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Games you thought you were about to beat and then HOLY SHIT THERE'S HOW MUCH MORE!?
- Thread starter PeakPointMatrix
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This happened really recently to me with Okami HD, but not in a positive way.
I got to
I was glad, as I was pretty much "done" with the game. I'd gotten as much as I wanted out of it, and tbh it was kind of a struggle to even get there, as I found the game incredibly slow moving both mechanically and story-wise. I love the presentation, the characters, etc. - but it's just not the game for me anymore. Anyway, that WASN'T the ending of the game, and I read up online and found out I was only about 1/3 done. I uninstalled it from my Switch and I'm not sure I'll ever return to it.
I got to
the first Orochi fight and beat him, assuming that was the end of the game
As much as I loved Shadow of War, that was the epitome of this. The story literally comes to its conclusion in a satisfying way and then the game is like "just kidding, here are four to five more hours of stuff to work through that will require another two to three hour grind to be able to access.
Alien: Isolation is the answer for me. That game is legitimately like 10 hours too long. There comes a point where you stop tip-toeing around and being scared of the Alien and you just start sprinting around not giving a fuck because you just want it to end. I'll never understand the insane praise for the game, but to be fair, most of the time when I see people praising it, it comes with the caveat of them never having finished the game because it was too scary.
I'd also like to add the first Ni no Kuni. There are like 5 different "final" bosses in the game. I honestly wouldn't have been mad if the game actually ended when you beat Shadar and gives you a fakeout ending. The White Witch is an afterthought for most of the game and kinda feels shoehorned in at the end.
I'd also like to add the first Ni no Kuni. There are like 5 different "final" bosses in the game. I honestly wouldn't have been mad if the game actually ended when you beat Shadar and gives you a fakeout ending. The White Witch is an afterthought for most of the game and kinda feels shoehorned in at the end.
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Me and my friends were playing through Final Fantasy VII together after school (3rd/4th grade or something) in the 90s.
When we were fighting the scorpion boss at the beginning (the first boss, I think?) we were certain – certain – that this was the end of the first disc.
When we were fighting the scorpion boss at the beginning (the first boss, I think?) we were certain – certain – that this was the end of the first disc.
Yeah I'm still playing through the epilogue and loving it but they definitely should have done a better split.
You don't get much time to appreciate the ending because you're straight back with John. They should have rolled credits and then come back with the epilogue.
It's insane how long this is though, this would be a $10-15 DLC for most other games and when I realised the entirety of RDR's map is here, hoooollyyy shit. Never bothered venturing past Blackwater and have managed to avoid spoilers for everything thankfully so that was a nice surprise.
It's insane how long this is though, this would be a $10-15 DLC for most other games and when I realised the entirety of RDR's map is here, hoooollyyy shit. Never bothered venturing past Blackwater and have managed to avoid spoilers for everything thankfully so that was a nice surprise.
Yep, I agree, the credits should of rolled then to let the player take in more of the ending. I know I was hit with the feels, but had to put them to the side because epilogue showed up immediately.
Dark Souls 2.
And not in a good way. It should have ended when i thought it would. It sucked after that.
And not in a good way. It should have ended when i thought it would. It sucked after that.
The Okami trilogy is the only way I refer to the game.
Awww. That last third is pretty great with the payoff. I agree it didn't age very well though and can seem long at times.
At launch I somehow got through RE6 without hearing that Ada had a campaign. By this point I was kind of already over the game (it grew on me after awhile but the campaign is still really iffy) so it wasn't the greatest news. Add in the fact that Ada's campaign was probably the worst of the 4 and heavily reused bits from the other ones constantly and I was left really sour for awhile.
I think I was 11 when I first played FFVII and I got stuck in Migar for about 25 hours because I was not a very bright kid. Also got shocked by the overworld size.
I don't have any new examples to add but this is one of my pet peeves: the game sets up the escalation to the "final" battle and then extends it indefinitely. It really ruins the "This is it" adrenaline rush.
