10 Most Entertaining Bad Endings In Video Games
7. Failing A Palace - Persona 5
Persona 5 is a JRPG that puts players in shoes of Joker. When he discovers his Persona and the world of Metaverse, he soon finds himself up against numerous threats. Banding together with his schoolmates, they form the Phantom Thieves and change the hearts of evildoers in Tokyo.
These usually involve infiltrating a mental palace of their targets. They then steal the target's treasure in order for them to have a change of heart. But these Palaces have deadlines and should the player hold it off for too long, things end badly for Joker.
An example of this is during mafia boss Kaneshiro's Palace. He blackmails the Thieves into owing him a huge debt. If they don't pay, he threatens to force Makoto, Joker's schoolmate, into a life of prostitution.
Thankfully, the player can stop this by completing the Palace but in the event they don't, it ends badly for the young girl.
By failing to infiltrate the Palace, it is implied Makoto was broken mentally and physically by the crime boss. Defiled and assaulted by numerous men, she mutters your name which leads to your arrest.
The scene then ends with Joker at the interrogation room as he is shot and killed by a mysterious assailant.