8 'Shocking' Video Game Plot Twists You Guessed At The Beginning

3. You're The Bad Guy - Shadow Of The Colossus

Forever used as one of the bastions of gaming's most artistic qualities, Shadow of the Colossus' big reveal is that actually, surprisingly, against all odds, YOU are the bad egg, responsible for unleashing Dormin on the land.

Though... despite the fact the first hulking Colossi actually strikes you first (a common misconception when analysis revolves around the game's comment on environmentalism), there's a spectacular lack of motivation present as to why your hero believes in the mysterious voice commanding them to kill everything.

I mean, it's a mystical temple, a demonic voice - the very notion of resurrection is at hand...

There's also the fact that once you've plunged your blade into the Colossi - which you do in their heads - they yell out in pain, the music takes on a far sadder tone and lots of dark energy gets released and absorbed by the protagonist.

It's not a good look for someone channeling angelic spirits to grant their beloved a second chance, is it?

From the very first cutscene and fight you have more than enough to know there's more going on than "slay the evil beasts", though it takes up until the final 15 minutes to reveal precisely that.