8 Best Video Game Endings You Can't Get On A First Playthrough

Cave Story is such a delightful title that it's little wonder that the game has endured so long and is so beloved by both critics and fans alike. However, one factor that its cutesy aesthetics didn't inform players of immediately was that it can be crushingly hard in places. Like to the extent that even the chest stepping fetishists of Resident Evil Village would say "ok that's enough cheers"

Still, one thing that the game literally informed players of was the game's super-secret and best ending! In a charmingly obtuse move, the physical release of the game on the Switch came bundled with an instruction manual containing a cryptic word puzzle. It turns out that this passage of text actually reveals the walkthrough required to net the games best ending, and as you can imagine when looking at the steps which require you to go against all in-game logic, giving items to people you wouldn't think of and moving other characters to certain areas, that barely anyone would have figured this out on their first playthrough.

Luckily having the guide makes this all the easier for people nowadays, but unluckily it also is bone-shatteringly difficult.