10 Video Games That Secretly Revealed Their Twists Early

10. Venom Snake Isn't Big Boss - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

The Twist

Players who seek out Metal Gear Solid V's true ending will learn that Venom Snake, the protagonist they believed to be Big Boss, was actually a doppelganger the whole damn time.

The ultimate ending reveals that Venom Snake is really the combat medic who was in the chopper with Big Boss when it crashed at the end of The Phantom Pain's prequel, Ground Zeroes.

While comatose, the medic was given plastic surgery and hypnotherapy to convince him that he was, in fact, Big Boss.

The Early Reveal

At the very start of the game, players are tasked with creating a character's facial likeness - an odd flourish for a Metal Gear Solid game, yet most players simply assumed this was related to The Phantom Pain's online multiplayer component.

And yet, this is the face that will appear during the final reveal, confirming Venom Snake's true identity.

Yet the twist is cleverly revealed much earlier, as any time players are in the chopper, they can manipulate the camera to see an incredibly faint reflection of Venom's real face - the one you created at the start of the game - in the window.

It's incredibly tough to notice, but if you tinker with some display settings on your TV it's far more apparent, and another ingenious flourish from the great Hideo Kojima.