's mother...and Zack is the true personality, and York came forth to help him deal with his trauma

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Dunning being Osterzone really got me

Killer 7 it turns out that Garcian was originally an assassin known as Emir Parkreiner, and he was the one who killed the Smith Syndicate, or whatever you call them. and after he was resurrected, he was brought back as Garcian, and each of the Smiths manifested to through him, or something like that

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ledbowman
11/30/19 1:00:04 PM
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SwayM posted...
MGS2 Eveyone on earth was trolled to believe this would be a standard sequel with in game and promotional material showcasing Snake through the entirety of the game. Then the ultimate bait and switch in history where you play the whiny bitch known as Raiden through 90% of the game. And the whole thing being a meta commentary on gamers expectations and engineering the perfect sequel. KOJIMA Used his AAA very anticipated sequel to get inside all of our heads. And boy did he ever.

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EverDownward
11/30/19 1:01:03 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
@EverDownward Mark those spoilers.

I didn't think they were necessarily spoilers since I didn't give way any specificities other than the thing about Volgin, and that happens literally in the prologue.
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ledbowman
11/30/19 1:01:04 PM
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MGS2 is fucking brilliant

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Strider102
11/30/19 1:01:32 PM
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You spend hours in a forbidden land defeating 16 giant mythical beasts to bring you love interest back to life, when in reality you're reviving an evil entity that is slowly corrupting your body. In the end the evil entity is revived and a Shaman and his guards attempt to seal you away. As the evil entity is being sealed away the last remnants of yourself that remain desperately try to reach the body of your love, but it is futile and you fall into a pool of water with glowing light. Afterwards your love returns to life and discovers a baby where the seal once was.

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InfinityMonster
11/30/19 1:07:16 PM
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Twilight Princess - That Ganondorf was behind Zant and everything. I mean, it was obvious he was going to be back, but when that cutscene with his banishment started at the Arbiter's Ground, I was just like "WHOOAAA, WHAT THE FUCK"

It came out of nowhere at that point in the game because it really felt like Zant was the main bad.

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LadyVyxx
11/30/19 1:07:41 PM
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Rosalina is Luigi's daughter
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DevsBro
11/30/19 1:11:36 PM
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Kaiganeer posted...
spec ops: the line had a cool twist


Monferno_AQW posted...
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: You are actually Revan.


Greenfox111 posted...
Baten kaittos the traitor thats been sabotaging your party is the player character


boxington posted...
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Dunning being Osterzone really got me


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]



These.

Also

Assassin's Creed III Haytham is a Templar
Metroid Fusion There are multiple SA-X
Batman Arkham City Protocol 11 was just a bomb (just kidding this one sucked lol)

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