7 Bad Endings That Were Undeniably Cooler: Commenter Edition

We recently called out the supposed bad endings in games that were supposed to inspire shame and regret, but were actually way cooler than the ostensibly 'good' ending. Turns out this is also something you folks have experienced, judging by the myriad comments on the original video about other endings that the game calls ‘bad’, and we call ‘badass’. Enjoy seven of the top suggestion, and subscribe for a video like this every Thursday!

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[finnover]

What about the secret ending in Far Cry 4? Yes, you're basically going to be trained as Pagan Min's despotic replacement, but at least you managed to get your mother's ashes safely home without killing anyone.

[arellajardin]

I’m pretty sure the Dark ending of Dark Souls is the “good”ending. By the time the third game comes around, it’s clear the endless cycle of Linking the Fire has drastically corrupted the world. And if you do all the right steps, letting the Dark Age finally happen frees humanity from the hollowing, and undeath no longer bleeds your humanity away.

[fpspwny]

The ending with Catherine IS one of the good endings. The bad endings are the ones where you get dumped...one of which involves Vincent dying in a hit and run.

[KirbyCom]

Hey now, the Catherine ending where you rule hell is referred to as the "Good Ending". The real Catherine "Bad Ending" involves Vincent running out into the street and getting hit by a car, which is definitely less cool

[majdramadan]

The very bad, absolutely horrible ending of Corvo the Black in Dishonoured 2 where you don’t revive Emily and take over the throne for yourself was, in my opinion, super badass, even though it was deeply unethical.

[joshfarmer]

Can you do the reverse of this, 7 good endings that made you feel bad. And if not pokemon mystery dungeon games are on that list I will riot.

[sampeters]

Luke getting the "bad" ending in dark souls by mistake still makes me laugh

[mathsalot]

Dr. Eggman: a steampunk Teddy Roosevelt... is the best description of a character ever!

[silverdragon]

List idea: 7 Post-Apocalypses That Don't Seem So Bad, Really

[griffinraynor]

"What happens when Spider-Man gets an adimantium claw jammed through his eyesocket?"

The same thing that happens to everything else.

[ICBBreakfast]

Andy: Remind me not to ever steal any time stones

Don’t worry, they’re just paperweights

[frodobaggins]

For me, the hardest part about getting Sekiro's "Shura" ending wasn't the boss fight against Isshin Ashina, it was having to kill Emma each time I wanted to restart the fight :(

[RoboSparkle]

The Sonic CD bad ending does have an undeniably badass explosion, but I think it's heavily implied Robotnik escapes by travelling back in time, since after the credits, the Miracle Planet reappears, chain and all. Not only is Robotnik not dead, but used the power of time travel to undo Sonic's awesome improvised shot putting skills. Probably counts as negative cool. Sorry

[carlsiouxfalls]

A sudden Jane appearing at the end of a fade to white doesn't seem so bad.

[GenesiisDavid]

Idk imo linking the flame in darksoul has always been the bad ending. Lord Gwyn artificially extended the age of fire by linking the flame so the gods continue to rule. The age of dark is the age of man and so by linking the flame you're basically ensuring humans remain subjugated.

[Albertosn]

Bravely Default's "bad ending" sees you foiling the villains plot before it ever gets to its final phase. Compared to the true ending where you actively fulfill the final phase of the plan despite the game screaming at you so much that the title tells you what's going on.

[stryph]

They are getting a TON of mileage out of Ellen just dominating Dark Souls.

[ianknight]

Wearing a tshirt that says 'Friday' in a video released on a Thursday. Chaos is, indeed, a ladder

[MrFutago]

Now I remembered the bad ending to Blood Omen in which, instead of sacrificing himself to restore the pillars of Nosgoth, Kain went "You know what no, I'm gonna take over the world instead." That ending was so much better than the good one it actually became the canon ending for the rest of the series.

[MLPCloudCuckoolander]

Looks like we got the "bad ending" of this video, where Jane puts on the wrong shirt and ends up making a joke about it. I'm sure the "good ending" isn't nearly as funny, though.