I don't mind long games, but they still need proper pacing and not just endless extensions. See Return of the King for a similar example in movies (though not as bad)
I don't mind long games, but they still need proper pacing and not just endless extensions. See Return of the King for a similar example in movies (though not as bad)
Yep and seeing Red on top of the mountain. The theme song and convo (...) still gives me chill.
It's been a while but what point are you referring to?
I remember being amazed at how long Tales of Symphonia went on, and how many plot turns the game took. Now knowing the general length of the Tales games, I'm not surprised by them anymore.
Most recently: Dragon Quest XI
The game just keeps going with some amazing content post-"ending". I wish I could forget all of DQXI and replay it, I enjoyed it that much.
Most recently: Dragon Quest XI
The game just keeps going with some amazing content post-"ending". I wish I could forget all of DQXI and replay it, I enjoyed it that much.
This will forever be the best example of this feeling. I can't explain the magic child me felt from this. Might be my first experience with video game nostalgia and possibly even just nostalgia in general. Getting to go back to Kanto but everything's had moved on 3 years... new music... new layouts of routes and towns. Somehow made me miss my time with Red and Blue knowing that I'd never experience the emotions I had playing Pokémon for the first time again.
Definitely Okami, like everyone else, it got me twice. That game went on forever, still one of my favorite games of all time though.
I was coming here to say exactly this, and also Takes of Symphonia.
As a kid I had rented FF7 but when I got out of Midgar had to have my parents buy it for me lol.
Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are definitely the most recent ones that come to mind. Both games felt like they were winding down only to reveal that they actually had about 10 hours left.
This. I had played so much of the game before reaching the Skellige islands, that I felt it was material enough for another sequel. I haven't touched the expansions yet, there's just so damn much content in the Witcher 3. I recommend it to anyone on a budget.
Original RDR.
*Bittersweet song plays*
"Oh cool, guess I gotta ride home to get the final cut scene... Wait, there's a whole 'nother act? I gotta mince about on a bunch of fetch quests with a bossy wife, an insipid boy and a syphilitic old coot? Ugh... "
To be fair, the actual ending was amazeballs.
*Bittersweet song plays*
"Oh cool, guess I gotta ride home to get the final cut scene... Wait, there's a whole 'nother act? I gotta mince about on a bunch of fetch quests with a bossy wife, an insipid boy and a syphilitic old coot? Ugh... "
To be fair, the actual ending was amazeballs.
Since people already mentioned Okami, the other example that came to mind was Little King's Story on the Wii. A game that keeps pulling back its worldmap every time you're about to clear it. It tricks you into thinking everything you see is what you'll get by referring to your current objective as "complete world domination". Since the game is basically about a childish take on politics, it kind of works. It also helped that it was a niche title with a modest budget, so it was hard to guess how much game would actually be in there.
GoW, RDR2, Chrono Trigger, Darksiders 2-3, Souls games.
I love being maxed out and exploring the worlds for more secrets after Im done with the story
I love being maxed out and exploring the worlds for more secrets after Im done with the story
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I felt this way with Spider-Man last month. It was fun for awhile but I was sick of it by the time the credits finally decided to roll.
Thank god the web swinging was so wonderful. Otherwise I might have dropped it before finishing it.
Thank god the web swinging was so wonderful. Otherwise I might have dropped it before finishing it.
I thought Nier Automata was over after Route A cause I managed to play it without having any prior knowledge. I thought Route B was just going to be a New Game+ type of thing and then Route C came and it blew my mind seeing playing all this new content in a game I thought I finished like 10 hours ago.
Huh, I don't know I feel like the second half is somewhat better made ? Idk. The game is not that greal overall but DLC is pretty good too.
Chrono Trigger is a great one. You finally fight Magus, and then...
Dragon's dogma is good too, although without DLC the post game is meh. But the DLC adds a lot of shit. Kinda sucks the very end game is balanced poorly.
Heh I felt the same when i was leaving midgar. I was like "i guess i gotta get FF8 to see what happens next" like a dope lmao. to be fair i was like 8 and it took me about 19201 hours just to get there.
