10 Pointless Video Game Endings You Unlocked Anyway

5: Wait It Out - Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4 Pagan Min
Ubisoft

Waiting is not really something video game fans like to do in games. We wait in real life all the time so when we’re digging into a bombastic digital fantasy it’s the last thing on our minds.

That said, when this secret ending broke online most of us couldn’t help but go try it out for ourselves. The Far Cry series is famous for its multiple endings and secret endings and this is a particularly good one. At the beginning of Far Cry 4 you meet the megalomaniac self proclaimed King Pagan Min, after he storms your transport and takes you captive. He leaves the table to take a phone call at one point and asks you to wait for him. Well, if you want to, you can do just that.

If you hang around for twelve or so minutes he’ll return, apologise for his absence, and take you to a shrine to place down your mother’s ashes.

It’s a pretty nice ending, really, but a lot less explodey and chaotic than you’d expect from a Far Cry game. The best part of this ending is that Ubisoft admitted it’s the canon one because it’s what the protagonist actually would have done so the one that’s over in 15 minutes from the start is the true ending and the 30 hour game is the fever dream.

So stay a while, hang out, enjoy the crab rangoon.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.