7 Rushed Video Game Endings That Ruined Everything

1. Mass Effect 3

You're probably saying to yourself, “Ugh, how predictable,” but let's be honest. You know that this deserves to be here, and you love bagging on the atrocious ending to Mass Effect 3 too.

And rightly so. From beginning to just before the end, Mass Effect 3 was a damn near perfect conclusion to the series. The gun-slinging was refined and fun. The overarching storylines that spanned all three games like the Krogan genophage and the endless struggle between Quarians and the Geth, were all wrapped up beautifully.

All the game needed to do was just let you, the baddest man or woman in the galaxy, save the day.

But they just couldn't do it! Series director Casey Hudson made good on his promise of the ending not being a matter of “A, B or C” by making it a matter of A, A or A, with the only differences being what colour explosion crashes your ship, and whether or not Joker gets to hang out with his robot girlfriend or starts macking on your alien girlfriend.

In retrospect, the tidal wave of bile that crashed onto Bioware for the ending was a bit overboard given how roundly excellent the game was otherwise. Still, it was a bad, bad ending that reeked of a sooner-than-ideal deadline.

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Which endings came out of nowhere and left you watching credits with your head still spinning? Let us know in the comments!