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Re: The worst endings...

From	candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject	Re: The worst endings...
Date	2026-01-25 00:40 +0000
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 19:00 this Friday (GMT):
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:00:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 16:43 this Tuesday (GMT):
>
>
>>> What game do you think of first when it comes to 'bad endings'?
>
>
>>Sonic Generation's final boss has been memed on a lot. Other than that,
>>idk I haven't played any story based games lately and nothing really
>>stands out?
>
> I'm not enough into Sonic games to remember that one. Honestly, after
> the first two, I can't remember which ones I even played. There was
> the one where Sonic kissed a human girl, I think? And the one where he
> turned into a werewolf?  I really don't remember. I'm not even sure
> which games in the franchise I have played, and which I haven't. Did I
> play Generations? Without going to Mobygames to update my memory, I've
> no idea.

The one where sonic kissed a girl is sonic '06 (it never got an official
name but it was released in 2006), and the werewolf one is sonic
unleashed. Basically the final boss of gens was chasing the big bad
through a big tube while all the characters yell at you over radio

>      [Even after I've check MobyGames, I'm not entirely sure... 
>       but I don't think I did.]
>
> But for reasons espoused in my earlier post, a lot of game endings,
> ultimately, are disappointing. It's /hard/ to say goodbye to a beloved
> game, especially one that you've dedicated days or weeks or even
> months of your life to finishing. All the more since many modern
> open-world games barely have an ending to begin with. 
>
> It might be easier to list games that actually HAD good endings that
> gave you the feels. ;-)
>
>      [Can I nominate 1996's adventure game, "Mission Critical". That 
>       was an interesting sci-fi story well told, and even if its
>       ending wasn't conclusive, it left you with a lot to think
>       about... like good sci-fi should!]


Yeah, thats fair.
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The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-20 11:43 -0500
  Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-23 16:00 +0000
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 14:00 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... "Mark P. Nelson" <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> - 2026-01-24 16:59 +0000
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-25 10:43 -0500
          Re: The worst endings... "Mark P. Nelson" <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> - 2026-01-25 18:23 +0000
          Re: The worst endings... Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-01-26 12:08 +0200
            Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-26 10:09 -0500
              Re: The worst endings... Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-02-26 12:45 +0200
                Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-26 10:20 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-25 00:40 +0000
  Re: The worst endings... Gottfried Neuner <kyonshi@wilderland.ovh> - 2026-01-24 23:58 +0100
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-25 10:48 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-26 16:50 +0000
      Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-28 09:56 -0800
  Re: The worst endings... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-25 00:38 +0000
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-25 11:13 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-26 01:07 +0000
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-26 10:17 -0500
          Re: The worst endings... ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-27 07:31 +0000
  Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-26 15:59 -0800
    Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-27 10:25 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-28 10:05 -0800
        Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-28 13:42 -0500
      Re: The worst endings... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-28 21:20 +0000
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        Re: The worst endings... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-02-05 10:44 -0800
          Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-06 10:09 -0500
            Re: The worst endings... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-02-06 07:30 -0800
              Re: The worst endings... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-02-06 11:00 -0500
                Re: The worst endings... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-02-06 17:45 -0800
            Re: The worst endings... Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2026-02-06 13:05 -0500
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