Board 8 > Ghost Trick's ending *Spoilers!*

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andylt
11/13/20 5:52:00 PM
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What did you think of the ending?






Just beat Ghost Trick under the board's recommendation. A great game, I loved the style and so much about it. It's dripping with Ace Attorney inspiration but has a unique vibe too. I was going along with the ending but there were just a few too many twists on top of twists and I'm not sure what I think of them all. Like the general thing worked but it's such a rapid fire series of twists and it doesn't even really go back to the 'bad guys' and they just kept cycling through the 10 years again and again! I didn't have time to even think if they all made sense or worked emotionally or whatever. I think I generally was ok with how it went? Maybe a bit too "happy endings for everyone", idk.

I at least figured out the cat thing a while back, had no clue about Ray or Yomiel though. What a rollercoaster ride, whew. I need time to process it honestly. Great game! Missile is truly an amazing character.

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SeabassDebeste
11/13/20 5:54:45 PM
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I only played it once and it was ages ago, but I thought it was incredibly clever. And a whimsical game like that deserves a happy ending IMO.
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Wanglicious
11/13/20 5:56:09 PM
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Missile is the only good pomeranian to ever exist.
best doggo in gaming.

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LordoftheMorons
11/13/20 5:56:13 PM
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Loved it

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red13n
11/13/20 5:58:47 PM
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Ghost Trick was amazing.

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LeonhartFour
11/13/20 6:00:33 PM
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Zigzagoon
11/13/20 6:02:36 PM
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Missile is the best. Loved the ending.

<3

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MrSmartGuy
11/13/20 6:04:37 PM
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When we did the whole "best story in gaming" group project a few months ago or whenever, Ghost Trick got my #1 vote.

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DeepsPraw
11/13/20 6:05:12 PM
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I wanted to throw my DS at the wall

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Nanis23
11/13/20 6:21:52 PM
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Wanglicious posted...
Missile is the only good pomeranian to ever exist.
If I ever have a dog, it will be a pomeranian
What is wrong with them?

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Zigzagoon
11/13/20 6:24:03 PM
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Nothing. I work at a vet and almost all of the pomeranians that come in here are fantastic so I dunno what that comment is about!

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LeonhartFour
11/13/20 6:25:56 PM
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Nanis23 posted...
If I ever have a dog, it will be a pomeranian
What is wrong with them?

they have the worst breath in the world and there's literally nothing you can do about it

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Zigzagoon
11/13/20 6:26:23 PM
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All small dogs have bad breath because they always have teeth problems. That's not unique to them.

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Paratroopa1
11/13/20 6:29:28 PM
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I felt like the ending was a little too clean, but it's not a bad thing for a game to have a 100% happy ending. Extremely good twists - I love that Sissel being the cat is a fucking mindblowing twist, but just as you're processing that, it hits you with the 1-2 punch that Ray is Missile, which is even more shocking imo.

(Spoilering those just in case lol, I keep those spoilers under maximum security)
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LeonhartFour
11/13/20 6:32:57 PM
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Zigzagoon posted...
All small dogs have bad breath because they always have teeth problems. That's not unique to them.

pomeranians have uniquely awful breath though, worse than other small breeds

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andylt
11/13/20 6:43:19 PM
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I'm not one for grimdark endings or anything, I guess I just wasn't expecting it to be so clean and neat for everybody, like there's usually some kind of cost in these stories but the only permanent one is time-traveling alternate dimension Missile, who had fulfilled his mission anyway. Also the casually thrown in fact that Sissel is an immortal ageless cat now just throws up all sorts of unpleasant implications.

The Ray/Missile twist was indeed the biggest 'wtf' one, I do love how Missile grew from adorable hilarious sidekick to central vitally important plot character as the game progressed. Honestly don't get me wrong, I loved this game, it just took several left turns in its ending sequences that I got a bit of whiplash. I particularly liked Yomiel's face turn. I guess I just wanted more game in the end, it's sizable enough for what it is but knowing there's no sequel or anything sucks.

Also the music kicks ass.

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Paratroopa1
11/13/20 8:03:43 PM
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Yeah, I do agree that the lack of any price paid for the good ending is sort of weird. Nobody even had to like, learn a hard lesson or anything - it was just 'lol we used time travel to solve everything' and pretty much every conflict the story had was totally erased, which is funny for a story that otherwise had a fair bit of darkness to it.
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Mac Arrowny
11/13/20 8:19:06 PM
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It's one of my favorite endings in any game. Loved it
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andylt
11/13/20 9:17:53 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
Yeah, I do agree that the lack of any price paid for the good ending is sort of weird. Nobody even had to like, learn a hard lesson or anything - it was just 'lol we used time travel to solve everything' and pretty much every conflict the story had was totally erased, which is funny for a story that otherwise had a fair bit of darkness to it.

Yeah exactly, like Cabanela and Jowd's past police mistakes still happened, but Yomiel surviving means they just... aren't haunted by their rash actions anymore. Like Jowd still shot that gun in an attempt to kill him but who cares now. And the game touched around the actual essence of death and ceasing to exist forever (which is pretty dark stuff!) so when Sissel just gets a handwaved 'will never die' moment it's real odd lol.

But it's still a super bold ending (having the final narrative reveal conversation be between a dead cat and a time traveling dog spirit is... bonkers. In a good way) and I guess it is kind of refreshing for it to not have Sissel and/or Yomiel die to serve the story.

I'm amazed I wasn't spoiled for this game at all, I know it's just a cult thing but it's so beloved, I'm glad I got to go in fresh. I don't suppose there's anything else like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeVXa4cU21g
Would it be too brash of me to say this has a better OST (and far better overall presentation) than AA?

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Zigzagoon
11/13/20 9:20:23 PM
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The OST is awesome yeah!

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MrSmartGuy
11/13/20 9:37:06 PM
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I love every track in this game. In AA, there's always a few that I just really don't care for, but there's not a single stinker in Ghost Trick. Every main character in the game's theme is fucking perfect: Sissel's, Missile's, Cabanela's, Jowd's, Lynne's, and even Yomiel's. Well, I consider this to be his theme, anyway, since it plays during his biggest moments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4X_DMcjYaI

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UF8
11/13/20 10:00:49 PM
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Wanglicious posted...
Missile is the only good pomeranian to ever exist.
best doggo in gaming.
rip QP
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Wanglicious
11/14/20 12:21:58 AM
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i stand by that position, suck it QP. i'm tired of your pudding nonsense.

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andylt
11/14/20 12:26:52 PM
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Good lord, this game's fanbase is next level

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqt2v1-TEIo

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andylt
11/14/20 8:36:05 PM
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Just learned that Missile was based off of Sho Takumi's real life pomeranian, who he named Missile after the dog in AA, and died two years ago :(
https://twitter.com/takumi_gt/status/1061249753621512193

Also remembering this. At least he didn't get last!
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/board8/images/6/62/R1M46.png/revision/latest?cb=20140515180328

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Nanis23
11/15/20 5:07:44 AM
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andylt posted...
and died two years ago :(
Fuck this feels like yesterday
Yes it was a sad day indeed

andylt posted...
Also remembering this. At least he didn't get last!
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/board8/images/6/62/R1M46.png/revision/latest?cb=20140515180328
Probably the most justified underdog (ha) victory in any GameFAQs contest match ever

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