Which Game Series has the best Plot Twists

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty still has the best twist in games I've ever seen.

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Plot Twists suck. How many of those games have redherrings and other such nonsense just for the sake completely blindsiding you with the twist in a way the doesn't even make sense ?

Plot twists offer a shift in perspective to the narrative, it's use of other literary devices keeps the direction story from being to easy to predict. However, it can be something that is easily abused. David Cage's use of it in Heavy Rain is an example of how it can ruin a story, as the game literally lies to the audience in order to achieve it's twist. Though, it isn't something that inherently "sucks."

@ SirWander

It is inherently difficult to execute plot twists and lets be honest, how good are video games at storytelling really ? Not that good. So yeah, I feel confident in saying plot twists suck. ;) I'd bet my kidney on it.

Game of Thrones

What? It has "game" in the title, so it counts!

@ Black_Knight_00

LOL. I'm literally laughing out loud ! You're gona get me in trouble with the neighbours ! LOL :D

lol How the Metal Gear Solid series is getting votes for the best plot twists baffles me. The plot twists in those games were awful and horrendously over played, every bloody cutscene it's just more jibberish piled on top of the jibberish that came before it.

It's not a poll for the most plot twists, it's the best.

"... how good are video games at storytelling really ? Not that good."

Not, if they're directed by David Cage that's for sure. But there are games that have good storytelling in them, The Walking Dead by Telltale Games is a prime example of it. The quality of writing in games has been in increasing over the years, but for the most part the story is still compartmentalized from the gameplay.

I'm still not convinced that they suck.

How about the Zero Escape series? 999's twists weren't super-amazing, but Virtue's Last Reward has enough mind-bending twists in its closing few hours to fuel 10 lesser games.

@ SirWander

I should really get around to playing that game. I can't keep pretending to know what I'm talking everytime someone brings it up (sometimes I bring it up). :p

There's a game based on the franchise, are you not aware of it?

Game of Thrones

There are five or six games based on the franchise, actually. But yeah, I love the one you mentioned.

Metal Gear Solid 1. Back in 98, no one saw that twist coming with Liquid disguising himself as Snake's mentor, allowing Solid Snake to go through all that trouble just to input the launch codes for Metal Gear. Also, Liquid being the superior twin but thinking he was the inferior one was a pretty cool twist.

No Deadly premonition on that list? *Shakes head walks away*

@ HipHopBeats: "no one saw that twist coming"

Thats the mark of a bad plot twist not a good one, they like using it because it yields massive shock value

but lacks plausibility.

No one saw it coming because it was stupid. In what realm of reality would Snake be dumb enough to mistake his own clone for a completely different man just because he was wearing a wig and sunglasses?

Even after it was revealed, I don't think most people cared. You have a total of, what, 3 brief conversations with McDonald Miller, unless you specifically go out of your way to call him?

I'm pretty sure the little video things in MGS were intended for the players to see, and not the characters. unless the nanomachines were able to adjust his optic nerves in order for him to transmit and receive live video feed, then Solid Snake was essentially just having really fancy radio calls. That still doesn't explain why Liquid would bother dressing up as Miller, if Snake couldn't see him then the only point it served was to mislead the player.

I can't believe thief is not on that list. Best story for a game ever, especially the second game

Heavy Rain

But other than that no game has any good plot twists.

@ Jacanuk

WHAT ! :o

Heavy Rain had the worst plot twist ! The worst !

Spec Ops: The Line, and it's not even close.

I came here with the BioShock games in mind, since those always get me. But now I feel bad for looking over Spec Ops. That game was crazy and had a very good twist at the end.

I cannot see how plot twists can get any better than Zero Escape 999 and Virtues Last Reward. Nier comes pretty damn close, but the Zero Escape series has the best in my opinion. I really want to play silent hill 2 and spec ops the line. I don't think they can be as good as Zero Escape but still better than most of what's on that list. Pretty poor list if you ask me considering the topic.

Metal Gear Solid plot twists are the best in gaming.

Anyone who has played Silent Hill 2 or Shattered Memories know that that series takes the cake. Although Zero Escape is pretty ingenious as well.

@ BranKetra

the best in cutscenes, not gaming.

The inFamous ending is the twist in a game this gen that stands out for me. Didn't see it coming at all first time through, then when I played through again I realised how obvious it should have been!

The Bioshock twist would probably have been one of my favourites if I hadn't had it spoiled, as it was very well done and written. Should also give an honourable mention to a little-known Gamecube RPG called Baten Kaitos, I wont spoil it but anyone who has played the game will know the twist I'm on about.

I sooo wanted to Say Silent Hill 2. or Half-life 1's ending. (that 2nd one hung on me for a whole year.) But nothing can beat Sons of Liberty's setup. So many gamers felt betrayed it was twisted to watch in the game and just plain funny to watch the real world reaction from every player I knew or remotely knew back in high school.

Now. If you do a most shocking scene post, it's between F.E.A.R 2 ending and Pyramid Head scene in Silent Hill 2 FTW, and I don't care how many disagree with me.

I didnt get what so great about the first kotor game plot twist but I thought kotor 2 did a better even though I don't understand it.

Final Fantasy VII (1997) - the Zack revelation

The Granstream Saga (1997) - the "Mah Oh" revelation

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - the "I need scissors" revelation

Shadow of Memories (2001) - Ending D

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001) - Episode 4

Clannad (2004) - the Nagisa scene

Fate Stay Night (2004) - the "Unlimited Blade Works" scenario

Steins Gate (2009) - the whole plot

Either game in the Zero Escape series.

I like the plot twist in Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, AC and the Arkham games. I did enjoy the plot twist in AC III even though i was somewhat familiar with the american history

The original KOTOR had a cool twist to it.

Come to think of it...Virtue's Last Reward may be the only game I've ever played that required a flowchart just to explain fundamental who/what/where/why aspects of the plot. Just thinking about it makes me really wish they'd finish the trilogy sometime soon.

Does the Hatham Kenway twist in the beginning of Asaassins Creed 3 count. That blew me away!