RG Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar Games It’s a brilliant move for the Phantom Thieves, and a great way to defy player expectations.Ī good flash forward is rarely as it seems, but this one tricked us pretty good. The hero isn’t dead in real life, and we now know Akechi’s evil plot. All of a sudden, detective prodigy and supposed good guy Goro Akechi walks into your interrogation, gives you an evil speech, and shoots the protagonists in the face.Īfter a Kojima-length cutscene, it’s revealed that the Akechi was unknowingly in a palace - the game’s representation of someone’s psyche, manifested in a lavish alternate dimension. Toward the end of the game, players reach the flashforward point, and Nijima walks out of the interrogation room. Persona 5 has one of the most mind-numbing twists we’ve seen this decade.įor the entire game, players return to a flash forward, the imprisoned protagonist telling the story of the famed Phantom Thieves to detective Sae Nijima. But it’s given us a lot to think about, and made the wait for God of War 2 that much longer. There’s a lot to this reveal, and we unfortunately won’t learn anymore until God of War’s unannounced sequel.
The Loki reveal adds a more sinister air to a few of Atreus’ early interactions - and his mid-game temper tantrum isn’t quite as easy to dismiss as adolescence. And Loki also plays a huge role in Ragnarok, the Norse version of apocalypse.Ī good spoiler makes you think about a game differently the second time through. In myth, Loki is the father of Jörmungandr the world serpent, which is probably why the snake thinks Atreus seems so familiar early in the game. Atreus is not only half-giant, he’s also predestined to bring about a lot of suffering in God of War’s new Norse setting. This moment is shocking for a lot of reasons - especially if you dive into some of Loki’s Norse mythology.
In God of War’s closing minutes, we learn that Kratos’ son Atreus’ giant name is Loki. Ryan Gilliam God of War SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment This of course leads you to delete Monika’s save data as well, diving into your own PC’s files to do so.ĭoki Doki Literature Club disrupts all of your expectations, and makes you feel like you have no idea what will happen the next time you hit new game. The twist is dark, and sad, but forces you to engage with the product in a unique way - starting new runs to see how the story continues.Īs the game goes on, and other students die, you learn the secret of your classmate Monika - that she’s self aware, and just deleted the save data for the other two students in the game. When your first classmate unexpectedly dies, and you’re booted to the main menu and your save is deleted, it’s a genuine shock - not something you’d expect out of a dialogue-based anime game. Purely narrative focused, and advertised as a dating simulator, Doki Doki Literature Club toys with your idea of what a video game story can be. All of these spoilers are equally good in our eyes. The list also isn’t organized in any specific order. Note that this post obviously contains spoilers for a lot of different games. If you were sitting on the couch watching them play, what’s something you’d silently think to yourself “I can’t wait until they see this.” That’s a spoiler, and it’s one of our favorite things to talk about with games. But more importantly, we wanted to celebrate the twists and turns they took, and hopefully remind you why they’ll always be worth coming back to.īut what makes something a spoiler? Our criteria was anything you’d want a friend or loved one to experience for themselves. With so many of these games moving on to become video game history - as we forge into a new generation of consoles and another decade - we wanted to take a moment to ruin all of them for you. And some of those stories include moments best experienced for yourself. Over the past decade, we’ve seen some of gaming’s best stories unfold. The twist, the reveal, the information you glean after the hours you spend in a title. Spoilers are the lifeblood of story-based games.