10 Video Game Betrayals Nobody Saw Coming

by Josh Brown

1. Vincent - A Way Out

A Way Out
EA

A Way Out unashamedly revels in prison and crime movie cliches, to the point where the majority of its narrative is familiar on paper, but is saved by the care and attention put into the execution. Of course, no game influenced so heavily by this genre would be complete without a last minute betrayal, but the beauty of EA's title is that the eventual twist still takes you by surprise.

Maybe it's because main characters Vincent and Leo seem so genuine all the way through, with their stories and motivations for helping each other creating a properly, brotherly bond between them. That affection does turn out to be real, but it can't save the breakdown of the relationship when it's revealed that Vince was actually a cop the whole time, using Leo to get revenge on his brother's killer.

From that moment, one is destined to die, and while everyone knows it has to happen, it doesn't make it any easier on either the player, or the character, to be the one who pulls the trigger.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.