Call of Duty: Black Ops Tops Guinness' "Greatest Videogame Ending" List

[Riobux]

What was the ending of Call Of Duty: Black Ops again?

EXACTLY. Black Ops endings is so awesome that you cant even remember it..........oh wait. Maybe you cant remember it because it so generic and awful that its the same as looking at an Eldrich Abomination

I can understand Super Metroid being on the list but no Deus Ex? or even Silent Hill 2?? If it is about tragic endings then its either Deus Ex, Silent Hill 2 or IJI on the Nº1 spot. But we all know already that nothing (i repeat) NOTHING beats IJI on the most emotional endings of all time (maybe Bastion)

IJI? Never heard of it.

Of course not, its a free game. Therefore the money-grabing douchebags in the game industry dont care about it.

I think that's your cue to advertise the game by talking about it in an overly positive manner before saying "and this is how you obtain it" and throwing links at me.

 

[DioWallachia]

What was the ending of Call Of Duty: Black Ops again?

EXACTLY. Black Ops endings is so awesome that you cant even remember it..........oh wait. Maybe you cant remember it because it so generic and awful that its the same as looking at an Eldrich Abomination

I can understand Super Metroid being on the list but no Deus Ex? or even Silent Hill 2?? If it is about tragic endings then its either Deus Ex, Silent Hill 2 or IJI on the Nº1 spot. But we all know already that nothing (i repeat) NOTHING beats IJI on the most emotional endings of all time (maybe Bastion)

IJI? Never heard of it.

Of course not, its a free game. Therefore the money-grabing douchebags in the game industry dont care about it.

I think that's your cue to advertise the game by talking about it in an overly positive manner before saying "and this is how you obtain it" and throwing links at me.

1)If i wanted to advertise and give links i would have done it already

2)If you havent noticed i also praised Deus Ex, Silent Hill 2, Super Metroid and Bastion and people here also talk about games that arent on the list, so why cant be IJI a subject of discussion? Maybe i forgot to read the part where it says that "no freeware games count for the voting" but i am sure i did read the part that saids "the games are measured by popular vote" so i ask the people here:

How would you react if the votes in favor of a good free game are trashed and the higher ups favored the ones that have big sponsors??

Or better yet:

How does this list change anything?? Apparently games that have been praised and loved by lots of people have been forgotten. Super Metroid and Half Life 2 are near the bottom of the list and given the fact that you CANT bash HL2 without getting burned, that its quite an acomplishement for Halo: Reach and Black Ops.

 

[DioWallachia]

Wait... CoD games have an ending? Then why are there always more?

I think that we need a better understanding of what kind of "ending" the World Record is trying to put into the list. Super Metroid had a good ending but it DIDNT finish the series (i think that metroid Other M and Metroid Fusion are the sequel to that game)

 

[Atmos Duality]

Wait... CoD games have an ending? Then why are there always more?

I think that we need a better understanding of what kind of "ending" the World Record is trying to put into the list. Super Metroid had a good ending but it DIDNT finish the series (i think that metroid Other M and Metroid Fusion are the sequel to that game)

Honestly, I don't think there is any real correlation between "game ending" and the position of ANYTHING on that list; it looks exactly like the sort of bias you would get from polling a bunch of tween males with the question "What are your favorite games?", not "What are your favorite game ENDINGS?"

Nevermind that World Records MUST BE OBJECTIVE, and this list is purely SUBJECTIVE...

But even if you rolled with the popularity-count, you would need a HUGE sample size taken from the FULL DEMOGRAPHIC of gamers (which even when weighted, is MUCH MUCH larger today than it was 10 years ago) to be even remotely credible; not just the mainstream kids who played their little action titles and nothing else for the last decade.

 

[DioWallachia]

Wait... CoD games have an ending? Then why are there always more?

I think that we need a better understanding of what kind of "ending" the World Record is trying to put into the list. Super Metroid had a good ending but it DIDNT finish the series (i think that metroid Other M and Metroid Fusion are the sequel to that game)

Honestly, I don't think there is any real correlation between "game ending" and the position of ANYTHING on that list; it looks exactly like the sort of bias you would get from polling a bunch of tween males with the question "What are your favorite games?", not "What are your favorite game ENDINGS?"

