10 Video Games That Didn't End The Way Any Of Us Wanted

9. Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy

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Quantic Dream

We’ve said this before on WhatCulture lists when we bring up studio Quantic Dream but it’s fair to say David Cage games are a little hit and miss.

The weirdest part, though, is that they tend to have moments of hit and miss within the same game. Take Fahrenheit for example.

The 2005 action-adventure, also known as Indigo Prophecy, has you play as a possessed murderer called Lucas, and two cops on his tail. While the narrative changes here and there depending on your choices, Lucas’ girlfriend is kidnapped by a Mayan Oracle connected to his murder at the beginning of the game. Things go progressively more sideways as Lucas and his beau both die, he’s brought back to life and sent to seek the all-powerful Indigo Child who can bestow said power, naturally the Oracle is also after her. Bing bang boom, things get wildly sci-fi and fantasy-focussed in the worst of ways and we trade out intrigue for basic wackiness peppered with QTEs.

Again, this one is extra disappointing because it started so well, but as we know David Cage can’t really help himself but take things so far off the rails you can’t even see the rails any more.

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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.