10 Secret Video Game Endings For Doing The Impossible
Sometimes defying expectations is still part of the story.
Video games are interactive experiences, but this doesn't mean they allow you to do everything. More often than not, game developers will set some boundaries for you, like unreachable areas or impossible boss fights that you're meant to lose.
However, as is usually the case with curious games, some can find a way to overcome these barriers, and although most of the time this simply breaks the game, in rare cases, the developers are actually prepared for it with a special secret ending.
Sometimes humorous, sometimes genuine, these secret endings are meant to be rewards for the players who found the way to beat the system and do something they weren't supposed to.
They're a neat little treat that acknowledges your accomplishment and can even offer a fun alternative to the actual endings.
If you're curious to see if doing the impossible and breaking the rules can reward you with anything, the following titles can deliver with fully customized endings for these exact situations.
Their developers are always one step ahead when it comes to knowing what their playerbase might try to do.
10. Developer Ending - Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger is a classic JRPG about a group of unlikely heroes traveling through time to stop an alien parasite called Lavos from sucking the world dry.
Fighting Lavos early on without the skills and knowledge you acquire during your time-travel adventures is meant to be an impossible challenge that leads to a bad ending where the giant larva destroys the world.
However, as years of speedruns and exploits have proven, this impossible fight is actually winnable, even without relying on New Game Plus features.
If you manage to bend the rules of the game a little and bring down Lavos in the intro, you get to see a secret developer ending, where in-game depictions of the actual creators of Chrono Trigger invite you to their studio and congratulate you on achieving the impossible.
The ending is a huge interactive experience that's unlike any other ending in the game. It's also filled with tons of gags and inside jokes that make beating impossible odds completely worth it.
It's nice to see developers be good sports about people messing with their game for a change.