Nevermind that World Records MUST BE OBJECTIVE, and this list is purely SUBJECTIVE...

But even if you rolled with the popularity-count, you would need a HUGE sample size taken from the FULL DEMOGRAPHIC of gamers (which even when weighted, is MUCH MUCH larger today than it was 10 years ago) to be even remotely credible; not just the mainstream kids who played their little action titles and nothing else for the last decade.

Exactly, it MUST be objective. However, i asked around here what is the real purpose of this list, if they ARENT going to ask every gamer ever about their game's ending then why they are even doing it?

Lets our inner paranoid that we develop when playing Deus Ex come close to the keyboard and think about this:
Who could be behind of all this to gain something out of those 2 games in the top list??
Why they think that no one will post the endings in Youtube so the people can see how munch bullshit they are??
Who could be ACTUALLY deceived by this list if anyone can see the bias in like a millisecond?? I assume that it must be for casuals or for movie critics that people no longer listen too but still wants to take something down with them and declare that games are not art just by looking at the list and calling it a day.

 

[DioWallachia]

Two things really popped out at me when I read that list:

1. Ending is never clearly defined. Does that include the final boss (which most endings ride on in games)? Does it also include the build up? Is it just what happens after the final boss? It doesn't help that we know little to no criteria that "ending" falls under because everyone could have a different opinion considering their definition. It's not concrete enough.

2. Most of the people polled must not have started gaming until the turn of the millennium. Three of the fifty titles were pre-polygon titles (Super Metroid, Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros.) and the majority were made post millennium. It's blatantly obvious that the sample Guinness took are majority eighteen or younger. Does it surprise me? No. Do I think the list should be different considering that? Not really. Do I think it's unfair that that is the definition of a gamer in this day and age? Yeah, a little. It ridiculous to see titles like "New Super Mario Bros Wii" taking a spot and yet find a lacking in games like Chrono Trigger on there. Not to say Chrono Trigger should be #1, just that it should be somewhere on that list if a more diverse sample of people were polled and it isn't.

Silly, silly lists...

We cant take this one for granted, there must be some meaning behind why would anyone be stupid to found a research that was biased and against the fundation of the World Records. Who are they trying to convince with this?

 

[Riobux]

What was the ending of Call Of Duty: Black Ops again?

EXACTLY. Black Ops endings is so awesome that you cant even remember it..........oh wait. Maybe you cant remember it because it so generic and awful that its the same as looking at an Eldrich Abomination

I can understand Super Metroid being on the list but no Deus Ex? or even Silent Hill 2?? If it is about tragic endings then its either Deus Ex, Silent Hill 2 or IJI on the Nº1 spot. But we all know already that nothing (i repeat) NOTHING beats IJI on the most emotional endings of all time (maybe Bastion)

IJI? Never heard of it.

Of course not, its a free game. Therefore the money-grabing douchebags in the game industry dont care about it.

I think that's your cue to advertise the game by talking about it in an overly positive manner before saying "and this is how you obtain it" and throwing links at me.

1)If i wanted to advertise and give links i would have done it already

If you wanted to tell people about a game you think is good, you would of done it already. Also, nice deflection.

 

[DioWallachia]

What was the ending of Call Of Duty: Black Ops again?

EXACTLY. Black Ops endings is so awesome that you cant even remember it..........oh wait. Maybe you cant remember it because it so generic and awful that its the same as looking at an Eldrich Abomination

I can understand Super Metroid being on the list but no Deus Ex? or even Silent Hill 2?? If it is about tragic endings then its either Deus Ex, Silent Hill 2 or IJI on the Nº1 spot. But we all know already that nothing (i repeat) NOTHING beats IJI on the most emotional endings of all time (maybe Bastion)

IJI? Never heard of it.

Of course not, its a free game. Therefore the money-grabing douchebags in the game industry dont care about it.

I think that's your cue to advertise the game by talking about it in an overly positive manner before saying "and this is how you obtain it" and throwing links at me.

1)If i wanted to advertise and give links i would have done it already

If you wanted to tell people about a game you think is good, you would of done it already. Also, nice deflection.

Yes i did, in other parts of the forum of course but since people already knows about SM, DE, SH2 and Bastion (thanks to Yathzee) then talking about a game that has been around since 2008 and no one seemed to notice seems like a perfectly thing to do, but a mention its just enough just to not be so intrusive.

By the way, i heard that Black Ops had a fucked up ending, sort of like a twist ending ala Fight Club. If that is the case, then why The Binding of Isaac isnt on the list? You cant go around that game mentioning at least 3 endings that are worthy of David Lynch or M. Night Shyamalan (when he was talented)

 

[jizzytissue]

i'm sorry but all i hear is crying because someone dares have a different opinion to you, and furthermore the list the done by voters so if you really cared THAT much would have voted but you didn't so this list is just shit nobody cares about and there is a reason the list is AAA games. i personally hate indie games with a passion because they are poorly made and designed but you all eat it up because "it's from an indie developer!" there are way more things worth being concerned about than a list you don't care about putting a game you don't care about at #1 OK.

 

[katsabas]

I cannot even begin to fathom the stupidity of everyone that participated in the making of this travesty. I am gonna get me a fucking sonar.

Black Ops beat KOTOR, Infamous, Ocarina and Portal. THE FUCKING ENDING OF SMB WII IS ON THE LIST ! DO THEY REALLY EXPECT PEOPLE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY ?

 

[BoogieManFL]

Super Mario Brothers has a good ending? Really?

The game may be a classic.. But... Really?

 

[Erana]

What about Hey You! Pikachu? That ending made too many children cry.
Not the best, but I can't hardly remember the details of the endings of almost all the games on that list anyway.

But Portal 2? Finding out what the turret opera was = a very emotional Erana.

 

[A BigCup of Tea]

All i'm going to say is that Red Dead Redemption had a way better ending than Blops!!

 

[backinthepresentfuture]

time for the idiot flock to be culled again. i'm really ashamed to be of the same species as these people.

 

[Spawny0908]

Red dead redemption should have won.

Fuck yeah!

 

[Spawny0908]

This is an odd list. Most of those games have crap endings and a few have endings that last only a few seconds. Do they mean the last portion of the game or the ending after all gameplay is done?

I'd say last portion. When I think Red Dead ending (which in my opinion is the best) i think of the barn finale. Gameplay goes on, and there is another secret-ish ending after that, but the real ending is that scene. Blew me away.

Best ending, Red Dead Redemption, hands down. First game to properly bring me to tears.

Right there with you. What i wouldn't give to play that game for the first time again.

I know what you mean. The second time around I'll bar myself from YouTube so some douche won't ruin the ending for me. But even though it was spoiled it still hit me hard. Such a powerful ending. And it's number six?! And Blops is number one?!?!?! Please don't make me laugh.

 

[Ddgafd]

I guess the Guinness people consider 13,000 a big enough group to decide A WORLD FUCKING REGORD. Did they ask this stuff from 10-year-olds? Pokemon is on the list? And above stuff like Bioshock and MGS3? God, this list is dumb.

 

[EternalFacepalm]

To all the people asking what the ending of Oblivion is, it's obviously when you get Horse Armour. Fucking Horse Armour.

OT: Wasn't Black Ops one of the worst in the series? And that's really saying something...

 

[DioWallachia]

i'm sorry but all i hear is crying because someone dares have a different opinion to you, and furthermore the list the done by voters so if you really cared THAT much would have voted but you didn't so this list is just shit nobody cares about and there is a reason the list is AAA games. i personally hate indie games with a passion because they are poorly made and designed but you all eat it up because "it's from an indie developer!" there are way more things worth being concerned about than a list you don't care about putting a game you don't care about at #1 OK.

Well, since this new came in: www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115902-Activision-Allegedly-Livid-About-Black-Ops-2-Reveal

We all know why is there on the first place of the list. So people will be like:

"HOLY SHIT!! Black Ops has the best ending ever according to the popular vote of a bunch of 7 years old!! and now a convenient sequel has been announced shortly after Black Ops became Nº1!! NOTHING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THAT!!!"

 

[DioWallachia]

double post